Chapter 144 (2/2)

Han Qingwu opened the portfolio with a skeptical expression. But when she saw the seal on the certificate that was issued by the Health Bureau, a look of disbelief filled her eyes.

“You… is this certificate real?”

Tang Xiu took out his mobile phone and scrolled Li Hongji’s number. Then, he handed it to Han Qingwu and said, “This is the phone number of the Chinese Medical Hospital’s President. If you don’t believe it, you can call him now to confirm and verify my statement. In addition, if you have doubt about this number, you can look for his number through your contacts yourself to verify it whether it’s the same or not.”

Han Qingwu looked at the phone number and was silent for a moment. Her furious smile and face slowly faded as she looked at Tang Xiu and said, “I won’t make any calls to verify it. I choose to believe you. I won’t delve more further into your class-ditching this time. But you are not to ask for any leave of absence again later, and stay honestly at school to study and review your schoolwork.”

“I promise!” Tang Xiu said without hesitation.

Han Qingwu asked, “Then your evening’s… ”

Tang Xiu said, “Two nights before, I have given Yuan Chuling and the others the remedial make up for their lessons. I believe you’ve already asked them about that. If you think that I don’t need to give them any more tutoring, I’ll also comply to that naturally, so I won’t have to leave and give them the tutoring at night.”

Han Qingwu said, “I’ll give you the vacation.”

She was not a fool. She did inquire about the result of Tang Xiu’s private tutoring on the make-up lessons for Yuan Chuling and the other three students. The results made it hard for her to believe it, since the four of them praised Tang Xiu and stressed out that they benefitted greatly from it. The Class 10 that she was in charge, was not the class for top students, and their academic performances were also only average in general. If Tang Xiu’s remedial plan was really effective for them to face the College Entrance Test, maybe their scores would really improve by a lot.

Tang Xiu took back the portfolio from Han Qingwu’s hands and spoke with a rising tone, “Teacher Han, I just told you that the Chinese Medical Hospital’s President originally invited me to have lunch together, but since I refused, I have yet to have a meal, so I’m starving now! I’ll leave you with your work as I’ll go to the cafeteria to have lunch.”

“I am coming too!” Han Qingwu immediately said.

Tang Xiu replied with confused expression, “Didn’t classes just end? Shouldn’t you have already had your lunch?”

Han Qingwu snapped at Tang Xiu and snorted, “I was too full because of my anger for you, how could I have the mood to eat? But now after hearing your explanation, just say that I can accept those reason of yours, so my anger also has disappeared. Since I have yet to eat, don’t tell me that I’m not hungry too!”

“Eh…” Tang Xiu let out a forced smile and shook his head.

Shortly after, Tang Xiu and Han Qingwu arrived at the school’s cafeteria. And they suddenly became the focus of attention of countless teachers and students, causing quite the sensation.

“Heavens! Isn’t that Tang Xiu? He has skipped school for so many days and he unexpectedly came to school today? How come the school hasn’t kicked him out? This bad rotten apple?”

“Man, I really wanna punch that kid. He even lines up with Teacher Han, and seeing that they brought their meal from the kitchen to the table, they should be having their lunch together, right? Damn, Teacher Han is my goddess, how could she have lunch with Tang Xiu?”

“Although Yuan Chuling and Cheng Yannan have spoken a lot of good things about him, but I still think that this kid isn’t that good. And Teacher Han is really blind to have lunch together with him.”

“I’m so damn envious. This is too hateful. Teacher Han has never had any meal together with any men in the cafeteria. This damn brat unexpectedly has such a good fortune. This really makes me furious. How come it’s not me having lunch together with Teacher Han?!”

“…”

No matter in his previous life or in this life, for numerous times was Tang Xiu exposed and suffered from others’ attention. Therefore, he just ignored those pairs of eyes with curiosity and anger. He looked behind him at Han Qingwu, who was busy carrying her meal from the kitchen to the table, and paid them. Naturally as it should be by rights, he chose to accept it.

He just considered it that it was his compensation after she reprimanded him!

Tang Xiu giddily sat at the opposite of Han Qingwu as at the same time he picked up the chopsticks and was about to eat, a lot of thoughts filled his mind.

When he had only eaten half his meal, Yuan Chuling, Cheng Yannan, Xia Wanfen, and Li Xiaoqian rushed in a hurry to the cafeteria.

“Whoops! I did wonder who could have such a good fortune to have lunch together with Teacher Han! And it turned out to be you, Eldest Brother! I did say that you might have come back. Anyways, we went to your house yesterday, but you unfortunately weren’t there and we couldn’t even get through your phone. So, about tonight, you won’t ditch us again to be hanged dry under the sun, right?” Yuan Chuling sat down next to Tang Xiu as he wrapped his hand around Tang Xiu’s shoulder.

Tang Xiu pushed his arm and lightly said, “Yup, we’ll continue our evening session.”

A bright light flashed from Cheng Yannan’s eyes as she excitedly said, “It’s good then! We’ll be there on time. And we’ve already prepared all the third years’ textbooks this time.”

Tang Xiu nodded and said, “Got it. If you have no other things to say, you first go back to the classroom! I’ll be back after having finished my lunch.”

“Okay!”

Cheng Yannan nodded. Seeing that Yuan Chuling looked like he was about to talk again, she pulled him directly and walked toward the outside of the cafeteria in big strides.

Han Qingwu’s eyebrows were raised as she slowly said, “Wow, I didn’t expect that you’re quite welcomed and accepted! I hope that your tutoring to make up for their lessons is really effective!”