Zhou Tingyue was a little dumbfounded.
"How is that possible? When did I ever sign something like that?"
Gong Shanhe was obviously shocked when he heard his words!
He wiped the rain off his face and stuttered when he spoke.
"Then, then, who signed that application?"
Zhou Tingyue's face turned dark when he thought of a possibility!
It was raining so hard that he said, "Sorry! I'll go back and ask!"
Turned around and left.
At this time, in the family compound, Song Shiwei heard the door open. He looked up and saw Zhou Cheng soaked like a drowned rat.
She was a little surprised: "Zhou Cheng? You came back by yourself?"
Zhou Cheng wiped the rain off his face and nodded: "Yes!"
Song Shiwei looked out the door anxiously: "Oh, your dad went to school to pick you up with a raincoat, didn't you meet him?"
Hearing Song Shiwei's words, he was obviously stunned.
"I, I took a small path, so I might not have encountered it..."
There was something wrong with his expression, and he didn't even dare to look Song Shiwei in the eye, which looked a bit suspicious.
Although Song Shiwei felt that he seemed a little strange today, she didn't think much about it. After all, it was storming outside and Zhou Tingyue hadn't come back yet, so she couldn't help but worry.
Zhou Wei and Zhou Lin also came back with Sun Meimei.
The clothes of several children inevitably got wet.
She asked them to take off their coats and get under the quilt, and made them some brown sugar ginger tea for them to drink. She then took their wet clothes and dried them by the stove.
When the baking was almost done, she prepared to cook.
I fried two dishes, heated up the steamed buns, and cooked some rice porridge.
As soon as the food was served, several children sat down around the table.
But no one dared to pick up their chopsticks, they were all waiting for Zhou Tingyue!
Zhou Cheng even lowered his head, not daring to move, his hands clenched tightly, his nails seemed to be digging into his palms.
It was so cold that his palms were full of sweat.
Fortunately, Zhou Tingyue came back not long after.
His clothes had long been soaked by the rain. In such bad weather, a raincoat was of no use at all.
Song Shiwei took the raincoat he took off and hung it on the corner of the door to let it drain the water.
Just as she was about to ask him to change his wet clothes, she helped him dry them.
Then I saw Zhou Tingyue’s ashen face.
Water was still dripping from his forehead, but his eyes were fixed on Zhou Cheng without blinking. The coldness in his eyes made people want to shiver.
Zhou Cheng rubbed his hands nervously and didn't dare to look up at all.
Only then did Song Shiwei notice something was wrong.
"Tingyue, what's wrong with you? Zhou Cheng came back early and just happened to miss you!"
Zhou Tingyue narrowed his eyes: "When I went to school, school had just ended! I want to know how he came back early?"
Hearing his words, Zhou Cheng lowered his head even more.
Song Shiwei also looked at him: "Zhou Cheng, what's going on? Since school has just ended, why are you back early?"
Zhou Cheng pursed his lips: "I, I..."
He looked up at Zhou Tingyue and then quickly lowered his head.
Zhou Tingyue said in a deep voice: "Zhou Cheng, I met your teacher Gong. Do you want to guess what Teacher Gong said to me?"
Zhou Cheng was so scared that his eyes turned red. Even Zhou Lin beside him looked worried. He looked at this and that, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated!
"Dad... well, my brother..."
"Don't explain for him, I want to hear him speak for himself!"
He was interrupted by Zhou Tingyue as soon as he opened his mouth.
Zhou Cheng stood up in an instant.
He looked up at Zhou Tingyue and said, "I, I secretly wrote a leave of absence application and even copied your handwriting and signed it! In fact, I didn't go to school this semester! I lied to you!"
After hearing this, Song Shiwei's eyes turned red with anxiety: "Zhou Cheng, why are you so confused!"
Zhou Tingyue has started to unbuckle his belt!
The little guys were so scared that they all shrank into a tight circle.
Zhou Cheng pushed the stool away and took two steps forward: "Dad, if you want to beat me, go ahead. I know I made a big mistake this time, and I'm sorry for your and Mom's expectations of me! But I'm really not cut out for school. I can't learn!"
"I don't want to always be ranked last in the class on every test! I'm not as fond of studying as Linzi is. He's not someone who would stay up until eleven or twelve at night to read, even using a flashlight. I really can't do that!"
Hearing his words, Zhou Tingyue loosened his grip on the belt.
Song Shiwei also sighed softly.
The other children looked at Zhou Tingyue nervously, fearing that he would pull out the belt the next second.
Zhou Lin thought about it, then gritted his teeth and stood up.
"Dad, I've known about my brother's affair for a long time. I forged your signature on the application. If you want to beat me, beat me too!"
When Zhou Cheng heard this, he quickly pushed him back.
"What are you doing? No one is looking for a beating! I am responsible for my own actions. I forced you to write this for me. This is my own business and has nothing to do with you! Go back and sit down!"
Zhou Lin became anxious.
"Brother, I know why you did this. How could I just watch you get beaten? Every night when I see the calluses and wounds on your hands, I feel guilty. I don't know if it was right or wrong for me to help you!"
"You were doing odd jobs without telling your parents to earn money because you wanted to help the family. You felt that since you were the eldest in the family, if you couldn't go to school, you might as well start earning money early!"
"You envy Sister Xiao Cui and Brother Gou Sheng for making so much money in a month. I know all this! Brother, I've always felt that your affair would be exposed sooner or later, so it's better to tell Mom and Dad as soon as possible!"
After Zhou Lin finished speaking, Zhou Cheng fell silent for a moment.
Not only was he silent, but even Song Shiwei and Zhou Tingyue were silent.
Unexpectedly, this child had big ideas in his mind. It should be said that Song Shiwei only understood at this time why Zhou Cheng became the villain in the end, because he was too courageous.
He has his own ideas in mind and dares to think and act.
Although this approach is not good, it also means that he has a certain amount of courage and boldness. If it is greater, it means that he is enterprising.
If this energy is used in the right way, Song Shiwei feels that he will be able to achieve great things, but if it is used in other ways, it will be easy to go astray.
"Zhou Cheng, what kind of odd job are you doing?"
Zhou Cheng looked at Song Shiwei and pursed his lips and said, "There are laborers who build houses, laborers who take charge of banquets for weddings and funerals in the village, and laborers who operate sewing machines in tailor shops, and also..."
When Song Shiwei heard him say that he had even operated a sewing machine, she was completely shocked!
Is this really the Zhou Cheng she knows?
He is really amazing as a boy. He is very flexible and can even learn to operate a sewing machine!
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