Chapter 1520 – Get Together 2
At this moment, in the large living room of Maple Residence, Mu Zirui and Qi Weier were sitting on the sofa as they watched cartoons. They were both dressed in clean pajamas.
Xi Xiaye was sitting on the sofa beside Qi Weier when she looked through their homework.
“Weier, you’re not doing well in abacus math. Don’t you understand what the teacher taught? Or do you think that the homework a.s.signed by the teacher is too difficult?” Xi Xiaye frowned as she flipped through the workbook in her hand.
“Mommy, their cla.s.s teacher is very irresponsible. For situations like Wei Er’s, the teacher was supposed to give her more guidance, but she made her sit at the back, and those at the front were all tall, so Weier can’t see the blackboard at all,” Mu Zirui said before Qi Weier could speak.
“I only found out when I pa.s.sed by their cla.s.s today, and I saw several girls in their cla.s.s bullying her. Fortunately, I asked my buddy to take care of her. Otherwise, she’s going to cry from being bullied by those little girls. ”
“How could this be?” Xi Xiaye frowned. Xiao Mei had helped handle the school transfer procedures when Qi Weier transferred back. Did she not inform the school about Qi Weier’s situation?
“Their headteacher is the new Teacher Li. Mommy, I think you’d better go to school to talk to the teacher when you have the time. Otherwise, if this goes on, her academic performance will only plummet,” Mu Zirui said as he glanced at Qi Weier who silently lowered her head.
Xi Xiaye’s eyebrows furrowed and she could not help but worry. “Weier, why didn’t you tell me about this? Are you getting bullied a lot at school? Is the teacher finding fault with you?”
She certainly knew Qi Weier’s temperament. Although she did find the courage to speak a little more since living with them, she still could not communicate with strangers, thus Xi Xiaye was quite worried about this.
“Mommy…” Qi Weier raised her gaze to look at Xi Xiaye and called her in a daze.
Xi Xiaye took a breath and put the workbook in her hand on the side table. She stretched out her hands and said, “Weier, don’t be afraid. Mommy and Daddy will protect you, and so will Brother and your grandparents. So, if anyone dares to bully you, you have to tell Mommy. You’re a very good girl. You’re smart and capable, so don’t be discouraged. In the future, if there’s anything you’re not happy about, just tell Mommy and Daddy, and don’t hold yourself back, okay?” Xi Xiaye gently squeezed her little hand.
“Why don’t I discuss with the teacher immediately and see if you can be transferred to the front? We can then hire a home tutor to make up for the previous homework. For the final exam, if your grades for all the subjects are at least Bs, Mommy and Daddy will take you and your brother to the amus.e.m.e.nt park and have sundaes, okay?”
Qi Weier was excited when she heard Xi Xiaye say that, but she remembered that when Mu Zirui spoke to Mu Yuchen a few days ago, Mu Yuchen had rejected him, so she said, “Mommy…Daddy said sundaes are bad for teeth…”
Xi Xiaye smiled and reached out to touch her head. “It’s okay to eat them once in a while. Okay now, Mommy can teach you about abacus math. Where’s your book?”
“It’s here…” Qi Weier quickly turned around and rummaged through her schoolbag. She found a book and handed it to Xi Xiaye.
“Xiao Rui, come take a look too.”
Xi Xiaye was always busy, but she would always still take time to pay attention to the children’s homework no matter what. Usually, either her or Mu Yuchen would take turns, so both of them could understand their children’s studies well.
When Qi Lei rushed over, everyone was having fun. He let Sis w.a.n.g take his son upstairs to sleep. Only then did the few men gather around to drink whereas Su Nan and Ji Zitong were helping Li Si out.
“I ran into Chief Liang at the hospital some time ago. She said that your standards are too high and that if you go on like this, you’ll end up like me sooner or later, so be prepared to be single.”
Qi Lei frowned slightly when he heard that and he downed the whiskey in his gla.s.s in a shot. He glanced at Zhou Zimo who was beside him. “Someone is turning 33 this year!”
Zhou Zimo immediately glared at him. “I could be 40 and still be more popular than you. I can get married anytime, but I’m afraid you can’t.”
“If your popularity is really that high, show us then. You guys are indeed far behind me and Ah Chen, but there are many good women now, so it’s better to keep this in mind. I’m always anxious for your sake,” Su Chen said.
When he was done talking, he glanced at Mu Yuchen, who had been silent for a while. He raised his eyebrows and seemed to be interested to hear what he had to say. “Why? Aren’t you going to say a few words?”
“They’re single, not me, so what do I need to worry about? Instead of worrying about them, it’s more practical to think about what breakfast to prepare tomorrow,” Mu Yuchen spoke in a calm tone.
As he said that, he reached out and poured some whiskey for Qi Lei. “The first phase of South River Project No. 1 is about to be completed. The government hopes to take this opportunity to promote the development here as a landmark at South River. I’m afraid that you’ll need to pay more attention to your design. I have no doubts about your design, but I hope there won’t be any mistakes in the interior design.”
“You can rest a.s.sured when I’m handling the job. We’ll let the professionals perform the latter work. Let’s use the traditional method this time,” Qi Lei grew serious and said sternly when he started talking business.
“Do you plan to call for bids?” Mu Yuchen could instantly guess Qi Lei’s intentions.
Qi Lei nodded without hiding either. “Yes, we can only use this method. Although Tai Yu Corporation is strengthening its comprehensive strength in construction, we’re not planning to expand into interior design for the time being. I’ll get my staff to draw up a proposal. Meanwhile, you can think about what you want, so you send me your comments next Tuesday, and I’ll summarize everything.”
“I may not be able to be of much help. For a project this huge, the average company may not be able to handle it. It’s best to consider a few recognized companies and I can look into it these two days. I happen to have a friend who does interior design, and he knows the industry very well,” Zhou Zimo said after thinking for a while.
“Then, send a copy of the information to Qi Lei and me on Tuesday morning. Is there a problem?” Mu Yuchen said without trying to be polite at all.
“Sure.”