Pampered by the School Bully
Chapter 413 - 405, Enemies on a Narrow Road! (2)

Chapter 413: 405, Enemies on a Narrow Road! (2)

Chen Huifen hadn’t replied to the text message from her father.

Moreover, Pu Sangzhi realized it had been received two days ago.

In other words, it meant that Chen Huifen had no intention of replying to this message.

Unable to keep these matters to herself, Pu Sangzhi picked up her phone and directly asked Chen Huifen, "Mom... this..."

Chen Huifen’s face grew awkward upon seeing the message, her gaze darting away to avoid it.

Seeing this, Pu Sangzhi couldn’t help but continue, "Mom, did you give Dad any money?"

Chen Huifen pursed her lips, her action of sewing a shoe halting as well, her gaze freezing along with a stiff expression on her face.

"Mom, maybe Dad encountered an emergency..." Pu Sangzhi’s heart couldn’t bear it.

She always believed that people were most important, more important than money.

So, even with their situation, Pu Sangzhi still wanted to help her dad...

But at this moment, Chen Huifen chose to evade.

As for the reason for evasion, both mother and daughter were well aware.

"Mom, why don’t we give Dad the money I made from tutoring first?"

Pu Sangzhi proposed carefully, "After all, there are still two years until college; I can slowly earn it back."

"Your little money..."

Chen Huifen took a deep breath and slowly sighed, "Keep it. I think, our debts here are visible debts, but his is a bottomless pit. We work so hard, and your grandmother worried about our debts until her death... We can’t afford to spare this money."

Two days ago, Chen Huifen suddenly received this text message from Pu Wenhua.

At the moment she read the message, she wanted to transfer the money.

But since she hadn’t received her salary yet, the only significant sum she had was the 60,000 yuan left by her grandmother and the 5,000 yuan Pu Sangzhi had earned from tutoring.

This large amount was left by her grandmother, and every cent was meant to be used wisely; Chen Huifen dared not squander it.

The small amount was also saved for Pu Sangzhi’s college tuition and was not to be treated lightly.

Therefore, in a state of indecision, Chen Huifen made a call to her aunt Chen Feng.

During the next half hour over the phone, Chen Feng fiercely lectured Chen Huifen.

She told Chen Huifen to wake up and not give another penny to that man, nor should she hand over Pu Sangzhi’s hard-earned tutoring money to him. Because that would be a waste!

Chen Feng meant that if Pu Wenhua were a good man, when things fell apart at home, he should have tried every possible way to sever ties with the family, anyhow should have given them, mother and daughter, a peaceful life, instead of shamelessly asking them for money.

Back in Shanghai, when mother and daughter were cornered by debt collectors with nowhere to turn, relatives put a lot of effort into finding them. Finally, several relatives each contributed tens of thousands, pooling together 450,000 yuan, temporarily safeguarding mother and daughter from the underworld, and giving them a chance to escape from Shanghai back to Wenzhou...

That’s how mother and daughter ended up owing so much money to relatives...

Last year’s hardships, Chen Feng used harsh words to jab at Chen Huifen, making her confront the harsh reality and choose to ignore Pu Wenhua’s message.

Moreover, under Chen Feng’s urging, Chen Huifen decided to use all the money she had to pay off debts, ensuring she only kept enough for living expenses and absolutely leaving no extra money for Pu Wenhua.

That’s why now, Chen Huifen, who had just received two months’ salary, was in a rush to transfer the money to her aunt’s family...

Because, if the money stayed in her hands for one more day, Chen Huifen feared she wouldn’t resist the urge to transfer it to Pu Wenhua.

The fact proved that women are soft-hearted.

Chen Huifen was like this, and so was Pu Sangzhi.

Pu Sangzhi, more concerned about people than money, said, "Mom, we can manage to shift some money around. Dad must have faced an emergency to ask us for money, otherwise, if he had extra cash, he would have given it to us first. Like last year, didn’t he bring us over 30,000 yuan?"

"Xiaosang..."

Chen Huifen pursed her lips, hesitated a long while before speaking up, "We shouldn’t get involved in his matters. We’re barely managing ourselves, with so much debt and making a living is so hard; how can we possibly worry about him..."

"But Mom..."

Pu Sangzhi whispered, "People are more important than money, and you know that. Dad is out there on his own; life is always more important than money. What if something happens to him, then what will we do?"

Chen Huifen, evasive, bowed her head and sighed lightly, "Is it just 10,000 yuan that’s missing?"

"Maybe it’s just the 10,000 yuan... maybe he just lacks some money to escape. Mom, let’s give it to him..." Pu Sangzhi said.

"Hmm..."

Chen Huifen was still not firm, still compromised, "Then you send it to him."

Because she felt Pu Sangzhi was right.

Life is always more important than money.

In the face of life, money is always secondary.

Chen Huifen also didn’t want an incident like that of the Ye Family to happen, nor did she want to see Pu Wenhua driven to crisis over ten thousand yuan.

Although reality had taught her ruthlessness, the human heart is made of flesh. Chen Huifen could never fully adhere to the cold decisiveness that she had put so much effort into establishing...

"Okay."

Having received the promise, Pu Sangzhi immediately sent a text message to her dad’s side, asking how he was doing and for him to send his card number.

After sending, mother and daughter fell into a long wait.

And that wait lasted an entire day...

There was absolutely no reply from Pu Wenhua’s side.

Until the afternoon, right up until the last moment before Pu Sangzhi had to head to school with her backpack, neither mother nor daughter received any sort of reply; they didn’t know if it was a blessing or a curse, fortune or misfortune...

...

This May Day holiday was not a very happy one for Pu Sangzhi, due to her father’s situation.

However, life goes on, and the fast-paced everyday campus life still needed to be kept up with.

Returning to school after the May Day holiday, the Red May performances took place on May 3rd.

Because May 3rd was a Friday, the evening arts festival would end just in time for the students to catch the weekend for a trip home.

So, on Thursday and Friday, the academic atmosphere in the school was almost diluted, with the fervor of the large-scale event and the relaxed vibe of the upcoming weekend striking a double blow, causing most students to lose focus on their studies, and instead concentrate on other things...

Thursday was the last day before the Red May arts festival evening performance.

In the evening, nearly every classroom in the student activity center was taken over by different classes, all club activities were suspended for a day to rehearse their performances.

As Pu Sangzhi wasn’t involved in a drama performance and since the script was already fully perfected, the rehearsal activities of her class had nothing to do with her.

However, as the evening’s female host, she was sought out by Zhao Jiajie on this last evening, and the two of them started rehearsing the event’s procedure and scripts in the small conference room of the student council.

This was the first collaboration between Pu Sangzhi and Zhao Jiajie, and as they weren’t very familiar with each other, this meeting was actually their first real interaction.

Zhao Jiajie had a good nature and temper, and as a senior in the second year, he took good care of Pu Sangzhi.

Since he had hosted the Red May before, he was more experienced with hosting, so during the rehearsal with Pu Sangzhi, he mostly took the lead.

Zhao Jiajie already had the program list in his hands.

At the moment, Zhao Jiajie was reviewing the event’s procedure with Pu Sangzhi, "After the opening speech, we’ll introduce the school leaders. The president said he’s consulted with the leaders. The principal, two vice-principals, and the secretary, a total of four people, will give speeches. Four people, we’ll introduce one each. After the speeches conclude, we’ll invite all the leaders onstage for the opening of the evening. Only then will we start into the program schedule. We’ll begin with a big chorus from each class. Your class is ten spots away from mine, so we’ll host each other’s class chorus in turn. I’ve laid out the order; I’ll host the chorus for the first class, then you’ll take the second class, and so on..."

"Hmm..."

As Zhao Jiajie explained the event’s flow, Pu Sangzhi listened attentively, nodding from time to time and glancing at him occasionally.

The professionalism he displayed made Pu Sangzhi quite admire him, and also gave her a strong sense of security, making her feel that under his leadership, nothing should go wrong.

"Finally, we need to leave time for the leaders to score. During this time, we have to plan well so as not to let the atmosphere go dry."

"Right. So what should we do?"

"I’ve discussed it with the president, and we’re thinking of having an interactive segment..."

While the two were busily discussing, the door to the small conference room was suddenly pushed open...

The unexpected noise caused both Pu Sangzhi and Zhao Jiajie to lift their heads at the same time.

How coincidental...

At that moment, the person who suddenly appeared at the door of the conference room was none other than Pu Sangzhi’s nemesis, Han Feiyi.

Holding the doorknob, Han Feiyi’s face looked unsightly as she confronted them both, and equally, Pu Sangzhi and Zhao Jiajie awkwardly returned her gaze.

Time seemed to freeze for a good ten seconds...

Eventually, it was Zhao Jiajie who broke the ice first, "Feiyi, are you looking for someone?"

That was when Han Feiyi finally snapped out of it, "I’m looking for the president. Since he’s not here, I’m leaving."

After saying that, she closed the door behind her and left.

Seeing this, Zhao Jiajie gave Pu Sangzhi an awkward smile, "Don’t mind that, let’s continue."

Pu Sangzhi nodded, "Hmm."