Chapter 241: Did She Fall, Bow, or Fake It?

Chapter 241: Did she trip, or was she bowing dramatically, or maybe faking it?

Fu Zhengtu kept laughing. He cleared his throat and said:

"It's fine, he won't get bored. It's probably because the school can't teach him much, and he's bored. Once the novelty wears off, he doesn't want to go to school."

You two are really a father-son pair of geniuses, instantly guessing Chenchen's thoughts, Su Taotao thought to herself.

"What should we do then? Yuanhang can manage during the summer break, but what about after the summer? Should he still follow Yuanhang to school?"

Fu Zhengtu said, "Same as before, let him make his own choice. Maybe in a couple of days, he'll want to go back to school."

Su Taotao said, "If he gets into this on-and-off habit, what will happen when he really needs to go to school?"

Fu Zhengtu listened carefully to Su Taotao, then after a while, he said, "Are you concerned about his grades? Falling behind?"

Su Taotao was speechless. Chenchen is a sponge for knowledge; she's not worried about his grades at all.

Fu Zhengtu seemed to guess what Su Taotao was thinking and continued:

"Other kids might take a day or several days to learn something that Chenchen can grasp in half an hour or an hour.

Do we really have to make him sit in class all day?"

Su Taotao slowly exhaled: "I overreacted. Hearing he didn’t want to go to school freaked me out."

No skipping, no being late, no leaving early, paying attention in class, doing homework after class, studying hard, improving every day...

Playing by the rules is what makes a good student.

These are the basics of being a good student.

Parents and teachers are always on your case about being a good student.

Breaking the rules seems to make you a bad student, someone who doesn’t belong.

No matter how well you do, you’ve got to follow the rules and stay in line.

Su Taotao herself grew up under this educational system.

So she just assumed Chenchen should be the same kind of student.

Fu Zhengtu added, "Every kid’s different. Personally, I believe in teaching to their strengths.

He picks up what’s in the books in a fraction of the time it takes other kids. The rest of the time is his to do whatever he wants—play, study, you name it.

You don’t have to worry about Chenchen not having friends his own age. He gets along great with Dongdong, and he’s also tight with Ah Hang and Uncle Mu.

Friends don’t have to be the same age; they can be from different generations. As long as he's happy."

Su Taotao was speechless.

What a friendship across generations. Fu, you’ve got me there.

Fu Zhengtu almost added that Chenchen gets along well with him too.

Chenchen’s not shy; he’s got a better personality than him, better than most kids.

A kid like this doesn’t need much discipline.

At a certain age, if one finds and deeply pursues their passion, they can achieve success in any field. Chenchen is the greatest gift from heaven he could have received.

The son he always imagined would be just like Chenchen.

After talking with Fu Zhengtu, Su Taotao felt completely relaxed.

She had been trapped in her own fixation, still clinging to the mindset of the twentieth-century exam system.

Really, what is there to worry about with a child like Chenchen?

Poor grades? Not getting into a good college? Turning into a troublemaker? Going down the wrong path?

She’s confident none of that will happen.

She has always said she wants to give Chenchen a happy childhood.

Yet she still considered keeping him confined to the classroom, which really isn’t the way to go.

Well, the kid’s still young, and the daycare fee’s already paid. If he wants to go, fine; if not, no big deal.

"Come home early tonight and have a proper chat with Chenchen."

Fu Zhengtu isn’t exactly great at expressing himself, but oddly enough, he and Chenchen communicate effortlessly.

It’s like the father and son just get each other. Some things just hit differently when Fu Zhengtu says them compared to when she does.

Life really is something else.

A father’s role in a boy’s growth is pretty incredible too.

To treat Fu, Su Taotao decided to whip up a fancier version of seafood fried noodles for dinner.

The fried noodles are already tasty enough, but with the stir-fried seafood added, it’s next-level good.

Su Taotao hasn’t been to the supply and marketing cooperative at this hour much lately.

For some reason, she suddenly felt like everyone was extra friendly to her today.

When she bought squid, the fish vendor handed her a bag of shucked oysters, saying there were only a few left, and since he had no eggs at home, he suggested she take them to make oyster omelets.

When she bought veggies, Huang Po insisted on giving her a bunch of homegrown lychees, saying they were a bit dried out, not fit for sale, and would spoil if not eaten.

Su Taotao tried to pay, but Huang Po flat-out refused.

Su Taotao ended up buying more veggies, and Huang Po kept tossing in extra scallions and garlic, making Su Taotao feel awkward about buying too much.

The more she bought, the more freebies she got.

Even when Su Taotao bought eggs, the clerk insisted on throwing in a few extra quail eggs.

What’s going on today?

Su Taotao almost thought it was New Year’s.

Everyone was all smiles around her.

She considered herself pretty reserved, and to avoid pointless small talk, she rarely started conversations.

On ordinary days, people would avoid greeting her if they could.

Everyone knew she was "hard to deal with."

Today, it was like everyone was acting weird.

Not to mention, Su Taotao got the chills as she left.

She hurried off.

This was way too creepy.

As Su Taotao walked past the palm tree garden in front of the cafeteria, an elderly woman suddenly came running out and dropped to her knees with a thud.

Su Taotao was so startled that she almost dropped what she was holding.

Was she tripping, bowing, or pulling a scam?

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