No matter what Chen Yun said, Qu Xiang smiled, and really looked like he would not fight back or talk back, which made Chen Yun helpless. The joke-loving wonton stall owner joked: "Boss Chen, where did you find such a good helper?"

Qu Xiang was indeed well dressed, a little clumsy, but very hardworking. She didn't look like a helper at all, and Chen Yun didn't seem to pay much attention to her.

Chen Yun was embarrassed to hear people teasing her. She turned to Qu Xiang and said, "I think you know that your behavior makes me embarrassed. You have been helping me for the past few days. I have been telling you this every day. My patience is running out."

Qu Xiang still smiled flatteringly: "Auntie, it's okay, you can just say I'm here to help, I just like Liu Zirui, so I want to help you. Please don't treat me as a burden, okay?"

After she said that, Chen Yun would not agree. This girl was like sticky candy, she would not listen to anything. She seemed to be immersed in her own world, but the more you are like this, the more annoying others will be. She thought that she gave a lot and others would be touched, but in fact, she was just a burden to others.

"Listen to your auntie, don't come. If you come, I won't set up the stall tomorrow. Please don't come."

Qu Xiang certainly knew that Liu Zirui's family actually had a strong background, but his mother was self-reliant, so she ran a small business here. However, it did not mean that she really needed the money and had to do it.

Fortunately, Qu Xiang did not come the next day. Although Chen Yun was a little busy, she was still very relieved. Liu Qiao helped her pour soy milk. As a teacher, he was happy to help his wife in this small stall. He knew Chen Yun's thoughts very well.

In the past, they could just take out whatever money they earned from business, but now it is no longer possible. Zirui not only has to pay for his studies, but he also has to hire a tutor to teach him Olympiad mathematics at night. The tutor charges 200 yuan per hour, and the money is not wasted, as Zirui's grades are very good.

But the burden on parents is heavy. People say that as a teacher, Liu Qiao must be very popular and even rich and powerful, but he never accepts any bribes or special treatments. It is because of this that he can go far.

The former head of the independent group in Jiangning was, in fact, too high-profile.

"Yunyun, Ruirui has to take tutoring classes today so he can't come? Let's go and bring him lunch this afternoon."

The third year of junior high school means the high school entrance exam. Chen Yun does not live with Zi Rui now, but she still cares about her son very much. When she heard Liu Qiao say this, she readily agreed.

He also said to Liu Qiao: "I won't be at the stall tomorrow. I will stay at home with Ruirui. Let's take the clothes home today."

**

The Beijing Olympic Games will begin next year, and the streets are filled with the Olympic atmosphere. Chen Yun saw the Fuwa on the street and bought one out of interest.

"Beijing welcomes you and creates a new world for you..."

Chen Yun hummed the song softly as she and Liu Qiao arrived at the gate of Zirui's school. Even though it was lunchtime in the afternoon, the time was not very long. Liu Qiao called Zirui and sat down next to the flowerbed at the gate.

He sighed: "Now that I think about it, we didn't have such an environment when we were studying, and I wasn't as patient as Zirui." He loved to play so much back then, or to fall in love, and he just didn't like to study. If he hadn't come to serve in the army, he would have been a waste of time.

Even if he went abroad, he thought he would just live a lazy life and not know what he wanted at all. Of course, he would never meet Chen Yun.

He was just thinking about it when he saw Zi Rui coming out again. His son was wearing a black and white sports school uniform today. It would look very rustic on others, but on Zi Rui, he looked handsome and elegant, and he wished he had one too.'

Chen Yun happily waved to him, "Ruirui, this way."

Zi Rui came over happily, and Chen Yun and Liu Qiao took out the soup and dishes they had prepared. She had made them with great care. There were his favorite egg glutinous rice dumplings, potato and beef soup, celery fried bacon, fried crispy fish, McDonald's fried chicken legs, and a large portion of rice.

"So much? Mom, did you make it specially for me?" Zi Rui couldn't wait to grab a big piece of beef with his hands and eat it.

Liu Qiao helped his wife and said, "That's right. You know you are your mother's sweetheart. Tomorrow your mother will not do business and will spend the whole day with you."

No matter how old a child is, he or she will always be relaxed in front of his or her mother, and Zirui is no exception.

He kept the fried chicken legs for now, and while eating, he asked his mother, "Can I give these chicken legs to my buddies?"

Chen Yun smiled and said, "Of course."

In fact, Zi Rui eats very fast. He has no choice but to eat in a hurry. He eats everything in a flash.

Seeing her son like this, she was afraid that he might choke on his food, so she patted his back. Unexpectedly, Qu Xiang's father also came, wearing a gold chain and black sunglasses, looking like a big brother.

Qu Xiang had been blocking Liu Zirui's whereabouts every day. After being driven back by Chen Yun yesterday, she was very sad and told her father. Her father was furious. In his eyes, there was no problem that could not be solved with money.

What’s the point of having good grades, being tall, or being handsome? When you graduate, you still have to work for a boss like him. As the saying goes, love is more precious than money. As long as his daughter likes her, that’s enough.

"Are you Liu Zirui?" He narrowed his eyes.

Liu Qiao glanced at Qu Xiang behind the middle-aged man without making a sound, then stood up and asked, "What's the matter?"

Father Qu's eyes were very familiar with people, and when he saw the other party's military uniform, he had a plan in mind, "My daughter likes your son, so I want everyone to get to know him."

"What?" Liu Qiao scratched his ears in disbelief. What kind of parent is this? I'm afraid all the people in this family are fools.

Zi Rui wanted to say something, but was held down by his mother. Liu Qiao looked at the girl coldly and said, "My classmate, my son is only a middle school student now. It is wrong to fall in love prematurely. Our Zi Rui doesn't even know you. If you continue like this, I can only find your class teacher."

Most people would give up after hearing such words, or at least argue a few words. Unexpectedly, Qu's father's thinking was different from that of ordinary people. He thought that the Liu family must be high-ranking officials, so if that was the case, they had to be together.

He laughed and said, "Children are just joking, please don't take it seriously."

Liu Qiao said seriously: "We are all parents, and the future of our children is the most important."

Qu's father was smiling and talking about what he was going to give Zi Rui. Qu Xiang followed him like a young wife. Many students were resting during the break. Zi Rui was a popular figure in the school, and many people gathered together to chatter.

Chen Yun raised her chin and said to Zi Rui, "Just eat, don't pay any attention to me."

She walked up to Qu Xiang and said rudely, "My classmate, I don't know if you understand that what you have done is really causing trouble for others. Your behavior has seriously affected my son. If you continue to do this, I will suggest that the school help you transfer."

Father Qu thought the young girl looked very young, but spoke to her in such an impolite manner. He was really childish and naive.

The school doesn't just look at money. Expulsion and transfer are all up to them. His daughter paid for the school's construction. How could hundreds of thousands of dollars be spent in vain?

This kind of bigotry will sooner or later lead to something terrible.

Chen Yun was a little worried.

After seeing Zirui enter the school, the Liu Qiao couple immediately went to find Zirui's class teacher and had a serious talk about the matter.

"Teacher, this girl is really too clingy. It's ok that she hangs out at our house and her mother's store every day, but she even called her parents over to say that she was trying to bring them together. It's really ridiculous. I hope the leaders of your school can take this matter seriously, otherwise I will file a complaint with the Education Bureau."

He is a military man and would not easily exercise his rights, but for the sake of his son, he wants the army to provide a car so that he can take his son to school.

**

After the couple came out of school, they planned to walk around the school and wait for Zirui to finish his evening self-study before picking up his son.

There were not many people around the school at this time, because the students were all in class and few were out. A cleaner came out to clean, and the big broom made a rustling sound on the concrete floor.

The woman screamed, and Chen Yun looked quickly, only to see the woman in black uniform accidentally knocked to the ground. She raised her head while cursing, glanced into the distance, and quickly ran away.

Chen Yun narrowed her eyes and thought for a while: "Is that Zhu Xiaofang?"

Liu Qiao nodded: "Yes, didn't they say she went to the south to hide from debt? Why is she back now?"

The two didn't know what happened to Zhu Xiaofang, but judging from her appearance, she must have been having a hard time. Her hair was disheveled, her face didn't change much, but the fatigue on her face was obvious.

Zhu Xiaofang ran away in a panic and accidentally bumped into someone. She kept saying sorry. Qu Xiang said softly, "It's okay."

As the saying goes, frustrated people meet frustrated people. Zhu Xiaofang returned to Beijing two years ago. When she couldn't make ends meet in the south a few years ago, she didn't dare to find a job to avoid being discovered, so she worked as a nanny in a family. The family was very high-quality and had many requirements. Zhu Xiaofang was also very good at housework and graduated from a key university, which made the family very happy. So when they came to Beijing to work, Zhu Xiaofang followed them.

The area where she could move around was limited to her master's house and at most a vegetable market. It was not easy for her to go out for a walk today, and she was knocked down by someone. Not to mention, she also ran into someone she knew before.

The ancients often said that not returning home in fine clothes is like walking at night in fine clothes. Similarly, if you are not living well, you don't want to be seen by acquaintances.

She sat on the ground in a daze, but unexpectedly Qu Xiang was also sitting on the ground in a daze.

Zhu Xiaofang was older after all. Seeing Qu Xiang's expression, she asked with concern, "Little sister, what's bothering you? Tell me and I'll see if I can help you."

Qu Xiang cried, "The person I like hates me. Why does he hate me? I just like him!"