Chapter 78 Pear Paste
Tang Xueli went to the west room to find Tang Jinhong.
She got straight to the point and said, "You only need to pay back thirty-five of the two hundred."
"Huh?" Tang Jinhong raised his head in confusion.
"Please sublease the house in the Design Institute's staff quarters to me."
It’s not far from No. 1 Middle School and Dongda Market, so it’s very convenient for her to go to school and for her mother to set up the stall.
My second sister works at Liming Hotel, which is a little farther away, but it only takes ten minutes longer than before, so it’s acceptable.
Tang Xueli discussed it with Tang Shuangshuang, and her second sister was very happy about it.
As luck would have it, her master Anshun happened to live near the design institute's staff building, so the two could travel together.
"I borrowed two hundred dollars from you. The rent for the house is fifteen dollars a month. One month has passed. You can live here for eleven months. Eleven times fifteen is one hundred and sixty-five. Two hundred minus one hundred and sixty-five is exactly thirty-five."
Tang Jinhong immediately figured out Tang Xueli's account.
He immediately counted out thirty-five dollars and handed it over.
Tang Xueli nodded and said it was just right.
Tang Jinhong was very happy, as he was worried originally.
His house was a mess, and there was no way he could live in the building over there by himself.
But leaving the house empty is a waste of money.
Now that Tang Xueli has proposed to rent it, he can lose less money, which is really the best thing.
However, what he didn't know was that Tang Xueli had actually calculated that Tang Jinhong wouldn't be able to live in the rented house for too long.
From any perspective, it is impossible for Tang Jinhong to live a sweet life with Zhao Hongye. Only Tang Jinhong himself is confused and thinks he can enjoy the blessing of having two girlfriends at the same time.
When Tang Xueli asked Tang Jinhong to find a better house, it was not really for Zhao Hongye's sake, but for herself.
Look, now you can live here!
You can save yourself the trouble of looking for a house and get a good house at a good price. It's just like sitting back and enjoying the fruits of your labor.
Tang Xueli immediately changed the original door lock and moved in with her mother and second sister overnight.
Mr. Tang’s mental state is getting worse and worse, which is really scary. It’s better to stay away from him as soon as possible.
Tang Limei's eyes became darker and darker.
During the break, she ran to Tang Xueli and cried, "Grandpa makes a fuss every night and I can't sleep at all! Xueli, help me..."
Tang Xueli said expressionlessly: "The bell is about to ring, go back to your seat, the monitor is back."
Tang Limei was now sitting on Tan Chengshi's stool, while Tang Xueli and the squad leader were sitting in the front and back seats.
"Can I stay with you for a few days?" Tang Limei begged bitterly, "Grandpa spent the whole night chopping the table with a kitchen knife last night."
Tang Xueli: "..."
This is really scary.
"My dad went over to grab the knife and almost got cut." Tang Limei lay on the table. Tan Chengshi came back and stood beside her. She pretended not to see anything and just talked to Tang Xueli, "Xueli, you have a lot of ideas. Give me some advice!"
Tan Chengshi coughed lightly and reminded, "It's time for class."
Tang Limei shouted, "I know, the teacher hasn't come yet!"
Tan Chengshi: “…”
Tang Xueli turned her head and looked at Tang Limei: "I don't have any idea either."
Yan Shouzhen walked in and knocked on the table seriously, "Class is starting!"
Tang Limei hung her head and walked towards the back of the classroom.
Tang Xueli took out paper and a notebook and looked up at Yan Shouzhen.
Wow, you look quite professional standing on the podium.
Who would have thought that the serious teacher Yan is actually a childish kid in private!
Yan Shouzhen noticed her gaze and lowered his eyes to look at him. The moment their eyes met, a smile appeared in the corner of his eyes, but it only flashed for a moment and then disappeared.
A while ago at the boxing gym, she brought four boxes of pear paste to Yan Shouzhen.
"Two boxes for you, and two boxes for Teacher Liang." Tang Xueli said, "They are not very precious things. Tell Teacher Liang not to give me anything else."
"So what do I need to give you?"
The pear paste was very thick, and Yan Shouzhen couldn't wait to open the lid and scoop out a little with his fingers to taste it.
It is very sweet, but not greasy. After swallowing it, your throat can feel a slight coolness, which is particularly soothing.
Autumn pear paste used to be a product of the palace. It was not until the imperial physicians spread it that it became available among the people.
There are many kinds of Chinese medicinal herbs here, and the preparation is very particular. They are definitely not the inexpensive things that Tang Xueli mentioned.
"Do you have anything good to give me?" Tang Xueli asked back.
Yan Shouzhen looked at her and said, "Why can Teacher Liang just accept your gift without giving anything in return, but I still have to give you something?"
You're starting to act like a fool again!
Tang Xueli curled her lips and said, "Teacher Liang gave me a pen."
Yan Shouzhen immediately said: "Then I will give you a pen as well."
He gives whatever others give him.
There is really no creativity.
"You're such a smart student." Tang Xueli deliberately choked him.
"..." Yan Shouzhen paused, "I'll give you a better pen."
Why is this person so easy to be amused?
"Okay." Tang Xueli laughed, "I'll give you the pear paste as a gift. It will be used as tuition for my tutoring."
Yan Shouzhen gave her a lot of special lessons. It would cost a lot of money to take extra lessons in a cram school decades later.
Besides, it is difficult to find a good teacher as capable as Yan Shouzhen in those cram schools.
Two boxes of pear paste are really nothing.
"What kind of extra lessons? I'm a teacher, and it's my duty to answer students' questions." Yan Shouzhen said seriously, "I will answer all the questions that students ask me seriously."
"Yes, you are a good teacher." Tang Xueli did not want to debate this topic with him, "You can give whatever you want, or you can choose not to give anything."
As a result, after school that day, Tang Xueli received two pens.
Teacher Liang smiled sheepishly: "I am not very good at choosing gifts. After thinking about it, students still use pens the most. Take this pen. You can use it even after you go to college."
Tang Xueli took a look and found that it was exactly the same pen as last time, even the style hadn't changed: "...Thank you, Mr. Liang."
"What are you thanking me for?" Teacher Liang patted Tang Xueli on the shoulder and said, "I should thank you for your pear paste. You are so amazing. You can make such delicious pear paste! My husband is also a teacher. He always fights with me for it. He ate too much that day and had diarrhea."
Tang Xueli laughed dryly, "You can't eat too much of this. Autumn pears are cold, so you have to take them with warm water."
"We know that. He just couldn't resist the temptation."
After Teacher Liang left, Yan Shouzhen came over again.
He also handed over a pen, "Here, it's my return gift."
Tang Xueli didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You really gave me a pen?"
"It won't go bad, you can use it slowly." Yan Shouzhen added, "This is not an ordinary fountain pen."
Tang Xueli looked left and right, but didn't see anything special. "What's unusual about it?"
Yan Shouzhen raised his chin proudly and said, "This is a very important award I won."
"Oh..." Tang Xueli looked up at him and asked sincerely, "Then why did you give it to me?"
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