AMLFS Chapter 138

Chapter 139 Extra: First Meeting

Chapter 139 Extra: First Meeting

That was the first time Zhao Fangye saw the youngest son of his employer’s family.

He had just started the first year of junior high school, one afternoon a week before the start of the semester. Zhao Fangye, carrying his luggage, came out of the old tenement building and walked through the alleyway, which was full of debris and damp.

The boy was tall and slender, but his back seemed a little thin. He wore a pure white T-shirt with blue stripes on the shoulders.

The circular school badge on his chest was embroidered with the words “Hai City Experimental No. 1 Middle School” in red thread.

Walking out of the alley, the warm afternoon sun fell on the boy’s indifferent face. The sunlight cast a small shadow on his high brow bone.

The color of his pupils was slightly lighter than ordinary people, showing a distant light gray. Like the moonlight that had been silent for tens of thousands of years.

In front of the alley, a black Mercedes-Benz waited quietly. In this cheap housing area on the edge of the city, the appearance of a luxury car immediately attracted frequent glances.

Soon the car door opened, and a man in a suit and leather shoes walked towards Zhao Fangye, checking the document in his hand against the boy in front of him: “You are Zhao Fangye, right? Please come with me.”

The man opened the car door for him: “Presumably, you already know the specifics, Zhao. The school should have conveyed it to you properly.”

“I know.” Zhao Fangye nodded, took his luggage and got into the car.

“That’s good.” The man also got into the car and glanced at the rearview mirror: “I am Secretary Jiang of the Song family. Mr. Song has an emergency meeting. I will take you to Song Mansion today. Have you communicated with your family about this, Zhao?”

Speaking of family, Zhao Fangye was silent for a moment. Remembering his father in the tenement building who was either drunk or gambling all day long, he hadn’t shown up for several days.

When the principal of No. 1 Middle School approached him about the sponsorship, he hesitated. But when he returned home and saw the mess and the smell of alcohol all over the house, and his piggy bank locked with his tuition fee was smashed to pieces, and the money inside was gone.

At that moment, he felt that everything was terrible.

He was tired of it, he wanted to escape.

“Yes. I told them.”

Zhao Fangye was a man of few words, nodded and responded.

Then he turned his head to look at the scenery flashing past the window without speaking. The old residential buildings were rapidly receding and being left behind, and the depression in his heart also dissipated.

Secretary Jiang glanced in the rearview mirror again, looking at the silent boy in the back seat. Remembering Song Huaixi, the lively and cheerful young master of the Song family, he was worried for a moment.

With this child’s personality, can he get along with the young master?

The Mercedes-Benz carried Zhao Fangye out of the suburbs and slowly drove towards the wealthy area in the city center. The closer it got to the wealthy area, the smaller the noise of the city became.

Driving through the tree-lined avenue, the Mercedes-Benz stopped in front of a villa. It was surrounded by a tall private forest. The guard at the door confirmed the vehicle information and opened the electronic gate.

The vehicle slowed down, and a winding asphalt road extended from the gate to the front of the villa. The bushes on both sides were neatly trimmed, and the surrounding lawns were flat and wide, like a fine green velvet carpet.

Zhao Fangye looked out the car window, his light-colored eyes lowered, concealing the complexity in his heart.

This was a sight he had never seen before. In his limited life, he had only experienced the narrow and stuffy tenement building, where it was always damp, dark, and without sunlight.

Even the tenement building where he lived was not as big as the guardhouse at the gate.

So some people are born in Rome.

The vehicle stopped at the entrance of the villa, and Zhao Fangye was taken out of the car. The entire villa was four stories high, equivalent to a small hall in their school.

Zhao Fangye didn’t understand why such a wealthy family would find a poor student like him to accompany their child to study.

Walking into the house, the secretary led him to sit on the sofa in the living room, while he went to invite Madam Lin. Zhao Fangye sat cautiously on the leather sofa. He put the backpack containing his luggage at his feet.

His school uniform pants had been worn for two years, and the black fabric could be faintly seen to be worn and shiny at the knees against the backdrop of the white sofa and crystal chandelier.

A slight embarrassment appeared on the boy’s face, and he covered his knees with his hands. He couldn’t even find a decent piece of clothing. He could only use his school uniform to maintain his little remaining dignity.

Soon, voices came. A woman wearing a light blue cheongsam and a white shawl appeared at the corner.

Her black and beautiful long hair was neatly tied up with a jade hairpin. Her gentle face was not made up, but she was radiant. She smiled slightly on her face, and her bright eyes looked at Zhao Fangye on the sofa.

“You’re here so soon?” Lin Rugui walked over slowly, holding the stairs, her gait light and elegant.

Zhao Fangye quickly stood up and bowed to Lin Rugui: “Hello, Madam.”

The secretary walked over and stood beside Lin Rugui, introducing him: “Madam Lin, this is the child sponsored by Mr. Song, named Zhao Fangye.”

After speaking, he said to Zhao Fangye: “This is Madam Lin, Mr. Song’s wife, the young master’s mother.”

“Madam Lin, hello.” Zhao Fangye bowed again, looking at Lin Rugui.

“Good boy, don’t be so polite.” Lin Rugui quickly reached out to help him up, looked at him and said gently: “Call me Aunt Lin. I’ll call you Xiao Ye. Is that okay?”

Lin Rugui looked at the boy in front of her, who was still young. But he looked very mature. Seeing that he was tall but didn’t have much meat, she felt even more pity in her heart.

Zhao Fangye didn’t act coyly and obediently called out: “Aunt Lin.”

“Eh.” Lin Rugui’s smile deepened, and she looked at the boy in front of her and joked: “Xiao Ye is very handsome. Our Huaixi will definitely like you.”

Zhao Fangye sat quietly, and upon hearing this, he just gently curled his lips and smiled very restrainedly.

Mentioning her son, Lin Rugui turned her head and asked the aunt in the house: “Aunt Zhou, where did Huaixi go? He’s not in the room.”

Hearing the voice, Aunt Zhou came out of the kitchen and stood in the living room to answer: “Madam, the young master should be in the back garden. I just saw him go out.”

“That child, he’s not afraid of getting hot in such a sunny day.” Lin Rugui frowned after hearing this.

Aunt Zhou prepared to take off her apron: “Then I’ll go call the young master.”

“Forget it.” Lin Rugui smiled and stood up, saying to Zhao Fangye: “Xiao Ye, let’s go, let’s go see Huaixi.”

“Okay.”

Zhao Fangye stood up, and couldn’t help but feel curious about this young master of a wealthy family. He heard that the young master was six years younger than him and was still in elementary school.

In order to make a living, he also worked as a substitute teacher in his spare time. He knew how difficult it was to deal with young boys of this age. They are naughty, mischievous, and have serious rebellious psychology.

Ordinary families are like this, maybe wealthy families like this will be even worse.

Following Lin Rugui, Zhao Fangye came to the garden entrance. Passionate roses bloomed all over the courtyard, and a small fountain in the middle was surging with gurgling water. Pebbles paved a winding path, and various flowers that bloomed vigorously were planted on both sides.

In the hanging chair under the flower wall, a boy was lying inside, holding a white Samoyed. Only his white, glowing toes could be seen swaying back and forth. Pink roses were also stuck in the Samoyed’s fur.

One person and one dog lay comfortably in the shaded area of the roses, not noticing that anyone had come.

“Huaixi.” Lin Rugui called out from a distance.

The boy in the reclining chair immediately got up, and a pink and jade-like face poked out from the furry dog ​​head. His blunt, round eyes blinked and immediately curved into crescent moons: “Mother!”

Lin Rugui smiled and waved to him: “Come here quickly, the brother who will accompany you to study has arrived. Didn’t you want to see him?”

Upon hearing this, Song Huaixi immediately got up, jumped off the deck chair and ran over. At a glance, he saw Zhao Fangye standing behind Lin Rugui.

With just one glance, Song Huaixi was stunned. He stepped forward, took Zhao Fangye’s hand hanging by his side, and blinked his eyes.

He said sweetly: “Brother, you are so good-looking!”