Chapter 91 (Plot Chapter & No Food) [Second Update]...
When Mr. and Mrs. Wen first entered the school, they were a little nervous. Although they run a shop across from the school, their daughter had been very resistant to their coming to the school since she entered high school. Therefore, this was only the second time that the two of them had actually entered the school as parents.
The first time was at the start of the first year of high school. The long line of luxury cars at the school gate and the glamorous parents inside the campus made the two of them breathless. They hurriedly paid their tuition and went home.
This time, their daughter took them around the campus, and the two of them discovered that the campus environment was very nice. The autumn wind was bleak, but the school had planted a lot of maple trees, and the red maples were like fire. Wen Fan took a photo with her parents under the trees, arm in arm.
After taking the group photo, the family of three went to the classroom.
Wen Fan glanced around and saw that most of the students had only brought one parent. A few parents couldn't come, either their older siblings or there were empty seats.
Wen Fan led her parents to her seat, where her deskmate Han Lulu was also present, along with a tall, thin woman who was clearly Han Lulu's mother. Wen Fan and Han Lulu left the classroom together, leaving her parents in their seats.
Han Lulu's mother was very enthusiastic. After confirming that Wen's mother was indeed Wen Fan's mother, she immediately started chatting with her familiarly.
"I've been wanting to meet you for a long time. Come, come, have a seat."
Han Lulu's mother had very fair skin, clearly indicating she rarely saw the sun. She held Wen's mother's hand, repeatedly expressing her gratitude. Wen's mother listened in a daze for a while before finally understanding what she was thanking her for.
One reason is that Xie Wenfan always shares breakfast with Han Lulu in the morning. Now, Han Lulu is less likely to oversleep because she's always complaining that if she's late, her classmate's breakfast will be snatched up by others. Because of breakfast, Han Lulu doesn't need to be urged anymore; she goes to bed early and gets up early, and her sleep schedule is much better.
Han Lulu's mother sighed: "It's also because of my and her father's work. We run a pet supplies website, and we usually work day and night as customer service representatives. Our child followed suit and didn't like to sleep when she was little."
The second is Xie Wenfan, who has good study habits. Han Lulu, whom he tutors, also improved her grades by two places this time. Don't underestimate the class rankings of these two students. You should know that Class 2 is a key class. Han Lulu's two-place improvement means that she has moved up more than 30 places in the grade this time.
No parent is indifferent to their child's studies. After noticing the changes in her daughter, Han Lulu's mother also inquired about her grades. When asked, her daughter told her everything, saying that she was tutoring her classmates and that it would be embarrassing if she didn't do well in school.
Han Lulu's mother always says, "A black cat or a white cat, a cat that catches mice is a good cat." No matter what her daughter's motivation, as long as her grades improve, that's good!
Wen's mother was a little embarrassed by her praise and kept saying that it was the child's own hard work that made the difference.
Han Lulu's mother waved her hand: "Even though she's been working hard, she hasn't shown any improvement. I don't even want to talk about her grades from the past year. Let's not talk about that. I heard you and your husband run a restaurant across from the school?"
Upon hearing this, Wen's mother nodded, though she felt somewhat uneasy.
"Yes, he owns a shop called Wen Ji. I'll give you a discount next time you come."
As soon as Wen Ji was mentioned, several parents around turned their attention to him, making Wen's mother a little nervous.
Han Lulu's mother smiled and said, "I knew it! Your family is quite famous."
Wen's mother was a little stunned, but some of the other parents had already gathered around enthusiastically.
"Hey, hey, hey? Is this really the owner of Wenji? My sister-in-law was just saying the other day that there's a good restaurant in our city called Wenji, and she asked me if I knew it."
“Seriously, I see it all the time online. My kid comes home bragging that his classmate’s family has a popular online store… Sorry, but when my child says ‘popular online store,’ it’s not meant as a bad thing; it just means your family is very famous.”
"You guys just found out? My husband used to bring me fried shrimp balls all the time a while ago. They were so delicious. But the brat is saying he can't buy them anymore. I seriously suspect he's just after the money and doesn't want to buy them."
"...I brought some back for your family, but my son only says it's delicious when he comes home. When I asked him why he didn't bring any back, he said he ate them all! His dad got so angry that he threw his slipper at him. He doesn't even know how to buy more for the family to try."
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The parents' enthusiasm left Mr. and Mrs. Wen speechless for a moment, so they could only smile and say, "Not at all."
Han Lulu's mother added fuel to the fire, saying that Wenji not only had delicious food, but also a wonderful daughter who brought breakfast to school every morning, studied diligently, and even brought breakfast for the classmates who helped her with her studies.
"...I told my kid how hard they've been working lately! They insisted that if they don't do well on their test, they won't be able to tutor their classmates anymore!"
A bespectacled man, standing two rows away, tossed a cigarette to Mr. Wen from a distance: "My daughter Hehe got a perfect score in math this time, all thanks to this student, Wen."
Mathematics! Full marks!
The other parents finally cast envious glances at Qin He's father.
"So you're the father of the top math scorer."
A group of parents were making a lively scene, which shattered Mr. and Mrs. Wen's preconceived notions about parent-teacher meetings.
As the bell rang, the homeroom teacher announced the start of the parent-teacher meeting, and all the parents stopped chatting and returned to their children's seats.
Mr. and Mrs. Wen breathed a sigh of relief, looked at each other, and couldn't help but smile.
The homeroom teacher, Ms. Wang, first summarized the students' learning progress in the first half of the semester, and then distributed the certificates of merit. The progress award was given to Wen's mother, who cherished it and said she would frame it when she got home.
"You can't use tape to stick it. Find a picture frame or something, that's more resistant to dirt."
This is my daughter's first award certificate since starting high school.
Outside the window.
Wen Fan, Han Lulu, and Qin He stood together looking into the classroom.
Qin He looked at him with disbelief: "My dad insisted on coming. He played rock-paper-scissors with my mom and lost three times. In the end, he promised to do all the housework for the next three months before my mom finally agreed."
Han Lulu: "My mom made my dad work as a customer service representative last night."
"Adults are so materialistic," Han Lulu pouted, recalling the last parent-teacher conference when both parents were vying to take the night shift...
Wen Fan watched as his parents in the classroom finally relaxed, finally letting go of the rope in their hearts.
In the classroom, after completing the first two steps, Teacher Wang finally arrived at the "some students" section.
At this stage, some parents lowered their heads and gritted their teeth, cursing their disappointing children.
Teacher Wang reiterated the importance of the second half of the semester, including the final exams and diagnostic tests. The entire grade will be ranked together, and class personnel will be adjusted accordingly.
Teacher Wang's gaze suddenly shot towards several troublesome parents.
Especially Jin Rui, who ranked last in the midterm exam.
"...Some students were able to get into our school through the high school entrance exam, which shows they have a good foundation. But if they don't seize the time, they will fall behind very quickly. Time waits for no one, and it is also cruel. If you work hard now, there is still a glimmer of hope. If you continue like this, it's not just a matter of becoming a self-funded student, but more importantly, it's a matter of not being able to enter university at all."
Jin Rui's mother's face turned red.
Qin He sighed, "I really don't understand what Jin Rui is doing with Fu Chuan."
Jin Rui looks down on everyone and loves to use his family background to humiliate others, as if Fu Chuan is right to do anything just because he's rich.
At today's parent-teacher meeting, Jin Rui's mother had some gray hair at her temples, and her clothes were worn. She was the last parent to enter, brought in by Jin Rui himself. Throughout the entire meeting, Jin Rui's mother kept her head down.
Qin He couldn't understand how a fleeting, illusory dream could truly make someone so immersed that they wouldn't even care about their own parents.
The parent-teacher meeting ended quickly.
Wen's father and mother were still surrounded by other parents asking them all sorts of questions, and even Han Lulu's mother took out her phone to ask for their contact information.
Outside the classroom, a man in a suit walked up to Fu Chuan after attending a parent-teacher meeting.
"I will summarize the information from this parents' meeting and give it to the chairman. Is there anything else?"
Fu Chuan's eyes darkened: "Is he really that busy? He can't even find time to come back for a meeting?"
"...Please don't make things difficult for me. The chairman said that he has already arranged your future study abroad plans, so this parent-teacher meeting...is optional."
Fu Chuan said with a hint of sarcasm, "Am I dispensable?"
The man in the suit didn't dare listen any longer, apologized, and quickly left.
As soon as he left, another portly man approached Fu Chuan.
"Xiao Chuan, Mr. Fu didn't come today? Well, he's probably busy. Let's go, Uncle will treat you to dinner. I'm free today, so I'll take you and Wei Yue with me."
Fang Weiyue's father seized the opportunity and appeared in front of Fu Chuan with his daughter.
Unfortunately, he came at the wrong time. Fu Chuan was in a bad mood and left after saying "I have something to do".
Fang Weiyue's father watched Fu Chuan leave, and said to his daughter with exasperation, "You can't even say a word!"
The two families were neighbors before, but the Fu family rose to prominence while the Fang family remained unremarkable, and even showed signs of decline. Fang Weiyue's father had known for a long time that Fu Chuan had feelings for his daughter, and he always reminded her to get along well with Fu Chuan.
Fang Weiyue's father cared more about the ambiguous feelings between the two young people than Fang Weiyue herself. Whenever there was a conflict, he would urge Fang Weiyue to apologize and back down.
"Do you expect Fu Chuan to coax you?"
Fang Weiyue watched her father's mouth open and close, and couldn't help but feel sad.
So-called family affection and romantic love are mixed with too many things, to the point that she always has a sense of absurdity, feeling that she is constantly performing a drama that conforms to the ideas of these people.
Mr. Fang failed to achieve his goal and left, saying he had company business to attend to.
As soon as he left, a few classmates whispered among themselves.
"Hey, don't you guys think Wen Fan looks a bit like Fang Weiyue's father?"
"You must be mistaken. How could this be?"
"There is a slight difference, specifically around the nose, but it's just the nose and face shape. If you look closely, the eyes and mouth are still different."
"...I think you're really bored, you've even started writing a novel. Let's go, let's go eat at a buffet."
"I don't want to eat at the buffet, I want to eat at Wen Fan's restaurant."
"Then you'll have to go hungry, they won't open the door."
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After the parent-teacher meeting, Mr. and Mrs. Wen were overjoyed. On their way home, they kept talking about how Han Lulu's mother had invited her to go shopping together.
"That's wonderful." She didn't know how to express her joy, she just felt that it was wonderful.
"Mom, shall we go out for lunch?"
"OK."
"Then I want to eat Western food."
"no problem."
The last meal we had left the whole family with a psychological trauma. Later, Wen Fan realized that when going out, she should try things she'd never eaten before, preferably exotic cuisine like Thai, Indian, Western, or Russian food…
We should learn from the strengths of others.
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The family went out to eat excitedly, but little did they know that at the restaurant entrance, Mr. Qu looked at the tightly closed door, feeling like crying.
"Damn it, I forgot they're closed today..."
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