Chapter 956: Chapter 443: Is Sleeping in Class Really That Simple? (Part 2)
The four of them also noticed Middle Man, and slightly adjusted their direction.
"Dad~" As they approached, Chen Yu Ying waved with a smile.
"Hmm." Chen Zhongping nodded gently.
"Hello, Uncle." Lin Li, Bai Bufan, and Chen Tianming followed suit, politely greeting Middle Man.
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhongping’s gaze moved from Lin Li to Bai Bufan, then from Bai Bufan to Chen Tianming, and finally nodded at Chen Tianming:
"Hello."
Lin Li, Bai Bufan: "..."
Are we not humans?
Are we really not humans?
Can’t even be bothered to add the word "you" when greeting us, to give us some sense of involvement, Middle Man!
Lin Li hesitated to imagine if he and Wang Yuezhi were walking along and ran into Middle Man, only for Middle Man to greet Wang Yuezhi, how devastating that would be.
Perhaps sensing the silent anger of those around her, Chen Yu Ying chuckled softly, glanced at her father, and complained, "Dad!"
Only then did Chen Zhongping purse his lips, "Oh, so Lin Li and Bufan are here too, you two are also well."
Lin Li, Bai Bufan: "..."
That’s good then.
Bai Bufan lowered his voice and asked Lin Li, "Does Uncle’s pursed lips look like what you did to me and Tianming before?"
Lin Li nodded slightly and lowered his voice too, "No surprise, what he’s thinking now is probably, ’Tch, can’t believe I didn’t get away with it.’"
Chen Tianming smiled: Damn, I’ve been isolated, but this isn’t my fault, right? What are you two whispering about, let me hear it too.
"Are you guys going out to eat?"
Chen Zhongping had to maintain the decorum of an elder and couldn’t just leave with Chen Yu Ying, so he asked.
Bai Bufan and Chen Tianming were about to nod when Lin Li stepped forward slightly, shook his head with a smile:
"No, Uncle, they’re coming with me to my house, we’re planning to take a taxi, but there are too many people now, can’t seem to find one, sigh."
Chen Zhongping: "(゜▽゜)?"
His barely lifted smile stiffened again.
Why not playing by the rules?
Shouldn’t you say, "Yes Uncle we are going to eat," and then I could go with the flow with "Alright, you guys enjoy your meal, I’ll go home for dinner with Yu Ying," finally achieving the perfect ending with "Okay Uncle, goodbye Uncle" and "Uh-huh"?
Not going to eat is one thing, but now Lin Li says they can’t find a taxi and is looking at me expectantly, what does that mean?
This brat is basically hinting at me to drive them, isn’t he?
Lin Li: "Sigh, can’t find a taxi, what should we do, if only there was a parent we knew willing to give us a lift, that would be great, but can’t seem to find one..."
Chen Zhongping: "..."
Sorry, saying it was a hint just now was shallow.
This is blatantly obvious.
However, seeing Chen Yu Ying beside him already unable to suppress her laughter and Bai Bufan and Chen Tianming’s odd expressions, Chen Zhongping realizes that might not be the case.
So his gaze moved to Bai Bufan and Chen Tianming, slowly opening his mouth: "Really?"
Bai Bufan and Chen Tianming nodded expressionlessly: "Yes."
"What are you two going to his house for?" Chen Zhongping isn’t easy to fool, his voice slightly louder, eyes bright, urging for a quick response.
Bai Bufan: "To play with the computer."
Chen Tianming: "To search for information."
Realizing their answers didn’t match, the two exchanged a glance.
Bai Bufan: "Search~computer."
Chen Tianming: "Play~information."
This time, as they changed their answers, they remained attentive to each other. Bai Bufan, hearing Chen Tianming start with "play," quickly tried to match his word to "computer," but what he didn’t expect was that Chen Tianming was doing the same thing.
They both aimed for the same goal but missed.
"..."
After a brief silence, no longer trusting each other’s coordination, they looked to Lin Li for help.
Lin Li concluded: "First search for information, then play with the computer."
Making sense now, Bai Bufan and Chen Tianming nodded confidently: "Yeah, that’s what we meant."
Chen Zhongping: "..."
Do I seem like an idiot?
The atmosphere amongst the four males was blanketed in silence, only Chen Yu Ying seemed uninvolved, laughing continuously.
"Oh wow! A taxi’s been hailed! Let’s go, let’s go, to the pick-up point!" Being timely, Lin Li glanced at his phone, raised an eyebrow in surprise and said.
Bai Bufan OV0: "Really?"
Chen Tianming OV0: "Awesome!"
The two smiled their most genuine, expressing their truest feelings in this episode.
"Goodbye Uncle!" The three exchanged glances, nodded, said their farewell to Chen Zhongping, and quickly turned to leave.
Thus, leaving behind only the Chen family father and daughter.
Watching the trio run to the intersection, occasionally turning back to look at him to see if he was gone, Chen Zhongping’s mouth twitched:
"That Lin Li, his phone screen didn’t even light up, right?"
Chen Yu Ying curbed her laughter, shaking her head: "It did light up, it just has a privacy filter, you can’t see it."
Chen Zhongping: "?"
Why does it feel like my daughter is taking Lin Li’s side?
Can she even make excuses for him like this?
Suddenly, Chen Zhongping felt that if Lin Li were only a pillar for the country, it’d be a waste, he could also be a foundation stone.
How about making him a pillar from the waist up and a foundation stone from the waist down, perfect!
"See, they’ve gotten into the car, how could he be lying to you?" Chen Yu Ying’s voice interrupted Chen Zhongping’s thoughts.
Startled by the words, Chen Zhongping looked up and saw Lin Li and the others really getting into a car, and soon the vehicle drove away.
Chen Zhongping: "?"
Eh? Did he misunderstand Lin Li? Wasn’t that just his counterattack?
...
"Thank you, Uncle!"
After driving around the school once, concluding that Chen Yu Ying and Chen Zhongping had indeed left, Lin Li and the others breathed a sigh of relief, thanked the parent driving as they got off.
