Chapter 30

Zhou Yao took it and was about to turn around and walk back when she saw Ning He sitting under the shade of a tree and Qian Lin beside her.

She glanced at them with disdain and quickly looked away.

It’s not shameful to sit at the gate of the compound with a child!

Zhou Yao is an educated young woman. Although her family is poor, she works hard and is appreciated by the principal for her excellent academic performance. She is hired by the principal to tutor his son at his home.

Zhou Yao’s principal is the wife of the chief of the military region. Who would have thought that she, Zhou Yao, would have such a glorious time.

I can tutor the chief minister’s wife’s son!

When she stepped into the military compound and the taxi driver standing guard beside her saluted her respectfully, Zhou Yao knew that she was different from others.

She raised her neck like a proud white swan, and white swans naturally cannot stand cheap things.

For example, Ning He, who was sitting under the shade of the tree at this moment, was lowly in Zhou Yao’s eyes.

When Zhou Yao was about to go in with her popsicle in her hand, she suddenly thought of something.

She paused and said to the soldier, “Xiaoyu cannot be disturbed while studying inside. Comrade, please stand guard and don’t let irrelevant people disturb Xiaoyu’s study!”

The soldier gritted his teeth and nodded, “Yes!”

Zhou Yao spoke the last few words very loudly, as if she wanted Ning He to hear them on purpose.

Of course, not only Ning He heard it, but Qianlin also heard it, and he even heard the contempt in the aunt’s words.

“Mom, can you please not sell clothes to these rude people?” Even Qianlin could sense the hostility in the words.

Ning He finally finished her popsicle. She nodded, stood up, and smiled as she stretched out her hand to Qian Lin: “Okay, let’s go home!”

Just when Ning He was about to take Qian Lin back, a black car drove up from a distance.

In this day and age, not many people can afford to ride in a car.

Only those who hold high positions and are either rich or noble are qualified to ride in a sedan.

But this black car was parked in front of the gate of the military compound.

Ning He stopped and called out to the woman when she saw her getting out of the car.

“Ma’am, wait a minute!”

Jiang Minke turned around, and when she saw Ning He, her eyes lit up: “It’s you! Sister.”

She had sharp eyes and immediately spotted the big bag on Ning He’s back. She asked curiously, “Here, are the clothes?”

Ning He nodded: “Madam Chief, these are the clothes I brought back. I agreed that I would let you choose the clothes first after I got them.”

Jiang Minke smiled. Since she could give Ning He her real address, she never thought about hiding her identity.

“Come in and chat, I’ll take my time to choose!” Jiang Minke enthusiastically invited Ning He in.

Ning He shook her head: “Take these clothes back and take your time to choose. I will come back tomorrow to get the rest.”

It made sense for Jiang Minke not to invite people to have a cup of tea. She reached out and held Qianlin’s hand, smiling and said, “Since you are here, come in and sit down. Otherwise, if it gets out, people outside will say that I didn’t even invite people to have a cup of tea.”

Ning He watched Jiang Minke and Qianlin walking inside. She had no choice but to follow them.

When Jiang Minke passed by the soldier, she said to him, “Next time this female comrade comes, let her in and don’t keep her out.”

The soldier nodded quickly and looked at Ning He in surprise. He didn’t expect that this female comrade actually knew the leader’s wife!

The soldier felt a little embarrassed, remembering that he had just ruthlessly stopped the person. Instead, the female comrade didn’t care at all and even asked the popsicle seller to bring him a cup of cold tea.

The soldier felt even more guilty and lowered his head even lower.

Before Zhou Yao entered the house, she heard the sound of a car outside, stopped and looked back.

What I saw was the principal walking in holding the hand of a little boy!

And! The child’s mother also came in!

Zhou Yao’s face tensed up, and she quickly raised her voice and said, “Teacher Jiang!”

Jiang Minke saw Zhou Yao standing at the door, and her eyes flashed to the popsicle in Zhou Yao’s hand.

“Why is Xiaoyu eating popsicles again?” The smile on Jiang Minke’s face faded.

Zhou Yao’s face froze slightly, and she explained in a low voice: “It was too hot, Xiaoyu didn’t even have lunch at noon, and he was not in the mood to study just now. When he heard the shouting of the popsicle seller, he asked me to come out and buy him a popsicle.”

Jiang Minke’s gentle eyes suddenly became solemn: “Xiaoyao, I asked you to come here to take care of Xiaoyu’s homework, not to be his babysitter. You don’t have to obey him in everything!”

Zhou Yao lowered her head with an embarrassed look on her face. She bit her lower lip and spoke in a low voice.

“Teacher Jiang, I’m sorry.”

Jiang Minke knew that her tone was a bit harsh, and there were other people here, so she coughed lightly, frowned, and looked away.

“Throw away this popsicle!”

Zhou Yao raised her head abruptly and looked at Jiang Minke in disbelief: “Teacher Jiang, but this…”

Zhou Yao shut her mouth under Jiang Minke’s warning look, and she walked across and threw the popsicle away.

Jiang Minke’s expression eased a little when she saw Zhou Yao throw away the popsicle.

When looking at Ning He, Jiang Minke’s smile returned to her face.

She walked forward, opened the door and invited Ning He: “Sister, come in and sit down! No need to take off your shoes.”

Having said that, Ning He looked at the tiled floor in the room and still pulled Qian Lin, and they both took off their shoes.

Jiang Minke wanted to say something when she saw this, but she heard Ning He explain with a smile: “This stone floor is cool when you walk barefoot!”

Ning He’s words neither offended Jiang Minke nor made people feel comfortable listening to them.

Jiang Minke just followed her.

Zhou Yao, who was standing by, saw Teacher Jiang’s enthusiastic attitude towards Ning He and her face was filled with jealousy.

How could an uneducated woman from the countryside steal her limelight? She wanted this woman to get out of here!

Jiang Minke invited Ning He and the other man to take a seat. Just as Ning He sat down, footsteps were heard on the second floor.

“Teacher Xiaoyao, why did you take so long to come back this time? Where’s my cream popsicle?”

A little boy of seven or eight years old ran down from the second floor and saw that Zhou Yao had nothing in his hands.

Then he noticed Ning He and Qian Lin sitting on the sofa, and Jiang Minke sitting on the sofa on the other side!

Jiang Minke glared at the boy and said in a serious tone: “Xiaoyu, what did your mother tell you? Eat less cold food. Also, why didn’t you eat lunch at noon?”

Xiaoyu pouted and said aggrievedly: “It’s too hot today. Lunch is hot and makes me lose my appetite. On such a hot day, I just like to eat popsicles!”

“Nonsense! How can you not eat? Have you forgotten that you got a stomachache from eating popsicles the day before yesterday?”

Xiaoyu turned his head away. Of course he remembered, but he just didn’t want to eat.

Without cream popsicles to eat, he had no mood to try on clothes. The boy stood there with a look of resistance on his face.

“I don’t care! Teacher Xiaoyao, go buy me another popsicle, otherwise I won’t study!” The stalemate was fruitless, so the boy simply threatened Zhou Yao.