Madam, Please Behave-Chapter 417: I’m So Dumb

The clapping gradually slowed down.

Liu Changqing’s mind slowly began to clear.

The classroom was eerily quiet.

Noticing the stares from the other parents, even just-awakened Liu Changqing realized something was off.

Xu Yisheng also looked at him.

After pausing for a moment, she lowered her head and pushed her slipping glasses up with a finger.

“Dear parent… if you’re going to sleep, please don’t snore…”

“…”

“Hello, everyone. I’m the homeroom teacher for Class 3, Grade 5, and I teach Chinese. I believe many of you already know me. After all…”

After giving Liu Changqing a gentle warning, Xu Yisheng began her opening remarks—much like last year’s.

As she spoke, the other parents gradually turned their attention away from Liu Changqing.

Even for adults, falling asleep at your daughter’s parent-teacher meeting is… incredibly embarrassing.

Rubbing his eyes, Liu Changqing leaned toward Feng Qian.

Keeping his voice low, he muttered,

“I fell asleep, why didn’t you wake me up…”

“How was I supposed to know you’d doze off? I thought you were deep in thought. If you hadn’t started snoring, I wouldn’t have even noticed.”

“I was snoring? Was it loud?”

“What do you think?”

“Ugh, how embarrassing!”

“I thought Dad was sleeping so soundly… I didn’t want to wake you.”

Sitting beside him, Liu Xiazhi jumped into the conversation after hearing the two adults.

Liu Changqing couldn’t help but place his hand on her head.

What a “good” daughter you are, huh?

Ahem!

At the podium, Xu Yisheng raised her right hand and lightly coughed into her fist.

Then she addressed them,

“Mr. Feng… Feng Shuyan’s guardian, and Liu Xiazhi’s parent—can you two please stop chatting?”

“…”

“…”

Hearing this, Feng Qian instantly put on a serious face.

He turned to Liu Changqing and said,

“Lao Liu, stop talking. Listen to Ms. Xu properly.”

Then he sat up straighter and faced the front.

He even gave a discreet little wink.

Of course, that wink didn’t escape Xu Yisheng’s notice. Whether it was the temperature or something else, her face turned slightly red.

She raised her hand and gently patted her cheeks before quickly pulling herself together.

All of this was seen by Liu Changqing.

He glanced at the podium, then looked at Feng Qian beside him.

!!!

You sneaky dog, what the heck did you just do?!

And then, seeing Xu Yisheng’s shy little reaction, the corners of Feng Qian’s mouth twitched into a smile.

But a moment later, he felt two pairs of eyes boring into him.

He turned to find both Liu Changqing and Liu Xiazhi staring straight at him.

He froze, then quickly wiped the smile off his face and put on a serious expression, pretending like nothing happened.

Liu Changqing had long suspected something was up with this guy. And now…

Didn’t you say you’d never fall in love again?!

Wait a second…

Yisheng… one life… Yisheng, yisheng…

Liu Changqing looked at Feng Qian with a complicated expression.

So this is what men are like, huh.

Still…

He looked up at Xu Yisheng on stage, talking about summer break reminders.

She wasn’t exactly young anymore, but she seemed mature and dependable.

Her looks might not be jaw-dropping, but there was a calm pleasantness about her—one that naturally drew people in.

The kind of face that made a good impression at first glance.

Someone like that...

Glancing at Feng Qian again, then at little Feng Shuyan in his arms,

Maybe it really was time for this girl to have a complete and happy family.

They’d been through enough.

Time passed quickly.

Liu Changqing still remembered—

That day when Feng Qian had bawled in his daughter’s arms like a lost little boy…

A smile tugged at his lips.

Maybe…

This was a good ending for Feng Qian.

To love again.

To get his happy ending.

Liu Changqing smiled brightly.

But the smile didn’t last.

After Xu Yisheng finished giving all the reminders for summer and handed out the “Three-Good Student” awards for the term,

Finally… the report cards were placed on the desks.

And the score staring back at him…

was blinding.

“What… how did this happen?!”

Liu Xiazhi was stunned.

She reacted in disbelief, grabbing her report card and pressing her face close to it.

Flipping it over and over.

“There has to be a mistake!”

“Xiazhi…”

At the sound of her father’s voice, Liu Xiazhi, who had been frantically examining her report card, suddenly sat up straight.

She slowly turned to the side.

Meeting her father’s expressionless face,

her wide eyes pleaded as she gave one last explanation.

“Dad… there’s gotta be something wrong… I’m sure I filled in every answer…”

“Sigh…”

Hearing those words from his daughter—

Liu Changqing had so much he wanted to say,

but all that came out was a long sigh.

The lecture turned into a few words of encouragement.

“Try harder next time. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself.”

“Dad…”

He reached over and gently took the report card from her hands, folded it a few times, and tucked it into his pocket.

Some families left smiling, others with furrowed brows.

Seeing the big grin plastered on Feng Qian’s face, Liu Changqing didn’t even want to know Feng Shuyan’s scores.

With the grades handed out, the meeting ended.

Parents began rising from their seats and filtering out of the classroom.

Liu Changqing held his daughter’s hand, ready to leave.

“We’re heading out first.”

“Alright.”

After exchanging a few words, he led Liu Xiazhi out of the classroom.

But the bubbly energy she’d had earlier was long gone.

Now that she knew she’d bombed the test, her mood sank like a rock.

Her little face was full of frustration and disappointment.

Seeing her like that, Liu Changqing tried to change the subject.

“What do you want for lunch?”

“……”

“How about some snacks from the school gate? Didn’t you say you wanted cotton candy from that uncle’s stall?”

“Dad…”

She stopped in her tracks.

Her head lowered, eyes fixed on her shoes.

Sensing something was wrong, Liu Changqing also came to a stop and turned to face her.

Liu Xiazhi’s mood was unusually low.

Just this morning, she’d been so full of confidence about her test results.

But reality had hit her hard.

She really had put in the effort.

She’d worked hard for this exam.

She had believed—

truly believed—

“I… sob… I’m so dumb…”

The emotions hit fast and hard.

Within seconds, she was crying.

Liu Xiazhi raised her free hand and kept rubbing at her eyes.

She didn’t know why—

But knowing she did so poorly made her feel awful.

Ever since Mom had given birth to the twins, Dad hadn’t really paid much attention to her schoolwork.

Even when she’d lazed around watching TV all day, he never scolded her.

At first, she’d thought it was great.

But after a while…

Something didn’t feel right.

She started feeling like… no one cared about her anymore.

That’s why this time…

she had studied so hard for the finals—

just so…

Dad would praise her.

But instead…

she’d messed it all up.

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