"Uncle Shen, I hope you can help us with difficult English problems in the future."
Zhou Yu started to speak again.
"Hmm, let's learn from each other."
Shen Qiushan responded perfunctorily, and then, as he walked towards the teaching building, he asked, "Xiaozhou, since you're classmates with Yanran, how's her studying attitude recently?"
"Pretty good."
"Shen Yanran is very diligent!"
Zhou Yu gave a positive response.
However, Shen Qiushan felt that this answer was clearly quite formal. Although his daughter was indeed more worry-free in studying than his son, Shen Yixiao, she wasn't particularly hardworking either, which he knew well.
"Xiaozhou, you know I enrolled at the school just to supervise the studying of these siblings."
"I'm in Class Five, so I'm not very familiar with the situation in Class Two, and I hope you can tell me the situation truthfully."
Shen Qiushan said sincerely.
"Uh..."
Zhou Yu pondered for a moment and then changed his statement, "Actually, I think Shen Yanran still has room for improvement!"
Shen Qiushan nodded, feeling this was the truth: "By the way, Yanran hasn't started dating, has she?"
"No!"
"Absolutely not!"
Zhou Yu shook his head decisively.
"So sure?"
Shen Qiushan himself wasn't sure if his daughter was dating, as many things couldn't be deeply questioned with a growing daughter—one of the downsides of being a single parent.
"Based on my observations, she shouldn't be."
Naturally, Zhou Yu was very certain about whether Shen Yanran was dating because he paid great attention to Shen Yanran's every move. If she were really dating, it would definitely not escape his notice.
"Hmm."
Shen Qiushan nodded slightly: "And are there any boys pursuing her?"
"Uh, this..."
Zhou Yu subconsciously straightened his chest and then pushed up the black-framed glasses resting on his nose bridge, saying in a deep voice, "Of course, such an excellent girl like Shen Yanran has admirers."
"Moreover, her admirer is also very outstanding, the class monitor, and comes from a well-off family, kind of like a little rich second generation."
"Uncle Shen, what do you think of such qualifications?"
Shen Qiushan glanced at Zhou Yu: "It's not you, is it?"
"Uh..."
Zhou Yu didn't expect Shen Qiushan to guess so quickly, so he stepped slightly to the side, creating some distance, and bowed solemnly: "Uncle Shen, let me introduce myself again."
"Zhou Yu, class monitor of the Third Year, Class Two."
"Ranked 48th in the last mock exam in the grade!"
Shen Qiushan waved his hand, indicating that Zhou Yu didn't need to make such a grand gesture, then looked up and down at the little chubby boy in front of him.
He knew it; this kid didn't look like he was just bumping into him by chance, more like waiting deliberately at the school gate.
As expected, he was after his daughter's attention!
"As for Yanran's affairs, they're entirely up to her; I won't interfere."
"However, before going to college, I firmly do not support Yanran dating!"
Shen Qiushan stated his stance.
"Uncle Shen, rest assured, I won't affect Yanran's studies."
"Besides, I also think about having a sweet romance only when we get to college."
"Right now, academics are the priority!"
Zhou Yu said seriously.
Shen Qiushan didn't respond anymore. He understood his daughter quite well; this little chubby boy was never going to be his son-in-law.
Both his height and appearance did not meet the standard!
But this boy could act as his informant in Class Two of the Third Year, so Shen Qiushan even added him as a friend on WeChat.
By the time Shen Qiushan returned to the classroom, the lunch break was almost over.
Most students were already back; some were chatting softly, others taking a nap with their heads on the desk.
But his son was not there.
Shen Qiushan returned to his seat and picked up a Chinese book, flipping through it.
"Uncle Shen, you're back."
Before he had turned a few pages, Wang Yunpeng came over with a smile, placing a bottle of Red Bull on the desk: "Uncle Shen, it's easy to get sleepy in the afternoon, have this."
"Uh?"
"Again with Red Bull!"
Shen Qiushan looked at the Red Bull on the table, then at Wang Yunpeng: "Where's Xiaoxiao? Why didn't you come back together?"
"He, uh..."
Wang Yunpeng hesitated.
"Went on a date?"
Shen Qiushan immediately got the hint.
"Said he went to buy a pen at the stationery store by the school gate..."
Wang Yunpeng didn't intend to sell out his buddy, but his lying skills were so poor that his eyes instinctively dodged while speaking.
Shen Qiushan didn't question further; he took out the can of Red Bull he forgot to return to Zhou Yu from his jacket pocket: "I already have one, so you keep it for yourself."
"Uncle Shen, just keep them both."
"I still have Coke!"
Wang Yunpeng pointed to the Coke on his desk, then sat back in his seat.
Looking at the two cans of Red Bull on the desk, Shen Qiushan thought to himself: On the very first day, two kids have all proactively flattered him already; how many more will there be in the future?
It was no surprise to Shen Qiushan that his daughter was popular at school; the genetic inheritance was right there!
Not to mention having a "handsome" dad like him, Shen Yanran's mom was a school beauty back in the day too!
Their child's appearance was certainly not lacking.
While Shen Qiushan was contemplating matters concerning his daughter, his son, Shen Yixiao, finally returned to the classroom.
Seeing his dad already at the seat, his previously good mood instantly plummeted.
Oh, family!
Who would have thought!
A high school student, coming back to the classroom every day, only to face his dad!
Could anything be more desperate!
"Have you finished the vocabulary punishment Teacher Chen assigned you?"
While Shen Yixiao was silently grumbling, his dad's voice rang in his ear.
"Uh, just about to start!"
"Fifty times, let me check first!"
Shen Qiushan said with a stern face.
"As if you could understand..."
Shen Yixiao muttered under his breath.
"I can't understand it?"
Shen Qiushan rolled his eyes: "You might not know more words than I do!"
"Tsk~!"
Shen Yixiao pouted with disdain: "Dad, you just answered one question correctly in class!"
"You're a bit too confident, aren't you?"
"Even though my English scores are at the bottom in class, it depends on who I'm compared with!"
"It's like the last place in our national table tennis team; sure, in our team, they're not great, but outside, they still strut proudly!"
Having harbored dissatisfaction over his dad's unexpected presence for most of the day, Shen Yixiao finally found an opportunity to vent his grievances.
The statement from Shen Qiushan was initially meant as provocation, and seeing that this kid took the bait, he immediately said: "How about this, let's compare our vocabulary."
"Using this book of essential high school exam vocabulary, let Yunpeng randomly pick fifty words for dictation and see who gets more right!"
"Sure!"
"Let's do it!"
Shen Yixiao eagerly agreed: "But it can't be for nothing!"
"Let's place a bet!"
"If you lose, then stop attending class with us, how about that?"