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"Thank you all for attending this parent-teacher meeting. That concludes our meeting for today," Xue Ren said to the parents in the audience. "If any of you have any questions or anything you'd like to know, please feel free to come and ask me now."

This is an "important" procedure after the parent-teacher meeting: a one-on-one chat with parents about their child's situation at school.

Compared to a general parent-teacher meeting, each parent who came to attend hoped to talk directly about their child and hear the teacher's evaluation of their child. Many parents and children waiting outside the classroom became nervous at this moment.

Because the teacher's evaluation of them may determine whether they will have a good time for a long time to come.

As soon as Lao Xue finished speaking, many parents couldn't wait to go up to the podium to talk to the homeroom teacher. But since it was one-on-one, everyone lined up and waited to go up to the podium, looking just like students waiting to hand in their homework.

Mom also went over; she wanted to hear the homeroom teacher's evaluation of Lin Chuan's performance at school. The line was quite long; she waited for almost ten minutes before it was her turn.

"Hello, Teacher Xue, I am Lin Chuan's parent," Mom said.

"Hello, Lin Chuan's mother," Xue Ren said with a smile.

He was actually very curious about what kind of parents could raise a child like Lin Chuan who was so smooth in dealing with people, had such outstanding social skills and abilities, but surprisingly he was just ordinary.

This person doesn't seem like Chen Xiyu's parent at all. As soon as she entered the classroom, it was clear that the person was no ordinary person. It was only natural that they could produce a student who ranked first in the grade.

The person standing in front of me was just an ordinary middle-aged woman. Her Mandarin pronunciation wasn't very standard, but her eyes held a simple and earnest look towards her teacher.

"I want to ask, how is Lin Chuan doing at school?" Mom asked the question that every parent would ask.

Xue Ren smiled and said, "As you can see, Lin Chuan is now the class monitor of our Class 5. To be honest, if he didn't perform well, I wouldn't have made him the class monitor."

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"Of course, in all aspects, if I had to say that Lin Chuan still has room for improvement, I would say it's in learning."

"Doesn't he pay attention in class?" Mom asked.

"No," Xue Ren thought for a moment, considering his words. When facing parents, these homeroom teachers wanted to convey the children's situation well, but they didn't want to be too absolute in their statements.

"I've spoken with all the teachers, and Lin Chuan is quite attentive in class, never daydreaming or getting distracted. He actually did well on the midterm exam, but..." Xue Ren paused, "I personally feel that Lin Chuan could go even further."

"What do you mean?" Mom asked, puzzled.

The teachers she had encountered before would sometimes pay attention to her and sometimes not. Most of the time, they would exchange a few polite words with her, such as "Lin Chuan is quite well-behaved at school" or "Lin Chuan's studies are okay, he's doing quite well..." and then the conversation would end abruptly.

"For example, in Chinese, Lin Chuan scores very high on more difficult questions like essays and reading comprehension, but gets many questions wrong on basic ones, such as reciting classical poems. The same goes for math and physics; he can solve the difficult questions."

"If he could spend some more time after school or after class to solidify his foundation, I think he could do even better, and might even be in the top 100 of the grade," Xue Ren concluded. "Lin Chuan is truly a very promising child in every way."

"Okay, I understand what the teacher means," Mom said.

"However, overall, his progress in the midterm exams is already very obvious compared to his entrance exams. You don't need to be too harsh on him. Learning does require taking one step at a time," Xue Ren said.

"Yes, thank you, Teacher Xue." The two chatted for a few more minutes, and before leaving, she asked about Chen Xiyu's performance at school. Xue Ren naturally felt that there was nothing to say about being first in the grade, and that she should just maintain that.

However, she still asked in the end, "Lin Chuan's mother, why do you want to ask about Chen Xiyu's situation?" After all, the other parents themselves hadn't asked anything.

"Well, Xiaoxi is the girl next door to me. I've watched her grow up since she was little," Mom said with a smile. She bowed slightly to the teacher, said, "Thank you for your help, teacher," and then turned to leave.

"Lin Chuan's mother, wait a moment, this is for you." Xue Ren handed over a book.

My mom took one look and asked, "What's this? Is it study material the school wants us to buy?"

"No, it's our school magazine. Lin Chuan published an article in it, so I specially prepared a copy. You can take it home and read it with your family," Xue Ren said.

"How much money do you need?" Mom asked, reaching into her pocket to take out some money.

"It's free, it's free," Xue Ren quickly stopped her. "You can call me anytime if anything happens."

Seeing that there were still parents queuing behind her, Mom didn't say anything more.

"Thank you, Teacher Xue," she repeated, then left with the school magazine.

Outside the classroom, Zhang Wei came out early. She looked at the parents on the podium but didn't go over to them.

Because her daughter has always been a model student and ranked first in her grade, she doesn't really have much to talk about with her homeroom teacher or ask her anything; it's always been that way.

"Mom." Someone called out, and Zhang Wei turned around to see Chen Xiyu standing behind her.

"What brings you here today?" Chen Xiyu asked.

"I happened to have some free time this afternoon, so I came over. Your homeroom teacher is a nice person, and she gave a good talk at the parent-teacher meeting," Zhang Wei said.

"Mm." Chen Xiyu nodded.

Zhang Wei seemed to remember something, "By the way, how was your birthday dinner with your dad?"

Chen Xiyu was taken aback; it seemed the two hadn't been in contact since they returned.

"Yes, it's great. The food is good, the cake is delicious, and the gift is nice too," she said with a smile.

"That's good," Zhang Wei nodded with a smile, then turned to look around. "Where's Xiao Chuan?"

"He went to get some documents for the homeroom teacher," Chen Xiyu said.

"That kid is class monitor now, looks like he's doing alright at the No. 1 High School in the city?" Zhang Wei asked. "That's good, your efforts weren't wasted."

"Why are you saying all this?" Chen Xiyu turned her head and looked around to make sure that Lin Chuan or Aunt Wang, who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, had heard her.

"To be honest, I never expected that the first request you would make to me would be like this," Zhang Wei said.

Chen Xiyu quickly changed the subject, "Hey, Mom, let's not talk about that anymore. If you're free later, how about we go grab a bite to eat together?"

"Sure, call your Aunt Wang and Lin Chuan too," Zhang Wei said, glancing at the people who had just come out of the classroom. She smiled and greeted them, "Long time no see."

"Long time no see," Mom replied with a smile. "Aren't you busy today?"

"Well, I happened to have some time, so I came to attend the parent-teacher meeting," Zhang Wei said, patting Chen Xiyu's head as she spoke. "We originally planned for our child to live at school, but now that he's suddenly moving back, we're troubling your family to take care of him again. We didn't even give you a heads-up beforehand."

"No, that's not true. Xiaoxi is so obedient, how could she cause any trouble?" Mom said with a smile.

"Mm." Zhang Wei nodded.

"By the way, aren't you going in to talk to the homeroom teacher?" Mom asked.

"No, there are too many people," Zhang Wei said. "If you're free later, how about we grab a bite to eat together?"

My mother hesitated for a moment, then waved her hand, "No need."

"Aunt Wang, let's have a meal together," Chen Xiyu suggested.

"Xiaoxi has gone through so much trouble taking care of you, and I haven't given you anything before. Now that you're treating me to a meal, you should give me, as her mother, a chance to show my appreciation," Zhang Wei said.

Since the other party had put it that way, Mom couldn't say anything and had no choice but to agree.

At this moment, Lin Chuan walked around the corner with a few documents in his hand and saw his mother and two others chatting in the distance. It was a rare sight to see these people standing together like this.

Before he could even walk over, Chen Xiyu had already gone to greet him, "Lin Chuan, are you done with your work?"

"I think I'm done with this. Give these documents to Lao Xue, and that should be enough." Lin Chuan waved the documents in his hand.

"Then hurry up and go. We'll go eat together later," Chen Xiyu said.

"No need, right? You and Aunt Zhang rarely see each other, let's give you some private space?" Lin Chuan knew immediately who she meant by "we".

"Just hurry up when I call you, why are you being so long-winded?" Chen Xiyu frowned and glared at him. "What, you don't want to eat with my mom?"

Lin Chuan thought this was strange. What did she mean by "having dinner with your mother"? It wasn't like meeting the parents. Besides, she had already met the parents, except for her father.

"Hurry up, give the things to Lao Xue, my mom won't have time later," Chen Xiyu pushed Lin Chuan into the classroom, then said to him, "Aunt Wang and I are waiting for you downstairs, hurry up."

Lin Chuan had no choice but to enter the classroom, take the materials, walk to the podium, and hand them over. "Teacher Xue, these are the materials you requested."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work," Xue Ren said.

"Teacher Xue, is there anything else? I might have something to do later, can I leave first?" Lin Chuan asked.

"Are you going back with your mother?" Xue Ren asked.

"And the parents of the class representative also wanted to go out to eat together and insisted on dragging me along," Lin Chuan said.

"It's alright, then go ahead," Xue Ren said.

"Thank you, Teacher Xue."

Lin Chuan walked out of the classroom, but didn't leave immediately. He turned his head and glanced to the side, seeing Zhou Yun still at the classroom door, probably still waiting for her grandfather.

He walked over and called out, "Zhou Yun."

"Squad leader, is something the matter?" Zhou Yun turned around and looked at him.

"Could you do me a favor?"

"It's convenient," Zhou Yun replied without hesitation.

"I haven't said what it is yet," Lin Chuan said.

Zhou Yun felt a little embarrassed, her cheeks flushing slightly. She quickly lowered her head and asked, "Class monitor, what do you want to see me about?"

"This parent-teacher meeting is about to end," Lin Chuan glanced at the classroom, where only one or two parents were still asking questions, and the rest had almost all left. "But I'm leaving now. Could you close the classroom door behind you? You only need to close the door, that's all."

Logically speaking, this kind of "cleanup" work is indeed something he, as the class monitor, should do, but someone invited him to dinner, and he couldn't refuse, even though his own mother was going.

"Okay, class monitor." Zhou Yun nodded.

"Thanks," Lin Chuan suddenly leaned closer and lowered his voice, "By the way, after those parents leave, you can take all the untouched fruit and snacks on the table home. Don't be shy, it's only natural for you to take some food since you came to help out on the weekend."

When Lin Chuan leaned closer, Zhou Yun stiffened slightly, as if she smelled a cypress scent and heard the boy whispering in her ear. Her heart was pounding like a frog's, and she didn't know how to answer for a moment. She just nodded blankly.

"I'm leaving, bye-bye," Lin Chuan said.

After Lin Chuan turned and walked a distance away, she realized what was happening and called out, "Goodbye, class monitor."

Lin Chuan paused, then turned around and waved to her.