Pampered by the School Bully
Chapter 193 - 187. Decided to use grades to slap Old Huo in the face! (2)

Chapter 193: 187. Decided to use grades to slap Old Huo in the face! (2)

Pu Sangzhi had already given up on the idea of learning to knit scarves with Shen Nuan.

From the first time she sought out Shen Nuan, wishing to learn the craft from her and discovering that she still couldn’t knit a scarf after an entire evening... Pu Sangzhi felt that Shen Nuan was somewhat unreliable.

Latter, when she suggested that they learn together, Shen Nuan was easily distracted, further confirming her unreliability.

On the contrary, Pu Sangzhi was a highly disciplined person.

She had resolved to finish knitting the scarf that week, and that meant she would do everything in her power to complete it within the week.

Thus, Pu Sangzhi came to see Chen Huifen with the scarf in tow.

Chen Huifen was indeed virtuous.

Not to mention scarves, she could knit sweaters and knew several knitting methods.

Immediately, Chen Huifen began teaching her how to knit a scarf.

The knitting needles moved swiftly in Chen Huifen’s hands, and soon, a row of neat stitches was formed with black yarn.

"Mom, mom, slow down... and knit less," Pu Sangzhi urgently interjected. "This is a gift for someone else. It should be made by me."

Her eyes simply couldn’t keep up; she had no choice but to speak anxiously.

Chen Huifen laughed embarrassedly, "Right, right, I should slow down. Watch carefully, now. The technique I’m using is the simple single-ribbing method, which is very easy to learn. To start, hold the yarn in front, skip a stitch without knitting, knit two and purl two together, and then repeat for a row until it’s done. Continue like this until you reach the desired length, then cast off..."

Chen Huifen began to explain slowly, and her movements also slowed down.

Pu Sangzhi watched intently, earnestly learning.

After watching for a while, she even felt it wasn’t too difficult.

Chen Huifen knitted a roughly twenty-centimeter row for Pu Sangzhi, who quickly snatched it away, fearing her mother would knit too much!

"Okay, I’ll take it from here. I’ll ask you if I run into anything I don’t know," said Pu Sangzhi.

"Mhm," Chen Huifen chuckled and nodded.

Pu Sangzhi followed the technique she learned from Chen Huifen, and a knot emerged as she wrapped the yarn and picked with the needle tip.

Her knitting looked skilled, and her attitude was sincere.

Chen Huifen continued with her shoe-making work, glancing at Pu Sangzhi from time to time while busily working on her own tasks.

The profile of her daughter looked lovely, and Chen Huifen was moved by her earnestness; she smiled softly, radiating tenderness.

Having knitted for a while, Pu Sangzhi suddenly turned and met Chen Huifen’s smile. Her face flushed, "Mom, what are you laughing at?"

Now Chen Huifen did laugh out loud, but still shook her head, "Nothing. I just feel relieved to see how you put your heart into everything you do, just like your dad..."

Pu Sangzhi had thought Chen Huifen was indulging in fanciful thoughts about her relationship with Huo Feng, but it turned out that Chen Huifen was reminiscing about her dad.

Pu Sangzhi’s expression softened, her voice quiet, "I wonder how dad is doing now. Now that we have settled down, I’m quite worried about him..."

Chen Huifen’s gaze fell on Pu Sangzhi’s face, looking at her child’s emotional expression, and she was slightly moved.

"Ah..."

In the end, she didn’t say anything, just sighed softly.

But that sigh contained so much melancholy, loss, anticipation, and waiting; even she couldn’t fully understand it.

She had mixed feelings about the man’s potential appearance: she yearned for a return to the stable life they had long ago, yet feared his appearance might disrupt the brief tranquility they now enjoyed.

So...

Whether he appeared or not, it didn’t really matter...

...

Pu Sangzhi knitted the scarf for an entire evening. Over three hours, diligently and without stopping for a minute, she only managed to finish half of it.

Nevertheless, the half that Pu Sangzhi completed was quite good.

The stitches were tight and even, soft to the touch, and the pattern was attractive.

Pu Sangzhi was conscientious in everything she did and knitting was no exception.

Every stitch she made was with care and attention; if it was wrong, she wouldn’t settle but would unravel and re-knit it. Thus, this scarf was indeed a product of her love and effort...

Pu Sangzhi thought to herself: If Huo Feng isn’t touched when she gives him this, she’d get angry and ignore him!

On Saturday noon, Huo Feng and Lin Qianqian arrived at her house right on time.

The weekly tutoring sessions started punctually and proceeded as always.

First, Pu Sangzhi helped Lin Qianqian with her studies, taught her the relevant topics, let her complete a test paper, and then proceeded to review Huo Feng’s homework.

After an hour and a half of studying, Pu Sangzhi gave both of them a 15-minute break.

In those brief 15 minutes, Huo Feng would always chat non-stop with her, never allowing a single second to be spent in silence.

Huo Feng asked Pu Sangzhi about what her homeroom teacher had said after coming to her place yesterday.

Of course, Pu Sangzhi wouldn’t share the details with Huo Feng.

No matter how much Huo Feng asked, Pu Sangzhi just wouldn’t spill.

Because she had to maintain the image of a homeroom teacher, she couldn’t talk behind the homeroom teacher’s back, letting others belittle the homeroom teacher.

So in the end, Huo Feng couldn’t get to the bottom of it and could only give up on the topic.

After dropping it, Huo Feng brought up his own matters, saying to Pu Sangzhi, "I had a huge fight with my dad last night and now I’ve moved to my grandpa’s place. I reckon I might end up staying at my grandpa’s until the New Year. When will you come visit him with me again?"

Pu Sangzhi couldn’t help but give him a sidelong glance, "Why would I want to go see your grandpa with you?"

Huo Feng flashed a grin and raised his eyebrows, "Because my grandpa misses you."

Pu Sangzhi "tsk"ed and turned her head away, ignoring him.

As Huo Feng moved closer to Pu Sangzhi with a grin, looking to get nearer to her, she pushed his arm further away, pushing him back.

Not until there was an arm’s length distance between them did Pu Sangzhi retract her hand and say, "I’ve told you, don’t touch me anymore."

"Ah!"

Huo Feng heaved a sigh, "Heartless! I ran away from home because of you, and you still nitpick over such a trivial matter!"

Pu Sangzhi unapologetically replied, "Your running away from home was due to a fight with your dad, it has nothing to do with me."

"How can it have nothing to do with you? My dad and you..."

Halfway through his sentence, Huo Feng nearly blurted out a terrifying relationship!

Fortunately, he braked his mouth in time and hurriedly corrected himself before Pu Sangzhi grew suspicious, "My dad got angry... because I’m always coming out to look for you and can’t stay at home."

Pu Sangzhi raised an eyebrow, "Then stop looking for me. I never asked you to come."

"Look at you! Tsk tsk, being insincere again!"

Huo Feng raised a finger, pointing at Pu Sangzhi, "Remember when I didn’t come for just one day? You missed me so much~"

Pu Sangzhi slapped his finger away, "That’s not true!"

"Is that so!"

Huo Feng said, intent on raking up old matters, "That night, who was it that said I didn’t wait for you after school, didn’t look for you on Saturday, and then questioned whether I’d accompany you on Sunday or not? Who was it? Which dog was it?"

"Hey!"

Pu Sangzhi’s face instantly turned red, and she spun around glaring at him, "I don’t want you to come to my house! Please go home to your dad right now, and also, please don’t fight with your dad because of me. I don’t want to be the bad guy here!"

"That’s not acceptable."

Huo Feng waved his hand, "I’ve been arguing with my dad since I was little; arguing is just part of the daily routine! But seeing you is essential. I feel so empty inside without you~"

While saying this, Huo Feng scooted forward a bit, "Right, have you started knitting the scarf yet? The weather forecast for next week mentioned cold air coming. You wouldn’t want me to freeze, would you?"

Pu Sangzhi was really fed up with Huo Feng’s erratic chatting and subject changing.

One second he’s talking about his dad, the next he’s asking about a scarf...

Pu Sangzhi had absolutely no desire to chat with him!

So, Pu Sangzhi simply stopped talking to him.

She stood up, walked around Lin Qianqian, and headed straight for the restroom.

Watching her head in the direction of the restroom, Huo Feng still asked knowingly, "Little fairy, where are you running off to?!"

Without turning her head, Pu Sangzhi replied, "To the bathroom!"

Huo Feng laughed behind her, shaking his head while his eyes brimmed with indulgence.

After Pu Sangzhi had left, Lin Qianqian, who had been quiet on the side, finally got a bit of presence.

Because Huo Feng spoke to her, "Ugly girl, don’t you think Sangzhi is starting to like me more and more?"

Lin Qianqian, who was playing with her phone, quickly nodded, "Mhm, yes!" Even though she couldn’t see it, she figured this response couldn’t be wrong.

Huo Feng comfortably ran his fingers through his hair, "So you see, arguing with my dad because of her was totally worth it! Anyway, I would argue with my dad without her~"

Lin Qianqian tried asking, "Feng, when you argue with your dad, who usually wins?"

Huo Feng, "He wins with his presence, I win with stamina!"

Lin Qianqian didn’t quite understand, "What do you mean?"

Huo Feng, "Means... I can’t beat him, he can’t catch me. And so, there’s no winner."

Lin Qianqian, "Oh..." still didn’t understand.

But Huo Feng knew very well.

He had decided to move into his grandpa’s house long-term to give old Huo some time to reflect.

Once his grades improved and he hit his stride with studying, he would use his grades to slap old Huo in the face!

Humph, wouldn’t that make old Huo deeply regretful and come begging for his forgiveness? Crying and pleading for him to take Pu Sangzhi home as his wife?!

Huo Feng felt exhilarated just thinking about it...

The peak of his life would come the moment his grades improved!

It wasn’t far off... very near!

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