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

Wu Jianguo walked out of the school, stood at the school gate, turned around and looked into the campus, finally sighing helplessly. "Forget it, let Shanshan go to high school if she wants to. At worst, we can raise a few more chickens and take on some carpentry work."

He knew in his heart that his sister would definitely make a big scene again, but since things had come to this point, he really had no other choice.

At most, you'll be scolded for a few days, but you can just bear it and it will pass.

Thinking about all this, he quickened his pace. He had to work the middle shift today and couldn't be late, so he had to hurry.

Zhuang Chaoying sat in her office, a slight smile playing on her lips.

Old Wu, you're about to become famous.

The students at the affiliated high school are all children of factory workers; everyone in the factory knows each other.

The news that your two children were bullied by their stepmother will spread throughout the entire factory area very soon after these kids get home from school.

Although it won't have much impact on Wu Jianguo, it's good to embarrass his family a little.

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"Ring ring ring!" The workday bell rang.

Zhuang Chaoying had just finished organizing her lesson plans, picked up her briefcase, and then grabbed a flashlight, an essential piece of equipment for their duty patrols.

Just then, Teacher Liu walked over and greeted him, "Teacher Zhuang, we're on duty today, let's go."

Zhuang Chaoying nodded and replied, "Let's go, Teacher Liu."

The two arrived at the school gate together, and as usual, they first walked around the perimeter of the school.

There have been rumors circulating at school recently that some students are dating. Although there is no evidence, the school leaders are taking this situation very seriously and have asked the teachers on duty to increase patrols, preferring to err on the side of caution and not let any cases slip by.

The two walked along the wall, scanning every corner around them.

Teacher Liu took a notebook out of her pocket.

"Teacher Zhuang, look, this is a handwritten copy that I confiscated from a student."

Zhuang Chaoying took it, casually flipped through two pages and looked at them: "Teacher Liu, this knowledge is nothing compared to what my son reads. It's child's play."

Ms. Liu reached out and pulled Zhuang Chaoying with some concern: "Ms. Zhuang, don't the teachers at No. 1 Middle School care? This will definitely affect their studies."

Zhuang Chaoying shook her head slightly and explained, "Their teachers encourage students to pursue their literary dreams. In their view, these are perhaps expressions of students' exploration of literature. Let's not take this too seriously and give it back to the students!"

With that, he handed the notebook to Teacher Liu, waved his hand, and continued walking forward.

"Teacher Liu, most of the students have left, it's time for us to go home."

These novels and magazines were really nothing to him.

He's seen far more explicit and complex content than this!

As he walked, he reached into his pocket, opened the system shop in his mind, and bought two bottles of Friendship Snow Cream.

One dollar and fifty cents a bottle.

Last night, after washing my face, I was about to touch it when I realized that Ah Ling's face cream was almost gone. It was perfect timing to buy two bottles so the whole family could use them.

Zhuang Chaoying got on her bicycle and pedaled hard home.

When they reached the alley entrance, Zhuang Chaoying got off her bicycle and slowly pushed it forward.

I saw several older women sitting at the entrance of the alley, whispering to each other.

Aunt Li, with her sharp eyes, spotted Teacher Zhuang returning immediately and hurried over, her face full of gossip: "Teacher Zhuang, you should know from your time at school that Wu Jianguo went to school today to change Shanshan's college application. Shanshan and Xiaojun were crying so hard. I think it's because Zhang Amei is too biased. Yiming from our family bought all the eggs they sell, how come they can't afford to support a high school student? Teacher Zhuang, are you aware of this?"

Zhuang Chaoying waved her hand: "Aunt Li, I'm in the high school section, I haven't heard about it. Why does Lao Wu want to change Shanshan's college application? Shanshan is an exceptionally good student, it's such a waste to have such a promising talent."

“Who says otherwise?” Aunt Li said, then turned around and saw Zhang Amei returning.

He quickly said to Teacher Zhuang, "Teacher Zhuang, I have to go now, let's chat again when we have time."

Zhuang Chaoying continued pushing her bicycle forward.

He arrived at his doorstep in no time. "Ah Ling, I'm back!" Zhuang Chaoying called out as she walked into the house.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Lin Dongzhe and Xiaoting sitting at their desks doing their homework, while Tu Nan was reviewing his lessons inside.

Xiaoting and Lin Dongzhe turned around when they heard the sound.

"Uncle Zhuang, you're off work? Why are you so late today? We're almost done with our homework."

"Yes, Dad!"

Zhuang Chaoying put down her briefcase: "Today, I'm on duty. I can't leave until all the students have left."

After saying that, he walked to the kitchen and said, "Ah Ling! I'm back. I'm late coming back from my shift today."

Huang Ling was standing by the sink, washing the dishes. "Chao Ying, I left your rice in the pot, help yourself."

Zhuang Chaoying responded, walked to the stove, and gently opened the pot lid. Inside was a bowl of steaming rice and a bowl of vegetables.

He brought it out, found a small stool in the kitchen, sat down, and started eating heartily.

After washing the dishes, Huang Ling wiped her hands on her apron, then took another small stool and sat down next to Chao Ying, as if she had remembered something: "Chao Ying, something big happened at the affiliated high school today, you must know."

Zhuang Chaoying, shoveling food into her mouth, nodded upon hearing this and mumbled, "I know!"

"Old Wu is a man who cares a lot about his reputation. Now the whole factory knows that Zhang Amei is mistreating Old Wu's two children. This matter has caused quite a stir. Who knows how far Zhang Amei and Old Wu will go?"

Zhuang Chaoying finished her meal in a few bites, then carried her bowl to the pond in the backyard: "Don't worry, they each get what they need, and neither of them can live without the other. They can't be separated, they'll just make a fuss for a while, but it'll be fine."

Huang Ling nodded thoughtfully: "That's true. Sister needs to find someone to help raise the child, and Lao Wu also needs to find someone to take care of the family. Besides, you men all have the same idea, humph!"

Zhuang Chaoying put the clean bowls into the cupboard, wiped her hands, and leaned close to Huang Ling's ear: "Ling, what are men like? Tell me about them."

Huang Ling glared at Zhuang Chaoying reproachfully: "You know perfectly well what's going on in your heart, I don't need to tell you, just keep pretending."

Zhuang Chaoying smiled.

When they returned to the house, they found that Lin Dongzhe had already gone home.

Zhuang Chaoying carried the basin to wash up, and then finished washing up.

Back in his room, he took two bottles of face cream from his briefcase and handed them to Huang Ling. "Here, I saw yours was almost empty, so I bought two more bottles."

Huang Ling had just come down from the attic and drawn the curtain when she saw Zhuang Chaoying handing her the face cream. She reached out and took the face cream, saying, "Chaoying, sometimes I feel that your heart is even more thoughtful than mine!"

As she spoke, she looked back at Tu Nan's room and found that the curtains had already been drawn.

She boldly kissed Chao Ying on the cheek.

Zhuang Chaoying smiled as she watched Ah Ling open the cap of the face cream and gently smell it.

Seeing Huang Ling's happy face, his heart also felt like it was bubbling with joy.

Two bottles of face cream were enough to make Ah Ling so happy!

The two lay in bed and drifted off to sleep.

After an unknown amount of time, they heard shouts and curses coming from outside, along with faint sobs.

Huang Ling suddenly opened her eyes and nudged Zhuang Chaoying: "Chaoying, what's wrong?"

Zhuang Chaoying instantly woke up and listened for a while: "Old Wu must have finished his afternoon shift. Zhang Amei is making a fuss with him. Go to sleep."

[System, give that pent-up frustration to Zhang Amei.]

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