Chapter 334: Chapter 333: Parent-Teacher Conference

Jiang Cheng confidently accepted the compliment.

The two parted ways from there.

Jiang Cheng returned to the courtyard reeking of alcohol, where Shen Que, dressed in pajamas, was waiting for her.

"I have some stomach-warming porridge. Would you like some?"

Shen Que took the bag from Jiang Cheng’s hand and brought her slippers to swap her high heels.

The moment she took off her high heels, Jiang Cheng couldn’t help but let out a little groan.

"You know, these high heels... they look nice, but wearing them is so exhausting."

Shen Que massaged Jiang Cheng’s feet.

"Does our President Jiang really need high heels to outshine others?"

"You don’t understand, the high feeling is different, and they do look good, make my legs look extra long."

Shen Que massaged Jiang Cheng’s calves, and after a while, went to get hot water for her to soak her feet.

Jiang Cheng lounged lazily on the sofa, her fingers touching Shen Que’s hair: "That’s my carefully chosen husband for you, so good."

"Carefully chosen, you say? Who else did you choose?"

Shen Que asked dangerously, and Jiang Cheng immediately showed a silly smile, feigning ignorance: "Of course, it’s you. Carefully you, selectively you, you’re perfect in every way."

"Just perfect?"

Another dangerous question, Jiang Cheng complained inwardly, wondering if men had menopause.

"Of course not! What I mean by perfect is that you’re absolutely flawless."

Shen Que pinched Jiang Cheng’s nose.

Jiang Cheng pushed him away disdainfully: "The foot-soaking water."

"They’re your feet, and you still disdain them."

"Disdain!"

...

The two bantered back and forth, and the exhaustion of the day faded away amidst their exchange.

The next morning, after breakfast, Jiang Cheng went to the hotel to pick up Simon.

After picking up Simon, Jiang Cheng took him to several boutique stores in Beijing for renovations.

Boutique stores were like the cosmetic counters on the ground floor of modern-day malls.

Though not as large.

But each counter was clean and tidy, very bright.

After checking them out, Simon chose the best spot as F brand’s cosmetics counter.

Jiang Cheng naturally kept the best for her own, and as for the rest, Jack would probably want one, and there was no rush for the other brands; they were bound to come knocking.

In the future, wealthy people would emerge like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

There’s never a shortage of market for high-end products.

After settling things, Jiang Cheng took Simon to see the property.

A small villa, with yards in both front and back, beautiful environment, and pleasant scenery.

Simon really liked it.

Jiang Cheng directly arranged for someone to help Simon run errands, buying whatever he needed.

She then left first because Shen Yue’s school was holding a parents’ meeting today.

Both she and Shen Que cleared their schedules for the afternoon to attend together.

A little after three in the afternoon, Jiang Cheng and Shen Que arrived one after the other outside Shen Yue’s school.

Just started seventh grade, Shen Yue’s studies... it’s hard to describe, but she’s pretty, has a good personality, can draw, and is well-liked in class.

Around three-thirty, the school’s gates opened, and parents filed in.

After finding the seventh grade, Class 3, Jiang Cheng saw Shen Yue waving at her.

When the teacher saw the parents come in, they let the students go downstairs for free activities while the parents entered.

In the small hallways, children and parents exchanged glances.

You could see several boys gesturing pleadingly at their parents, wondering what trouble they had gotten into.

Parents were actually quite apprehensive as the teachers of this era had very high status.

The parents entered the classroom, sitting according to the name tags on the desks.

Shen Que stood at the back, allowing Jiang Cheng to sit in front.

There were other families with two parents who also stood at the back like Shen Que.

Once everyone was present, the teacher began the parents’ meeting.

Everything was normal at first, talking about what had been achieved this year and what honors the class had received, but as they got to the end, something seemed off.

"I want to tell certain parents not to overdress their children."

"There’s a way to be a student, and if all their focus is on dressing up, how can their grades be good!"

While speaking, the teacher definitely glanced in Jiang Cheng’s direction.

Jiang Cheng felt a strong urge to retort: Shen Yue’s poor grades, is it really because of her love for dressing up?

That’s entirely because she’s just a poor student!

Not recognizing this fundamental trait, even worse than me at being a teacher.

But Jiang Cheng didn’t intend to embarrass the teacher now. Since they didn’t call her out by name, she pretended not to know.

After glancing at Jiang Cheng, the teacher thought: No wonder the child is like that, with parents like these.

The teacher finished the parents’ meeting with words full of implications.

Some parents quickly avoided the teacher, while others approached to chat, some with genuine concern, others with false promises.

Jiang Cheng had no intention of engaging, but she was called over.

"Parents of Shen Yue, please wait a moment, I have something to discuss with you."

Impatience flashed in Jiang Cheng’s eyes, considering transferring Shen Yue to another class.

She and Shen Que worked hard outside, not for their child to be bullied.

Shen Que also approached, exchanging a glance with Jiang Cheng.

The two decided simultaneously to first listen to what this teacher had to say.

Yang, the headteacher, after sending most parents away, directly approached Jiang Cheng and Shen Que, looking at them standing so close together, a hint of displeasure passed through her eyes.

So many people, not paying attention to their influence.

"Parents of Shen Yue, did you hear what I said earlier?"

"Teacher Yang, you said a lot, not sure which sentence you’re referring to?"

Jiang Cheng enquired, and Yang, sounding impatient, said: "I mean the part about girls not focusing on their studies, always dressing up."

Jiang Cheng’s face instantly turned several degrees colder.

"Teacher Yang, you’re fixating on a girl’s appearance, which is not something a teacher should do."

"If you paid a bit more attention, you’d know my Shen Yue simply doesn’t have the knack for studying!"

Jiang Cheng’s words made the parents who hadn’t left yet laugh uncontrollably.

After laughing, there was a deep sense of agreement because her son didn’t have the knack for studying either.

Jiang Cheng wasn’t finished yet.

"Teacher Yang, it’s not that Shen Yue doesn’t work hard. She once wrestled with a simple linear equation for three hours and still didn’t solve it."

"And with reciting texts, every time she spends three or four times the normal time, but she always forgets the previous sentence when she remembers the next. I can’t even help."

"Shen Yue really has tried, but she simply doesn’t have the talent for studying."

"So, we don’t force her to excel academically. We just want her to be a happy, healthy, pretty, and independent girl. Is that wrong?"

Jiang Cheng questioned, Teacher Yang’s face looking unpleasant as the other parents found solace in a newfound ally.

She completely understood!!

"Parents of Shen Yue, is this how you parent? If your child isn’t doing well, you should help her improve, not ignore it, lack ambition, and dress her so–"

"Shut up!"

Jiang Cheng abruptly interrupted, harsh and severe.

"Teacher Yang, I advise you to watch your words!"