Rebirth of the Millennial: Getting Rich After Parents Get Laid Off

Chapter 161 Unable to Contact Anyone (Part 2)

However, Fang Chengying's QQ status showed that she was always online on her phone, and Shen Qingqing did not receive a reply from her until she returned home.

That night, Shen Qingqing checked for replies after dinner, after showering, and after finishing her homework... It wasn't until after 10 p.m., when Shen Qingqing was about to go to sleep because her mother Li Xunli was urging her, that the unique beeping sound of QQ finally rang.

Shen Qingqing quickly grabbed her phone and opened QQ.

[Teacher Fang: The person is fine, but the fever has lasted a while, so they need to stay in the hospital for two days for IV fluids.]

Seeing this, Shen Qingqing finally felt a little relieved.

But the next second, he saw that Fang Chengying had sent another message.

[Teacher Fang: Qingqing, you're close to Fangyi, could you try to contact her parents? I've called the contact number Fangyi registered in her student record book, but no one has answered.]

When Shen Qingqing saw Fang Chengying's message, her relaxed mood sank again.

Fang Chengying was unaware of Wu Fangyi's family situation, so she wondered why she couldn't reach her contact by phone.

However, Fang Chengying gave her contact information to all the students on the day of school registration and told them to write it down and tell their parents when they got home.

The homeroom teacher is the person with the most direct contact with them during their three years of junior high school, so Wu Fangyi couldn't possibly not tell her family about the homeroom teacher's phone number.

And most people would assume that there is an emergency when they see so many missed calls, right?
But Fang Chengying said she couldn't get in touch, which means they didn't call back at all.

These are all just Shen Qingqing's guesses, because Shen Qingqing herself does not have any contact information for Wu Fangyi's family.

After thinking for a while, Shen Qingqing finally thought of someone.

She searched through her friends list and found Lin Ziyang's contact information, then opened a private message to contact him.

[Qing: Brother Ziyang, do you have Fangyi's family's phone number? The homeroom teacher needs to contact her family, but the phone is unreachable.]

After sending the message, Shen Qingqing received a reply not long afterward.

[Sun: No, but I know where she lives. I'm currently out, so I'll go to her house and talk to her for you!]

[Qing: Okay! Thank you, Brother Ziyang!]

[Sun: You're welcome. I'll message you after I finish speaking.]

After she finished speaking, there was no further response. Shen Qingqing waited patiently while replying to Fang Chengying's message.

[Qing: Teacher Fang, I don't have Fangyi's family's contact information either, but one of our elementary school classmates went to her house to pass on a message.]

[Teacher Fang: Okay, you should get some rest too. Fangyi will be back at school in a couple of days.]

[Qing: Yes, teacher, you too.]

Shen Qingqing did not fall asleep, but waited for news from Lin Ziyang.

Ten minutes later, Shen Qingqing received the message.

[Oh, Sun! Qingqing, oh no! Wu Fangyi's house is completely dark, nobody's home!]

When Shen Qingqing saw this message, she frowned deeply.

What do you mean no one's here?

Lin Ziyang quickly gave his reply.

[Sun: I found out. The neighbor next door said the whole family went on vacation to Shanghai to celebrate Wu Fangyi's younger brother's birthday.]

Lin Ziyang's new reply ignited a nameless anger in Shen Qingqing's heart.

He won't answer the phone or return calls just because he's celebrating his youngest son's birthday?

Tsk.

Shen Qingqing stared at Lin Ziyang's message on her phone for a long time, and finally replied weakly: [Thank you, Brother Ziyang, I understand. You've worked hard. Go home soon too!]

Then switch back to Fang Chengying's chat window: [Teacher Fang, one of our elementary school classmates said that no one is home at Fangyi's house; it seems like they're all gone.]

Fang Chengying replied instantly: 【Okay, I understand.】

Shen Qingqing went to sleep in a bad mood. When she woke up the next morning, she felt exhausted. She hadn't slept well the night before.

When I arrived at school, I saw Fang Chengying already sitting in the classroom as soon as I entered.

"Good morning, Master!" Shen Qingqing greeted.

Fang Chengying looked up from her phone and said, "Good morning, Qingqing."

After Shen Qingqing put down her schoolbag at her seat, she walked to the podium and asked Fang Chengying in a low voice, "Class teacher, what's going on with Sister Fangyi?"

Fang Chengying held up her phone screen to show her, "The school doctor stayed with Fangyi at the hospital last night. This morning, Fangyi's temperature had returned to normal. If she recovers quickly this afternoon, she can skip one day of IV drips and come back earlier."

When Shen Qingqing saw the message from the school doctor on her phone, her tense expression finally relaxed, and she nodded.

Just as she was about to go downstairs, Fang Chengying stopped her and asked in a low voice, "Qingqing, do you know what Fangyi's family situation is like?"

Shen Qingqing hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't know much, but I don't know if Sister Fangyi wants to tell you. I can only say that the reason why we couldn't find Sister Fangyi's family last night is that their neighbors said that the family went to Shanghai to celebrate Sister Fangyi's brother's birthday."

Fang Chengying listened without changing her expression; she simply nodded.

Just then, the morning reading bell rang, and Fang Chengying asked her to come up and lead the reading.

After reading it once, Fang Chengying asked everyone to bring out a new English notebook to do dictation.

After the dictation was finished, the morning reading time was over. Shen Qingqing put away her dictation notebook and followed Fang Chengying back to the office.

Just as Fang Chengying put down her dictation notebook, her phone rang.

"Hello."

"What? What did the doctor say?"

"That's fine."

"The cafeteria isn't open yet, so I guess I'll have to buy food outside."

"Okay, I'll trouble you."

Fang Chengying hung up the phone.

Taking the opportunity, Shen Qingqing asked, "Master, what's wrong?"

Fang Chengying looked somewhat helpless as she replied, "Fangyi woke up and refused to stay in the hospital. She insisted on being discharged, but fortunately the doctor agreed. The school doctor is on his way to bring her back now."

Shen Qingqing opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say, so she could only nod.

The preparatory bell rang, and Fang Chengying sent her back to class. During the fifteen-minute break between the two classes, Wu Fangyi returned looking listless, wearing a mask and carrying her schoolbag.

Shen Qingqing was doing her homework when she saw Wu Fangyi next to her and quickly asked, "Sister Fangyi, why are you back in class? Shouldn't you rest a bit more?"

Wu Fangyi felt completely dazed and her thoughts were a bit sluggish. After processing Shen Qingqing's words for a moment, she replied, "Hospitalization is very expensive. I don't have that much money, and I don't want to fall behind in too many classes."

“I can lend it to you, but you can only study after you get better from your illness, otherwise you won’t be able to learn it.” Shen Qingqing’s face was full of worry.

Wu Fangyi's lips twitched slightly beneath her mask, and her eyes curved into a smile: "Thank you. I was awake for a while yesterday too. I heard the teacher say that you helped."

Shen Qingqing hesitated for a moment, then shook her head instead of mentioning the Wu family's trip to Shanghai: "What kind of help is this? If it were really help, I should have taken you back with me on Friday night, so you wouldn't have gotten sick."

Wu Fangyi shook her head: "It has nothing to do with you. I called my aunt's house that night and forgot that they said they would go with me to celebrate my brother's birthday during the summer vacation. I also didn't have my biological parents' numbers saved, so no one came to pick me up."

Shen Qingqing was surprised that she actually knew about this.

However, they didn't continue the conversation. At this point, even if they sided with Wu Fangyi and spoke ill of her aunt's family, it would be like rubbing salt into her wounds.

She changed the subject, asking, "So who paid for your hospital stay?"

Wu Fangyi took out her textbook for the next class: "My homeroom teacher paid for it for me. My money is in my bag. I don't know how much it is yet. I'll ask after class to see if I have enough money to pay my homeroom teacher back."

Shen Qingqing nodded: "Okay, I'll go with you after class."

They all shared an office, and they knew that a student had been sent to the hospital from the dormitory, so when Wu Fangyi wasn't in a good mood in class, the teachers turned a blind eye and let her off the hook.

After class, Wu Fangyi felt even more confused. She stood up, holding onto the table, and was helped to the office by Shen Qingqing.

Fang Chengying, who was correcting the morning's dictation, waved her hand when she heard Wu Fangyi's purpose. "It's nothing, don't worry about it. It's not much money. If you're still not feeling well, go back to your dorm and rest first. Your face looks too pale."

Wu Fangyi insisted, "Master, I can't let you pay this money for me for no reason."

Fang Chengying sighed when she saw Wu Fangyi's expression. "Then just give me two hundred."

"Consider this as my way of helping you, my student. You're my student, so it's normal for me to help you, right?"

Wu Fangyi pursed her chapped lips, took out two hundred-yuan bills from her pocket, and handed them to Fang Chengying.

Fang Chengying took it and casually stuffed it into her wallet: "Don't push yourself too hard. Health is the foundation of everything. Only with good health can you study well. If you feel unwell, go to the school clinic to see the school doctor, okay?"

Wu Fangyi nodded, "Understood, Master."

Fang Chengying turned to Shen Qingqing, who was accompanying her, and said, "Qingqing, you are Fangyi's deskmate, so you need to pay close attention to her. If anything seems amiss, raise your hand and tell the teacher. Don't cover it up for her, okay?"

"Okay, sure!" Shen Qingqing nodded.

Fortunately, Wu Fangyi's condition improved during the fourth period.

"Fangyi, do you want to come to the cafeteria with me, or should I go to the cafeteria and get your food for you?" Shen Qingqing stood up and looked at Wu Fangyi, who was sitting at the same table.

Wu Fangyi rested on the table for a while before slowly standing up, supporting herself on the table: "I'll go with you. I don't know what dishes the cafeteria has for me to eat today, so it'll be better to go and check."

Shen Qingqing nodded, pushed the chair under the table, and left a path for Wu Fangyi.

Because Wu Fangyi was ill, she walked slowly. When she arrived at the cafeteria, Shen Yangyang and the others were already sitting and eating.

Shen Qingqing led the people to an empty seat a little further away and explained to her aunt, "Auntie, Fangyi has a cold. I've been sitting with her all day, so we'll just sit next to her. We don't need to sit with you."

Aunt nodded understandingly.

Wu Fangyi ate an extremely bland meal. Shen Qingqing originally wanted to choose something light to accompany her as well, but Wu Fangyi stopped her.

Wu Fangyi said that she herself was already eating bland food and had no appetite, so she wanted Shen Qingqing to eat something appetizing so that she could see it and fool herself into eating.

Shen Qingqing was amused by her, but she readily agreed and picked out some dishes that looked more appetizing.

Watching Wu Fangyi finish her meal with a pained expression, and then slowly take out a packet of medicine to take.

Wu Fangyi spent the whole week like this. Fortunately, the medicine worked very well. By Friday, Wu Fangyi's weakness was gone, but she entered a coughing phase.

Fortunately, the school clinic has the corresponding medication.

On Friday after school, Shen Qingqing asked Wu Fangyi again if she needed to stay at her house for the weekend.

Wu Fangyi refused; she could have gone home earlier today by catching the bus.

She spoke with such conviction that Shen Qingqing could no longer dissuade her.

The two waved goodbye as they left the teaching building, and Shen Qingqing went to the multimedia building with ease.

They met Zhang Bohang and his group on the way.

"Qingqing, are you going to the multimedia building too?" Zhang Bohang and the others greeted Shen Qingqing warmly.

There were seven or eight people in the group. Because they greeted Shen Qingqing one by one, Shen Qingqing had to respond to each of them.

Shen Qingqing nodded. "Are you going to the multimedia building to rehearse?"

She stopped paying attention to their class's program planning after Wu Fangyi got sick.

Zhang Bohang nodded happily: "Yes, thanks to the class leader. She took our proposal and storyboard to the director and helped us get this spot."

"However, the grade head said that since our class has its own program, there's no need for students from both classes to perform together. We'll talk about it next year."

Shen Qingqing suddenly realized why Fang Chengying hadn't asked her about acting in the play "The Count of Monte Cristo" again.

The freshman welcome party was scheduled for the end of September, before the National Day holiday.

So they still have two weeks to rehearse.

Judging from this, they must have been rehearsing for several days already.

Shen Qingqing thought for a moment and decided to keep their class's performance a little mysterious, so she didn't go to watch their rehearsal.

Because she was also looking forward to that format.

When I went to watch Shen Yangyang and the other two rehearse again this week, they were already doing a great job. At least they could get one out of three rehearsals right.

The teachers then started correcting their mistakes in the details.

Shen Yangyang's dance performance required meticulous choreography, while Li Chunchun's chorus performance did not; it was already essentially complete.

The fluency of Shen Hong and the other hosts has also improved a lot, probably because they all went back and memorized their lines properly, which has led to a significant increase in their fluency.

When they went home, Li Xunli drove a motorcycle with her aunt, each taking one of the two children. They made an appointment on the way to go see the car on Sunday.

See you tomorrow night~