Wife, please behave yourself.

Chapter 107 Inviting Uncle Liu's Family to Dinner

The evening study sessions at the beginning of the new semester were really just study sessions.

Starting tomorrow, classes will be scheduled during the three evening self-study sessions, just like regular classes.

Shen Ruzhi sat at her desk, silently looking up at what was in front of her.

Looking at the boy's back as he came into view, she was so depressed that she had to distract herself with books.

I forced myself to pull out my textbook and flip through the brand-new pages.

Although my eyes are on the book, I can't seem to focus all my attention on studying.

His gaze kept drifting forward, seemingly unintentionally, as he watched the two people in the front seat huddled together.

The girl named Chi Jinhe covered her mouth with her hand and whispered something so quiet that even those in the back row couldn't hear it.

The boy was the same; after he finished speaking, the girl's eyes curved like crescent moons.

He then lay back down on his desk.

The feeling in her heart was truly unbearable. Shen Ruzhi felt that she probably hadn't fully adapted yet, as it was only the first day of school.

He forced himself to raise his hands and cover his ears.

He lowered his head and looked at the textbooks on his desk.

However, her chaotic mind left her with no energy to think about anything else. Whenever she closed her eyes, she would involuntarily recall the scenes of spending time with Liu Songyan and his sister at the boy's home during the summer vacation.

He... isn't actually that quiet.

He just doesn't want to talk to me...

Such thoughts kept popping into my mind, and I tightened my grip on my ears.

It was as if she had tinnitus; she couldn't hear anything in the classroom at that moment, only a buzzing sound occupying all her hearing.

"Dong dong."

The increased knocking sound reached Shen Ruzhi's ears through her tinnitus.

She slowly raised her head and looked at Liu Songyan, who had turned around at some point.

It seemed that her strange behavior had caught his attention, and Liu Songyan looked at her with a strange gaze.

Shen Ruzhi slowly lowered her hands from her ears and looked up at her surroundings from her desk.

The classroom, which was quiet just moments ago, is now filled with noise, and many students are leaving their seats and heading out of the classroom.

get out of class is over? When?
"Are you spacing out?"

Liu Songyan asked a question, his gaze falling on Shen Ruzhi.

Even his deskmate, a girl named Chi Jinhe, was looking at her.

"..."

"That's not important. I have something I want to ask you."

Seeing that Shen Ruzhi did not respond, Liu Songyan did not continue to inquire, but instead asked her a question.

"I hope you can share some experience with me on how to be a good class monitor."

"..."

"Don't you want to?"

Frowning, and seeing that Shen Ruzhi behind him remained silent, Liu Songyan waited a few seconds before giving his own conclusion.

"Never mind then, I won't bother you anymore."

"willing!"

As soon as the boy finished speaking, Shen Ruzhi, who was sitting behind him, suddenly came to her senses and hurriedly replied.

Just as he was about to turn back, he looked back again.

Looking at Shen Ruzhi's face, which I had seen many times during the summer vacation.

He, who had been expressionless the whole time, finally smiled after the other party agreed.

"Thank you."

"But why did you suddenly want to ask me for help?"

"I just thought you were a class monitor before and had a good reputation in the class, so I wanted to learn from you."

"That's it."

Her gloomy mood improved somewhat, and Shen Ruzhi glanced at Chi Jinhe, who was also looking at her.

Suddenly I felt happy.

Having served as class monitor, she had also been in contact with representatives from several neighboring classes, and naturally knew that Chi Jinhe, who had been in the next class, had never held any position in the class.

My mood, which had been depressed since this morning, returned to normal after thinking about this.

A smile returned to her face, and Shen Ruzhi continued.

"Then I'll tell you now, some..."

"No need now."

"..."

Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by the boy in front of her.

Shen Ruzhi's expression, which had just begun to improve, showed signs of turning bad again.

"Because I need to go to the bathroom now, we'll talk when I get back."

"call……"

Fortunately, she was just overthinking it.

After hearing Liu Songyan's words, Shen Ruzhi breathed a sigh of relief.

Watching Liu Songyan get up and leave, until he completely disappeared from Class 2 of the third year of junior high school, I slowly turned my gaze away.

Noticing that Chi Jinhe in the front seat was still staring at her, Shen Ruzhi suppressed her smile and looked at him with a serious expression.

Before she could speak, the other person's voice reached her ears first.

"We were just talking about you. He was even thinking of telling the teacher tomorrow to make you the vice class monitor."

"Vice squad leader?"

"He's probably afraid of not being a good class monitor... You know he used to hardly talk to anyone."

Chi Jinhe turned around and reached into his desk.

He reached out to Shen Ruzhi's desk and gently placed a few candies in front of her.

Shen Ruzhi looked at the candy the other party had given her, but before she could say anything, she heard Chi Jinhe's voice again.

Please help him as much as you can.

"..."

Shen Ruzhi looked up at the girl in front of her.

Looking at the other person's slightly chubby face, she silently shifted her gaze away after a few seconds and looked at the candies on the desk instead.

"Ah."

He responded with a sound of agreement, then lowered his head again.

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Evening self-study after school.

Shen Ruzhi parted ways with Zhou Yuan, who was riding a bicycle, at a fork in the road. Only after Zhou Yuan's figure gradually disappeared into the distance did Shen Ruzhi continue walking towards home.

I walked through two red light intersections and stopped at the third intersection.

I looked up at the cars parked on the side of the road and gazed at the face peering out of the rolled-down car window.

It seems that her mother, Wen Yunwei, has finished working overtime.

Wen Yunwei, who was being driven home by her boss's secretary, ran into her daughter just as she was about to arrive home.

I decided to get off here.

He opened the car door, took his things out of the car, said a few words to the driver, and let him drive away.

He waited until his daughter crossed the intersection and came to his side.

Wen Yunwei then spoke with a smile.

“My daughter and I are really on the same wavelength. I was just in the car thinking about whether I would run into you on the road.”

Since starting work, Wen Yunwei's complexion has improved day by day. Today's outfit, as always, suited her style perfectly: a long dress that covered her ankles, swaying gently with each step.

Wen Yunwei picked up the bag in her hand, unaware of her child's bad mood.

He grabbed her hand and took the clothes out of the bag.

After gently shaking the clothes until they were fully unfolded, she placed them in front of her child and tilted her head back to examine them.

"It looks good, and it fits perfectly."

Hearing her mother's murmurs in front of her, Shen Ruzhi mustered her strength.

He looked at his mother with a puzzled expression.

"Did the boss buy this dress?"

"Yes, he knew I had a child, and he gave it to me as a reward for working overtime recently."

"That's it..."

Looking at the long dress with the price tag still hanging in front of her, Shen Ruzhi, who usually dresses quite smartly, rarely wears clothes of this style.

After the mother put the clothes back into the shopping bag, the mother and daughter walked towards home.

During this time, the two chatted casually.

From her mother, Shen Ruzhi learned that her boss valued Wen Yunwei highly.

Not only did they continue to pay her overtime, but they also brought her small gifts from time to time.

The skincare products I brought home last time, plus the clothes I bought this time.

Despite being a man, he has an unusually deep understanding of women's things.

It just doesn't seem right.

Out of curiosity, Shen Ruzhi finally pondered and asked.

"Does this boss also like my mother?"

"You're talking nonsense again."

Responding to her daughter, Wen Yunwei rarely showed a shy expression.

Hearing her daughter ask this question, she immediately thought of the time when her daughter came back from Liu Changcun's house at the beginning of summer vacation and boldly guessed that her junior had said he liked her.

It seems that in her daughter's eyes, as long as she is treated even slightly well, it is considered that she likes her.

Looking at her silent daughter beside her, Wen Yunwei softened her tone and spoke calmly.

"Your Uncle Liu said that our boss was born the wrong gender, something like that... I've forgotten the exact words."

Recalling my conversation with Liu Changcun, he mentioned this topic casually after consulting me about clothing matching.

Although it's not good to gossip about the boss in private, Wen Yunwei has been more careful since then.

After observing Gu Nan at the company for a while, she was surprised to find that Liu Changcun's judgment was just as accurate.

Someone like Gu Nan, who may have an ordinary appearance but is gentle and understanding, should be able to find a girlfriend even if he doesn't have much money.

However, the other party has never been involved in any scandalous affairs and has a close relationship with the company's secretary.

Every time the two met, they would chat and laugh.

Its appearance was quite striking, making those who noticed it feel strange.

The company provided a car, but because he hasn't obtained his driver's license yet, Gu Nan's secretary can only act as the driver for now.

Occasionally, Wen Yunwei would chat with the other party, and even she could tell that the secretary was not quite normal.

However, in this day and age, such a thing is too absurd.

Therefore, Wen Yunwei always maintained an attitude of seeing through things but not saying them, and never discussed her boss's gossip in private.

On her way home, Wen Yunwei, carrying shopping bags, turned to look at her silent daughter.

Seeing that the other party did not respond for a long time, she asked with some concern.

"Did something unpleasant happen at the start of the school year? Why do you look so gloomy?"

"No."

She just shook her head, not knowing why she had been feeling down all day.

"Maybe it's because it's the beginning of the semester and they're not used to being in a new class."

"That's it..."

Hearing Shen Ruzhi's explanation, Wen Yunwei, as a mother, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Now, with Liu Changcun's help, her life is gradually getting better.

Now, apart from work, her only concern is her daughter.

As parents, who wouldn't want their child to grow up healthy and strong?

Her steps suddenly paused for a moment, and Wen Yunwei, who was walking side by side with her daughter, suddenly smiled and said.

"When I get paid, I'm planning to treat your Uncle Liu and his family to a meal. Do you think it's better if we cook at home or go to a restaurant?"

"Invite your uncle's family for dinner?"

"After all, I am able to have a job now because of your great help, Uncle Liu. I should at least show my appreciation."

"Let's go to a restaurant then."

"Why? We can buy groceries and cook ourselves."

"..."

Shen Ruzhi looked at her silently. Just thinking about her mother's unpredictable cooking made her mouth uncontrollably dry.

Fortunately, Wen Yunwei was self-aware and understood in a short time.

He chuckled twice, slightly embarrassed, before speaking with a soft laugh.

"Okay... my cooking skills are really not that great, so let's go to a restaurant then."

After a pause, Wen Yunwei continued.

"I wonder how your Uncle Liu is doing now. I heard he opened a shop a while ago..."

"The store is called Mixue Ice Cream, and it's not far from our school."

What do you sell?

"Milk tea, and fruit tea too... I heard they taste pretty good."

"How's business?"

"It should be pretty good..."

"As long as business is good~"

Her smile deepened; Wen Yunwei seemed very happy to hear the news.

Her pace didn't slow down, but her gaze, which had been fixed on her daughter, slowly shifted away, and she looked up at the night sky above.

As if speaking from the heart, he began to recount the past to Shen Ruzhi beside him.

Since Wen Yunwei and Liu Changcun reconnected after many years, this was the first time she had talked to her daughter about those old stories.

The Liu Changcun of the memories had a less than ideal background, was an excellent student, and was taciturn.

Listening to her mother's description, Shen Ruzhi felt as if Uncle Liu from high school and him now were two completely different people.

Watching her mother get more and more excited as she talked, she continued to chat with her even after they got home.

As a daughter, Shen Ruzhi had not seen her mother care about someone so much in a long time.

It seems that only when talking about Uncle Liu can she see a genuine smile on her mother's face.

Watching his mother calling him Liu Changcun and his junior brother repeatedly.

Shen Ruzhi was not as happy as usual.

If it were before summer vacation, she might have had different thoughts about this.

However, after spending the summer with Liu Songyan and his sister, she no longer wants to hear anything about Uncle Liu from her mother.

I watched my mother walking around the room, and saw her stuffing clothes into the washing machine.

Shen Ruzhi leaned against the wall, listening silently to the ongoing conversation.

Listening to the stories about Uncle Liu that kept coming from my mother...

(End of this chapter)