Chapter 56 Emotional Value

Chapter 56 Emotional Value

Chapter 56 Emotional Value

That afternoon, Tao Shuxin didn't dare to go to the cafeteria with Xu Mingyuan again, and stayed obediently with her sisters.

But the next day, he changed his attitude and was dragged away by Xu Mingyuan in a very forceful manner.

Seeing that she was in a depressed mood, Xu Mingyuan probably understood what her mother must have said to her.

In the next few days, Tao Shuxin followed Xu Mingyuan as if she was angry, and even followed him when he went out for some fresh air.

Logically speaking, she would only be angry for two days at most.

Just as Xu Mingyuan thought, although Tao Shuxin had a gloomy face all day long, when talking to her, he could easily find out that she was just pretending.

Sometimes, when I could hardly suppress the urge to smile, I would pinch him in frustration. It was winter and I couldn't pinch his flesh because he was wearing thick clothes, so I just competed with his cotton-padded jacket.

This situation naturally aroused the suspicion of Tang Lin and others, but seeing that Tao Shuxin said nothing, she went to find Xu Mingyuan.

Xu Mingyuan was too lazy to explain. When he got tired of being asked, he just put on a sour face and kept people at a distance.

Such a weird atmosphere spread in the class. One was the monitor who loved to make reports, and the other was a well-known alumnus of No. 3 Middle School who was not easy to mess with. These two were like a pair of evil spirits all day long. It felt like the temperature around them had dropped by two degrees.

Everyone is also guessing the relationship between the two. No one would believe that there is no fishy thing, but it is also far-fetched to say that the two are in a relationship.

Apart from the quarrels between them, there seemed to be no ambiguous atmosphere like that between young men and women.

During class, the teacher asked Xu Mingyuan to stand up and answer questions more frequently. Seeing his steady answers, the teacher nodded to express satisfaction.

Just when the teacher noticed the problem, the two of them suddenly returned to their previous state, talking and laughing as usual, and there was nothing wrong when they chatted with their classmates.

The same is true when eating in the cafeteria, everyone goes to find their own little circle.

Only occasionally during meals, Tao Shuxin would call Xu Mingyuan to eat together, and then the two of them would pick out the food they didn't like from each other's plates.

Tao Shuxin angrily said that he would not be allowed to come again, but after a day or two, a new cycle began again.

It's so strange and so inexplicable.

But only the person involved knows.

Xu Mingyuan thought that He Qiong would talk to him and even thought of a countermeasure, but nothing happened. He didn't even see He Qiong several times in school.

Later he realized that although He Qiong was strict, she was able to raise an optimistic and cheerful little girl like Tao Shuxin through her strict education. She would definitely be careful about what she should do in some areas where she needed to save her daughter's face.

Thinking of the silent little Yangzhi, Xu Mingyuan really wanted to go to her house in person to ask her how to educate children.

But Xiao Yangzhi has gotten better. At least he is not as cautious as when we first met.

Ever since Yang Hongyu took away the Xu family's remaining assets, little Yangzhi hasn't heard from her mother for at least eight or nine months.

Whether she was alive or dead, whether he simply didn't want her anymore or for some other reason, they had lost contact.

Xu Mingyuan also asked Xiao Yangzhi, it was not uncommon for Yang Hongyu to leave this makeshift family, and she would be away from home for at least several months a year.

But this time it was different, it was completely gone.

In the past, he would call every now and then after leaving, but this time, there has been no news for almost two months since Xu Mingyuan’s accident.

If the home phone was deactivated due to outage and Xu Jun's cell phone was sold, and they can no longer be contacted, but even if he doesn't come back to visit, it should be okay to write a letter, right?

Although Xiao Yangzhi didn't say it, Xu Mingyuan vaguely felt that she thought her mother might have had an accident.

No matter what Yang Hongyu's character is like, she is Xiao Yangzhi's only blood relative.

Xu Mingyuan also felt that this woman Yang Hongyu was most likely gone.

After all, the temporary residence permit has not been cancelled yet, so it is not convenient for most outsiders to live here long-term. It has been almost a year, can they still sneak abroad?
But thinking of Yang Hongyu's photo, Xu Mingyuan vaguely felt that this woman would not die so easily. Towards the end of the year, Xu Mingyuan did not mention Yang Hongyu again.

Nor did he let Xiao Yangzhi wear the bunny ear hat that she felt shy about for her own bad taste. Besides, she had a ponytail, and the knitted hat would weigh her hair down.

Although Xiao Yangzhi didn't care, Xu Mingyuan still took out some time on the weekend afternoon to take her to buy some clothes and daily necessities.

Since then, Xiao Yangzhi has been wearing a newly bought black loose velvet hat, which not only covers her thin bangs, but also hides half of her face. It is not known whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.

On the way to send Xiao Yangzhi to school every day, the two are closest to each other.

Xu Mingyuan was also a very nervous person, and when Xiao Yangzhi first held his arm, they kept some distance between them.

Many days passed before he inadvertently discovered that Xiao Yangzhi had almost put his head on his shoulder without him noticing.

“That’s my classmate.”

Without Xu Mingyuan's reminder, Yang Zhi pointed at a classmate who kept looking back, and then waved as a greeting.

The little boy on the bicycle also waved back when he saw this, but he was holding the handlebar with one hand and looking back, and then he fell directly into the snow pile on the side of the road.

Xu Mingyuan laughed twice, but when he saw Xiao Yangzhi beside him had a calm expression, he shook his head with some boredom.

"Classmate, are you okay?"

Xu Mingyuan walked closer and asked with a smile.

"it's okay no problem."

The little boy, whose mouth had just grown some light gray hair, waved his hands repeatedly. He was too embarrassed to stay there, so he quickly pushed the bike and rode away.

Although he didn't dare to believe what his classmates said, he was still shocked to see that the prettiest and quietest girl in the class would actually greet his classmates in the morning.

I don’t know if the little boy fell accidentally or did it on purpose to attract attention, but it shows that Xiao Yangzhi is quite popular in the class.

"You are quite charming, little girl. You should have good relationships in class."

"It's okay." Yang Zhi replied softly.

In fact, she didn't have a good relationship in the class. Except for Duan Shihan, who transferred in halfway through the term and with whom she could talk a few words, others would basically only talk to her when necessary.

When she first entered junior high school, some girls thought she was pretentious and excluded her in the class. If Xu Jun hadn't found out, she would have been bullied.

But even so, there are still girls who secretly say bad things about her behind her back, and the teacher can't control them.

"I know you don't like to socialize, but there's nothing you can do. Humans are social animals after all, and you can't live without a group. It's okay to just get through the three years of junior high school, but you're going to high school soon. When you change to a new environment and face new classmates, you still have to change yourself."

I have sent her to school for a month. I have met some of her classmates and communicated with her class teacher, and I have some understanding of her current situation.

So Xu Mingyuan forced Xiao Yangzhi to say hello to her classmates. He didn't want to change the current situation, but just wanted her to develop her social skills so that she wouldn't be like this when she went to high school.

In fact, her academic performance is secondary. The knowledge she has learned is not very useful after entering society, but the knowledge and experience she has gained are things that she can never learn again after leaving school.

"Ah."

Yang Zhi nodded vigorously.

Xu Mingyuan was quite helpless and didn't know whether she had listened to him or not, but he still rubbed her head with a smile.

No matter what Xu Mingyuan said, or whether he was right or wrong, Xiao Yangzhi always looked like she was listening very carefully, which really maximized the emotional value.

(End of this chapter)