Chapter 10: Rising to the Challenge
The sky was so blue that it was approaching noon, and the scorching sun hung high in the sky of the world.
The sun's rays hit the ground, steaming the scenery in the distance, like a movie film with a blank picture.
Suffocating, stuffy.
Qiao Yunxia pedaled her bicycle and walked along the road extending in front of her house for an hour, only to feel as uncomfortable as burning all over.
Beads of sweat oozed from her forehead, the white shirt on her back was soaked with sweat, and her face was as hot as a ripe apple.
Riding 15 kilometers along this riverbank road, I finally arrived at the upstream villa area.
She didn't know what was supporting her, maybe it was what Qin Zixi's mother said, because being poor was inferior.
finally arrived, but was stopped by the security guard at the door, saying that she was not allowed to enter.
After begging for a while, the security guard still refused to let him go, saying that although this is the back door of the villa area, there are few people, but outsiders are not allowed to enter.
Qiao Yunxia could understand his difficulties, thanked him, rode a bicycle, and if the tutor failed, then she could find a part-time job, work as a waiter, or wash the toilet, she could do it.
I came to find a tutor first, because Ye Xiaoqing said that tutors make a lot of money, but it's a pity! The imagination is beautiful, and the reality is skinny.
Maybe she was too tired to ride all the way, so she was stunned for a while, and just turned her head on the bike and bumped into a grandmother.
The bag that Grandma was carrying was knocked off, and the contents of the bag were spilled all over the ground.
Qiao Yunxia hurriedly got out of the car, said sorry repeatedly, and helped pick up the spilled things.
"It's okay, it's okay, you didn't mean to. It's that I didn't pay attention to the road. ”
Grandma was very kind and did not blame, but comforted her.
Qiao Yunxia couldn't help but have a sour nose, and when she lowered her head to pick up something, a tear fell to the ground.
This world is actually still very warm, although you are tired and embarrassed, there are people who have kindness to you.
Qiao Yunxia was busy bending over to pick it up, forgetting to close the zipper when the bag she was carrying on her back went out, the painting tools were poured out, and the brushes and painting books rolled down in all directions.
Grandma picked up the picture book scattered on the ground, carefully studied the painting on it, and a flash of joy flashed in her eyes.
The painting is of the Huali River in summer, and the wildflowers and banyan trees on the riverbank are vividly painted, "Little girl, did you paint these?" ”
Grandma couldn't believe that the girl in front of her, who was still immature, had such good painting skills.
"Yes." Qiao Yunxia nodded.
Grandma flipped through the pages of the picture book, and she was amazed by each drawing. "Although I don't know how to draw, I can see that I can draw well." On such a hot day, go home quickly, and come out again in the morning to paint, and see that your face is red. I thought she was out to sketch, so I kindly persuaded her.
Qiao Yunxia lowered her head in shame, "I'm not here to sketch, I'm looking for a job, I want to see if the people living in it want to find a tutor." ”
Grandma looked at her in shock, "How old are you?" ”
Qiao Yunxia blushed and scratched her head and said, "I will be eighteen in a few days," paused, and hurriedly added: "But the virtual age is already nineteen." Here's my ID. He took out his ID card and handed it over with both hands.
Grandma would ask like this, she must be looking for a tutor, she didn't want to miss any opportunities.
Grandma took the ID card, looked at it, and said, "My little master is very interested in painting, and Mrs. also intends to find a tutor to train him, but..."
Qiao Yunxia was really afraid that she would say that it was just that you were too young, so she said anxiously: "Grandma, I can, can you let me try, you can stipulate a probationary period, and you will not be charged a penny if you are not officially hired." ”
This girl seems to be very eager to find a job, and her appearance is also well-behaved, which makes people like it very much, grandma was moved for a while, "It's not a matter of the probation period, it's just that my little master is not yet four years old, very afraid of life, doesn't like to contact strangers, and found five or six tutors before and after, because of some reasons it didn't work, sent to the early education class, he loves to cry, and the teacher can't teach." “
Qiao Yunxia was a little excited, so she almost patted her heart and swore in her heart, "I can, can you let me try?" If he still resists, I won't charge a penny if you find someone else. ”
Grandma saw that her red face was full of eagerness and longing, and for no reason she felt pity for her in her heart, so she nodded slowly, "Then you can go in with me now." But at one o'clock, the young master has a lunch break, and you have exactly an hour. If it weren't for the compulsion of life, a girl of her age, who would go out under the scorching sun to look for a job, thinking about it, felt more and more pity.
Qiao Yunxia suppressed the ecstasy in her heart, stretched out her trembling hand to hold her grandmother's hand, "Mmmm, an hour is enough, grandma, thank you." ”
finally got the opportunity, even if she encountered great difficulties, she would never give up.
When the security guard saw that someone was taking her in, he didn't obstruct it, and took out a notebook to register her identity information.
"Grandma, I'll help you carry it."
Entering the door of the villa area, Qiao Yunxia took the heavy bag in her grandmother's hand without saying a word.
"You kid, you look like. Mention it to me, it's not heavy. You're still growing and can't be tired. ”
"Not heavy, not heavy."
Qiao Yunxia didn't give it, and walked briskly.
"My granddaughter is the same age as you, and she studied in another city, and she was admitted to a university farther away, which will be even more difficult to see in the future, so I took a day off to go back to see her." When the grandmother mentioned her granddaughter, the smile on her face deepened.
As he was talking, he passed a dog park the size of a football field, where many dogs were playing and running.
Suddenly, a big black dog jumped out of the half-man-high fence and barked like a madman, barking at the two people on the road.
Qiao Yunxia's brain was blank, she took a step forward, opened her arms in front of her grandmother, and saw that the big dog was getting closer and closer, unable to run away, holding her head and waiting for the fate of being bitten.
A whistle suddenly sounded in the distance, and the big dog, which had been forced to tiptoe, braked suddenly, and the previous ferocity disappeared, flicked his tail frantically, and flatteringly pestled his nose to the bag that Qiao Yunxia was carrying.
The sudden change of the black dog caught Qiao Yunxia off guard, and his tail was about to shake into a spinning top, and his flattering appearance looked a little cute.
Grandma was so frightened that her face was covered with sweat, and she couldn't help patting her heart, "It's really thanks to you, otherwise you would have to frighten me today." I'm the most afraid of dogs, this dog has to be as tall as a three-year-old, and it can bite people. ”
Grandma didn't expect this to know the little girl, and in the face of danger, she didn't run, but rushed forward to protect her, and she appreciated it even more, and wanted to help her stay and teach the little master to draw.
Qiao Yunxia is actually afraid of dogs, but grandma is old and can't run fast, so she can't leave her alone, only to stand in the way, even if she is bitten, she is still young and recovers quickly.
It turned out that the black dog didn't want to bite, and the owner said that he smelled the food in Qiao Yunxiati's bag.
Grandma opened the bag, took out a persimmon and threw it to it, and it immediately wagged its tail and ate it to the side.