Chapter 178 The Start of the Third Year of Junior High
Shen Xuewei looked completely clueless.
"Grandma, my aunt didn't tell me any of this, so I don't know."
"Alright, never mind her. I'll call her again later. You go have fun with De'an."
Shen Xuewei responded and led Chu De'an upstairs.
After Chu De'an received a few bags of snacks from her, he quieted down and stopped bothering Shen Xuewei to take her to play with cow dung.
After Shen Xuewei kept pressing him about his summer homework, he avoided her.
After rushing down from the second floor, he stayed by Granny Chen's side and fought back and forth with Mimi.
When Shen Xuewei returned this time, she brought gifts for her close relatives and friends.
The Chu family had already given them the gifts; what was left in the bag were gifts for the Chen family.
What I brought for Granny Chen were several packs of cigarettes.
...Of course, she herself did not like smoking, but Granny Chen was particularly fond of it.
She's 91 years old, and all she does every day, besides working in the fields, is smoke.
We can't expect her to quit smoking at her age.
I bought Grandpa Chen a pair of reading glasses, since one of his glasses had broken.
Grandma Xi's old sandals broke, and Shen Xuewei had heard her complaining about them for weeks, but she couldn't bring herself to buy them new ones.
They would mend the clothes when they got torn, and then they would get torn again, and they would just keep wearing them like that.
Shen Xuewei simply bought two pairs of sandals for her so she could alternate wearing them.
As for the other person in the family, Chen Fangqiu?
Oh, I'm sorry, there's no share for him.
Everyone was quite happy to receive their gifts. Grandma Xi put on her new sandals, happily walked a few steps around the house, and then asked Shen Xuewei:
"How much does this cost? They even bought me two pairs. I think one pair would be enough for me."
Shen Xuewei said without changing her expression, "It didn't cost much. I bought it on clearance sale. It only cost a few dollars a pair."
Upon hearing this, Grandma Xi nodded in relief, "That's alright, it's on sale, buying two pairs is a good deal."
Just as dinner was almost ready, Chen Fangqiu finally came home.
Chu De'an, who was playing at the door, dropped Mimi as soon as he saw him and hid next to Shen Xuewei and Chen Fangli, whispering:
"Mom, sister, Uncle is back."
He still remembered that when he came to the Chen family a while ago, he spoke too loudly in the morning and woke up Chen Fangqiu, who was still in bed.
After being scolded by Chen Fangqiu and flicked on the head, he was in so much pain that tears streamed down his face.
From then on, whenever he saw Chen Fangqiu, he would avoid him and never get close to him.
Shen Xuewei didn't react much, but Chen Fangli glanced at Chen Fangqiu before quickly looking away.
"Stay away from your uncle in the future. He has a bad temper, so don't provoke him."
During the meal, Grandma Xi noticed that Chen Fangqiu had a new wound on the corner of her mouth.
"Ah Qiu, how many times have I told you not to fight with others? Don't fight! You've only been out for a few months, and you already want to go back to jail?"
"You keep making your dad and me worry so much. Can't you just settle down and find a proper job?"
Chen Fangqiu raised her head slightly, her mouth opening slightly...
Shen Xuewei thought her uncle was going to get angry, but to her surprise, Chen Fangqiu softened his tone, which was unusual for him.
"I understand. I'm looking for it now. Let's talk about it again in a few days."
Shen Xuewei glanced at him in surprise.
Her tone was so gentle, unlike that of her uncle; it was as if he were possessed by a ghost.
However, she soon realized why Chen Fangqiu was behaving so differently this time than before.
When she came out after washing the dishes, she happened to run into Chen Fangqiu coming out of the old couple's room, carrying a wad of cash, which she estimated to be around a thousand yuan.
Chen Fangqiu didn't even glance at her, and went straight back to her room, slamming the door shut.
Shen Xuewei looked at the closed door and sighed softly.
No wonder she said her uncle was acting so strangely today; it turns out he wanted to get money from her grandparents…
Grandma Xi came out of the house and saw Shen Xuewei standing not far away. She smiled and said:
"Weiwei, school will be starting soon too. I've already washed your mosquito net and duvet cover; you can just take them home with you when you start school, no need to wash them again. Anything else missing, you can wash it yourself in the next couple of days..."
Shen Xuewei nodded, "Yes, I understand, Grandma. I'll take a look later."
Grandpa Chen also lifted the curtain and came out of the house, not forgetting to give some instructions:
"And remember to finish your homework too, or you'll get scolded by the teacher. Try to preview some of the material you'll be learning when school starts in the next couple of days. Your uncle's books are in the storage room, go find them."
"good."
Shen Xuewei agreed to everything they said.
In front of them, he actually found the first semester textbook for the third year of junior high school and took it to his room.
However, as soon as she closed the door, she put the book aside and took out a novel from under the bed to read.
After returning to school, she will have plenty of time to study.
During her last two or three days of vacation, she didn't want to see any textbooks.
The next morning, Wang Suhua arrived at the Chen family's residence early to report for duty.
She is a capable person; when she goes to work in the fields, she can almost do the work of two people.
Grandpa Chen and Grandma Xi weren't the kind of people who were harsh. Seeing her like this, they knew that her life after marriage probably wouldn't be easy.
The two had initially discussed privately whether they could negotiate with Wang Suhua to get half of the money back, calculated at 1,500 yuan per month for the next three months.
However, after opening his mouth several times, he was too embarrassed to say it, and finally he simply stopped talking.
With such a capable person in the family, and considering that Shen Xuewei was about to start school, they didn't let Shen Xuewei come with them when they went to the fields.
She was only allowed to stay at home to do housework and keep Chen Fangli and Chu De'an company.
Shen Xuewei was happy to have some free time and agreed without any hesitation.
The suggestion she gave Chen Fanglan also freed herself from the heavy farm work.
On the first day of school, Grandpa Chen originally wanted Chen Fangqiu to take Shen Xuewei to school.
However, Chen Fangqiu had already disappeared early in the morning, so he had no choice but to accompany Shen Xuewei to school.
After breakfast, Shen Xuewei hurriedly called her grandfather Chen, and they rushed off to school.
She really disliked the rule at Mingda Middle School that classes had to be reorganized every time a student advanced to the next grade.
This means that dormitories will have to be reassigned again.
At this time, she had to arrive at school early to grab a top bunk.
Grandpa Chen also knew what she was going to do at school so early.
Ever since fourth grade, when she was required to live at school, Shen Xuewei has insisted on sleeping in the top bunk.
She slept for several years without any problems, and now that she's getting older, she has her own ideas.
Grandpa Chen let her have her way and didn't interfere with her decision anymore.
The two waited for a car by the roadside and arrived at the school around 10 a.m.
After finding her class and assigned dormitory, Shen Xuewei and Grandpa Chen carried their belongings up to the dormitory building and arrived at room 407.
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