Parents' Love: My Childhood Sweethearts with Jiang Weidong

Lin Wangshu was stunned. What a coincidence! Li Lu's boyfriend was also named Jiang Weidong. Was it just a coincidence or were they the same person?

Since he already had a girlfriend, why didn't he say so when she confessed her feelings today? Lin Wangshu felt both bitter and angry.

"How did Li Lu and her boyfriend meet?" Lin Wangshu asked, trying hard to suppress her sour feelings.

“When our art troupe went to perform, Jiang Weidong said he was the best-looking guy in the area, and many girls liked him. He ignored all of them, but after the performance, he wrote a letter to Li Lu to express his feelings, and that's how they got together.”

He Xiao replied without hesitation that Wang Hong had told them their love-at-first-sight romance story countless times, and she knew it by heart.

It was love at first sight. Lin Wangshu thought about Li Lu's beautiful face and her soft voice. Did he actually like this kind of woman?

"Oh right, Li Lu's boyfriend is quite a talented man! What did he say when he confessed his feelings to her? Something like something about a lady, and he wanted to ask her out."

Song Jing covered her mouth and laughed, "What? It's 'A fair maiden is sought after by a gentleman.' It's a line from the Book of Songs."

He Xiao waved his hand dismissively, "Oh well, who cares? They're just a bunch of pretentious poems anyway."

Lin Wangshu was somewhat lost in thought. She remembered that Jiang Weidong disliked these ancient poems the most. When An Jie called on students to recite them in class when they were young, she had to cover for him. She never expected that he would use poetry to woo girls now.

I originally thought he was oblivious, so I thought I'd give him a nudge today, since we're childhood sweethearts and things would fall into place naturally. Now I realize I was being a bit presumptuous.

A sour taste rose in her throat, and Lin Wangshu felt a bitter taste in her mouth. She regretted being too bold during the day. Jiang Weidong was probably too embarrassed to tell her directly at the time. Now that she knew he had a girlfriend, Lin Wangshu didn't want things to be awkward between them in the future, so she decided not to write a letter. She would call him tomorrow to tell him that she was just joking and that he shouldn't take it seriously.

Lin Wangshu was in a bad mood and fell into a deep sleep, not even knowing when the white dove returned.

By the time Lin Wangshu practiced her voice the next day, she had already decided to sever all ties with her lover. In order to avoid making herself feel bad, she practiced with extra seriousness and without any distractions.

However, the white dove seemed distracted and made frequent mistakes for some reason.

Gong Shan is passionate about music and can't stand people multitasking while singing. Bai Ge is her prized student, and she is stricter with her than with others.

Gong Shan immediately stopped her, and said sternly, "What's wrong with you today? What's on your mind? You just sang off-key, you know that? If your mind isn't on this, get out of here and stop insulting my ears!"

Bai Ge blushed deeply after being scolded and apologized repeatedly: "Teacher, I'm sorry, I didn't sleep well last night, I will definitely study hard."

Gong Shan softened his expression. "Go out and wash your face, refresh yourself."

When Bai Ge returned after washing her face, she looked much better. Lin Wangshu wanted to ask her what was wrong, but Gong Shan was watching from the side, so she could only wait until lunchtime.

On the way to the cafeteria at noon, He Xiao couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Sister Baige, what's wrong with you? You came back so late last night, and you seem so absent-minded today. Has something happened?"

Bai Ge stammered, "It's nothing, it's just that something happened at Brother Zhou's house, and I was a little worried."

"What's wrong? Why do you have to worry about what happened to their family?" He Xiao frowned and said with dissatisfaction.

"It wasn't a big deal. His sister just needed a little money to buy a job, but that's been resolved now."

"You didn't lend it to him, did you?" He Xiao asked anxiously, her eyes wide.

Bai Ge nodded. "His sister will have to go to the countryside if she doesn't find a job soon, so I lent him 400 yuan, and he said he would pay it back."

He Xiao could hardly believe her ears. This 400 was all her savings, and she had just given it to a complete stranger. And he dared to accept it.

Lin Wangshu then realized that Bai Ge had borrowed money from her because of that man. How foolish of her! "Sister Bai Ge, spending money on a man will bring you bad luck for the rest of your life!"

Song Jing said succinctly, "He's a gigolo."

Hearing what they said, Bai Ge couldn't help but shake her head and defend him: "Don't say that. He is a very upright person, and his family has been very good to me. If I hadn't seen through it, he wouldn't have said anything. I was the one who offered to lend him the money."

He Xiao wanted to say something more, but Lin Wangshu pulled her back and shook her head. She was clearly caught up in it, and no amount of persuasion from others would help; in fact, it would only make her more resistant.

Lin Wangshu could only say, "Then you must accept the money when he pays it back. Don't let it go just because he's pitiful."

Bai Ge nodded with amusement; she wasn't stupid.

When they arrived at the cafeteria, the four of them were sitting and eating when Li Lu and Wang Hong sat down next to them with their plates.

As soon as they sat down, Wang Hong immediately grabbed Li Lu's wrist and exclaimed, "Lulu, is this the watch your Weidong bought for you? It's a Shanghai brand. He's so good to you."

Li Lu immediately blushed shyly, "Oh dear, Xiao Hong, keep your voice down, he's wasting money."

He Xiao rolled her eyes as she listened to their back-and-forth banter. They were sitting right next to each other in such a big cafeteria; they must have been saying it on purpose for them to hear.

"What are you shy about? Some people want this but don't have it!"

Hearing Wang Hong's voice drifting towards them, Lin Wangshu looked up curiously, wondering who she was alluding to. Seeing the three of them staring at her silently, she muttered somewhat resentfully, "Why are you all looking at me?"

He Xiao leaned closer and whispered, "It's because you're the prettiest, even prettier than Li Lu, so of course she'd want to compete with you."

Bai Ge and Song Jing nodded in agreement.

Lin Wangshu was speechless. She couldn't eat anymore. She said she had something to do, stood up, picked up her plate, and was about to leave. She didn't stop at all when she passed Wang Hong and Li Lu.

Seeing that she didn't react, Wang Hong curled her lip in disdain at her back, "What's the use of being pretty? No man likes you anyway. How can you compare to our Lulu?"

Lin Wangshu is very cold to strangers, especially men, and many people who like her are deterred by her attitude.

Li Lu frowned in displeasure upon hearing Wang Hong's words, "What's the point of comparing me to her?"

Wang Hong nodded quickly and smiled ingratiatingly at her, "That's right, our Lulu is beautiful, dances well, and her boyfriend is also a good catch. She really can't compare to you."

A hint of satisfaction flashed across Li Lu's face, but she still said softly, "Don't say that. No matter what, we are comrades-in-arms."

He Xiao couldn't eat anymore either; the two people's pretentious words gave her a stomachache. Seeing that Bai Ge and Song Jing felt the same way, the three of them exchanged glances and ran away together.

When they arrived at Gong Shan's door, Lin Wangshu knocked and went in. Gong Shan was a little surprised to see her.

"Captain, I need to use the phone urgently."

Gong Shan was actually quite kind in private, and agreed without asking any questions. He even thoughtfully stood at the door.

Lin Wangshu dialed the number Jiang Weidong had given her, and after the other end answered, she said she was looking for Jiang Weidong.

After waiting for a while, Jiang Weidong's voice finally came from the other end, "Hello."

Upon hearing his voice, Lin Wangshu felt a lump in her throat, tears welling up in her eyes. She tilted her head back to hold back her tears before speaking, "Second Brother, it's me."

Jiang Weidong understood, but he didn't know how to face Lin Wangshu, so he could only remain silent.

Lin Wangshu blinked to let the tears flow, but smiled and said, "Second brother, I was just joking with you yesterday. Please don't take it seriously. I will still treat you as my brother from now on."

After saying that, afraid that she would lose control of her emotions, she hung up the phone before he could say anything.