Li Wei held a piece of paper with a string of phone numbers written on it. After a moment of hesitation, she went to the only public phone in the town.
"Boss, I need to make a call."
The man on the phone was a middle-aged man wearing a white shirt. He smiled and said to Li Wei, "Young lady, call me as you please."
She was a little confused about how to use the phone. After all, she had never used this thing before. She remembered the phone call Li Jianbo made at the beginning of the year. She picked up the phone with one hand and glanced at the series of numbers on the paper. There was a buzzing sound coming from the receiver. The sound of current.
Her hand when dialing the number was trembling. She dialed several numbers one after another. When she was nervous, she seemed to have dialed the wrong number. What should I do if I get the wrong number
Li Wei asked the man nervously: "I dialed the wrong number."
"Hang up and try again."
"Oh." Li Wei's face was hot and she felt very embarrassed. The middle-aged man couldn't stand it when he saw her slowness. He quickly took the receiver and said, "Is this your first time calling, little girl? I'll do it." Let me dial it for you.”
Li Wei blushed and thanked her. She paid close attention to the man's actions. Before she could figure it out, the man had already dialed the number, and then handed the receiver to her: "Well, just wait for the other person to talk to you."
Li Wei took the receiver, and a beeping sound came from it. After several rings, the phone was connected, and a female voice on the other side said: "Hello, what can I do for you?"
At this moment, Li Wei felt very nervous, and as expected, someone was talking across from him. It even felt like my heart was about to jump into my throat. She took a deep breath and asked: "Is this the organizer of the xx Children's Painting and Calligraphy Grand Prix?"
The woman opposite is replying: "Yes, how can I help you?"
After saying a few words, Li Wei felt less scared and nervous, and his tone became much calmer.
"The fees are like this. You don't need to pay for the preliminary round. After passing the preliminary round, you will have to pay the registration fee for the semi-finals. Because the semi-finals are held on the spot in the city, some fees are required."
Li Wei quickly asked: "Then how much do you need to pay to enter the semi-finals?"
"The registration fee is one hundred."
Just like what Teacher Song said, after asking clearly, Li Wei said thank you and hung up the phone.
"Two dollars in total."
"It's so expensive, I didn't say a few words."
The middle-aged man said: "Of course your long-distance call is expensive."
Li Wei paid for the phone call and returned home. This time she decided not to discuss it with Li Minghua and his wife, but made her own decision.
Li Wei took the money and took a car to the city. Because she went alone this time, she wasn't that nervous. She was used to the bumps and the smell of diesel, so she didn't get car sick much except for feeling a little uncomfortable.
After entering the city, she did not go to Li Jianping immediately, but went to Li Jianbo's school.
Last week, Li Jianbo came home and said she would not be home this week because she had something to do. She asked the canteen for the address of the school, and then took another bus to get to the county middle school.
School is over at this time, and students are coming in and out. Will Li Jianbo be at school at this time? She was a little confused. She didn't even know which class Li Jianbo was studying in. Who should she ask
Just when his eyes darkened, he saw a boy wearing a blue and white striped T-shirt pushing a bicycle towards the school gate. The man's face was somewhat familiar. Was it Wang Hu or Ji Yifan? She didn't quite understand.
"Hey, are you sister Jianbo?"
Li Wei nodded and asked hurriedly: "Where is my second brother?"
"Your second brother is busy in the laboratory right now. Are you looking for her?" Wang Hu said with a grin.
It seems it came at the wrong time. Li Wei hurriedly said: "Then please help me bring him a message. Just say that I will wait for him at the school gate."
Wang Hu volunteered and said, "I don't know when your second brother will finish his work. How about I accompany you to visit our school?"
Faced with Wang Hu's enthusiasm, Li Wei did not refuse.
Wang Hu led her away and introduced: "This is a teaching building, and the red brick wall behind it is also a teaching building."
Li Wei looked around and saw that the middle school in the county was much larger than the one in their town.
When passing a flower bed, Wang Hu quietly pulled off a white gardenia and stuffed it into Li Wei's hand: "Smell the fragrance of this flower."
The two came to the playground again. The track was paved with cinders, and a patch of green grass grew on the field.
Someone was playing football on the field, and Wang Hu took Li Wei and sat down in the stands.
"You came alone?"
Li Wei nodded and said yes.
"What are you doing with your second brother?"
"I have something to discuss with him." Li Wei felt that there was no need to explain it so clearly to someone he didn't know well.
"Hey, your second brother and I are in the same class, so you should call me brother. If you need anything, just ask." Wang Hu said and couldn't help but put his hand on Li Wei's shoulder.
Li Wei wondered what this man was going to do. She turned her body and Wang Hu's hand fell away.
Just then someone called him from behind: "Huzi, what are you doing here? Your mother called back and asked you to go back quickly. There is something wrong at home."
When Wang Hu heard about it, he stood up angrily and said to Li Wei, "I'm going back first."
Li Wei looked back and saw that the person who came to deliver the message turned out to be Ji Yifan, whom he had met once before. However, Ji Yifan didn't seem to recognize Li Wei.
Wang Hu had already ridden away on his bike. When Ji Yifan was about to leave, Li Wei stopped him and said, "You are my second brother's friend, right? Your last name is Ji, right?"
"You are..." Ji Yifan recalled for a long time before he remembered: "Are you looking for Li Jianbo?"
Li Wei nodded, and Ji Yifan said, "Then you wait here, I'll call Li Jianbo."
"Is his experiment finished?"
Ji Yifan was a little confused and hurriedly said: "What kind of experiment? Isn't he always in the dormitory?"
Hearing this, Li Wei's expression changed slightly, and he scolded Wang Hu in his heart. He quickly thanked Ji Yifan again.
Not long after, Li Jianbo came down: "Why are you here? Did something happen at home?"
Li Wei saw Li Jianbo's nervous expression and said hurriedly: "No. I want to discuss something with you."
Li Wei said as he took out the newspaper from his schoolbag and pointed it out to Li Jianbo.
Li Jianbo quickly understood: "Do you want to participate in this competition?"
Li Wei nodded and agreed: "Teacher Song recommended me to give it a try, but my family..." Li Wei added: "I called and asked, and they said there is no fee for the preliminary round. You only have to pay after entering the semi-finals. The fee is one hundred."
"Isn't it just a hundred yuan? When the time comes, we can just ask Big Brother for support. If you want to participate, just participate. I support you. Are you looking for me because you want me to take you to Big Brother?"
Li Wei nodded and added: "I also want to buy some paper, pen and paint, but I don't know where the good ones are."
"This is easy, come with me."
I don't know where Li Jianbo borrowed a bicycle, took Li Wei out of the school gate.
He planned to take Li Wei to the department store to buy supplies first, and then take her to the place where Li Jianping helped.
(End of chapter)