Pampered by the School Bully
Chapter 374 - 367. Let Chen Ruixiang also take a tutoring lesson to earn money! (1)

Chapter 374: 367. Let Chen Ruixiang also take a tutoring lesson to earn money! (1)

"These two classmates of yours came to apologize to me today,"

Wu Aidi turned to Chen Ruixiang and said, "They even brought gifts, seeing how polite they are... Ah, take them inside to sit down."

Today, Pu Sangzhi and Huo Feng, carrying beverages and fruits, were guests.

Such polite guests coming to apologize deserved to be received with equal courtesy.

After hearing Wu Aidi’s words, Chen Ruixiang gestured towards the rosewood sofa in the living room, saying, "Please have a seat over there."

"No need, we’ve just come to apologize to Auntie."

Huo Feng raised his hand to decline Chen Ruixiang’s offer and said to Wu Aidi, "Auntie, please continue your work. As long as my apology has been conveyed, I’ll take my leave now, my mom is waiting for dinner at home."

Wu Aidi let out an "Ah," "Are you leaving right away? Why not stay and have a meal?"

"No, thank you."

Huo Feng stood up, with a smile he said, "We just came to apologize, we never intended to impose for a meal. That’s it, Sangzhi, let’s go."

"Mhm."

Pu Sangzhi got up upon hearing the words and also bid farewell to Wu Aidi, "Auntie, we’ll be taking our leave now."

"Please take your things with you, I really can’t accept these..."

Wu Aidi genuinely felt embarrassed to accept gifts from the two youngsters and seeing that they were both standing up, she was really uncomfortable with the items left on the ground.

"It’s okay, Auntie, please don’t be too polite. I feel so guilty about damaging so many of your things last time. If you don’t accept these, I’ll feel even worse."

Huo Feng chuckled while saying some nice words and then took Pu Sangzhi’s hand, preparing to leave, "Auntie, we’ll be going now. We’ll come to visit you again when we get the chance..."

"Ah... okay... just be careful on your way back..."

Wu Aidi responded in a daze but, after a short while, she suddenly became anxious, "But, I really can’t accept your gifts, please take them with you..."

As an elder, Wu Aidi really had no reason to accept gifts from the children; it would be shameful for her to do so.

However, by the time she realized this, Pu Sangzhi and Huo Feng had already hand in hand walked out of her house.

"Ah, these kids..."

Concerned, Wu Aidi hurriedly said to Chen Ruixiang, "Ruixiang, quickly take the gifts back to your classmates."

Only then did Chen Ruixiang notice that there were still two cases of beverages and a bag of fruit on the ground, "Are these from them?"

Wu Aidi nodded hastily, "Yes, they said it was an apology. Quickly take the gifts back to your classmates, hurry and catch up with them... go now..."

Urged by Wu Aidi, Chen Ruixiang quickly picked up the two cases of beverages and the bag of fruit and rushed out the door.

Fortunately, he was just in time; coming out, he saw Huo Feng and Pu Sangzhi had just sat on the small electric moped, with Pu Sangzhi donning a safety helmet.

"Wait a moment..."

Chen Ruixiang called out to them, running forward and blocking Huo Feng’s moped, saying, "Huo Feng, classmate Pu, hold on, you really need to take these things back."

As he spoke, Chen Ruixiang lifted the beverages and fruit in his hands, trying to place them in front of Huo Feng’s moped, but he was stopped by Huo Feng’s hand.

Huo Feng declined, "The gifts I give are never taken back. If you don’t want them, just throw them away."

"It’s not that I don’t want..."

Chen Ruixiang’s face flushed with embarrassment, "Actually, you didn’t need to be so polite. It was my fault last time. I never did anything like this for you..."

"I’m not giving these gifts to you."

Huo Feng raised an eyebrow in retort, "It’s an apology to your mother, it has nothing to do with you. If she doesn’t want it, take it and throw it away, I won’t mind. Just don’t bring it back to me, returning it is a sign of disrespect to me."

Chen Ruixiang then didn’t know how to respond to Huo Feng, he hesitated for a moment and then said weakly, "But my family has no reason to accept your gifts, you don’t have to be so generous, my mom doesn’t have any social obligation to you..."

Chen Ruixiang’s words were pragmatic, actually mentioning ’social obligation.’

Huo Feng disliked Chen Ruixiang’s words, feeling that they reflected a low EQ!

Therefore, Huo Feng directly rebutted, "What are you talking about? Just because there’s no social debt means it’s okay to be disrespectful to elders? I respect your mother as an elder, that’s why I came to apologize. This is how I show respect to your mom, and you think I’m overdoing it?"

"No, no..."

Seeing Huo Feng’s tone was not very good, Chen Ruixiang quickly shook his head in denial, "I just think you’re being too nice. You really don’t have to be that nice, because I’m not that good either..."

"You’re comparing yourself to me?"

Huo Feng’s lips curved into a smirk, letting out a chuckle, "I, Huo Feng, am the dragon among men, you can’t compete with me!"

Chen Ruixiang felt awkward and didn’t know how to respond to Huo Feng’s statement.

It was then that Pu Sangzhi, sitting behind Huo Feng, interjected, saying to him, "Chen Ruixiang, although the matter of the monthly exam has already settled, you still need to be more careful. There are many temptations in this society, but you must have your bottom line. Your mother is so kind and amiable, don’t do things that would upset her again in the future."

Chen Ruixiang nodded, "Yes, I understand. But these items..."

Pu Sangzhi said, "Just keep the stuff. Huo Feng felt bad for weeks after breaking your mom’s stuff and wanted to find her and apologize."

With his arms crossed, Huo Feng quickly denied, "Hey, it wasn’t me. You’re the one who said we should apologize!"

Pu Sangzhi retorted, "I had forgotten about it until you brought it up again, didn’t you? I’m just complimenting your kindness, no need to be embarrassed."

Huo Feng: "..."

Well...

His pure, kind, beautiful, and clean-hearted soul was finally discovered by Pu Sangzhi!

So embarrassing!

Pu Sangzhi then said to Chen Ruixiang, "Anyway, make sure to keep the stuff safe. And I hope you won’t do things like that anymore. There are many ways to make money when you’re short on cash. Things aren’t great at my home either, so I’ll free up my weekends to work part-time and tutor people. You should think of other methods too, but make sure you have a bottom line. Don’t do anything illegal, it can easily ruin you."

Pu Sangzhi is really someone who can speak profound truths.

Huo Feng, listening up front to Pu Sangzhi preaching a string of truths, kept nodding, feeling that everything made perfect sense!

Chen Ruixiang now has a not-so-bad impression of both of them, knowing that they are upright and decent people, so he listened to them earnestly.

Chen Ruixiang’s view of Huo Feng had also changed dramatically.

In the past, rumors depicted Huo Feng as a troublemaker in the schoolyard, having made a name for himself as early as the first year of high school, and the students were divided in their opinions about him—into two distinct factions.

Once upon a time, Chen Ruixiang was quite scared of Huo Feng.

Now, although Chen Ruixiang is still a bit scared, he has come to know that Huo Feng isn’t a bad person.

Chen Ruixiang nodded to both of them and also promised, "I won’t do things like that anymore. Actually... the money I earned before, it all went to help my family. You’ve seen my situation. My mom is very frugal, and I just wanted to lighten her burden a bit. Getting over 500 on an exam could cover more than a month of my living expenses... Sigh, now, I’ve disappointed her."

Chen Ruixiang suddenly opened up about his family’s situation, getting a bit emotional.

Pu Sangzhi genuinely empathized with Chen Ruixiang’s plight because her family was also...

Her family’s debt, their destitution, these were all pressures on her shoulders.

Thus, Pu Sangzhi could understand Chen Ruixiang’s unwillingness to give up any opportunity to make money.

Just like how after this exam, he effectively gave up the chance to make money from scoring well, which in some ways, could be seen as a loss...

"Take it slowly."

Pu Sangzhi comforted him, "You are still a student, and a student’s primary task is to study; earning money comes after entering society. Right now, you need to have a level head and study well. For students, making money should never be the main concern."

Chen Ruixiang nodded: "Yeah. Thank you. You really are better than me..."

Chen Ruixiang acknowledged Pu Sangzhi’s superiority, which in a way, was the appreciation from the second in the class for the first in the class.

Seeing him praise Pu Sangzhi, Huo Feng immediately interjected: "Of course, Sangzhi is perfect in morality, intelligence, physique, and aesthetics! How can you compare with her?"

And so, Chen Ruixiang found himself looked down upon by Huo Feng once again...

"Alright, we’re heading out."

After chatting enough, Huo Feng was also ready to leave, "Take the stuff home, and be sure to say some good things about me to your mom. The middle-aged women’s group is also a key fan base for me, Huo Feng..."

"Hey, what nonsense are you talking again?"

Pu Sangzhi was amused by Huo Feng and patted his shoulder, "Let’s go."

"Let’s go, home!"

Huo Feng started up his little electric scooter and quickly drove off.

Behind them, Chen Ruixiang watched their receding figures, a faint smile curling at the corners of his mouth.

...

Not long after Pu Sangzhi and Huo Feng’s little electric scooter had driven off...

Huo Feng suddenly asked Pu Sangzhi, "I have a suggestion, wanna hear it?"

Pu Sangzhi, shivering in the cold wind at the back, responded, "What is it?"

Huo Feng proposed to her: "How about letting Chen Ruixiang tutor the ten kids instead of you? I think you’re too tired commuting back and forth. Besides, he’s second in the class, so his grades aren’t bad. And he’s poor!"

Crucially, Huo Feng emphasized the word ’poor’.

Pu Sangzhi had not expected Huo Feng to come up with this idea, but after thinking it over, she felt it was a possibility!

Because she really was too busy on her own...

Therefore, Pu Sangzhi nodded in agreement, "Okay. You ask him. But the pay isn’t much; see if he minds?"

Huo Feng said, "He’ll definitely agree! But I have to check if the ten kids are okay with it..."

That evening, when the ten brothers heard it was that bookworm, Chen Ruixiang... everyone was bummed out!