Chapter 49: Pride

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Previously, she had only heard rumors so Zhang Xiaohan was indeed a little afraid of Xie Zhou.

However, because of Xie Chaochao, she met Xie Zhou many times and slowly changed her viewpoint.

Xie Zhou treated his daughter very well. Moreover, although he wasn’t talkative, he was very humble and respected her as a teacher.

‘As expected, most of the rumors were false.

The two of them talked about Xie Chaochao from time to time in the car. Xie Chaochao was Xie Zhou’s precious daughter, and also Zhang Xiaohan’s precious student. Regarding Xie Chaochao, the two of them had a lot of common topics to talk about.
Since Xie Zhou drove the transporter, they reached Zhang Xiaohan’s house in around an hour. As the two of them talked from time to time, they reached the place.

‘The car drove into Zhang Xiaohan’s village. From afar, Zhang Xiaohan saw her father sitting outside the provision store, chatting with the villagers.

She leaned against the car window and shouted, “Dad, Dad…”
Father Zhang heard the voice and looked over. He saw his daughter smiling and waving at him on the transporter.
The people beside him also saw it. All of their expressions changed.

Xie Zhou parked the car beside the provision store. Father Zhang and the rest walked over.

Zhang Xiaohan got out of the car. Before she could say anything, she heard her father ask, “Xiaohan, this is…”
He pointed at the transporter, looking confused.

‘Transporters were still a rarity in this era. No ordinary person could afford to drive them.

His daughter actually came back in a transporter?

“This is my student’s parent. He came here to settle some matters, so I carpooled!”

Zhang Xiaohan smiled and explained.

Xie Zhou also got out of the car with a box of things in his hands.

He smiled and went forward to hand it to Zhang Xiaohan’s father. “Uncle, I’m Xie Zhou, the father of Teacher Zhang’s student. During this period of time, Teacher Zhang has been taking good care of my daughter. I’m very grateful. This box of mooncakes is a token of my appreciation. Uncle, don’t mind it.”
Father Zhang was a little helpless and did not know if he should accept it.

In the end, he accepted the box of mooncakes under Xie Zhou’s insistence.

“Haha, as a teacher, it’s Xiaohan’s duty to take care of her students. This is what she should do!”

Father Zhang was very happy. He felt proud as someone had praised his daughter.

Xie Zhou handed a cigarette to all the neighbors and excused himself, rejecting Father Zhang’s dinner invitation.

“Old Zhang, your Xiaohan is so capable! Some of her students’ families can even afford to drive transporters!”

“That’s right. I told you Xiaohan is capable. Look at the mooncakes given by the parent of the student. Just from the packaging, it’s obvious that they are not cheap!”

Zhang Xiaohan thought about the two pieces of mooncakes in her bag that she had bought and felt upset.

‘The villagers’ flattering words made Father Zhang unable to stop smiling.

“Hey, she’s just a teacher. She’s not that capable!”

Although he said that, the expression on his face reflected his true thoughts. He was proud of his daughter.

He rushed home with his daughter. Before they even reached home, he shouted at Mother Zhang, “Old woman, quickly go back and kill a chicken. Our daughter is back. Let’s have a feast today!”

Zhang Xiaohan was also very happy. Previously, because of the letter her father had written to her, she was still in a dilemma. She didn’t know how to answer to them when she got home.

Now that she saw her father’s attitude, she felt much more relaxed. It shouldn’t be difficult to convince him.

‘When they reached home, Father Zhang carefully placed the box of mooncakes on the table.

“This box of mooncakes must cost a fortune! Look at this packaging. It’s so exquisite!”