Chapter 31: As if I saw my own shadow

What are you doing?! Don't you need money for phone bills? If you don't learn, you won't learn! Mom paced around the living room, "One moment she said she had no money, and the other time she couldn't finish the phone?" It doesn't cost anything? Mom said angrily.

"That's it, Qin Su's mother, let's talk again in class next time, okay?" Mom started nagging, and I had to hang up first.

"Besides, I've already made up my mind, goodbye." The other end of the line hung up decisively.

I wiped the sweat from the screen, so I couldn't read the words on the screen clearly, and sighed deeply.

"It's originally an interest class, people can learn if they want to, what kind of phone bill are you spending here!" Mom glared at me.

I don't want to argue with my mother, anyway, when I get the bonus and prepare a good birthday surprise, she will be happy.

Who knows, Qin Su didn't come to class once a week after that, and I contacted the counselor, saying that I had something at home to ask for leave, and I would follow up after class.

Qin Su didn't come to class, and I felt a little uneasy. Not participating in the competition is a trivial matter, but I am a little worried about Qin Su. The call didn't go through after that, so I copied down her home address and was going to check it out during my lunch break.

Qin Su's family lives in a unit dormitory building in Yuehu District, and it can be seen that it has been some years. The exterior wall skin is peeling off, and the first floor is also illegally built to expand the room. The school records only the building and the household number.

I was about to ask the old lady sitting under the tree at the entrance of the alley.

"This is our parking space, your car is parked in a different place, don't you see that I put a hanger here?!" A chubby middle-aged woman, shouting loudly, angrily pushed down the electric car next to her. It fell with a thud, and a few pieces of splinter fell out.

The people around heard the voice, but no one stepped forward.

"Tell me, I've been parking here every day, and this car is parked, and it's occupying the position diagonally! Do you know anyone? "The fat woman, the flesh on her hands and face seems to be shaking when she screams.

Seeing that no one responded, he kept scolding and walking away.

I frowned, not waiting for me to come to my senses.

The white-haired old lady said, "Who are you looking for?" There are several collective dormitory buildings here, and there are many people. ”

"Oh, may I ask if there is a child named Qin Su who lives near here?"

"Surname Qin? There is a family surnamed Qin nearby, I don't know if you said it, go inside a little bit and ask again. The old lady pointed to the unit inside.

I asked two old people who were chatting while drying clothes all the way before I found Qin Su's house.

After a few taps, the door creaked open, and it was Qin Su who opened the door. I was surprised when I saw it, and I was a little embarrassed when I was led through the door.

The home is very tidy, the slippers are placed in one direction, and the tables and chairs are clean and transparent. There was a blue and white mop in the shoe cabinet at the door, and after walking a few steps to the living room, there was another white mop.

Xu is Qin Su saw my question and said, "My mother is used to mopping the floor often, and the mops are divided by region. ”

"Oh, why haven't you been to class lately? What about your mother? "I went straight to the point, the lunch break was short, I had to rush back, and stopped Qin Su's hospitality.

"I'll be back soon, I'll go to the store, and our family has opened a small shop in the community." Qin Su scratched his head.

I looked around as I responded, and although the furnishings in the home were old, they were so neat and tidy that they didn't fit in with the atmosphere of the community. There are a lot of Qin Su's works hanging on the wall, almost all of them are gouache and calligraphy, and I can see that Qin Su is really a child with high artistic talent, and I can't help but nod while looking at the works.

There was a sound of a lock being screwed outside the door, and a well-dressed woman with long hair entered, rubbing her shoes clean on the mop before putting them back in the shoe closet.

She may have seen my shoes in the shoe cabinet and was shocked. And my face was also red and white, I didn't polish the soles of my shoes just now, I nodded with a smile in embarrassment, and said, "Mother Qin Su, I'm here to communicate with you about Qin Su." ”

"Teacher Xiang, I have no opinion on you, don't get me wrong, you can also see that we are an ordinary family, and learning oil painting itself is very expensive, and there is no need to learn it now."

"But the child likes it, and I think it is appropriate to respect the child's wishes." I didn't directly say that Qin Su told me that she didn't really want to learn calligraphy, she really couldn't stand her mother's strength, and she didn't dare to let Teacher Qi Yiping know.

"What do children understand? Girls should practice good handwriting, oil painting is dirty and smells bad! As she spoke, Qin Su's mother glanced at Qin Su, who was sitting next to her with her head bowed and her fingers crossed.

"That's it, Qin Su's mother, what about the oil painting, this semester has been registered, let her continue to study, she can use mine for the painting materials, you don't need to buy it, okay?" Qin Su likes oil painting, and it's a pity to give up halfway. Seeing that Qin Su's mother didn't talk, I continued: "If the course is busy in the future, it doesn't matter if you don't report it, if Qin Su likes it, she can draw it in my class in her spare time, and she won't be charged." ”

"So good? Teacher Xiang, can you have the final say? Qin Su's mother looked incredulous, shook her head and waved her hands.

"I'm not sure about anything else, I'm sure in my class." I responded with a smile, and when I turned my face sideways to see Qin Su, she was also happy.

"This ....." Qin Su's mother hesitated, but she didn't refuse.

"I also think that Qin Su is really a seedling, and continuing to study will also benefit her in the future, and those who paint well in oil painting will not be bad in gouache." I struck while the iron was hot and continued.

"Teacher Xiang, you have a heart, and I understand. But in the competition, I had already discussed with Teacher Zhou from the gouache group and agreed to her to participate in the competition......"

"It's okay, you misunderstood, I didn't do this to rob people for the competition, I took into account that Qin Su is a seedling, I'm afraid that she will stop studying like this, it's a pity."

On the way here, I already thought about it. Even if Qin Su can't report for my group competition, she can't let her give up her hobby.

"Okay, Teacher Xiang is so hearted, I can't say anything more."

Hearing that Qin Su's mother had agreed, I was also relieved, turned around and prepared to go out.

"Eh, Teacher Xiang, can you sit down and drink some water?" While saying that, Qin Su's mother walked towards the water dispenser, and at the same time dragged the road in front of her with a mop, taking one step at a time, as if opening a road.

"No, no, I'm going back." I was a little worried about whether I would cause Qin Su's mother to feel uncomfortable, so I walked out of the living room quickly.

Seeing this, Qin Su's mother said that she had to send me out, but she was so strong that she couldn't allow me to refuse.

When I put on my shoes and went out, I saw Qin Su's mother take a rag from nowhere and wipe it in the shoe cabinet. Maybe it was because I was about to leave, so I quickly followed.

Before I reached the entrance of the alley, I heard the shouting of the fat woman with a loud voice, as if she was arguing with someone.

When I got closer, I found a middle-aged man, depressed that his car had broken its headlights.

Without waiting for me to take a closer look, Qin Su's mother beside me rushed forward quickly and joined the quarrel.

"You're a man! You can't even look at the new electric car! Qin Su's mother rushed forward and dragged the car in the man's hand. Then he yelled at the fat woman: "Everyone can use it, and it's not private!" Why did you wreck our car? Isn't it too overbearing?! ”

"If you want to stop, you can't just stop? Who is going to stop this? "Fat women are not to be outdone.

The man pulled down Qin Su's mother, Qin Su's mother turned around and glared at him, and then looked at me standing in the distance, and then softened her tone: "It's not right for you to push down!" ”

I knew it wasn't right for me to stay any longer, so I quickly turned around and left.