Meng Jinhua had already left the house with excitement. Meng Yinhua thought for a moment, then rushed out and said, "Brother, sister-in-law, I think it would be best for you to return the house to Chuyue. Although she might not care about it, we shouldn’t be too harsh on our conscience."
Meng Jinhua and Fu Hongfang, "..."
They actually regretted it.
They shouldn’t have done that despicable thing back then.
Even if they were willing to return it now, would Meng Chuyue still want it?
Forget it, they should first ask Yajun what he thinks.
An admission notification was a big deal; Meng Chuyue immediately called Meng Yajun.
Meng Yajun didn’t have a phone with him, so Meng Chuyue first called Song Enshu to have him get in touch.
Song Enshu happened to be at Yajun’s workshop inspecting the quality. He chatted with Meng Chuyue for a bit about company matters, and then handed the phone to Meng Yajun, "It’s Chuyue’s call."
Meng Yajun’s mind was still sharp, and he guessed it was about the college entrance exam scores.
He was just surprised that Meng Chuyue was calling him personally to talk about it.
He had planned to call his schoolmates in Hai City after work to ask them about it.
"Hello, Teacher Chuyue, what can I do for you?"
Meng Yajun still addressed Meng Chuyue with the formal title used at the tutoring center.
Otherwise, was he supposed to call her Chuyue or ’little sister’?
Meng Chuyue responded indifferently, showing none of the warmth she had with Song Enshu, "Your parents asked your uncle to call me and tell you that your admission letter from Imperial University has arrived. You should call them back as soon as possible."
Meng Yajun, "...Okay..."
He only had time to say that much before Meng Chuyue added, "Please hand the phone back to Director Song; I have something else to discuss with him."
In fact, there was nothing else; she just didn’t want to talk to Meng Yajun any more than necessary.
Meng Yajun reluctantly handed the phone back to Song Enshu.
He felt quite dejected for not having talked much with Meng Chuyue, but he was genuinely happy: Had he really been accepted to Imperial University? That’s great.
He had seen enough of the world lately to stop blaming others.
His hatred for Meng Jingfen had also faded.
He now understood the value of contentment.
He felt that things were quite good as they were now.
After all, they were exponentially better than before he joined Meng Chuyue’s tutoring class.
And in a way, all this was thanks to Meng Chuyue.
So he had to work hard in order to have the means to repay her one day.
Meng Chuyue did have business with Song Enshu.
She invited him to come over for dinner whenever he was free over the next few days.
As these days she expected students to visit daily, she planned to personally cook dinner for everyone as a celebration and a welcome.
Song Enshu wouldn’t dream of missing a dinner cooked by Meng Chuyue, so he happily agreed.
For other students, Meng Chuyue treated them just like normal students, but she had always regarded Tong Wen and Xia Ping as close friends.
However, her past experiences made her wary, so while she treated Tong Wen and Xia Ping well, she didn’t completely open up to them.
Human hearts are complex.
Tong Wen and Xia Ping could feel Meng Chuyue’s "distance," though their perspectives were completely different.
Xia Ping was more gentle and also more timid.
Timid people also tend not to open up completely to others, even to their parents.
So she didn’t think there was anything wrong with Meng Chuyue acting this way.
But Tong Wen was different; she appeared cheerful and straightforward, and often fixated on certain issues.
She always felt as if she wasn’t truly Meng Chuyue’s friend, just one of her students, right? While Meng Chuyue was nice to her, she was equally nice to others.
As for Xia Ping, that clueless sweet girl...
She didn’t know if Meng Chuyue considered Xia Ping a friend, but since Xia Ping and Shen Ci were cousins, albeit not direct ones, after Meng Chuyue and Shen Ci became successful, they were quite good to Xia Ping’s family, so the family ties had essentially been rekindled.