Who Made Him a Lawyer?

Chapter 455: Chapter 341: Dad, You Don’t Even Understand Him!

Noon.

Inside the siheyuan.

"Come on, Xu, put that down, your teacher will personally pack your luggage for you!"

"Teacher, my flight is in the afternoon. Isn’t it a bit early to pack now...?"

"Tsk, what nonsense are you talking!? Your teacher is just afraid you’ll be late. What if you miss the flight!?"

"But there’s at least four hours left..."

"Same difference."

In the courtyard, Wu Chengjun bustled around, packing all of Xu Liang’s stuff nice and neat and stuffing it into the suitcase.

Seeing this, Xu Liang’s face showed a helpless, speechless expression.

He felt the old man really had no ambition.

He was only a bit over fifty; clearly he still had the energy to keep charging ahead. How could he be so eager for Xu to leave so he could rest!?

Was Wu Chengjun planning to leave him nothing but a siheyuan and a few papers after he passed away?

How was that acceptable!?

But after thinking it over, he decided not to poke at the old man anymore. After all, the guy was getting on in years; it wasn’t easy for him either.

"Let’s go."

After a long while, Wu Chengjun wiped his sweat, looked at Xu Liang with a smile, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Your teacher will miss you up in Upper City."

Xu Liang said, "Then when I’m free, I’ll come visit you often, Teacher."

Wu Chengjun froze, then let out an awkward laugh.

"Haha, suddenly I don’t miss you that much anymore... My dear disciple, your career comes first!"

With that said.

Wu Chengjun pushed Xu Liang and his luggage toward the taxi.

Xu Liang sighed at the old man’s lack of drive, then sat down in the taxi with a desolate air.

The cab driver’s eyebrows shot up; it was his first time seeing such a completely reversed master–disciple pair!

As for Su Yu and Yang Ruoxi...

"Xiaoyu, once you’re back in Qingshi City, try your best to keep an eye on your senior brother..."

Wu Chengjun turned and earnestly said this to Su Yu, his face full of bitterness and sighs.

Hearing this.

Su Yu pressed her lips together, a gentle smile appearing on her face, her eyes as soft as water, like the warm sun of spring.

"My senior brother doesn’t need me worrying about him. It’s me who still has to trouble him all the time..."

Her taking care of Xu Liang?

Su Yu had thought about it, but later gave up.

The guy was just too all‑round...

In court, she couldn’t match him; his talent was on another level; financially he handled everything perfectly, and even in daily life...

Su Yu prided herself on being equally good in the office and in the kitchen, but in front of Xu Liang’s cooking, she felt too embarrassed to show off.

Whether at work or at the dining table, he left no gap for anyone else to step in and help!

How was she supposed to "take care" of him like that...

"The ball of yarn is very strong!" Little Xiaoyang at the side also nodded.

After that, he paused, silently griping inside.

"He just likes to unconsciously attract all sorts of unrelated women!"

Only...

As soon as these words fell.

Wu Chengjun suddenly froze, then began to size Su Yu up from head to toe, surprise flickering in his eyes.

Then he looked over at Yang Ruoxi beside her, his expression turning serious as his gaze repeatedly moved between them, until finally his face showed a look of emotion.

"Alright, kids, after you’re back in Qingshi City, spend more time with Lin Fuqiang."

"Even if your senior brother doesn’t see you often, he’s a loyal, righteous guy. Don’t hesitate to trouble him, he won’t think you’re a burden."

Wu Chengjun reminded them.

Su Yu nodded, "Mm, got it."

Then.

Still a bit reluctant, Wu Chengjun packed up the two girls’ luggage and sent them to the taxi.

He was still somewhat unwilling to see Su Yu go.

After all, this kid was obedient and sensible, unlike a certain pressure freak who loved to pile pressure on him...

But fledglings had to fly someday.

"Bang!"

The car door closed, and two small heads popped out from the window.

"Goodbye, Teacher, I’ll come visit you."

"Goodbye, Professor Wu."

Wu Chengjun’s face showed a kindly smile.

Xu Liang stuck his head out, looked at Wu Chengjun, and said:

"Teacher, don’t slack off. Next time I come to Upper City, I’m checking the homework you’ve done these past few months!"

Wu Chengjun’s smile faded as he stared expressionlessly at Xu Liang.

He thought of the two girls, then looked back at his disciple, his face full of disdain as he cursed:

"Shameless... shameless!!!"

Xu Liang: ?

Xu Liang was a bit dumbfounded; he had no idea why the old man was cursing him.

Before he could ask, the driver stepped on the gas, and the taxi sped off.

Only a cloud of exhaust remained at the entrance of the siheyuan.

Watching the direction the car vanished in, hesitation appeared on Wu Chengjun’s face.

"Two girls? What’s that kid thinking?"

Wu Chengjun fell into thought.

He was nearing sixty.

He vaguely remembered that over forty years ago, when he was just a kid in the village, he’d seen plenty of men with several wives.

In the famine years, there were even two sisters living together with one man.

It was just...

Back then, most of that was forced by circumstances, but now...

"Is the social climate really this open nowadays?"

Wu Chengjun fell into contemplation, feeling like he had both caught up with the times and somehow fallen behind.

"What’s this about the climate being that open?"

A voice suddenly sounded behind him, startling Wu Chengjun; he instinctively turned his head.

When he saw who it was, his face instantly darkened and he rolled his eyes.

"You old coot, you seem pretty free."

The newcomer was none other than Wang Yao, director of the First Criminal Division of the Supreme Court. Somehow he’d slipped up near Wu Chengjun, a suspicious look on his face.

Hearing this, he didn’t get mad. Instead he grinned and said:

"I heard from a friend that you’ve gone full-on grind mode. I figured at your age you might not be able to handle it, so I took leave to come see if you’d died yet."

"If you had, I’d dig a pit and bury you."

"Looking at you now... yeah, you don’t have many years left anyway. I’ll go dig a pit in a bit and you can lie down in it to see if it fits."