Chapter 138: Chapter 133: My Son Went to the Police Station Again Last Night, and I Saved Him

When the Dean of Teaching saw Jiang Ming, he immediately beamed. "Teacher Jiang, did your class just end?"

Jiang Ming knew this man’s intentions weren’t good. ’This guy is probably looking to cause trouble for me again.’

But he was the dean, after all, so Jiang Ming didn’t dare to offend him.

At this middle school, with the principal usually not managing daily affairs, this dean, who also served as the vice-principal, was the one in charge of most things.

Jiang Ming could only say, "Yes, Dean."

"The weather’s pretty nice today, isn’t it? It’s quite warm in the sun." The dean started to flex his ability to make small talk.

Jiang Ming decided to take the initiative. "Dean, was there something you needed to see me about?"

"Well, here’s the thing. I noticed your brother-in-law hasn’t added me on WeChat yet. I figured he must be very busy, so no worries. When you see him next, just casually mention it for me when he has a moment, that’s all." The dean’s words were tactful, with no hint of coercion in his tone.

But how could Jiang Ming not understand what he was getting at?

He could only reply, "Usually, my brother-in-law’s assistants handle this kind of thing. I’ve already passed your contact card on to them."

He didn’t agree to the dean’s request again; instead, he made it clear he had already done all he could.

In any case, the principal was the highest authority at the school. Even if Lu Fan never added the dean, so what? 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Hearing this, the dean let out an awkward laugh. "Oh, is that so? Well then, never mind."

His expression turned a little sour, but he forced a smile. "Alright then, Teacher Jiang, I’ll let you get back to it. I’m heading to the cafeteria."

"Okay."

Jiang Ming didn’t indulge him any further and took the first chance to slip away.

Since he had no classes in the afternoon, the PE teacher took the opportunity to head back to his dorm.

He was just about to rest when his phone rang.

Jiang Ming glanced at the screen and sighed.

It was a call from his mom.

But in the end, he still answered.

"Hello, Mom."

An older woman’s voice came from the other end. "Hello, Xiaoming, are you busy?"

"Not anymore. I just finished my morning classes," Jiang Ming explained.

"Oh, good, good. I was afraid I’d be interrupting your work." Mrs. Jiang then probed, "By the way, your third aunt found out you’re still single. She said she wants to introduce you to a girl from her village."

As soon as he heard this, Jiang Ming immediately refused. "Mom, I don’t want to go on a blind date."

"If you don’t go on blind dates, when do you plan on getting married?" Mrs. Jiang started to complain. "You’re almost thirty! As the saying goes, at thirty, a man should have a family and a career. If you don’t start a family, how can I rest easy?"

Jiang Ming could only explain, "I don’t have a house or a car, and my salary is only about six thousand a month. No one would be interested in me."

"Who says no one would be interested? My son is so outstanding! He’s a teacher at a school in the city! After the folks in the village heard about it, they all said you were very capable," Mrs. Jiang praised.

Jiang Ming shook his head helplessly. "Mom, please stop bragging about me to the village elders. I’m just a PE teacher at a private middle school. And it was only because you pulled some strings that someone with just an associate’s degree like me even got an interview. The only reason I was hired was because my salary expectations were low."

"Isn’t graduating with an associate’s degree still graduating from college?" Mrs. Jiang felt her son was being too self-deprecating. "A college graduate can be a teacher."

"Agh, it’s hard to explain to you. My degree isn’t in physical education. Nowadays, many schools in big cities require your major to match the subject. It’s like how pigs eat pig feed and dogs eat dog food," Jiang Ming replied.

But Mrs. Jiang disagreed with his point. "Who says? Our pigs will eat anything. The neighbor’s dog, Wangcai, even eats poop."

Jiang Ming was suddenly speechless...

Mrs. Jiang finally said, "Anyway, I don’t care. It just so happens this girl also works in Yangcheng. I’m sending you her WeChat. You have to add her and have a good chat, you hear me?"

"Fine."

Jiang Ming knew he couldn’t avoid it, so he might as well face the music. Since that was the case, he might as well just add the girl on WeChat himself.

Maybe the girl would delete him after exchanging just a few sentences.

After all, that had happened once or twice during his previous blind-dating experiences.

For girls who could make it in a big city, their bottom line was naturally a guy who could afford a down payment.

But Jiang Ming’s savings amounted to a hundred thousand yuan at most, and that was from pinching pennies.

With a monthly salary of six thousand yuan, there really wasn’t much left over after expenses.

Before long, Mrs. Jiang sent a WeChat contact card to Jiang Ming.

Jiang Ming took a look at the profile picture.

It was a very sexy selfie.

She was wearing a hip-hugging skirt and was exquisitely made up.

Her long, fair legs were on full display.

Looking closely, it seemed she also had a tattoo on her arm.

He couldn’t tell if it was a stock photo from the internet, but maintaining a polite and courteous attitude, Jiang Ming went ahead and sent the friend request on WeChat.

Seeing that she didn’t accept it right away, he didn’t give it much more thought.

Then he lay down on his bed and fell asleep.

...

「Meanwhile.」

Jiang Yixia was busy working in her flower shop.

Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, she saw a familiar figure approaching in the distance.

She remained calm and kept working, not looking up.

Lu Fan naturally knew that Jiang Yixia had spotted him.

He had anticipated her anticipation.

So he deliberately circled around behind Jiang Yixia, tiptoeing closer.

Jiang Yixia furrowed her brow, wondering what that guy was up to.

She whipped her head around and demanded, "What are you doing?"

Lu Fan just smiled. "Yixia, it seems you saw me a while ago. Just pretending you didn’t, were you?"

"You’re so childish," Jiang Yixia retorted.

Seeing this, Lu Fan sat down in front of her and asked curiously, "I haven’t been here for a few days. Did you miss me?"

"Miss you? In your dreams!" Jiang Yixia shot him a look, then pretended to say breezily, "These past few days without you, I felt like I’d returned to my old life. It was so free and easy."

"Really? I don’t believe you."

"Believe it or not."

As she spoke, Jiang Yixia stood up, intending to put some distance between them. "If you have nothing better to do, go sell your pastries. Stop hanging around in front of me all day."

"Alright. I was actually going to tell you what happened with Sifan last night. He ended up at the police station again." As he spoke, Lu Fan pretended to leave.

The moment she heard that, Jiang Yixia asked nervously, "What happened to Sifan?!"

"Didn’t you just tell me not to hang around if I had nothing to do?" Lu Fan asked with a smile.

Jiang Yixia knew he was throwing her own words back at her. She had no choice but to swallow her pride. "Fine, I was wrong just now. I apologize. Now hurry up and tell me."

"It’s okay. I forgive you," Lu Fan said cheerfully.

"Shameless," Jiang Yixia muttered under her breath, then urged him, "Hurry up and tell me. If you don’t, I’ll just ask our son myself."

"Okay, I’ll talk."

So, Lu Fan told Jiang Yixia what had happened the previous night.

When Jiang Yixia heard that Jiang Sifan had been surrounded by several people, her expression instantly turned to panic.

She quickly pressed, "Was Sifan hurt? Did you get there in time?"

Lu Fan knew the two children were her life. Faced with a critical moment like this, it was only natural for her to get worked up.

The thought that Jiang Yixia was constantly worried about their children—that even after he had hurt her so deeply back then, she still gave her unconditional love to them—made Lu Fan feel like he really wasn’t human. ’I should have treated her well from the start, then I could have treated the two kids well too.’

So he replied, "Don’t worry, Sifan wasn’t seriously hurt. Just a bit of blood from the corner of his mouth and a small bruise."

Hearing this, Jiang Yixia finally let out a sigh of relief.

But she continued to press, "Don’t you have bodyguards secretly protecting him? Why did he still get hurt?"

"I let it happen on purpose. Mainly because I didn’t want him to know I’ve had people following him secretly," Lu Fan explained.

He chuckled. "But that kid is just too smart. While he was reviewing what happened afterward, he noticed a time discrepancy and figured out that I’ve been having people protect him in secret."

Jiang Yixia nodded in agreement. "That child has always been calm and smart, good at post-incident analysis to learn from the experience. He’s better than you in that regard. At least, when a certain someone cheated back in the day, I still managed to catch him."

"Er, about that..." Lu Fan gave an awkward laugh. "Yixia, let’s not bring that up."

"Why not? Did a certain someone do something he’s afraid to admit to? Hmph!" Jiang Yixia snorted coldly.

Lu Fan cleared his throat and changed the subject. "But he wasn’t too angry about me having people protect him. He was a little resentful of the action, though, and told me not to do it anymore."

"That’s normal. After all, he’s suffered no less than I have over the years." As she said this, Jiang Yixia’s heart ached a little.

"That student who hit him, is he at the police station now? Will he get out later? Will he try to get revenge on Sifan?" She fired off three questions in a row.

Lu Fan shook his head. "He won’t be getting out. It’s a criminal case now. He’ll be sentenced to prison, and he’s already been expelled from school."

After hearing this, Jiang Yixia was a bit surprised. "Did you do that?"

"Mhm." Lu Fan didn’t deny it.

"Bad people like that should be locked up and reformed." Jiang Yixia grew angry, then looked at Lu Fan. "Why didn’t you tell me something so important last night?"

"It was too late last night by the time I finished handling it. I was afraid of disturbing your rest," Lu Fan said with a smile. "Besides, with me here, what could possibly go wrong?"

Faced with his inexplicable confidence, Jiang Yixia was speechless.

Although this guy was completely unreliable when it came to relationships, he was indeed very dependable in other matters.

But in Jiang Yixia’s eyes, being unreliable in love was the biggest flaw of all!!

No other good qualities could make up for it!!

Seeing that the matter had been more or less settled, she gestured, "Alright, you can go now."

Lu Fan naturally knew how to take a hint, but before leaving, he asked, "By the way, did the clothes I sent over the other day fit alright? I bought them based on your measurements from when you were eighteen. I figured that after all these years, your figure is still so perfect, so there probably wouldn’t be much of a difference."

Hearing him say this at the entrance of her shop, Jiang Yixia’s face flushed red with anger. "What are you talking about?!"

"Weren’t they 88, 60, 88? I remember it correctly."

"You bastard!"

Jiang Yixia turned away in a fluster, a blush immediately appearing on her face.

’Bastard! I’ve gotten bigger over the years!’

’Now it’s 90, 60, 90! The golden ratio!’