Shen Qingqing paused for a moment, then nodded: "Of course, my mother also hopes that you can go and see for yourselves."
It turns out they didn't trust her; they just thought she couldn't go!
Upon receiving confirmation, Chen Yurong smiled in surprise: "When we went to some artisan shops to order things before, many people wouldn't let us look inside. I thought that was the industry rule for you handicrafts."
Shen Qingqing had no idea such a thing existed, but as far as porcelain making was concerned, there were plenty of DIY ceramic making shops in later generations, so what was there that wouldn't let you see it?
"I'm not too sure about that. Our family can do it, but our kiln is located in a rather roundabout part of the village. If you're driving a car, you'll have to park at the main road and walk in."
Chen Yurong nodded, "It's okay, I'll have my mom drive the motorcycle! It's settled then. I'll bring the book over for you tomorrow, and then I'll go with my mom to your porcelain kiln on Saturday."
"Okay! Let's meet at the school gate at nine o'clock in the morning. I'll come pick you up on my bicycle!" After confirming the time and place with Chen Yurong, Shen Qingqing turned around and went downstairs with Chen Man.
Having witnessed Shen Qingqing discussing business with people firsthand, Chen Man's admiration for her grew even stronger: "Qingqing! You're so amazing! You can even negotiate business with people now!"
Shen Qingqing was a little embarrassed by the straightforward praise. "This doesn't really count, does it? Besides, haven't you ever checked out customers at your own supermarket?"
Chen Man shook her head: "No, I don't dare. My dad always wants me to practice, but I get nervous whenever I see a stranger."
"It's okay, there's a first time for everything. You can have your dad take you on the weekend and have him sit next to you to keep you calm. That will definitely make you feel more at ease. Once you take the first step, the rest will be easier!" Shen Qingqing smiled and patted Chen Man's head.
Chen Man hesitated for a moment, then, remembering how Shen Qingqing had just had a fluent and engaging conversation with the upperclassman, she secretly encouraged herself. "Okay! I'll give it a try this weekend! If I succeed, I'll bring you something delicious on Monday!"
Shen Qingqing shook her head, "Okay!"
Chen Man's way of expressing happiness and affection is very simple: she often feeds Shen Qingqing the snacks she thinks are delicious, and she only takes the expensive ones.
Once, when Shen Qingqing went to her mother's supermarket to buy daily necessities, she passed by the snack section and saw the prices of several kinds of snacks that Chen Man often gave her. The cheapest one cost thirteen yuan.
After the long break, the third period was math. As soon as the math teacher came in, he announced that there would be a math test in the first period next Tuesday morning. Because the content of the first two units was relatively simple, there was no unit test for the first and second units, and they were directly merged into the third unit.
Upon hearing this, Chen Man slumped onto the table with a bitter expression, muttering under her breath as she flipped through her textbooks, "Why is there another exam..."
Shen Qingqing replied in a low voice, "You should be grateful that you didn't take the exam before National Day and can have a good National Day holiday!"
That made sense, and Chen Man forced herself to cheer up.
They will cover the remaining content of Unit 3 this week, and we'll have a test next week.
So as soon as get out of class ended, Chen Man grabbed Shen Qingqing and hurriedly asked her how to do the practice problem that the math teacher had given after teaching the example problem.
Because her answer was different from the teacher's explanation, even though her steps were exactly the same.
Shen Qingqing took her draft and looked at it, quickly spotting the problem: "Look, you copied the number wrong here. You wrote 1 at the top, but when you copy it down, it becomes 7. It's definitely wrong..."
After school, Chen Man went back with Shen Qingqing. Studying with someone who is good at exams might bring her some good luck!
During dinner that evening, Shen Qingqing told Li Xunli about the things she had discussed with Chen Yurong that day.
Upon hearing about the book, Li Xunli immediately became interested. "Qingqing, ask your senior tomorrow where she bought that book. It sounds like it has a lot of interesting details."
Shen Qingqing nodded, "Okay, I'll ask about it tomorrow."
The next day, when Shen Qingqing went to Chen Yurong to get the book, she also asked about it.
"It seems I bought it at the Xinhua Bookstore in Lushi Town. But that Xinhua Bookstore is very big and has many sections. If you want to buy it there, you might have to look for it yourself," Chen Yurong replied after thinking for a while.
"Okay, thank you, Sister Yurong! See you on Saturday!" Shen Qingqing waved goodbye to Chen Yurong.
When Shen Qingqing returned home in the afternoon, she was surprised to find that her mother was not busy at the porcelain kiln, but was waiting at home.
As soon as I saw her come in, I quickly asked her to bring the book over so I could take a look.
As Shen Qingqing took the book out of her schoolbag, she said to her mother, "I asked my senior, and she said she bought this book at the Xinhua Bookstore near Lushi. She and her mother are coming to Ciyao on Saturday to take a look, or we can go to the Xinhua Bookstore on Sunday?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Man immediately smiled and said, "Auntie, Qingqing and I also want to go to Xinhua Bookstore to buy books. Shall I ask my dad to drive us there on Sunday?"
After glancing through the book, Li Xunli agreed without hesitation.
However, when I brought up this matter with Shen Rongzhou at dinner, Shen Rongzhou looked troubled.
"I'm taking my driving test this Sunday. After that, I'll wait to get my driver's license. If you're going to Lushi, Yangyang will have to be sent to Mom's place first."
Shen Qingqing has been busy with her mother and her own affairs lately and hasn't really paid much attention to her father. Her father is actually about to get his driver's license!
However, Shen Qingqing was a little confused. How could she get her driver's license after passing the third part of the driving test? Wasn't there still a fourth part?
After she asked the question, she understood from Shen Rongzhou's explanation that there was no such thing as a fourth subject at that time.
Li Xunli was also pleasantly surprised and nodded: "Okay, then I'll take Yangyang to my mom's place when I get up that morning, and we'll pick her up when we come back."
For the next week, Chen Man followed Shen Qingqing everywhere, they practically slept in the same bed.
Li Xunli also carried that book back and forth between her home and the porcelain kiln, opening it and flipping through it whenever she had a spare moment.
On Saturday morning, Shen Qingqing slept soundly until dawn and got out of bed feeling refreshed.
In her past life, after she grew up, she slept later and later. After entering university, her day and night were completely reversed, and her schedule was as chaotic as a maze. She hadn't had such a comfortable sleep in a long time.
Upon opening the door, Shen Qingqing saw a note her mother had left on the door, saying that she had gone to the porcelain kiln first.
Since being unjustly penalized for that time, Li Xunli seems to have completely let go of the idea of taking leave. This weekend, she even took the full leave instead of taking half a day off and then rushing back to work.
After washing up, with a steamed bun in her mouth, Shen Qingqing pushed her bicycle out the door, still thinking: It seems her mother's attitude towards her insistence on working in the garment factory has changed a bit...
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