Chapter 105 I'm still a child!
The group returned to town and rested at a shop for a while.
Li Li was entertaining guests when he saw them return and came up to greet them: "Have all the formalities been completed?"
Gu Shu nodded: "It's all taken care of. I'll go over tomorrow afternoon, and then I'll be living at school. I'll come back once a month at the end of the month! That will be the only time we can see each other from now on!"
Li Li smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Study hard! Get into a top university! If I ever go to the city, I'll come visit you!"
"Okay, just look me up if you go. Once I'm familiar with the city, I'll show you around!"
Before he could finish speaking, Li Xiang slapped him: "You want to play before school even starts?"
Gu Shu: "...Weekend! I definitely have to go out and have some fun on the weekend! Mom, really, I'm going to study, not to go to jail, what's wrong with that? I've been studying all week, and I can't even have free time on my day off, Sunday? Do you have to be so strict!"
Li Xiang ignored him and went into the inner room, becoming more and more excited as she talked!
Li Mengxin gestured for Li Li to come in.
"Nothing much going on this morning, right?"
Li Li shook his head: "It's nothing, everything is normal."
Li Mengxin nodded: "That's fine then. Have you eaten yet? If not, I'll watch the shop. You don't need to cook. Just go to the noodle stall or porridge shop to eat and save yourself some effort!"
Today, Li Mengxin and the others accompanied Gu Shu to school, leaving only Li Li in the shop. It was his first time working alone in the shop, and he was a little nervous at first. But as customers came in, he got busy and forgot about his nervousness. He was busy until the afternoon and hadn't even had lunch yet. With school starting recently, the shop is packed every day with lots of students.
"Then I'll go eat first, and I'll be right back!"
After everyone left, Li Mengxin looked at Li Xiang and said, "Ayin and the other two are starting school tomorrow. Will you take them or should I? We need to leave someone at the shop. It's the start of the school season, and there are a lot of people. Ali can't handle it all by himself."
Li Xiang thought for a while and said, "Then you go. I'm worried that if A Yin skips a grade, I'll need your signatures or something, and if I don't meet the requirements, it'll be a waste of my time."
Li Xiang was overthinking it. It was just skipping a grade; it wasn't like she was doing anything wrong, so there was nothing strict about it.
The next day, Gu Yin and Gu Hua went directly to the payment counter for Class 1 of the third-year experimental class. As before, they paid the money and left. They came back the next day to do a big cleaning, and classes started the day after. Everything went smoothly and was very simple.
Afterwards, they went to pay Gu Le's tuition. He's in second grade this year. After paying the tuition, they also paid 20 yuan for his insurance at the school gate. Then everyone went home. It was a hot day, and no one was in the mood to go shopping. They had to go back and take care of things. In the afternoon, Gu Shu went to school, and his grandmother was killing a chicken at home. They had to go back and help her.
When the group returned home, they saw a small truck parked in front of the house, and heard lively noises coming from the yard, indicating that there were many people there.
"They must have brought over the prizes from yesterday's raffle. Let's go in and take a look!" Li Mengxin quickened her pace and saw that the yard was full of people. Two large cardboard boxes were placed in the yard, and there were people on the roof installing something that looked like a large pot lid.
Gu Yin saw it too; it was a satellite dish. These things were gradually phased out due to the widespread use of the internet.
When Gu Yin came in, everyone in the village looked at her: "Ah Yin, we heard you won all these things in the lottery? How come you're so lucky?! If there's any event in town later, could you help your auntie try her luck in the lottery too!"
Before Gu Yin could even speak, the old lady became displeased: "If you don't win, and I hear you gossiping about her in the village, I'll beat you up! Alright, everyone, let's go home. If you want to watch TV, come back tomorrow. Ashu has to go to school later. If you all crowd into the yard, we won't be able to move around, and we still have to cook! Come back tomorrow, all the kids in the family will be at school tomorrow, so you can come and watch at your leisure!"
When everyone saw that she had taken out a chicken, clearly intending to cook it, they felt embarrassed to stay any longer. After saying they would come back tomorrow, they all left one after another.
Two installers were busy upstairs, Gu Shu and the old man were helping downstairs, while Gu Yin and the old lady were busy with kitchen matters.
After the installer finished installing and tuning the channel, their meal wasn't ready yet. The old man asked the two to stay for dinner, but they repeatedly refused. In the end, the old lady had no choice but to give them a watermelon she had bought.
Gu Qingming and Gu Qinglang went to the city early in the morning to work, so they are not home right now. Li Xiang is also on the street, so only a few people from the family are eating.
I set out the food, turned on the new TV, and lunch began.
"This TV is so clear! It's even bigger than the one at the convenience store! And it seems to have a few more channels!" Gu Hua went to watch it every weekend, and she finally figured out how to use it.
"You can't watch TV all the time, and you can't skip your lunch break. If I see anyone watching TV during their nap, I'll lock it in the closet! You can watch it on weekends, but not all day long! You're still students, you need to understand what you're supposed to be doing! Do you hear me?"
Gu Hua and Gu Le nodded: "Understood."
These words were directed at the two of them. Gu Shu also liked to watch it, but he was in high school and couldn't watch it even if he wanted to. Gu Yin had absolutely no interest in this stuff!
After the old lady finished speaking, the old man looked at Gu Shu and said, "I'll take you to the city after dinner." It was the child's first time going alone, and he was worried about leaving him alone.
Gu Shu shook her head: "I've already arranged with Li Mingxuan to go together. I'll get off at the school gate; he has to transfer. We'll both be alone, so don't worry, Grandpa! Besides, Dad and Uncle are still in the city, and I've brought my phone. I'm a big guy; I'm perfectly safe!"
Seeing that he had already made an appointment, the old man didn't insist any further.
After finishing their meal, Li Mengxin took Gu Shu to the street. When they got to the shop, she called Li Xiang out and asked her to see the person off while she continued to mind the shop.
Gu Shu and Li Mingxuan took a 40-minute car ride and parted ways at the No. 1 Middle School in the city.
As soon as Gu Shu got out of the car, he saw Gu Qingming standing at the door with a bag of fruit, waiting for him. Gu Qingming waved happily when he got out.
Gu Shu ran over, surprised and delighted, "Dad, what brings you here?"
Gu Qingming handed him the fruit, then took out some money: "I was worried something might happen to you on the way, so I came to check on you. Take this fruit, share it with your roommates later, and build good relationships. This money is for you too. It's the beginning of the semester, and there are many things to buy. If there's anything you forgot to buy yesterday, just buy it yourself. Tell Dad about anything that happens, even if you're bullied. We shouldn't cause trouble, but we shouldn't be afraid of trouble either. The purpose of coming here is to study, and your identity is that of a student! Got it?"
Gu Shu's nose tingled, and she nodded: "I understand, Dad!"
Seeing him like this, Gu Qingming patted him on the shoulder: "Go on in, you still have to clean the dorm. Oh, and by the way, whatever you do, don't start dating early! You hear me?!"
Gu Shu blushed and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm still a child! I don't care about you anymore, you should go back now! I'm going in!" After saying that, she quickly ran into the school.
As they entered the school gate, Gu Shu turned around and saw Gu Qingming standing in the sun. Seeing his sweat-drenched head and soaked back, he waved vigorously: "Go back quickly! Be careful! I'll do my best!"
Gu Qingming wiped the sweat from his face, laughed and scolded, "You brat!" Then he left humming a song.
Sunlight bathes the ground; this summer is a time of sowing and reaping, vibrant with life and full of hope!
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