I'm attending junior high school in Shanghai!
The phone in her hand dialed and then hung up, beeping and ticking, but Su Tao wasn't in a hurry.
The woman beside her was watching her movements closely, trying to stop her, so Su Tao dialed the number again.
This time, someone answered the phone.
He was just a stranger. Who was she looking for?
Su Tao gave her uncle's name, and the other end said, "It's time to get off work, it's time to get off work."
He didn't even check the time before calling the office.
OK, Su Tao understands.
It turns out that when my uncle was bragging on the phone, he was using his office phone.
Would someone who can't even afford to pay for phone calls apply for a school for the children of migrant workers in Shanghai?
Su Tao told her mother the result and then put down her phone.
"Auntie, please put us here." Su Tao put her leg over the glass jar of soy sauce at her feet.
He stood with his legs together, allowing Sun Lifang to open the door.
"We won't keep you from going home for dinner. We can find it ourselves."
There was no emotional fluctuation. All the way here, Su Tao had placed her schoolbag on the lid of the large soy sauce jar between her legs.
Now pick it up and move it aside to reassure Sun Lifang, "We can find our way. If all else fails, we can just ask at each house."
His workplace already knows, so why are they afraid he'll run away?
Hearing her say that, Haiyan echoed, "Yes, yes, yes, look, we've troubled you to pick us up and drop us off. It's getting late, and your girl is so sleepy."
Turning her head, Sun Lifang looked at her daughter beside her.
Zhou Xinya was awake, but she was listless.
His gaze was blank, staring at one spot without moving.
It wouldn't be accurate to say she looked like she had just woken up; she had been awake for quite some time.
"Hey, say hello to your sister!" Sun Lifang nudged her daughter.
Seeing that she didn't react, he didn't press her.
He opened the car door and got out, helping Su Tao carry her things down.
"Be careful, be careful." Sun Lifang was worried that Su Tao might bump her head while carrying a large schoolbag.
She wanted to help her take it, but Su Tao wouldn't let her.
Before Sun Lifang could say anything, the young girl got off the bus, walked around to the other side, and greeted Zhou Xinya.
"Little sister, little sister is awake?"
"I'm Sister Su Tao, do you recognize me?"
After giving her a warm squeeze of her little hand, Su Tao straightened up with her schoolbag on her back and went back to the back to carry the big bucket.
Sun Lifang found no fault with Su Tao, as she was polite and courteous.
She was overly polite, yet lively and enthusiastic; her ingratiating attitude was obvious to everyone.
Despite being rejected for "after-school tutoring," Su Tao was not discouraged.
He then asked Sun Lifang with a grin, "Where did you learn to dance, little sister? Look at her dance shoes—"
The observant Su Tao noticed that Zhou Xinya hadn't changed her dance shoes and frowned with concern, "How could you wear dance shoes out like that?"
Dance shoes are meant to be worn in the dance studio, how can they be used as everyday items?
"Oh, this," Sun Lifang explained to her, "The new shoes were a bit worn out, so after the teacher fixed them for Yaya, she was told to walk around in them more and they would fit her better."
Dancers' feet are not pretty, but ballet shoes are all made from the same pattern.
It's very stiff, so Teacher Xiong told Zhou Xinya to wear it for a few days to get used to it.
Given Sun Lifang's circumstances, she never considered the problem of "the shoes getting worn out and having to buy new ones."
Su Tao blurted it out without thinking.
After saying that, he realized something was wrong, gave an awkward laugh, and said, "I only have one pair of shoes, and they're still perfectly fine to wear."
"If I have the chance, can I dance with my sister?"
Before leaving, Su Tao, carrying large and small bags, turned to Sun Lifang and asked, "When are you free? I'd like to dance with my sister."
Sun Lifang had no choice but to accept those words.
It's normal for children to play together.
Just as he was about to nod, his wrist suddenly jerked.
A familiar voice rang in my ears: "Hello, you have a new order. Would you like to accept it?"
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