People in the alley: A woman dressed as a man shouldn't be foolishly filial, Zhuang Chaoying

Chapter 303 Lin Dongzhe's Determined Striving for Excellence

Chapter 303 Lin Dongzhe's Determined Striving for Excellence

"Ring ring ring—" The school bell rang for the senior students to leave.

Students poured out of the classrooms, and for a moment, the corridors were filled with the sounds of talking and footsteps.

Zhuang Chaoying didn't have evening self-study to supervise today, so he got on his motorcycle and twisted the throttle.

Several male teachers gathered around, looking the motorcycle up and down. "Teacher Zhuang, this motorcycle must be quite expensive, right?"

Zhuang Chaoying nodded. "It's quite expensive. I have to thank my wife; she paid for it."

Mr. Zhang, the bald math teacher, touched the gas tank of his motorcycle, wondering when he could buy one; it looked so cool.

"Your sister-in-law really dotes on you, Teacher Zhuang. Please ride your bike slowly and be careful."

With a powerful roar, the motorcycle sped out of the gate.

Xiaoting, Pengfei, and Lin Dongzhe, riding bicycles, immediately gave chase upon seeing this.

At first, they called for Zhuang Chaoying to wait, but the motorcycle sped up faster and faster, quickly leaving them far behind.

Gradually, only their three panting figures remained on the road.

Xiaoting pedaled her bicycle with all her might, complaining all the while. "Dad is really something. He said riding a bicycle is good for your health, but he just rode off on his motorcycle."

Pengfei followed behind Xiaoting on her bicycle. "Your uncle is doing this for your health. You sit all day in class, so riding your bike to and from school is a form of exercise."

Lin Dongzhe quickly pedaled a few times and arrived next to Xiaoting. "Xiaoting, if you don't want to ride, I can give you a ride."

Xiaoting blushed slightly. "The checkpoint at the entrance of No. 1 Middle School isn't just for show. I don't want to be mistaken for someone who's dating too early." She said the last two words almost in a whisper, and then pedaled hard forward.

On the way back, we'll pass through the alley we saw before.

Grandpa Li and Aunt Li were sitting at the door, leisurely eating popsicles.

Grandpa Li greeted Xiaoting and her two friends with a smile. "Xiaoting, Dongzhe, Pengfei, you're out of school? Are you settling in well over there?"

The three people quickly stopped their bicycles and responded politely.

Lin Dongzhe nodded. "It's alright, but I'm a little worried about the aunties and uncles in the alley."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Li immediately stood up enthusiastically to get them popsicles.

Xiaoting quickly shook her head. "Thank you, Aunt Li, but we won't eat. The teacher assigned a lot of homework today, so we'll go home first."

Aunt Li nodded understandingly. "Go back quickly, don't let it interfere with your studies."

Watching them leave, Aunt Li's eyes were filled with envy. How come Teacher Zhuang and Huang Ling got to have such good children?

The new house is less than three kilometers away from the old alley; they arrived by bicycle in about ten minutes.

Lin Dongzhe pushed the cart behind Pengfei and Xiaoting. When they arrived at their doorstep, he stopped. "Xiaoting, see you tomorrow."

Xiaoting turned to look at him. "See you tomorrow, Lin Dongzhe."

After saying goodbye to Xiaoting, Lin Dongzhe opened his courtyard gate and parked his car in the yard.

Seeing the motorcycle there, he knew his father must have come home from get off work.

Song Ying was busy in the kitchen, ladling food from the pot onto plates, when she saw her son return through the window. "Dongzhe, wash your hands and eat."

"Understood," Lin Dongzhe replied and went inside.

Lin Wufeng placed a plate of fragrant braised pork on the table and sat down immediately when he saw his son.

Song Ying placed the bowl and chopsticks on the table, watching him pick up a piece of lard. "Go wash your hands quickly. Should I call Xiaoting over to watch you wash your hands?"

"Mom, don't call me, I'm coming right now." Upon hearing this, Lin Dongzhe immediately got up to wash his hands.

During the meal, Song Ying picked up a piece of meat and put it in Dong Zhe's bowl. "Dong Zhe, you've been doing very well since the start of the semester, but you need to balance work and rest. You can't just think about studying all the time, or you'll become a bookworm."

Lin Wufeng nodded in agreement. "Your mother is right, there's nothing wrong with balancing work and rest. Dongzhe, did you hear what your mother said?"

Lin Dongzhe held his bowl, eating the meat his mother had put on his plate, but in his heart he was thinking: his current thought was to study hard and make sure he could go to the same university as Xiaoting. Once he got to university, everything would be fine.

Thinking of this, he looked up. "Mom, it's not like you and Dad said before that if I didn't study hard, I'd have to go back to my hometown to feed the pigs. Now that I know I should study, isn't that a good thing?"

Upon hearing his son's slightly teasing words, Lin Wufeng immediately cleared his throat and feigned seriousness. "How can you talk to your mother like that? She's only doing this for your own good."

Seeing this, Lin Dongzhe quickly put on a bright smile and gave Song Ying a big smile. "Okay, Mom, I'll listen to you. After I finish my homework, I'll go find Xiaoting and Pengfei to play for a while."

It looked like a big, mischievous monkey, which made Song Ying both annoyed and amused.

Song Ying was both amused and exasperated by this mischievous boy, so she put another piece of lard into his bowl.

"Eat up. Studying takes a toll on your brain, so you need to replenish it. As long as you can get into university, your dad and I will sell everything we own to support your education."

As she spoke, she picked up another piece of green vegetable with her chopsticks and gently advised, "Eat slowly. It's hard to digest if you wolf it down. Eat some of this green vegetable."

Lin Dongzhe quickly finished his meal in a few bites, put down his chopsticks, held a set of exercise books in his hand, and winked at Song Ying.

"Mom, given our family's current financial situation, it seems like we don't need to sell everything we own."

Song Ying stood up and was about to hit him, but he quickly and nimbly dodged. "Lin Dongzhe, you little rascal, it's been so long since I hit you, are you itching for a beating again?"

"Dad, Mom, the teacher assigned a lot of homework today. I don't know how to do a few of the questions. I'll go ask Xiaoting."

Lin Wufeng stared blankly at his son, who used to dislike studying and was mischievous. He couldn't understand when his son had suddenly become so self-motivated in his studies. "Dongzhe, are you full?"

"I'm full, Mom and Dad. You two can eat slowly." After saying that, Lin Dongzhe turned around to get his schoolbag.

Song Ying and Lin Wufeng exchanged a glance without realizing it, and they both saw shock in each other's eyes.

Lin Wufeng looked at his son, who was still holding a workbook. "It seems we made the right decision to move. The feng shui of this house is different; Dongzhe is so proactive and enthusiastic about his studies now."

As he spoke, he excitedly put down his chopsticks and bowed with his hands clasped together in front of Teacher Zhuang's house. He had only been able to buy this house through Teacher Zhuang's friend, Quan. He didn't know when it started, but Ling's family had become indispensable to their family.

"Thank you, thank you for keeping Dongcheol like this."

Then, with great seriousness, he bowed to the surroundings, hoping to continue to receive the protection of some mysterious power.

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