The next day, despite Xu's parents and Xu's mother's disapproval, Xu Tingsheng insisted on going back to school, because he knew that if he didn't go back on the 17th, his parents would not dare to let him go back.
On the 18th, the suspected SARS patient would jump off the building and escape in the early morning, and the entire Libei County would fall into panic.
Dad Xu sent Xu Tingsheng to school by bicycle.
The back seat of his father's bicycle is the childhood memory of countless people. Xu Tingsheng hadn't sat on it for a long time. He dangled his legs and looked around leisurely.
A building under construction appeared in his sight.
Jincheng Building, although it doesn't deserve the word "building", is the first building in Libei County's history with more than ten floors. There will be the first star-rated hotel in Libei County and the first large self-service supermarket.
There are too many things involved in the operation of the hotel, including the relationship network, contact units, eating and drinking with public funds, etc., which were an important source of hotel income during this period, and Xu Tingsheng did not have such resources.
But the supermarket, in Xu Tingsheng's memory, until 2015, this supermarket was one of the only two large supermarkets in Libei County, and its business was booming.
In small counties like Libei County, including the other eight counties under Jiannan City, perhaps because the market is not large enough, until 2015 there were no large supermarket chains such as Wal-Mart and RT-Mart.
In other words, this is a golden rooster that will keep laying eggs for years, and there is still room for monopoly expansion to surrounding counties and cities.
This thought made Xu Tingsheng excited for a while, but when his father said earlier that the family only had a total of more than 30,000 yuan, his heart cooled down again.
"Dad, you said that in such a big building, what kind of business is good on the ground floor?" Xu Tingsheng asked casually.
Dad Xu thought for a while and said, "How can I think of this, I can't build a kiln here to burn bricks."
Xu Tingsheng smiled: "I think it's good to open a big supermarket. When I went out for a few days, I saw a kind of large self-service supermarket outside. It sold everything in it. Customers walked with shopping carts, and after they had selected everything, they went to the door to check out. Business It’s too good, several cash registers are too busy, and there is no such a large supermarket in our county, if it can be opened, it will be a hit.”
Dad Xu looked at the building in front of him, calculated it in his heart, shook his head and said, "How much would it cost? Our family can't afford this business."
"That's right." Xu Tingsheng thought for a while and didn't continue this topic.
"No wonder everyone said that the first pot of gold is the hardest." Xu Tingsheng was a little annoyed. In his previous life, he was too uninterested in lottery games. How about remembering a few sets of double-color ball numbers
Father Xu sent Xu Tingsheng to the school gate.
On the way from the school gate to the classroom of Grade 3 (10), Xu Tingsheng was a little baffled by the fact that there were indeed too many eyes and whispers, so much that it was almost the day when he was doing self-criticism on the commander's platform.
Some of these gazes and comments were sympathetic or puzzled, and some were ridiculed and ironic.
On the way, a few familiar people even came up to comfort Xu Tingsheng: "Don't be discouraged, there is still time, work harder next time."
Some people also said helplessly: "I told you a long time ago, don't worry if you have a goal, you, but don't care too much, don't care what others say, just care about yourself, take your time."
"Look at this, did I fail the exam?" Xu Tingsheng was a little puzzled. According to his own estimation, it should not be a problem to get into the top 20.
Xu Tingsheng walked into the classroom, returned to his seat and sat down amidst all the attention. Huang Yaming and Fu Cheng walked over with guilty expressions, holding an answer sheet.
"I'm sorry, the two of us have left you to tutor." Huang Yaming said with a sad face.
"What's the situation? Don't leave the ink, it makes me panic." Xu Tingsheng said.
Fu Cheng put the answer sheet in his hand on Xu Tingsheng's desk.
Mathematics, 62 points.
Xu Tingsheng wanted to take out the rubber that was carved into a dice from the table and kiss him, this luck was really unnatural.
Xu Tingsheng himself is very satisfied, but Huang Yaming and Fu Cheng don't think so. In their concept, although Xu Tingsheng's math is not very good, but he can usually score around 90 in the test, but this time he was tutored by the two of them. It dropped to 60 points, and both of them felt a little guilty.
"What about you? How did you do in the exam?" Xu Tingsheng asked excitedly.
"128."
"134."
"So good in the exam?"
"yes… "
The two "teachers" who coached themselves and taught the students down felt even more guilty because of this.
"What about the other subjects?" Xu Tingsheng asked.
"It's not out yet..."
After the two explained it, Xu Tingsheng finally figured it out.
Because of SARS, the one-size-fits-all test papers were not sent to the city for unified marking, but the school organized the grade one and grade two teachers to help with the marking.
Xu Tingsheng himself has participated in marking many times, and he knows that the time required for marking various subjects is actually very different. For example, the history he teaches is very slow. Relatively speaking, mathematics and geography will be the fastest for the liberal arts class. .
This time there was no exception. The mathematics group and the geography group completed the grading first, but because geography is included in the comprehensive paper, they have to wait for the political and history groups to complete the grading before they can announce the results together. Therefore, so far, only the mathematics group The volume was sent out last night.
Then, Xu Tingsheng's math score of 62 points, which has attracted much attention because he made big claims about being admitted to the top 20 in his year, was spread wildly. Then to most of the school.
150 points paper, 62 points.
"What did he say? Want to enter the top 20?!"
So discussion, ridicule, and sympathy all came.
"Are you two ashamed?" Xu Tingsheng said to Huang Yaming and Fu Cheng.
The two did not answer, but gave a positive answer with their expressions.
"Please invite me for lunch, I want to eat the stir-fry on the third floor."
"… OK."
When Xu Tingsheng was excited because he had a small meal, Yao Jing came over.
Although Yao Jing is a bit boyish, she usually looks very free and easy, but she is a girl after all, and she is also a girl who is about to fall in love with her first love. Therefore, after agreeing to Xu Tingsheng that day, she became uncomfortable instead. Here, not only did he not dare to chat and laugh with Xu Tingsheng, Huang Yaming, and Fu Cheng as usual, he even seldom talked.
Amid all the attention, Yao Jing sat down beside Xu Tingsheng.
The class bell rang, and Xu Tingsheng's deskmate came back. Yao Jing was stunned, and said awkwardly: "Next self-study class, can I change seats with you? I... I'll sit here."
"Huh." The classmates in the class began to boo.
Before "Rebirth", Xu Tingsheng fell in love with Yao Jing for nearly two years. Although Yao Jing did not agree, she never refused. Therefore, in the eyes of the students, the relationship between the two belonged to a semi-public state of "not yet full lovers". It's more or less official.
The deskmate winked and packed up a few books and passed away.
A few "shameless" ones even ran over to give their blessings.
"Whatever you want to watch, go study!"
Yao Jing finally showed her "heroic" demeanor and yelled, and the students turned around after another burst of laughter, and buried their heads in their studies.
After "Heroic", Yao Jing looked at Xu Tingsheng a little at a loss, "You, don't be discouraged, one mistake doesn't mean anything, I see that you have worked hard."
Xu Tingsheng nodded with a smile. To be honest, he was a little warm and moved at the moment. Yao Jing is not the kind of person who is good at showing tenderness and caring. By doing this at this time, she is undoubtedly doing her best, and the meaning is self-evident.
Xu Tingsheng knew that this was very difficult for her.
"I've read your paper and I'll explain it to you. Although the teacher can also explain it, you can stop and ask questions at any time." Yao Jing said.
"Okay, thank you." With the current situation, even if Xu Tingsheng didn't want to study mathematics anymore, he had no choice but to agree.
Yao Jing patiently and meticulously explained the whole class. In order not to waste her thoughts, Xu Tingsheng also listened to the class carefully and asked questions from time to time.
Xu Tingsheng found that he could actually understand a little bit.
In the eyes of the students, the scene of the "little couple" working together is really warm and touching.
"Shall we have dinner together at noon? Huang Yaming and Fu Cheng are treating us. Let's go to the third floor to eat." After class, Xu Tingsheng sent out an invitation to express his gratitude.
Yao Jing was a little hesitant. In fact, she was very familiar with Huang Yaming and Fu Cheng, but if they had dinner together today, she felt a little bit like meeting his good friend as Xu Tingsheng's girlfriend.
to go, or not to go
"Together, together." Fu Cheng leaned over and said.
"Ah, good." Yao Jing agreed so confusedly.
Lunch time is the time when people are most concentrated on the way from the teaching building to the restaurant. There are those who have eaten at home for breakfast, and those who do not eat. Before dinner, there is a time for extracurricular activities as a buffer, and people will be scattered. There is only lunch time.
There are people all the way.
Xu Tingsheng felt like a circus monkey walking among the crowd.
Because of Mr. Zhang, the head teacher of Class 7, Xu Tingsheng's big words had already spread, and then he happened to be on the command platform again in those few days, singing on the roof, fighting for girls in such a big world, these things While being disseminated and discussed, Xu Tingsheng's big talk about being admitted to the top 20 has also attracted more and more people's attention.
Many people are looking forward to seeing the result.
Judging from the math scores that have been reported so far, big talk seems to be turning into a joke.
Xu Tingsheng walked in the crowd, his eyes could be ignored, but his voice could not be blocked.
"Get out of the way, the Great God is coming."
"This is that Xu Tingsheng. The world is so big. I want to go and see that. It seems that I really want to go home to see Sweet Potato."
"Why do you say that?"
"You don't know? He scored 62 in math."
"ah?"
"Some people really don't want to lose face just to show off."
"Isn't it too much for you to say this in front of others?"
"Third brother, I remember you betting on him last time, what should we do? When will you invite us to dinner?"
"I will invite you when I have money next week, but, can you stop saying here, how bad he heard?"
"Ouch, you lost because of it, and you still feel sorry for him?"
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