When Chen Lishu saw him throwing the money out, the smile on her face froze. At the same time, she thought quickly in her heart: "Manager Nan, you misunderstood. My younger brother is getting married. The woman has to ask for a sewing machine as a betrothal gift, otherwise she won't get married. The family is under attack."
I couldn't help it, so I took this drastic step. Please forgive me for any offense."
As Chen Lishu spoke, she reached out to get the money on the table. Seeing that this road was not working, she had to think of other ways.
"So that's what happened." Nan Haitao said before her, picking up the money on the table and putting it back in his pocket: "Getting married is a big event, and no matter what, I will definitely help you as a revolutionary comrade."
Chen Lishu was unable to react for a long time due to his series of operations. When she realized what was going on, she suddenly wanted to curse her.
A person who clearly looked very polite turned out to be an old fox in his feelings. He was afraid that she had ulterior motives, so he scolded her harshly at first. When he found out that she really wanted to buy a sewing machine, his attitude immediately took a 180-degree turn, really.
That's good enough.
"Thank you for your understanding, and thank you Manager Nan for being willing to help." Chen Lishu said with a smile.
No matter what, the final result is good.
Chen Lishu spent 140 yuan on a Feiren brand sewing machine. Counting the 50 yuan given to Nan Haitao, she ended up spending 190 yuan on a sewing machine.
"Sister-in-law, you are so awesome. What the manager surnamed Nan said just now almost scared me to death. What will we do if he really pursues the case?" Gu Xingye held on to the sewing machine until he was quite far out of the department store.
, he still had lingering fears.
Chen Lishu smiled: "At most, I will lose fifty yuan, otherwise what else can I do?"
If Nan Haitao was really determined to expose what they were looking for him to do, then the best she could do would be an 'attempt', and the worst she could do would be to confiscate the money on the spot.
When the uncle and sister-in-law were slowly walking home, a light snow suddenly fell from the sky. The first snow in winter is usually irresistible. It falls on people and the ground, and soon disappears silently.
's melted away.
At first there were just a few scattered snowflakes, but as time went by, there were gradually more snowflakes in the sky. By the time they got home, their heads and clothes were already wet.
Gu Xingye placed the sewing machine against the wall in the living room, and then started to light the stove. Soon the room began to warm up.
Chen Lishu changed her clothes and came out, opened a nylon bag, took out the fabric and started cutting it.
The two of them had a quick bite at noon, and she started to work again. When she looked up again, the snow outside had stopped. She could vaguely hear the sound of the radio coming from Gu Xingye's house through the door panel. Chen Lishu raised her hand to take a look.
He turned on his watch and realized that it was almost time for Gu Xingping to finish school. He got up and went to the kitchen to start preparing dinner.
Because it snowed and the weather suddenly turned cold, Chen Lishu specially made cornmeal pancakes and cooked potato and cabbage soup. She sprinkled a little chili powder into the soup and took a sip, feeling that the coldness in her whole body was driven away.
After dinner, Gu Xingping gave Chen Lishu the exam questions she had specially copied for her. At the same time, she could not hide her excitement and asked: "Our teacher said these are the real questions from previous exams. Sister-in-law, do you know how many points I got this time?"
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Chen Lishu took it over and was reading the question carefully when she heard her ask and looked away: "How many points?"
"Chinese is 85 points, math is 79, and all other subjects are passed." When she was in the countryside, she could barely pass math and Chinese, and other subjects were always below the passing line.
Chen Lishu was very happy for her when she heard what she said: "Little sister, you have made great progress this time, and your Chinese is still excellent."
Gu Xingping first pursed her lips and smiled, then urged her: "Sister-in-law, please come and give it a try. I have written down all the answers, just like a regular exam. I will give you grades later."
When she heard that she still wanted to batch it, Chen Lishu showed some timidity: "Why don't you forget it, I'll just do it myself and know what's wrong, so there's no need to go to so much trouble."
She was really afraid that she would make a terrible paper, and she would have to find a way to get in without Gu Xingping laughing at her.
"Sister-in-law, what are you afraid of? Your Chinese is better than mine. Besides, after studying for so long, don't you want to know how far you have learned?"
Chen Lishu was a little moved when she heard her last sentence. She really wanted to know how much she had learned in such a long time.
"Sister-in-law, you start doing it now, I'll give you time." Seeing that she no longer refused, Gu Xingping opened her iron pencil case, took out the pen inside and stuffed it into Chen Lishu's hand.
In addition to politics, Chinese, and mathematics, Gu Xingping also copied the exam questions on history and geography for her.
Due to limited time, Chen Lishu took Chinese, Mathematics and Politics first. By the time she finished these three subjects, it was almost nine o'clock in the evening.
"It's already so late today, why don't I wait until you get out of school tomorrow to mark it again." Chen Lishu looked at the paper that had fallen into Gu Xingping's hands and felt very uneasy.
"The answers are all ready, and it won't take long to get them all approved." Gu Xingping didn't even raise her head, she just took the pen and started judging the scores.
The waiting time was long and torturous, as if she was waiting for a verdict to come. Chen Lishu could not do anything at all. She could only sit aside and wait, listening to the rustling sound of Gu Xingping's pen falling on the paper from time to time.
, my heart has been carrying it.
"Okay." Gu Xingping, who had been burying his head, finally looked up and saw Chen Lishu next to her, who straightened her body as if facing a powerful enemy. She couldn't help laughing: "Sister-in-law, it's just a very ordinary test. You are so nervous to do it.
What?"
How could Chen Lishu not be nervous? This was her first exam after so many years.
"What are you laughing at? I know I didn't do well in the exam. Come and show it to me." Chen Lishu snatched the notebook from her hand. The top one was mathematics. When she saw fifty-three points in the upper right corner, Chen Lishu didn't
I'm so surprised. She has always had difficulty learning math, so it's normal to get this score.
Then when I turned to the political chapter at the back and found out that I not only passed the exam but also scored 62 points, I couldn't help but smile. She had always memorized everything she could memorize seriously. She was very satisfied with passing the exam.
"Are you so happy with a score of 62? Look further." Gu Xingping couldn't help but urge her when he saw that she was staring at the score in front of her without turning the page.
Chen Lishu heard her words and turned over the page in her hand. When she saw a big number forty-two minutes in the upper right corner, her expectation instantly turned into a basin of ice water and poured down her head.