"Xiaoxiao, your boyfriend’s leaving already?"
Zhang Yulan leaned in, grinning.
Her sharp eyes caught sight of the box in Su Xiaoxiao’s hand and said, "This box looks so fancy, could it be an engagent gift?"
Su Xiaoxiao blushed at her words and quickly explained, "You’re mistaken, we’re just friends."
"Oh... just friends..."
Zhang Yulan intentionally elongated her tone, and Qin Shuang joined in the fun, "Oh, just friends~"
"Really, we’re just friends; we were classmates in the sa class."
Seeing they were unconvinced, Su Xiaoxiao hurriedly explained.
The three chatted for a while until suddenly there was so commotion outside.
There were still a few minutes before work started, and many people were curious and craned their necks to look outside.
Su Xiaoxiao asked curiously, "What’s going on?"
Zhang Yulan, who had just run to inquire, returned, "I’ve heard soone’s causing trouble at the bookstore next door, and the police have arrived."
Zhang Yulan said, "Probably people buying exam preparation materials again."
Su Xiaoxiao was curious, "Just buy the materials, why make trouble at the bookstore?"
Qin Shuang imdiately leaned over, "You don’t know this, but these materials are really hard to co by. I’ve heard even the bookstore has very few sets, and every ti they have stock, it’s in short supply."
Zhang Yulan, having just gotten so insider news, interjected, "Rumor has it a woman ca three tis and still couldn’t get the materials, so she brought her two brothers from ho to the bookstore to demand an explanation."
Su Xiaoxiao hadn’t expected those materials to be so sought after.
If she could print a few extra sets to sell, she could make quite a bit of money.
Isn’t this just a golden opportunity to make money?
Qin Shuang sighed, "Nowadays, these materials are so scarce. The printing factory can’t keep up with the demand and everyone is eager to get them."
Zhang Yulan chid in, "Yesterday, my cousin even wanted to ask for help. I work in a departnt store, not a bookstore. How could she ask for that?"
The two exchanged glances and shook their heads in unison, then they heard Su Xiaoxiao say, "Actually, I do have a way to get the materials, do you want them?"
"What? Comrade Su, can you really get the exam preparation materials?"
Before the two could react, a surprised voice chid in from the side.
Su Xiaoxiao had intended to quietly tell Zhang Yulan, but didn’t expect the person had such a loud voice, and many nearby heard.
They all looked expectantly at her.
"Comrade Su, can you help get one set? My brother is taking the exam this year too."
"Comrade Su, I want one too, can you help get a set?"
In a blink of an eye, Su Xiaoxiao was surrounded by a crowd.
Zhang Yulan finally reacted and pushed away the few people who were crowding her.
"Comrade Su was asking us, what’s it got to do with you? Why are you so thick-skinned?"
And with that, she turned to Su Xiaoxiao with a smile, "Xiaoxiao, save a set, how much is it? I’ll pay you now."
"Comrade Su, I’ll pay now too, save one."
"Comrade Su, I want one as well."
Everyone took out money, intending to shove it into Su Xiaoxiao’s arms.
Su Xiaoxiao hurriedly said, "No rush, everyone, there’s enough, one by one, okay? Eight yuan per set."
She hadn’t expected the price here to be so low.
In the departnt store, this set of books could sell for almost double.
And the key point is, they’re not available to buy.
The crowd’s enthusiasm surged, and Su Xiaoxiao felt squeezed like a sandwich cookie among them, quickly saying, "Don’t rush, everyone. It’s ti to start work. Afterwards, if you need it, you can co to and register."
Right at that mont, Chen ilan ca over, saw the crowded hall, and frowned, "What’s everyone gathering here for? Aren’t you going to work?"
Upon seeing her, the crowd imdiately dispersed.
Soone whispered to Su Xiaoxiao, "Comrade Su, I want a set of exam preparation materials. After work, don’t forget to put down first, okay?"
The woman had just finished speaking and quickly turned, eting Chen ilan’s almost fiery stare, and hurriedly hushed, running back to her counter.
Chen ilan cleared her throat, "Day in and day out, not working properly, just causing chaos."
Once everyone left, she grabbed Su Xiaoxiao, "Xiaoxiao, I want a set of exam preparation materials too, don’t forget."
Then she resud her composed deanor, walked with a commanding presence to unlock the door.
Su Xiaoxiao: "..."
The afternoon passed quickly, and Su Xiaoxiao packed up to go to the upstairs eting room to rehearse a program.
As she picked up her bag, she found several pairs of eyes watching her, seemingly afraid she’d run off.
Su Xiaoxiao’s mouth twitched, "We’re going to the upstairs eting room to rehearse. After work, if anyone needs the materials, register in this notebook."
She placed a notebook on the counter as she spoke.
Only at her words did those eager eyes retract.
Zhang Yulan and Qin Shuang walked up and each grabbed her arm.
The two winked at her, and Zhang Yulan said, "Teacher Su, don’t forget to add and Little Qin."
"With our relationship, of course I won’t forget."
Zhang Yulan, Qin Shuang, and Chen ilan all had priority with her at the mont.
The three had just entered the eting room when soone suddenly rushed up at the door and hugged Su Xiaoxiao’s waist, "Comrade Su, I finally caught you."
Su Xiaoxiao looked at Qian Xiaoyan, who was hugging her tightly, wondering what she’d done wrong, "What’s going on?"
Qian Xiaoyan panted heavily and finally caught her breath, "Comrade Su, I also want a set of exam preparation materials."
Behind her, Zhang Guoqing raised his hand eagerly, "Comrade Su, too, I want one."
"It’s just so exam materials, why act like you’re the only one who can get them, what’s there to be proud of?"
Zhang Dongi sneered and turned away.
No one knew what she was thinking; she didn’t rehearse with them but still ca every day with so sarcastic remarks.
Everyone was used to it and didn’t pay any attention to her.
After they finished rehearsing, Su Xiaoxiao returned to find the registration notebook filled densely with nas, over thirty people registered.
She quickly put away the notebook, calculated with Zhang Yulan and the other few, nearly forty, she would make a decent profit.
The print shop charged only a few cents per page for large print runs and did the binding for free, quite inexpensive.
Su Xiaoxiao packed up and headed ho. Near the village entrance, she saw her two younger brothers mysteriously crouched behind a haystack, peering at sothing.
"Why are you two hanging around here after school instead of going ho?"
As Su Xiaoxiao spoke up, Su Jianwen quickly gestured for silence with a "Shhh," "Third Sister, co quickly, there’s a good show, soone’s fighting."
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