Chapter 65 - Chatting with the other parents (1)
“Humph, and I don’t want to be friends with you either!” said Zhang Chenghan, feeling unhappy after hearing her words.
“Hanhan!” shouted Zhang Chenghan’s mother as she turned and looked at Shu Yan and Lin Hui, a bit embarrassed. “Pardon us. He has always been a handful. I’ll teach him a lesson later.”
Teacher Zhang was the first to let out a sigh of relief. It was lucky that all three parents were very reasonable. It’s worse when they run into those completely unreasonable parents.
“Classmate Zhang Chenghan, that’s not what you told the teacher earlier. Do you remember what you said earlier?”
“I shouldn’t bully other girls in school. I am sorry, teacher. And Classmate Ye Jingjing, I am sorry. I shouldn’t have taken your hat and made fun of you. I won’t do that again.” The way Zhang Chenghan apologized was very sincere.
“That’s… that’s okay,” said Ye Jingjing as she summoned up her courage and gave Shu Yan a look.
“And what do you say, Classmate Wang Yitong?” asked Teacher Zhang as she looked at Wang Yitong.
“Well, Zhang Chenghan had already apologized and Jingjing had accepted his apology. So I will forgive him as well and be friends with him,” said Wang Yitong with a pout.
Shu Yan couldn’t tell what was on the kids’ minds, but at least they seemed friendly on the outside. After the issue has been resolved, the three parents left with their respective child. The three mothers started chatting with each other. Hearing that Shu Yan now lived in the older district behind the University Avenue, Wu Xiuyue, Zhang Chenghan’s mother, smiled immediately and said, “What a coincidence? I live around that area as well. Which building are you in?”
“Really? I live in apartment #301 in building #5. We should get together more often then.”
“Such a coincidence. I live in apartment #202 in building #7, just a few steps’ distance from you. C’mon over to my place. This is your son? How old is he? Which kindergarten is he going to?” asked Wu Xiuyue when she saw the little boy behind Shu Yan with a backpack.
“Three and half years old. He just got into Nanfu Mansion’s kindergarten. He’s a pretty naughty one too. He just hasn’t warmed up yet. Tianbo, come and greet aunty,” said Shu Yan as she dragged Tianbo out from behind her.
Ye Tianbao called her a couple times softly and started to warm up and ran up over to where Ye Jingjing was. Little kids always liked to play with older kids. Now that there’s also a Zhang Chenghan-gege, Ye Tianbao was even happier.
“You bought a house at Nanfu Mansion?” said Lin Hui as she looked happily at Shu Yan. “Then we are neighbors too then!”
“You, too, are at Nanfu Mansion? Which block?” That was such a coincidence! Shu Yan hadn’t expected to have met two neighbors the one time she was called into the teacher’s office.
Truth be told, Shu Yan knew nobody in City Nan. She didn’t even have anyone to talk to after her kids went to school and would, occasionally, feel lonely and empty. She could be a stay-at-home nerd in the past because she has a cellphone. Now she has no entertainment at all. It was important that she met someone that she could talk to. More important, they both look like very friendly people so it should be pleasant getting along with them.
“I am on the 12th floor of Block 2. What about you?” Lin Hui was actually quite surprised. She didn’t think Shu Yan would be able to afford an unit in Nanfu Mansion. Their smallest 60 m2 unit still cost $200,000, more than many dual income families could afford.
“I am on 12th floor of Block 2 as well. I am 1201.” Shu Yan felt goosebumps all of a sudden. How could there be such a coincidence?
There were only 4 units on their floor. Shu Yan was in 1201; next to her was 1203. Which meant Lin Hui was either across from her or the kitty corner to her.
“I’m 1208. Well, we are neighbors now. What a coincidence.” Lin Hui was quite happy. She had always felt that her daughter was too lonely. She hadn’t expected her to meet a neighbor classmate all of a sudden that she could go to school with and play together with on the weekends in the future.
Lin Hui bought her apartment before Shu Yan did and the remodeling was already completed. They were just waiting for the apartment to air out before they could move in. Hearing that Shu Yan was still in her remodeling phase, she offered her a lot of suggestions.