Chapter X
The summer vacation of the sophomore year slipped away quietly in the sudden loss of Gu Luoluo.
Chu Fan returned to Kyoto two weeks early, while Gu Luoluo stayed in Qingshi Town until the day before school started, and then reluctantly left home.
"Come, Lolo, what do you think this is?" Grandpa Gu took out a red jewelry box from the house. The box is adorned with a bow made of white satin, which looks delicate and elegant, but also unconventional.
Guloro remembered the jewelry box, which contained a necklace of carved fish in wood. Grandpa Gu said that this was Gu Luoluo's mother Gu Dai's favorite thing when she was alive, and it was also the only thing that her mother left to Gu Luoluo. Ever since he was born, the necklace of the carved fish has been worn on him.
But Gulolo remembers that when he was eight years old, Gulolo and his friends accidentally lost the necklace while playing in the woods. That time, Grandpa Gu also beat Gu Luoluo for the first time, so Gu Luoluo's memory is particularly deep.
"Grandpa, what are you doing with this box again? Still want to beat me up? Gulolo stuck out his tongue and said coquettishly.
"You ghost girl is quite vindictive!" Grandpa Gu scolded with a smile, "You open it and take a look." ”
Gu Luoluo took the jewelry box and opened it to see that there was a wooden carved fish necklace lying inside, "Grandpa, this is?" Didn't you lose the necklace? ”
"Take a closer look, this is a new carving from your grandfather, it looks very similar to your mother's! I know you've always regretted losing your necklace, so I've carved one for you from memory. However, your mother's line is from the hands of Mr. Cheng Yiran, a top woodcarving master, not to mention the meticulous workmanship, even the demeanor is vivid, and grandpa's craftsmanship naturally can't catch up."
"No, grandpa, this is my favorite!" Gu Luoluo hugged Grandpa Gu, burst into tears, and said softly, "Grandpa, thank you, thank you!" I love you! ”
"Okay, grandpa got it." Grandpa Gu wiped away Gu Luoluo's tears with pity, "Don't cry with a face, come and grandpa will put the necklace on you." Grandpa remembers that when he was a child, Luo Luo with a wooden carved fish necklace was the most spirited! ”
"Grandpa, why don't you ever tell me about your mother?"
Grandpa Gu stared at Gu Luoluo's woodcarved fish necklace for a while before coming back to his senses, "Nature will know when you grow up, now you just need to study hard and take care of yourself, you know?" ”
Gu Luoluo nodded, every time she asked about her mother Gu Dai, Grandpa Gu was the same thing, she was used to it. Gu Luo Luo also tried to ask the neighbors, but because they only moved to Bluestone after Gu Luoluo's mother Gu Dai died, no one here knew her mother. Except for the name and the fact that he didn't know anything about his mother about this woodcarved fish, Gu Luoluo felt that this feeling was very bad, especially the last time Pei Jiahui blurted out the sentence "If there is really a mother, there must be a daughter", which made Gu Luoluo even more sad. Pei Jiahui doesn't look like she is talking nonsense, is her mother really as unbearable as Pei Jiahui said?
Gu Luoluo's heart was full of questions, but she was unwilling to embarrass Grandpa Gu, so she didn't want to stop it.
Bidding farewell to Grandpa Gu that day, Gu Luoluo returned to Kyoto University alone.
Traditionally, scholarship recipients are selected within two weeks of the start of the semester based on students' grades and performance in the previous academic year.
In the previous life, Gu Luoluo won a second-class scholarship. In this life, Gu Luoluo also participated in the campus English speech contest and won the tenth place, according to the regulations, she can add points in the scholarship evaluation, so she is very hopeful of hitting the first-class scholarship. The first-class scholarship is a full 4,000 yuan more than the second-class scholarship, which is enough for Gu Luoluo to pay the tuition, so Gu Luoluo did not take money from Grandpa Gu.
A few days later, as soon as the list of scholarship winners was announced, Gulolo was dumbfounded, and her name was not on it at all.
Gu Luoluo stared at the list of winners and lost his mind, "It shouldn't be."
"Let's go! Let's go to the Registrar's Office and ask! Shen Bing, who came together, was upset for Gu Luoluo, and pulled Gu Luoluo and went straight to the Academic Affairs Office.
"Teacher Yu, why didn't Gu Luoluo get the scholarship? She ranked in the top three in her class last year, and even the fourth place in her class was awarded a second-class scholarship! As soon as Shen Bing arrived at the Academic Affairs Office, he directly stepped forward to question the counselor of their class.
Teacher Yu glanced at them, "It's not enough to evaluate the scholarship just for grades!" It also needs all-round development in all aspects, Gu Luoluo's grades are good, but there are still deficiencies in other aspects, continue to work hard to get a scholarship next year! ”
"Dare to ask Teacher Yu, where is Gu Luoluo's shortcomings, please make it clear, we can correct it!" Shen Bing clenched.
"There are rules for the school's scholarship evaluation, so you can go back and take a good look at the relevant regulations."
"No! You must give a reason today, otherwise" Shen Bing was anxious.
Teacher Yu interrupted Shen Bing impatiently, "Otherwise, what? You are Shen Bing, I remember that you just received a first-class scholarship, how can you talk to the teacher, I think your words and deeds do not meet the standards of a first-class scholarship! ”
Gu Luoluo hurriedly grabbed Shen Bing, who still wanted to come forward to theorize, "Teacher Yu, I'm sorry, she didn't mean that!" Let's go back to strengthen our studies and strive to win the award next year, thank you! ”
Seeing Gu Luoluo's sincere attitude, Teacher Yu's tone also softened, "Don't be discouraged, the teacher also has the teacher's difficulties, go back and study hard!" ”
Out of the academic affairs office, Shen Bing said to Gu Luoluo angrily, "Why are you holding me?" There's clearly something greasy in this, you can't see that she can't tell why! ”
"Yes, we all know that there are cats, but arguing with Teacher Yu will not help, but it will drag you down and lose a first-class scholarship." Gu Luoluo was grateful to Shen Bing for coming out for himself, but Teacher Yu insisted that he was not eligible for the scholarship without checking it, which showed that he came prepared, but he didn't know which leader he had offended.
"So what do you do? The payment deadline is approaching, and it's too late for you to apply for a student loan now. ”
"Yes, I thought the scholarship would be enough, but I didn't expect this to be the case!" Gulolo was at a loss.
"Why don't you use my scholarship first, and I'll ask my family for tuition first!" Shen Bing proposed.
Gu Luoluo was anxious when he heard this, "No! No way! You've never asked your family for tuition since you went to college, and I can't let you make an exception for me! ”
"But"
"Don't do it, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, let's go, invite me to the cafeteria to eat to celebrate your scholarship!" Gu Luoluo didn't want Shen Bing to worry about himself, so he pretended to be okay and generously pit Shen Bing for a meal.
I originally thought that I would make some money this semester so that I could play in the stock market, but I didn't expect that I couldn't even pay the tuition now.