When Baby Chu heard this, he suddenly stood up agitatedly. “Says who I don’t have a nice name? My mother named me! I like the name Baby Chu!”
The little girl sitting in front turned around. She was a little unhappy with the little fatty’s flaunting behavior, so she spoke up for Baby Chu, saying, “Baby Chu, didn’t Teacher say you changed your name? Gu Chengze, I think it sounds much better than Nuohan!”
“Eh?” A group of children shouted, “Then why was he called Baby Chu previously? It sounds terrible and old-fashioned!”
“Because… Mommy said that I’m her dearest baby! So, she named me Baby Chu!”
“Then why was your surname ‘Chu’ and now it’s been changed to ‘Gu’?”
“‘Chu’ is my mother’s surname!”
“Wow! Then why did you take your mother’s surname? Could it be…” One of the kids laughed and said, “Did your mother remarry and bring you along?”
“Is your father your biological father?”
“It’s… it’s not as you’ve said!” Baby Chu retorted angrily, “My daddy dotes on my mommy. Initially, he made me take on my mother’s surname!”
“I see!”
This reason seemed to be accepted.
Another child asked, “Baby Chu, do you have a picture of your father?”
Baby Chu said guiltily, “No… I don’t!”
The chubby boy taunted, “He wouldn’t dare to show it to us!”
“That’s not true! Baby Chu, on the day of the parent-teacher meeting, your father will definitely be here! At that time, we’ll be able to see Baby Chu’s father, won’t we? Don’t kick up a fuss!”
The girl sitting in front tried her best to defend Baby Chu.
Baby Chu looked at her gratefully and smiled, “Sheng’er, thank you.”
Sheng’er smiled sweetly and held his hand. “It’s alright, we are friends! I believe everything Baby Chu says!”
Baby Chu suddenly felt uneasy. If his uncle were to absent himself for the parent-teacher meeting, Sheng’er would be so disappointed in him!
The bell rang and the teacher walked into the classroom. The children returned to their seats, but Baby Chu was deep in thought.
When he got home from school, Baby Chu returned to his room. He slouched over his desk with a frown.
Chu He walked in to check on the homework that his teacher had set. Seeing his disappointed expression, she couldn’t help feeling something was wrong.
“What’s wrong?” She thought it was strange, and remarked, “You don’t seem happy these last two days.”
Baby Chu looked at her, it seemed like he wanted to say something. Chu He asked again and again before he told the truth.
In class, the little fatty never got along with him and kept making things difficult for him. However, there were indeed some conflicts between the two children.
Sheng’er, who occupied the seat in front of Baby Chu’s, was the prettiest girl in the class. Many boys in the class liked to be close to her. The little fatty was no exception.
Initially, Sheng’er was the little fatty’s deskmate, but most boys at this age used teasing methods to attract a girls’ attention. Hence he would knock into her from time to time during class, and sometimes, he would secretly pull her hair.
Sheng’er got tired of him, so she changed her seat. She had raised her hand and told the teacher that she did not want to continue sitting next to Nuohan, so the teacher transferred her to a seat in front of Baby Chu.
Baby Chu was a rather gentlemanly child. He was very polite and therefore quite popular with the girls in class.
Gradually, Sheng’er became closer to him. The chubby boy was jealous, so he joined forces with the other boys in the class to ostracize him and kept opposing him.