Ye Yang was not the only one who was puzzled. Even Ji Xiangzhou was completely bewildered. He raised his eyes slightly, a trace of curiosity appearing on his otherwise impassive face. "My guardian? Who?"
Ji Xiangnian, Ji Xiangyi, Ji Xiangchen, or perhaps one of the assistants or housekeepers.
Zhao Fei was still panting, a stack of exercise books in his hand. "Yeah, your guardian. Your sister-in-law came to get you out!"
Ji Xiangzhou: "???? Sister-in-law? What sister-in-law? Since when did I have a sister-in-law?"
Chapter 19
Before Ji Xiangzhou could figure out whether this sister-in-law who had suddenly appeared was Ji Xiangnian's wife or a lover Ji Xiangchen had found, a classmate sent by his homeroom teacher called him to the office.
When he reached the office, Ji Xiangzhou finally saw the sister-in-law Zhao Fei had mentioned.
She was an extremely beautiful young woman, with delicate features and a tall, slender figure.
She wore a tasteful dress, and dimples flickered on her cheeks as she spoke. A faint smile graced her face, youthful and sunny, like a college student.
But as far as he remembered, he had never seen this woman before.
How could she be his sister-in-law?
Ji Xiangzhou could not help sinking into thought, wondering whether something had gone wrong with his memory.
But that was impossible, absolutely impossible. How could someone who could get full marks in math have a faulty memory?
His homeroom teacher and Fang Ning knew nothing of Ji Xiangzhou's thoughts. They were deep in conversation about his problems.
As his guardian, Fang Ning made sure to respond to every word the homeroom teacher said. "All right, Teacher Chen, you can rest completely assured! I'll make sure to discipline him properly when we get home."
"I absolutely will. You don't need to doubt me. I'll have a proper talk with him when we get home. How could he go climbing over walls?"
"Climbing over walls late at night is definitely unacceptable! When we get home, his brother and I will give him a good talking-to. If he still won't listen, his brother and I will think of other ways."
"If talking doesn't work, we'll use our hands."
Seeing Fang Ning so firmly supporting her work in educating her students, the homeroom teacher felt somewhat reassured. But she still did not approve of violence.
"Just keep it reasonable. There's no need to be too strict when disciplining children."
Ji Xiangzhou was a little mischievous, and he was a bit of a troublemaker.
But Ji Xiangzhou was a prized student whose exam scores were close to perfect!
If they used violence against him, her heart would ache!
Ji Xiangzhou was here.
After a few more remarks, the homeroom teacher said no more and turned to Ji Xiangzhou, who stood off to the side with his head lowered. "Ji Xiangzhou, that settles this matter. It's Saturday today, so go home with your sister-in-law and reflect on what you've done."
"All right, Miss Fang, I've said everything I wanted and needed to say. I have something else to attend to shortly..."
Fang Ning nodded and extended her hand first. "All right, Teacher Chen, go ahead with your work. Xiangzhou and I will head home."
That concluded their business with the homeroom teacher.
Fang Ning led Ji Xiangzhou downstairs, walking in front while he followed behind her.
Watching Fang Ning's tall, slender figure from behind.
Ji Xiangzhou sank into deep thought, and just then, in a flash, he finally remembered.
He remembered now. This person should be Ji Xiangnian's wife. A while ago, Ji Xiangnian had suddenly taken him home from school, saying he was going to marry a woman and wanted to hear their opinions.
But at the time, he had been playing Honor of Kings and had been chased down and hacked at repeatedly by some elementary-school brat. He had flown into a rage and was busy figuring out how to improve his skills and give that brat a beating.
So he had barely listened to Ji Xiangnian. Of course, whatever Ji Xiangnian said, he would not have paid attention anyway.
Besides, his relationship with Ji Xiangnian was not particularly good.
So whether Ji Xiangnian took a wife
And had children
Or married into someone else's family and hooked up with a man, it was none of his business.
Thinking about it now, Ji Xiangnian had married, and his wife was the woman right in front of him.
He had only stayed home for a few hours that day before returning to school to get on with studying and gaming, and he had promptly forgotten all about it.
Afterward, Ji Xiangnian had done nothing else either. There had been no wedding banquet, no wedding photos, and no honeymoon.
It was only natural that he had not remembered.
At that thought, a little more pity entered Ji Xiangzhou's gaze as he watched Fang Ning from behind.
This woman looked only twenty-something, about the same age as Ji Xiangyi and Ji Xiangchen.
Ji Xiangnian was around thirty-five.
When Ji Xiangnian was ten, this woman had only just been born.
He really was shameless, and it really was criminal!
Ji Xiangzhou shook his head and snapped out of it.
There was nothing wrong with Ji Xiangnian's wife coming to school in his place for this parent-teacher meeting.
But over the years, he had grown fond of having no one supervise him. He was used to being free and unfettered and disliked anyone interfering in his affairs, whether his studies or his life. He wanted none of it.
But if this person tried to boss him around on the strength of her status as Ji Xiangnian's wife.
Then she could not blame him for his sharp tongue.
Fang Ning did not feel much about Ji Xiangzhou, her husband-in-name's high-school-aged younger brother.
To her, attending Ji Xiangzhou's parent-teacher meeting was nothing more than completing a task. She had no right to interfere, whether he climbed over the school wall to go gaming or got into a fight and ended up at the police station.
As long as it did not affect her future cash, even if he climbed over the wall to commit robbery, it would have little to do with her.
Of course, as Ji Xiangnian's wife in name, it was fine to put on a little show and express some concern for his younger siblings.