"Boss, look, my Yun An is so thoughtful. Such a son-in-law, you deserve to have him!" Na Muxuan never forgot to promote her son.
In the past, Lu Taobao didn't say anything, just watched Na Muxuan make a fuss. But this time, surprisingly, he even nodded and said, "If they can end up together in the future, it's not bad. You two can also rest assured."
"This should be a matter to consider ten years from now, right?" Zheng Wei hated it the most when others had ideas about his daughter.
Shen Xiaoyan just hugged her cup and smiled from the side.
"What are you worried about?" Zheng Dazhuang hadn't understood what the adults were talking about yet.
"Uncle Lu means, from now on, you should call Yun An 'brother-in-law'," Bao Bei said, eating salad, calmly explaining to Zheng Dazhuang.
Zheng Dazhuang: "..."
Zheng Dazhuang felt his naive worldview being impacted.
Bao Bei felt there was nothing to it, but after she finished speaking, the adults all burst into laughter.
"Alas, I hope my son will work harder in the future and skip a grade." Na Muxuan, even now, didn't forget to "torment" her son.
"Mommy, why should I skip a grade?" Zheng Dazhuang was now curious about Bao Bei. He didn't understand why he should skip a grade.
"Because our Yun An is going to protect Bao Bei!" Na Muxuan said excitedly.
"Then can I skip too? I also want to be in the same class as Sis!" Zheng Dazhuang eagerly grabbed Shen Xiaoyan's hand and said.
"Skipping a grade requires ensuring your grades can crush the third-grade curriculum. Do you think you can do it? Don't you hate writing essays the most?" Zheng Wei raised his head. He was truly too lazy to talk about his son's academic performance. When they were in kindergarten, the teacher asked them to write an essay describing their mother. As a result, this brat directly stuck a photo of Shen Xiaoyan onto the notebook, making the teacher so angry she almost vomited blood.
Such a brat, let alone Shen Xiaoyan being unwilling, even if she were willing, this little Shen eight-bashard would probably not be able to pass the skip-grade exam.
"Then what if Yun An goes to the same class as Sis, what will I do?" Suddenly, Zheng Dazhuang felt extremely lonely.
"You just go to class honestly. Your Daddy and I don't expect you to be under too much pressure." Shen Xiaoyan poured her son a glass of milk. Because, to be honest, her son's academic performance still had a gap compared to Yun An. Yun An could calmly read and learn English from a young age, while Zheng Dazhuang was always restless. He played with cats and dogs all day. Although he was well-behaved for a while later, he was far from being able to calm down.
"Then let's see what Yun An wants to do himself. If he's willing, he'll skip. If not, forget it. Whatever is fine. He can still chase after her when he's older!" Na Muxuan said with a laugh.
Zheng Wei: "..."
"By the way, when is Lin Xin coming back to China? Hasn't he had enough time abroad? Aunt Xu is about to fly to catch him back. Now Yizixie has also settled down." It used to be the three of them who would gather together. Now it's rare to get all three of them together. Lin Xin has been living abroad for the past three years, only coming back during the Lunar New Year. He's very carefree.
Zheng Wei gave her a glare. "Don't you think that with Yizixie having a child, Lin Xin has even fewer worries? In his eyes, someone is already passing on the Lin family's lineage, so he can be even more unrestrained."
"You guys say, will Lin Xin find a boyfriend to bring back?" Na Muxuan's imagination reached its peak at this moment.
"Eat your meal honestly." Lu Taobao saw she was about to imagine again, and he quickly reached out and held her down.
Zheng Dazhuang was immersed in the anxiety of Yun An skipping grades. This actually became his motivation. Fortunately, throughout his entire primary school, Yun An always went to and from school with Zheng Dazhuang.
But when the two of them entered junior high school, things began to change. After the first monthly exam in junior high, Lu Yun An directly skipped to junior high third year. After Zheng Dazhuang learned of this result, he collapsed on the bed for a whole day, utterly dispirited, his face full of dejection.
"Yun An, you little bastard, I treated you like a brother, and you want to be my brother-in-law?"
Just then, Shen Xiaoyan passed by the door of Zheng Dazhuang's room. Hearing these words, her footing faltered, and she almost fell by the door.
Zheng Wei strode over, reached out, and pulled her arm.
He was already over forty years old, but he didn't show it, as if he hadn't changed much from before. Zheng Wei hugged Shen Xiaoyan, and in the next moment, he kicked open Zheng Dazhuang's room door with a commanding presence in his voice, "What did you just say to scare your mother like this?"
Zheng Dazhuang, who was caught off guard: "..."
"Oh! Why am I so ill-fated?"
Zheng Wei didn't listen to his whimpers. In his eyes, over the past decade, nothing in the world was more important than Shen Xiaoyan. Therefore, Zheng Dazhuang's whimpers didn't yield anything.
Seeing her son trembling with fear from her husband, Shen Xiaoyan quickly reached out to pull Zheng Wei again.
Zheng Wei pulled a chair and sat down. He pressed Shen Xiaoyan onto the chair and then looked at Zheng Dazhuang, who was sitting at the desk, with a very imposing gaze. "What did you just say? Say it again!"
"I didn't say anything!"
When his dad got involved in protecting his mom, he became extremely violent, just like his sister when she was angry!
Equally violent! Inhuman!
"It's just that I heard Zheng Dazhuang just now say that Yun An wants to be his brother-in-law!" Shen Xiaoyan relayed what she had heard. Although her daughter never slacked in her studies, she was in junior high third year after all, and this year would inevitably be tough. Therefore, Shen Xiaoyan was naturally worried when she heard such words!
"I just said he wants to be! I didn't say the two of them are together. My sister is such a ferocious person, how could she have an early romance?" Zheng Dazhuang felt that his lifelong shadow wasn't his father, but his sister. His sister was a master at teasing people without drawing blood since she was young. She was a great schemer later on. If Yun An really became his brother-in-law in the future, he would truly pray for Yun An.
"Bao Bei won't have an early romance, but that Yun An kid, tell me, what's going on? How old is he now?" Zheng Wei disliked all the boys who got close to his daughter, not even Lu Taobao's son was an exception.
"Dad, Yun An is the same age as me, but he's in the same class as Sis now, isn't he? He didn't skip grades in the entire six years of primary school, so how did he skip so quickly in junior high? He must be trying to pursue my sister!" Zheng Dazhuang became more and more agitated as he spoke. They agreed to hang out together for three years, but he skipped grades first!
"Now that I think about it, it's unlikely, right? How old is Yun An? How could he have blossomed into love? Were you in love when you were your age?" Shen Xiaoyan thought about it and felt it was unlikely, then turned to tug at Zheng Wei's clothes again.
Zheng Wei's face darkened a little. Facing his wife's question, he frowned and said, "What did I know then? I wasn't moved until I met you!"
Zheng Dazhuang: "..." Eating dog food again. These parents of his never seemed to consider their children's feelings.
"Let's see about this matter. Let's see what that kid is capable of. Our Bao Bei will definitely not like an age-gap relationship." Zheng Wei chuckled.
"You're not allowed to say this again. Zheng Dazhuang, you're not allowed to talk nonsense either. Your sister is very tired with her studies right now, don't disturb her studies." Shen Xiaoyan pulled Zheng Wei to leave, and finally reminded Zheng Dazhuang again.
Zheng Dazhuang scoffed inwardly, "She's very tired? Bullshit!"
In the entire First Middle School, no one was more carefree than her!
And at this moment, the little princess, who was being discussed by her family, was leisurely walking down the corridor of the third-year junior high. She was wearing a school uniform, and her hair was tied in a simple ponytail. Compared to the hurried footsteps of those around her, she was quite relaxed. However, in contrast, her exquisite little face carried a hint of coldness, making people feel like they shouldn't approach her.
"Zheng Ping An, Teacher Zhang asked you to go to the office to get this semester's score sheet." As soon as Zheng Ping An reached the door, she saw her deskmate Zhang Ling rush out. Seeing her, she immediately said, "Zheng Ping An nodded and turned to head towards the office."
"Bao Bei, wait for me." Zheng Ping An had barely taken a few steps when someone behind her whispered and called out to her. Upon hearing the address, Zheng Ping An immediately turned her head, looking at the boy running over with a displeased gaze. "Lu Yun An, call me Sis!" "We're in the same class now." Lu Yun An's expression was calm, but he had no intention of changing his address.
"So what if we're in the same class? Your dad goes to the same gym as my dad! Doesn't your dad still call my dad 'brother'?" Zheng Ping An's mind was always quick to react, but for a long time now, she had a hidden opponent.
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard the boy beside her reply, "My dad and your dad are indeed at the same gym, but to me, they are both my fathers."
Zheng Ping An: "..."
Hearing Lu Yun An's words, Zheng Ping An suddenly turned around, her gaze becoming sharper. "At such a young age, what are you thinking about?" Zheng Ping An found the words increasingly strange.
"The teacher is waiting, let's not talk anymore." Saying that, the boy took the initiative to push open the office door, appearing quite gentlemanly, but it made it seem as if Zheng Ping An was the one pulling him to talk.
For the first time, she felt a little speechless.
In the office.
Teacher Zhang, the homeroom teacher, looked at the two smartest students standing in front of her. She handed a stack of forms to Zheng Ping An and then looked at Lu Yun An with a kindly smile. "You've just joined the class. If there's anything you don't understand, ask Zheng Ping An. She's the class monitor and will tell you."
"Mm, thank you, Teacher." Lu Yun An nodded, then turned to Zheng Ping An and said, "Thank you, Class Monitor."
Zheng Ping An shivered all over at his words. Why did she feel this brat was so strange today?
"You can go back now! Ask the classmates to take care of Lu Yun An more." Teacher Zhang was clearly very reassured by the two children.
Zheng Ping An: "..."
Why would this guy need care? Although he was quiet and didn't talk much since he was young, he did everything he should do, and his abilities were much better than most of his peers. The certificates at home had already filled the study. As for socializing, he looked like a pretty boy, but he wasn't short of girls' admiration. "Wait for me tonight, we'll go back together." As they walked to the classroom door, Lu Yun An said softly, then let her enter first.
As soon as Lu Yun An entered the classroom, it had been several days, and everyone was still looking at him eagerly. However, his composed demeanor was still far beyond that of his peers.
"Class Monitor, your mom is here."