Lu Junze found a tutor not long after.
The tutor this time was a woman, very pretty and spoke in a soft, delicate voice. Shen Qingqing was very satisfied, and Xingyao also had no complaints about this teacher.
"Teacher Xiao Su, you can stay then," Shen Qingqing poured a cup of water for Teacher Xiao Su.
Teacher Xiao Su was also very happy. Suddenly, her phone rang. She took her phone and walked aside, "Please wait a moment, I need to take a call."
Shen Qingqing looked down at Xingyao beside her, "Do you like her?"
Xingyao nodded, "Mommy, she speaks very gently."
Shen Qingqing nodded slightly and said softly, "She's here to tutor you. As long as you like her, then Teacher Xiao Su will tutor you from now on."
"Mhm!"
Xingyao nodded obediently.
Neither the mother nor daughter, who were talking, noticed that Teacher Xiao Su seemed to be having some trouble. Whatever was said on the phone, her mood seemed to have soured.
She returned after a short while.
"Teacher Xiao Su, I'll arrange a room for you shortly. If your tutoring runs late, you can stay over. Of course, whether you want to stay is up to you."
Teacher Xiao Su pursed her lips, "Miss Shen, I'm sorry."
"What is it?"
"I can't stay here to tutor Xingyao anymore." Teacher Xiao Su said with great remorse, "I just received a call. My family doesn't agree to me being a tutor. They said it's too far and it's inconvenient for me to go home every day."
"I can arrange a driver for you," Shen Qingqing felt this wasn't a problem.
"Let's forget it then," Teacher Xiao Su said softly. "I'm sorry, Miss Shen, I'm truly sorry. I still want to respect my family's wishes..."
If the family didn't agree, Shen Qingqing couldn't force it. "It's okay, I'll find someone else."
Teacher Xiao Su looked very embarrassed and apologized repeatedly before turning to leave.
Shen Qingqing had no choice but to contact someone else. However, she didn't want to trouble Lu Junze again and planned to find someone herself. But before she could even make a call, the doorbell suddenly rang.
She opened the door and was stunned.
It was Fu Jingshu.
"Why are you here?" She instinctively blocked the doorway, not wanting him to enter. Xixi was home today!
"Aren't you going to invite me in?" Fu Jingshu asked directly.
Shen Qingqing was very conflicted. After thinking for a moment, she said, "How about you tell me what you need first?"
Fu Jingshu lowered his gaze slightly and stared at her. His sharp gaze made Shen Qingqing's heart skip a beat, always worried he would see something.
"You don't want me to come in, or are you worried I'll see something?"
If Fu Jingshu hadn't specifically sent someone to keep an eye on things, he wouldn't have known that the tutor was hired by Lu Junze. She had rejected his request but sought Lu Junze's help.
Shen Qingqing's eyes flickered, but her expression was calm. "What is there that I don't want you to see?"
Fu Jingshu's gaze swept past her shoulder into the living room. He only saw Xingyao sitting alone on the sofa. Though her eyes couldn't see, she tilted her head towards them, clearly listening. He decided to speak, calling out, "Xingyao, I've come to see you."
Xingyao recognized his voice and immediately greeted him, "Hello, Uncle."
Fu Jingshu lowered his gaze to Shen Qingqing.
Since they had already started a conversation from across the room, Shen Qingqing couldn't stop him from entering any longer. It would be too obvious if she did. So, she had to move aside.
Fu Jingshu walked in immediately and sat on the sofa. "Xingyao, I'm your new teacher."
Xingyao was stunned. "Ah? Uncle is going to be my teacher?"
"Yes." His voice softened. "Are you happy, Xingyao?"
Xingyao immediately nodded, but then she seemed to recall something and looked ahead blankly. "Mommy, is it okay? Is Uncle telling the truth?"
She remembered that her teacher was to be decided by Mommy.
Shen Qingqing was a little surprised. "You're going to be a teacher?"
Fu Jingshu turned his head and said slowly, "What, is it not possible?"
Shen Qingqing didn't quite know how to respond. "It's not impossible, but how did you know I hadn't found a tutor yet? And if you're the tutor, what about Ruis Group?"
"There's no conflict."
Fu Jingshu was confident that he could balance being a tutor and the CEO of the group.
Shen Qingqing fell silent.
"You don't want me to?" Fu Jingshu looked at her with a hint of scrutiny. With his status, how many people would dare to refuse if they heard he wanted to be a tutor?
Shen Qingqing pursed her lips. "I'm just worried that as the CEO of Ruis Group, it's beneath you to teach my child."
"It won't be."
Fu Jingshu's answer was quick, leaving her unsure how to respond.
"Mommy, I'm hungry..."
Shen Jinxi's voice rang out. Shen Qingqing's heart sank. At that moment, Fu Jingshu's movement as he turned towards the stairs seemed to slow down.
As he looked, Shen Qingqing stepped forward, blocking him. She looked towards Shen Jinxi, who was rubbing his eyes upstairs.
"Xixi, we have a guest. Go change your clothes and don't be messy."
Shen Jinxi lowered his hands from his eyes, looking confused. He had washed his face and wasn't messy... But when he saw the half-figure revealed behind his Mommy.
The sense of familiarity hit him. It was his cheap daddy!
He jolted awake and quickly turned to run upstairs.
Hearing the footsteps, Fu Jingshu looked over curiously. "What's wrong? Why is the child running away?"
He looked at the child's retreating figure, finding it somewhat familiar.
Shen Qingqing explained, "It's nothing, his face was too dirty."
Fu Jingshu narrowed his eyes and said nothing. He turned back to Xingyao, about to speak, when he suddenly heard footsteps from upstairs again.
He turned to look, and it was the child who had just run away.
But at this moment, the child's face...
Was covered with streaks and streaks of dirt, drawn with something unknown. It looked extremely dirty. Fu Jingshu instinctively looked at Shen Qingqing.
"He washed this?"
Shen Qingqing coughed lightly, walked over, and grabbed Shen Jinxi's little ear. "You naughty child, didn't I tell you to clean your face?"
Shen Jinxi blinked, looking innocent. "Mommy, don't I look good?"
What could Shen Qingqing say? She couldn't say he didn't look good, especially since he was her child and so clever. She could only pretend to be stern and say, "Naughty, go back to your room quickly. I'll send you to kindergarten soon."
"Okay."
Shen Jinxi turned and ran upstairs.
Shen Qingqing looked at Fu Jingshu with some embarrassment. "I'm sorry, the child is a bit mischievous. Did he scare you?"
"It's fine."
This level wasn't enough to scare Fu Jingshu.
Shen Qingqing led him and Xingyao upstairs. "Then I'll show you. This is the tutoring room I've arranged for you and Xingyao. It's actually my study..."
After leading him to the study, she asked Fu Jingshu to familiarize himself with the place while she went to send Shen Jinxi to kindergarten.