"How can it be a dream? Teacher Zhou underestimates himself. If the books you wrote are printed and published, you will definitely earn a lot of royalties."
Ye Qingshui recalled that although she did not take part in this college entrance examination in her previous life, Xie Tingyu did. During the period of preparing for the exam, she was even more nervous than Xie Tingyu, and she was always very active in inquiring whenever there was new information.
Ye Qingshui still remembers that when the college entrance examination was resumed, a set of "Self-study Series of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry" from the S City Printing Factory was sold out. In order to buy the precious reference books, many people lined up early, and the books were sold out within ten minutes of the bookstore opening. Some people even used their connections to ask friends in S City to send the books to him.
Ye Qingshui flipped through Zhou Cunren's manuscript, and the yellowed notebook said "revised third edition".
She was filled with awe. Even though he had no hope and seemed to be doing a "useless" job, Mr. Zhou's attitude was very serious.
Ye Qingshui's eyes were gradually filled with hope. She believed that these books, the result of his hard work, would definitely be published!
Zhou Ke suddenly raised his head, his dark and bright eyes showing longing, "Great, great! Grandpa, we have money to treat the disease!"
After listening to Ye Qingshui's words, Zhou Cunren remained silent for a long time.
"publishing?"
Ye Qingshui nodded vigorously.
Zhou Cunren's hands couldn't stop shaking. All of a sudden, a warm current surged into his heart, making his chest warm. He lowered his head and continued to write, trying not to show his excitement.
Ye Qingshui took out the bacon from the backpack he brought with him and said, "I didn't know this before I came here, but now that Teacher Zhou has this disease, she can't eat it. Teacher Zhou needs to supplement her nutrition and eat some soft, liquid food."
Fortunately, Ye Qingshui also bought five kilograms of noodles and three kilograms of rice. As he spoke, he took out some money and tickets from his pocket and secretly put them in.
"Ke'er, do you know how to take care of grandpa?"
Zhou Ke nodded.
Although he had been eating dry rice these days, the food he gave to his grandfather was soft porridge.
"Drink more warm water and keep a good attitude," said Ye Qingshui.
After saying that, she rolled up her sleeves, went to the supply and marketing cooperative, bought ten kilograms of coal briquettes, and carried them back neatly.
She wiped the sweat off her face and asked, "Can I take this back and have it copied?"
"You take it." Zhou Cunren said.
After Ye Qingshui left, Zhou Ke opened the straw bag she left behind. He slowly took out a bag of flour and a bag of rice, with scattered banknotes at the bottom.
The flour harvested last year was dazzlingly white and had a strong wheat aroma. The rice grains were crystal clear and plump, with a fragrant aroma. Fifty yuan and thirty kilograms of food coupons.
so much……
Zhou Ke sniffed and held the food with tears falling. The bag of life-saving food given by Ye Qingshui became an indelible memory in his life.
Until his death, he remembered that there was someone who reached out to him and pulled him out of the quagmire when he was most desperate.
Ye Qingshui rode her bicycle to the department store. She came to the county this time to buy a bicycle. She had a bicycle ticket and brought money, so buying a bicycle was not a problem.
She had a thick manuscript in her pocket, which felt hot and heavy.
Mr. Zhou's medical expenses are also a lot of money. Although he hopes to earn some royalties from publishing his book, it will take a long time before the manuscript becomes a book.
When Ye Qingshui was about to reach the department store, she stopped and turned the car around to head towards the black market.
Qian Xiangdong was still selling his eggs. When he saw Ye Qingshui coming back, he was surprised and asked, "Why are you back again?"
Ye Qingshui took out a warm bicycle ticket from his pocket and asked Qian Xiangdong: "How much can I get if I sell it?"
Qian Xiangdong thought for a moment and said roughly, "One hundred yuan?"
In small counties, bicycles are scarce and the supply is not as abundant as in big cities. As a result, the price of tickets has risen sharply.
Qian Xiangdong's expression finally relaxed. "Why, you want to sell it? That's fine... I'll ask for you."
Ye Qingshui took off the watch on his wrist again. "It's from Longines. I bought it in the capital for more than 200 yuan. Don't sell it cheaply."
Qian Xiangdong then realized Ye Qingshui's predicament: "You sell tickets and watches, are you short of money? It's good to be short of money. Just prepare more food every day and be more diligent!"
"I'm not saying that we are profiteers..."
Ye Qingshui listened to his endless chattering in silence, and couldn't help but curl his lips.
When he finally finished speaking, Ye Qingshui said, "Don't sell all the eggs. Keep one pound and send it to Zhou Ke later."
Qian Xiangdong agreed without asking why.
Ye Qingshui left the black market. She returned home, put away her bicycle, and walked into the house to see Xie Tingyu making milk powder for her grandmother.
The old lady smacked her lips and said happily, "This tastes better than what Shui Ya cooked for me last time."
"No wonder it's so rare. No need to soak, the milk powder tastes good even when eaten dry!"
The neighbor's child was squatting outside the door, his saliva dripping when he saw it, and the sound of him swallowing saliva could be faintly heard.
There was no milk powder for sale in the county town, so the granddaughter bought this from the capital. The old lady was reluctant to share such a precious thing with the children.
She took a small sip herself and left the rest for her granddaughter.
Aunt Li, a woman who came to look for babies, saw her own babies squatting at someone else's door, thinking about the other person's milk powder. She felt so embarrassed that she pushed and pulled the three babies up.
If it were in the past, Aunt Li would probably be jealous, but now she is just envious.
Ye Qingshui is a very famous girl now. She married a good man and her in-laws like her very much. As soon as she returned to the village, she gave out wedding candies to everyone she met. One bag for each family.
Aunt Li secretly kept a watchful eye on them. The families that jumped the most in the past didn't even get a single melon seed. However, her family still had sweet candies to eat. Not only that, when the well was dug last year, those families were always made difficult by Shen Weimin. They had to wait until everyone else had finished drawing water before it was their turn.
Who is Shen Weimin? He is Xie Zhiqing’s brother.
Aunt Li was even more convinced that Ye Qingshui was a vengeful person and that she could not afford to offend him, so she could only try to please him.
Ye Qingshui felt that the hunger in the children's dark eyes was unbearable. She grabbed a few roasted peanuts from the table and shared them with them.
Aunt Li held the baby in her arms and urged, "Shuiya, we have built the new house. When will we have a meal?"
She still remembered the Ye family's opening meal, which was so delicious that it made one's mouth water. The soft and tender braised pork was sizzling and fragrant. That meal was even more delicious than the one during the Chinese New Year at their home. The taste was truly unforgettable.
Grandma Ye originally wanted to prepare the after-work dinner on New Year's Day, but the working members stopped her and advised her not to rush.
Wait for Ye Qingshui to come back and cook the meal for the end of work, it will taste delicious and tasty!
Ye Qingshui slapped her head. She was upset by what happened to Mr. Zhou today, so she had no intention of going to the store to buy meat. She said:
"The market just opened today and there's a long line at the pork stall. Aunt, are you in a hurry to eat it? If not, wait a few days before making it!"
Aunt Li didn't dare to urge them anymore, she just kept thinking about this meal. The pork distributed by the brigade at the end of the year had been almost eaten except for the bacon. She had no fat in her stomach, so she was counting on the meal from the Ye family.
Not only them, but other families were also thinking that the Ye family still owed them a meal with fat and oil after work.
After Ye Qingshui and Aunt Li finished their pleasantries, he looked down and saw the old lady licking her thumb carefully, not wanting to waste even a bit of powder.
"This milk powder tastes better than malted milk. It must have cost a lot of money, right?" asked the old lady.
Xie Tingyu said, "It's not expensive, grandma, please eat it."
The old lady gave the milk to her granddaughter and said, "Drink more, Shuiya."
Ye Qingshui was reluctant to drink the milk, and gave it to the old lady.
The old man has lived through too many hard days, so when he eats something delicious, his face is filled with happiness, like a smiling flower.
As he spoke, Xie Tingyu noticed Ye Qingshui's empty wrist and frowned.
Ye Qingshui persuaded the old lady to drink up the milk. She went back to the house and took out Zhou Cunren's manuscript. The handwriting was vigorous and powerful, and every stroke was written very neatly.
Ye Qingshui was so engrossed in reading that before he knew it, two hours had passed and he had finished half of the manuscript.
Xie Tingyu was sitting next to her at the moment, looking at her and casually asked:
"Do you know what time it is?"
Ye Qingshui subconsciously raised his wrist, but only saw an empty wrist.
Xie Tingyu curled his lips at her confused action.
Ye Qingshui likes his new watch very much. He often wears it during the New Year and has gotten used to it. With the watch, he can check the time and not be blind after work.
But...even though she bought the watch, she didn't feel regretful.
She met Xie Tingyu's gaze and explained, "I sold the watch."
Xie Tingyu said softly: "Shui'er, stretch out your hand."
Ye Qingshui looked up at the man in confusion, but did not move.
Xie Tingyu lifted her hand, took something out of his pocket and put it on.
Ye Qingshui only felt a chill on her wrist, and a heavy feeling. She quickly looked down and saw a silver watch in her hand.
The hands ticked and turned in an orderly manner. The dial was exquisite, reflecting the sunlight and emitting a slightly dazzling silver light.
"I...I don't want it." Ye Qingshui subconsciously wanted to take it off.
"Is it so difficult to give you something?"
Xie Tingyu's voice contained a trace of loneliness. He held down her rebellious hand, and his voice was hard to hide:
"This is a lady's watch. I saw you looking at it a lot in the store that day, so I bought it while you weren't paying attention."
He bought it, and was so happy to give her a surprise, but he didn't expect that after a nap, she came back from outside with a watch on her wrist.
He asked her what she wanted to buy, but she didn't tell him what she really needed. This realization made Xie Tingyu a little frustrated.
Ye Qingshui didn't know what to feel after hearing what the man said.
The watch on her wrist was delicate and exquisite, and it was her favorite style. Ye Qingshui fell in love with it at first sight when she was in the store, but later she asked about the price, and it was too expensive, so she did not buy it.
Unexpectedly, Xie Tingyu bought it for her.
Ye Qingshui looked at Xie Tingyu's slightly darkened eyes, as if he was very frustrated.
Xie Tingyu ruffled Ye Qingshui's hair, afraid that she would take it off and give it back to him immediately. His voice was a little hoarse, "Shuiya, consider this watch as a gift from me to you."
"Promise me, don't give it back to me, and... don't sell it, okay?"
Ye Qingshui suddenly felt a little bit reluctant, she remembered how he always did things for her but kept silent, how he did all the bad things that made her sad, and how he always kept the caring and warm things from her.
He went to heaven alone without telling her, he helped her without telling her, he loved her without telling her...
If she hadn't sold her watch, would he have taken this watch out again?
"If you are really short of money, you can also ask me for..."
Xie Tingyu hadn't finished speaking yet.
Ye Qingshui stood on tiptoe and kissed him gently on the lips.
At that moment, the warm breeze outside the window blew, carrying a faint floral scent. The warm spring breeze seemed to hit his heart, with an incomparably gentle and intoxicating power. The warm fragrance from her hair blew on his face, and her teeth awkwardly touched his lips.
Xie Tingyu was caught off guard and was knocked back a few steps, but his hands were around Ye Qingshui's waist.
At this moment, Xie Tingyu seemed to think that he was hallucinating. This hallucination disappeared as she gently bumped and quickly left. Although it was short-lived, it made him stunned on the spot and shocked beyond words.
Ye Qingshui's face was burning hot, almost as if it was burning. The moment her feet touched the ground, she understood what she had just done!
"I won't sell it." Ye Qingshui said hesitantly.
"I like it very much, thank you." She said softly, glanced at Xie Tingyu secretly, and then quickly ran out the door.
His expression was calm and it was impossible to tell his emotions.
But Ye Qingshui had no idea that beneath Xie Tingyu's calm expression was a volcanic eruption, an earth-shaking mountain, and raging waves. The hot magma was dripping through his heart, burning him and making him tremble.
His ears had a buzzing hallucination and the ground under his feet seemed to be shaking.
At the moment when the door was about to be opened, Xie Tingyu's hoarse voice spread:
"Shui'er, how can you just kiss me and run away?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qingshui felt himself being hugged tightly by the man, and he was holding him and pressing him hard against the door.
Her head was spinning and her back hit the cold wall. She looked up and saw Xie Tingyu's dark eyes.
While Ye Qingshui was in a trance, he stroked her face. The thin calluses on his fingertips made her feel itchy, as if they were electrified.
The man's burning gaze was like boiling magma, extremely hot. He stared straight at Ye Qingshui and said seriously:
"Another kiss?"
Although the tone was negotiating, the action was unreasonable. Xie Tingyu lowered his head and kissed her fiercely. He had always been restrained and calm, but this time the restraint and calmness seemed to disappear. He just wanted her to have a good taste of what it felt like to be so uncomfortable.
Except for the last time when Ye Qingshui angered him in the black market, he had never seen Xie Tingyu so out of control again.
His bite on her lips was a punishment, and they were tossing and turning. It seemed as if all the air in her chest had been squeezed out by him, making it hard to breathe. Ye Qingshui's tears welled up in her eyes as he kissed her.
Outside, birds chirped from the blue sky, and the warm wind blew over the branches, causing the newly blossomed flowers to fall slowly and the branches to sway. Inside, there was also a spring atmosphere.
for a long time……
Xie Tingyu straightened the girl's messy braids, and said in a deep voice with a strong hoarseness and joy:
"Shui'er, remember to kiss me like this next time."
He never knew that being kissed by her could be such a mind-boggling thing.
The author has something to say:
Brother Yu: Too excited to speak
Bo Ge gave a boastful look: Xiangxiang is still the best
I stand still, and everyone kisses me
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Brother Yu: “…”
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Pingshengjun: Okay, okay, it’s all over.
Don't be so proud, Bo.
Have you forgotten those years when you squatted in the corner and watched Xiangxiang?
Brother Bo: “…”
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