Chapter 297: You Never Do Your Homework, What Are You Reading?

297. Chapter 297: You never do your homework, what are you reading?

They left.

In the courtyard, only Cheng Jinyu remained.

Not long after.

Cheng Jinyu's emotions broke; he burst into loud sobs, missing his mother terribly and longing to go home.

"Do you know you were wrong?"

Qiao Sheng heard the sound and came over to look at him.

Cheng Jinyu turned his head and ignored her.

Qiao Sheng laughed in irritation: "Fine, you do have character, keep going."

When they were eating.

Cheng Jinyu still didn't admit fault, so Qiao Sheng didn't let An Liu and the others untie his rope until after dinner, when they finally did.

He wasn't given any food, only a bowl of warm water.

Cheng Jinyu raised his hand and tossed it onto the floor.

After Qiao Sheng found out, he never let An Liu and the others give him water thereafter, and it was the same after they went home.

Cheng Jinyu had originally thought Qiao Sheng would later give him food, but after returning home, he was ignored.

An Liu and An Shi took turns watching over him.

He was not allowed to go out to look for food.

Nor was he allowed to drink water.

Even though Cheng Jinyu had eaten a snack earlier, he couldn't endure the hunger and, after a short while, burst into loud cries again.

Seeing how difficult Cheng Jinyu was, Qiao Sheng decided to take it slow, having An Shi bring a small bowl of his own congee to him secretly.

Normally, Cheng Jinyu wouldn't even glance at such food, let alone eat it.

Today he not only ate it, but ate it cleanly.

He was truly hungry.

Even after being full, Cheng Jinyu didn't feel happy; thinking of his current situation, he began to cry again.

It was past midnight before he finally fell asleep.

Because he had gone to bed late.

When Cheng Jinyu woke up the next day, Xiao Shitou and the others were no longer at home; they had all gone to Feng Ji Private School to study.

He was always surrounded by companions, but when he went out and looked everywhere without seeing anyone, he couldn't help feeling uneasy.

"Do you know you're scared?"

Qiao Sheng's crisp voice came from somewhere nearby.

Cheng Jinyu said nothing.

Seeing that he didn't want to talk, Qiao Sheng didn't press further, turned and walked away.

Cheng Jinyu couldn't hold back and chased after her: "I won't take a break today, I want to study..."

He waited until he went to the academy.

Then he sneaked back home.

Qiao Sheng could not have guessed what she was thinking; she said, "You never do your homework, what are you reading? I've already sent someone to ask your teacher for leave, saying you haven't been attending the academy these days."

"You... are being too much!"

Cheng Jinyu originally intended to hurl harsh words at Qiao Sheng, but recalling what Xiao Shitou had said earlier, the words at his mouth instantly turned into this.

This kid still wanted to scold her.

Clearly she hadn't cleaned up enough!

Qiao Sheng replied, "Just now I realized, dealing with a child like you, I'm that overbearing. If you're dissatisfied, you still have to endure it; after all, you can only stay with me now, you can't go anywhere else."

"You..."

Cheng Jinyu's face flushed with anger.

After An Liu and An Shi returned, Qiao Sheng, together with them, took Cheng Jinyu to Qiao Ji Restaurant, then had them move a basket of vegetables and taught him how to pick them.

If he didn't pick, or picked carelessly, he would have no share of today's lunch.

Cheng Jinyu felt extremely aggrieved and was very reluctant, but his stomach was so hungry that within less than an hour he sat down and began learning from An Liu and the others.

An Liu looked on and praised Cheng Jinyu: "If you'd been like this earlier, it would be great; look, you're picking quite well."

Cheng Jinyu said nothing.

If it weren't for having a meal, could he have done it?

The basket of vegetables was all picked.

Qiao Sheng then had someone bring a bucket of fish for them to slaughter.

By the end of the half day.

Cheng Jinyu did many things he had never done before; when his hunger became unbearable, he finally could have lunch. (End of chapter)