Chapter 44 Parent-Teacher Conference? Impersonating Uncle-in-Law?
Chapter 44 Parent-Teacher Conference? Impersonating Uncle-in-Law?
The next morning, Chen Mo arrived at the company on time.
As soon as he entered the office building, he saw Shen Qingyue.
She was wearing a dark blue business suit today, her long hair was tied up, and she looked much more energetic, but her face was still a little pale.
The two were in the same elevator.
Chen Mo greeted him naturally, "Good morning, President Shen."
"morning."
Shen Qingyue looked up and glanced at him casually. Her voice was still a little hoarse, but much better than yesterday.
But there was clearly no intention to engage in much further conversation.
But soon, Shen Qingyue couldn't help but cough twice.
Seeing this, Chen Mo muttered to himself, "It seems that President Shen's cold hasn't completely gotten better yet."
If this were his own company, he wouldn't work this hard; he would definitely stay home and recover before coming back.
According to the work process, it was Chen Mo's turn to report on the project to Shen Qingyue alone today.
Early in the morning, Minister Huang came to tell him to pay attention to the reporting time, as General Manager Shen seemed to be feeling unwell today.
Chen Mo naturally knew this.
After preparing the materials, he went upstairs and knocked on Shen Qingyue's office door.
"Enter!"
Upon receiving the response, Chen Mo pushed open the door and went inside.
"President Shen."
Chen Mo said, "I've come to report to you on the project's progress and the work involved."
"Okay, go ahead and say it."
Shen Qingyue remained calm as she worked on the documents in her hands.
"That's how it is..."
These are the main developments from last week. This week, we will focus on advancing the integration testing of the data interfaces, and we expect to complete the first round by Friday.
After a relatively short time, Chen Mo finished reporting his work and closed the folder in his hand.
"Hmm, the progress is being managed well."
Shen Qingyue nodded, about to speak, when she suddenly coughed violently again.
She covered her mouth, coughing so hard she bent over, her shoulders trembling.
Seeing her discomfort, Chen Mo couldn't help but say, "President Shen, your cough seems quite severe. Perhaps you should go to the hospital to get it checked out?"
Shen Qingyue waved her hand, and after her cough subsided slightly, she said breathlessly, "No need... I already went to the hospital last night and got my medicine."
"What did the doctor say?" Chen Mo asked.
Shen Qingyue hesitated for a moment, but still told the truth: "The doctor said... I shouldn't have eaten eggs when I had a cold, it would have made my cough worse."
"..."
Chen Mo was taken aback, then remembered the bowl of vegetable and egg porridge he had cooked for her yesterday.
In the porridge...
He did put in eggs.
Is this cough getting worse, or is it because of me?
Chen Mo was immediately a little embarrassed and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Shen, I... I didn't know you can't eat eggs when you have a cold. I even cooked egg porridge for you yesterday..."
Seeing his embarrassed expression, Shen Qingyue couldn't help but laugh: "It's okay, you're not a doctor, it's normal that you don't know this."
Besides…
She paused, her gaze softening, and said, "The porridge you cooked was delicious. I ate it all yesterday, which is why my cough was so bad."
"Forehead……"
Chen Mo touched his nose, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "President Shen, if you like it, I'll cook it for you again next time."
"We'll see."
Shen Qingyue did not answer directly, but avoided Chen Mo's gaze and continued to look through the documents in her hands.
The office was silent for a few seconds.
Chen Mo said, "Mr. Shen, if there's nothing else, I'll head out now."
"Wait a moment."
Shen Qingyue suddenly remembered something, looked up and said, "By the way, do you have any important work this afternoon?"
"What's wrong?"
"I need your help with something."
"What is it?" Chen Mo asked, puzzled.
"My best friend's cousin is a sophomore at Jiangzhou No.1 High School. He has a parent-teacher meeting this afternoon, but she is out of town and can't come back."
They originally asked me to go, but I have an important video conference this afternoon and I can't get away..."
Shen Qingyue explained, "So I'd like to ask you to go and handle this for me."
"I?"
Chen Mo was taken aback: "Is it appropriate for me to go? I'm not his parent..."
"You can pretend to be his aunt's husband."
Shen Qingyue casually said, "The child's parents both work in other places, and he is usually taken care of by his aunt, but his aunt is away on a business trip this time."
Parent-teacher conferences are just a formality; you just need to show up, listen to the teacher say a few words, and that's it.
"..."
Chen Mo thought about it and realized that he didn't have anything important to do in the afternoon, and he could finish the work on the project in the morning.
"Alright."
He nodded and said, "Then I'll go there this afternoon."
Seeing that he agreed, Shen Qingyue took out a note from the drawer and handed it to him.
She said, "This is the school address, class, and the child's name and contact information."
Call him when you arrive, and he'll come out to meet you.
Chen Mo took the note and looked at it: Jiangzhou No.1 Middle School, Grade 11 (3), Xue Hao, phone number 138xxxxxx.
"By the way, when you go this afternoon, take my car."
Shen Qingyue handed him her keys and said, "The car is parked in the same spot as that day."
"Understood." Chen Mo nodded.
"Then I'll have to trouble you."
Shen Qingyue smiled and said, "After the parent-teacher meeting, let me know on WeChat if he needs anything."
"No need to be so polite."
Chen Mo waved his hand and said, "It was nothing."
"Don't tell anyone else about this."
Shen Qingyue instructed, "Just say you went out to meet a client."
"I understand."
Chen Mo smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Shen, I know what to say."
"Okay, go ahead."
As Shen Qingyue watched the other person's departing figure, she felt a little conflicted.
Was it inappropriate for me to be so cold to him at work? Would he overthink it?
……
At 2 PM, Chen Mo drove to Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School according to the address given by Shen Qingyue.
This is a key high school in Jiangzhou City. The campus is large, and although the buildings are quite old, they are well-maintained, with shady trees and a tranquil environment.
Chen Mo stood at the school gate and dialed Xue Hao's number.
After the bell rang a few times, a slightly nervous voice came through: "Feed?"
"Is this Xue Hao? I'm a friend of your aunt's best friend, here to attend the parent-teacher conference on your behalf," Chen Mo said.
"Oh, have you arrived?"
Xue Hao's voice was noticeably more relaxed as he said, "I'll wait for you at the school gate."
"We've arrived, at the school gate."
"Okay, I'll be right out."
Less than two minutes after I hung up the phone, a tall, thin boy ran out of the campus.
He was wearing a school uniform and black-rimmed glasses, looking somewhat bookish, but his eyes revealed a cleverness.
"You...you must be Uncle Chen?" Xue Hao ran up to Chen Mo and asked somewhat nervously.
"Yes, my name is Chen Mo." Chen Mo nodded.
"Thank you, Uncle Chen!"
Xue Hao breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "The parent-teacher meeting starts at 2:30, let's go to the classroom first."
"it is good."
Being called "uncle" by a child who was about the same height as him... felt a little strange.
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