Chapter 388 New Car
Zhu Xiu Yu led Peng Fei to the parking shed in the corner of the yard, where the employees' bicycles, tricycles used in the building, and carts were parked.
Now there is a brand new Forever bicycle there.
Zhu Xiuyu handed a key to Pengfei:
"Pengfei, I bought you a new bike. I'll put the old one in the building so those of you who don't have a bike can ride it when you go out to do things."
Pengfei was surprised, but also very happy.
"But, aunt, if I go to school in another city, I'll leave this car at home..."
"It's okay. You have to ride during the winter and summer vacations, right? I'm almost a senior year and time is tight. I can't have the bike breaking down every day." Zhu Xiu Yu stuffed the key into his hand.
Pengfei looked at the key in his hand and didn't move for a long time.
"This is what I bought for you. I saved the money your parents gave you so that you can use it to get married in the future." Zhu Xiu Yu added.
She knew that Pengfei felt sorry for his parents.
My father was injured from doing manual labor, and my mother chose to work the night shift when others didn't, just to get a few more dollars in subsidy.
"But, aunt..."
Zhu Xiuyu patted his shoulder and said gently, "Don't worry, I've already bought it. I'll go and do my work first. You can ride it for a while and see if there's any problem."
Pengfei was speechless, so he just nodded and squatted in front of the bicycle.
After Zhu Xiu Yu left, Peng Fei squatted there for a long time before he stood up, bent down and unlocked the car.
The lock popped open with a click, unlike his old one which would often get stuck even without lubrication.
He pushed the bike out of the yard before getting on it and gliding into the gentle night breeze at the turn of spring and summer.
In the evening, Pengfei rode his new bike and took Zhu Xiu Yu home.
They didn't know if it was because of the new car or because Pengfei pedaled so hard, but they both felt that the time it took to get home had become shorter.
After returning home, Zhu Xiu Yu asked Peng Fei what Zhuang Chao Ying had said to him today.
Pengfei told Zhu Xiuyu that Zhuang Chaoying only gave one loquat to him and one to Xiaoting, and also gave him Xiaoting's. She asked about his grades twice and didn't say anything else.
Zhu Xiu Yu didn't say anything else.
The new car was parked in the yard. Pengfei checked it again before going to bed. After going to bed, he was afraid that it would rain at night, so he ran to the yard and moved the car under the eaves. Only then could he sleep peacefully.
The next day at school, Pengfei met Xiaoting and Dongzhe in the carport.
Dongzhe would get up early every day to wait for Xiaoting at the intersection, and when he saw her coming, he would ride beside her.
Ever since he saved Xiaoting last time, everyone knew that Xiaoting had two cousins, Pengfei and Dongzhe, so no one gossiped about it.
Xiaoting and Dongzhe were walking around his new car. Xiaoting asked, "Brother, is this the new car Aunt Zhu bought for you?"
"How do you know?" Pengfei couldn't close his mouth.
"You didn't ask me for money, so it must have been Aunt Zhu who bought it for you!" Xiaoting replied.
"I know. Brother Yiming told me last night that Aunt Zhu bought a Forever in the department store. Brother Yiming said that Aunt Zhu waved her hand and said to Brother Yiming, 'Yiming, pick the best one'. Tsk tsk tsk tsk..." Dongzhe said as he walked around the car.
"That's great!" Xiaoting was also happy for Pengfei.
Before school was over in the afternoon, Zhuang Chaoying stood at the gate of No. 1 Middle School again, waiting in the same place where he had stood yesterday.
What he holds in his hand today is not a loquat, but a stack of papers.
The two children seemed to have a good attitude yesterday, so he came again today.
However, today he did not wait for the children to come out, but waited for someone else.
Zhuang Chaoying heard the clatter of leather shoes behind him. His scalp tightened, and before he turned around, he heard Huang Ling's voice:
"Teacher Zhuang."
Zhuang Chaoying turned around and saw that it was indeed Huang Ling.
"I...I came to see Xiaoting and Pengfei..." Zhuang Chaoying explained guiltily.
"I didn't take a good look at it yesterday, and I came back to see you today. I didn't miss you on ordinary days, not during the Chinese New Year, and not on my birthday, but I missed you a lot these past two days!" Huang Ling's tone made Zhuang Chaoying want to run away.
"Then I'll come back another day." He lowered his head and wanted to run away, but Huang Ling stopped him.
"Don't worry! I'll wait for them with you. This time, you have to watch carefully for me. Watch carefully."
Zhuang Chaoying was really worried that Huang Ling would embarrass him at the school gate, so he begged:
"I really don't mean anything else. If you don't want me to see Xiao Ting, I won't come next time."
Huang Ling sneered:
"I'm afraid you don't want to see Xiaoting at all, but Pengfei! I guess you've been having a hard time lately and you're eager to go home. Sister Yu has already made it clear that she doesn't want you to go back, so you're starting to set your sights on Pengfei, right?"
Huang Ling's voice was light, but what she said was like a slap in Zhuang Chaoying's face.
"Teacher Zhuang should know that Pengfei is about to enter his third year of high school! He's average in talent, but he works incredibly hard. He wants to get into college to reassure his parents and stop others from gossiping about Sister Yu. He's in top form right now."
It was obvious that Huang Ling was suppressing her anger because this was at the school gate.
Zhuang Chaoying lowered his head and listened.
"Sister Yu asked you to stay at the Zhuang family for both her own sake and Pengfei's. She knows you all too well. If you come back, there will be no peace at home. Since you can't deal with your parents, then you can go take care of them and give them all the money, so that others can have peace. At least Pengfei can study quietly until he is admitted to university.
It's time for you to sacrifice for your family. Your sacrifice is to be filial to your parents and make them happy, and not to disturb Sister Yu and Pengfei.
You can come to see Pengfei, but I hope you just come to see him and care about him, without any other purpose. Pengfei is very thoughtful and can tell whether you are sincere or not at a glance."
Zhuang Chaoying nodded his head and left silently.
At this time, children began to pour out of the school.
Xiaoting, Pengfei and Dongzhe saw Huang Ling as soon as they came out.
"Mom, why are you here?"
"I'm just passing by. Your uncle Zhou is inviting grandpa and grandma to dinner at Suihualou tonight, so I came here to wait for you."
"Auntie, what about me?" Dongzhe asked.
"Grandpa and grandma said they miss our Dongzhe so much, so you have to go too!" Huang Ling said with a smile.
"Hahaha, I said I would skip school tomorrow and go see them! That's perfect. You've called my mom, right?" Dongzhe was happy when he heard that.
"Yeah, she did. She'll come over after get off work."
"Auntie, I'll take you!" Pengfei patted his new car.
"Oh! Your aunt bought it for you!" Huang Ling looked around.
"Um!"
"Then I'll definitely take the new car!"
Sitting in the back seat of Pengfei, Huang Ling smiled. Zhu Xiu Yu couldn't even wait until Sunday to buy a new car for Pengfei. It was the latest and most expensive Forever.
Dongzhe, who was next to Huang Ling, pedaled hard to overtake Pengfei, and then Pengfei also pedaled hard, and the two started competing.
Huang Ling yelled, "Wait and you'll be happy once you get me out of the car! Xiaoting, don't be impatient! Don't compete with them!"
When they arrived in front of Suihua Building, Huang Ling jumped out of the car, rubbed her thighs which were hurt by the bump, and slapped the two men on the arms with her left and right hands, pretending to slap them.
Zhou Huaiyi watched them playing with a smile, then looked back and saw Xiaoting slowly riding her bike into the alley, and then he felt relieved.
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