Chapter 55 - Flower Girl
Chapter 55 - Flower Girl
Lin Shengjia went out with Luo Chenghong on the weekend, and when he came back he didn't make a fuss about going to Shenzhen with them, so Ning Fei ignored him and didn't ask what happened between him and Luo Chenghong.
On the contrary, Luo Chenghong, when he was sending Lin Shengjia to school a few days later, asked him whether Ning Fei had paid attention to what they did on the weekend.
Lin Shengjia replied: "I never mentioned it."
"real?"
"Really? Uncle, why are you asking this?" After all, Lin Shengjia was not a real middle school student. He rolled his eyes and tasted something. "You are so concerned about Teacher Ning. Do you want to be with him..."
Luo Chenghong raised his eyebrows: "What do you want to talk to him about?"
"Uh, you want to make friends with him?" Lin Shengjia was concerned about the times and was even more worried that his uncle would complain to his adoptive parents, so he changed his statement to something vague, "Didn't you invite him out to play?"
"Children should stay out of adult matters." Luo Chenghong sneered, "Just be a good student and behave yourself."
Lin Shengjia wanted to remind him that "Ning Fei is different from you", but he didn't know how to say it, so he could only turn around and walk into the campus.
Before reaching the teaching building, Lin Shengjia saw Ning Fei. Ning Fei, with a book in one hand and the other in his trouser pocket, was stopped by Ji Xingzhe on the side of the road to talk. Although I couldn't hear what they were saying, I could see that they were talking and laughing, and they must have been having a pleasant conversation. Finally, Ji Xingzhe handed over something. Lin Shengjia, who was standing at a distance, squinted and stared at it for a long time, but still couldn't figure out what it was.
Not to mention him, Ning Fei, who was handed the thing, was also confused at first: "What is this? A letter?"
"It's an invitation to my birthday party." Ji Xingzhe smiled slightly. "I only gave it to Teacher Ning because she agreed to go. Otherwise, if I send it to the teacher and she doesn't go, I'll be embarrassed."
"Why is it so formal?" Ning Fei finally accepted the light blue envelope. "It won't be a big party, right? I'm just an ordinary teacher. I hope I won't embarrass myself if I go."
"No. My birthday party next year will be more exaggerated. This time it's basically just my family and classmates. And I've mentioned Teacher Ning to my family, and they all want to meet you. The parent-teacher meeting is not so soon, so I had to use my birthday as an excuse to invite you." Ji Xingzhe said sincerely, "Then it's settled, Teacher Ning. The address and time are on the invitation letter, you must go then!"
Ning Fei nodded in agreement, and Ji Xingzhe then walked away with a smile.
Ning Fei lowered his head and turned the envelope over to take a look. He did not open it on the spot, but put it into the teaching reference. Just as I closed the book, I heard someone behind me say, "What does he want from you?"
Ning Fei turned around and met Lin Shengjia's gaze: "Nothing, just a few words. He noticed that we were close and asked me if I was giving you private lessons."
"What did you say?"
"I said we live across the street and are just on the same way." Ning Fei replied briefly. In fact, Ji Xingzhe was a little bit skeptical at the time, probably because Ning Fei was an international student and theoretically had a good financial situation, while the place where Lin Shengjia's family lived... was really ordinary.
Ning Fei perfunctorily answered, "Let's just find a place to stay for the time being."
Lin Shengjia had no way of knowing these details, but he had his own guess about the reasons for Ji Xingzhe's actions: "He is getting close to people who are close to me again... This is his usual method. Since I was transferred to the same class with him in the second year of high school, those who were originally familiar with me have gradually distanced themselves from me and become friends with him instead."
Ning Fei teased, "You're not jealous, are you?"
"Why are you jealous... How old am I? I'm not a real middle school student." Lin Shengjia glared at him, "Don't think he really wants to be friends with you. He has many ways to do it!"
"Thank you for your reminder." Ning Fei smiled and changed the subject, "By the way, you... I mean, Lin Shengjia's real birthday should be this weekend, right?"
"Really? I don't even remember it. Anyway, it wasn't me who celebrated it. I celebrated my birthday according to the day I was adopted." Lin Shengjia replied, "As for that fake one... the Ji family should give him a big celebration."
"You celebrate your adoption birthday, and he celebrates your birthday. As for the day he was actually born, even if he has heard of it before, he may not remember it. He forgot his original 'Cuckoo'..." Ning Fei sneered, "Okay, go to your morning reading, don't worry about him."
Lin Shengjia felt that he didn't take his reminder to heart, so he opened his mouth, but felt that if he said anything else, he would definitely be laughed at by him. So Lin Shengjia shut up, turned around and walked towards the teaching building.
——Forget it, he is so awesome and seems to have everything under control, why should I care whether he will be cheated or not.
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On the weekend, Ning Fei got a second-hand motorcycle and drove to attend Ji Xingzhe's birthday party.
Ji Xingzhe's house is a classic villa and yard. There are many luxury cars parked in and outside the yard, all of which are black. The car logos are all foreign brands. However, Ning Fei turned a blind eye to all this. He even parked and locked his half-old motorcycle in an open space, and walked towards the gate carrying the gifts and invitation letters.
"Teacher Ning!"
A girl came up from behind to say hello. Ning Fei turned around and saw that it was a student from his class, one of the kids who hung out with Ji Xingzhe all day long: "Zhu Yueting, you're here too."
"Of course, it's Xiaozhe's birthday, so we, the childhood friends, must all come." Zhu Yueting walked side by side with him, carrying a bag, smiling, "Teacher Ning looks so handsome today! Where's your car, teacher?"
Ning Fei pointed frankly.
Zhu Yueting looked over and asked, "Is that car with license plate B Mr. Ning's car?"
Ning Fei: "Wrong, two-wheeled."
Zhu Yueting: "Teacher is really good at joking."
Ning Fei: "No kidding."
Zhu Yueting still didn't believe it. After all, even if we put aside Ning Fei's setting as an international student, his appearance and clothing style are still quite deceptive. The little girl has seen a lot of the world since she was young, and she thinks she can still tell who is truly capable and who is old-fashioned. Moreover, they, a group of childhood friends, had already discussed Ning Fei in private. Regardless of whether their impression of him was good or bad, at least they all acknowledged his personal conditions and background level and had never doubted them.
Ning Fei didn't care what the little girl thought of him. As long as these kids didn't actually start bullying or attacking Lin Shengjia, he didn't care. He calmly entered the Ji family's villa, calmly glanced at the bustling crowd, and found Ji Xingzhe.
Ji Xingzhe also saw Ning Fei and took the initiative to greet him: "Teacher Ning, you are here!"
"Xiaozhe, you just saw Teacher Ning, right? I'm here too!" Zhu Yueting sighed beside him and handed him the bag in her hand, "Here, these are the latest models of G brand sunglasses, brought back from Country F. Didn't you say last time that you wanted a lighter color? This is brown, you will definitely like it."
"Thank you, Tingting. I really want this color. The ones in China are too dark and look old-fashioned." Ji Xingzhe said, and then looked at Ning, "Teacher Ning, when you went abroad to study, what kind of sunglasses did foreign students wear?"
Ning Fei: “They don’t wear sunglasses very often.”
Ji Xingzhe: “…”
Although he was quite smart, he was still a middle school student after all. For a moment, he didn't know how to respond to these words that seemed like a joke and also seemed like a mockery.
Ning Fei admired his embarrassment for two seconds, and finally "kindly" gave him a way out: "After all, I am in school most of the time. There are more people wearing glasses than sunglasses in school."
"Ah... yes, that's true." Ji Xingzhe calmed down. He looked at Ning Fei's faint smile, as if the malice he felt for a few seconds before was all an illusion. Ning Fei smiled and handed him the gift wrapped in colored paper and ribbon: "Happy birthday, Ji Xingzhe."
"Thank you, teacher!" Ji Xingzhe took the gift and looked at the packaging. "It's quite substantial. I will definitely keep it well."
Ning Fei asked: "Why don't you take it apart and take a look?"
"Ah, this is a foreign custom, right? It's more polite to open the gifts in person?" Ji Xingzhe immediately started to open the gifts on the low cabinet next to him. In no time, he peeled out a brand new hardcover book from the wrapping paper.
——This is the original English version of "Pygmalion".
Ji Xingzhe seemed confused for a moment, but he quickly smiled and said, "English book, it seems the teacher wants to test my English. I will definitely study hard!"
Zhu Yueting, who also didn't understand, said: "Oh my god, Teacher Ning gave gifts in English. This must be stressful for Xiaozhe, the top student!"
Ning Fei: ...uncultured thing.
"Pygmalion" tells the story of a flower girl from the countryside, and how she gradually pretends to be a daughter of an upper-class family. Of course Ning Fei chose this book on purpose. He wanted to see in person what Ji Xingzhe's expression would be when he knew this. However, Ji Xingzhe talked about foreign countries all the time and always regarded himself as a top student. He didn't respond to this joke at all. Teacher Ning expressed deep regret.
——Sometimes you just have to be careful not to be too sarcastic, otherwise it will just be a dud...
"What book are you guys playing with?"
A male voice suddenly sounded from not far behind.
It’s deep, magnetic, and most importantly, Ning Fei is very familiar with it!
"......!" Ning Fei turned his head suddenly and saw a man in a suit and tie walking down the stairs behind him. With that muscular figure and those sharp eyes, who else could it be but Duan Yunhong?
Duan Yunhong came down the stairs and looked at Ning Fei, but neither of them spoke.
"Uncle!" Ji Xingzhe immediately explained, "We are not playing with books, we are reading the birthday present that Teacher Ning gave me!"
Duan Yunhong then looked at Ning Fei again: "Teacher Ning?"
"Well, he is my new English teacher, Ning Fei." Ji Xingzhe thought he was being asked and took the initiative to introduce him. "Teacher Ning studied abroad, has a very pure accent, and teaches well. I like the teacher very much, so I invited him to my birthday party!"
Duan Yunhong looked at Ning Fei carefully and said, "So, you are Xiaozhe's private teacher?"
Ning Fei met the man's gaze, raised her eyebrows slightly, and finally said, "No, it's a teacher at school."
Ji Xingzhe smiled and said, "It's a school teacher, but I was thinking of inviting the teacher to help me with my lessons during my spare time." Then he looked at Ning Fei, "Teacher Ning, could you please help me with my English lessons on the weekend?"
Ning Fei said simply: "Not really."
Ji Xingzhe: "Why? Don't worry, teacher. I won't take up your personal time in vain. My family will pay you as a private tutor..."
"What book did Teacher Ning give me?" Duan Yunhong interrupted Ji Xingzhe's pestering, picked up the book in his hand, and looked at the cover. "Oh, Pygmalion."
The man immediately knew what Ning Fei was up to and smiled meaningfully: "It's a story about a poor flower girl who became a fake noble daughter by imitating the nobles' words and deeds."
Ji Xingzhe: “…What?!”
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"Pygmalion" is "My Fair Lady", haha, even though it is fictional... don't mind!
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