??Chapter 63: 62nd Chapter: Why Give
a Book Coupon?
Chapter 63: 62nd Chapter: Why Give
a Book Coupon?
Jiang Nanzhou pulled up a stool and sat down next to Lu Jingqiu, taking just five minutes to quickly explain the problem to her. Lu Jingqiu did understand it, but after she did, she thought of an even simpler way.
“Comrade Nanzhou, your thought process is so unique. Very few people would think of your thod; normally, they would solve it like this,” Lu Jingqiu said as she wrote down her own approach on the exam paper.
Jiang Nanzhou looked at the answer, obtained in just a few simple steps, and found it to be the sa as his own. He quickly covered his mouth with his hand and gave a light cough to hide his embarrassnt.
Seeing him this way, Lu Jingqiu couldn’t help but lift the corners of her mouth, her voice tinged with mirth, “Comrade Nanzhou, with such good grades, haven’t you thought about going to university?”
Jiang Nanzhou said, “I have, but I’ve just been assigned here; it wouldn’t look good to leave so soon. If I want to try for university, the military would recomnd .”
“Oh, that makes sense.”
“I see you’ve done really well on your test papers. You shouldn’t have any problem getting into university. Is there anything else you don’t understand?”
“Not for now, thank you.”
Jiang Nanzhou acknowledged with a hum, stood up, and left. He had originally co to the classroom to check if any of the students had political issues. It turned out that subsidiary subjects were not important for them.
Gao Qing had just returned from Master Zhang’s, and naturally, she saw Jiang Nanzhou.
If it hadn’t been for the teacher explaining things to her, she would have pounced on him much earlier.
Unfortunately, by the ti she returned, Jiang Nanzhou had already left.
“Qiuqiu, is he… the person from your book?”
Lu Jingqiu was caught off guard by her abrupt question and was montarily stunned. As soon as she realized what was being asked, she hurriedly replied, “Yes.”
“Oh my god, he’s actually here with us, Qiuqiu…” Gao Qing was so excited, touching her and continuously calling out her na, “Qiuqiu.”
This left Lu Jingqiu quite speechless, and just as alti arrived, she began gathering her things, ready to head to the cafeteria for lunch.
Gao Qing quickly followed after her, and it wasn’t until they reached a corner that she said, “Qiuqiu, with such a handso guy right in front of you, why aren’t you chasing after him?”
Lu Jingqiu stopped in her tracks and gave her a resigned look, “I’ve said before, I’m not going to chase after a man in this life.”
“You can’t be so sure about that. What’s his na again?”
“Jiang Nanzhou.”
“The southern breeze knows of autumn’s intent; even his na sounds perfect.”
“His na is Nanzhou, not southern breeze,” Lu Jingqiu corrected.
“It’s all the sa. Qiuqiu, I noticed when he was explaining the problem to you, his gaze was so tender. Really, he must like you.”
“But I don’t like him.”
Unknown to Lu Jingqiu, the mont she said those words, a foot halted behind her.
Gao Qing asked, “Why not? Didn’t you say he’s particularly handso? Why keep his picture if you don’t like him?”
“Handso people attract trouble; isn’t Wei Jincheng the sa, attracting so many female comrades from the Cultural Work Troupe?”
“So what?”
“So it’s not safe. I want soone dependable who loves , not soone who’s constantly attracting attention from others,” replied Lu Jingqiu.
Gao Qing was at a loss for words at her response.
Lu Jingqiu certainly didn’t want to discuss matters of n in such a place and, linking arms with Gao Qing, said, “Let’s go.”
anwhile, Jiang Nanzhou, who had been standing behind them, watched the two won disappear from his line of sight before murmuring to himself, “I’m not the type to attract trouble either!” He couldn’t help but touch his face and add, “What can I do if I just happen to have a good-looking face.”
…
Ever since she returned to the unit after finishing the outdoor publicity painting, Luo Xinyue’s hostility towards Lu Jingqiu had diminished sowhat. Although her tone still carried a hint of sarcasm from ti to ti, it was no longer as rigid as before.
Sotis, Luo Xinyue would complain to her about so things when Yang Bo wasn’t around, of course, she wouldn’t directly ask Lu Jingqiu to listen, just talking to herself.
When Lu Jingqiu didn’t feel like responding, she’d lower her head and work on her own illustrations, though occasionally she would answer Luo Xinyue with a word or two.
The atmosphere in the unit gradually beca better.
One day, Lu Jingqiu received a job for a long story illustration; after discussing with the editor, they marked the spots where illustrations were needed.
She was currently conceptualizing the illustrations.
The few submissions she had sent to the People’s Liberation Army Daily had received a response, and to her surprise, there was an eight-yuan paynt included, indicating her submissions had been accepted.
The West City Daily News had also accepted her illustrations for the two solar terms.
This month, Lu Jingqiu had earned enough to buy new clothes. Tut, but she had no intention of spending the money on clothes.
Making money from money was her goal in life.
Her second cousin had been quiet lately, mainly because he feared his actions would be discovered and his family implicated.
But everything would be better next year.
In the blink of an eye, it was the end of April. That day, Lu Jingqiu received a letter from Wu Zhengran. It was for her to pass on to Gao Qing.
Lu Jingqiu thought it might be about the results of asking him to check on Wei Jincheng.
After reading the letter, however, Gao Qing simply said, “Jingqiu, I want to see off Wu Zhengran tomorrow.”
“Ah, you’re fond of him again?”
“Not really, I think even if we can’t be a couple, being classmates is still pretty good.”
“That’s fine, I’ll accompany you tomorrow.”
But the two of them didn’t know which train he was on, so they rode their bicycles to the train station to check the schedule.
By the ti they found out, the train was about to depart, and they searched along the train carriages for a long ti. Just as the train started moving, it was Wu Zhengran on the train who spotted them.
“Qingqing, Jingqiu.”
“Wu Zhengran, we’ve co to see you off,” Lu Jingqiu was the first to wave at him.
Wu Zhengran smiled and said, “Thank you.”
But his eyes never left Gao Qing.
It was she who ca to see him off, but now she suddenly beca coy. After Lu Jingqiu nudged her, she finally raised her hand and waved to Wu Zhengran, “Wu Zhengran, we’ll still be good classmates in the future.”
Wu Zhengran’s heart, which had been lifted by the sight of her waving hand, was quickly deflated by her words.
Lu Jingqiu watched the departing train, vaguely making out Wu Zhengran’s eyes and thought to herself, “Don’t tell
he’s crying again.”
On the way back, Gao Qing inexplicably let out a sigh of relief and started talking to Lu Jingqiu about the upcoming exams in a more relaxed tone, “I have a dance exam in two weeks. During this ti, I’ll practice intensively with my teacher. How about you, don’t you need to find a teacher?”
Lu Jingqiu shook her head, “I have a solid foundation.” In her previous life, she liked to draw when she was free, and later, when that short video platform ca along, she would post frequently, post frequently. The number of her followers would probably shock people. This was sothing that even Gao Shu from her previous life didn’t know about—she hadn’t told anyone.
Gao Qing gave her a sideways look, “I really admire you.” “Oh, by the way, my sister-in-law is moving out.”
“Moving out? Your brother got his own place?”
“Yeah, the high-rise building up ahead is completed. My brother got a two-bedroom apartnt.”
“That’s really good, your nephew will have his own place to sleep now. But the two kids are still young, right? What will they do after your sister-in-law goes to work?”
“She hired a nanny to take care of them. The nanny stays during the day and only brings them back ho at night. But my second sister-in-law made a fuss, wanting to move out too.”
“…”
“Guess where they want to move to?”
“Where?”
“To the old house of my fifth brother.”
“Isn’t that where Gao Shu and Xia Lin live?”
“Yes, my second sister-in-law says that the two of them are at school now, they can just stay in the dorms. It’s wasteful for two people to live in such a big house.
My second sister-in-law is too much. She never cared about that shabby place in the past, but now that my fifth brother has renovated the house, she suddenly thinks it should belong to our family. These days, she’s causing a ruckus with my second brother about it. My second brother is so annoyed that he’s hiding out at the work unit and won’t co ho.
Now she’s causing trouble with my mother. Since she’s pregnant, no one dares do anything to her.”
“Xia Lin definitely won’t agree to this.”
“Of course, no one would agree to that. Moreover, Xia Lin isn’t a boarding student; she’s a day student.”
“Is her school close to where she lives?”
“Normal University, it’s not close. It takes half an hour by bike.”
“That far, why doesn’t she stay on campus?”
“She wants to, who can stop her?”
Lu Jingqiu didn’t understand why Xia Lin would put herself through such trouble; of course, it wasn’t her worry.
Whoever said they had a solid foundation and was full of confidence still needed to practice when it was ti to do so. After all, she didn’t know what the exam content would be.
Over these two weeks, Lu Jingqiu practiced sketching at ho and had already produced more than twenty drawings.
One day, while she was attending a tutoring class, she was assigned to be tutored by Jiang Nanzhou. After class, he quietly gave Lu Jingqiu two Book Coupons.
“Take these, use them to buy study materials.”
Lu Jingqiu looked at the Book Coupons and then at him, unsure whether to accept them.
While she hesitated, Jiang Nanzhou slipped them into her book.
Lu Jingqiu blinked and looked at him puzzled for a long ti before saying, “Why are you giving these to ?”
“Don’t you need them?”
“Your comrades have exams, too.”
“I’m not familiar with them, I have sothing else to attend to, I have to go first.”
“…” Not familiar?
Lu Jingqiu took a few steps, took out the Book Coupons from her book, and was utterly confused.
In the end, she interpreted Jiang Nanzhou’s giving of the Book Coupons as an act of bribery, a strategy to ingratiate himself with the leadership. Hmph.
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