The school beauty is aloof? Whatever, she has a younger sister.

Chapter 161 Weekend Planning

The living room fell silent for a moment.

Mei Yinglan glanced at Zhang Beifang and said irritably, "Why live in a villa? Let's think about how to get our son into a 985 university first."

Zhang Beifang touched his nose, realizing he'd been rebuffed, and turned back to his bedroom with a pout.

Xu Qing sat on the sofa watching the two of them, secretly smiling to herself.

"The older he gets, the more frivolous he becomes." Mei Yinglan glanced at Zhang Beifang's back and muttered to herself.

Then she turned her gaze to Xu Qing: "This guy is always so irresponsible, he's really annoying."

Xu Qing looked at her, her eyes filled with laughter: "Yinglan, hasn't this always been the way things are in the North? Wasn't this how I made you laugh when I was pursuing you?"

Mei Yinglan was taken aback, but did not reply. She simply hummed softly.

Xu Qing smiled and lowered her eyes, her tone softening even more: "Yinglan, I really envy you. You have your own family, a husband, and children... Every day is filled with the mundane details of daily life, but it's the real life."

"Especially Mu Chen, she is a very well-behaved and sensible child."

Mei Yinglan pouted: "If only he were more sensible. He's not even half as well-behaved as Xixi. Although Xixi isn't your biological child, she's closer to you than your own, at least better than this airhead in our family."

"What do you think?" Mei Yinglan asked Xu Qing.

“Xixi is doing well.” Xu Qing nodded, her eyes gentle. “She is my whole life now.”

Upon hearing this, Mei Yinglan remained silent for a moment, then subtly glanced at Zhang Beifang, who had not yet come out of the bedroom.

"Since Xixi is your everything, does that mean you... have no feelings for the North anymore?" Mei Yinglan asked hesitantly.

Xu Qing looked at her, smiled, and gently shook her head: "Ying Lan, I still like him."

These words were so direct that Mei Yinglan was stunned for a moment.

But Xu Qing continued, "Don't worry, I won't bother you. I can tell you're really happy right now. And you have such a sensible child like Mu Chen."

Mei Yinglan didn't reply, but just stared at her silently.

“But I still want to become family with the North… I’ll do it my way. But I won’t hurt you, Yinglan,” Xu Qing said gently.

The air suddenly froze.

Mei Yinglan pursed her lips, her gaze unwavering.

Just as she was about to ask what you planned to do, Zhang Beifang suddenly came out of the bedroom with a smile on his face: "What are you two whispering about?"

Mei Yinglan glanced at him, ignored him, and turned to walk back to the kitchen.

Zhang Beifang scratched his head, looking completely bewildered. He shifted his gaze to Xu Qing, who was sitting quietly on the sofa, her fingers gently stroking the porcelain cup on the coffee table.

"What did you say to her?" Zhang Beifang asked in a low voice.

Xu Qing raised her eyes and smiled faintly: "It's nothing, just a private conversation between women."

"Ok."

Zhang Beifang glanced at the kitchen, then walked over and asked, "Wife, do you need my help?"

Mei Yinglan was washing vegetables in front of the sink when she heard the noise. She turned around and glanced at him, her tone full of disdain: "Last time you mistook salt for sugar and almost made my son die from the saltiness. You'd better not make things worse."

Zhang Beifang: "."

Xu Qing sat quietly in the living room.

She placed her hands on her lap, her gaze passing through the half-open kitchen door to the smoky atmosphere.

A man and a woman were there; one was cooking with his head down, while the other was talking quietly beside him.

The occasional soft clatter of pots and pans could be heard, carrying a sense of peaceful home life.

Xu Qing's gaze softened, a smile playing on her lips: "So happy."

The cafeteria at No. 1 Middle School.

Zhang Muchen sat by the window with a bowl of instant noodles in his hand, slurping the noodles while staring at Chu Youting across from him.

Little Yuzu sat quietly, holding a bowl of wontons in both hands. A thin layer of sweat appeared on the tip of her nose, and the red-rimmed glasses on her nose fogged up from the steam.

Originally, Chu Jiuli and Wang Shishi were supposed to have breakfast together, but Chu Jiuli planned to continue studying after class. Wang Shishi got a stomachache halfway there and had to turn back to the teaching building to use the restroom.

So only Chu Youting and Zhang Muchen remained, sitting face to face.

"Are the wontons delicious?" Zhang Muchen asked, biting her chopsticks as she looked up.

"It's...delicious," Chu Youting replied softly.

Zhang Muchen stared at her for two seconds: "Give me one to try."

"Oh……"

Chu Youting paused for a moment, then carefully picked up a spoon and scooped a wonton from her own bowl. She then gently handed the spoon to Zhang Muchen's bowl and poured the wonton into his noodle soup.

"It's a little hot...eat slowly." "The one Xiaoyouzi gave me isn't hot." Zhang Muchen smiled, picked up her chopsticks, and picked up a wonton, her voice muffled, "Mmm, it's delicious."

Chu Youting silently put away the spoon, lowered her head, her eyelashes fluttering, and her face quietly flushed.

Zhang Muchen wiped his mouth: "What are your plans for this weekend?"

"Studying at home."

"Let's go to Sister Yang's house to learn."

"Huh?" Chu Youting was taken aback. "Go...go to Teacher Liu's house?"

"You haven't been there yet, have you? When your sister went last time, she also visited Sister Yang's experimental equipment."

"But I'm not interested in those devices..."

Before she could finish speaking, she saw Zhang Muchen's smiling face slowly turn expressionless.

"I'll go...I'll go..." Chu Youting quickly changed her words, lowering her eyes and speaking softly.

"That's more like it." Zhang Muchen chuckled.

Tsk, easy peasy~
He slurped up the last mouthful of noodles, and as he put down his chopsticks, the system task from before flashed through his mind.

[Task: Contact Liu Wuyang and take Chu Youting to her home for a visit.]

Zhang Muchen invited Chu Youting to Liu Wuyang's house just now in order to complete a system task.

This weekend is perfect.

Since Liu Wuyang was away from home, Zhang Muchen could take the opportunity to get the keys and bring Chu Youting over.

Of course, he could also invite Chu Jiuli and Wang Shishi to form a tutoring team.

But Zhang Muchen preferred to spend time alone with Xiaoyouzi.

After all, the two were not in the same class, and they rarely had the chance to see each other every day.

Chu Jiuli and Wang Shishi? One is her deskmate, the other sits in front of her. They see each other all the time, they're tired of seeing each other.

So, of course, I'll reserve my free time for Little Yuzu.

My little sister is so soft and sweet, I never get tired of teasing her.

And he was alone in a room.

whee.

Thinking of this, Zhang Muchen lowered his head, picked up his phone, and quickly sent a message to Liu Wuyang.

[Sister Yang, I'm going to study at your house this weekend, can I have the key?]

On the other side, Liu Wuyang had just gotten up and was brushing her teeth in front of the sink.

Holding a toothbrush in one hand and glancing at her phone with the other, she frowned slightly: 【Can't your family learn this?】

Zhang Muchen replied quickly: [Sister Yang, your house has a learning buff. As soon as I walk in, my mathematical thinking becomes crystal clear.]

Whether I can pass the exam this semester depends entirely on whether Sister Yang is willing to let me study hard at your place.

Liu Wuyang spat out the toothpaste foam from her mouth and tapped the screen with her fingertips: [Okay, come on. Here's the key.]

But remember, don't go into my bedroom!

Zhang Muchen: [Received from Sister Yang]

Liu Wuyang glanced at the reply, casually placed her phone on the sink, rinsed her mouth, and returned to her bedroom.

She walked to the wardrobe, opened the door, and her gaze fell on a pink storage bag at the very back.

After hesitating for a moment, Liu Wuyang bent down and covered herself completely with a sweater next to her.

"That kid may be a bit frivolous, but he shouldn't be so bored as to rummage through my closet..." she muttered to herself, closing the closet door behind her.

Liu Wuyang originally wanted to put the toy in the car, but after thinking about it, she changed her mind.

There's nowhere suitable to hide in the car; if someone accidentally sees you, that would be a real disaster.

It's still safest to hide it in the closet.

No matter how talkative Zhang Muchen is, he's at most a little frivolous, but he's not some kind of pervert who goes through his own closet.

Thinking this, she walked to the vanity, sat down, opened the skincare bottle, and skillfully squeezed out the serum.

In the mirror, she patted her face, slowly thinking as she looked at her bare face, "I hope this kid won't be sleeping at my house all the time in the future..."

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(End of this chapter)