Chapter 589: The Purposeful Kind (Celebrating the Birthday of Book Friend "Meihua Piaoxiang")
Wei Chen saw that she was curious, so he said, "This is my servant Tong Jia."
Manbao asked curiously, "Do you live in the prefectural school or outside?"
Wei Chen sighed, "We arrived late, and all the good houses nearby are rented out. Now I can only stay in the government school temporarily, thinking about renting a house when it becomes available."
"Where does your servant live?"
"Him? He shares a room with someone off Kangxue Street."
Manbao had heard Zhou Silang talk about that kind of house. It had a large bunk bed and could hold seven or eight people. They were all rented by people who came to Yizhou City looking for work.
Manbao nodded and said enthusiastically, "I'll take you to the provincial school. It'll be hard for you to carry so many books."
"No, no, we have a carriage."
"Yes, yes. The books are so heavy, it's troublesome to carry them up and down."
Wei Chen finally came back to his senses. Could it be that this young lady was being so attentive for some other purpose?
He looked at her size. Well, she only reached his chest. She looked very young, only about eleven or twelve years old.
You're so young, you shouldn't think too much about it, right?
He thought so, but seeing Manbao so enthusiastic about sending him the book and how he had just gone to so much trouble to find so many books for him, Wei Chen couldn't help but think in a wrong way.
His face flushed slightly, and after hesitating for a long time, he finally said in a low voice: "Ms. Zhou, I, I already have a fiancée."
"Hey, you have a fiancée? I thought you were already married and had children. You look about the same age as my sixth brother. But my sixth brother is not married either," Manbao didn't react for a moment and asked chatteringly, "Is your fiancée beautiful?"
She first glanced at Wei Chen's face and said, "You look okay, your fiancée shouldn't be too bad, right?"
Wei Chen realized that he was overthinking it.
Manbao also came to her senses belatedly. She blinked and looked at Wei Chen, making him blush.
Manbao chuckled and explained, "Brother Wei, actually I just want to make friends with you. My second junior brother is also studying in the prefectural school. Coincidentally, he is also in Class C1."
Wei Chen widened his eyes slightly and asked, "What's his name?"
"Bai Shan."
"Oh, it's him! I recognize him," Wei Chen immediately regained his enthusiasm and said with a smile, "He's the youngest in our class and got in on his own merit. Even though he came in last, he's a well-known figure in our Class C1."
"Right, right? Look, we are already friends. You and my second junior brother happened to be classmates. So, are you also friends?"
Wei Chen's worries were gone, and he became cheerful. He smiled and nodded, "We are friends."
"Then let's go together. I'm going to pick up my second apprentice brother and take him home."
Wei Chen readily agreed and asked Manbao to get in the car before looking at her in confusion, "You look younger than Bai Shan, but you're actually older than him?"
"No, I'm younger than him."
Wei Chen: "...Then why call him Junior Brother?"
"He joined later than me," Manbao said with a smug smile, "We have a third apprentice brother who is even older than us."
Wei Chen: "...Master, you have such a refined taste. The ages of the disciples you accepted are coincidentally all from childhood to adulthood."
Manbao thought about it and realized that it was true.
Fortunately, Bai Erlang was not smart enough. In fact, to be honest, Bai Erlang was the first among the three of them to study with the teacher, but he did not become a disciple.
She was the second one, and Bai Shanbao was the last one to come.
Thinking of this, Manbao couldn't help but smile. Even when she reached the gate of the prefectural school, she still couldn't stop smiling and looked very cheerful.
The provincial school had just started, and there were many people like Wei Chen who had not bought all the books or had various excuses for not going to school, so the entrance of the provincial school was still very busy today.
Wei Chen generously invited Man Bao to go to the academy, "Do you want to go in and find your junior brother?"
Manbao nodded repeatedly. Outsiders were not allowed to enter easily. They had to have a badge to enter.
Otherwise, someone with a brand name would have to bring it.
Wei Chen used a sign to bring Manbao and Tongjia in, and the three of them carried two large baskets of books to the dormitory supervisor.
Wei Chen, who had never done much work, was not even as good as Manbao. He was so tired that he was panting, but he couldn't help rubbing his arms.
Wei Chen acted very decisively, pulling out two books from the store, tucked them under his arm, and said, "Mr. Tong, please put these books away neatly. I'll take Miss Zhou to find a classroom."
The Tong family responded with a "yes".
Manbao hadn't been to the dormitory supervisor last time, and he looked at the scenery along the way curiously. There were obviously more plants and trees here than in the teaching place before. Along the way, Keke reported several times that he found plants that were not included.
Manbao looked at it for several times, but resisted the urge to pull it out.
As they walked outside the classroom, the bell rang. Wei Chen looked up at the position of the sun and said, "It's time to go home."
As soon as he finished speaking, a teacher walked out of the classroom with a serious face and a book in his hand. Wei Chen quickly stood aside, bowed his head and waited for him to pass.
The gentleman glanced at him, and when he saw Manbao, his brows slightly frowned, but he said nothing, just nodded slightly and left quickly.
As soon as the teacher left, the classroom became lively. Some people took out books, but more people stayed in the classroom to talk.
When Manbao walked to the back door of Class C1, he saw Bai Shanbao cleaning the table alone.
Manbao tiptoed forward, but before he could start shouting, Bai Shanbao suddenly turned around viciously, scaring Manbao so much that he let out a loud "Ah".
Bai Shanbao didn't expect it to be Manbao, and was also startled. He sat down on the stool, stunned for a moment before angrily saying, "Why are you shouting so loudly?"
Manbao was not convinced, "You scared me."
Wei Chen, standing nearby, said: "...Aren't you two senior and junior brothers? Is it really okay to start a fight the moment you meet?"
Bai Shanbao frowned and asked, "How did you get in?"
"My friend brought me in," Manbao then remembered Wei Chen and quickly introduced him to them, "Brother Wei, this is the junior fellow apprentice I was talking about, your classmate, Bai Shan."
Then he said to Bai Shanbao, "This is Wei Chen. We just met at the bookstore."
Wei Chen smiled and saluted Bai Shanbao, "Brother Bai, I've heard a lot about you."
Bai Shanbao took in his smile, his expression softened, and he returned the greeting, "Thank you, Brother Wei. I apologize for disturbing you."
Manbao: "I'm not bothering you. We're helping each other."
"No, no, it was Miss Zhou who helped me. I didn't do anything to help Miss Zhou."
Manbao: "You are older than all of us. You can help me by taking care of my junior brothers in the prefectural school."
Wei Chen: "We are classmates, we should help each other, it's not worth it for Miss Zhou to specifically mention it."
Seeing them talking animatedly, and everyone in the classroom already looking over, Bai Shanbao couldn't help but interrupt them and said, "I've packed my things. Let's talk while we walk."
I wish the little cutie "Plum Blossom Fragrance" a happy birthday. Although it is a belated blessing, I still wish her all the best and happiness every day.
The next update will be around 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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