Chapter 175 Bookstore
[Group chat: The four most handsome men in the fifteenth year]
[Gu Zhijing: I will treat you at noon today!]
[Qu Zizhou: Did you get rich?]
[Chu Mingyan: Thank you, Mr. Gu!]
[Qi Anlu: Jiangxin Road xx Bookstore, meet at the door]
Gu Zhijing almost forgot when he last set foot in a bookstore. In order to show his appreciation, he specially selected his favorite pair of shoes from the shoe cabinet.
In fact, Gu Zhijing usually received a lot of pocket money, but when he really needed to spend it, he felt very poor. The reason was closely related to this wall full of shoes.
Gu Junxing also knew about this, but he didn't care whether Gu Zhijing bought shoes or something else, as long as it wasn't crooked, he wouldn't say anything. Anyway, pocket money is so limited, once it's spent, it's gone.
Around 9:30 in the morning, the four people happened to run into each other outside the bookstore.
Chu Mingyan's usual exercises were all bought by his mother, and as for Gu Zhijing and Qu Zizhou... they were considered diligent if they could finish the exercises assigned by the school.
So as soon as they entered the bookstore, it was like Qi Anlu leading the three, and the three of them followed behind him, each holding a basket and waiting.
When they arrived at the teaching and tutoring area, Qi Anlu saw a suitable book, took out three books, and put one book in each person's basket, just like dealing cards. With every extra book he put in, Qu Zizhou's face fell a little.
After basically having one or two books for each subject, Qi Anlu stopped taking more, because if he took too many, they wouldn't be able to finish them. Of course, not everyone's number is the same, and he made adjustments based on the three people's respective study situations.
"Okay, that's all, you should try to finish these questions before the final exam." Time is indeed a bit tight, but there is nothing you can do, if you want to make progress, you have to do this.
"Why do I have the most?" Qu Zizhou looked at Chu Mingyan's basket, then at Gu Zhijing's, and confirmed that his was the most.
"Mingyan has already finished a few books, and Zhijing is very good at English and has a good foundation in math." Qi Anlu didn't say anything after that.
It took a long time to pick and choose. After buying three books for them, Qi Anlu took two different books for himself and prepared to check out and go to eat.
Qi Anlu was walking in the front. As soon as he turned around a row of bookshelves, he stopped, stepped back, and pulled Qu Zizhou who was about to go out.
"Wait a minute, don't go out yet."
"What's wrong? Who did you see?" Qu Zizhou subconsciously shrank inward and asked in a low voice.
"I saw my mother."
Qi Anlu was puzzled. He didn't know why his mother suddenly came to the bookstore. Although his mother also graduated from high school, he had never seen her read a book at home for so many years.
Qu Zizhou was still stupid, "Auntie is here? Then why don't you go over and say hello?"
Gu Zhijing heard Qu Zizhou talking and kicked his shoe with his foot, signaling him not to speak.
Although he didn't know why, the tacit understanding between long-time friends made Qu Zizhou shut up tactfully.
Qi Anlu stuck his head out again and took a sneak peek, and found that his mother was talking to the clerk in the bookstore. The other party pointed her in a direction, and then she walked in that direction.
In the bookstore, the books are divided into different areas. Their place is the teaching and auxiliary area, and a little further is the classic literature, and there are some others, but he can't remember clearly.
He asked his friends to wait here, and he walked inside quietly, observing his mother with the cover of the tall bookshelf.
He saw his mother standing in front of a bookshelf in the far right corner, looking at it for a while and then pulling out a book, then sitting down on the floor and starting to flip through it. He
also noticed that his mother didn't start reading from the first page, but from the middle, which meant that it was probably not her first time.
He was afraid of being discovered, so he didn't get close and just backed out.
"Let's go."
Qi Anlu's face was calm, and he whispered to his friends to go out and pay the bill.
Gu Zhijing patted him lightly, "Are you okay?"
"No, maybe my mom just suddenly wants to read a book."
After the four of them bought the books, they went to eat together. Gu Zhijing had agreed to treat them, and Qu Zizhou wanted to take this opportunity to rip off Gu Zhijing, but after walking for a long time, he didn't think about what to eat.
Finally, they went into KFC and ordered a bunch of fried chicken burgers.
"Tsk tsk, Zhijing, look how considerate we are. We don't want you to spend more money on KFC."
"Is KFC really cheap?!" Gu Zhijing picked up a crispy chicken leg and stuffed it into his mouth. "You wild boar can't eat fine bran, it's good to have KFC."
Qi Anlu listened to his friends arguing and felt a little relaxed. However, he still had doubts in his heart. He always felt that his mother would not show up in the bookstore to read for no reason.
After dinner, Qu Zizhou wanted to play outside for a while, but this request was ruthlessly rejected.
"Don't play games recently. Start doing exercises right after you go back. Try to do as many as possible. If you have any questions, ask me on Monday." Qi Anlu fulfilled his role as the "tutor" of the team conscientiously.
Qu Zizhou asked with a bitter face: "What if you don't know any of them?"
"Many of the questions I gave you are the most basic. If you don't know any of them, you will be held back."
After Qi Anlu gave his instructions, the four of them went home.
Before Qi Anlu left, he looked back at the bookstore, and finally decided to go home first.
At around 3 pm, Qi Anlu was doing exercises in his room. He heard a noise outside and guessed that his mother had returned.
"Mom, where have you been?"
"Eh? You're at home. Didn't you say you were going to the school library? Why are you back so soon? Have you eaten?"
Going to the school library was an excuse Qi Anlu made up, fearing that Qi Wenhan would suddenly ask his mother where he had been.
Qi Anlu had no choice but to answer first, "I came back for nothing. I came back after eating. Where did you go?"
Zhou Xinfang smiled and said, "I didn't go anywhere. I went shopping on the street with a friend. I planned to buy clothes, but I didn't see anything suitable."
Qi Anlu nodded and said, "If you don't see anything suitable, just shop around."
But she felt more and more uneasy in her heart. Going to a bookstore is not something shameful, so why should she hide it.
"What do you want to eat in the evening? Your father said he won't be back today, so it's just the two of us having dinner."
"I want to eat the braised pork you made." Qi Anlu said, and an idea came to his mind.
"Mom, I left a book at school, I'll go back to get it."
Zhou Xinfang had no doubts, and seeing Qi Anlu was about to go out, she just reminded him to be careful and come back before dinner.
After Qi Anlu left home, he did not go to school as he told his mother, but went to the bookstore in the morning.
He specially remembered the place where his mother was reading at that time, and just happened to go there to see what books were there.
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