Pampered by the School Bully-Chapter 265 - 259, Mature Wind Brother in society! (3)

After making a plan for the winter vacation, Pu Sangzhi sat next to Chen Huifen and quietly started reading her favorite English novel.

She couldn’t remember how long it had been since she’d last read an English novel.

Before she got entangled with Huo Feng, Pu Sangzhi had lots of time every day to read novels and enrich her extracurricular knowledge.

But after Huo Feng began to cling to her, she almost had no time to herself.

As soon as she had a moment to spare, she would think about making study plans for Huo Feng, focusing all her attention on his grades.

One could say that Pu Sangzhi had never cared so much for her own grades.

However, Huo Feng had brought her a great sense of achievement.

Because his grades were improving quickly, and he was increasingly giving her the impression that he could get into Tsinghua.

Pu Sangzhi was now stricter and more serious with him than ever before.

At that moment, Pu Sangzhi was reading the long novel "Crime and Punishment," a story painting a criminal as its protagonist. The overall literary style was oppressive, dark, and gave people an unpleasant impression.

As she read on, Pu Sangzhi thought of her father and when they were being pursued by debt collectors, recalling the viciousness of those debt collectors.

Seeing the male protagonist commit murder and then being seized by fear, Pu Sangzhi’s mood had already taken a turn for the worse.

She soon closed the book and took a deep breath to adjust her mood.

Pu Sangzhi was silent for a moment before turning to ask Chen Huifen, "Mom, will Dad spend the New Year with us?"

Chen Huifen kept working without stopping, replying while she worked, "Probably not. He said that as the New Year approaches, there are more debt collectors, so he likely won’t come back."

Pu Sangzhi sighed, "Why do those usurers have to press people so hard? If they push someone to death, they still won’t get their money, right? Do they really have to drive people to desperation?"

Chen Huifen turned to glance at her, seeing her solemn face, Chen Huifen said, "These people are bad. Nowadays, society lives for money. They would rather push someone to desperation, to a point where they have no choice, than give up. Because giving up would mean writing off that sum of money."

Pu Sangzhi quietly pursed her lips, her mood becoming even more oppressive, "Qingcao’s dad jumped to his death. If it wasn’t for truly being unable to pay back the money, who would want to jump off a building to find relief?"

"Yeah..."

Chen Huifen sighed softly, "Such a good person, such a vibrant life, gone because of money."

"Sigh..."

Pu Sangzhi also let out a sigh, "Fortunately, Dad is still trying and hasn’t shirked his responsibilities like Qingcao’s dad."

Chen Huifen nodded.

Because the topic at hand was too heavy, the moods of both mother and daughter became subdued.

After a long silence, Pu Sangzhi, with her hands propping up her cheeks, suddenly asked, "Mom, how much do we still owe now?"

Chen Huifen thought for a moment, "Without the interest, 390,000. The 50,000 that your dad sent over has lessened the debt quite a bit."

Pu Sangzhi immediately began to mutter calculations, figuring out how long she would have to work after graduating from college to pay off all the debt.

390,000 was not a small sum.

And that was just the principal, not including interest.

Pu Sangzhi was well aware of the heavy financial burden on her family.

And she knew that she would have to take care of her own tuition and living expenses for university in the future.

Sometimes, thinking about these matters made Pu Sangzhi feel that life was exhausting and oppressive.

The protagonist in the novel she had just been reading turned to crime because he was driven by the pressures of life.

When life becomes cruel, it really does make it difficult for people to find a way out.

"Xiaosang, you really don’t have to put this much pressure on yourself."

From nearby, Chen Huifen, having heard her softly counting money, couldn’t help but interrupt, "These debts are your father’s and mine, and we’ll be able to pay them off eventually. You just have to take care of yourself in the future. Didn’t grandma leave this house to you? That’s your dowry, so you won’t be lacking anything."

"Mom, we can’t touch grandma’s things."

Pu Sangzhi countered, "And I don’t need a dowry. If he dares to ask me for a dowry, I won’t marry him at all!"

Chen Huifen suddenly picked up on something amiss from her words, "Won’t marry whom?"

"It’s just..."

Pu Sangzhi almost blurted out the name "Huo Feng."

Fortunately, she managed to stop the name at the back of her throat and then swallowed it down.

Oh my...

Pu Sangzhi inwardly sighed: Was Huo Feng now the first person she thought of when the topic of marriage came up?

Chen Huifen seemed to see right through her and couldn’t help but laugh.

"Mom, stop laughing!"

Pu Sangzhi hurriedly spoke up to stop her, but her flushed face still betrayed her emotions.

Chen Huifen continued to smile without speaking and didn’t expose her.

But this attitude still made Pu Sangzhi feel guilty.

The blush spread to Pu Sangzhi’s ears in an instant, and she quickly explained, "Never mind, you can misunderstand all you want, time will prove everything anyway."

Chen Huifen silently nodded.

Right...

Time would prove everything.

Time would show her whether this boy was really suitable for her or not.

Chen Huifen thought that this boy was a treasure, able to withstand the scrutiny of time.

Only the rust on the boy’s surface could be worn away by the hourglass of time; once he matured, he was sure to be pure gold.

...

The weekend at Pu Sangzhi’s was warm and harmonious, serene as if detached from the rest of the world.

On the weekend, however, Huo Feng was all over the place—Tangxia, Rui’an, the entire city—playing with all his might and having a blast!

Huo Feng hadn’t made plans with his ten brothers in a long time.

This time, they did all the usual fun activities in one go!

They went out for KTV, billiards, card rooms, cycling, skating, dancing... and so on!

In short, during these two days of the weekend, Huo Feng completely let loose, played until he was exhausted, his wallet significantly thinner, before he finally called it quits!

On Sunday night, all 11 of them didn’t go home but instead gathered at their common secret hideout.

Eleven people spread out across ten beds, of course, one bed squeezing in two people.

At midnight, they were still on their phones playing King of Glory, passionately shouting, "Go on! Reap them!"

Only then did the ten brothers feel like Huo Feng was back with their group of ten.

Honestly...

Ever since Huo Feng fell for Pu Sangzhi and started studying seriously, his interactions with the ten brothers had been growing more distant.

Without Huo Feng leading the charge, the other ten just couldn’t get into the spirit of play.

That’s why they cherished the days when Huo Feng was around.

That night, they talked about the future, which they rarely did.

Huo Feng’s future was set... he was aiming for Tsinghua.

Getting into Tsinghua wasn’t something just anyone could achieve.

So, once Huo Feng set this goal, the brothers knew their friendship might only last until the end of high school.

But the brothers weren’t willing to lose Feng just like that.

That’s why they had agreed early on to ask Pu Sangzhi for help with tutoring, to see if they could catch up a bit.

Of course, they hadn’t dared to tell Huo Feng about asking Pu Sangzhi to tutor with them.

They were all waiting for Pu Sangzhi to speak up, knowing that once she did, Feng would have nothing to say.

Otherwise, they were afraid Feng might tease them for monopolizing his girlfriend’s time.

The gaming lasted until around two o’clock in the morning, when the takeout arrived again.

Then the 11 of them got out of bed, gathered together to drink and eat barbecue, the atmosphere fiery.

After a few rounds of drinks, Pan Bo boldly hooked Huo Feng’s shoulder and finally asked, "Feng, have you ever thought about how to settle us brothers after you get into Tsinghua?"

These guys had been following Huo Feng since elementary school all the way to this age...

You could say they had developed a belief akin to "Believe in Feng, gain eternal life."

Originally, they thought they might go to the same university with roughly the same grades and stay together forever...

However, Huo Feng’s decision predicted the future disbanding of this group of brothers.

So sometimes, the brothers felt quite sad.

Huo Feng, on the other hand, was quite open-minded. He embraced Pan Bo’s shoulder and said directly, "Fatty, there’s no party that doesn’t end. I’ve played with you guys for so many years; we have deep feelings, that’s for sure! But eventually, people grow up and separate for various reasons, so separation isn’t a bad thing. We’ll reunite and play again when we have the chance, and we can still hang out together, right!"

"Yes!"

Lin Yuhao led the nodding, "Feng, no matter what, we’re brothers! If there are good things in the future, we’ll all give a hand!"

Huo Feng raised his beer, "It’s a minor thing! Come on, let’s drink up!"

"Cheers!"

Eleven brothers, glasses clinking, took a hearty swig!

Energized by the alcohol, Huo Feng also confessed to his brothers, "Actually, I’ve always had a plan for the future."

The ten brothers listened attentively while eating barbecue.

Huo Feng said, "I’ve checked, and Tsinghua focuses on science. I plan to study computer programming and after graduating, get into game development. I hope you guys will study the same major so that later you can mix with me. We could even partner up, start a company together, and make money! How about that!"

The ten brothers replied loudly, "Great!"

Huo Feng continued, "About Tsinghua, it’s purely for Sangzhi! I’m not a man of high ambition. In the future, if I can provide for my woman, take care of my brothers, support my children, and look after my parents, that’ll be enough! So, Huo Feng is making you guys a promise right now: you all study hard in college, and after we graduate, we’ll start a company together! We’ll go public, distribute shares! Be bosses! Make big money!"

The ten brothers shouted in response once again, "Great!"

In the room, the atmosphere was lively and unconstrained...

A group of high school first-year boys were talking big about their grand plans for the future.

They now realized that Huo Feng hadn’t chased after the girl to the point of forgetting them.

Beneath Huo Feng’s seemingly mischievous exterior lay mature thoughts, and he had even pondered the distant future.

His future, never lacking anyone.

His future, striving for all that he wanted. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

Indeed...

"Believe in Feng, gain eternal life!"