Can we believe him?
Mrs Peng did not make a sound, lowered her head and bit into the sugar painting, crunching and munching until she finished a whole sugar dragon.
This “disappearance incident” ended with Mrs Peng bringing back sugar paintings for every Peng family member.
Although Mrs Peng insisted that she got lost in the alleys and did not quarrel with Mr Peng, Mr Peng still could not escape a beating.
Grandpa Peng used a stick to whip his son, Grandma Peng did not stop him at all, and even praised her husband for beating well.
All mistakes, Xiao Xiao would have no fault, the wrong one must be the son!
Poor Mr Peng got beaten and received no comfort, the old man had strong hands, whipping Mr Peng’s arms full of blood marks.
Only White Secretary pitied the boss, sent Mr Peng some medicine.
White Secretary put down the medicine and was about to leave, Mr Peng asked her to “wait”, White Secretary’s face turned pale with fright.
“Mr Peng, it is not appropriate for me to apply medicine for you!”
White Secretary had no idea of changing jobs, behaved properly without crossing boundaries, afraid of being misunderstood by the boss’s wife.
Mr Peng: “…”
Mr Peng took a deep breath, “What are you thinking, I want you to go get Guoqing’s done test papers.”
Teacher Liang asked many questions today, Mr Peng could not answer any.
Teacher Liang also took Mr Peng’s phone number, saying to strengthen communication.
Not answering this time was fine, next time not answering, Mr Peng would be more embarrassed.
There was one more key point, Mr Peng knew his wife Zhu Xiao was truly angry today.
What was Zhu Xiao thinking when she shook off the driver.
Did she not want to be the Peng family’s daughter-in-law anymore, not want to be his wife, really planning to leave?
Mr Peng stood on the bustling street at that time, but his heart was extremely panicked.
Outsiders only saw Zhu Xiao enthusiastic about “catching adultery” every day, staring at Mr Peng like a thief, as if very reluctant to give up the “Mrs Peng” identity, only Mr Peng knew, if Zhu Xiao did not want it one day she would definitely leave immediately, wave her hand without taking a cloud.
White Secretary felt relieved.
“You wait, I will get it now!”
White Secretary went out and patted her chest, scared to death, she thought the boss’s mind was unclear.
After a while White Secretary came back, but got a small cart from somewhere, the cart shelf full of test papers, Mr Peng was very surprised: “…so many?”
White Secretary smiled, “This is only part, afraid you cannot finish, the rest I organise and give you tomorrow ok?”
Mr Peng’s expression solemn: “Ok.”
Did not know if White Secretary was careful, or Peng Guoqing himself careful, all done test papers were categorised by subject and bound.
Mr Peng casually picked up a stack, it was Peng Guoqing’s Chinese papers.
Peng Guoqing’s handwriting had no shape, but clear.
Compared to top students’ papers, Peng Guoqing’s papers had high error rate. For example reading comprehension question type, the marking teacher really tried hard to find Peng Guoqing’s scoring points. Composition too, what was written, Mr Peng read with headache, if his secretary wrote reports like this, would have been fired eight hundred times!
One paper added up, only 43 points.
This was mother tongue subject, how could exam so poorly?
Mr Peng’s blood pressure soared.
This obviously was Peng Guoqing’s paper when just transferred to Rongcheng, similar papers, his wife Zhu Xiao must have seen many, Zhu Xiao not angry at all?
Gradually, Peng Guoqing’s paper scores improved.
From over 40 to 90, doubled score.
That night, Mr Peng flipped through his son’s papers one by one, stayed up until three or four in the morning.
After returning to the bedroom he could not sleep.
He suddenly wanted to meet Peng Guoqing’s friends.
Xie Qian no need to say, from small was other people’s child, having a son like Xie Qian besides family postnatal education, more or less depended on fate, Mr Peng did not think he had that fate.
Besides Xie Qian, Peng Guoqing met Wang Shuang in Rongcheng.
Wang Shuang reportedly was a poor student like Peng Guoqing before, now not only admitted to Shanghai 211 university, but also started participating in family business management.
Wen Ying, ordinary family origin, bestselling author, screenwriter.
Li Mengjiao, state-owned enterprise boss’s daughter, talent show star, popular artist.
Actually White Secretary had long figured out Peng Guoqing’s friend circle in Rongcheng, the information all shown to Mr Peng, Mr Peng before just did not care.
Rongcheng was only a short stop for Peng Guoqing, after Peng Guoqing left, these friends would gradually fade, Mr Peng once had such idea.
Now Mr Peng discovered, it seemed not so!
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New Year’s Eve, Wen Ying woke up in a burst of firecrackers.
The community’s children played “throw crackers” in the open space, throw hard on the ground and it exploded, the children went crazy, screaming and running around the community.
Usually noise-fearing residents today would be very tolerant, new year was like that.
In a few more years, Rongcheng urban area banned firecrackers, Wen Ying always felt much less new year flavour.
Chen Ru asked her today’s plans, Wen Ying headed straight to the bathroom to wash: “Go to the countryside with my uncle to see, he wants to expand scale, today appointed several active villagers to talk. This project I also invest money, I want to go listen.”
The 1 million Wen Ying reserved was to do aquatic farming with Deng Shangwei. She invested 1 million, Deng Shangwei also added previous investment to 1 million integer, both put same amount, Wen Ying of course wanted to go see.
This request reasonable, Chen Ru did not say anything, only when Deng Shangwei came to pick Wen Ying instructed both to come home early.
“Dinner together tonight, I told A Li!”
New year, needed the whole family lively and bustling, Chen Ru this year prepared to let sister’s family and in-laws celebrate together, now everyone worked and lived in Rongcheng, relations much closer than before.
Wen Ying was leaving, Chen Ru called her: “Wear that new down jacket, countryside colder than city.”
“Ok!”
The new down jacket was bright red, length to Wen Ying’s knees, wrapping Wen Ying like a big red bug.
But very fair-looking, appeared full of vitality.
Wen Ying left with Deng Shangwei, Wen Dongrong just got up.
“Why they not wait for me?”
Chen Ru pointed to the prepared ingredients in the kitchen, “Wait for you what, today sister-in-law’s store business very good, she said open half day, Chang Lin they all go help, noon meal only we prepare ourselves, this pile do you want me to handle alone?”
Wen Dongrong hands behind back strolled to kitchen, saw two big carps in the sink, quite proud: “You women strength still small, killing fish not smooth, key moment still rely on me!”
Said that Wen Dongrong tied apron to kill fish.
Carp in the sink, kitchen wall corner stacked boxes of scallops, abalone, all Deng Shangwei took from store.
Wen Dongrong just killed two fish, doorbell rang, Wen Kai holding two boxes of fruit at door.
Seeing Wen Dongrong’s house husband attire, Wen Kai a bit dazed.
Second uncle before where would cook!
“Why you came?”
“My mum asked me to help.”
Wen Kai put down boxes and dove into kitchen, cooking Wen Dongrong made Wen Kai unfamiliar, yet very kind.
Wen Dongrong threw big nephew an apron, “Wear it, clean seafood with me.”
