When Zhen Tian and the others returned to the classroom, most of the parents had already left.
Yang Tianzheng explained the farce that happened in the class last time to Shao Junli and Zhen Tian's parents separately.
Several children watched from behind. Soon after, Yang Feiguang, Ye Qingyan, and Yuan Yuan left one after another. Shao Junli and Zhen Tian stood side-by-side at the classroom door, waiting for the conversation inside to end.
As Yang Tian was leaving, the two girls were called to their parents' side.
Hello, Uncle and Aunt.
"Hello, Auntie."
Zhen Tian's mother put her arm around Zhen Tian's shoulder, with a perfectly timed smile on her face: "The children in the family resolved the matter last time. My husband and I didn't have a chance to thank your little darling in person, and we also want to apologize to Mrs. Shao."
"Don't mention it." Shao Junli's mother patted her son's shoulder as well: "The children are all so grown up, how could they not know what they're doing? I'm proud of Junli for standing up for them."
"I still want to thank you." Mr. Zhen took out a card from his wallet: "Please accept this; it's just a small token of my appreciation."
"Uncle and Aunt, you really don't need to be so polite." Shao Junli shook his head and declined, "I have a pretty good relationship with Zhen, and I'm helping her willingly."
Mr. Zhen smiled and patted Shao Junli's head: "Don't worry about it, you and the child. Don't feel pressured. These are shopping cards from our own supermarket. I'm just trying to attract a customer for myself."
Mrs. Zhen took the card and placed it in Mrs. Shao's hand: "Keep it."
Mrs. Shao glanced down at the supermarket name on the card, her smile becoming much more genuine than before: "Alright, then I won't stand on ceremony. Consider this card as Jun Li's salary for being Zhen Tian's bodyguard for the next three years."
"Haha, alright. I'll still have to rely on Junli a lot in the future." Mr. Zhen smiled and shook hands with Mrs. Shao. "Then we'll take our leave first. Goodbye."
"goodbye."
"Goodbye, Auntie! I'm leaving now, Shao!" Zhen Tian happily followed her parents away.
Shao Junli shook off his mother's hand from his shoulder: "Mom, why did you accept it?"
"Silly son. This is an adult matter, don't worry about it. In the future, if Zhen Tian has any difficulties, you should help her out."
Mrs. Shao was one of the many business people in H City, and she had a good eye for things. She knew exactly how much money the H City chain supermarket made in a year, and she believed that it was better to be on good terms with the family than to be on bad terms with them.
"I didn't help Zhen Tian for this reason!" Shao Junli turned and left angrily.
Shao Junli was actually a very well-protected child, so he didn't have as many of his mother's ulterior motives. His anger stemmed from the feeling that his mother had tainted his sincere heart. This was precisely what passionate teenagers his age couldn't accept.
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Ye Qingyan kept her word and smuggled several novels of different genres out of her home during class.
"Sweetie, take a look." She secretly smuggled the books to Zhen Tian during class: "These are all classics. I wouldn't have lent them to you if it weren't for you. Just take a look. I have plenty more."
"What is this?" Zhen Tian looked at the book titles: "The Domineering CEO and His Bunch of Little Wives", "The Emperor's Harem of Adorable Wives", "Transmigrated into a Book: Eighty Big Shots Pamper Me", "After Rebirth, I Ascended to Heaven"?
"Stop reading, stop reading!" Ye Qingyan also felt a little ashamed: "Just read it, this is the book that will open the door to a new world for you."
"Forehead……"
"Stop 'eek,' what 'eek'? I'm actually singing with my neck arched towards the sky. Look!"
Ye Qingyan sat next to her, engrossed in reading a novel she had been holding between two books.
Zhen Tian glanced at what the chemistry teacher was saying and felt a headache coming on.
She imitated Ye Qingyan, opened one of the books, and after reading only a few pages, she was captivated by the plot, and her page-turning speed noticeably increased.
For the next few days, Ye Qingyan and Zhen Tian covered for each other and enjoyed reading novels in class.
When Zhen Tian got home, she put down her schoolbag and took a shower faster than ever before. She was so engrossed in the plot that she almost forgot about taking a shower.
She heard laughter and chatter when she came out of the bathroom.
Faced with the choice between books and curiosity, she chose to step outside.
Lu Ti was the first to see her daughter and waved to her, "Baby, come here quickly, look who's back!"
Zhen Tian quickened her pace, calling out, "Daddy Ji, Mommy Liu!!!"
She ran over excitedly and threw herself into Liu's arms.
"Does Little Sweetie miss Aunt Ji?"
"I've thought about it." Zhen Tian's eyes darted around. "Zhizhi has thought about it too."
"Really? I didn't see that this kid missed me?" Mrs. Ji glanced at her daughter's son, who was sitting upright to the side with his eyes fixed on her.
"That's because Zhizhi isn't as good at expressing herself as I am." Zhen Tian squeezed between Ji's father and mother, hooking her arm around one of theirs, and smiled foolishly.
"A soft, cuddly little girl is so lovely!" Mrs. Ji happily rubbed Zhen Tian's cheek again. "Why didn't I have one?"
Mr. Ji, unusually, spoke up for his son: "You should be glad you had a son, otherwise, would you still be willing to go out to work if you had a daughter like Tian Tian?"
"That makes sense!"
Hearing his parents' words, which showed no regard for his emotions, Ji Yuzhi rolled his eyes, indicating that he felt nothing.
"I heard that Tian Tian was bullied at school this time." Ji Quanzhou patted the little girl's head: "Why didn't you tell your brother Zhizhi?"
"I think maybe I did something wrong that made the teacher so angry. I don't know if it was because of anything else..." She no longer cared, so she spoke casually.
"No need to say anything more." Mrs. Ji hugged Zhen Tian's head tenderly. "It's all Yu Zhi's fault. He didn't even know his sister was being bullied."
Ji Yuzhi opened his mouth, then closed it again; he had no status at home anyway. It was better not to say anything.
"It wasn't just Zhizhi's fault."
Zhen Tian argued for him several times.
Seeing Zhen Tian completely on his side, Ji Yuzhi smiled.
"Oh, right. Look what good things your mother brought back for you this time." Mother and father Ji had just returned from outside. They didn't even go into their own house after getting off the plane; they came straight to the other side, knowing their son would be there too.
She took out a rock bigger than her palm from her backpack.
"This is the most beautiful stone that Aunt Ji found among all the stones this time. Keep it, you must keep it safe. It will be very useful in the future," Aunt Ji repeatedly urged.
Zhen Tian stopped talking after she said she would definitely stay.
Ji Yuzhi looked at the stone, his eyes flickering.
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