Liang Zhirou still had cream residue on the corner of her mouth, and she stood there dumbfounded.
Chen Muxue shrank back somewhat awkwardly, while Chen Lu remained sitting there calmly, his expression unchanged.
"You've gone too far!"
Chen Yunqi couldn't help but loudly condemn, "It's just a class, what's the point of eavesdropping?"
What kind of person do you take him for?
"It wasn't me..." Liang Zhirou muttered softly, fiddling with her fingers, like a child who had made a mistake, without any of the aura of a mother.
She really didn't know anything.
The father and daughter were whispering together when she asked if they wanted some cream puffs. When they said no, she sat down and ate them by herself, without even hearing what they were saying.
Liang Zhirou looked at Chen Lu and Chen Muxue from left and right, and seeing that the two of them had no intention of helping to clarify the situation, she became even more anxious.
But she didn't know whose idea it was, and she was too embarrassed to spread rumors, so she could only silently suffer in silence.
Chen Yunqi finally recovered from his extreme embarrassment and was about to speak when he suddenly saw Chen Muxue pointing angrily at him.
"Brother! Why are you bullying Mom?" Her aura was even stronger than Chen Yunqi's, as if she was about to uphold justice.
"Huh? I didn't..."
"Mom is almost in tears. If you hadn't pressed her for answers, would all this have happened?"
Chen Yunqi was stunned for a while, then hurriedly explained blankly, "Mom, I was wrong, I really didn't disbelieve you."
Chen Muxue suppressed a laugh and gave a soft snort, "It's good that you know you were wrong."
"..."
As the real mastermind behind this incident, Chen Lu turned his head to look at his daughter with her chin tilted back and couldn't help but frown slightly.
How could a dignified and upright gentleman like him, along with Liang Zhirou, such a well-behaved and honest simpleton, have given birth to such a clever little devil?
Who does this girl take after?
Listening to the noise outside, Jiang Nan sat on the edge of the bed, hugging her schoolbag tightly to her chest. For a moment, she even felt like dying.
Chen Muxue is so annoying... Why did she have to come over and eavesdrop for no reason...?
She quietly touched her cheeks, and only after feeling less hot did she slowly move outside.
At that moment, Chen Lu was holding Liang Zhirou in his arms, gently comforting her. Liang Zhirou looked at him with red eyes and a wronged expression.
It was clearly a scene that should have been an argument, but Jiang Nan felt that the two of them were flirting.
"Godfather, Godmother," Jiang Nan called softly.
"Xiao Jiang Nan, go back after you finish dinner." Despite her grievance, Liang Zhirou wiped her eyes and slowly walked up to Jiang Nan.
She has always been so gentle.
"Come over for dinner again next time. My parents have been urging me to come several times today," Jiang Nan said with a smile.
Actually, she had a tiny bit of a desire to stay for dinner, but after Chen Muxue's outburst, she felt too embarrassed to do so.
She glanced at the crowd, then quickly looked away when she saw Chen Lu.
My dad often says that although my godfather is a very nice person, he's not a good person.
That sounds weird... but it's true. I used to teach them how to scare older kids who wouldn't leave the slide; they had a lot of tricks up their sleeves.
My dad told me that my godfather often secretly releases the fish he catches, causing him to often come back empty-handed.
This made her very flustered, as she felt that Chen Lu had seen through her little schemes.
"Then, come over again when you have time, and your godmother will cook you something delicious," Liang Zhirou said gently.
Okay~
Jiang Nan smiled and agreed, then took a tissue to wipe away Liang Zhirou's tears before turning to leave.
Chen Yunqi picked up his coat and silently followed behind her, clearly intending to take her home.
...
Seeing the door gently close, Chen Muxue ignored her parents who were huddled together and stretched out a big yawn.
She's really worked hard; she should treat herself to a few more games tonight.
Although it seemed that her brother's matter had little to do with her from beginning to end, Chen Muxue still believed that she had made an indispensable contribution.
She's been boiling her sister in warm water for so many years; she deserves some credit for her hard work, right?
Then she suddenly caught her father's scrutinizing gaze.
"You didn't deliberately do poorly on those two English monthly exams, did you?" Chen Lu suddenly asked. "Like, to make your sister look better or something."
"Dad, what are you saying? I'm such an honest and simple person..." Chen Muxue stepped forward and put her arm around Chen Lu's shoulder, blinking her eyes.
This girl's eyebrows and eyes are completely inherited from Liang Zhirou; they are clear and beautiful, and upon closer inspection, they seem to flow with the shimmering beauty of autumn water, making her exceptionally eye-catching.
Chen Lu silently observed for a while, then smiled and poked his daughter's forehead.
"Do you know what your aunt often says? She always says that she is an honest person."
Chen Muxue cleared her throat somewhat guiltily, and under the pretext of brushing up on her English, slipped back to her room.
"This girl is just like you, but that's good. Mu Xue will definitely not be bullied like I was back then..."
Liang Zhirou never learned to get angry. At that moment, she was leaning against Chen Lu again. She gently pinched Chen Lu's cheek, her tone full of doting.
However, she wasn't in a very good mood. Her two children were about to go to school in another city, and she was worried that they would suffer mistreatment there.
She went through it herself and knows how painful this situation is.
"Definitely not, the little girl is very clever."
He didn't have that ability to turn the tables at his age, and Liang Zhirou would never learn it in her lifetime.
"So, Yunqi's results..."
"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings; you silly fool, you worry about nothing all day long."
Chen Lu hugged her closer and gently interrupted her worries, "Besides, we're here to back them up, aren't we? If they're capable, they can go out and make their way in the world; if not, they can come back and inherit the family business."
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