Chapter 344: Chapter 345 The Consideration of Liusu
âHow can your grandma eat that? Letâs go to the restaurant to eat.â I said to Shu Tong.
âNo need, Little Chu,â Shu Tongâs grandma pulled me to sit on the side of the bed and smiled, âIâm a little tired, and I really donât want to move. I am very happy that you can come to see me. The reason why I came to Bei Tian city this time is to see you. We are not here to make you spend money to buy us clothes or treat us to expensive meals.
âHehe, you still have work tomorrow, right? Then go home early and take a good rest. I heard Tong Tong say that your parents are staying abroad and you are living with your little sister. If you go back late, your little sister will definitely be worriedâŠâ
The old womanâs words made me feel very ashamed. My parents had never gone abroad before.
Liusu also said, âNan⊠Itâs already past seven. Cousin-in-law, you probably donât know, my grandma, my aunt, and my uncle are different from us. They are used to going to bed early.â
I was dazed for a moment. Only then did I realize that seven oâclock was just the beginning of the evening for me, but for Shu Tongâs parents who were used to going to the farm to work early in the morning, it was already very late. Especially in this season; there was a lot of farm work. The temperature was high during the day, so they often got up at four or five oâclock in the morning when there was only just a little bit of sunlight outside. Their daily routine was not something that they could adjust in a day or two.
âOkay,â I patted the back of the old womanâs hand and smiled, âThen you have a good rest. I have already arranged my work, so I donât need to go back to the company tomorrow. I will pick you up at nine oâclock in the morning and take you to some fun places in Bei TianâŠâ
Although I was Shu Tongâs fake boyfriend, plus the deception itself made me feel guilty, I really liked the old woman who cared for her granddaughter from the bottom of my heart, so my intention to show her around Bei Tian city tomorrow was sincere. Perhaps it was because I lost my mother when I was very young, I always yearned for the caring people inexplicably. The appearance of my stepmother made up for the vacancy in my soul and made me lose resistance to the caring people.
When the people, who believed that there was true love in the world, met such caring people, they would always unconsciously want to do something for them. However, Shu Tongâs fatherâs reaction was beyond my expectation. To be precise, I was startled by his reaction. I didnât know why he who had been staying silently would suddenly decline loudly, âNo need!â
I was stunned by this simple and straightforward refusal. Shu Tongâs mother glared at him angrily and then said to me in a flustered manner, âNo need, Xiao Chu, we donât want to take up your and Tong Tongâs working time.. â
I looked at Shu Tong puzzledly, âArenât you on a holiday?â
âOnly the students in the first year and the second year have a holiday,â Obviously, Shu Tong was still in a bad mood after arguing with her mother.
After answering my question, she turned to her parents and carried on with a slightly annoyed tone, âI have to invigilate the year threeâs mock exam, and Iâve clearly told you that already. But you still have to choose those two days to come to Bei Tian city. Didnât I tell you that it is better to come over on the weekend? Iâm a new teacher in my school, so itâs not appropriate for me to ask for leave now. If I do that, the senior teachers who are already not satisfied with new teachers will definitely complain about it. I really donât know what you two are thinking. Have you ever thought about me?âŠâ
âCousin!â Liusu interrupted Shu Tongâs complaint because the expressions of Shu Tongâs parents were a little ugly. But it wasnât anger or dissatisfaction. I couldnât help feeling strange. Their eyes seemed to be evasive as if they didnât want to tell Shu Tong somethingâŠ
âDid I say anything wrong? They clearlyâŠâ
I knew that Shu Tong didnât blame her parents for causing her troubles. She just felt guilty that her parents had caused me a lot of trouble. But her attitude toward her parents still made me frown my brows, âShu Tong⊠how can you talk to your parents like that? Do you still remember the assignment you gave to Yuan Yuan?â
Shu Tong was dazed, âHuh? The observation assignm-â
Halfway through her reply, she suddenly stopped as if she knew what I wanted to say. I said to her in a criticizing tone, âyou want to teach your students that their parentsâ lives arenât easy, but as their teacher, you failed to understand it yourself. Do you think you are a good teacher?â
âIâŠâ
Shu Tong looked at me aggrievedly but didnât know how to refute me. In the eyes of Shu Tongâs granma, this scene was just like a husband criticizing his wife for making a silly mistake. The old woman couldnât help but have a very big smile on her faceâŠ
Shu Tongâs mother also took the opportunity to say to Shu Tong, âActually, Li Gazi, the contractor of our village, is also working in Bei Tian City. Iâve heard that he is currently working on a big project, so we decided to come here earlier and meet him.
âYour second auntâs son has dropped out of school, and he doesnât want to go back to school to study. He wants to go to the city to work, so your second aunt asked us if we can meet with Li Gazi and ask him if he needed any workers. You know Li Gazi has a good relationship with your father, so he may be able to help your second auntâŠâ
âOhâŠâ Shu Tong peeked at my expression inexplicably and answered. She was no longer having a temper.
âYes,â Shu Tongâs father hurriedly answered, âHe will be off work tomorrow, thatâs why we decided to come to the city earlier.â
I didnât know if I was too sensitive. Before Shu Tongâs father replied hurriedly, I seemed to see Shu Tongâs mother glanced at him secretly. It was as if she wanted to remind him of something.
âI was trying to help you, why did you criticize me in front of my parents.â After bidding farewell to Shu Tongâs parents, Shu Tong complained to me in an annoyed tone as soon as we entered the elevator. She blew out her cheeks and glared at me angrily as if I had made her lose her face in front of her parents.
âI am curious. Why do you want to help me? This is a great opportunity for you to make fun of me. Unless⊠No way⊠Are you falling in love with me?â I quickly pulled Liusu over and hid behind her.
While resting my chin on her shoulder, rubbing her face with mine, and smelling the fragrant scent of her hair, I jokingly said, âalthough it indeed cost me a lot, I want to use this to prove my determination to be your cousin-in-law, so you shouldnât get the wrong idea. I know that I am a very charming guy, but you really shouldnât fall in love with me. Otherwise, you will hurt your cousinâŠâ
âNan Nan! How dare you tease my cousin in front of me?! â
âAm I not your cousin-in-law at the moment? If I donât tease her, do you want me to tease you?â
âYou wish!â Shu Tong blushed with embarrassment and had the intention to hit me. She calmed herself down and said seriously, âAnyway, I want to ask you something serious. About that Min Rou, who is she really? Why is she helping us like this?â
I grabbed Liusuâs soft punch and dragged her into my arms, wanting to hug her. In the beginning, she resisted, but after hearing what Shu Tong asked, she stopped resisting and let me hug her in front of Shu Tong. I knew she was jealous, that was why she was willing to let me hug her.
She was still suspicious of my relationship with Xiao Zi.
âI refuse to answer your question. If you really want to know, you can ask Liusu once you two get back home.â I deliberately changed the topic and said, âSince tomorrow your parents want to meet their friend, and I also have some other business to do, so I wonât be coming over.â
Shu Tongâs mother didnât want me to drive them to meet with Li Gazi, probably they felt embarrassed to ask for a favor when there was someone else around, so I didnât insist on giving them a lift.
âYou have some other business to do?â Shu Tong jokingly said, âYou can stop acting now, you are not a real boss of a company, what business can you possibly have?â
âI need to go to Fengchang.â
âGo to Fengchang?â Shu Tongâs face suddenly changed. She pulled Liusu out of my arms and asked me with an angry face, âI almost forgot about this. Didnât you promise my cousin that you will leave Fengchang? Why are you going back to that company again? Is it because of Mo Fei? You are such a playboyâŠâ
âCousin!â Liusu stopped Shu Tong from getting angrier and angrier, âNan Nan went back because of other reasons. He has no other choices. If you really want to know, I will tell you once we get back. Please donât scold him. He is also very troubled by itâŠâ
I knew that Liusu was worried about me, and I also knew that Liusu didnât completely believe that the reason why I went back to Fengchang had nothing to do with Mo FeiâŠ
Liusu was really considerate of me.
. . .
The sofa that was dirtied by the drunk Dongfang little brat was still not dry, but for the three girls, it did not affect them to watch TV comfortably. The four wooden chairs in the living room were lined up side by side, and they were covered by the quilt I used for the winter. Although it was a bit small, it was like a reduced version of the sofa, but in this way, I also got nowhere else to sit.
Just like people often said that to get something, one must give something. Although I was often âexploitedâ by the three girls, it was not that I got nothing in return. The invasion of the three girls made my night no longer only have the radiation of the computer screen, there were often some adrenaline-stimulating scenes. For example, nowâŠ