☆, Chapter 79
Just then, Xiu Shangzhu mentioned Xi Mo's parents, and his tone sounded very familiar, even though they obviously didn't know them and had only heard of their names.
"Boss Xi and Boss Ruan are always very busy. Momo can come to uncle's house to play with Changle."
"Changle isn't sociable and is always sullen. I don't know who she takes after. It's okay for a girl, but it's unacceptable for a boy to be like this."
"Young Master Siheng of the Wang family, isn't Ruoling of the Xi family also from Moral Education High School? You are of similar age and in the same circle. You know each other well and must have a lot of common topics."
"More friends mean more paths to take. Let's visit each other more often in the future. When we grow up, we can look after each other. That's pretty good, isn't it?"
Xi Mo just looked at Xiu Shangzhu quietly, listening to his hypocritical words, and could only respond politely: "Uncle Xiu is right."
Changing the subject, he looked at Xiu Changle and said, "I hope that Xiu Changle will continue to work hard in other schools, rise to higher positions, and pass the entrance exam."
Xiu Shangzhu laughed out loud, like a kind and gentle elder, but what he said was not pleasant to the ear. "Hahaha, he is no good. His studies are a mess."
"I heard that Momo has always been the top student in her grade. Changle, you should learn from your sister."
"Look at your score, it's not even a fraction of what Xi Mo gets."
Xiu Shangzhu, this old fox, relies on his status as an elder to speak without restraint, making relatives everywhere, and not giving his son any way out in front of outsiders. Xiu Changle has absolutely no dignity at all, his face is ashen, and he can't say a word.
I can only say that during this conversation, except for Xiu Shangzhu himself who was happy, the two children were very depressed.
Over there, the staff had already taken everyone to the private room. Xi Mo was thinking about how to say goodbye when Xiu Yangui's voice came from behind.
"Student Xi, Qin Xin and the class monitor want to see you. Could you please come over for a moment?"
Xiu Yangui moved the squad leader out, which gave Xi Mo an excuse to leave. He also didn't want to face the father and son of the Xiu family. However, Xiu Shangzhu was a bad guy. He couldn't bear to see Xi Mo facing such a difficult villain. He felt it was unlucky.
Xiu Shangzhu seemed to have just realized that Xiu Yangui was here too, and pretended to be angry, "Yangui, didn't your mother teach you etiquette? Why don't you say hello to your father and brother?"
Xiu Shangzhu can disgust him, and Xiu Yangui can do the same.
"Excuse me, who are you?"
"My mom taught me not to talk to strangers."
"you…"
Xiu Shangzhu was about to attack when Xi Mo pulled Xiu Yangui back and said, "Then we'll go first. Uncle Xiu, classmate Xiu Changle, goodbye."
After walking for a distance, I could still hear Xiu Shangzhu scolding Xiu Changle, "You don't even know how to speak. What a disgrace!"
"How did Wenjing educate you? She's spoiled you to the point of being useless. Can you please improve your image as a family member? You're acting like a timid girl."
No one could hear anything more. No one really wanted to hear Xiu Shangzhu criticizing and disliking his own son for no reason.
No one wanted to pay attention to Xiu Shangzhu and his ridiculous and boring behavior tonight.
What he did was nothing more than to let Xiu Yangui witness the wealth and superiority of the Xiu family with his own eyes, and to show off his wealth and status in front of a group of children. At the same time, he used the theory of six degrees of separation to develop relationships with other big families, such as the Chen family, the Xi family, and the Wang family and the Xi family who had a good relationship with the Xi family.
Not only that, he also deliberately ignored Xiu Yangui and let Xiu Changle, whom he did not value, stand beside him and listen to him chatting with other bosses, just to let Xiu Yangui see that no matter how unwilling he was to recognize his ancestral roots, only by becoming his son, Xiu Shangzhu, could he have the status of a superior and chat with various entrepreneurs on an equal footing.
Only at the same time can he truly stand by Xi Mo, just like Xiu Changle. Xiu Shangzhu had long discovered that his two sons liked the same girl, and he was also happy to see this happen.
In his mind, women are appendages of men, and men will compete to gain ownership of women. Competition brings pressure, and pressure brings motivation, which in turn stimulates Xiu Yangui even more. How can one person fighting alone compare to the power of the family?
Although Xiu Changle is not outstanding and is extremely mediocre, he can stand with dignity just because he is Xiu Shangzhu's son. He is also a good match for Xi Mo. If Xiu Yangui has ambitions, he will definitely return to the Xiu family.
He was also scolding Xiu Changle for Xiu Yangui to hear, implying that this son born to the original wife was not performing well and he did not like him. If Xiu Yangui really chose to return to the Xiu family, he would definitely give everything to Xiu Yangui.
Xiu Shangzhu, who has always been conceited, can only judge others based on his own narrow-minded thinking. Xiu Yangui sneered at this and pulled Xi Mo's wrist towards the private room with a gloomy face. When will he be able to get out of this? He really wants to sever ties with the Xiu family.
Not only did he annoy people before the meal, but he did it again after the meal. After Xiu Shangzhu brought Xiu Changle and Lao Lin to toast, he spoke to the classmates with the attitude of an elder. It must be said that his image and appearance were indeed intimidating. This group of inexperienced children developed sincere respect and admiration for Xiu Shangzhu.
"Wow, Xiu Changle's dad looks so handsome like this. Xiu Changle doesn't look much like him."
"Like father, like son. Xiu Changle won't be too bad in the future. At least he has a good father."
"That's right, I'm so envious. Doesn't Dad need a daughter?"
"I also want to ask, are you still in need of a son?"
The sighs of everyone below kept reaching Xiu Yangui's ears. If it weren't for his character, he would have wanted to expose Xiu Shangzhu's character directly in the class group. However, he now had to maintain his image and learn from Xi Mo to stay calm at all times.
Xi Mo also heard her classmates praising Xiu Shangzhu. She turned her head to glance at Xiu Yangui and saw that he was in good condition. She took out a candy from her pocket, reached under the table and handed it to him as a compliment.
Xiu Yangui was struggling with his emotions and subconsciously took it. After opening the package, he handed it to Xi Mo again. He thought Xi Mo wanted to eat it and asked him to help open it.
Xi Mo looked at the candy for two seconds, picked it up, and this time handed it directly to Xiu Yangui's lips.
"Um?"
Xiu Yangui's attention shifted to Xi Mo, "For me?"
"Um."
Xiu Yangui lowered his head, took the candy with a smile, and felt much calmer. Xiu Shangzhu's words went in one ear and out the other, and could no longer disturb him.
Xiu Shangzhu finally began to put the finishing touches on the topic. "Then uncle wishes everyone academic success."
He probably enjoyed the enthusiastic applause and cheers from the group of children, and he smiled even more amiably, looking like a friendly uncle. When he was about to leave, he gestured to Xiu Yangui to let him come out.
Xiu Yangui held the candy in his mouth and was speechless. He really didn't want to go out, but his classmates were all looking at him, and he didn't want to ruin the atmosphere, so he had to get up and go out.
Xiu Yangui stood two meters away from Xiu Shangzhu, "Excuse me, what can I do for you?"
Xiu Shangzhu's attitude was much better. "Yan Gui, do you have to be so polite when talking to your father? We are father and son."
In the bustling hall, Xiu Yangui could only roll his eyes in his heart, "If you have nothing to do, just leave."
"Are you still blaming Dad?"
Xiu Yangui didn't answer, and decided to stare at the giant potted plant next to him. Xiu Shangzhu began to act out, "Dad has reflected on this. I was the one who let you and Manlin down before. I want to make it up to you."
"Manlin is not with you now. There is no one at home. How can you, a boy, take care of yourself?"
"Besides, your father is worried about you being alone. You don't have to worry about Aunt Wenjing coming to disturb your life again. She will probably not come back from the nursing home. If you want, you can come home anytime. Your room at home is tidied up."
Some people are always like this, saying some irrelevant words and moving themselves. Xiu Yan Guiquan pretended not to hear anything. The candy in his mouth slowly became smaller and the sweetness spread in his mouth.
"Manlin is really something. She just left you here and didn't care about you. It's okay. You still have a father and a brother. Your last name is Xiu. We will always be a family."
After appealing to his wishes and appealing to his emotions, Xiu Shangzhu really values the child Xiu Yangui and wishes he could return to his roots. However, the reality goes against his wishes and Xiu Yangui's decision will not change.
He spoke calmly, no longer aggressively, "Boss Xiu, your ability to talk to yourself has gotten even better."
"I'm not interested in anything from the Xiu family. I find it dirty."
"Also, you don't deserve to mention my mother."
Xiu Yangui didn't say anything harsh, and his attitude was calm, but Xiu Shangzhu seemed to be provoked. "You are young now, and there are many things you don't understand. I don't blame you, but when you sober up, you will regret the decision you made now."
"Yes, it's all my fault. If I had found you earlier, you wouldn't have become like this."
"And Manlin, I truly loved her, but I was too young back then. I wish I had learned to cherish her."
Xiu Yangui didn't want to bother with Xiu Shangzhu's pretentiousness anymore. "If you want to repent, you can wait for my mother to come back and tell her in front of her. See if she'll be disgusted by you."
This was originally what Xiu Yangui said to anger Xiu Shangzhu. After all, even he didn't know where Wu Manlin was now or whether she would come back. He didn't expect that Wu Manlin would show up at the parent-teacher meeting after the final exam.
It was just an ordinary Friday. Last week's final exams were over, and after today's parent-teacher conference, the school was about to close for summer vacation. No one was coming to Xi Mo's house yet. Xiu Yangui wanted to sneak out of school together for a date, as they had done before, but Lao Lin stopped them beforehand, forcing them to leave again. He couldn't let Qin Rui handle the situation alone anymore.
There was no choice but to wait until the parent-teacher meeting was over before going on a date. Disappointed and bored, Xiu Yangui followed Chen Nianyu and Zhou Beizhen to the basketball court to play basketball before the meeting started. Halfway through the game, parents began to enter the school one after another.
Seeing that the time was almost up, the three of them prepared to go back to the classroom. As soon as they entered the teaching building, they could hear their classmates standing in the corridor discussing what kind of brand-name clothes a certain parent was wearing, what kind of luxury car he was driving, and so on.
Although Moral Education High School is not an aristocratic school, it is a school with both brand and strength due to its long history and excellent academic atmosphere. There are still many bosses and leaders' children studying here. Moreover, land is very expensive in City A, and what it lacks the least is rich people.
After reaching the third floor, the students' discussion revolved around this adjective - beautiful woman.
"Let me test it! Did you see that woman just now? Is she a celebrity? How come she is so beautiful?"
"I saw it! What a style! I stared at her for a long time. She even smiled at me just now. Woohoo, beautiful lady."
"Are you talking about the beautiful lady who just asked where Class 1 is?"
"Is she the parent of someone in class 1? I don't think I've ever seen her at any of the parent-teacher conferences before."
"Haven't you seen him before? He looks familiar to me."
Hearing this, perhaps because Xiu Yangui was being overly sensitive, an unrealistic thought came to his mind. Just as he was speculating, the classmate who had said, "Looks a little familiar," saw Xiu Yangui passing by and suddenly became excited, "Hey! I remember!"
"Brother Yan, there was a pretty girl who looked like you just now!"
As soon as these words were spoken, they were immediately echoed. The students in the corridor on the third floor all looked at Xiu Yangui. "Now that you mention it, it's true. That mouth, that nose, other than the eye shape being a little different, everything else is the same."
"Yeah, shit, it feels like a gender-swapped version of Brother Yan."
What's the point of just guessing? Of course, we have to ask. One classmate shouted at Xiu Yangui, "Brother Yan, is this your parent? Who's coming from your family?"
So many classmates' eyes were focused on Xiu Yangui. They didn't know Xiu Yangui's family situation. Although they had no ill intentions, the topic was still a bit heavy.
Just as Chen Nianyu and Zhou Beizhen were about to help change the subject, Xiu Yangui spoke up in a calm tone, "They're not my parents. No one is coming from my house."
Due to family reasons, Xiu Yangui had always been reluctant to attend parent-teacher meetings. Every time a classmate asked him whether his father or mother would attend the meeting, Xiu Yangui didn't know what to say.
When other classmates and their parents stood together, he was alone looking at everyone. It would be a lie to say that he was not sad, he also felt embarrassed.
Despite this, Xiu Yangui was stubborn and unwilling to hire anyone to act as his parents. He would sit or stand alone at every parent-teacher meeting, receiving everyone's vague and curious glances.
Later, his mentality stabilized a little because of Xi Mo.
At first, someone came to attend the parent-teacher meeting for Xi Mo on behalf of Xi Yicheng and Ruan Wenwen. They were all assistants. Later, Xi Mo attended her own parent-teacher meeting like him.
She always looks natural and calm in the face of the attention of people around her, and smiles politely at them. She doesn't feel that there is anything wrong with being alone. The absence of her parents does not affect her, nor does it bring her any negative emotions.
Whenever this happened, Xi Mo would just sit in the classroom and she would give Xiu Yangui endless confidence and courage. Sitting in the last row of the classroom, he would always stare at Xi Mo's back with a shining gaze that he himself could not detect.
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