Chapter 180 Because Pengfei is worth it
In the park, the afternoon sun is warm.
Zhou Huailan was wearing the plaid coat her sister-in-law had just bought for her. She looked very happy and took Xiaoting, who was wearing a light blue short coat, around to take pictures.
The three boys were embarrassed to take pictures, but at Zhou Huailan's request, they took several pictures together.
"Auntie Zhou, please watch the number of films! We might spend so much time here in vain without taking any pictures." Dongzhe reminded.
"I know. I'm watching! I also brought a roll of film. Dongzhe, you can help me take the photos later. I think you have good skills."
"Okay!" This was what Dongzhe wanted. Rather than being photographed, he wanted to play with the camera.
"Lin Dongzhe, don't break Aunt Zhou's camera! I won't compensate you for it, you have to collect the toothpaste tubes to pay for it yourself." Song Ying was worried when she saw Dongzhe's clumsy behavior.
"No, don't worry, Mom!"
Song Ying was worried, so Huang Ling patted her:
"It's okay, let's have fun! Let the kids have fun, otherwise someone might steal their camera later."
Song Ying stood up and gave apples to Lin Gong and Zhou Huaiyi who were sitting on the rocks.
When he came back, he muttered, "I asked them to rest and relax, but they are still talking about work."
"What kind of job is that?"
"How could I understand?"
"Oh, haha, I don't really understand their professional matters." Huang Ling said with a smile.
Dongzhe ran to Zhou Huaiyi and Lin Gong with a camera in his hand and raised the camera towards them.
The two of them cooperated very well, put their arms around each other's shoulders, and took a photo together.
"Dad, uncle, so handsome! I want another one!"
The two of them cooperated and changed their pose for him to take the photo.
"It has to be our Dongzhe." Huang Ling praised.
At this time, Tuanan came over and sat next to Huang Ling.
Song Ying knew at a glance that he had something to say to his mother, so she stood up and said, "I'll ask Dongzhe to take a picture of me too! I'm wearing new clothes today too!"
Tu Nan waited until Song Ying walked away before he spoke and told her the current situation one by one.
"Did you go to see the house with Hongbin early this morning?" Huang Ling asked.
"Yeah." Tuanan found his schoolbag and took out a notebook to show Huang Ling his sketch.
Huang Ling took a look and found that the kid was quite professional. One page was the original sketch, and the other pages were pictures with solutions. It looked like he was really working.
"You and Hongbin are both good kids for thinking so much about Pengfei." Huang Ling really felt that Tuanan was growing up slowly.
"Well, Mom..."
"Actually, after your father and I separated, apart from my responsibilities to you, I didn't want to get involved in his family affairs. Unless he wanted to kick you out of the house, then I would definitely take care of it, understand?"
"Yeah, I understand."
"But I can give my opinion."
Tunan looked up at Huang Ling and listened to her seriously.
"My opinion is the same as yours. Pengfei definitely cannot return to the Zhuang family. First, he definitely won't be well taken care of if he returns. He might even be forced to take care of his grandparents, which isn't his responsibility."
"Secondly, your aunt sent him to Suzhou mainly to study hard. The Zhuang family is definitely not a good place to study. Now he has you and Hongbin by his side, and your father tutors him every day, but his grades are only average. If he goes to the Zhuang family, he'll be rowing against the current."
"Well, yes." Tunan nodded.
“You’ve thought of all this, haven’t you?”
"Well, I've thought of it. You haven't seen what happens every time we go to my grandparents' house. I can't imagine how miserable Pengfei will be if he goes back." Tuanan gritted his teeth and told Huang Ling.
He kept these words in his heart and never told them to anyone.
"But even if we all think this way, it won't resolve the conflict between Dad and Aunt Zhu." Tuanan's thinking was still relatively clear.
The two looked at Pengfei.
There was a basketball rack in the corner of the park, and he and Dongzhe took off their coats and played basketball.
This is the basketball Zhou Huaiyi bought for the two of them, one for each of them.
After a while, Zhou Huaiyi and Lin Gong also joined in.
Crush.
"Your Aunt Zhu's arrangement is the best." Huang Ling said.
Tunan was surprised and said, "Mom, you agree?"
Huang Ling nodded. "It's normal for your Aunt Zhu and Hongbin to get a room. It's what they deserve. You have to know how rare it is to get a regular job these days. Even if they don't trade it for a room, it will be worth a lot of money."
"Since your father has agreed to take care of Pengfei, it's inevitable that you will share some of his love and resources with him. So, what I'm most concerned about is your feelings. I was afraid you wouldn't be able to accept it, but after hearing what you've said and done just now, that worry has dissipated."
Tunan was very happy: "Mom, I will study hard and not be influenced by anyone."
"Okay, then let's wait and see for one semester. If there is any impact, we need to think of other solutions." Huang Ling patted his shoulder.
"Okay." Tunan's eyes lit up.
"But Tunan, I have something to make clear to you." Huang Ling said seriously.
"Mom, tell me."
"Kindness is good, but it's not good to overdo it. The kindness we are showing now is because Pengfei deserves it. You don't need to be kind to everyone, especially those who don't deserve it. Do you understand?"
"Mom, I know." Tunan nodded, and then he smiled.
"What are you laughing at?"
"Xiaoting is becoming more and more like her mother now."
"Did something happen that I don't know about?" Huang Ling asked curiously.
"She didn't dare tell you. I heard it from Lin Dongzhe. Lin Dongzhe told me everything." Tuanan replied.
Since they both attended No. 1 Middle School, Lin Dongzhe has visited him more often than Pengfei.
Dongzhe and Xiaoting are in the same class, and Pengfei is in another class, so they don’t know about this.
Tuanan told Huang Ling that Xiaoting did well in the final mock exam this month, but when she came back from physical education class, several of her test papers were marked with 0 points.
Xiaoting calmly showed it to the teacher first. The teacher thought it was a prank by a classmate and not a big deal, so he ignored it. Then Xiaoting scolded the "evildoer" in the class meeting, with reason and evidence, and cursed the person without a single swear word, and finally scolded the person to tears.
It happened that a school leader passed by during the class meeting, listened to her entire speech, and praised her, saying that she was a "censor."
"I'm just wondering, she only reported the test results but didn't show me the test paper. She should have told me about this, or I'll give her a chicken leg." Huang Ling said with a smile.
"Dongzhe listened to her and didn't dare to tell you, so he told me."
Huang Ling also praised him: "I heard from Pengfei that you are now quite good at confronting people."
Tunan chuckled: "I'm still not as good as Xiaoting."
"Xiaoting is different. She has three older brothers backing her up in the same school. What does she have to be afraid of?" Huang Ling felt particularly relieved when she said this.
"Including Hongbin, there are four of them," Tuanan added.
"Yes, she said that they met on the playground during the sports meet. She kept calling me brother and all the classmates were very surprised." Huang Ling wanted to laugh when she thought of that scene.
At this time, Lin Dongzhe waved towards Tunan fiercely.
Tunan stood up and said, "Mom, I'm going to play ball with them."
"Go!"
Tunan felt incredibly relieved.
Although he still had many things to say to his mother, he had always been concerned about her. Her courage in taking a leave of absence, her strategic planning at work, and her humor and elegance in life all made him feel a sense of strength.
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