Chapter 65: Wooing
Wu Lu was speechless when asked by Jin Zhu, and was not sure how to respond, but Xiyue took the lead in applauding, Wu Lu's face turned red, and he couldn't speak for a long time.
Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of Yang Qin making a strange face at her proudly on the side, and in a flash of lightning, Wu Lu found an excuse to defend herself.
"Hmph, I'm not making rumors out of nowhere, I only knew about your early love after listening to Yang Qin's words that day, Yang Qin said that you have someone you like, and then Xiao Xiaojuan and Tian Ping forced to ask who the person you like is, Yang Qin is your best friend, can her words be fake?"
"I'll go, I'm joking and joking, you also believe it, and I also said that you like Xiyue, do you admit it?" Yang Qin also stood up as soon as he was excited.
But Yang Qin, who was nervous, didn't know what the consequences would be if he said this.
Sure enough, as soon as Yang Qin's words were finished, Wu Lu's face immediately turned red again, his eyes were also red, he chopped his feet, and was about to speak, only to see Xiyue stand up.
"Yang Qin, which eye do you have to see that Wu Lu likes me? What is the difference between your behavior of spreading rumors and Wu Lu? ”
"Xiyue, Yang Qin is just making an analogy with you." Jin Zhu played a round for Yang Qin, and it can be regarded as a round for Wu Lu and Xiyue together, turning big things into small things and small things into nothing.
It's a pity that all three of them don't appreciate it.
"It's not an analogy, I don't like this kind of joke." Xiyue said very seriously.
"I don't like this kind of joke either, I'm different from Yang Qin, Yang Qin is making something out of nothing, what I'm saying is true." Wu Lu also said angrily.
"I'll go. You are too domineering, I said that Jinzhu has someone you like, it is true, I said that you like Xiyue is out of nothing. I'm going to tell you today, I said that Jin Zhu has someone he likes, that's just a joke, I said that you like Xiyue, but it's more real than pearls. Yang Qin was in a hurry, in a hurry, and the speed of speech was faster, faster, not to mention through the brain.
"Shut up. Sit down, that's all for today, this time the three good student candidates have been selected. It is Xiyue, Liu Wenwen, and Yang Jinzhu. Go back and come to my office. Zhou Chuanying ended everyone's noise with a straight face.
When Wu Lu heard that the teacher only called her name, she must have reprimanded her, so she ran out crying.
"I hope you don't go outside the classroom to discuss those words. You're already junior high school students. I have my own ability to judge right and wrong, and the teacher won't say anything superfluous. Okay, after class, I announce the official start of summer vacation. After Zhou Chuanying said these words, he also walked out of the classroom with a black face.
Yang Qin stuck out her tongue and said heartlessly: "Jin Zhu, for the sake of me working so hard to help you, it just so happens that you also got a bonus of five hundred yuan, please let me and Yang Jing go to the next restaurant." ”
Xiyue heard this. walked over and glared at Yang Qin, "You're a pig." Just know to eat, eat. ”
"You're a pig, what's wrong with you? What are you angry at me? Yang Qin glared back at Xiyue.
"You make rumors about me, who am I not angry with you?"
"I can't blame me, who told Wu Lu that you like you? Who told you to do so well in school, and who told you to be handsome? Yang Qin shook her head and said.
"You?" Xiyue was so angry by Yang Qin's expression that he wanted to be rude, but he was not very good at scolding.
"What are you? You're too unreasonable, aren't you? You don't like Wu Lu, but Wu Lu likes you? ”
Jin Zhu was too lazy to listen to the two of them arguing, packed up her things and went out of the classroom to find Yang Jing, today is the polder market, she is going to buy some flower cloth and go home to make dresses to sell.
The two had just come out of school and were about to go to the post office to withdraw money first, when they passed by the stop of the shuttle bus, they saw Li Xiang getting off the bus with a schoolbag on his back, and when he saw Jin Zhu, he walked over with a smile on his eyebrows.
"What a coincidence, Brother Xiang, did you make an appointment?" Yang Jing also heard those rumors, and joked with a smile.
In fact, she has long known that Li Xiang is good to Jinzhu, and last summer her father sent rice to Jinzhu's house, and happened to meet Li Xiang helping out at Jinzhu's house, which was all dirty work.
It's just that she has always been tight-mouthed, knowing that this kind of talk can't be spread blindly, for fear of ruining Jinzhu's reputation.
But it's just the three of them, so she doesn't care, girls are always a little bit gossipy.
"You're not messy enough? How do we make an appointment? Jin Zhu glared at Yang Jing.
Yang Jing blinked, pointed at the two of them and said, "Then it means that the two of you have a good understanding, which is even more rare." Brother Xiang, do you know? Jin Zhu won the second place in the essay contest and won a prize of 500 yuan. ”
"You're not usually such a talkative person, are you?" Jin Zhu is speechless, why are there so many big mouths today?
"Five hundred dollars? I knew that I was going to learn writing too, at least for one year of junior high school tuition. Li Xiang looked at Jin Zhu and made a joke.
"Hehe, Brother Xiang, you're not bad, you can do anything, everything is good, you still have to envy others?" Yang Jing smiled innocently.
Li Xiang smiled and took the bicycle in Jin Zhu's hand, "How can I know anything?" ”
The three of them talked and arrived at the door of the post office, Jin Zhu went to get the money, and came out of the post office with the money, but happened to run into Yang Xiaohong.
"Jinzhu, your dad sent you money?"
The post office has three functions, sending money, receiving and sending parcels, and making phone calls.
Receiving and sending packages is not quite like, receiving, Jinzhu's hand is empty, sending, Jinzhu's home is not worth sending; It's not like a phone call, there are good public telephones on the street, the price is cheaper than the post office, there is no need to go to the post office; Then that's the last type of remittance.
"Auntie, my dad didn't send me a penny for a year when he was alone outside last year, and now he has an extra woman by his side, do you think he will send me the money?"
Yang Xiaohong also heard this truth, and when she saw that there were other people around Jin Zhu, it was unknown if Jin Zhu accompanied others.
"You are? You're thinking, aren't you? Such a handsome little offspring, who looks more and more like your mother. Yang Xiaohong noticed Li Xiang at this time.
To be honest, Yang Xiaohong's eyes have always been on the top of her head. Except for Yang Jihua's family, there is really no one in the village who makes her take it seriously, let alone Li Xiang, an orphan who has no father and no mother.
But unconsciously. Li Xiang has grown up and begun to show his edge, and the future is a visible brightness, Yang Xiaohong naturally wants to win it over.
Thinking that Li Xiang had just won the first prize in a city-level Olympiad, and his daughter hadn't even won a ranking in the county, Yang Xiaohong's eyes rolled and she pulled Li Xiang enthusiastically. "You should be hungry at this point, let's go, go to my aunt's house for dinner."
"No need. My grandmother is still waiting for me at home. Li Xiang quickly broke free from Yang Xiaohong's pull.
"This kid is still out of sight with your aunt. By the way, Ah Xiang, I heard that you won the first place in the city's Olympiad competition. My Lulu is looking for someone to tutor. Are you interested in being a tutor? Twenty dollars an hour. ”
"I'm sorry, I can only stay at home for three days when I come back this time, and I will go back to school to participate in the training camp after three days, and I will go to the province to participate in the competition at the end of August."
"That's it, then forget it, I'll talk about it when I'm free, Ah Xiang, aunt wishes you good grades."
Speaking of which. Yang Xiaohong could only give up, but her eyes did not leave Li Xiang. This young man, the more she looks at it, the more satisfied she becomes, her appearance, height, and academic performance are all excellent, but unfortunately, she is nested in this country.
After Yang Xiaohong left, Yang Jing muttered, "I really don't understand your aunt, obviously your niece is here, but she doesn't even ask if you are going to eat, but she pulls Brother A Xiang and talks endlessly." ”
Jin Zhu smiled, of course she saw what Yang Xiaohong was planning, but she couldn't say these words.
"By the way, Brother Xiang, are you saying that you have to train at school this holiday?" Jin Zhu asked.
In this way, Li Xiang's economic situation is not even worse, if nothing else, this training fee is not a small amount of money.
"No, the training camp is only half a month, and I go to the city. The rest of the time I went back to school to read books by myself, and asked the teacher if I didn't understand, and in addition, the teacher helped me contact two tutors, so don't worry. Li Xiang naturally knew what Jin Zhu was worried about.
With the title of a city-wide Olympiad champion, Li Xiang's students are still easy to find, and the price given by the other party is not low, but Li Xiang is unwilling to say this in front of Yang Jing.
Thinking that Li wanted to go to the province to participate in the competition, Jin Zhu looked at the clothes on Li Xiang's body, which she did for Li Xiang last year, this year, he has grown a lot, and the clothes are pure cotton, and it will inevitably shrink and fade after washing too much, so Jin Zhu plans to make two more bodies for him.
She found a fabric called mercerized cotton, which is soft, comfortable, wrinkle-free, and more comfortable to wear, but the price is more expensive, and there may not be a market for selling it, but it is still good for her family to wear.
After picking out the fabric, the three of them came out of the polder market, Li Xiang rode on the bicycle, and when Jin Zhu was about to jump on Yang Jing's bicycle, Yang Jing's feet kicked a few times, and ran away from Jin Zhu, turned around and said with a smile: "I can't take you, let's let Brother A Xiang take it." ”
Li Xiang had stopped while talking, one foot fell to the ground, he was tall, Jin Zhu's bicycle seat was low, he was not very comfortable to ride, and his feet had to be curled.
"What's wrong?" Li Xiang looked at Jin Zhu and asked sullenly.
Just now Jin Zhu bought several expensive fabrics, he vaguely felt that they were bought for him, and he was full of joy thinking that he could help Jin Zhu do something in the past three days, but he was suddenly estranged by Jin Zhu and poured a scoop of cold water.
"It's okay, let's go." Jin Zhu can't tell Li Xiang that she wants to avoid suspicion, today is the day to go back to school to get the report card, and there are people who know him and Jin Zhu.
I was really afraid of something, Jin Zhu was thinking about avoiding suspicion, only to see Tian Fangzhou and a few classmates riding over.
"Brother Xiang, what a coincidence, you came to pick up the golden beads?" Tian Fangzhou asked happily, not realizing that there was anything wrong with his words.
"No, I just got out of the car and ran into her, and I wanted to take her bike home." Li Xiang glanced at Jin Zhu and replied.
"Oh, that's right. Brother Xiang, Yang Jinzhu's essay won a national second prize, and your Olympiad won the first place in the city, my mother has to nag me again if she wants to know, don't talk about this if you want to go to my house. Tian Fangzhou didn't delay after speaking, and still followed others happily.
It was his classmates who looked back at Li Xiang and Jin Zhu a few times.
I guess what will come out next time school starts.
"Let's go too." Jin Zhu said.
The two didn't say anything all the way, mainly because Jin Zhu didn't know what to say, and Li Xiang was a little restless because he didn't understand why Jin Zhu was estranged.
I want to ask for clarification, but with Yang Jing here, he can't ask.
Not long after coming out of the town, he reached the bottom of a slope, Jin Zhu jumped down first without waiting for Li Xiang to speak, Li Xiang saw Jin Zhu get out of the car, and also pushed the car and walked side by side with Jin Zhu.
Yang Jing, who was on the side, said with a smile while pedaling the bicycle hard: "It's such a big sun, I won't wait for you, I'll go first." ”
In fact, when she was in the town, she wanted to be separated from Jinzhu, but she was afraid that Jinzhu would not be able to explain it when she met an acquaintance, so she endured it and stayed with her.
After Yang Jing left, Li Xiang glanced at Jin Zhu, who was walking with his head down, and asked, "Didn't do well in the final exam?" ”
"No, I got 10th in the exam."
"Yes, you've made progress again, so why aren't you happy?"
"Teacher Zhou gave me a good student, but Wu Lu was unwilling and quarreled."
"The tenth place can be rated as a good student?" Of course, Li Xiang knew what the selection criteria for the three good students were, so he was also surprised by the news.
"Teacher Zhou gave me extra points, and just squeezed Wu Lu down." Jin Zhu told Li Xiang about Zhou Chuanying's announcement of several bonus decisions, and she also wanted to hear his thoughts to see if the teacher was really favoritism.
"This is also reasonable, Mr. Zhou probably wants to encourage you to continue writing, don't let him down. However, your results have really improved a lot, and I didn't expect you to break into the top 10 so quickly. Li Xiang smiled.
What he is most worried about is that Jin Zhu's academic performance will not keep up, if he is admitted to a first-class university, Jin Zhu can only nest in this ravine, or go to a university that does not enter the stream, then the future of the two of them will be worried.
Although he may not dislike Jin Zhu, Jin Zhu will definitely alienate him because of low self-esteem, the distance between the two people is too much, even if they barely come together, it is difficult to obtain a kind of reciprocal happiness, which is not what he wants.
Jin Zhu didn't think Li thought so far, who would be in her future was still unknown to her, and now she just wanted to do the things in front of her well.
Then, Li Xiang asked Jin Zhu's results in various subjects, and learned that Jin Zhu's mathematics was eighty, Li Xiang smiled again, "Is there any credit for this?" ”
Li wants to know that Jinzhu is poor in mathematics, and every time he goes home, he will ask Jinzhu about his mathematics, and when he encounters Jinzhu, he will patiently explain to Jinzhu.
"You're so unashamed." Jin Zhu didn't expect Li Xiang to snatch credit so bluntly, so he glanced at him, but he agreed with his words in his heart.
"Hey, you're a typical bridge crosser. You don't know how bad your comprehension was when you were taught math last summer, and you can't teach it by hand, so I want to knock your head open to see if it's full of water. Li Xiang saw that Jin Zhu's face had a little smile, and he was also in the mood to tease Jin Zhu.
Hearing this, Jin Zhu stopped, glared at Li Xiang, and was about to speak, when suddenly a van drove directly towards them. (To be continued......)
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