Chapter 23:
In the end, the little fatty failed to copy Su Yanran’s homework.
It wasn’t that he couldn’t do anything about Su Yanran. In fact, if she didn’t give it to him, he could still steal it away. He just wanted to be compensated anyways… It was the ‘right’ thing to do.
Only, that little girl Su Yanran actually ran away!
Running faster than him, this… What happened to all the nerdy tyrants? Who said they could be athletic dummies? And now bullying the fat guy?
After he gave chase, he accidentally bumped into somebody. The head teacher glowered as he stood in front of him. Su Yanran actually ran outside the teacher’s office!
Well, now, he didn’t have to copy the homework, he just got punished for bullying the class leader.
This was worse than committing a crime. He helped out the squad leader. He was helping people! That little girl Su Yanran was so bad, even if she ate white, she still sued black! He didn’t even want to talk to her anymore in the future.
(TNote: Eats white, sued black = meaning, she got benefits, but still sued him/ Gets something good says its bad.)
After running for a long time, he finished digesting all the meals he ate that morning. By then, it was already the third class, and his stomach had started to grumble. How could he survive?
He began to wonder if he should take advantage of the last physical education class for today and sneak out to buy some good food. Suddenly, he saw a white and tender hand passing over some bread to him.
“For you.”
It was Su Yanran.
“Humph!”
The little fatty proudly turned his head away, not wanting to pay attention to Su Yanran. Soldiers can be killed but not humiliated! He didn’t want the enemy to corrupt his will with sugar-coated bullets!
Only, at this moment, his stomach was very uncooperative and made a grumbling noise.
“Pfftt……”
During class time, there were many classmates around him who were amused by him acting like this.
“Liang Jinxuan, the class leader is the one who bought the pineapple buns from the cafeteria. It’s the hardest to get. If you don’t eat them, can we buy them from the class leader instead?”
This guy, too, is considered a bully in the class. Just, instead of bullying his classmates, he just tries to copy their homework, with the fancy name of helping them with deserved payment.
Take it or leave it.
After more than two years of being classmates, except for class president Su Yanran who was never looted by him, the other students had all fallen victim to his copy scheme, including Liu Niu, who was second-to-last in class standing.
Why would the last one be spared? Because Liang Jinxuan himself was the last one on the list!
No one knew if he was out of his mind, but today he finally came around to targeting the class leader.
Hitting the nail on the head, huh? The class president was the top of the class and the teachers’ favorite, so if he wanted to bully the class leader, wouldn’t he be looking for death?
Now, the class leader has given him the initiative, but he didn’t want to take advantage of it?
Aren’t you scared that the class leader will complain to the teacher again?
Liang Jinxuan heard the words of the students, and his eyes lit up. The pineapple bun from the cafeteria was the one he liked to eat the most, but the class leader was quite good.
But, wouldn’t it seem disgraceful for him to forgive her after having to be on his feet all morning?
He thought as such, but his eyes couldn’t help glance at the pineapple bun in Su Yanran’s hand. It was set against her white hand, and the bun seemed to be glowing.
“Liang Jinxuan, I bought it for you. I didn’t intentionally run to the teacher this morning.”
Su Yanran was also amused by Liang Jinxuan’s appearance, but she refrained. If she laughed, wouldn’t Liang Jinxuan just get angrier?
“Then, why did you run to the teacher’s office?”
It was also because he didn’t look at the road when he was chasing that he didn’t notice he had reached the enemy’s nest.
“I… I just got used to it. When you chased me, I was a little scared, so I didn’t know where to run.”
Su Yanran was quite embarrassed to say it out loud. Indeed, she was the one who caused Liang Jinxuan to be punished. Whether it was intentional or not, it wasn’t really nice…?
“Then, why did you still complain to the teacher?” Liang Jinxuan said angrily.
“I didn’t complain, but the teacher asked me. I couldn’t lie, but I guess I did sort of complain.”
Su Yanran’s attitude was very calm and respectful.
“Ok…”
Su Yanran’s attitude remained nice and she made a lot of sense. He didn’t know how he was going to argue back. Although his heart was still a little upset, but as a manly guy, he wouldn’t bother with a little woman!
Isn’t it because of seeing the pineapple bun?
“Then, would you still lend me your homework?”
Liang Jinxuan’s eyes twinkled. He changed his mind. He didn’t copy, just borrow, just read, and not do anything.
“No.”
Su Yanran shook her head firmly.
“Then, you’re still asking me to help for nothing, aren’t you?”
Liang Jinxuan ate with his mouth bulging, not having any fierceness at all.
“I don’t want you to help for free. I’ll help you with tutoring later.”
Fearing that he was angry again, Su Yanran quickly spoke.
This is the decision she made after thinking about it during class earlier. Her Dad said that teaching people to fish was better than giving someone fish. It was necessary to solve Liang Jinxuan’s problem from its roots.
“What?”
Liang Jinxuan was shocked. What did he hear? Tutoring?
“The teacher has agreed, and promised to move us to sit together.”
Su Yanran saw that Liang Jinxuan had no objection, and thought he was happy. Then she thought again, this time, classmate Liang Jinxuan would forgive her completely, right?
“Are you happy?”
“I want to kh…”
When Liang Jinxuan rolled his eyes, he almost passed away. Where did the class leader see that he wanted to study hard every day? He has been tortured enough listening to the teacher every day. Now he still needed to be tutored by her?
Happy?! No way! He wanted to hit …
It’s over!! Pouting too much, he started choking on the bun … it’s really going to kill him!!
“You can wait for your grades to improve before saying thank you.”
Liang Jinxuan thumped on his chest. Su Yanran became a little flustered, thinking that Liang Jinxuan was doing so because he was too happy and excited.
He quickly stopped.
“Cough, thank you …”
It was hard to slow down, but when he looked up, the class teacher was standing behind Su Yanran. The teacher glared at him with a black face, as if he would make him become that word if he dared to say the word that came after it.
“Cough cough… Su Yanran, thank you for your selfless help.”
Such thing as face, was not important under the eyes of the teacher.
“No problem. We are all classmates. Moreover, it’s the first time for me to tutor others, and I don’t know if it would be of any help. Let’s make progress together!”
Su Yanran extended her hand with a smile, with two dimples appearing on her face, making her look much cuter than usual.
However, Liang Jinxuan wanted to pierce her dimples. Sure enough, she was not cute at all!!!
After school at night, Su Yuyang saw the little fatty brought back home by his daughter.
When he came here, he had only kept the cabbage for two days. Was she about to be swallowed by pigs already? He wasn’t mentally prepared yet!
(TNote: It’s a metaphor: cabbage = daughter, grown and raised like a well cultivated vegetable. Pigs = men with ulterior motives.)
Moreover, is this pig the future idiot who will help Liu Zizi? He actually wanted to harm his daughter so early?
This fatty deserved to be dumped by his daughter and to die alone for the rest of his life!
“What’s the matter, Uncle? Do I have rice stuck on my face?
Liang Jinxuan was uncomfortable when so deeply stared at by Su Yuyang. He touched his face and couldn’t help asking.
“No!”
Su Yuyang gave him a blank look. He didn’t like this kid.
Then looked at his daughter.
“Dad, I’m going to be tutoring my classmate Liang Jinxuan from now on, and it just so happens that I will have someone to come home from school with me, so you don’t have to worry.”
Su Yanran completely misunderstood Su Yuyang’s thoughts, and just opened her mouth good naturedly.
“I’ll be walking with you. Your house is right next to the school, what’s he so worried about? Your father is really strange.”
Liang Jinxuan threw the schoolbag on the table next to him, sat down at will, looked around, and then said.
“However, your mother’s taste is so good. The house is so beautifully furnished.”
“Thank you, my Dad arranged the house.”
Su Yanran was certainly happy that someone praised her Dad.
“Cough, it’s not that pretty.”
Liang Jinxuan looked back awkwardly and reached for a book. Ah, the plan of trying to pull Su Yanran’s mother as an ally failed, as her father is not easy to get along with at first glance.
His plan to leave the Su family home and go back to play his game console was foiled.
“…”
Su Yuyang squeezed his fists, resisting the urge to throw the little fatty Liang Jinxuan out, but then asked,
“What do you want for dinner?”
“Anything is okay, you know. Dad’s cooking is delicious.”
“Uncle, I want to eat meat!”
Liang Jinxuan did not hold back at all, with his manly temperament yet to be seen, acting completely like a bear child as he was.
(TNote: bear child = spoiled with honey, to the point of being annoying.)
“No meal for you.”
Why should he make a meal for this kid? His daughter didn’t even charge for tuition.
“Aren’t you too stingy, uncle? You would do something like abusing your daughter’s classmate?”
Liang Jinxuan was a small child, and was not afraid of Su Yuyang.
Faced with his daughter’s puzzled eyes, Su Yuyang knew that his opponent in life has finally appeared, and it was this stupid boy!! How dare he defame him in the presence of his soft and adorable daughter!
Okay, isn’t it just food? It won’t kill me, humph!
That night, Liang Jinxuan levelled up to become Su Yuyang’s fan.
“Wow, Daddy Su, your cooking is so good. Could such delicious meat actually be made by the immortals?! Daddy Su, are you still accepting an apprentice? Can I sign up first?”
“Daddy Su, you have to rest first. I’ll do the dishes. How can you do this kind of rough work… Your hands are meant to make delicious immortal dishes ah.”
“Daddy Su, please have tea. You have to take care of your hands after a tiring day… You can’t let these hands suffer any damage.”
Su Yuyang felt embarrassed to hear these shameless praises.
“Where did you find such a living treasure?”
Su Yuyang looked at her daughter.
“I … I didn’t know he was like that …”
Su Yanran was also a little surprised by Liang Jinxuan’s words.
Although she and her Dad used to get along very well, they hardly talked to each other. When they ate, they just kept eating with no conversations in between. Once they were done, Dad washed the dishes, and she obediently completed her homework.
When was it ever like with Liang Jinxuan now, who chatted while eating and praising her Dad endlessly.
The person who was busy before and after eating began to regard this place as their own home.
I guess you could wash several dishes for us…
She used to be unfamiliar with Liang Jinxuan, but only knew that he was a mischievous little bully, and that the teacher had a headache because of him. He was also the one who took the initiative to talk to her this morning.
“Daddy Su, the house is cleaned up. It’s already so late, so I’ll go home now. My Mom will start worrying about me. I’ll bring you your favorite tea tomorrow.”
After saying that, Liang Jinxuan carried his bag on his back and opened the door to leave, leaving only Su Yuyang and Su Yanran with a backdrop of deeply hidden achievements and reputation.
…
This kid, he’s actually playing the gift-giving game? Where the hell did you learn that?
(TNote: gift giving game = it’s somewhat a commonly acknowledged fact that after getting a gift from someone visiting, people should reciprocate. And endless giving back and forth would ensue, in this case Lj knows that Sy would have no reason to reject him asking for things and coming often, hence called a ‘game’, be cause he knows his scheme.)