Chapter 3 Chapter 3 "If my little lady knew, she would definitely...
After waiting for a long time until the next day, Sunday, Pei Lanqing still hadn't arrived, but Lin Qianyuan was already waiting at the door.
Wu Ma thought that the young lady was afraid that the teacher would refuse her request to stay for dinner and wanted to give the teacher a better impression, so she made up her mind to persuade the teacher later.
She didn't intend to get in their way and went straight to the backyard, planning to come back when the tutoring was almost over.
Lin Qianyuan sat alone beside the stone lion that was spewing spring water. She was in a daze, and after that, she started looking for trouble.
Sometimes he touched the lion's body, and sometimes he knocked on the lion's head.
She was wearing a college-style suit today, consisting of a shirt, vest and skirt, which made her girlish charm more obvious.
These were bought by Mrs. Lin. She was not used to wearing cheongsams, and Mrs. Lin also did not like her wearing cheongsams. Otherwise, people would always see the shadow of Song Wenci when looking at her.
The osmanthus flowers beside were blown down by yesterday's autumn wind, turning the ground into golden yellow, glittering in the sunlight. This scenery makes the quaint little building even more charming.
Song Wenci really did her best to please the other party.
It would be quite beautiful if Lin Qianyuan wasn't smiling and hitting the lion's head with his hands.
It's a pity that no one can punish her for such disrespectful behavior.
Pei Lanqing was still wearing the same clothes as yesterday. He knocked on the door gently and waited politely.
Lin Qianyuan looked over the waist-high railings surrounding the villa and stared at the person outside the door. Then she stood up and opened the door for him.
Unlike yesterday, she looked at him with a smile today, as if telling him that she was in a good mood.
Pei Lanqing didn't see Wu Ma, so he didn't ask any questions. He just walked beside her and followed her upstairs.
When he arrived at the attic, Pei Lanqing sat down. His desk was filled with the homework exercises he had done yesterday. He completed and corrected each one of them with a very serious attitude.
Lin Qianyuan was the first student tutored by Pei Lanqing. He didn't know whether it was so easy for other people to tutor, but he felt vaguely uneasy.
Because the money came too quickly and easily.
It made him a little nervous.
He raised his head and looked at the person who had been staring at him. When Lin Qianyuan saw him looking at him, his eyes lit up, but he still looked at him with his chin supported.
This look made Pei Lanqing inappropriately think of the stray cats on campus waiting for him to tear open their cat strips.
He cleared his throat, nodded, and praised generously: "Well done."
Lin Qianyuan couldn't help but hum softly.
Looking at her rather proud little gesture, Pei Lanqing couldn't help but smile and shook his head, she is still a child.
After returning home yesterday, Pei Lanqing prepared lessons based on Lin Qianyuan's learning ability.
He did his best to write notes in advance, which made it easier for Lin Qianyuan to read and saved time.
Lin Qianyuan looked at the densely packed notes, his heart moved slightly, and he glanced at Pei Lanqing out of the corner of his eye. Pei Lanqing was writing with his head down.
The sun is so bright today, outlining his long eyelashes. He is quiet, with his thin lips slightly pursed. His calm and peaceful temperament makes people's hearts itch, and even their hands itch.
Lin Qianyuan raised her hand to touch her hair uncomfortably, turned her eyes away, and suppressed the urge to draw a sketch of the people around her.
Pei Lanqing handed her the written paper. Seeing her sitting upright, he felt that the high emotions just now were just an illusion.
Lin Qianyuan was very focused when studying; he could tell she was the type to focus on her studies. When she encountered a problem she couldn't solve, biting her nails was a sign of her releasing her emotions.
This action was involuntary. Once she noticed it, she would immediately put her hand down and mutter a few words, as if blaming herself.
Pei Lanqing thought this was quite novel.
But when he came today, he was still thinking about something. When the tutoring was over and the homework was assigned again, he started writing: [Yesterday I
Pei Lanqing paused, thinking for a second. He decided there was no point in dwelling on it, so it would be best to speak openly. He crossed out the three words and rewrote: [I didn't think you couldn't do it. You're amazing.]
Before he could hand over the paper, Lin Qianyuan had already leaned over, completely unconsciously, simply having doubts about this sentence.
She stared at the words for several minutes before she understood what he meant. She thought to herself that he was indeed very polite, but the words written on his hand were full of guilt-inducing words.
【but,】
Lin Qianyuan paused at the right moment, lowered his brows, and said, "I misunderstood you yesterday."
She then took a step back and said, "I'm sorry."
Pei Lanqing's face suddenly showed a bit of helplessness, and besides helplessness, there was also a sense of apology.
He really made her misunderstand the whole night.
Lin Qianyuan seized the perfect opportunity, looked up at him, pursed her lips slightly, lowered her head, and said considerately: "It's okay."
After saying that, she stood up, as if to see the guest off.
She is deaf and if her eyes refuse to cooperate, then anyone who wants to talk to her will be completely helpless.
Pei Lanqing is very generous, has a good personality, and is emotionally stable. He has never had a quarrel with anyone since he was a child.
He also disliked arguing with others. He believed that arguing was the most ineffective way to solve problems. What couldn't be discussed properly? Even if there wasn't one at the beginning, wouldn't there still be communication after the argument? So why bother with the unnecessary hassle and make things so awkward for both parties?
Although the current situation was not to the extent of a quarrel, he did not want to cause any unpleasantness because of it.
Besides, he didn't want to lose this part-time job.
His adoptive father, Pei Dejun, said that the money he earned was enough to support his education. When he sent him to school, he told him to focus on his studies and not to worry about money, as it was not something a child should worry about.
At that time he even smiled and said, "Dad, I'm an adult now."
"So what if you're an adult?" Pei Dejun glared at him, his aura as strong as ever. "As long as your father is alive, you're still a child."
Pei Lanqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this, and quickly said "Puh, Puh, Puh" and said, "Dad, you will live a long life!"
Pei Dejun waved his hand, telling him not to see him off. As he turned to leave, he continued, "Did you hear what I just said? If you need anything, just give me a call. Don't worry about this and that. You're living like an old man day by day."
He muttered a few words, "I'll let you hang out with Old Li and Young Master at the west end of the village. You don't listen to me, and you're getting older and older."
Doesn't it mean people get older as they grow older? But Pei Lanqing didn't dare to refute, so he nodded heavily, "I understand."
But when it comes to money, no one would say that more is not better. He can accept being fired due to his own lack of ability, but he cannot accept this.
Pei Lanqing had a lot of thoughts in his mind. After he walked down the stairs step by step, he saw Aunt Wu standing on the first floor as if she had been waiting for him for a long time.
Wu Ma looked at him with a smile.
Pei Lanqing slowed down his pace, smiled and nodded while thinking about how to get around it politely.
But he never expected that Wu Ma came just to talk to him, so when he reached the first floor, Wu Ma asked, "Teacher, are you usually busy at night?"
Pei Lanqing couldn't figure out who was asking this question, so he replied honestly, "Not bad."
Wu Ma smiled and said, "If you don't mind, you can stay here for dinner tonight."
Seeing Pei Lanqing's confused expression, Wu Ma moved a little closer to him and explained, "My little miss doesn't like to eat. Since you're a teacher, I'd like to ask you to persuade her at the dinner table. Of course, you can also pick up your chopsticks. Otherwise, I really feel bad for wasting so much food every day."
If it were only the first half, Pei Lanqing might have hesitated. Aside from tutoring, what effect could he have on her? But with the waste of the second half, Wu Ma looked at his expression and the prospect of losing her job. Pei Lanqing tentatively glanced upstairs and asked, "Is this okay?"
So far, he has not seen a third person besides himself in this small building. The one who has the final say here is obviously not the aunt in front of him.
"Of course." Hearing that he was about to give in, Wu Ma happily went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. "My little lady will definitely be very happy when she knows this."
Pei Lanqing nodded symbolically.
Happy? I hope so.
Wu Ma told him to sit anywhere, but he had no interest in prying into other people's privacy, so he sat on a chair next to the dining table and took out a book from his bag to read.
It is a legal work.
Pei Lanqing had wanted to study law since he was a child. When Pei Dejun first heard him say that, he asked him why. He said he wanted to speak with legitimacy through the law.
He only explained this, and he didn't know if Pei Dejun understood it, but he didn't ask any more questions. He just nodded and said, "Very good."
Pei Lanqing continued to help him pick vegetables.
It was summer then, and the plastic greenhouse was extremely hot and stuffy. Pei Dejun's back was covered in sweat, soaking his clothes. Perhaps he just realized it, so he urged Pei Lanqing to go into the house to study.
Pei Lanqing refused, so Pei Dejun said, "You don't listen to me? If you don't want to learn the law, go study."
"There's no rush," Pei Lanqing said, busy preparing the dishes. "I can learn it."
"Hey, little brat," Pei Dejun slapped a handful of vegetables on his straw hat, and the adult straw hat that didn't fit him slipped off his head. "Can't I call you now? Get out of here, don't bother me here." His legs were a little lame, so he could just be told to bring a chair over for him to sit on and leave.
Pei Lanqing walked out of the greenhouse and saw a brand new tricycle parked on the side. "Dad, did you buy a new one?"
"Nonsense, where else would I steal it?"
Apart from studying, Pei Dejun is usually very stingy. If his previous tricycle had not been smashed by the law enforcement urban management, Pei Lanqing didn't know when he would be able to see a new one.
That time, he and Pei Dejun were selling vegetables together. The urban management officers arrived unexpectedly, threatening to tow the truck. Pei Dejun was not there at the time, so Pei Lanqing stood alone in front of the truck to protect it. He was only eight or nine years old at the time, and his small, protective look made the men laugh. After the laughter, they even asked him to get out of the car in a negotiating tone, saying that they were going to tow it away.
Pei Lanqing couldn't go down.
Several people teamed up to pull him down, and he grabbed the corners of their clothes and tried to pull them away from the car.
I don’t know what action angered these people, but in a flash, the vegetable basket on the car was overturned to the ground, and the extremely dilapidated tricycle began to shake, and the squeaking sound was frightening.
When Pei Dejun came back, he was so frightened by the scene that he ran over and picked up Pei Lanqing and put her behind him. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. The child was ignorant and I didn't teach him well. Please forgive me, comrades, please forgive me."
Pei Lanqing was usually a good boy, but when he heard Pei Dejun's words this time, he snorted in anger.
Pei Dejun turned around and glared at him, stuffed the newly bought pen and extracurricular books into his hands, and told him to stay away.
Pei Lanqing was still very afraid of Pei Dejun getting angry, so even if he was dissatisfied, he didn't dare to disobey him.
But he also had his own way of resisting, which was to remain silent. They were silent all the way home, and Pei Lanqing was about to run out again. Pei Dejun asked him where he was going, and he stopped, not wanting to go back but having to: "Uncle Li's place."
Pei Dejun said, "Go ahead."
His car was smashed, and as an apology, he politely gave those people his still-in-tact dishes. He didn't make a dime today and even lost a lot. Pei Dejun laughed and scolded, "You wasteful bastards."
What can he do if he is a spendthrift? He still has to continue cooking for others. Pei Dejun closed the account book and went to cook for others honestly.
The chimney exhaust was slow, and when the kitchen was filled with smoke, the little man ran in and said, "Dad, we can make them pay for it."
The dish Pei Dejun cooked tonight was a bit spicy, and the smell of chili peppers was pungent. He turned his head and coughed a few times, covered the pot, and came out with his men. "What is that? Say it again."
"I say," Pei Lanqing took a step toward him, looking straight at him with her clear eyes, "we can ask them to pay for the car. I asked Uncle Li to check for me, and the law says that the urban management can take things, but they have to keep them properly and not destroy them."
"Do you know what safekeeping means?"
“It’s just like treating something…”
"Go away," Pei Dejun interrupted him. "Why are you compensating? I don't know what you're thinking about all day long. Let's pack up and get ready for dinner."
“Yes!”
Pei Lanqing stood still, raised his voice, and said stubbornly, "This is stipulated by law. It's written on the wall of the road leading to the city. We must learn to use the law to protect ourselves. The law is a weapon! Do you know what the law is? The law is the rules of society. Everyone must abide by it!"
His face was full of seriousness, which made Pei Dejun look back at him twice, but just twice. After that, he sneered: "Do you understand society? Have you entered society yet?"
"..." Pei Lanqing felt that he was unmoved, so he stopped talking to him and decided to continue his protest by going on a hunger strike.
No matter how much they quarreled, they couldn't really let the child starve. Pei Dejun knocked him on the forehead with chopsticks, "You social person, don't you want to eat?"
Pei Lanqing snorted and turned away, ignoring him.
Pei Dejun smiled and said, "You are quite courageous."
Another snort.
Pei Dejun was convinced by him. "Okay, okay, this matter has been resolved. If it happens again, I'll let you reason with me, okay?"
"Really?" Pei Lanqing took the chopsticks.
Pei Dejun picked up some meat for him and said, "Really, but you have to be able to make others listen to you."
"This is not nonsense," Pei Lanqing said anxiously again, "This is the law."
"Okay, okay," Pei Dejun had no idea what to do with him and just went along with him, "Law, law."
"Is it good?" A hand suddenly stretched out in front of him, pointed out the words on the book one by one, and asked him.
Pei Lanqing didn't look up, but followed her finger and replied, "It looks good."
Lin Qianyuan nodded with interest. It looked quite nice. He was so engrossed in watching it that he didn't even notice that she had been standing there for a while.
"What book?" She took out her phone and started typing.
Pei Lanqing showed her the book: "Struggle for Rights"
The author has something to say:
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Classmate Xiao Pei, you have studied the law and you can actually find a partner. You should be very happy!
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