Volume 1: The Classmate is a Youngster Chapter 52: Mother's Arch-nemesis

  The next day, when the dazzling sunlight pierced through the window curtains of the hospital ward into Su Lin's eyes, Su Lin woke up in a daze, with a slight soreness all over her body.

  "I've been... sitting in the hospital all night?"

  Feeling a bit dizzy in her head, Su Lin opened her eyes and felt warmth in her arms.

  "It's Bamboo Sister..."

  Looking at Ye Xingzhu who had slept in his arms all night, Su Lin's heart was also filled with tenderness. He stretched out his hand and gently stroked Ye Xingzhu's hair.

  "Hmm..."

  Being gently stroked by Su Lin, Ye Xingzhu seemed to be enjoying it very much, a comfortable smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. Maybe it was really because he was too tired yesterday, but even so, lying in Su Lin's arms, Ye Xingzhu slept very soundly.

  "Sorry, Sister Zhu. These years have been hard on you, taking care of Aunt Liang by yourself. Xiao Lin swears, from now on let me take care of you both!"

  In the past, Su Lin may not have known about Ye Xing Zhu's mother and daughter's hardships, but now, Su Lin feels that she has really grown up overnight. Before, he was still thinking about how to skip class and play games, which internet cafe is cheaper, but now, Su Lin feels that the responsibilities of growing up are all pressing down on him.

  No matter whether it's his own future, his family or Sister Zhu's future, Su Lin feels that they are all on his shoulders now.

  The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. This sentence is really not wrong at all, Su Lin doesn't know if it's good or bad, but in any case, he will definitely use the special abilities given by heaven to give himself, his family and all those who love him a beautiful future.

  "Ah...... how did I fall asleep?"

  Su Lin wanted to hold Ye Xingzhu like this for a while longer, but unexpectedly Ye Xingzhu woke up so quickly.

  "Zhu jie, you look exhausted. Why don't you sleep a bit more?"

  "Kobayashi, I... I was held by you like this and slept all night yesterday?"

  Ye Xingzhu quickly sat up and looked at her mother on the hospital bed, feeling a bit embarrassed and blushing, she lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Su Lin.

  "Oh no......"

  Su Lin gritted his teeth, and Ye Xingzhu hastily asked anxiously: "Xiao Lin, what's wrong?"

  "It's nothing, just my hand is a bit numb."

  She lifted her arm and patted it, Su Lin felt that her entire arm had gone numb. Being pressed by Ye Xingzhu for an entire night, how could it not be numb?

  "Cramp? Let me rub it for you."

  As she spoke, Ye Xingzhu's two small hands grasped Su Lin's arm, gently pinching from top to bottom.

  It's really unexpected, but Ye Xingzhu's massage technique feels quite comfortable. Originally, Su Lin still felt that the blood vessels in his arm were not circulating well and were numb, but now they have started to slowly recover. Moreover, Ye Xingzhu is a professional nurse, and her massage technique is very skilled, especially when treating Su Lin, with an extra dose of gentleness, making Su Lin feel extremely comfortable.

  "Are you feeling better? Kobayashi."

  "Hmm! Much better..."

  Su Lin was so comfortable that she almost fell asleep under Ye Xingzhu's massage.

  "Alright, it's almost eight o'clock, you must be hungry? Sister Zhu will go get some food for you."

  Looking at the time, Ye Xingzhu guessed that Su Lin was also hungry and said.

  "What? It's almost eight o'clock? No way, Zhū Jiějie, I still have to go to school... See you later..."

  Su Lin suddenly heard it was almost eight o'clock and immediately jumped up.

  It's all over! I'm going to be late again today.

  Su Lin rushed out of the Municipal Hospital and hurried to Jian'an No. 1 Middle School. If it were an ordinary day, being late would be no big deal! After all, there was a good reason for it, and at most, she would just get scolded by her homeroom teacher, Lin.

  But today is different! Today is the last parent-teacher conference and high school graduation ceremony of the third year. Originally, this had nothing to do with Su Lin, on the contrary, if he didn't attend classes normally, going late wouldn't be a big deal. But the key point is that Su Lin remembered, yesterday Lin Qingxue had entrusted him with something.

  Today's assembly is where Su Lin will be giving a speech on stage. Moreover, both of Su Lin's parents are coming today, so Su Lin can't afford to be late and lose face again. If he can't make it in time for his own speech, and he's still on the way when it's his turn to speak, that would be really embarrassing.

  Just as Su Lin was rushing to school, Su Guorong and Liu Aizhen got up early and arrived at Jian'an No. 1 Middle School before 7:40.

  "Lao Su, you said Xiao Lin accompanied Xing Zhu at the hospital all night yesterday, is everything okay?"

  Hand in hand with her husband Su Guorong, Liu Aizhen walked on the playground of Jianan No. 1 Middle School and said with some worry.

  "What's the matter? Didn't we call the hospital last night and ask? Didn't the nurse say so? Xiao Lin and Xing Zhu are together, nothing's wrong, just let them siblings stay together for a while. At this time, Xing Zhu also needs Xiao Lin to accompany him."

  Su Guorong said, suddenly pulling Liu Aizhen aside, as if hiding from something.

  "What's wrong? Old Su? Who did you run into? What are you hiding from?"

  Being pulled by Su Guorong, Liu Aizhen turned her head and took a look, but this one look was not good!

  "It's that stinky Liu Lanfeng, Old Su, what are you hiding from? Enemies meet on a narrow road, I didn't expect to run into you here."

  As soon as she saw the newcomer, Liu Aizhen immediately stopped in her tracks, turned around and refused to budge no matter how hard Su's father pulled.

  "Ai Zhen, she's at Kobayashi's school now. Try not to run into her if you can help it."

  This really gave Su Guorong a headache. The middle-aged woman who walked over was called Liu Lanfeng, from the same town as Liu Aizhen, and had grown up together since childhood. However, Liu Lanfeng was not Liu Aizhen's best friend, but rather her arch-nemesis.

  Not to mention Su Guorong, even Su Lin has a deep understanding of this. Every time he went back to his maternal grandmother's house, Su Lin was accustomed to seeing his mother and Liu Lanfeng quarreling and arguing with each other.

  Now, unexpectedly, they ran into Liu Lanfeng at Jian'an No. 1 Middle School. Su Guorong hastily wanted to pull his wife away to avoid them, but Liu Aizhen had already seen Liu Lanfeng too. It seemed that avoiding this war was impossible.

  "Wow! I was wondering why I smelled something weird from far away! It turns out it's you, Ai Zhen... Hehehe..."

  Liu Lanfeng also walked over to Liu Aizhen without being polite at all, and sneered in a strange tone.

  Su Guorong heard Liu Lanfeng's words and immediately had a dark face. What Liu Lanfeng said was an embarrassing thing that happened to Su Mu Liu Aizhen when she was young. At that time, the eight or nine-year-old Liu Aizhen mistakenly applied pesticide at home as perfume on her body, resulting in not only no fragrance but also emitting a strange smell. Almost every time they met, Liu Lanfeng would bring up this matter and talk about it for a while.

  "Liu Lanfeng, must you bring up the old story of Chen Zhima's burnt millet every day? If we really need to talk about something, why don't we discuss the time when you wet your pants by the river at the age of nine?"

  Su Mu Liu Aizhen also did not avoid or yield, with her sharp words and tone, she countered back with the words that had been prepared in her heart for a long time.

  "You... Liu Aizhen, I didn't expect to see you at Jian'an No. 1 Middle School too! Can your son also get into Jian'an No. 1 Middle School?"

  "Don't think that just because he's your son, he's smart. Why can't my son get into Jian'an No. 1 Middle School?"

  "Even if your son is in Jian'an No. 1 Middle School, but I heard that his grades are very poor! Can he get into college? Don't end up getting into a third-tier university and losing face..."

  Liu Lanfeng had also heard that Liu Aizhen's son, Su Lin, was studying at Jian'an No. 1 Middle School, but his grades were not very good, and it was estimated that he would barely pass the second-tier university entrance exam. So, Liu Lanfeng decided to use this as a topic of conversation. These two women had been competing with each other since childhood, from small things like dolls to big things like choosing husbands, always comparing and trying to outdo each other.

  Now, as it happens, the sons of both are in the same year and are attending Jian'an No. 1 High School's third year. Having run into each other like this, where is the reason not to have a good competition?

  Moreover, Liu Lanfeng's son Yang Chen's grades are not bad either. This time he ranked 57th in the grade and usually stays within the top 100. With this score, it is almost certain that he will be admitted to a key university. That's why Liu Lanfeng doesn't think Liu Aizhen's son can get better grades than his own son.

  "Who said that? My son Su Lin did extremely well in this exam, I don't know how many times better than your Yang Chen!"

  But this time, Liu Lanfeng really had the confidence. With his hands on his hips, he exuded an air of authority, puffed out his chest and said with a haughty tone.

  Liu Lanfeng is really too much, relying on her good husband, every time she returns to her mother's house for the new year, she is compared unfavorably. This time Su Lin got a good ranking, Liu Aizhen can finally take a breath and let Liu Lanfeng have nothing to say.

  "Wow! You're really good at bragging without any basis. Don't pretend to be something you're not. Who doesn't know that your family's Sulan has always been at the bottom of the class, and even his grades are better than my son's? Do you know what ranking my son got in this year's exams? Fifty-seventh in the whole grade! He'll definitely get into a top university and become a high-ranking white-collar worker after graduation. Your Sulan will only be qualified to do manual labor..."

  "What did you say? Something big happened, my Su Lin ranked 10th in the grade this time, do you know that? 10th!"

  Liu Aizhen almost shouted out loud, if it wasn't for her husband Su Guorong holding her back, the two of them would probably have gotten into a fight!

  "10th place! Stop bragging. By the way, where's your Su Lin? Won't even come to accompany you on Parent's Day like today? Probably too ashamed to show up with you guys."

  Liu Lanfeng didn't believe that Liu Aizhen's son could get tenth place, and at this time, the broadcast on the playground rang out, informing all third-year high school students and parents to gather on the playground, standing in order.

  The opening ceremony is about to begin.

  At this time, Su Lin was still on his way to school, and it was early in the morning, so he couldn't hail a taxi. He had no choice but to rush over, running all the way.

  "Lao Su, why hasn't Xiao Lin come yet? Could he have forgotten?"

  Watching other people's parents with their own children by their side, while the two of them just stood there, and with Liu Lanfeng sneering on the side, Liu Aizhen's face was really not looking good.

  At the same time, Lin Qingxue under the podium was also anxious like Liu Aizhen.

  "This Su Lin, it's almost eight thirty now, how come he still hasn't arrived? He's going to give a speech on stage soon!"