Chapter 139
Chapter 139: This home visit is a bit strange
Chen Xiongguo followed Wen Yu and the others.
Wen Yu walked ahead, chatting all the way, sometimes pointing at something and telling a story, sometimes pointing at something else and talking about various things. The naturalness of it all made this teacher envious.
The more moments like these, the more he liked this child.
After walking a couple of blocks and climbing a few flights of stairs, the three stood at the entrance of two open doors.
Both sets of parents greeted them simultaneously.
Wen Yu’s dad was excited, shouting, “Hey! Teacher Chen, Teacher Chen, you’re finally here. We’ve been waiting for you for a long time. Come in, come in…”
As he spoke, he went to take Chen Xiongguo’s arm.
On the other side, Fu Chengque’s dad was a step behind but showed no hesitation. He went straight to Chen Xiongguo and took his other arm, smiling warmly. “Teacher Chen, I heard from our Chengque that you were coming. I just brewed a pot of cloud mist tea. You arrived just in time. How fortunate. Come, come inside…”
Chen Xiongguo was dumbfounded.
After so many home visits, he had never seen anything like this.
He finally understood that the students Wen Yu and Fu Chengque really were neighbors, with their front doors facing each other.
Now with both families welcoming him at the same time, he found himself in a dilemma—
How should he choose?
With an awkward expression on his face, stuck in the middle, he was at a loss.
Seeing this, Wen Yu’s dad became unhappy. “Fu Family, what’s the matter with you? Teacher Chen was greeted by me first. Let go!”
“You, with the last name Wen, speak some sense. Teacher Chen is here for a home visit to my house. I came to greet him. What’s the problem?”
“Shameless!”
“Can’t reason with you!”
The two old men were bickering up front, and the moms couldn’t stand watching anymore.
Mother Fu shouted, “Do something useful! What are you arguing for? Teacher Chen is coming to our house too!”
Mother Wen angrily exclaimed, “What are you doing? Are you trying to embarrass the teacher? Enough, let go!”
Then they both turned and apologized to Chen Xiongguo in unison, “Sorry, teacher, for making you witness this.”
This time, Chen Xiongguo burst out laughing.
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The Wen Family was the first to receive Chen Xiongguo, so they went to Wen’s house first, but the Fu Family was also gathered in Wen’s living room, which was quite strange.
Father Fu even brought the tea tray over here, with a pot of cloud mist tea, fragrant and refreshing.
Chen Xiongguo took a sip and praised, “Good tea!”
He continued, “Parents of Wen Yu and Fu Chengque, I’m just here to chat. Please don’t make it too serious. I really like these two kids at school, so I wanted to visit and chat about their present and future.”
Father Wen nodded repeatedly, “Teacher Chen is a responsible and good teacher!”
Father Fu quickly added, “It’s an honor for our children to have a teacher like you.”
Chen Xiongguo hurriedly put down his tea cup and waved his hand, “You’re too kind.”
Seeing that the conversation was about to turn to matters between adults, Father Wen shouted to the two “protagonists” standing aside, “Go! Study inside!”
The two didn’t say much and entered Wen Yu’s bedroom one after the other.
Chen Xiongguo stared, his mind in turmoil—
My goodness, they both went into the bedroom at the same time and closed the door!
Good heavens, the parents on both sides didn’t even react!
This relationship… is too good.
For a moment, Teacher Chen hesitated whether to intervene or not.
After much thought, he decided he had to say something, not for anything else, but because he was a teacher, and that’s what teachers should do.
Chen Xiongguo first shared with the parents on both sides the daily lives of the two at school, things parents wouldn’t normally know about. Of course, the emphasis was on praise.
Next, he talked about their academic performance, but also gave them great affirmation, saying “Maintain the current state” and “Take it slow, steadily improve grades.”
Then, he talked about planning for the future, helping the children choose universities and majors, and so on.
Finally, he circled around to the main point.
But it was extremely difficult to broach the subject.
Father Fu noticed this and asked, “Teacher Chen, do you have something else to say? Don’t worry, we can understand!”
Chen Xiongguo responded with several “um’s” and then, after careful consideration, began.
“Well, um, Fu Chengque’s parents, is Fu Chengque an only child?”
“Yes, yes, she’s the only one. She’s usually quite spoiled, so please forgive her, Teacher.”
“Don’t worry, Fu Chengque is doing well now. Next, for example, as long as you can block the internet, prevent early romance, avoid comparisons, and refrain from romantic relationships… um, these influences, there should be no problem with the university entrance examination,” Chen Xiongguo said, glancing around.
But on the other side, Father Fu exclaimed happily to Mother Fu, “Did you hear that? Teacher Chen said Qiao’er will have no problem with the university entrance examination!”
“Um…” Chen Xiongguo hesitated for a moment, feeling a bit unsure how to respond, and had to switch sides to talk to Father Wen. “Wen Yu’s parents, Wen Yu has been studying very diligently recently, and in the final semester, there is hope for further improvement!”
“Really?” Father Wen exclaimed joyfully. “Teacher Chen, how high can he go?”
“Um, as long as… well, as long as he can… um, as long as he’s not affected by romantic relationships, early romance, comparisons, the internet… these influences, he should achieve high scores…”
Mother Wen suddenly beamed, “We don’t have a computer at home! Xiao Yu also doesn’t care much about comparisons.”
Father Wen clapped his hands and praised, “That’s settled, that’s settled!”
Chen Xiongguo: “…”
The stern-faced teacher was getting a headache; he felt like he wasn’t on the same page as the parents on both sides.
But he wasn’t willing to give up and continued:
“Wen Yu’s parents, Fu Chengque’s parents, I want to ask about your plans for these two children’s future…”
“Teacher, didn’t you already ask about that?”
“Um, not exactly. What I mean is, nowadays children mature early and understand many things quickly, especially romantic relationships and such.”
“Teacher, are you saying that my child and Qiao’er… oh, I mean Chengque, are dating?”
“Hey, hey, hey! I wouldn’t dare say that. I haven’t noticed any signs of that at school. I’m just mentioning it casually; this year is crucial for them, and as a teacher, I hope their minds are focused on studying and not distracted by other things. In school, we teachers can keep an eye on them, but at home, we need your parents’ cooperation.” Chen Xiongguo suddenly found himself liking his stern demeanor; at least no one could tell he was blushing with embarrassment.
He didn’t dare to speak too decisively. What if both sets of parents got too intense and forced them apart? Then this mutually beneficial childhood sweetheart pair would hate him to death?
“Oh, I see!”
Mrs. Fu joked, “I quite like Xiao Yu, anyway. If he works hard in university, Qiao’er won’t object, it’s not like it’s impossible…”
Mrs. Wen also said, “Where does Xiao Yu rank compared to Qiao’er, such a beautiful girl! And if they were friends, there would have been signs by now. They’re almost in university, and their relationship seems unchanged.”
After some murmurs of agreement from both sides, Chen Xiongguo could tell that neither side was strongly opposed or overly concerned. That put his mind at ease.
As long as he kept an eye on Wen Yu in high school and made sure he didn’t cross any boundaries, in university, they could do whatever they wanted!
The slightly strange home visit ended, and Chen Xiongguo politely declined both families’ offers of dinner, but allowed the fathers and children to accompany him to the intersection.
At the intersection, they waved goodbye.
Once Chen Xiongguo left, Mr. Wen and Mr. Fu both looked crestfallen.
Mr. Fu muttered, “Wen’s boy, keep an eye on him.”
Mr. Wen snorted, “I think you’re still sore about losing to me twice in a row last time. Can’t beat me, so you take it out on my son!”
“Nonsense! Your stinky chess, it’s so hard to win, even if you steal someone else’s moves. I had a countermeasure ages ago!”
“Wanna have a match?”
“Let’s go!”
Wen Yu and Fu Chengque followed behind.
The girl was still confused.
She whispered, “President Wen, what happened? Can you guess what Mr. Chen said?”
“I can.”
“…”
“…”
“Well, tell me!”
“Massage, one hour minimum.”
“Wow, you want to exhaust me!”
“Then I’m leaving.”
“Wait, wait, tell me what you heard!”
“Mr. Chen said, only after university can they date.”
“??!!”
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