Chapter 457: 453. The Overly Polite New Classmate (Please subscribe, monthly tickets!)

That night, the two little ones kept writing until almost twelve o'clock before going to sleep, which resulted in them being unable to get up at all the next morning.

However, when facing Liu Lu, the two little ones ultimately failed to fake being sick and began to head off to school, crestfallen.

Watching the two little ones in this state, Zhang Ran said with some amusement: "Can't you two do your homework earlier? Must you wait until the very end to do it?"

"I was planning to do it yesterday afternoon, there was plenty of time, but Grandpa, you came back, and I wanted to keep you company, so I didn't do my homework," Taotao said, sounding very justified.

Susu also nodded her head vigorously, signaling that she thought the same.

Zhang Ran was speechless: "So, in other words, it's Grandpa's fault?"

Zhang Xiaotao and Susu both nodded their little heads and looked at him; it was very clear that this was exactly what they meant.

Zhang Ran reached out his large hand and rubbed the two little ones' heads vigorously, shouting: "I'll show you for blaming me."

"Hee hee." Susu was the first to start running, letting her grandfather chase her.

Immediately after, Zhang Xiaotao also reacted, and for a time, laughter and cheers filled the morning street; the two little ones, who had been listless, were suddenly full of energy.

After sending the two little ones to school, Zhang Ran had nothing left to do and continued his leisurely life.

Some old men and women had also taken a liking to running over to their house recently, but these people did not disturb the Zhang Family, instead sitting in a garden nearby.

It was just that the fragrance of the flowers at Zhang Ran's house was truly pleasant; they couldn't afford to buy them, and couldn't bear to spend the money, so they could only come over every day to get a whiff.

When Zhang Ran had nothing to do, he would go and play chess with these old men, and these old men were quite welcoming to him.

It wasn't because of how much charm Zhang Ran had, but because whenever Zhang Ran came over, he would bring good tea, and they could mooch some good tea to drink.

Before he knew it, the morning and afternoon had passed; Zhang Ran felt that time like this passed truly too quickly, so fast that one didn't even feel it at all.

"No more playing, no more playing, I have to go pick up my grandson and granddaughter from school," Zhang Ran checked the time and immediately stood up to say.

"It's not time for school to let out yet; don't think I don't know the dismissal time for the two children in your family. Finish this game first; I'm about to win," an old man quickly grabbed Zhang Ran's sleeve to keep him from leaving.

He was about to win, and he wouldn't let Zhang Ran off so easily.

It wasn't that this old man was particularly competitive, but that Zhang Ran was just too infuriating; when he won, he would mock others for their poor chess skills, and when he lost, he would say it was bad luck. Moreover, the key was that he rarely lost, so most of the time, they were the ones being mocked by Zhang Ran.

Now that he had finally managed to win for once, the old man wouldn't let him leave no matter what.

How could Zhang Ran not know the old man's intentions? He said with some anxiety: "I really have to go pick up the children from school; next time, let's play next time."

While they were tugging at each other, Zhang Ran 'accidentally' bumped the chessboard off, then said with a look of regret: "Look, even if I wanted to play, I can't now."

Seeing Zhang Ran's pretentious act, the group of old men immediately cast looks of disdain, and one of the old men said with a smile: "If you want to play, don't be in such a rush. I've memorized the board here, and there aren't many pieces left; just wait a moment."

Hearing this, Zhang Ran gave a dry cough and said: "Well, there's no need to waste that time; I'm leaving right now."

As he spoke, he pretended to be in a great hurry and left immediately, not even having time to pack up the tea set.

"Hmph, since you've left, don't even think about having any of this tea left," an old man shouted.

Zhang Ran acted as if he hadn't heard and kept walking without stopping.

However, the old man was just saying that; drinking too much tea wasn't good anyway. They even helped Zhang Ran pack up the tea set and left it at his doorstep.

Zhang Ran now only needed to pick up the children at Fuyuan Primary School and didn't need to run to two schools like before.

He had arrived a bit early, with about twenty minutes left until dismissal, but there were already many parents waiting for their children at the school gate, most of them being of the grandparent generation.

Life in big cities is stressful now, especially in a super-metropolis like Shanghai.

The younger generation is all struggling, and time is tight, so those who have the means will bring their elders over to help look after the children.

Not long after, Zhang Xiaotao and Susu walked out hand in hand, but there was an extra child beside them who was dressed neatly, as if he had just tidied himself up, and his hair was also groomed meticulously.

"Grandpa." Seeing his grandfather arrive, Susu quickly let go and ran over on her short legs.

As for Taotao, he also wanted to run over, but after looking at the little boy beside him, he stopped his steps.

Zhang Ran picked up Susu and looked at Taotao and the little boy.

The little boy had clearly learned some information from Zhang Xiaotao, and coupled with the fact that Susu had just called out "Grandpa," he didn't make a mistake when he walked up to Zhang Ran to greet him.

The little boy bowed very respectfully and said: "Hello, Grandpa Zhang, my name is Nakamura Senkawa, I am Zhang Xiaotao's classmate."

Nakamura Senkawa's Chinese was quite good; although it was a bit stiff, one could completely tell that he had truly studied it with effort.

Zhang Ran raised an eyebrow, "Japanese?"

"Yes," Nakamura Senkawa nodded, not at all having the liveliness of a child, looking like a little adult.

Zhang Ran said: "Is there something you need?"

"It's like this, I would like to visit your home tomorrow, is that alright?" Nakamura Senkawa bowed again and said.

Zhang Ran looked at Zhang Xiaotao, only to see that Zhang Xiaotao also had a bitter little face; clearly, his relationship with this Nakamura Senkawa was not particularly good, and they were likely just ordinary classmates.

Otherwise, Zhang Ran wouldn't have never heard this name from Zhang Xiaotao's mouth; he was familiar with all the classmates Zhang Xiaotao played well with.

Although Zhang Ran was a bit of a nationalist, facing a child, and a child who appeared very respectful in his attitude, he couldn't bring himself to refuse.

"Of course you can," Zhang Ran nodded and said.

"Then thank you, Grandpa Zhang, please forgive me for the inconvenience caused." Nakamura Senkawa appeared very polite.

After saying this, he bowed again and then left.

Zhang Ran asked Zhang Xiaotao: "What's the deal with this Nakamura Senkawa?"

Zhang Xiaotao sighed: "I don't know either; today he suddenly said he wanted to come to my house to play tomorrow, and I couldn't refuse."

Zhang Ran looked at the little one with his bitter little face, rubbed his head and said: "It's fine, just entertain him tomorrow however you should."

After saying that, he took the two little ones back; he didn't think too much about it—it was just a child, what kind of trouble could he possibly cause?