Chapter 310: You won't let me lie to you even once?
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Chu Fu shaking his head at her. Before she could finish speaking, Chen Fangli changed the subject.
"Weiwei, when are your school's final exams?"
Shen Xuewei scratched her head. "It's still a long way off. It's only November. Final exams won't be until January."
She smiled gently: "What's wrong? Did you miss me?"
"I'll go back next week. But it's a bit too far, so I can only stay at home for one night at most before going back to school."
If I count the time, it's been more than two months since I last went back.
"No, no, no, don't come back."
Chen Fangli said "no" three times in a row, and then explained:
"I was just asking casually. It's mainly because De'an came back last week and asked me, so I'm asking on his behalf."
"No rush. You'll feel uncomfortable on the train, and transferring is inconvenient. Come back during winter break, don't rush back, okay?"
"Okay, Auntie. It's nothing, I'll hang up now, I have class tonight."
"Okay, I'll stop here for now. Go to class."
After hanging up the phone, Chen Fangli stared at her phone, her eyes vacant.
"Afu, do you think it's a good idea for us to keep this from Weiwei?"
Chu Fu poked at the fire in the stove. "Whether it's good or bad, we have to keep it a secret."
“Her school is so far away, it’s not easy for her to come back and forth. If she knew that her grandfather had an accident and asked for leave to come back, I don’t know how much trouble she would cause.”
At this point, he put down what he was doing and turned to complain to Chen Fangli.
"If you ask me, that brat A Qiu, being locked up in jail is the best fate for him."
"Such a big young man, with all his limbs intact, not missing an arm or a leg, yet he spends all his time doing crooked and wicked things, never following the right path. He deserves to go to jail!"
Chen Fangli listened in silence without saying a word.
Chu Fu glanced at her. "You're not going to pity him again, are you? You can't have such thoughts. The guy who got robbed by him is the one who's pitiful!"
"The one he stabbed is still lying in the hospital, and we don't even know if he'll survive."
Chen Fangli glared at him, "I didn't say he was pitiful. I just..."
She sighed softly, "I'm just worried about my parents."
Chu Fu, however, felt indignant on her behalf.
"You're worried about your parents, but I wonder if they've thought about you. Although Dad had an accident, the doctor said that if we cooperate with the treatment, there's still a chance for a good recovery."
"He and his mother were taken to the city by A-Yang. They live in a big house and have a nanny to take care of them. What's there to worry about?"
"As for us, we're stuck in the village, living a hard life. Our parents would rather use the money in their hands to help A-Qiu with his connections than ever think about us."
"Chu Fu!" Chen Fangli warned.
Chu Fu, however, became unusually stubborn.
"Am I wrong? Over the years, when has there ever been a busy farming season that you didn't go back to help? When has Mom and Dad ever had an emergency that you weren't the first to arrive?"
"In the end, you're the least valued one. No one even thinks of you when there are benefits to be had."
"Ali, from now on, you are not allowed to interfere in your parents' affairs anymore, do you hear me?"
When he hardened, Chen Fangli softened.
Having been married for so many years, she knew best how to handle Chu Fu.
She closed her eyes briefly, and when she opened them again, they were filled with tears.
"But they are my parents, how can I just ignore them?"
Chu Fu's momentum suddenly weakened.
"Fine, fine, mind your own business. But I'm telling you beforehand, you're not allowed to take too much money from the family. My dad is getting old, and I want him to take on fewer jobs. We also have three kids in school, and we need money for everything."
“De’an is in junior high now, and Kang Kang will be starting school soon too. And as for Weiwei, even if Alan says she'll support her, we can't let her pay for everything. She's close to us, so we should give her something too…”
As Chu Fu calculated the accounts, he felt an immense pressure.
Hearing his words, Chen Fangli said softly, "I understand, I know what I'm doing."
As Shen Xuewei was riding her bicycle, she heard a familiar voice call out to her, and the bicycle brakes were suddenly applied.
She turned to look at the owner of the voice and saw Xu Yue jump up and wave her arms to greet her.
"Weiwei!"
Shen Xuewei stared at her in a daze.
This was the second time the two of them had met since Xu Yue went to the capital.
More than a year has passed, and it seems that Xu Yue's rough edges have been worn away, making her much more composed, although she still shows a bit of liveliness in front of Shen Xuewei.
Shen Xuewei stood still for a long time, while Xu Yue jogged towards her.
"So, I told you I'd give you a surprise for your birthday. And that surprise is me! Aren't you happy? Aren't you surprised?"
Shen Xuewei hummed in agreement. "A pleasant surprise, but also unexpected."
Seeing that she didn't react much, Xu Yue suddenly felt a little guilty.
"Weiwei, are you still angry with me? Please don't be angry. Actually, I wanted to leave a long time ago. I didn't mean to lie to you. Do you still consider me your friend?"
"You can't deny it. I consider you my best friend for life."
Shen Xuewei had already figured it out, but looking at Xu Yue in front of her, she wanted to bluff her, so she kept a cold face.
Xu Yue panicked. "Don't be like this, it was my fault. Look, I came all the way by train to see you, don't ignore me."
She circled around Shen Xuewei, while Shen Xuewei calmly pushed her bicycle toward the dormitory building.
"Wait a minute..." Xu Yue suddenly realized when she saw Shen Xuewei's uncontrollable smile that Shen Xuewei was teasing her on purpose.
"Well, you, Shen Xuewei, it's only been a little over a year since we last met, how have you become so wicked?"
Seeing the accusatory and resentful look in her eyes, Shen Xuewei finally stopped pretending.
"You were allowed to lie to me before, but I'm not allowed to lie to you even once?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Yue was speechless.
"Okay, then we're even. And don't do this again. Do you have time later? How about we go out to eat?"
Shen Xuewei only has two classes this morning.
The class is over, so of course I have time.
"Okay. But I need to go back to my dorm first to put the books there before I go out with you. It's too much trouble to carry them around."
Xu Yue affectionately took her hand, "Then I'll go back to the dorm with you, and I'll see what your dorm looks like."
Shenbei University is an open university, allowing students to freely visit most areas of the campus, which is why Xu Yue was able to wait for her directly inside the school.
Dormitory and apartment management is relatively stricter; you can usually only enter with someone's help and must leave within a specified time.
Shen Xuewei helped Xu Yue register with the dormitory supervisor and then led Xu Yue back to her own dormitory.
Xu Yue stood at the dormitory door and exclaimed in surprise.
"Wow, Weiwei, your dorm is really nice, no wonder it's a university dorm."
Shen Xuewei gently patted Xu Yue's hand that was blocking her way, walked into the dormitory, and pulled out a chair for Xu Yue to sit down.
"This is one of the top universities in Shanghai, so the dormitories are naturally excellent."
While the two were talking, Huang Xin and Lu Jiayi returned.
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