Chapter 58 [58] Moving into a new house!
Li Jing prefers to eat dinner outside the school rather than in the cafeteria which is rather plain.
Qian Tingting felt very guilty today, so she specially accompanied her out for dinner.
Under the instigation of Mrs. Qian, Wang Laizi was finally moved.
He is a scoundrel to begin with, and playing dirty is his best trick. How could he not be able to defeat a little girl?
Besides, if he doesn't rob now, he won't be at risk of committing a crime and won't go to jail.
What’s the harm in saying a few dirty words?
These were the exact words that Mrs. Qian used to instigate him, and so he appeared with the grass in his mouth.
He looks like a dirty hooligan.
He sat down in front of Qian Tingting with a big horse and a golden knife. Qian Tingting jumped up in fear. "What are you going to do?"
"I'm telling you, if you dare to do anything stupid again, I'll call the police and have them arrest you."
Wang Laizi gave a sly smile and said, "No nonsense, don't be nervous, wife."
Qian Tingting was disgusted by the word "daughter-in-law" and her face turned red with anger: "Nonsense, the police have already said that selling children is illegal, and I am not your daughter-in-law."
Wang Laizi said in a servile manner: "We have slept together, so why are you not my wife?"
"The one who has slept with me is my wife."
Qian Tingting had never heard such shameless words before. "You're talking nonsense. I haven't slept with you."
Wang Laizi: "Have you forgotten? On Saturday, when we met, your grandma said you were mine. Let me examine you first. You have a birthmark on your left chest, and I kissed it there."
At her age, Qian Tingting was at her most thin-skinned. She couldn't stand such slander. Her face flushed red with anger and she burst into tears: "You're talking nonsense. No, I didn't, no."
Wang Laizi saw her crying and felt that he had used the right trick, so he continued to make up stories: "Wife, I know you want to study, but we have slept together, and you might be pregnant with my child. It is better not to study. Wait until my son is born and let him go to college."
Qian Tingting covered her ears and said, "Don't spit blood on me. I didn't do that. I didn't do that."
Seeing that his trick worked, Wang Laizi laughed even more shamelessly and talked nonsense.
Tang Yuanyuan and Yu Fangfang came out of the rice noodle shop and saw a lively circle from a distance, and Wang Laizi's obscene smile. When they got closer, they heard Qian Tingting crying. She was crying and trying hard to say that she didn't do it.
Li Jing had never dealt with this kind of thing before and didn't know what to do. She could only puff out her cheeks and look anxious.
Yu Fangfang narrowed her eyes. "This family is really dirty. They can think of all kinds of dirty tricks. If they can't snatch her away, they'll just make her look bad. They're taking advantage of girls' sense of shame and trying to get Qian Tingting to stop studying."
Tang Yuanyuan glanced at the side and saw a bucket of dirty water from mopping the floor under a big tree at the entrance of the convenience store. She picked it up and poured it on Wang Laizi's neck from behind.
Originally, she wanted to pour it over the head, but she was not tall enough and was afraid of splashing it directly on her classmates, so she had to let him do it.
Wang Laizi suddenly felt a foul stench all over his body, and was so angry that veins popped out of his forehead: "What are you doing!"
When I turned around, I found it was Tang Yuanyuan.
Tang Yuanyuan was not afraid of him, "I told you not to talk nonsense."
Wang Laizi is afraid of that madman Li Mu.
He didn't dare to fight back, "Hey, classmate, this is none of your business, just leave it alone."
Tang Yuanyuan bent her legs and squatted down, wiping Qian Tingting's tears with a handkerchief: "If you shrink your neck and cry, and feel ashamed to face others, you will fall into his trap."
"He wants you to feel ashamed, to cry, to feel dirty and unworthy of studying, and to go back and be his wife."
"Qian Tingting, are you going to follow this man's wishes, drop out of school, bear him a child, and be a peasant woman for the rest of your life?"
Qian Tingting sobbed and shook her head: "No."
Tang Yuanyuan: "Just stand up and don't care what others think or say. Go back to class."
Over there, Wang Laizi continued, "You've already slept with me. You're already a spent flower and a withered willow. Why are you pretending to be a good student here? Come home with me. I'll support you and you'll never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of your life."
Wang Laizi's mouth opened and closed, and Qian Tingting's blood rushed to his head. She would rather die than give birth to a son.
At the fried food stall next to it, the machetes used to cut rubber were sharp.
She strode over, picked up the knife, and stabbed Wang Laizi.
Wang Laizi took a step back in time, but he was still a step too late. His shirt was torn, leaving a scarlet wound and red flesh exposed.
Qian Tingting: "I'll kill you, you bastard!"
She will kill anyone who doesn't let her study!
Wang Laizi didn't expect Qian Tingting to be so tough. He was scared out of his wits and ran away.
Qian Tingting chased after him with a dagger in her hand: "You bastard, if you come and talk nonsense again, I'll chop you down every time I see you!"
Wang Laizi ran away like a stray dog.
Qian Tingting felt refreshed as she held the dagger in her hand!
It turns out that they also know how to be afraid.
They will be afraid too.
She would no longer be afraid of them, and if anyone dared to force her again, she would talk nonsense to them.
Tang Yuanyuan caught up: "Okay, they're gone."
Qian Tingting's hand was still nervously gripping the dagger, her chest heaving, every cell in her body in a state of excitement: "Tang Yuanyuan, I'm not afraid of them anymore."
"If anyone tries to attack me again, I will chop her to death."
"I want them to be afraid of me."
"I won't burden you any more."
Tang Yuanyuan lifted her hand, pried open her fingers one by one, and took the knife: "Relax, the person is gone."
"Don't worry, Wang Laizi probably won't dare come again. No one else will dare come again."
"You can continue reading now."
Qian Tingting's eyes were red and her gaze was firm: "No one can stop me from studying."
"If they come again, I won't be afraid anymore."
Tang Yuanyuan wiped the knife clean and returned it to the owner. The owner of the fried food shop was almost scared to death, but Tang Yuanyuan was an old customer, so he didn't say much. He just decided to hide the knife well in the future.
It must not be placed casually on the stall.
Tang Yuanyuan saw Qian Tingting go to the store, spend one dollar, and buy herself a dagger and put it on her body.
As long as the Qian family appears again, she has no doubt that Qian Tingting will fight them to the death.
Her nerves were probably stretched to the limit.
However, she kept the dagger in her body for a week and never used it. No one from the Qian family or Wang Laizi dared to show up again.
This semester's midterm exam is here.
Tang Yuanyuan made great progress, from 21st to 15th in the class. However, Tang An dropped from 4th to 7th.
Li Mu proudly slapped the test paper in front of Tang Yuanyuan and said, "See? My total score is 641! I improved by 30 points. I'm ranked 33rd in the class."
Tang Yuanyuan: "Keep going. As long as you're in the top five in the class, you'll have a chance of getting into a university in Shanghai."
Li Mu's face turned black instantly.
Studying is so fucking boring.
He still wanted to be in the top five in the class, and he wanted to die.
The weather in Yucheng was getting colder. Over the weekend, Xu Xiaofeng came to Tang Yuanyuan's shop and brought something special: "This is called a down jacket. It's filled with poultry feathers. It's light and warm to wear, but the purchase price is very high. The cheapest one costs 110 yuan, and the premium one costs 190 yuan. Do you want one?"
Tang Yuanyuan tried it on and found it was indeed very warm and much lighter than a cotton coat.
"want!"
"You buy all the fine products for me."
Li Mu is no longer the person who always worries about not being able to sell goods: "I want to buy some too. I want half cheap ones and half fine ones."
Both of them pooled several thousand yuan for Teresa Teng and bought down jackets.
Tang Yuanyuan's store sells high-end products, and her down jackets are very popular and sell out very quickly. She also picked out two girls' down jackets for herself. Compared to the old-fashioned and heavy cotton jackets, her classmates were very interested in them and immediately pestered their parents to replace their old cotton jackets.
Cotton is a reusable item and people in the countryside are reluctant to throw it away, so Qian Tingting didn't have many old cotton clothes to pick up. Her mother had altered some of her old clothes for her two years ago. Not only was the color of the fabric old, but the sleeves were also too small.
Li Jing took out an old cotton coat from the bag and said, "I'm taller than you, and this coat is too small for me. I'm going to throw it away. Do you want one?"
Of course Qian Tingting wanted it. It was much warmer than her previous cotton coat.
Huang Yan walked into the dormitory and took out a cotton coat from her bag. "I'm taller than you. Last year's cotton coat is too small, so I was planning to throw it away. Do you want one?"
Li Jing: “…”
Qian Tingting smiled and held the cotton coat in her arms. Such nice clothes were always hers when she was at home.
"I've never worn such nice clothes. You don't have to say that on purpose. I really like them."
She immediately took off her torn cotton coat and put on a new one.
Finally, Tang Yuanyuan came in with half a bag of greeting cards and a sack of apples.
"Christmas and New Year's Day are coming soon. Put apples in this bag and sell them. They're called peace apples. Pair them with greeting cards. Sell them for 2 yuan each, and I'll give you 50 cents."
Qian Tingting: "Can this be sold?"
2 yuan is enough for a day's food. Who would spend money on this?
Tang Yuanyuan understood as soon as she saw her expression. This was the same idea that Li Mu had at the time.
If Qian Tingting had 2 yuan, she would only spend it on food and would never buy such impractical things.
Yue Na and the others who came up from the countryside had the same expression. They were very excited when they first saw the sack, but were disappointed when they saw the greeting cards and apples. Now their faces were full of confusion.
Tang Yuanyuan: "Qian Tingting, what is your first priority when working for me?"
Qian Tingting: "I'll sell it!"
It’s not that she doesn’t want to sell, but each apple costs thirty or forty cents, and such a big bag would cost a lot of money. There are also these greeting cards, especially the box that holds the apples, which is very beautiful.
It should be expensive too.
She was just afraid that even if she set up a stall, Tang Yuanyuan wouldn't be able to sell anything.
"Well, if I can't sell it, how much money will you lose?"
Tang Yuanyuan: "..."
Yue Na said shrewdly: "I'll try selling a small amount first. But don't be angry if I can't sell it."
Tang Yuanyuan: "..."
No one believed her.
Forget it, Tang Yuanyuan didn’t explain and instructed Qian Tingting to find young couples to sell the product.
In their class, there are already four or five couples who are in premature love, and there are many who are secretly in love but dare not confess their feelings.
There are probably quite a few students in the entire grade who are in premature love.
Tang Yuanyuan then instructed her, "Tell her this is called a peace apple. Westerners give peace apples to each other at Christmas, and it's especially suitable for lovers."
Qian Tingting: "Is this an apple?"
Tang Yuanyuan: "When celebrating foreign festivals, we should call it this. On Christmas, we should call it peace fruit."
Qian Tingting had no choice but to do as she was told.
I put the apples in a box and brought a greeting card. It seemed that Chen Xiang from the dormitory next door was in love.
After she finished speaking, the other party asked how much it cost. She raised her hand tremblingly and mentally prepared herself for a moment: "Two yuan."
She was stunned when she got the money. How could someone actually spend 2 yuan to buy an apple?
Several more were sold later.
Tang Yuanyuan instructed her to set up a stall in front of the school gate, spread a neat cloth on the ground, and arranged the boxed apples neatly, and then placed the exquisite greeting cards.
"Christmas apple, Christmas apple, give it to your sweetheart, give it to your sweetheart!"
In just one afternoon, nearly twenty copies were sold.
Then, as Christmas got closer, it became popular among the students of No. 1 Middle School to give each other apples of peace.
People have an inherent admiration for festival rituals, not to mention that girls are delicate and care more about these things. It’s just a day’s food money, so any amount of savings will come out.
As for boys, if they want to pursue a girlfriend, they cannot save this little money.
Later on, classmates who knew each other well would also send each other a peace apple.
The closer it gets to Christmas, the better the business is. Fifty or sixty copies can be sold a day. Qian Tingting earns more than ten yuan a day. After Christmas, she actually earns nearly a hundred yuan.
Next year’s tuition is here!
She spent her own money to buy a peace apple and put it in Tang Yuanyuan's desk.
Tang Yuanyuan came back from dinner and felt under the table, where she found five or six apple boxes and greeting cards.
Qian Tingting, Yue Na and others all gave it as a gift.
On Christmas Day, after evening self-study, Li Mu was chewing an apple and threw one to Tang Yuanyuan.
Tang Yuanyuan: "Where did these apples come from? Did you buy them?"
Li Mu: "No, they stuffed some into my stomach and I couldn't finish it."
Tang Yuanyuan: "..."
Anyone who falls for him is in dire straits.
A few days after New Year’s Day, it was New Year’s Day again, and every class held a New Year’s Day party.
However, there were not many talented students in the class, and few had the courage to sing. Instead, the eldest daughter, Yu Fangfang, sat on a chair and played a guitar song, which fascinated the boys in the class.
To Tang Yuanyuan's surprise, Tang An actually gave her a cat-shaped glass lamp that could emit colored light in public.
This is the latest gift from the school canteen, and it costs 30 yuan each.
Few people in school are willing to buy it.
Tang An held up the cat lantern and said, "Fangfang, you know my family isn't well off. I saved up pennies for this ornament by fetching water for others. I hope you like it."
Tang An has worked so hard for so long, but he still eats cheap meals every day, wears worn-out clothes and old shoes, and is reluctant to even buy a piece of clothing, but he bought a New Year's Day gift for Yu Fangfang.
This is still very touching.
The whole class looked at Yu Fangfang curiously, wondering whether she would accept it.
Yu Fangfang lazily played with her pigtails, looked at it for a while, and finally reached out to take it.
All of Yu Fangfang's suitors were heartbroken, and even Tang An had a satisfied smile on his face.
Yu Fangfang, however, was playing with the glass ornaments and said nonchalantly, "You saved it up pennies at a time. It sounds a bit hard, but you must have put in a lot of effort."
Tang An couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat when he thought of the sadness of fetching water. Those people just wanted to order him around and humiliate him as a laborer. Sometimes they even deliberately found fault with him, poured some water out themselves, and then came to find fault with him, saying that he was lazy and didn't fill the pot of water at all, and asked him to fetch it again.
Not to mention, it was extremely hot in the summer and bitterly cold in the winter. He had to run several times in the cold wind every day, and he got frostbite on his hands.
"As long as you like it, I'm willing to do anything for you."
Yu Fangfang: "I'm really touched."
"But, I played with this thing when I was ten years old. It's nothing special. I've thrown away more than a dozen of them."
"Tell me, how can I like something I've been tired of playing with since I was a child?"
In an instant, the smile on Tang An's face faded and his face turned pale.
Yu Fangfang smiled again and said, "However, your intention is still good."
"Come on."
"Keep making more money. I'll be waiting for you to buy me something worthy of me."
Yu Fangfang's suitor mocked her, saying, "You have to save for months to buy Fangfang a decorative ornament. Fangfang wears designer clothes herself. Every piece of clothing and shoe she wears is a high-end product from a department store. If you expect her to buy a pair of shoes, wouldn't you have to save for years?"
"Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? Are you worthy of Fangfang? She is the factory director's daughter."
No matter how strong Tang An's character was, he couldn't stand the ridicule in public, and he left the classroom alone with a cold face.
The classroom at the back was very lively and the students were having a lot of fun. He was freezing cold, but he still stood in the cold wind all night.
The next morning, he was in the cafeteria and had a hearty breakfast.
Tang Yuanyuan saw that he bought himself a rice roll with ham sausage and a fried dough stick.
After morning self-study, he still didn't come to Yu Fangfang to run errands. At this time, Yu Fangfang wanted to eat some spicy noodles. This shabby classroom was too cold and she needed to warm up.
Tang Yuanyuan certainly wouldn't give up complaining: "...It seems like he's really going to give up pursuing you this time."
The young lady is so angry!
For the first time, he condescended to walk up to Tang An's table and said, "Tang An, you're so bold! You didn't even ask me to run errands for you. Are you going to give up just because of this little trouble?"
"You said you would love me forever and would do anything for me. I think you were just lying to me. You only liked me because my dad is the factory director."
Tang An had never seen such an unreasonable person!
She played with herself, but she wouldn't let him give up.
If he gave up now, he would become someone who coveted her position as factory director, so he could only smile and say, "No, I'm just about to go."
Yu Fangfang was a little satisfied. "Then go ahead. I want two bags of spicy noodles and one bag of White Rabbit."
A semester has passed and winter vacation is here.
Tang Yuanyuan's house has been completely decorated with a nice smell. She also installed several radiators in the room. When the doors and windows are closed, the house is very warm and not cold at all.
She set up a study room, and the books were neatly stacked inside, which looked very nice.
Li Mu puffed up his cheeks and stared at the toilet in the bathroom: "Fuck, Tang Yuanyuan, if you buy a house, you won't have to freeze your butt when you poop in the future. Why did you just tell me now?"
Tang Yuanyuan: "It's no use if I tell you in advance, you can't afford it anyway."
Li Mu: "Okay, that's a reason. Then why can this village girl live in your house, but I can't?"
Qian Tingting didn't know what to do.
The school was on vacation and students were not allowed to live in the dormitory, so she had nowhere to go.
She also felt that Qian Tingting had gotten a great deal by having such a nice house.
Tang Yuanyuan kicked Li Mu's buttocks and said, "This is my classmate and also my employee. Please show some respect."
"Her name is Qian Tingting. If you can't learn to respect others, get out of here."
Li Mu was very angry: "We worked hard together, why do you always protect her? In your heart, is she more important than me?"
Tang Yuanyuan: "First, I'm not biased towards her. She really has no place to live, and you have a home."
"Second, you were the one who disrespected my employee first. I don't want to hear you being rude to her again."
Li Mu really hated Qian Tingting: "Then she can live at my house and I'll live at yours."
Qian Tingting: "I can do it, as long as I have a place to live. Li Mu, you can live here."
Tang Yuanyuan had already experienced living with Li Mu, which was even more inconvenient than living in a dormitory.
We are now living in a commercial house, and it would be even more inconvenient if Li Mu moved in.
Tang Yuanyuan: "No."
Li Mu stood up angrily: "You still say you are not protecting her!"
Tang Yuanyuan: "Li Mu, you are a boy and I am a girl. It is not convenient for me to live with you. It is more appropriate for Qian Tingting to live with me."
Li Mu: "Stop making excuses. Have we lived together for a long time? We lived together for the entire summer and even opened a hotel. We have been brothers for a long time. I don't treat you as a woman, so how can it be inconvenient?"
Tang Yuanyuan was furious: "Yes, I also see myself as a man, but I am not a man! I pee while sitting down, I wear small clothes, and I have my period. Do you want me to tell you these things? I don't tell you because I am a woman and you are a man. I can't tell you. It's inconvenient to keep it going. It's not that I don't want to tell you!"
Li Mu was stunned for three minutes and subconsciously glanced at Tang Yuanyuan.
Her face flushed, and she turned away, looking out the window.
After three minutes of silence, he murmured, "So, you're not my brother?"
Tang Yuanyuan: “Bullshit!”
Li Mu: "Then she can live in my house too. Anyway, I can't even move in, so why should she? You said she had nowhere to go, but now she has one."
Tang Yuanyuan: "No, you don't like anything about him. She lives with you, not to be bullied to death by you."
Qian Tingting: "I do."
"Stop arguing."
Tang Yuanyuan: "No!"
Li Mu: "That's it!"
Both of them spoke at the same time.
Tang Yuanyuan glared at Li Mu and said, "Don't pay attention to what he says. He's just a talker. Just stay here and relax."
Qian Tingting nodded: "Boss, it's really okay for me. Your house is so beautiful, I feel embarrassed to live here."
Tang Yuanyuan: "You can't go live with Li Mu. You're a girl, it's not suitable. Just live here. No need to say anything more."
Li Mu: "Then she can live in my shop. Anyway, I won't allow anyone else to live in your house."
Qian Tingting: "Okay!"
Li Mu borrowed a rope bed from the landlord. Qian Tingting happened to have two quilts, so she spread one on the bed and used the other as a blanket.
Tang Yuanyuan: "This place doesn't feel like home. There's nothing here. Isn't it too inconvenient for you?"
Qian Tingting shook her head: "This is already very good!"
Her family's house was built of mud and straw. Her grandmother was reluctant to use bricks and tiles. The house was dark and the ground was uneven black soil. The walls here were white, and the ground was called the floor, which was bright. She never knew that a house could be so beautiful.
Li Mu's shop doesn't make tea, and there's not even a stove. Aunt Huang uses the water from her shop to drink. Tang Yuanyuan thought about it and decided to go to the grocery store next door to buy a stove and a steel pot.
Qian Tingting can cook some simple meals by herself.
Li Mu stared at Qian Tingting: "That old woman in your family is very evil and has many tricks up her sleeve. And that man is also a piece of shit. If they want to take advantage of you and find you here, do you know what to do?"
Qian Tingting had almost forgotten about this. The Qian family hadn't shown up for months, and she suddenly became nervous: "Will they come again?"
Li Mu: "Who knows, he appears and disappears mysteriously."
"Anyway, if they're coming, go out and fight them, but don't destroy my store."
Qian Tingting nodded: "I understand, I will definitely not ruin your store."
Li Mu's brows knitted together, his displeasure towards Qian Tingting written all over his face. "Also, if you and Tang Yuanyuan meet again, don't get her into trouble again."
"If you dare to implicate her, I will kill you."
Qian Tingting nodded: "Even if I die, I won't bring trouble to Yuanyuan."
Li Mu raised one side of his lip: "Swear an oath."
Qian Tingting: "I swear to you, even if I die, I will protect Tang Yuanyuan."
Li Mu was a little satisfied.
Tang Yuanyuan came in carrying a stove and carefully instructed Qian Tingting: "Leave a corner in the door gap, otherwise there will be a risk of poisoning, understand?"
Qian Tingting nodded, feeling very touched.
Tang Yuanyuan went to buy clothes with Li Mu first, and then they would get this batch of goods before the New Year. They were gone for three or four days. Qian Tingting slept until six or seven every day and got up. She was happier than at home. She cooked breakfast for herself in a steel pot. When Zhou Wei came, she followed her to learn how to sell clothes. When she was not busy, she did her winter vacation homework. There was no farm work and no cold wind. She didn't get frostbite on her hands this year. Three days later, Tang Yuanyuan came back with the clothes. After a night's rest, she took Li Mu and Qian Tingting to the train to Shanghai to buy goods.
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