Chapter 35 You look more like a lunatic
"I have nine dollars and thirty-six cents." Tang Xueli took out the neatly folded money and asked calmly, "Do you want it now?"
"..." Bai Lianxin opened her mouth but no words came out.
"Isn't that enough?" Tang Xueli said seriously.
"Your father robbed the bandits' goods and was kidnapped." Bai Lianxin talked about this incident for the umpteenth time today and felt exhausted.
"Oh..." Tang Xueli paused and suddenly asked, "Are you living together now?"
Bai Lianxin took a deep breath and said, "Yes, we live together now. I saw with my own eyes that your father was kidnapped! Kidnapped, do you know what this means?"
"I understand." Tang Xueli nodded, "Teacher said that in this case, we should report it to the police."
"...You can't report it to the police." Bai Lianxin pounded her chest, which was stuffy. "What your father did is not in accordance with the rules. If you report it to the police, you will be arrested."
Tang Xueli blinked and asked, "What should we do then?"
Bai Lianxin suffocated.
How would she know what to do!
"Is this all the money you made from setting up the stall?"
Tang Xueli said: "No."
Bai Lianxin's eyes lit up, and hope ignited in her heart, "I knew there must be more than this. I heard that your braised meat is very delicious and it sells out every day."
She held Tang Xueli's hand and said, "Xueli, don't worry. Your father and I will lend you this money. We will definitely return it to you double!"
Tang Xueli listened silently as Bai Lianxin's talk became more and more outrageous.
Bai Lianxin was so moved by what she said that she became more affectionate and called "Xue Li" repeatedly as if she was calling her beloved daughter.
It sounds very funny, but also full of irony.
"Xue Li, you are a sensible and filial child. Your father likes you the most among all your sisters. He says you are the smartest..."
"I sold them all, but I didn't get the price. I even lost money!" Tang Xueli interrupted Bai Lianxin's endless chatter and said with a wry smile, "I've almost used up all the salary that Tang Jincai brought home."
"What?!" Bai Lianxin suddenly felt a darkness before her eyes.
Tang Xueli sighed softly and said helplessly, "These nine dollars and thirty-six cents are the only living expenses left for our family. I wanted to ask Tang Jincai for some money, but now it seems that I can't get it."
"You're just thinking about yourself! Are you a vampire?" Bai Lianxin roared uncontrollably, "Your father is about to be dragged into the mountains to dig coal!"
"Really?" Tang Xueli asked slowly, "Do you get paid for digging coal? Can you mail it to your home?"
Bai Lianxin: "...Are you crazy?"
Tang Xueli looked at the disheveled woman in front of her.
This is a murderer who is capable of planning the murder of innocent people for his own gain and purpose.
Such a cruel person should suffer day and night.
Tang Xueli looked at her and said slowly: "You look more like a madman."
What?
Am I crazy?
Bai Lianxin took a deep breath for a long time before she finally caught her breath. "If you have no money, then you have no money. Go home and persuade your grandmother to think of a solution."
Tang Xueli asked, "What are you trying to persuade?"
Bai Lianxin's eyes were dull, and she said weakly, "...your grandma didn't believe what I said, saying your father wouldn't be arrested."
Tang Xueli said slowly: "Then did you lie to me? I'm still a student, very innocent, and very easy to be deceived."
Bai Lianxin: "..."
"And, most importantly, my grandma doesn't like me, and she won't believe what I say." Tang Xueli put the nine dollars and thirty-six cents back into her pocket and spread her hands, expressing her helplessness.
Bai Lianxin left in despair.
Tang Xueli returned to the classroom before the class ended.
Yan Shouzhen was explaining the topic, and Tang Limei asked quietly, "What does Aunt Bai want to talk to you about?"
"Secret." Tang Xueli looked at the blackboard, picked up a pen and started taking notes.
"What secrets are you keeping from me?" Tang Limei acted like a kind-hearted elder sister. "Aunt Bai is very cunning. I'm afraid she will lie to you."
Tang Xueli kept writing and asked casually, "What book are you reading at Teacher Cui's place?"
If there are secrets, they naturally need to be exchanged.
Tang Limei curled her lips, "Tell me, and I'll tell you."
Tang Xueli: "You speak first."
"What should I do if you don't tell me after I've finished speaking?" Tang Limei was hesitating.
Tang Xueli wanted to listen to the class carefully, so she didn't bother to say more: "Forget it, I don't care what book you read."
"Okay, okay, then you have to keep your promise!"
Seeing that Tang Xueli ignored her, she could only continue, "We are watching Uncle Bangs."
Tang Xueli did not give any special reaction and continued to copy the notes on the blackboard seriously.
Tang Limei boasted, "You definitely haven't heard of it. This is a foreign novel by a great writer. It tells a story of tragic fate. It's from the 'Poor Relatives' series, along with another novel, 'Aunt Bei'. Forget it. You won't understand even if I tell you."
In fact, it was she herself who didn't understand. She heard words like "tragic fate" and "poor relatives series" from Cui Weishan. She didn't understand them at all and had no interest in them.
Liu Zhengju, who was sitting in the front, suddenly turned her head and glanced at Tang Limei.
Tang Limei didn't get along with her and glared at her, "What are you looking at!"
Liu Zhengju suppressed her displeasure and asked, "Have you also seen Uncle Bangs?"
Tang Limei was very rude: "What does it have to do with you? Stop talking to me."
Liu Zhengju turned back.
Tang Limei immediately asked Tang Xueli: "What exactly did Aunt Bai want to talk to you about? I'm telling you, you can't just lie and not tell me."
Tang Xueli: "Borrow money."
"Why did she ask you to borrow money?" Tang Limei didn't understand.
Tang Xueli said lightly: "She thinks I made money by setting up a stall."
"You made so much money from the stall? How much was it? Did you lend it to Aunt Bai?" Tang Limei subconsciously raised her voice, and as a result, she was criticized by Yan Shouzhen.
She didn't dare to speak anymore and almost got hurt.
Fortunately, the get out of class was about to end, and she looked at Tang Xueli anxiously.
Tang Xueli said: "I didn't make any money, so I didn't have any money to lend to her."
Tang Limei snorted, "It's boring."
I thought there was some gossip, but this is it?
"Why did she borrow money? What did she want to do with the money?" Tang Limei wanted to continue digging deeper, unwillingly.
Tang Xueli replied lightly: "I don't know."
Tang Limei's mouth twitched, "The classroom is too stuffy, I'll go to the corridor for a while."
Last school was so boring. It was so dull.
"Liu Zhengju." Tang Xueli called in a low voice.
Liu Zhengju turned around.
Tang Xueli asked her, "Have you seen Uncle Bangs?"
There was a hint of vigilance in Liu Zhengju's eyes.
Her desk mate went to the bathroom, and the two of them spoke in low voices so no one else could hear.
After hesitating for a moment, she nodded, "Tian Xiaoyue has this book. I borrowed it and read it. She and I both like human comedy."
Tian Xiaoyue - the missing girl.
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