The next day.

Ji Shishi invited Zhang Xiaolan to have breakfast. Originally, she wanted to buy her fried rice, but the other party was probably afraid that she would spend too much money, so she only ordered a bottle of pure milk for 2.5 yuan. She also said that she was very full today and did not want to eat fried rice for the time being.

Ji Shishi's kind act made Ji Shishi even more embarrassed.

The school meals are not that cheap. A standard meal of meat and vegetables costs seven yuan, which is fourteen yuan a day. Including breakfast and dinner, it costs at least about twenty yuan.

She couldn't afford twenty yuan a day, so she had to save ten yuan for a ride. She could save up to eighty yuan a week on her meal card, usually two vegetarian dishes or one meat dish. When she was hungry, she would have a dinner or buy some biscuits.

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"Give you a piece of chocolate." Zhang Xiaolan was drinking the pure milk she bought today and gave her a piece of chocolate.

"I don't like sweet things." Ji Shishi refused.

This brand of chocolate costs seven yuan a piece. She has seen it in the supermarket, and others have given her a piece before. It is very sweet, but she has never bought it herself.

Her stepmother doesn't like her. She has been told since she was a child that she is good at spending money. Even if she does all the housework at home, no one likes her. In fact, she has never eaten many things. As she grows up, she still buys clothes from her cousin.

A sister at home wears it.

"Ring, ring, ring." The school bell rang.

The female head teacher came in with a few books, and the people under the podium fell silent for a moment, even turning the books out to show off.

"Let me tell you one thing before going to class. The test questions set by the school for you are back. One set for each subject. The price after discount is 198 yuan. Everyone should hand over the money to the life committee as soon as possible. We will start from this

I’ll start explaining this set of test questions next week.”

After Ji Shishi heard this, her heart tightened. The class teacher later said how good this set of exercises was and how she calculated the price, but she didn't even listen.

Want money again.

What should I do if her father won’t give her any more money?

If you tell the teacher that she doesn’t want it, but the whole class has it, what will she look at during the lecture?

She listened absentmindedly during this class, wandered off several times, and was called on by the class teacher to answer questions.

"Shishi, please translate the next sentence." The head teacher said to her while writing on the blackboard.

Ji Shishi didn't know where the lecture was at all. She was holding the textbook and was extremely embarrassed. Zhang Xiaolan also didn't listen to the lecture, so she asked the desk behind her desperately, "Where did the lecture go?"

Before the other party could say anything, the head teacher looked up and looked over with a twinkle in his eyes, "Sit down and listen to the class carefully."

Ji Shishi lowered her head, bent slightly toward her, endured the embarrassment and sat down, wishing she could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

She didn't dare to be distracted in the next class, but she couldn't concentrate on it.

Several girls in the dormitory have been observing her. Led by Chen Ling, they are a group of little girls who usually fight in groups with boys. They are incompatible with Ji Shishi, a quiet and outstanding student, and are even a little bit hostile.

Ji Shishi is always the slowest to pay the money. This time, she didn't pay the uniform fee immediately when school started. She had to attend self-study for two nights before giving the money to the teacher.

So every time when it comes time to pay, they all like to watch Ji Shishi's jokes.

What's the use of being good-looking? My family is extremely poor.

When it came to paying for books, the students were very enthusiastic. Some students with mobile phones had already called home and asked their parents to transfer the money. When they heard that it was for review materials, most of the parents gave it to them without saying a word.

At noon, many people will bring food back to their dormitories to eat.

Chen Ling received the transfer from her mother and said while eating, "I will transfer it to the life committee now."

"I just transferred too." Zhang Xiaolan answered.

"Borrow your mobile phone and call me. I'll ask my dad to deliver it in the next two days." Another girl next to her said to Chen Ling.

"Here." After Chen Ling finished speaking, he deliberately asked Ji Shishi, "Do you want to call your parents? You don't have to send it over. You can just transfer it to my mobile phone. I'll hand it over for you."

"Forget it, I'll do it next week." Ji Shishi forced out a stiff smile and continued eating her meal to hide her embarrassment.

If she hurriedly called back, Ji's father would definitely not transfer it to her. Every time she went home to get money, it would be fine if her stepmother was not there.

It's so easy, it's like giving money.

This time it was close to two hundred yuan. If the two of them were to quarrel again, the stepmother would give her a look, and it would last for a long, long time.

"Everyone has finished paying next week, so why are you alone?" Chen Ling picked up the chicken drumsticks in the bowl and frowned, "Why is this chicken a little sour?"

"It tastes terrible."

As soon as she finished speaking, she threw it into the trash can at her feet.

Ji Shishi's face turned a little pale because she also bought two small chicken drumsticks today, because large drumsticks cost six yuan each and small drumsticks only cost two yuan, so she could still eat a vegetarian dish.

"I think it's a bit too." The girl sitting with Zhang Ling also threw away the chicken legs.

In fact, it has no taste, they just like to see others embarrassed to satisfy their own psychological needs.

In the school age, some children, through ignorance and ignorance, do things that are more cruel than the adult world. There are countless "invisible" school violence.

"I didn't eat it." Ji Shishi said.

"What kind of taste do you have?" Chen Ling smiled and said in front of everyone, "Don't be reluctant to spend those few dollars. If you can't eat it, you can't eat it. If you eat it, you will suffer a big loss."

Zhang Xiaolan didn't buy chicken drumsticks today, so she couldn't comment. She looked at Ji Shishi and said, "Is it really bad? Then don't eat it. It's bad for your stomach."

"No, it's good." Ji Shishi explained anxiously.

But who will listen to her explanation?

Everyone felt that she was reluctant to part with the few dollars, just like she couldn't afford to eat meat, but she still had to eat it.

"Both of us tasted it and it was bad and sour." Chen Ling also pretended to be exaggerated and said, "I don't know how long it has been there. Could it be that it was not sold out a few days ago?"

At this time, Ji Shishi had two choices in front of her. The first was to throw away the chicken legs and follow them. The second was to ignore them and continue to eat them. Whichever one she chose, she would grit her teeth and take the grievances into her stomach.

pharynx.

Whether at home or at school, she always has to shrink her neck and survive in the cracks, so as not to be targeted more.

She is not cowardly by nature, she just chose the easiest way to survive since she was a child.

Chen Ling and a few others were just like watching a play, ready to enjoy her subsequent embarrassment.

Ji Shishi's fingertips holding the spoon turned white. Before she could speak, the head teacher's voice came from the door. The other person smiled and said, "You haven't eaten yet?"

"Ban Ren."

"Hello Ban Ren."

...

Everyone called the head teacher one after another.

"I didn't cook today, so I went to the cafeteria to eat. I stopped by to see you. The aunt in the dormitory said that the hygiene in your dormitory has been a bit dirty recently, and you will be deducted points." The head teacher came in with a friendly tone.

"No way, they are all clean." Zhang Xiaolan quickly retorted.

"Look at the bed over here, whose bed belongs to it? It will be cleaned up later." The head teacher looked around and said, "There are also shoe racks, which must be arranged neatly."

"I'll clean it up soon." Zhang Ling promised with a smile when he saw that it was all her shoes.

Ban Ren walked behind Ji Shishi at this time and saw chicken drumsticks in her bowl. "Is this chicken drumstick delicious? The ones made in the cafeteria taste good."

"Yeah." Ji Shishi nodded and said again as if she was joking, "But they said it was a bit sour, but I didn't taste it."

"Sour?" Ban Ren frowned, "No, I just ate three."

"I didn't eat it either, it's very delicious." Ji Shishi looked sideways at Ban Ren and nodded.

"It won't be sour, and it won't go bad. I'll keep samples of the food cooked for you in the cafeteria for a week. They are all good." When Ban Ren said this, he was very sure.

Chen Ling's face stiffened, "Maybe it's because I'm not used to it. I don't like this kind of braised chicken legs. I like fried ones."

"I see you ate quite a lot last time, didn't you?" Zhang Xiaolan raised her eyebrows.

"Which time? I never like eating." Chen Ling was about to deny it to the end.

Ban Ren didn't try to figure out what they were thinking. He seemed to remember something and looked at Ji Shishi, "By the way, Shishi, your brother called me today."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the dormitory looked at Ban Ren, and Ji Shishi's heart tightened. Anticipating what was going on, her lips turned white and her eyes were panicked.

She didn't want the head teacher to say it in public. In this case, everyone would know that her parents didn't care about her and it would be difficult for her to go to school.

She never told anyone about her family. They only knew that her family's conditions were not good, and they did not know that her family was a reorganized family and that she was not taken seriously.

"Your brother still knows you very well. You see that you only eat this little when you eat." Ban Ren half-joked and continued, "He transferred two thousand yuan to me and specifically said that he would put it all in your meal card. You

Are you using money to chase stars or buy clothes? Now that the high school entrance examination is coming, you have to focus on your studies."

Chen Ling and others were shocked. Ji Shishi had been in the same dormitory for so long and was always calculating money for food. Her brother could save two thousand for her at once, and he was not like a poor family.

Do you really save money to buy clothes or chase celebrities?

In front of a group of students, having no money to eat because of shopping for clothes or chasing celebrities is different from having no money to eat. The students' vanity is not weak at all, and they will look down on the latter.

Ji Shishi was also quite surprised. She looked at Ban Ren, as if she had heard wrongly, "Is that so many?"

She only put 2,000 into her meal card in one semester, which can be used until she graduates.

"Eat more. If you can't finish it, you can still withdraw it after graduation. Isn't your brother afraid that you won't be able to keep up with your nutrition? He also paid the textbook fee for you. I also told Chen Na." Ban Ren patted her gently.

Patting her on the head, "I'm going back first. You guys should hurry up and take a lunch break, otherwise you'll be sleepy again in class in the afternoon."
To be continued...