0p0 Chapter 203 My Mother Was a Heartthrob in the 1980s
Chapter 203 My Mother Was a Heartthrob in the 1980s
"Hey, do you think An Xiaoyu must be furious? What if she comes knocking on someone's door and they immediately start a fight?"
The woman in white looked at An Xiaoyu's back and whispered.
"It's hard to say. An Xiaoyu is known for her bad temper in the department. I guess there will be some trouble later."
The man in black standing nearby chimed in agreement.
"However, has anyone told the counselor about Si Qingzhou's situation? We can't let someone like that receive the national scholarship."
The woman in white asked, frowning.
"Yes, this person has character issues and can't be considered a talent of the country. How old is he? Not even twenty yet, and he's already learned to keep women outside. If he were to hold an important position, wouldn't he be quickly corrupted by other people's sweet talk and honey traps?"
The man in yellow standing to the side couldn't help but complain.
Seeing the crowd's rising anger, Lin Gang silently raised the corners of his mouth.
[It seems I'll soon achieve my goal. Regardless of Si Qingzhou's relationship with that woman, I have to make it official for him.]
But Lin Gang had no idea how angry people were about Si Qingzhou, and how envious they would be of Si Qingzhou once they found out Si Yan's identity.
"Hey, let's go, An Xiaoyu has set off. Let's hurry up and get going, don't lose her. We can't miss the juicy gossip."
The white-clad woman's surprised voice brought Lin Gang back to his senses. After everyone had left, Lin Gang followed closely behind.
Si Qingzhou was out buying daily necessities, and Si Yan was the only one in the house.
"Boom, boom, boom."
"Who is it?"
Qingzhou had only been gone a short while, so who could be arriving at this hour?
Si Yan put on the veil, took a few steps forward, and opened the door.
After all, Si Yan knew how lethal her face was, and she didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble.
"So you're the woman Qingzhou keeps on the side?"
An Xiaoyu frowned as she looked at Si Yan, who had completely covered her face.
"you are?"
Si Yan asked out of curiosity.
However, she was very uneasy. Could this be her daughter-in-law?
"You don't need to know who I am. I'm here today to tell you that if you want what's best for Si Qingzhou, you'd better leave City A now. What you're doing is wrong and it's affecting Qingzhou's future."
An Xiaoyu said with a serious expression.
Although she has a bad temper, it's only directed at those annoying men, so she's here today to reason with them.
However, her actions completely baffled the students behind her.
"What's going on? Why is An Xiaoyu, who usually gets physical at the drop of a hat, so quiet this time?"
"Exactly, it doesn't make sense. Last time I offended her, she beat me up."
The man in black trembled at the thought of his previous ordeal.
"Hey, why is that woman Si Qingzhou is keeping covering her face in the middle of summer?"
The woman in white asked curiously.
"I see. Could this woman be a wanted criminal?"
The man in black roared excitedly.
"Maybe it really is. After all, to be chosen by Si Qingzhou, one must be quite good-looking. There's no need for one to cover up their face."
The young man in yellow standing to the side pondered and echoed.
Meanwhile, An Xiaoyu was still trying to reason with Si Yan.
"No matter what your current motivation is, if you ruin Qingzhou's future, your own future won't be much better."
Perhaps feeling that simply saying these things wasn't convincing enough, An Xiaoyu lowered her head and opened the backpack she was carrying.
"Here you go, this is five thousand yuan. Don't think it's too little. You know, technicians only make less than two hundred yuan a month these days. What I'm giving you is the money I've saved since I was a child. As long as you leave City A, all of this is yours."
An Xiaoyu grabbed Si Yan and, before Si Yan could react, stuffed the money into Si Yan's hand.
This whole situation left Si Yan both amused and exasperated.
"Young lady, you've misunderstood, I didn't..."
"What misunderstanding? I don't care what your relationship with him is, as long as you don't ruin Qingzhou's future. You have no idea how hard Qingzhou works to get scholarships."
An Xiaoyu looked distressed when she mentioned Si Qingzhou. She knew that no one knew better than herself how hard he had worked, and she had to help him.
Si Yan's eyes were moved upon hearing this. She hadn't expected that the brat had grown up so much, and that a girl would be thinking so much about him.
And this girl is quite generous.
Si Yan touched the envelope in her hand; it was bulging. It seemed this young girl had made a great decision to come this time.
Si Yan was about to say something when she was suddenly interrupted by a sarcastic remark coming from behind An Xiaoyu.
"An Xiaoyu, I never would have guessed. Miss An, who usually has such a fiery temper, has actually made such a sacrifice this time. You're so noble, does Si Qingzhou know about it?"
Seeing that the situation was not as he had imagined, Lin Gang immediately spoke up to stir things up.
"Lin Gang, what brings you here? And with so many people?"
An Xiaoyu frowned, looking at Lin Gang with a surprised expression.
"What? Miss An can come, but we can't? We also want to see what kind of person someone who can win the national scholarship is in private."
As soon as Lin Gang finished speaking, voices of agreement came from behind him.
"That's right, Miss An. You come from a good family and don't understand the hardships of life. There are so many children from rural areas in the school who study so hard for scholarships. We can't ignore them and let morally corrupt people take them."
"Yes, I heard it. To get Si Qingzhou's lover to leave, Miss An gave a full five thousand yuan. Miss An is really willing to spend a lot for Si Qingzhou."
"If you ask me, we should just let Si Qingzhou become the An family's son-in-law, so as not to take up everyone's spots for nothing."
As soon as the man in black finished speaking, everyone started to cheer.
"Yes."
"I think you're right."
Seeing the cacophony of voices from her classmates, An Xiaoyu's eyes reddened with anger.
"Don't talk nonsense. Qingzhou must have his reasons. He's not that kind of person."
An Xiaoyu was trembling with anger. Just because Qingzhou worked hard and won the national scholarship, did these people become so jealous?
An Xiaoyu didn't know that some people are like this: when they know there is an opportunity to pull down the people in front of them, they don't care whether the opportunity is right or wrong; they just want to seize the opportunity and successfully rise to the top.
And that is precisely why Lin Gang was able to use them.
“Miss An, you don’t need to be so angry. We’re doing this for Si Qingzhou’s own good. Besides, the woman in front of us is covering her face and doesn’t dare to show her face. Maybe she’s a fugitive.”
As she spoke, the woman in white took advantage of Si Yan's inattention to pull off the veil she was wearing.
Upon seeing Si Yan's face, the smug woman in white froze instantly.
Before her stood a beauty more stunning than any movie star, a beauty beyond description.
"Why cover up something so beautiful?"
The woman in white blushed and muttered softly.
Lin Gang and the others behind her were getting impatient.
"What's going on? Why aren't you saying anything?"
The man in black hurriedly stepped forward and pulled aside the woman in white who was blocking Si Yan's way.
At this moment, Si Yan's face was completely exposed to everyone.
"It's so beautiful."
A gentle breeze ruffled Si Yan's hair, and the air seemed to carry a sweet scent.
Si Yan frowned, but it did not affect her beauty at all, leaving the people not far away staring in a daze.
"No wonder Si Qingzhou, who is so aloof, could do something like renting a house outside to support a woman. She's so beautiful, what man wouldn't be tempted?"
The woman in white murmured.
"Si Qingzhou is really lucky."
Lin Gang looked at Si Yan, his eyes unreadable.
Only An Xiaoyu paused for a moment before speaking again.
"Sister, aren't you feeling wronged? Qingzhou went too far in this matter. Why don't you come and stay at my house?"
"What? An Xiaoyu, you're despicable!"
The people behind An Xiaoyu hurriedly spoke up upon hearing this.
Si Yan chuckled softly upon seeing this.
"Classmates, you've misunderstood. I'm Si Qingzhou's mother, her biological mother."
"what?"
Not to mention An Xiaoyu, everyone behind her looked surprised.
"impossible!"
"No, sister, don't make things up just because of Qingzhou. Anyone with eyes can see that this is impossible."
An Xiaoyu said with a serious expression.
Looking into Si Yan's bright and clear eyes, she felt a pang of emotion and wanted to say something more, but then she heard Si Qingzhou's voice behind her.
"What are you all doing here?"
Looking at the group of classmates gathered around the front door, Si Qingzhou asked in confusion.
Before he could investigate further, he saw the gauze scarf lying on the ground, and Si Qingzhou frowned instantly.
When he looked up, he saw An Xiaoyu looking embarrassed.
"An Xiaoyu, what's going on? Why are you here?"
Thinking of An Xiaoyu, who had relentlessly pursued him at school, Si Qingzhou's tone inevitably became a little harsher.
"I... I just heard the rumors and came here to take a look."
Knowing she had done something wrong, An Xiaoyu lowered her head and replied softly.
Si Qingzhou ignored her and hurriedly pushed through the crowd to stand in front of Si Yan.
"Mom, are you okay?"
Si Yan shook her head slightly upon hearing this, while the people behind Si Qingzhou clicked their tongues in amazement.
"I never expected that she would be Si Qingzhou's mother. But how did the rumors at school become like this?"
"That's right, public opinion can be a real fearsome thing."
Seeing that the person in question had returned, and realizing it was all a misunderstanding, the students who had been watching could only leave reluctantly.
An Xiaoyu, however, stayed behind. She wasn't stupid; seeing this group of people today, she knew she had been used as a pawn.
[Luckily, I didn't take action immediately, otherwise things would have been much worse.]
Thinking of this, An Xiaoyu couldn't help but glance at Si Yan.
[I almost made a huge mistake.]
What are you still doing here?
Seeing that Si Yan was alright, Si Qingzhou finally felt relieved. But when he turned around, he saw An Xiaoyu still standing there.
"Qingzhou, I have something to tell you. I was set up today, but luckily I didn't do anything outrageous. Don't be angry. I just want to remind you to be careful of Lin Gang. He was the first one to tell me."
Thinking about Lin Gang's behavior just now, An Xiaoyu became even more certain that he had ill intentions.
"Lin Gang? Okay, I understand. You can go back now."
Si Qingzhou usually didn't take Lin Gang seriously, but unexpectedly, Lin Gang always regarded him as his number one enemy. After all, in this era, results are highly valued.
If nothing unexpected happens, given Si Qingzhou's grades, he will definitely be assigned to City A after graduation.
"Okay, I'll be going now."
After An Xiaoyu finished speaking, she glanced at Si Yan with lingering reluctance.
After she left, Si Qingzhou closed the door.
Unbeknownst to him, back at school, the returning students were excitedly sharing their experiences with others, and Si Yan had become famous at University A without his knowledge.
Although no one even knows her name yet.
"You wouldn't believe it, I was completely stunned. I've never seen anyone so good-looking before."
"No way, that's so exaggerated. Didn't you say it was a misunderstanding?"
"It's a misunderstanding, but it's true that she's beautiful. Sigh, I can't believe she's Si Qingzhou's mother."
"Mom? That can't be right. Judging by Si Qingzhou's age, his mother must be almost forty. How can someone her age receive such praise?"
At first, everyone was skeptical, but when Si Qingzhou came to the school the next day, seeing how attentive these people were, everyone believed it to a large extent.
After all, even when Si Qingzhou was famous before, she never received this kind of treatment.
"Qingzhou, what does your mother like to eat? Is this her first time in City A? I'm free recently, so feel free to ask me if you want to go shopping."
The short-haired girl looked at Si Qingzhou with sparkling eyes; one might have thought she was interested in him.
"Si Qingzhou, you're moving to a new house, so you have to host a party, but don't worry, you don't have to pay. I'll have someone cook the food and deliver it to your door. You just need to invite me to your house to eat."
The male classmate standing next to him was a well-known rich kid at school. He had also gone yesterday, and now he only had one thought in his mind: how to reasonably get to know Si Qingzhou's mother.
"Yes, Si Qingzhou, your mother..."
Several people surrounded Si Qingzhou, chattering away. With each sentence they spoke, Si Qingzhou's face darkened further.
He didn't want to answer any of these questions; he could only speed up his pace to shake off these people.
"Hey, Si Qingzhou, don't go! You haven't answered us yet."
Everyone watched Si Qingzhou's retreating figure with deep regret.
"Sigh, it seems there's no breakthrough coming from Si Qingzhou."
But Si Qingzhou, whom they were talking about, went straight to the counselor's office.
"Qingzhou, you've arrived. It just so happens that I wanted to ask you something. The recent rumors are really outrageous. What's the actual situation?"
"Instructor Song asked softly."
"I rented a place outside for my mother to live in; they misunderstood."
"That's good, that's good. I was really worried that you might do something foolish because you're young and impetuous."
Instructor Song smiled broadly. He thought highly of Si Qingzhou, who had always been a talented and hardworking student in his eyes.
Si Qingzhou, who was chatting with her counselor, was unaware that Li's mother and Li Rui were standing outside the school.
"This must be it, right? The mechanical engineering department is in this campus, isn't it?"
"Mother Li asked uncertainly."
"This is the right place, I've already asked around."
Li Rui nodded in acknowledgment.
"Okay, let's ask someone first."