The reason why we didn't eat with my dad was because the class leader felt that if we ate at the same table, the family visit would become a place to exchange personal feelings.
I ate Su Qiao's dinner at home. Before I left for the hotel, I suddenly remembered the food in the fridge was almost used up. I didn't have time to go to the market, so I gave the ¥500 supermarket card to Su Qiao and told her to take some time to go shopping and buy some food for the two of us.
Unknowingly, I seem to be ordering Su Qiao around like a maid.
At 7: 15, I met up with the class leader at the bus stop. The class leader seemed to be more familiar with how to get to my dad's hotel than me. Ever since the school allowed cell phones, the class leader downloaded a lot of apps that could save money. Most of them had the words' discount ',' group purchase ', etc. Of course, there were apps on how to make better use of the public transportation system.
Nothing noteworthy happened on the way, but I pretended to casually ask the class leader which high school she wanted to attend. The class leader casually said: "Dong Shan Third High is fine."
Third High is fine?!
Class leader, what's with your casual tone of voice? That's the best high school in the city! In the last Senior High School Entrance Examination, only three students from 28 Middle School managed to get into Third High School. Moreover, these three top students were ingenious. Just like Liu Guan and Zhang, they swore to meet each other in Third High School. Finally, their hard work paid off and they managed to get into Third High School.
Class leader, did you write in your diary that you want to attend the same high school? Are you referring to Third High? With my results, not to mention drinking chicken blood, even if I injected chicken blood, I wouldn't be able to get in!
I felt hopeless about the future, so I brought the class leader into the hotel dejectedly. The class leader was a bit hesitant when she saw a couple snuggling up to each other, but she finally encouraged herself and stuck out her chest.
The receptionist looked at me and then at the class leader. Although we were both more mature than our peers, we were still not 18 yet.
"We're a proper hotel, you can only get a room if you have an ID." The receptionist warned us in a flat tone.
Remembering that she had Wu Sheng's ID card in her wallet, she almost took it out and said, "A honeymoon suite, thank you." But wishful thinking can only be wishful thinking. If I really said that, the class leader leaving in a huff was already the best response.
Thus, I explained to the receptionist that we were looking for someone and told her my dad's room number.
My dad opened the door to welcome us. He was dressed in a suit and even his glasses were polished until they were spotless. He was surprised to not see our class teacher. He asked the class leader to sit down, then he pulled me to the side and whispered in my ear:
"Why isn't your teacher here? Isn't this little girl your class monitor?"
I smirked, "Teacher Yu isn't familiar with you, so he was afraid you'd beat him up, so the class leader came in his place. I already said on the phone that the class leader was the one coming, didn't you hear me?"
Dad showed a wronged expression, "Your teacher Yu is too timid. Every time we have a parent-teacher meeting, he doesn't dare to talk to me. I thought he finally got it! But, what does your class leader want to talk to me about? She looks very serious, as if she's very dissatisfied with me! "
"It's fine." I said heartlessly, "Didn't you teach a lot of female university students when you were a professor? Now you can't even deal with a middle school girl? "
Under my encouragement, my dad sat in front of the class leader again. They sat on two sofas separated by a coffee table, like they were representatives of two warring countries.
I sat down on the bed next to the door and watched with interest.
I could tell from the class leader's expression that she was a bit regretful.
In the end, a home visit is the teacher's responsibility. It's a bit awkward to face a classmate's parent as a student.
Especially when she saw my dad's refined appearance. Although he wasn't exactly benevolent, he still had a good face. The class leader was surprised and secretly looked at me as if she was wondering why our appearances were so different.
Hey, class leader, are you suspecting that I'm not your biological son! My dad and I have the same blood type! I inherited my height (and damn short legs) from my dad!
The class leader secretly pinched her thighs under her skirt to focus. In her opinion, no matter how well my dad disguised himself, it doesn't change the fact that he was irresponsible and let his son manage the adult goods store for him.
"Hello, I'm the class leader of class 2-3, Ye Lin's classmate." The class leader first introduced herself.
"Nice to meet you." My dad pretended to be overly enthusiastic, "I'm Xiao Lin's father, Ye YuanFeng. I often hear Xiao Lin mention his class leader."
The class leader's face turned slightly red as if she wanted to ask: "How did he mention me?" But she finally cleared her throat and cut to the chase, "Then I'll call you Uncle Ye. Uncle Ye, may I take the liberty to ask, is it difficult for you to manage … an adult goods store by yourself?"
I didn't expect the class leader to suddenly ask about the adult goods store, so my dad became embarrassed, "It shouldn't be difficult."
"Then, if it's not difficult, why did you let your son, Ye Lin, who is still underage, get involved in the business of the adult goods store? On a smaller scale, it would hinder his studies, and on a larger scale, it might even distort his worldview! "
Ah, I appreciate your painstaking efforts, but you should have said those words to me in elementary school. After so many years of influence, my worldview has already been severely distorted!
Since the class leader believed what she was doing was righteous, her tone was unavoidably aggressive. An invisible aura of a Justice Devil spread throughout the room and my dad couldn't help but lower his chair.
"Um, class leader, listen to me …" My dad racked his brains trying to find a reason to defend himself.
"You don't have to call me class leader, just call me Shu Sha." The class leader was still sitting upright with an awe-inspiring righteousness.
I suddenly realized that even though my dad used to be a university professor, it was probably because he was a university professor that he wasn't good at dealing with female students! When my dad was invigilating exams, there were female students who would copy the answers on their thighs and lift up their skirts to look at the questions they couldn't answer. My dad couldn't do anything about it. More importantly, there were female students who chased after my dad and wanted to have a teacher-student relationship with him! My dad might have a phobia towards female students!
"Um, Shu Sha, I didn't agree to help Xiao Lin manage the online store in the beginning …"
"Then why did you agree later on?"
"Because sometimes when I get drunk, I would sleep for an entire day. Without Xiao Lin's help, it would delay the deliveries …"
The class leader's gaze couldn't help but drift towards the direction of the fridge. My dad thought he was smart and put all the empty cans of beer on top of the fridge, but it didn't escape the class leader's eyes.
"Uncle Ye, do you have a bad habit of drinking?"
Although it was a question, the class leader's gaze clearly confirmed it.
"I don't drink every day …"
"Please stop drinking!"
"Huh?"
"Ye Lin is from a single-parent family, so he already receives less love. If you drink too much, it would be detrimental to his growth! You haven't hit him when you're drunk, right? "
At the same time, she shot me a questioning gaze as if she was hoping I would bravely point out if my dad was lying.
The class leader was worrying too much. My dad has never hit me whether he was sober or drunk. On the contrary, he was very good at reasoning with me and I almost became half a philosopher.
"Um … I'm unconscious when I'm drunk, so I shouldn't be able to hit Xiao Lin, right?" My dad rubbed his chin and earnestly recalled.
The class leader trembled with anger when she heard my dad would get drunk like that.
"Uncle Ye, do you know that unrestrained drinking is also very harmful to your own health!"
"When you're drunk, not only does Ye Lin have to help you deal with the adult goods store business that he shouldn't have, but he also has to worry about your health. Do you know what kind of blow it is to children at our age when their parents are seriously ill?"
My dad was stunned for a while, then he lowered his head and said: "I was wrong."
"Huh?" The class leader, who was filled with righteous indignation, was not prepared for my dad to admit his mistakes in front of his son's female classmate.
"It's because I'm too useless as a father, so I always drown my sorrows with alcohol. I even have Xiao Lin to take care of me, so I'm ashamed! Even though I can't quit drinking all of a sudden, I'll try my best to reduce the number of times I drink and try not to get drunk. Also, I'll immediately go home after I finish editing this textbook and I won't let Xiao Lin touch the adult goods store ever again! "
"Wait, did you say you're editing university textbooks?" The class leader already felt my dad had the temperament of an intellectual, but she was even more confused now. She didn't understand why a university professor would quit his job and go home to open a shameful adult goods store.
At this time, there was a burst of rapid footsteps in the hallway, then there was a hurried knock on the door.
"Ye YuanFeng, come out!!"
It was clearly Auntie Ren's voice that roared through the thick door.
My dad trembled like a mouse that saw a cat and he almost fell off his chair.
I cursed in my heart, Auntie Ren came at a bad time! Also, based on her tone, she seems to be extremely dissatisfied with my dad? Did something happen between the two of them again?
No, enough has happened. I'm afraid Auntie Ren came to find my dad because … because of her pregnancy? No matter how much Auntie Ren doesn't want to face reality, she can't go against the 'two bars' of a pregnancy test kit.
"I'm sorry, I have to go out for a bit." My dad adjusted his tie while rushing to open the door, "Xiao Lin, help me greet your class leader. Don't wait for me if I'm late."
He once again showed an embarrassed smile to the class leader: "I'm really sorry, this can't be delayed!"
My dad opened the door a crack and his body unconsciously blocked Auntie Ren's line of sight. Auntie Ren didn't notice there was someone else in the room.
Auntie Ren reached in and grabbed the tie that my dad had just adjusted, then she shouted in anger and shame: "Look at what you've done!!"
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