Beijing, old Fu residenceâ¦
Song Fengwan and Qiao Xiyan were stopped at the entrance of the compound and could only walk in.
Before they could take two steps, they heard a few dog barks. Song Fengwan looked around carefully and found Fu Xinhan flirting with more than one female dog in the grassâ¦
âFu Xinhan?â Song Fengwan called out tentatively.
Every time Fu Xinhan returned to the compound, the first thing he did was greet his old flames.
âWoofââ Fu Xinhan jumped out of the grass and pounced at Song Fengwan. He was almost two years old and already an adult dog. He was very fat and nearly knocked her over. He wagged his tail vigorously at her.
âGood boy.â Song Fengwan lowered her head and patted his head.
Qiao Xiyan glanced at Fu Xinhan and then at the female dogs not far away.?I couldnât tell he was a playboy.
Third Master is a Buddhist. How did he raise such a dog?
When the two arrived at the Fu residence, Old Madam Fu was surprised. âWhy are you here with Fu Xinhan?â She pulled Song Fengwan in.
âI met him on the way.â Song Fengwan looked around and met Fu Chenâs gaze. She smiled politely. âHello, Grandpa Fu. Hello, Third Master.â
âHello.â Old Master Fu put down his tobacco pipe and replied lightly.
âYou went to report today? How was school?â Old Madam Fu asked a lot.
âPretty good.â
âYou went to your dormitory? Are you getting along well with your roommates? Actually, we have empty rooms at home. If youâre not used to living there, you can move in with us and accompany me. University courses arenât too intense.â
Old Madam Fu was just being polite, so Song Fengwan naturally wouldnât agree. âTheyâre all quite good, and the dormitory isnât bad either.â
âIf you canât go home during the holidays, you can come to my place to play. None of our grandchildren and sons are considerate. Sinian doesnât like to live with us and moved out after graduating.â
Ahem!?Fu Chen coughed twice.
âThird Son isnât bad. He often accompanies me to watch opera.â Old Madam Fu smiled.
Song Fengwan sized up Fu Chen from the corner of her eye.
It was rare for him to wear a short-sleeved white shirt, light-colored casual pants, and sneakers. His hair was trimmed short and refreshing. He looked mellow and gentle to begin with, and coupled with his outfit, he looked no different from a university student.
Qiao Xiyan also sized up Fu Chen.
When he first met Fu Chen, he was wearing a long black robe and holding a Buddhist prayer bead bracelet in his hand. He looked arrogant and exuded a romantic aura.?Whatâs with his clothes today?
Heâs already so old, yet heâs dressing so young?
Qiao Xiyan felt inexplicably disgusted.
âThird Master is quite good.â Song Fengwan praised Fu Chen seamlessly.
Fu Chen held back his smile, suppressing the smile on his lips. The next second, Old Madam Fuâs words pierced his heart.
âYouâve lived with Third Son for a few months, and your relationship is pretty good too. Why are you still calling him Third Master? Itâs too distantâ¦
âCall him Third Uncle!â
Shi Fang was standing at the door and wiping Fu Xinhanâs paws. When he heard Old Madam Fuâs words, he almost burst out laughing.?A white knife went in, and a red knife came out. Too ruthless.
âYes, Third Uncle.â Song Fengwan held back her laughter.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Fu Chen tightened his grip on the chess record, unable to speak.
âThird Son, donât forget what you promised me.â Old Madam Fu suddenly looked at Fu Chen.
âI know.â
âDonât stay at home all day. Do you think the heavens will give you a wife? Go out more often. Look, even Fu Xinhan knows to go out to play with female dogs. Donât stick to Duan Linbai every day.â Old Madam Fu was annoyed.
Fu Chen rubbed the chess record without saying anything. From the corner of his eye, he saw Song Fengwan holding back her laughter and frowned slightly.
Is it that funny to see me be reprimanded?
She sure has guts!
âThird Son, go upstairs and call Huai Sheng down for dinner.â The little monk was doing his homework in the study upstairs.
***
Everyone gathered around the table. Song Fengwan hadnât seen Huai Sheng for a long time, so the two of them sat next to each other. He was much taller than before, and he was wearing a refreshing black and white school uniform, but his bald head was still shining.
Fu Chen had once suggested that he grow out his hair, but Huai Sheng insisted that he would return to the monastery to be the abbot in the future. Having no hair was his only insistence.
In the beginning, his classmates had even laughed at him because of this. As time passed, everyone got used to it.
âBig Sister, will you be staying with me when you come back this time?â Huai Sheng looked innocent.
âI want to stay in the dormitory.â Song Fengwan smiled.
âThen, I canât see you anymore?â
âNo. If I donât have any class, I can go play with you.â Song Fengwan stroked his smooth little head.
âBut I donât have time to play. Third Uncle said that my results for the final exams last semester werenât good, so he didnât let me go up the mountain on the weekends. He wants to find a tutor for me.â Huai Sheng lacked preschool education and had a weak foundation, so his results hadnât improved.
âHave you found a tutor?â Old Madam Fu asked.
âIâm still looking,â Fu Chen replied.
âArenât you free? It shouldnât be a problem for you to tutor Huai Sheng, right?â Old Master Fu narrowed his eyes and savored the floral wine carefully.
Fu Chen had once tutored Huai Sheng and was almost driven crazy. A childâs way of thinking was completely different from his. He had gotten him to memorize the multiplication table, but until this day, he still told him that 4 Ã 9 = 27.
Even now, he still wrote pinyin crookedly.
One time, when he was doing a matching question, Fu Chen almost went crazy from anger. Huai Sheng smiled and comforted him, âThird Uncle, you have to be calm no matter what you do. Getting angry is the most harmful to your body.â
When Fu Chen went to school, he had never been reprimanded by a teacher. Just because of himâ¦
He was reprimanded by a teacher for the first time in his life.
And it was because Huai Sheng couldnât improve his grades, and he didnât know how to answer any of the questions.
No matter how good-tempered Fu Chen was, he couldnât stand accompanying this child to do his homework.
Fu Chen said lightly, âIâve tried and found that I couldnât do it.â
âTutoring children requires patience, so just treat it as an early preview. When you have a child in the future, youâll know what to do,â Old Master Fu said with a smile.
Ahemâ?A fishbone got stuck in Song Fengwanâs throat, and she coughed for a long time.
âBe careful when you eat fish.â Qiao Xiyan was sitting beside her.
âBig Sister, do you have time to tutor me?â Huai Sheng stared at her with sparkling eyes.
âMe?â Song Fengwan was stunned. âI just started school and have military training soon. I donât think Iâll have any time recently.â She hadnât even gotten her class schedule, so she didnât know if she was free yet.
âYou can tutor me on the weekends. Donât you have weekends off?â
âIâm not sure yet. Letâs talk about it after I get my class schedule.â
Fu Chen narrowed his eyes and glanced at Huai Sheng.?Iâll buy him bubble tea later.
âWanwan and Xiyan, stay here tonight. You can go to Third Sonâs place to get your luggage tomorrow.â Old Madam Fu tried her best to make them stay, so the two of them could only stay.
After dinner, Song Fengwan accompanied Huai Sheng to the study to do his homework. Qiao Xiyan stayed in the living room with the two Fu elders while Fu Chen went out to walk the dogâ¦
***
In the study on the second floorâ¦
After Huai Sheng finished his homework, Song Fengwan grabbed a pencil and helped him correct it.
Because they were all arithmetic questions, although they werenât complicated, she had to read them slowly. She was serious and focused, so she didnât even notice when Fu Chen pushed the door open.
Fu Chen passed a cup of bubble tea to Huai Sheng and motioned for him to leave.
Huai Sheng held the bubble tea and stood at the door happily to help keep a lookout.
âHuai Sheng, did Third Uncle correct all your previous homework? Did he sign this?â Song Fengwan unintentionally flipped to the front. Fu Chenâs signature was at the bottom of each assignment.
The beautiful, slender, golden signature was reserved yet couldnât hide his arrogance.
Song Fengwan held the pencil, imitated his signature, and compared them. Hers had the shape but was lifeless.
âYou want to imitate mine?â Fu Chen was standing behind her.
Song Fengwanâs back was facing the door. When she turned her head, Fu Chen was already behind her. He reached out his arm, supported himself with one hand on the table, pressed down on the notebook, and grabbed her hand holding the pencil with the other.
He surrounded her in an embrace.
Song Fengwan was startled. Her breath rose to her throat and got stuck.
âWhen did you come in?â
âIâll teach you to write my name.â Fu Chen lowered his head. His scorching breath landed beside her ear, and his voice was low and pleasant.
She could vaguely hear Old Madam Fuâs hearty laughter downstairs. Song Fengwan was dumbfounded. The blood in her entire body seemed to be flowing in reverse, and her face was flushed red.
He hugged her from behind, trapping her completely in this small world.
Song Fengwanâs fingers loosened, and she felt a little weak. Fu Chen held her hand tightly and wrote the words âFu Chen (å æ²)â on the paper.
âDo you still remember what the first word I taught you was?â Fu Chen tilted his head to look at her.?Her earlobes are red.
He suddenly smiled.?Why is she still so shy?
âThe first oneâ¦â Song Fengwan recalled that Fu Chen had taught her in this posture before.
âItâs this.â
Fu Chen held her hand and wrote âWan (æ)â on his notebook.
âItâs Wanwan.â Fu Chenâs laughter was intoxicating.
Song Fengwan blushed.
Fu Chenâs gaze landed on her soft red lips. He raised his hand, tilted her head to his side, lowered his head, and kissed herâ¦
When Huai Sheng got his homework back, he found that Fu Chenâs and Song Fengwanâs names were on it, and they were even circled with a heart.
He frowned slightly.?I have to hand this homework in.
He grabbed an eraser and erased their names away fiercely.?Why did they ruin my homework to show their love?