Chapter 16
Lin Yue was speechless. The head teacher was really insistent.
How much does he hate premature love!
Jiang Rong didn't really care and quickly replied, "No, the phone was given to me by a female friend, and the new hairstyle... is because I want to face a brand new life."
The head teacher looked at Jiang Rong's hair and didn't say anything for a moment. Lin Yue swallowed nervously. She didn't know if Jiang Rong's answer could suppress the head teacher's suspicion, so she tried to help: "Yes, Jiang Rong looks very happy today."
After she finished speaking, she didn't even dare to look at the head teacher, for fear that he would notice something wrong.
Just when they thought they were doomed, the head teacher treated them gently: "That's it, come to my office next time you teach, and I won't treat them so gently next time."
Lin Yue just breathed a sigh of relief when he added, "After all, the teacher isn't very good with cell phones."
Thinking of those posts on the forum that were badmouthing the teacher, Lin Yue chose to remain silent. When she returned home today, she deleted all the bad things she had said!
Jiang Rong pursed her lips and was about to leave with Lin Yue in tow, but was stopped by the head teacher: "Wait a minute, have you received the scholarship application form?"
Jiang Rong stopped and shook her head: "Not yet."
Lin Yue was obviously thinking about what happened that morning. The head teacher nodded slightly: "I understand."
After letting the two of them leave, Jiang Rong walked to the teaching building and took the initiative to explain, "He knows my family situation. Since I enrolled, the director has been very helpful to me."
"And he deliberately called our names last. Didn't you notice that everyone else had left?"
Lin Yue blinked: "Yes."
"But if we go back at this time, will we be scolded to death by the teacher?"
How could the head teacher be so kind? Even if he knew that the two girls were shy and that Jiang Rong's situation was special, he still concealed it and violated school rules. He did not admit it voluntarily, so there was no way he would not punish her at all.
Jiang Rong and Lin Yue were both ordered by their good-tempered Chinese teacher to stand at the door for the whole afternoon. After all, it was the head teacher who asked for the list of names, and they were the last two to come back. If no punishment measures were taken, they would be punished.
But the two girls standing at the door didn't seem embarrassed at all. They glanced at the students who were sleeping soundly in the classroom. Lin Yue touched her nose guiltily and lowered her voice: "I'm sorry."
The midday sun shone through the glass onto the corridor. Jiang Rong curled her lips and shook her head: "It's okay, I still want to thank you."
They looked at each other and smiled. Although it was embarrassing to stand together at the door of the class, they now felt like they were sharing weal and woe.
The Chinese teacher shook his head and, before the bell rang, called the two people in and gave them a lecture: "Don't do this again next time."
"You still dare to laugh so happily?"
The two of them quickly put away their expressions and sat back in their seats. The afternoon passed in a flash. Because it was Friday, everyone's face was filled with smiles. As soon as school was over, Jiang Rong left and went to the stationery store to buy some colored paper. It was not until she reached the bus stop that she discovered another problem.
I don’t know when the evening study session ends!
Thinking of Lin Yue telling her that she could ask anything, she pursed her lips, took out her phone, and unskillfully opened the chat app. Looking at the interface with only one friend, she sent a message to Lin Yue: [When is the evening study session? ]
She thought Lin Yue would reply after a while, but just as she put her phone in her pocket, it vibrated. Jiang Rong quickly took it out and saw that it was indeed a message from Lin Yue: [10 o'clock in the evening.]
Jiang Rong was a little surprised: [How could you reply to the message? ]
Lin Yue replied immediately: [Let’s have dinner at the secret base.]
Jiang Rong was truly helpless: [Are you truly not afraid of the head teacher coming again?]
Just after sending the message, there was no news from Lin Yue. She didn't know if he was caught. Although Jiang Rong was a little worried, she still put the phone in her pocket and took off her school uniform jacket to prevent people from discovering her age. Anyway, the short-sleeved school uniform underneath did not make it easy to tell that she was a school uniform.
After putting away the clothes, Jiang Rong looked at the colored paper in the bag and curled up the corners of her mouth. She sketched out the origami plan in her mind. Jiang Rong had already thought about what kind of handicrafts she would fold for Shen Jianye when she got home.
The bus quickly drove to the suburbs. There were not many people in the car anymore. Jiang Rong got off the bus and swallowed her saliva at the unfamiliar surroundings. Just as she was about to take a step forward, the bus driver behind her called out to her, "Little girl."
Jiang Rong turned her head, pointed at herself, and said "Huh?" in confusion.
The bus driver nodded and said enthusiastically in his heavily accented Mandarin, "Yes, this is the final stop. The next bus is at 7 o'clock. If you miss it, you won't be able to get back to the city."
It was Jiang Rong's first time to ride to the suburban terminal. She had no idea about the rules. She nodded quickly and said, "Thank you, Master."
Watching the bus door close and continue on its way, Jiang Rong stepped inside. There were some small restaurants on both sides of the road, and further in were B&Bs. Many owners' eyes lit up at the sight of Jiang Rong, but when they heard it was just a part-time job and she had other things to do during the day, they all declined: "You don't look very old, and do you have an ID?"
"Study hard, sister. Add me as a friend. After you finish the college entrance examination, you can come here to work."
"Sorry, we don't want part-time jobs. If you're full-time, we can have you work as a receptionist."
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Jiang Rong was rejected again and sighed as she stood on the steps. There were several dark restaurants on this street. The shops looked like they had not been repaired for a long time. There were only a few people eating in the rooms. The few gray lights were creepy to look at. It was scary to even walk in from the outside. Jiang Rong could only walk past quickly without looking around.
As the night deepened, some of the brightly lit shops opened their doors. Several women, dressed in fancy clothes, learned of Jiang Rong's purpose from others. They looked her up and down and giggled, "Sister, you're suitable to come to our place. We have high wages and are not busy."
The man who was holding the woman's waist couldn't help but say, "And it's easy."
The woman gently hit the man's chest with her fist. Both of them looked very sweet. Jiang Rong didn't dare to look at them anymore and ran to the bus stop as if escaping.
She didn't know what to do now. The workers in the suburbs were a mixed bunch. Many people could tell her age at a glance, and some of them had bad intentions. In addition, thinking that the last bus was at seven o'clock, Jiang Rong didn't dare to go far.
Sitting on the cold iron stool, Jiang Rong sighed deeply, holding her schoolbag in a daze. After meeting Shen Jianye, she had been living a happy life every day, and she thought her luck had changed.
Just when she was feeling melancholy, an old lady in tattered clothes walked up to her. Her clothes were visibly ragged. Jiang Rong had never expected that there were still people dressed like this in this era.
She walked up to him and said with her hands together: "Kind person, please help me. I haven't eaten for several days. Can you buy me something to eat?"
Jiang Rong subconsciously wanted to take the money from her pocket, but when she thought about the bad things that happened to people who got close to her, she paused and picked up the half-eaten bun from the compartment of her schoolbag. "Grandma, I'll break this bun and eat half of it. You can have this."
A trace of disgust flashed in the woman's eyes. Jiang Rong thought she had seen it wrong, but she quickly lowered her eyelids again: "Little girl, it's okay for you to lose weight at such a young age, but for an old woman like me to eat so little, isn't it killing me?"
"Just treat me to a ten-dollar fast food meal at that restaurant. I'm not greedy. Little girl, please help me, help grandma."
Ten yuan is not a lot of money, but I usually don’t bring money with me when I go out. Sometimes I’m afraid of making impulse purchases when I’m really hungry, so I just don’t carry it with me.
The old lady wanted to persuade Jiang Rong a few more times, but she heard the rumbling sound of her stomach. The two of them fell into silence. Jiang Rong opened her mouth, but finally bit her lower lip.
The old lady quickly shook off her awkwardness and casually asked, "This is the suburbs, what are you doing here, little girl?"
Jiang Rong didn't hide it from her. After all, it wasn't a big deal: "I came here to find a job."
The old lady's eyes rolled around, and she didn't know what she was thinking. She simply waved her hand and said, "I don't want you to treat me to a meal anymore. Just look at me...just eat your steamed bun."
As he spoke, he gradually walked away. Jiang Rong frowned in confusion, but did not eat the steamed bun. She still had to have dinner with Shen Jianye in the evening, and this steamed bun had other uses.
While she was bored and waiting for the bus, a middle-aged man ran over, rubbing his hands. He glanced at the girl greedily, making Jiang Rong frown. She only heard him say, "Little girl, I heard you are here to look for a job?"
Before Jiang Rong could answer, he told her why he came: "We are short of a waiter in our store. Would you like to come to us? The salary is not very high."
Jiang Rong stated her requirements: "I can only work part-time."
The man remained calm and pointed to a restaurant not far away: "That's fine, our restaurant is right there, do you want to go over and take a look?"
Jiang Rong saw the old lady sitting at the door of the restaurant, but looking at the dim lights in the restaurant, Jiang Rong frowned slightly. However, she could not resist the man's invitation, so she stood up and was about to go over. The bus she was going to take was stopped at the other end of the road, just one traffic light away.
Thinking of the bus driver's instructions, Jiang Rong pulled the corners of her mouth awkwardly: "Sorry, I'll come back tomorrow."
The phone vibrated, and the man didn't give up. Instead, he said, "Then let's add each other as friends first?"
Jiang Rong took out her phone and clumsily added him as a friend. When she got on the bus and looked at the message carefully, she found that it was a message from Shen Jianye: [Why haven’t you finished school yet? I’m at the school gate. ]
Jiang Rong: [? ]
After chatting for a while, I realized that Shen Jianye must have misheard. That time was clearly the time when other grades were leaving school. Shen Jianye casually said, "Then I'll go to the mall next door to take a look."
[Don’t play anymore, or your phone will be confiscated]
When this was mentioned, Jiang Rong thought of Lin Yue and there was still no dialog box to continue the conversation. She sighed lightly, hurried over, and rushed in through the back door.
I can't just go through the main gate, that would be the same as confessing without being asked, so I got into the big team, but I didn't see Shen Jianye at the school gate.
As he was looking around, a dark blue car slid silently to his side. Its color was like the midnight sky. The window slowly lowered, first revealing a gap, and then gradually revealing the man in the driver's seat.
If it weren't for the fact that it was too late and there were too many people, there would be traffic police everywhere, still rushing him: "Sir, you can't park like this to pick up your child."
"Please leave as soon as possible."
Shen Jianye was about to change seats. Just as he started the car, he heard someone from Jiang Rong's side say something unkind:
"Is this your new rich man?"
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