After finishing his meal, with nothing else to do, Ma Hua rode his bike to the Wangfujing Department Store.
I used all the random tickets I'd saved up. What a shopping spree!
Department stores are still the best. Although they're always crowded, they have a really complete selection of things.
After Ma Hua finished shopping, it was almost dark. After having dinner at home, he rode his bike towards the courtyard house.
Just as Ma Hua turned into the alley on his bicycle, he vaguely saw Xu Damao chatting with a girl on a bicycle.
Hey, isn't this the legendary Teacher Ran Qiuye? What are you doing chatting with Xu Damao here?
In truth, Ran Qiuye felt particularly helpless. She was really unlucky. Who wouldn't want to be with their family on the eve of the Lunar New Year?
Unfortunately, Jia Geng from my class hasn't paid his tuition, and the school leaders have already notified me.
If Jia Geng doesn't pay his tuition, then we'll just have him expelled.
Ran Qiuye was young, having only been a teacher for a few years, and naturally couldn't bear to let Jia Geng drop out of school. So she had to visit his home on the eve of the Lunar New Year.
In fact, Ran Qiuye had visited the family twice before, but each time she went, Jia Geng's parents seemed to have received a warning and would sneak out beforehand.
Ran Qiuye secretly vowed to herself, "I refuse to believe you won't be home by the time the New Year arrives. I'm determined to collect this money today."
But Ran Qiuye didn't expect that before she even entered the courtyard house, she would be stopped at the gate by a strange man. At first, she thought she had encountered a bad guy.
After his explanation, I became even more confused.
Why did he say that he was the person Yan Bugui introduced to Sha Zhu?
Yan Bugui was someone I knew, a teacher at my school, but what was this about being introduced to a potential partner? I'd never heard of such a thing before.
And then there's Sha Zhu, who's having an affair with Jia Geng's mother, Qin Huairu. Sha Zhu isn't a good person; he's really inexplicable. He's here to collect tuition fees, not to go on blind dates. It's ridiculous.
Thinking of this, Ran Qiuye said directly to the man, "Comrade, I've arrived, and please watch your mouth."
"I'm here to collect tuition fees, not to go on a blind date. Besides, Teacher Yan never introduced me to any 'Silly Zhu.' He Yuzhu, please get out of my way."
Pah, Sha Zhu (傻柱), just hearing that name tells you this guy must be out of his mind, otherwise who would let someone call them Sha Zhu?
Xu Damao was also a bit confused. This wasn't what he had imagined at all. After all, he had been standing in this alley for three hours, just to intercept Ran Qiuye.
To his surprise, she knew nothing about this. Thinking of this, Xu Damao chuckled. It's good she doesn't know; this Ran Qiuye is beautiful, cultured, and has a great presence. She's a perfect match for me.
Without Yu Haitang, we got Ran Qiuye. Not a bad deal, not a bad deal.
After shaking off Xu Damao, Ran Qiuye walked easily towards Banggeng's house.
"Jia Geng, are you home?"
"Who is it? Knocking so late at night! Don't you know you can't knock on a widow's door in the middle of the night?!" Jia Zhangshi, already in a bad mood, yelled at the door.
"Grandma, this is our teacher. What nonsense are you talking about? Teacher Ran, please come in. I'm home," Banggeng shouted angrily at his grandmother.
"Hmph, a night owl entering the house, it must be for something." Madam Jia muttered to herself, already guessing what it was about.
Once everyone was seated, Ran Qiuye stated the purpose of her visit: to collect tuition fees. Upon hearing these three words...
Qin Huairu was instantly at a loss. How could Teacher Ran be like this?
Who comes to collect money on the eve of the Lunar New Year? They really don't know the rules. How am I supposed to hide from them?
Thinking of this, Qin Huairu immediately put on an embarrassed look and said, "We've really gone to so much trouble for you, Teacher Ran. We know we've caused you trouble."
But look at us, we're just a widow and her orphan family, we really have no other choice. This…”
“Mother Jia Geng, I know you're struggling financially, but there's nothing we can do right now. There are just too many impoverished families at the school, and your family's income isn't enough to qualify you for poverty alleviation.”
"I can't do anything about it, the tuition can't be reduced." Ran Qiuye was speechless. What's wrong with your family? Look at all that food and clothing. You're all fat and greasy-faced. Why are you complaining to me about being poor?
It wasn't that Ran Qiuye was heartless; she had just seen too many impoverished students, and she couldn't afford to subsidize them either. Besides, Bang Geng's family had a decent income.
"Mom, don't worry about it. Sha Zhu said he'd pay my tuition," Bang Geng volunteered. He'd already arranged it all; with Sha Zhu as his go-to guy, he was all set.
When Ran Qiuye heard Bang Geng mention Sha Zhu, she immediately remembered what that person had told her earlier: Sha Zhu wasn't a good person and had an affair with Jia Geng's mother. Her mind immediately started to gossip.
Soon, Sha Zhu, wearing small leather shoes and a tattered cotton-padded coat, made his appearance.
Sha Zhu was incredibly generous, saying everything was fine since they were neighbors and it was just a small matter. Goodness, if it were before, Ran Qiuye would probably have been fooled by Sha Zhu, but unfortunately, Xu Damao reminded her earlier.
Ran Qiuye did indeed discover something unusual about Sha Zhu and Jia Geng's mother.
Why did Jia Geng's mother punch Sha Zhu with her little fist as soon as he came in?
The way the two of them were staring at each other was disgusting; it was almost like they were about to spit out coyness. Thinking of this, Ran Qiuye hurriedly wrote out the receipt and fled the courtyard.
As soon as Ran Qiuye stepped out of the courtyard house, she saw that the same person was still waiting at the entrance. Upon seeing her,
He immediately chuckled and said, "Teacher Ran, what do you think? I told you so, didn't I? This Sha Zhu and Bang Geng's mother are having an affair, aren't they? You'd better keep your eyes open when you're looking for a partner in the future. Don't let yourself be fooled again."
Just as Ma Hua was engrossed in watching, a system notification suddenly sounded in his mind.
{Ding-dong.}
{Given that the host has encountered the "first blood expert" Xu Damao and started dating Ran Qiuye, a god-level choice has been activated.}
{Option 1: Indifference, ignoring the issue, and leaving directly will reward the host with goodwill towards Xu Damao.}
{Option 2: Directly step forward to stop him and reveal Xu Damao's background. Reward: Increase Ran Qiuye's favorability.}
{Option 3: Let Sha Zhu and Xu Damao fight like dogs. Reward for the host: Tan Family Cuisine, one serving of ingredients.}
What good is Xu Damao's goodwill? He's just waiting for him to report me. And what good is Ran Qiuye's goodwill? I'm about to be a street sweeper.
The ingredients for Tan family cuisine... Ma Hua unconsciously swallowed. Ever since he obtained the Tan family recipes from the Lou family, Ma Hua had been thinking of making a few dishes to try.
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to gather all the ingredients, so I haven't been able to get what I wanted. I didn't expect the system to give me some today! Great, great, I'll choose option three.
After Ma Hua finished making his selection, he rode his bicycle to the back wall of the courtyard house and skillfully jumped over it.
Then he wrote a note and threw it at Sha Zhu's house, where it hit him squarely. Sha Zhu was about to curse, thinking, "Who's the scoundrel who broke my window?"
Unexpectedly, another crumpled piece of paper hit him on the head. Sha Zhu picked it up, looked at it, and then angrily ran out of the courtyard gate.
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