Chapter 98 My childhood sweetheart is staying at my house tonight
The classmate said, "My uncle works in the media. He wants to do a social news story and go to the homes of some poor students to film them. The more miserable these reports are, the more attention they attract. So I wanted to ask if there are any students in the class who are in such a miserable situation."
Xu Qingyun asked curiously, "Does your uncle have any of his films? Let me take a look."
The classmate immediately showed her the photo on his phone.
All the people photographed were poor, disabled and elderly.
All the photos lack much humanistic care and storytelling.
There is only a feeling of being stared down from above.
He magnified the poverty, embarrassment, filth, and deformity of these people.
Everyone under the camera has a look of helplessness and inferiority in their eyes.
Ugly, very ugly.
Xu Qingyun really hoped that Chu Yao’s shortcomings would also be magnified in this way.
I hope she can be so self-deprecating and so ugly.
She smiled and said to the classmate, "There's no one in our class... but I know there is one in the science class, Chu Yao. She has very good grades, and your uncle's photo of her will definitely cause a sensation."
The classmate said, "Then I'll go tell Chu Yao."
Xu Qingyun: "No need, I'll help you find out her address. Isn't tomorrow Saturday? We don't have classes in the second year of high school, so you can ask your uncle to go directly."
Seeing that the student was hesitant, Xu Qingyun continued, "Your uncle is helping her. He's making her suffering known to the public. Maybe someone will donate to her in the future. How can she not accept your uncle's kindness?"
The classmate nodded. "That's true. And I heard that Chu Yao made it to the finals of the city's high school essay competition. If we promote her a bit, the judges might even give her first place because she's so miserable!"
Xu Qingyun smiled and nodded: "Yes, just like those talent shows on TV, they all rely on playing the victim."
Xu Qingyun turned around and her smile fell.
That essay contest was at the city level, and the prize money was not much, only 5,000 for the first place winner.
Of course, Xu Qingyun looked down upon this tiny bonus.
She signed up purely for the honor.
She originally thought she had it all figured out.
But unexpectedly, Chu Yao showed up halfway.
Preliminary round, semi-final... I am always better than him!
Today, the homeroom teacher even put pressure on her privately, saying to her, "You're from a liberal arts class, so you can't be beaten by a science class in the essay competition, right?"
Xu Qingyun really hated her to death.
The boy she likes and the honor of being an excellent student...why do they have to compete with her for it!
But now, the turning point has come.
As long as Chu Yao's family background is exposed, whether she wins or loses, it will be shameful!
She lost because she was not strong enough.
She won because she played the victim and the judges sympathized with her!
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Chu Yao had no idea that her home would be visited by reporters tomorrow.
The bus arrived at the stop and she got off.
I actually saw Qin Jiahuai sitting right here on the platform.
Chu Yao asked in surprise: "Why are you here?"
Qin Jiahuai looked up at her, seeming a little pitiful: "I had a quarrel with my parents and ran away from home."
It was the first time Chu Yao saw him like this.
Like a homeless stray dog.
He is so old, yet he still does such childish things...
But this time his monthly exam results were really bad.
Maybe it was because of this incident that I couldn’t stand being scolded by my parents.
Suddenly a breeze blew, and cool raindrops fell on my nose.
Chu Yao reminded him: "You should find a hotel to stay in quickly, it's going to rain heavily soon."
Qin Jiahuai: "I didn't bring any money."
Chu Yao immediately took out her wallet from her schoolbag: "I'll lend it to you."
Qin Jiahuai: "I didn't bring my ID card."
Chu Yao: "Then you can only go home and live."
Qin Jiahuai: "My parents were mad that I didn't do well on the exam, so they locked me out and won't let me go back."
Chu Yao: "...then what do you want to do?"
Qin Jiahuai suggested: "How about staying at your house? I can sleep on the floor in the living room. Otherwise, I'll have to sleep under the bridge tonight."
Chu Yao hesitated for a moment: "Then I have to ask my grandma first."
She called her grandmother.
Chu Yao: "Grandma, can I bring a male classmate home to stay overnight?"
Grandma was surprised: "Are you crazy? You're seventeen, not seven. You can just bring a strange male classmate home to live with you?"
Chu Yao: "No, he's not unfamiliar. You know him too. He's the Qin Jiahuai who used to live near our house."
Grandma paused, then softened her tone. "Are you talking about Xiao Huai from Doctor Qin's family? Oh, that's fine. He's an honest kid, nothing will happen to him. I'll clean up and arrange it the same way as when your mother usually comes."
Chu Yao gave up her room, and her grandmother changed into a set of washed sheets and quilt covers, and she went to live in the same room with her grandmother.
Chu Yao responded with "Okay".
He turned to Qin Jiahuai and said, "Let's go."
Qin Jiahuai immediately followed him.
When the two returned home, Sun Cuiyun had already packed up.
As soon as Chu Yao entered the room, she saw that her grandmother had specially changed into a cashmere sweater that she usually didn't want to wear, and she had also mopped the floor, but it was not dry yet after just mopping.
Grandma used the highest standard of hospitality etiquette of the Chu family.
Qin Jiahuai followed Chu Yao and immediately called out, "Grandma."
Sun Cuiyun looked at him with a smile: "You've grown so big... Are you hungry? I made some red date porridge, eat some and then rest."
Qin Jiahuai responded "Okay" and followed Chu Yao in.
He put down his schoolbag, walked into the kitchen, rolled up his sleeves, and wanted to help.
Sun Cuiyun turned around and waved at him: "No, go out and sit down. You don't even know where to put the dishes and chopsticks at my house. You can't help. Yaoyao, come here."
Chu Yao came over. The small kitchen could not accommodate three people at all, so Qin Jiahuai went out first.
Sun Cuiyun served the porridge and asked Chu Yao with a smile: "Yaoyao, do you know how Xiao Huai got the scar on his elbow?"
Chu Yao turned around and looked at Qin Jiahuai.
Only then did I see that when he rolled up his sleeves to expose his elbow, there was indeed a light, short scar.
Chu Yao: "I don't know, how did it come about?"
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