Chapter 53

When the two of them were going back, they happened to meet the Tao couple and Lin Fan coming out. Lin Fan's face didn't show much expression, as cold as always, except for a little more sarcasm when he saw Qiu Yi.

"I never thought that I would see you getting scolded by the teacher because your grades dropped?"

Qiu Yi shrugged nonchalantly: "It's normal to have fluctuations. I'm not a god."

The Tao couple looked bewildered. Her mother was surprised at Lin Fan's age. She opened her mouth and looked back and forth between Qiu Yi and Lin Fan.

Qiu Yi introduced with a smile: "Auntie, this is my cousin."

No wonder.

Mother Tao made an expression of understanding, and smiled as she praised Lin Fan for his good looks. Lin Fan nodded slightly and smiled faintly in response.

The two groups separated under the teaching building. Tao Luanxi got into Tao's father's car and sat upright, looking at his parents in the front row: "Did Teacher Shen say anything?"

"He said that your academic performance has been declining recently and asked about your recent situation."

"That's all," Shen Tan's usual style was that he would not be polite when he finally got such a gift.

"We were told to keep an eye on you. Don't think about anything else at this time." Tao's father coughed twice and said, "Your class teacher has a bad temper. He never stops talking. I don't even have a chance to get a word in."

really!

Tao Luanxi sniffed and still defended Shen Tan very loyally: "He is not like this usually. I guess he was mad at me this time."

Mother Tao laughed twice: "He also asked us if we were in a relationship recently?"

Tao Luanxi felt a chill on her back: "What do you mean?"

Mother Tao turned around, with an expression that said, "Don't worry, we are in the same boat." She lowered her voice and said, "Don't worry, I didn't tell him."

???

"No, how did you know... did you think I was in love?"

Tao's mother said as if it was a matter of course: "Isn't it? You are always away from home on weekends. You just hold your phone and smile foolishly. This state is very different from your previous state."

Tao Luanxi swallowed his saliva. He had no idea that his recent condition was so obvious.

Mother Tao smiled and asked, "Is it pretty?"

"ah?"

"Why are you pretending to be stupid?" Tao's mother said unhappily, "Your father and I have kept it a secret for you, and now you are still pretending to be stupid with us?"

"...She's pretty, I guess!" Tao Luanxi touched his face, and Qiu Yi's face, which had nothing to do with pretty, appeared in his mind.

Mother Tao became interested: "I just took a look at the girls in the class, and some of them are really pretty. It's a pity that I don't know which one is your girlfriend, otherwise I would have gone over to chat with her!"

“……”People have been talking to you for a long time.

While driving, Mr. Tao poked Ms. Tao twice: "Why are you asking so many questions? Give the child some freedom."

Mother Tao pursed her lips, turned back and sat down regretfully.

"I'm in love... don't you object?"

Tao Luanxi looked at the two adults in the front row and felt a little guilty: "My grades have declined."

Mr. Tao breathed a sigh of relief and said earnestly, "Xixi, your mother and I hope that you are happy first, and excellence second. Don't put too much pressure on yourself, okay?"

Tao Luanxi was silent. The "girlfriend" he chose probably meant that his future life would be full of pressure.

"Mom, my girlfriend isn't really that pretty."

"ah?"

"She is not pretty at all. She is stronger, taller, and darker than me. She is not gentle to others. She gets angry after a few words. She may be dark-hearted and prone to fighting."

“…”

Mr. and Mrs. Tao were stunned, not knowing for a moment whether to say good or bad.

Tao Luanxi had his own selfish motives. Now was not a good time to introduce Qiu Yi to them. At least he could try to discredit him first and lower his parents' expectations. If they really met Qiu Yi later, the shock might be smaller.

"But I like him." Tao Luanxi added in a low voice: "Would you mind?"

"Xixi, as long as you like it."

Because of this love, she wants to be even better. Since she has already agreed with Qiu Yi to apply to the same university, and in order to worry her teachers and parents less, Tao Luanxi must be even better.

Tao Luanxi calmed down and studied harder. His scores in the next few weekly tests and monthly exams finally returned to their previous levels, and Shen Tan's complexion also looked a little better.

"Yeah," Shen Tan nodded with satisfaction, "The results these few times are pretty good. I guess I was slacking off during the midterm exam period, right?"

Tao Luanxi nodded: "Sorry, teacher, I made you worry."

Shen Tan put the report card aside and said earnestly, "Tao Luanxi, I have mentioned to you before that you are my favorite this year. As a teacher, I will do my best to give you the best resources and the best platform. But the premise of all this is that you have to be good enough, so that the teacher will have the confidence to fight for you."

Tao Luanxi was a little confused when she heard this: "Teacher..."

"This summer, A University is holding a research camp. Our school has three places. What I mean, and this is also a little selfish of mine, is that I hope you and Qiu Yi can both go. This is a rare opportunity. If you perform well, you may be eligible for admission to A University in the future."

Tao Luanxi was stunned. He hadn't thought about these things at all.

"Thank you, teacher. I'm sorry for your trouble."

"Yes," Shen Tan nodded slightly: "You know what I mean, so you should know what to do next. Tao Luanxi, don't let me down, understand?"

Tao Luanxi hesitated for a moment. If it was just about grades, he was confident. But when he thought about his current relationship with Qiu Yi, Tao Luanxi didn't know how to say the word "good".

"I...will definitely do my best."

Shen Tan was not so polite to Qiu Yi. Ever since he regressed in the last midterm, Shen Tan called Qiu Yi directly to his office during the evening study time and found a small classroom for him to study.

Qiu Yi kept complaining and wanted to escape, but was scolded back by the sharp-eyed and furious Shen Tan. Qiu Yi kept grumbling and secretly sent Tao Luanxi countless messages that night.

Tao Luanxi avoided the gaze of the self-study teacher and patiently replied a few messages of comfort, but the other party was unreasonable and kept sending more than ten "I miss you" messages, followed by more than ten "I'm so miserable" messages. Tao Luanxi completely lost his patience and turned his phone to silent mode. When he got off the self-study class, he saw that the other party had indeed stopped talking after a while.

Well, this person can't get used to it.

Tao Luanxi came out of the classroom office and the first thing he talked to when he returned to the classroom was Niu Tou and Qiu Yi.

"Did Teacher Shen look for you?"

Qiu Yi's expression was as if he had eaten a fly: "This guy stares at me like a thief every night. I'm almost sick of looking at his face, and he still wants to find me?"

That's it.

Tao Luanxi knew that the two were cousins, so she naturally thought that Qiu Yi would know about the summer camp before her, and blurted out, "I really didn't expect that Teacher Shen would go to such lengths to help us get a spot."

Qiu Yi was confused: "What quota?"

Tao Luanxi blinked: "Summer camp, didn't he tell you?"

Qiu Yi responded: "What summer camp spot did this guy ask for for us?"

Tao Luanxi saw it, but Qiu Yi didn't know it yet.

"When?"

"I don't know for now. Teacher Shen didn't tell me."

Qiu Yi nodded and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "It's a date at public expense. It's good. I have to thank him later."

"You wish, there are others!" Tao Luanxi said this, but she felt regretful in her heart. It was such a good opportunity for a date, but there was a group of people following her.

Qiu Yi smiled, his thin lips slightly hooked with an indescribable temptation: "As long as you and I can be together, there is a chance."

Qiu Yi’s smile was so charming and his voice was so beautiful that Tao Luanxi no longer cared about anyone else and was just looking forward to the “date” during the summer vacation.

"Yes, we should thank Teacher Shen."

Qiu Yi raised his eyebrows: "Actually, you don't have to be so polite."

"What do you mean?"

"Call him cousin. We are all family. It's your job to arrange a date for your cousin."

Who the hell are my cousins?

As the class was about to start, Tao Luanxi reached out to organize the materials for the class and said to Qiu Yi in a calm tone, as if discussing a math problem: "My parents know that I'm in a relationship, and they asked about you."

Qiu Yi was slightly surprised: "You said that?"

Tao Luanxi grinned, smiling harmlessly: "I said my 'girlfriend' is too ugly, I'm embarrassed to show her to them."

The author has something to say: I think it doesn’t matter who is better, but the husband must be me!