When the female supporting role has a beauty system

Chapter 1142 Birthday 1
Li Fugui nodded at her: "It's not that it's impossible, but with your grades, spending three years in high school would be a waste of time."

Tan You remained remarkably calm: "Then let's take the college entrance exam early in our second year of high school. Old Li, you're not thinking of expelling me from your teaching lineage, are you? That's not fair. Is our teacher-student relationship that weak?"

Li Fugui felt relieved and couldn't help but laugh and scold, "Nonsense, I was just worried you might have better options. I can't hold you back."

He did care about Tan You, but his teaching career was also important. He had recognized Tan You's talent and nurtured her with great care and hard work; Li Fugui didn't want someone else to steal her away halfway through.

Teacher Lin understood Li Fugui's thoughts. She couldn't help but lower her eyes and smile. She felt that Tan You was not only good at her studies, but also impeccable in her conduct and was always very considerate.

Tan You squinted: "What do you mean by a better choice? Our meeting as teacher and student is a matter of fate. Since it is fate, we should naturally work hard to make it last."

"Let's not talk about that anymore, teacher. Are all these nuts for me? And the zongzi too? Please thank Grandma for me!"

Li Fugui was a little jealous: "When I ask my mom to make alkaline rice dumplings, she always has a million reasons. But knowing that you like alkaline rice dumplings, she makes a pot of them every few days. You seem like her own daughter now."

Tan You: "Grandma Wang feels sorry for me, but doesn't the teacher feel sorry for me?"

"My monthly salary is less than three thousand, and you make ten thousand a day? Who's more pitiful between us?" Li Fugui laughed angrily. A student's daily work earns more than he does in a month of hard work. It's only because he's easygoing and open-minded that he'd be depressed to death sooner or later.

“Yes, you’re pitiful.” Tan You laughed, her dimples showing. “I was wrong. I shouldn’t have hurt you.”

Li Fugui casually grabbed a walnut from the small table and tossed it over. Tan You caught it with lightning speed and then smiled at Li Fugui.

Li Fugui was so amused by her laughter that he finally laughed and said, "You'll be going to the training camp next week. Since you're a girl, only your teacher's wife and I will be accompanying you this time."

"For problems in your life, go directly to your teacher's wife. Don't come to me with problems in your studies, I won't understand them anyway."

Tan You smiled and looked at Teacher Lin: "Then I'll have to trouble Teacher Lin to take care of me from now on."

Teacher Lin smiled shyly, "Actually, I can't help much. I just keep you company. When you're teaching, I'll take a walk around the school. It's like a paid vacation for me."

Tan You said seriously, "That's not how it works. Having my teacher and his wife here in an unfamiliar place makes me feel less anxious. The school even arranged for two teachers to accompany me, which is quite a show of respect."

Li Fugui joked, "You just found out? Old Hu has high hopes for you now. Our middle school is in a rural town, and you're the only one who has come out of all these years. Naturally, Old Hu will try his best to allocate resources to you."

"It'll only be for a week. I'll have Lao Wang cover my classes later."

Teacher Lin laughed: "Teacher Wang must be furious."

Li Fugui said calmly, "There's nothing I can do. Who told me to be the first to meet Xiaoyouzi?"

The group was eating and drinking around a small table when Tan You suddenly glanced out into the courtyard: "Tan Tao? Tan Qin? What brings you here?"

Tan Tao and Tan Qin, who were walking briskly toward Tan You's dormitory, stopped in their tracks. They saw Tan You sitting in the courtyard waving at them: "Come here quickly, your teacher and his wife are very kind."

Li Fugui smiled. He was familiar with Tan Tao, as Tan Tao often delivered supplies to Tan You. Compared to his initial awkwardness, Tan Tao now seemed more worldly-wise.

But she didn't seem slick at all. Tan Tao and Tan Qin came over, and Tan You brought over two small stools: "Why are you here at this time? Didn't you call ahead?"

The two sat down at the small coffee table. Seeing their awkwardness, Teacher Lin brought over a plate of chilled watermelon: "Eat watermelon, don't be shy, we're all friends."

Tan Tao was more composed. He first thanked Teacher Lin: "Thank you, Teacher's wife, thank you, Teacher."

Li Fugui smiled and said, "You're welcome. You even brought a cake? Little Youzi, is it your birthday? I don't remember it being around this time."

Tan Qin said softly, "It's next week. Youyou is going to participate in training next week, so we can't celebrate her birthday. We're celebrating her birthday in advance this weekend."

Tan You felt a warmth in her heart. In the real world, from childhood to adulthood, her birthday had never been treated with such seriousness. Most children celebrate their tenth birthday, but Tan You would never forget her tenth birthday.

In the past, my family wouldn't have a big celebration for my birthday every year because of limited resources, but we would add an extra dish. For example, we would kill a chicken or buy a fish, or we would fry an egg.

Tan Lin and Cheng Wenhui once chatted about what dishes she would cook for her tenth birthday. Tan You, who used to love good food, naturally remembered these words.

On her birthday, Tan You woke up early and asked Cheng Wenhui what they wanted to eat that day. At that time, Tan Lin was arguing with Wang Hu Nu, and when he heard Tan You's question, he was in a bad mood and smashed several bowls by the well.

Then Tan You got a beating early in the morning. Although she still got to eat the chicken cooked by Cheng Wenhui, Tan You found it tasteless.

Putting all that aside, a smile appeared in Tan You's eyes: "Sister Qin is so thoughtful, I didn't expect you to remember my birthday."

Tan Qin said shyly, "Your birthday is easy to remember, it's the tenth of the tenth lunar month. It's just a pity you weren't home then, you had to go out to take an exam."

"But Youyou, with your excellent grades, you're sure to get good results on the exam."

Tan You chuckled, "Then I'll take your kind words. Sister Qin's cake is really delicious."

Tan Qin unpacked the cake box: "You taught me well, Youyou. I want to open a cake shop, what do you think?"

“Great idea,” Tan You nodded without hesitation. “Have you saved enough money to open a shop? Renting a shop is not cost-effective. Why not buy one as soon as possible? Before the housing prices rise, buy more shops to hold onto. Whether you use them yourself or rent them out, you will make a profit.”

Tan Tao already knew Tan You was smart. He sat down next to Tan You and said, "That's what I was thinking too. We're going to buy a shop near the pedestrian street. What do you think of the location?"

“Not bad, that’s good,” Tan You thought for a moment, “If you have extra money, you can also buy property near the train station or bus station.”

Li Fugui raised his eyebrows slightly, exchanged a glance with Teacher Lin, and the two lowered their eyelashes and remained silent.

"By the way, Sister Qin is planning to open her own shop. Your parents aren't planning to arrange a marriage for her, are they? She's still young." Tan You took a bite of cake and began to interrogate Tan Tao.

Tan Tao immediately shook his head: "How could that be? My parents listen to you now. My sister can earn her own money now. Once she opens her shop and buys her own house, what kind of man can't she find?"

"She's just a little slow to react, but she's not really stupid."