Chapter 191191 [Daily, those who don’t like it can skip it]
He Xiaofang didn’t know how to express her inner gratitude and shock. She wanted to cry, but she was also very happy. Not only did she regard Jiang Wu as a friend, but Jiang Wu also regarded her as a friend.
The fact that Jiang Wu also regarded her as a friend was more meaningful to her than anything else.
In fact, she had always known that the friendship between her and Jiang Wu was that she had been chasing Jiang Wu unilaterally. She had been holding on to Jiang Wu as if she were a life-saving driftwood, relying on her, drawing strength from her, and regarding Jiang Wu as the direction and light she was chasing.
She knew that, whether in her heart or in the eyes of others, she and Jiang Wu were two people who were completely different from each other, people from two different worlds. Especially after Jiang Wu was admitted to Peking University, the radiance on him could no longer be concealed.
It was her own humble and weak self who was forcing this friendship.
What made her want to cry was that this friendship was not her own wish. She knew Jiang Xi was very busy, but even so, she still did not forget her, called her to comfort her, encouraged her, and reached out to her to pull her out of the abyss when she was most helpless and powerless in her life.
She bit her lip hard on the phone to stop herself from crying, and smiled and nodded vigorously.
On the phone, Jiang Xi told He Xiaofang in detail how to go. A girl going out alone must pay attention to safety on the road. Do not eat or drink anything given by strangers. Do not respond to strangers...anyone, even pregnant women or the elderly, who talk to her. Follow the conductor on the bus. Go to the security booth or the police booth after getting off the bus and wait for her second brother and Tong Jingang to pick her up.
Although she was not familiar with Jiang Bai and Tong Jingang, she had seen them at the Jiangnan Garment Factory near her school at the time. She knew them.
Jiang Xi asked her to follow Jiang Bai and Tong Jingang closely: "I will call my second brother and tell them. If you have friends there, it would be best if you have several people. I will come to see you after I finish my work. Don't worry."
Her voice was very soothing. In front of He Xiaofang, it seemed like an abyss as big as the sky that could not be crossed. But in front of Jiang Xi, it seemed like a small ditch that was insignificant. She held her hand and could easily cross it.
Xu Xiuli, who had already graduated and had nothing to do, asked Jiang Xi if she could go and see him too.
Her family was well-off. Her mother ran an electrical appliance store in the town and was an agent for Changhong color TV. Although there was an Asian financial crisis and a stock market crash last year, the stock market crash had nothing to do with the lower-class people like them. The people made money and, in addition to improving their housing conditions, they bought large color TVs that were much cheaper.
There were still few people in the village who bought large color TVs, but almost every household in the town had a 25-inch large color TV and had switched to cable TV, which could show many channels, even some of the TV stations in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Xu Xiuli's family has made a lot of money in the past two years. They also rebuilt a five-story storefront building in the town. The building area is particularly large. Her mother plans to use the three large storefronts below, together with the second floor, as a large electrical appliance store. In the future, they will not only sell color TVs and fans, but also other products such as washing machines, air conditioners, and refrigerators.
She had nothing to do during the summer vacation, so she thought of the graduation trip that Jiang Qi mentioned.
As a girl, she would definitely not dare to go on a graduation trip alone. Although many thieves and gangsters were shot dead during the crackdowns last year and the year before, it is still very dangerous for a girl to go out alone. Her parents only have her as their precious daughter, so they will definitely not let her go out alone, but if she goes with a group of people, her parents will probably agree.
The main reason is that the place Jiang Xi mentioned is not far away.
Since 1996, Shudian has started to build a movie city. It has been two years. Although it is not fully built, a part of it has been built. The crew of "The King's Woman" rented a place in Shudian Movie City for filming. It takes about three hours to get there by car from here.
They want to invite Liu Ping and others to see if they are willing to go together.
If they invite others, they think that others may not be interested in graduation trips, but if they invite Liu Ping and say that they can go there to see if there are any summer jobs, maybe Liu Ping is really willing to go.
Liu Ping's main focus was not on studying. She felt that her test results were not ideal, but she had already known her grades and wanted to apply for an accounting major in college. She felt that she had some ideas about making money and that accounting might be more suitable for her.
Lu Xuehua complained about her at the time: "You are the only one who wants to be an accountant? Don't embezzle the money when it comes to you!"
Liu Ping thought about what Lu Xuehua said and was shocked, because she found that with her personality, if she got other people's money, she might really do this. She quickly gave up the idea and asked Lu Xuehua: "Then what major should I choose?"
Lu Xuehua rolled her eyes at her: "How should I know?"
Liu Ping thought to herself. She was very active and quick-witted. She really didn't know what school or major to apply for, but in the past three years, she felt that she got along well with Lu Xuehua. Even though Lu Xuehua argued with her every day, she was happy and simply followed Lu Xuehua's instructions. She applied to whichever school Lu Xuehua applied for. She stuck to Lu Xuehua like a sticky candy. Even if Lu Xuehua rolled her eyes at her, she didn't get angry and directly copied Lu Xuehua's application form.
The main reason was that in the class, her grades were similar to Lu Xuehua's.
Although Liu Ping's grades were not very good, it was not because she was not smart, but because her mind was not on studying. Others studied hard during the winter and summer vacations, but she was thinking about making money.
She was still young and ignorant, with no plans for the future, and lived happily every day.
When she heard Xu Xiuli and He Xiaofang say that they were going to the Shudian Film City to film a TV series and play a minor role, she jumped up excitedly, raised her hands and shouted: "Me! Take me! I want to go too!" Then she took Lu Xuehua's arm and pulled her: "Let's go, let's go together!"
Lu Xuehua was a little hesitant, because a boy from her junior high school was pursuing her and wanted to ask her out to play.
When she was in junior high school, she had a crush on this boy, but the boy did not get into No. 1 Middle School after graduating from junior high school, but went to a vocational high school. She came to No. 1 Middle School. Because of the closed management of No. 1 Middle School, she had not contacted this boy for a long time. After the college entrance examination, the boy came to her home to find her and wanted to date her.
Before she made up her mind, she was dragged by the heartless Liu Ping to shoot a TV show.
They didn't know they were extras yet, and they might be extras on location without even showing their faces. They thought they could play maid roles with lines and plots like Yinsuo and Liu Lan in "Happy Little Swallow" released in April this year. They were all very excited. Who hasn't dreamed of being on TV when they were young?
So Lu Xuehua was persuaded by Liu Ping and reluctantly agreed to their trip to Shudian. She
then asked her dorm leader Wang Xia if she wanted to go with them.
Wang Xia shook her head and said, "My parents and stepfather and stepmother have arranged a blind date for me, so I can't go."
Liu Ping tutted and rolled her eyes: "I'm going to college soon, why would I want to go on a blind date?"
Wang Xia, who always obeyed her family's arrangements, had the temperament of a good wife and mother. She said, "My godmother said that we can go on a blind date first, and if it's possible, we can get engaged first. It will be just right to get married after I graduate from college."
She applied to Wujiang Normal College. Although her home was in Wucheng, it was on the east side of Wucheng, close to Wujiang City. If she studied at Wujiang Normal College, it would be very close to home and she could go home on Saturdays and weekends. It's just that Wujiang Normal College is a junior college, not an undergraduate college. She didn't care about that, because she could be a teacher after graduation.
The other two girls were not going either, so the trip to Shudian was tentatively decided to include He Xiaofang, Xu Xiuli, Lu Xuehua, and Liu Ping.
Of the four, only He Xiaofang was going there to play a minor role, while Xu Xiuli was mainly going there for graduation trip and to have fun, and the same was true for Lu Xuehua and Liu Ping.
Xu Xiuli's family was well-off and she had no shortage of money. Liu Ping had made a lot of money during the winter and summer vacations in recent years, and her piggy bank was also full. Lu Xuehua was a little less well-off, and she was going to go home and ask her brother for money. If she could find a job in Shudian like He Xiaofang, it would be good to make some money, but it didn't matter to her if she couldn't make any money.
When Xu Xiuli called her parents to tell them that she was going to Shudian, her parents almost died of anxiety. They immediately called her parents-in-law to watch the store. The couple rushed to Wucheng No. 1 Middle School. They heard that Jiang Xi introduced He Xiaofang to Shudian as a minor role. Their daughter wanted to go with them to see the world and have some fun. After thinking about it, they thought that they could also go with them to have some fun. There was a
movie theater in their town, and they had watched "White Snake" during the Chinese New Year. They didn't know Jiang Bai, but Xu Xiuli did. Xu Xiuli told them that he was Jiang Xi's brother. Since Jiang Xi introduced him, they thought he should be reliable.
The only thing was that the couple decided to send them there in person.
They were not worried about the four girls, but mainly worried about their own daughter Xu Xiuli. They always felt that she was still a delicate and weak girl who knew nothing. Without their parents to accompany her and protect her, Xu Xiuli would know nothing.
With two adults escorting them, the girls were happier. This year, due to the flood, many students' homes were flooded and they had no place to live. The school was also humane. After the college entrance examination, the students were not asked to move out of the dormitory immediately, but continued to live there. There were also a few students, such as Xu Xiuli, whose homes were not affected by the disaster in the town. After the college entrance examination, they covered their bedding and took it home. Most of them, like He Xiaofang, still had their things at school.
Normally, when the He family was not flooded, there was no place for her to live. Now that it was flooded, there was even less place for her to live. If the school dormitory did not allow her to live there, and Jiang Xi did not call her to tell her that she could go to a drama crew in Shudian to play a minor role, she would not know what to do.
A few people packed up their dormitory things and told their class teacher, Mr. Wang. Mr. Wang was also in the office before, and knew that these were arranged by Jiang Xi, so he naturally had nothing to worry about. He just reminded them to pay attention to safety when they were outside, and never go with strangers. If there was anything, they should call his office or home phone.
Although he had taken them to graduate this year, there was a flood this year. In previous years, he could go fishing in the countryside, but this year he could only stay in school.
The girls agreed with a smile, but when no one was around, He Xiaofang hid in the toilet in the dormitory alone and cried bitterly.