Long, Flat Zhou Dongdong
Liu Yuewang a little nervous. She didn't want to attract Zhu Juntang's attention. She had seen Zhu Juntang and Qin Yanan together when she was taking a walk with An Nuan.
Zhu Juntang is a topic of conversation at Xiangtan University. Both teachers and students discuss her privately, some with envy, some with jealousy, and some with indifference. However, the school still welcomes her because she is not very active in class and does not usually cause much trouble or raise many difficult questions for the school.
No school would refuse students who could bring in substantial academic funding and educational grants, since most schools cannot survive solely on government funding.
The school liked it, but Liu Yuewang didn't, because Zhu Juntang hadn't even taken the college entrance exam, nor had she undergone any tests targeting students' educational levels. While others were vying for a single-plank bridge, she had built her own wide and sturdy bridge and arrived in Rolls-Royce.
You could even say she doesn't need to cross the bridge. She was born to be someone that millions of people had to work incredibly hard to get close to. Just being able to work for her after all those years of struggle is already a success.
Liu Yuewang wouldn't be naive enough to reject the idea that all roads lead to Rome and that she could be a princess Rome. However, as a female teacher who still retains some idealistic qualities, she would never show enthusiasm or welcome to Zhu Juntang.
She simply felt that maintaining an attitude of neither rejecting nor welcoming Zhu Juntang was a kind of fair attitude tinged with gentleness towards other hardworking people.
Liu Yuewang would not speak of these words and thoughts, because this attitude was a personal matter, requiring neither the approval of others nor the persuasion of others to adopt it.
Liu Yuewang had also heard An Nuan mention that this girl was friends with Liu Chang'an, but An Nuan wasn't particularly jealous of Zhu Juntang.
This silly girl, men just love rich heiresses like this. Liu Yuewang was slightly wary. Although Liu Chang'an annoyed her, she still thought that such a son-in-law should belong to her family.
"Clearly, they are people who cannot reveal their identities." Liu Chang'an did not presume to disclose the identities of Liu Yuewang and Professor Ling.
Professor Ling felt a little nervous, but then he remembered that Zhu Juntang didn't know him, so he smiled.
Zhu Juntang looked suspiciously at the two women behind Liu Chang'an. The one who was grinning foolishly at her seemed unremarkable, while the one who was hiding her head and tail... somehow reminded her of An Nuan?
That height, those sneakers and clothes—isn't that just like the usual outfit of a skinny guy? Zhu Juntang looked up at Building No. 2 of Baolong Center and couldn't help but make some connections.
But that shouldn't be the case. If it were that bamboo pole, there would be no need for this secretive attire... Zhu Juntang's heart skipped a beat, and she became wary and suspicious, "Are you having an affair?"
"You're upset because I didn't tidy up at noon, aren't you?" Liu Chang'an gently reminded Zhu Juntang.
Zhu Juntang remembered that Liu Chang'an had borrowed duct tape from Qin Zhiqiang. What if that old geezer developed some strange fetish and used it on her? That would be the end of her... Zhu Juntang decided to back down a little from the edge of the duct tape-sealed area. She pursed her lips, took two steps back, and tugged at the dog's leash.
This was just a subconscious action; after all, for a young girl, a large dog could still provide a sense of security when she felt threatened.
Unfortunately, Zhu Juntang remembered that the person opposite him was Liu Chang'an, who specialized in eating and killing dogs. Several of his own men had been killed and eaten by him. He decided to give up.
This High Templar, since following its new master, although it no longer doesn't recognize Zhu Juntang senses that it has changed a lot. It's become cowardly and stupid, and even its bark has become somewhat like a husky's, no longer the low growl of a supercar engine.
Hearing Zhu Juntang's words, Liu Yuewang thought, "How could she speak like that? She's An Nuan's mother! For Zhu Juntang to say that... isn't that...?" Liu Yuewang's cheeks flushed slightly. What a sharp-tongued little girl! Why didn't Liu Chang'an slap her? Wasn't it said that Liu Chang'an slapped people at the drop of a hat?
"I'm going to take Zhou Dongdong to the mall to pick out a gift." Zhu Juntang changed the subject. Since she was Zhou Dongdong's protector, as long as she followed the Saintess, her status in the Nine Provinces Wind and Thunder Sword Sect would steadily improve. She didn't believe that Liu Chang'an's Nine Provinces Wind and Thunder Sword Sect would only have a few people in the future. She would first become a senior protector.
"Lu Si'en, you go home first. Don't look around aimlessly on the way, and don't get distracted by food shops. Be a good boy and go home early." Zhou Dongdong patted Lu Si'en's head, letting it go home first. Usually, after school, Zhou Dongdong would run straight to Baolong Center to find her mother, and Lu Si'en Zhou Dongdong see her off to the outside before going home by itself. The mall didn't allow dogs in, which made Zhou Dongdong a little sad, since good friends should be able to go anywhere together.
"Isn't that you?" Liu Chang'an felt that Zhou Dongdong might be attributing all the things she usually did to Lu Si'en. For example, sometimes Zhou Shuling would warn her not to eat too much, but she would always finish eating without realizing it and then forget that she had eaten it, feeling that all the delicious food had mysteriously disappeared.
Zhou Dongdong tilted her head and thought for a moment. "Is that so? I don't remember."
Seeing Zhu Juntang holding Zhou Dongdong's hand as they headed into the mall, Liu Chang'an suddenly remembered something and said to Zhu Juntang, "Could I borrow your rooftop swimming pool for a bit?"
Zhu Juntang grew even more curious. What exactly was Liu Chang'an up to? So she immediately nodded, "Zhong Qing is upstairs."
At this time of year, Zhu Juntang no longer uses the rooftop outdoor swimming pool; she doesn't insist on having any insulation installed to meet her need to play in the water there during the winter.
Liu Chang'an patted Zhou Dongdong's stomach and told Zhu Juntang to give her less food. Then he led Liu Yuewang and Professor Ling to the other side.
"He's usually the one who feeds you the most, your mother said." Zhu Juntang turned around and said to Zhou Dongdong.
"Because Brother Chang'an likes kids who can eat a lot! The more I eat, the more Brother Chang'an likes me!" Zhou Dongdong proudly puffed out her belly.
"Look at you now that you've grown up, you still eat so much and you're still so chubby. Do you think Brother Chang'an will still like you?" Zhu Juntang couldn't help but think that Zhou Dongdong was still so chubby even after growing up. What would happen then?
"Yes, I will!" Zhou Dongdong firmly believed, just as she would like Brother Chang'an when she grew up, and Brother Chang'an would like Zhou Dongdong when she grew up.
"Look at Chang'an's girlfriend, that auntie named An Nuan, she's long and flat, unlike you who's round," Zhu Juntang reminded Zhou Dongdong.
Zhou Dongdong paused for a moment, remembering the aunt named An Nuan... Sister... Zhou Dongdong stood there unhappily and refused to leave.
"I was just teasing you. You'll grow up to be round and plump, and Brother Chang'an will like you too." Zhu Juntang quickly coaxed Zhou Dongdong when she saw that Zhou Dongdong was surprisingly unhappy. She thought that Zhou Dongdong was still the kind of person who wouldn't listen to anyone and would only firmly believe that Brother Chang'an would like her.
Zhou Dongdong ignored Zhu Juntang, turned around and ran out of the mall. She hurriedly looked around and could still see Chang'an's back in the distance. She didn't run like a little airplane waving its arms anymore. She tried her best to make each step as fast and long as possible. Finally, she came to Chang'an's side and tightly grasped Chang'an finger.
"What's wrong?" Liu Chang'an looked down in surprise, his eyes catching sight of Zhu Juntang following behind.
"Fairy... Fairy sister... says that when I grow up I'll be round and plump, and then Brother Chang'an won't like me anymore!" Zhou Dongdong hugged Liu Chang'an's leg and immediately started wailing.
Although Liu Chang'an usually enjoyed watching Zhou Dongdong cry and scream, that only happened when she did something stupid and angered Zhou Shuling, and it didn't mean he wanted to see Zhou Dongdong cry all the time.
"What's going on?" Liu Chang'an calmly looked at Zhu Juntang, who had caught up with him.
Zhu Juntang was startled when she saw Liu Chang'an's calm expression and his unchanging tone. She quickly said, "I just... I really didn't mean to. I just told her that her Chang'an brother likes older sisters like An Nuan, and that if she grows up still chubby, Chang'an brother won't like her as much anymore."
"Is that all?" Liu Chang'an squatted down, wiped away Zhou Dongdong's tears, then looked at her and laughed, "What a silly child."
"When I grow up... I want to be long and flat too!" Zhou Dongdong stretched out her hand to demonstrate what a long and flat shape would look like, "And Brother Chang'an will like it!"
"You've grown up, you're round now, and Brother Chang'an will like you too. Whether you become a square, a cylinder, a triangle, or any other shape, it doesn't matter, understand?" Liu Chang'an patted Zhou Dongdong's head.
Zhou Dongdong hugged her beloved Chang'an brother again, and glanced back at Zhu Juntang with a hint of pride.
That's not true at all!
"Go play with the fairy sister." Liu Chang'an wouldn't dare to give Zhu Juntang a hard time in front of Zhou Dongdong.
Zhu Juntang didn't have any bad intentions towards Zhou Dongdong. In the interactions between adults and children, adults often touch on things that adults think are just jokes, but children can't tolerate.
"I'm not playing with her anymore," Zhou Dongdong said softly.
"You can't be so stingy. Fairy Sister gave you lots of delicious food before, and she's your good friend too. Good friends should forgive each other for mistakes that weren't intentional. You can't be a little kid with a big belly and a small heart, understand?" Liu Chang'an's tone was gentle, but very serious.
"What does 'heart... heart' mean? There's a girl in my class named Jin Xinyan," Zhou Dongdong asked.
"Go and discuss this issue with the fairy sister," Liu Chang'an said, pointing at Zhu Juntang.
Although Zhou Dongdong didn't understand the meaning of "shrewdness," she vaguely grasped the general meaning of Liu Chang'an's words. She walked up to Zhu Juntang and said, "Let's make up!"
"Okay, we're friends again. I was wrong just now!" Zhu Juntang thought to herself, "You're such a shrew. Who told you to cling to such a powerful figure?" Zhu Juntang sighed inwardly. "This old man has been through so much, yet he still cares about a child's feelings and development. It's truly rare."
Zhu Juntang glanced up at Liu Chang'an and saw that Zhou Dongdong had her back to him. Liu Chang'an then gave Zhu Juntang a menacing look. Zhu Juntang quickly grabbed Zhou Dongdong and ran away. This old geezer cared about Zhou Dongdong's feelings and growth, but he didn't care about the adorable Immortal Sheep at all! Immortal Sheep are protected animals, you know? He might beat and scold her at the drop of a hat! Run!
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