"Knock, knock, knock!" Three crisp knocks on the door broke the tranquility of the village committee.
Shen Qiqi was filled with hope, with a determined smile on her lips, as if she could see the silver flying towards her in the next second.
She pulled Lu Qing and rushed into the village committee like a gust of wind.
Village Chief Sun was buried in the account book when he heard a knock on the door. He looked up and saw that it was Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing. A kind smile appeared on his face: "Oh, it's you two, come in and sit down!"
Shen Qiqi was not polite and sat down on the chair opposite Village Chief Sun. She said straight to the point: "Village Chief Sun, I came here today to talk to you about our village library."
When Village Chief Sun heard the word "library", his brows furrowed slightly, and he had already vaguely guessed Shen Qiqi's intention.
He put down the account book in his hand and said hesitantly, "Library, this is a good idea, but..."
Seeing that Village Chief Sun was hesitant to speak, Shen Qiqi quickly struck while the iron was hot and began to elaborate on her grand blueprint, saying things like "knowledge changes destiny" and "culture revitalizes the village". She spoke so eloquently that she almost blew the roof off the village committee.
Lu Qing stood aside, watching his wife talking incessantly, his eyes almost overflowing with doting.
He knew that once his wife got serious, she would definitely have her own aura and be full of charm.
As Village Chief Sun listened to Shen Qiqi's plan, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by a hint of embarrassment.
He cleared his throat and said helplessly, "Qiqi, your idea is good, but you also know that our village committee's funds have always been very tight. We really have no money to spend on building a library!"
The smile on Shen Qiqi's face froze instantly, as if the pause button had been pressed, and her expectant eyes dimmed.
She didn't expect that her confident "money-making" plan would be slammed onto the beach with a "bang" before it even started.
The atmosphere in the village committee instantly dropped to freezing point, and the air was filled with awkwardness.
Shen Qiqi felt like a superhero who had just been recharged and was ready to show off his skills, but found himself in a city with a power outage and was completely helpless.
She pressed on, "Village Chief Sun, is there really nothing you can do? Could you at least allocate a little money to help us set up the shelves in the library?"
Village Chief Sun sighed, spread his hands, and said helplessly, "Qiqi, it's not that I don't want to help you, but it's just that even the best cook can't cook without rice! The village committee's accounts are cleaner than your face! All I can say is that I'll do my best to find a way to get some money from somewhere else."
Shen Qiqi's mood was like a roller coaster, falling directly from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the valley.
She took a deep breath and tried to calm her depressed mood.
It seems that this road to "making money" is destined to be bumpy and full of thorns!
She slowly stood up, pulled Lu Qing's hand, and forced a smile, "Okay, Village Chief Sun, we'll go back first, you're busy."
As the two of them reached the door, Village Chief Sun added, "Hey, Qiqi, don't lose heart. I'll think of something. Maybe there will be a turning point."
Shen Qiqi nodded, said nothing, and turned to leave the village committee.
Lu Qing looked at his wife's lost back and felt a little uncomfortable.
The two walked home in silence. The wild flowers and weeds on the roadside lost their color, and even the air became dull.
As soon as they entered the yard, Mrs. Lu's voice came from the main hall, "Humph! Where have you been playing again? I'm telling you about the library, don't mess around..."
As soon as Shen Qiqi stepped into the house, Mrs. Lu's shrill voice was like a loud speaker, instantly penetrating the entire yard, "Humph! Where have you been going again? You just wander around all day long! That library thing? I'm warning you, stop messing around. We don't have that much spare money for you to squander."
Old Madam Lu glanced at Shen Qiqi, her eyes full of disdain and disgust, as if Shen Qiqi was a thorn in her eyes and a thorn in her flesh, and she wished she could be kicked out of the house immediately.
Shen Qiqi's face was already a little lost because of the setback she had faced at the village committee, and now it was covered with a thick layer of haze. The feeling of grievance was like a flood that broke through the dam, churning in her heart.
She felt like a bird trapped in a cage. She had the dream of spreading her wings and flying high, but was trapped in the cage of reality.
Lu Qing couldn't stand it any longer, so he stepped forward and stood in front of Shen Qiqi, trying to ease the atmosphere, "Mom, Qiqi is doing this for the good of the village, please stop talking..."
"For the good of the village? I think she's just bored!" Old Mrs. Lu rolled her eyes, her tone even more caustic. "Our family is so poor, and you're still thinking about building a library. Isn't that nonsense? With that money, you'd better buy some rice, flour, and oil for the family!"
The depressing atmosphere at home was like a huge rock, pressing Shen Qiqi so hard that she couldn't breathe.
She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. Suddenly, an idea flashed through the darkness of her mind like lightning.
"Got it!" Shen Qiqi's eyes lit up instantly, like stars suddenly appearing in the night sky.
She excitedly grabbed Lu Qing's arm and said, "Lu Qing, we can do handicrafts! Yes, we can make some handicrafts and sell them in town to earn money to build a library!"
Lu Qing was confused by Shen Qiqi's sudden excitement, and a surprised expression appeared on his face, as if to say, "Wife, what are you doing again?"
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