People in the alley: A woman dressed as a man shouldn't be foolishly filial, Zhuang Chaoying

Huang Ling slowly put the folded clothes into the closet. Hearing Lin Dongzhe's tearful complaints, she couldn't hold back anymore and burst out laughing.

Zhuang Chaoying was still trying to come up with the plot of her novel, but Huang Ling's laughter infected her so much that she couldn't write anymore. She put down her pen, and the two of them laughed so hard they were doubled over.

Tu Nan stood up, looked at his parents who were laughing hysterically, and shook his head helplessly: "Dad, Mom, should we go and try to comfort Uncle Lin? Dong Zhe is crying so hard!"

Huang Ling walked over to the chair next to Zhuang Chaoying's table and sat down, laughing as she said, "Dongzhe's words are like saying, 'Nobody wants you,' hahaha!"

Zhuang Chaoying had a very low threshold for laughter, and seeing Huang Ling laughing so happily, she laughed until her stomach hurt.

After finally calming down, Zhuang Chaoying said to Tu Nan, "Tu Nan, go do your homework. Don't worry about him. Dong Zhe needs to be disciplined. Copying homework won't work. If you don't do the problems yourself, you'll never master the knowledge!"

Huang Ling smiled and chimed in, "It's not easy to persuade Tu Nan today. Your father is right!"

Xiaoting came down from the attic and sat on her brother's bed. She was genuinely worried about Lin Dongzhe now, and this was the first time she had cried so sadly!

"Brother! Will Lin Dongzhe be alright?!"

Tu Nan turned to look at Xiao Ting. "It's alright, Uncle Lin won't hurt him badly, he's just trying to scare him!"

Zhuang Chaoying stood up and stretched her limbs. "Tu Nan, you know that, yet you still made me and your mother try to persuade him!"

Zhuang Tunan smiled. "I was anxious just now, but after thinking about it, I realized that Lin Dongzhe really deserved to be hit."

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After disciplining the child, Lin Wufeng took a stack of Tu Nan's homework and placed it on the table. "These are all Tu Nan's elementary school homework. I found them in Lin Dongzhe's cabinet. Teacher Zhuang, I really didn't know that Lin Dongzhe had been copying Tu Nan's homework all this time! I'm so angry at him! Copying is one thing, but he's so stupid!"

Huang Ling was laughing happily when Lin Wufeng suddenly looked at her. She quickly pursed her lips and secretly pinched her thigh, trying to regain her seriousness. "Engineer Lin, Dongzhe copied the homework. He probably didn't think it through. His eyes were on the words, but I don't know what he was thinking! Engineer Lin, don't be angry! Have you had dinner?"

Lin Wufeng looked at Huang Ling, who was trying hard to suppress her laughter, and said, "No need, no need, we ate it, Song Ying and I both ate it!"

Huang Ling stood up: "That means Dongzhe hasn't eaten yet. I'll go get him something to eat!"

Zhuang Chaoying waved her hand, signaling Ah Ling to hurry to the kitchen; she might lose control any longer. "Engineer Lin, there are still some peanuts at home. Let's have a drink!"

Lin Wufeng craned his neck to look at Tu Nan and instructed, "Tu Nan, if Lin Dongzhe borrows your homework again in the future, you must never give it to him again!"

Zhuang Tunan nodded obediently, relieved that Lin Dongzhe hadn't told their parents about selling their homework.

"Don't worry, Uncle Lin, it won't happen again!"

Zhuang Chaoying and Lin Wufeng sat in the courtyard, with a small dish of peanuts on the table and a glass of wine in front of each of them.

Lin Wufeng picked up his wine glass, took a sip, and frowned.

At this moment, Lin Dongzhe tiptoed over, his eyes still red, and his voice trembling with tears: "Dad, Aunt Huang said you must not have eaten, so she cooked a bowl of noodles and asked me to bring it to you!"

Looking at his son's pitiful appearance, Lin Wufeng felt a pang of guilt. He had indeed been a bit too rough with his hands. He took the noodles from his son, gently patted his head, and whispered comfortingly, "Does it hurt?"

These words seemed to trigger the switch that held back Lin Dongzhe's pent-up grievances, and he burst into tears again.

While eating peanuts, Zhuang Chaoying joked, "Engineer Lin, you're slapping me and then giving me a sweet treat!"

Watching Lin Dongzhe being pulled into the house by Huang Ling, Lin Wufeng sighed. "That kid Lin Dongzhe is too naughty. He only knows how to use his clever tricks, and he doesn't even apply them to his studies. I regretted hitting him afterward, but I couldn't not hit him."

Zhuang Chaoying nodded slightly: "Engineer Lin, hitting children is wrong. They need to be guided properly. Hurry up and eat!"

Lin Wufeng ate his noodles silently, lost in thought. "I'll have to check Dongzhe's essays more carefully from now on, otherwise this kid might just find himself new parents again!"

Hearing this, Zhuang Chaoying couldn't help but laugh out loud again. After a while, she calmed down and looked at Lin Wufeng. "I just want to ask you, why are you two so careless about Dongzhe's studies? Lin Dongzhe is very smart, he can easily get into university if he studies hard."

Lin Wufeng looked up at Teacher Zhuang. "No, I don't think so. I do care! I just want to let things take their course."

Zhuang Chaoying thought to herself that she would have to put in a lot of effort to take care of her future son-in-law, and she couldn't let this promising talent go to waste.

"Mr. Lin, I'll tutor Xiaoting from now on. You can have Dongzhe come and study with you. I refuse to believe that Lin Dongzhe can't become a talent!"

Lin Wufeng put down his bowl. "Teacher Zhuang, it's settled then. From now on, you'll tutor Xiaoting, and Lin Dongzhe will come over. You can't back out now!"

Zhuang Chaoying pouted. "You and Song Ying also need to cultivate good study habits in Dongzhe. You have to work together!"

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Inside the room, Song Ying frowned as she watched Lin Dongzhe write his essay, while Huang Ling smiled and tried to persuade him.

"Sister Ling, isn't it great that we live in the same courtyard? But Lin Dongzhe's essay is so bad that I'm embarrassed to even see Teacher Zhuang now!"

Upon hearing this, Huang Ling laughed so hard that tears almost came out.

Lin Dongzhe and Song Ying in their courtyard seemed to be Huang Ling's source of laughter; she simply couldn't help but laugh, really!

Huang Ling laughed and teased, "Song Ying, I didn't even think anything of it, and you're already embarrassed? Do you really want Chao Ying to be Dong Zhe's dad?"

Song Ying was amused by this and laughed, and their laughter echoed in the room.

Upon hearing this, Lin Dongzhe pursed his lips and burst into a wail again.

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At this moment, the table lamp in the room emitted a soft light. Xiaoting and Tunan had already finished washing up and were obediently lying on their own beds.

Huang Ling quietly turned off the lights in the small room and attic, leaving only a small halo of light from the table lamp.

She walked into the room carrying a thermos: "Chaoying, lift your feet up, I'll add some more hot water!"

"Ah Ling, let's go to the bar together, then we'll go to bed after we shower."

Huang Ling moved a chair and sat next to Zhuang Chaoying, took off her socks, put her feet in the basin of water, and stepped on Zhuang Chaoying's feet.

"Chaoying, you didn't see Lin Dongzhe writing his essay, it really cracked me up! Dongzhe is quite the smart kid."

Zhuang Chaoying bent down and picked up the soap: "Lift your feet up, let me rub them for you!"

Huang Ling naturally lifted her foot.

Zhuang Chaoying rubbed it carefully and lathered it with soap.

After washing, Zhuang Chaoying took the towel from Ah Ling and dried her feet. Then, she used both hands to lift Huang Ling directly onto the bed.

He put his feet on the edge of the basin and waited for them to air dry.

My feet dried in no time.

Zhuang Chaoying threw the two people's socks into the basin, carried the basin to the yard, washed the socks, poured out the water, and then went back into the house.

That night, Zhuang Chaoying lay in bed, habitually embracing A-Ling.

Huang Ling grumbled unhappily. "Chao Ying, can you please change your habit of stealing the blanket? You start stealing the blanket as soon as you fall asleep."

Zhuang Chaoying propped herself up on her arm and kissed A-Ling on the lips: "I'll just cover my belly, the rest is yours, go to sleep!"

Huang Ling pouted, thinking to herself, "You said it yourself, don't go back on your word in the middle of the night."

So she tucked the other side of the blanket under herself.

Zhuang Chaoying reached out and turned off the bedside lamp, plunging the room into darkness instantly.

But after a short while, Zhuang Chaoying unconsciously stretched out her leg and hooked her arm around Huang Ling again.

Huang Ling was feeling uncomfortable from being pressed down, so she pinched Chao Ying's thigh hard and whispered, "Take your leg off, you're going to crush me!" Zhuang Chao Ying then dazedly adjusted her position, and the room gradually quieted down, with only the sound of their even breathing.

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