novelraw Chapter 1003 - 1001: Uncle, Smile
Chapter 1003 - 1001: Uncle, Smile
The little master opened his mouth to hold the candy and heard Beibei say, "Smile..."The little master, who rarely showed emotion, only felt a warmth in his eyes and something stuck in his throat besides the sweetness of the candy, making him very uncomfortable.
He tightly hugged Beibei for a while, then lowered his head to kiss the little boy’s forehead deeply, and said hoarsely, "Baby, thank you, little uncle is fine!"
Though he was in a bad mood and vented on Beibei, Beibei did not get angry but used candy to cheer him up. How could such a warm and adorable little treasure deserve to be treated badly by him?
"Good boy..." Beibei’s small hand was gently patting the little master’s back.
During dinner, the little master suddenly blurted out, "Ji Dabao, if I can’t find a wife in the future, can I adopt Beibei as my son?"
Da Bao put down his bowl and chopsticks, leaned over, and touched his forehead, "Little Treasure, did you bump your head?"
The little master shook off his hand, "You are the one who bumped your head! I’m just thinking Beibei is so sensible and so cute!"
The whole family assumed the little master was acting out because he was upset after being rejected by the girl named Zhu Qianyu.
"Little Treasure, weren’t yesterday’s French cookies delicious? Daddy will make some more later."
President Ji, as the father, was rare in his efforts to cheer up his younger son.
"Thank you, Daddy!" The little master sweetly expressed his gratitude, took a few bites of rice, then looked up at President Ji again, "Daddy, can you add some jam for a fruity flavor? Beibei Guoguo likes fruit-flavored ones."
President Ji quickly agreed, then set down his bowl, picked up the phone, and consulted a dessert master.
"Mommy, was my old dad always so good at pleasing people?" By the time the little master was born, President Ji had already been taught and influenced by Le Tong to be a good man who loved his wife and cared for his children. Therefore, in the little master’s memory, his old dad, although serious, was a kind and tolerant good father.
"He... paid quite a bit of tuition for it!"
In fact, the little master occasionally heard his uncle and mommy teasing his dad for being emotionally unintelligent before, but it was just teasing; no specific examples were ever mentioned.
"Brother said Daddy used a lot of brain cells chasing after you. Is it true?"
Le Tong patted his head, "Baby, every man, from a boy to a real man, must go through some big or small obstacles and trials. Your daddy did, your brother did, and you will too!"
Several years ago, the little master thought he was already a man who could take on responsibilities, but now it seems he is still a bit immature!
After going back to their rooms, the little master opened his computer and checked his email.
Unexpectedly, he found that someone had already sent over the homework that was due in three days.
He clicked to see, it was Zhu Qianyu.
The little master rejoiced silently, clicked on her submitted assignment, and read it carefully from beginning to end, finding no grammar errors, no tense mistakes, and no issues with pronouns...
During those two afternoon classes, the little master kept teaching while continuously watching Zhu Qianyu, who sat in front of the podium.
Compared to other students, she was notably more silent and sullen. He thought she hadn’t absorbed the knowledge points he talked about, but looking at her assignment, all the places he emphasized in class, she got them all right. Several difficult points, which he thought were a bit beyond the scope, she did right as well.
It seems she not only listened to the lessons carefully but also did some related research afterward.
Most people, after entering college, do assignments half-heartedly; it’s rare to see someone as serious as her.
The little master’s liking for Zhu Qianyu unknowingly increased by a few points.
Though he usually appears carefree, he is actually highly self-demanding.
As for others, he isn’t strict, but hardworking and serious people always easily impress him.
The little master added comments to Zhu Qianyu’s assignment, besides marking deficiencies with red lines, he added an overall review at the end, acknowledging her diligent and earnest learning attitude and quest for knowledge.
Then, he replied back using the original email sent address.
He thought after sending back the corrected assignment, she would see it and let it be without replying to him.
After all, yesterday she had made it very clear, she didn’t want to have any involvement with him.
Thus, after sending the email reply, he took out books to do some preparation for the next class.
His computer was set to notify him of emails, but it was on silent mode, so he realized he had new mail after an hour had passed.
He assumed it was homework from other students, but upon opening, it was still Zhu Qianyu’s, "Thank you, Mr. Ji, for the insightful comments, I have learned a lot!"
Even with just a few words, it was enough to make the little master delighted and excited.
He typed enthusiastically on the keyboard, a long string of square characters appeared on the screen, after a few lines, he bit his lip staring at the screen, thought for a moment, then placed his slender fingers on the backspace key, deleting each character one by one.
Since she wants to keep distance from him, he would as she wished. Let her understand him from other aspects first, and when her wariness gradually decreases, progressing step by step then won’t be too late.
Thinking this way, he marked the email as starred, afterward, logged out of the inbox, and turned to handle Ji Family’s business.
As for Zhu Qianyu, she didn’t think much when submitting the assignment.
She just completed the homework with her usual seriousness.
When she sent the homework to the substitute teacher’s email, she didn’t expect a reply so soon.
Upon opening the replied email, she was surprised to see pages full of red lines. Underneath the red underlines, many points of note and key points were marked, which she had never examined before. They were novel angles but reasonable, making her truly convinced. Besides these markings and key points, the final positive comment was very fair, without any exaggeration.
From these markings and reminders, it was clear the counterpart had very carefully reviewed her assignment, unlike some teachers who randomly check off boxes and add "read" at the end.
Although his previous actions annoyed her, even today seeing him at the podium, she also suspected he was finding ways to approach her.
But today he was very proper, not even speaking a word to her personally.
Moreover, she had to admit, he was a man of great substance and very knowledgeable.
This was evident from his poised and fluent talk in class and the insightful remarks on her assignment.