Back to the third grade

Chapter 118

Mother Lin hooked her head and looked out when she heard the door slam, and saw Lin Mei dragging her feet in, "Didn't you say to treat the teacher to dinner? Where did you go to play after dinner?"

Lin Mei lay down on the sofa, put her arms around Qiang Qiang's head and said, "It's just a treat at noon, and it will be finished at 01:30. I went to Zhou Yu's house to play in the afternoon. I told Zhou Yu that the two of us just happened to It’s from the same school, we’ll go together when the time comes.”

"That's just right, you two can be a companion on the road." The last time the two little girls went on a trip, it was Zhou's father who asked someone to buy train tickets and asked someone to take care of them all the way. It is convenient to go anywhere with acquaintances.

Mother Lin came over and pushed the girl who was pretending to be dead, and said, "I'm going to college, here's the money, you can buy a laptop and a cell phone?"

Lin Mei turned over and said: "No need." Laptop or something, 30G hard drive... The phone already has a color screen (spread flowers), but the screen is only 20...

I always feel that there is an illusion of paying a lot of money to be stupid.

"Then you don't need a computer to go to school?" Mother Lin felt that her daughter was really sensible, which made her feel distressed.

"There is an Internet cafe, and I can't say whether the school dormitory has Internet. There is no need to buy it." The current school dormitory may not be able to pull the network cable... It is a brick to buy it and bring it there.

"The mobile phone is also needed. How do you contact your classmates?" If you don't buy a computer, Lin's mother will not be reluctant. A mobile phone is a must.

In the end, Lin Mei could only be forced by her mother to buy a mobile phone, blue screen, Nokia, blue and gray, male model.But overall, this is what she is most satisfied with.

Ms. Lin was very happy when she heard that her daughter had bought the phone back. When she came out, she felt embarrassed: "...you just buy this one? You are not afraid that your classmates will look at you and laugh at you! It's not that I want you to buy the orange one Is it? With handwriting."

"Just make a phone call." Lin Mei couldn't put it down, she was confident that she could use this phone for ten years!The quality of Nuoji is absolutely trustworthy!

Lin Mei planned to go to Beijing to buy another phone card, and told Zhou Yu that she had bought a mobile phone. Zhou Yu said, "My dad also gave me one, and someone else gave it to him. I'll give you the number, please remember."

Lin Mei copied down the number and called back with her landline. Zhou Yu immediately saved Lin Mei's phone number.There are only a few people in her address book, even Zhu Hai's and Lu Lu's phone numbers are on the list.

Lin Mei asked Zhou Yu on the phone if he wanted to go back to the attached high school to see Teacher Zheng. "We're going to college, let's go before we leave. Just the two of us, no one else."

"Just the two of us." Zhou Yu also said, "Then tomorrow?"

"tomorrow."

Teacher Zheng is their mentor.The next day, the two deliberately took the admission notice and went to the attached middle school.The attached middle school has changed a lot. When you enter the school gate, you can see the new building built after the original teaching building. More than half of the playground has been taken up, the original wall has been demolished, and the trees beside the wall are gone. Moved to the front door of the school.And the single and parallel bars nearby have also been dismantled.

Both Lin Mei and Zhou Yu were a little disappointed.

"It's all gone." Zhou Yu sighed.

The family courtyard of the teachers is still the same, that is, the last building is blocked from most of the sunlight by the new teaching building.

Teacher Zheng received a call from Lin Mei last night, and she specially waited for them at home today.

"Ah, you two have become big girls! I don't even dare to recognize you!" Teacher Zheng stepped forward to greet them with a smile, "Come in."

Teacher Zheng looked older than before.In the past, she didn't seem to have so many wrinkles on her face, her hair wasn't so white, she was more energetic, and she wasn't so thin.

Lin Mei was taken aback, and Zhou Qing's voice choked up.

Teacher Zheng poured water for them and said with a smile: "If you come next year, I guess I won't live here."

Zhou Que hurriedly asked, "What's going on?"

But Lin Mei remembered, the attached high school should have started building a new campus by now, right?The new campus is in the suburbs. In addition to the new school, there is also a new family courtyard.

Teacher Zheng is also willing to chat with the former students. Now that the school is getting better, these old people can be considered to be in their early years. He said with a smile, "Our school has a branch campus in the suburbs, and I have already applied to go to the new campus. Arrived The place over there is bigger and there are more students. But I don’t want to lead the class anymore, now that I’m older, I can’t work anymore.”

She was very pleased to see the admission notices of Lin Mei and Zhou Yu, and solemnly told them, "You still have a long way to go in the future, take your time, and remember that every bit of hard work will pay off."

Both Lin Mei and Zhou Yu nodded.They also brought photos taken when they went back to school and went to the beach. Teacher Zheng looked at the photos and laughed, pointing to He Qi and said, "Why is He Qi about the same height as when he was in junior high school? He hasn't grown up yet? Let him dance more Jump up the steps."

There are two photos of Zhou Yu and He Qi. Teacher Zheng said very openly: "You two are talking, the old classmates know each other, and the relationship is deep. But I want to tell you, Zhou Yu, don't think the teacher is feudal. You are a girl, so remember to protect yourself. You are usually with your boyfriend, holding hands, hitting or booing." Teacher Zheng said the word "boo" with special connotation, and raised her voice.

Zhou Yu lowered her head in embarrassment, and Teacher Zheng said seriously, "But you are still young and cannot make it to the last step, otherwise you will not be able to bear the consequences. If you really love each other, then I support you to get married when you are old. Invite me to a wedding wine then!"

After talking about Zhou Hao, Teacher Zheng talked about Lin Mei again. She looked at Lin Mei lovingly and smiled and said, "To Lin Mei, I have nothing to say. You are very sensible and know everything. Teacher, you have always treated Lin Mei with a smile. You are also very relieved. However, Lin Mei, sometimes, you can relax a little. Life is so long, and your journey has only traveled such a short distance." She compared a short distance, "The scenery on the side of the road is also very beautiful. It’s beautiful, it’s better to slow down and enjoy the scenery along the road. If you rush to the finish line too quickly, you will lose a lot of fun in life.”

After returning from Teacher Zheng's house, Lin Mei seemed to be in a daze.She didn't speak, and Lin's mother thought she was tired, so she didn't bother her, and let her have a good rest.

She cleaned the house without knowing it, and she still hasn't recovered until a few days later.

Teacher Zheng's words were hazy, making her seem to understand a little bit, but there were more things she didn't understand.

She knew what Teacher Zheng meant, and she felt that what she said was right.Maybe Mr. Zheng just thinks that she is pushing herself too hard, so I hope she can relax and stop pushing herself so hard.

But Lin Mei...

When I woke up in the morning, the sun was shining brightly outside the window.

Mama Lin has already gone to work, and left a note for her, saying that if she is free today, she will go to see grandma. Breakfast is in the kitchen. It is hot soy milk, tea eggs, deep-fried dough sticks, and the bubble tea made by Mama Lin. The pepper chicken feet are in the refrigerator, let her eat whatever she wants.

She sat on the folding chair in front of the table, filled a bowl of soy milk for herself, took a sip, it was sweet.

She's not continuing her life past 30.

She is back to her youthful days.

She has a lot, a lot of time and youth to enjoy, she is full of vitality and opportunities.She's really, really back in time before time began.

It's still early, and her life has just begun to sail.

Lin Mei noticed that she had a really big smile, she couldn't close the corners of her mouth, and when she went to brush her teeth after eating, the gaps in her teeth came out.

She washed her face, changed her clothes and went to her uncle's house.

My aunt has already gone to the rented house, and Tao Tao was called away by the teacher to make up lessons. The room in his house has no place to stay. It is too small, not as big as the dormitory of the little teacher’s school. People told him to go to school, so that he could make up the day and eat in the school cafeteria at noon. It was so convenient, and it saved Tao Tao from finishing class in the morning, going to Mama Lin's house for lunch, and skipping class in the afternoon.

After hearing this, Lin Mei felt that the little teacher was still very resentful after being released as a pigeon last time.

Uncle specially waited for her at home today, called her to the kitchen, fed her while chopping melons, and whispered, "When are you going to Beijing? Uncle will see you off, and take you to check the door by the way."

Lin Mei was stuffed with a melon, her cheeks puffed up, and she reacted for a second: "Um...!" She pointed at her uncle, unable to speak, and quickly swallowed all the melon in her mouth, and said in a low voice in surprise : "Uncle! What you said is...!"

House in Beijing!

Uncle nodded, went out with a melon, and said, "I bought it. It's not big. It's a two-bedroom apartment. I wanted you and Taotao to live in it when they went to school. The owner of the second-hand apartment said that he finally moved out, and it is estimated that we will have to pay for it." Renovate it. Uncle won’t be able to stay there for too long, so let’s simply decorate, paint the walls, and change the locks.” Then he quietly told her, “Don’t tell your aunt, what I told her is that the house hasn’t Got it."

Lin Mei's whole body was overwhelmed by the big characters "Beijing's room".Although I always knew that my uncle bought a house in Beijing, but I didn't feel that deeply.Maybe it's mainly because my uncle is still insolvent...

Lin Mei was really worried, and quietly asked her uncle if the usury loan was paid off?
"What else? I plan to borrow some more. Besides vegetables, I also sell fruits..." Uncle was very ambitious.

Lin Mei's little heart was about to jump out. She felt that she was not as good as her uncle. When she had uncle's heart, she would probably become a real talent.

The uncle sighed: "How many more years can I work? It means that my body can still hold on now, and I can earn as much as I can. At most ten years later, I probably won't be able to do it anymore." In this way, time waits for no one. .Not the business opportunity, but his time.

Lin Mei said: "Let Taotao take over at that time." She felt that Taotao was a bit naive to start a business just after going to school, but that was because her vision had not yet been opened.But Tao Tao definitely inherited his uncle's business talent.

The uncle sighed and said, "Uncle, he is still old-fashioned. I want him to study more and earn a solid job in the future. Uncle has been in business all his life. This line of business is easy to make money, but you can't make a mistake in one step. It is a small mistake to lose the family fortune." It’s easy to accidentally bear tens of millions of debts. But people are not machines, who can guarantee that this person will make a good move in his life? He will see it every time? No.”

"Others thought that I lost everything at that time, and they would be so distressed. To be honest, I felt sorry for the money, but I was even more fortunate that I didn't owe any debts." The uncle said.

Lin Mei was listening, thoughtful.

My uncle said: "Everyone in business has a gambling attitude. I have it, and I think Taotao has it too. I still have a problem, that is, I like to bang my head when I am sure about one thing. For example, I dared to invest in stocks back then. Taotao also has this problem, when he told me that he didn't want to study and wanted to do business, I knew this kid was like me."

He patted Lin Mei on the shoulder, "You are a sensible child. Thanks to you for pulling Taotao back at that time, for this, uncle will thank you forever. In the future, you two will also help each other, when we are not around Now, there are only two of you left.”

Lin Mei wanted to say that she didn't think she played such a big role.

The uncle pressed her shoulder and said, "At that time Taotao just didn't want to learn. Why didn't he want to? Because he couldn't learn well and he didn't have confidence. So he didn't like to learn. You helped him build his confidence at that time. Once he felt that he was learning If it’s easy, he’s willing to learn it.”

After the watermelon was finished, my uncle told Lin Mei not to move. He went to get a broom to clean it up, and said, "Let Taotao do business, I've thought about it too. But it can't work now, he is still young, so he will hold a job for a few years and learn how to do it." Learn how to do things, kill his temper. When he really thinks that doing business is good in the future, I will not object to coming out again."

That uncle is tantamount to earning Tao Tao's family money now, so that even if Tao Tao wants to resign and start a business in the future, he will have starting capital.

Lin Mei was convinced.

Tao Tao came back around [-]:[-] p.m., and as soon as he entered the room, he yelled, "Qiangqiang! I miss you so much!" Then he threw away his schoolbag and walked downstairs with the dog.He also knew about the house, and he knew to keep it from his mother.He whispered to Lin Mei: "If my mother knows, she must rent out the house!" He would definitely not let them live.

The siblings, who had been walking downstairs for half an hour, bumped into Mama Lin who came over.

Speaking of the house, Lin Mei asked her uncle if he could give her the money and let her pretend?
"I'm here to find someone to watch over there." Lin Mei said.

The uncle said: "Okay, then I will give you [-] yuan first, so that your mother doesn't have to pay your tuition fees, so I will pay from this money."

Tao Tao was bubbling with jealousy, "Dad, you really listen to my sister..."

Lin Mei was also surprised to find that her uncle really didn't believe her in the usual way.

Mother Lin came out from the kitchen and said, "No way! How can she leave this to her as a child?" Besides, Lin Mei, "Have you pretended? Later, I will be deceived!"

Uncle: "You need to exercise for everything, and it's only 2 yuan, and you should let your children learn."

Mother Lin said with a tiger face: "No!"

The uncle said worriedly: "The house must be decorated, how can I live if I don't? I can't just stare over there..." He patted his thigh and said, "Let's talk about it."

When Mama Lin was satisfied and turned to go into the kitchen, Uncle winked at Lin Mei.

Tao Tao snickered and teased Lin Mei.

Lin Mei: ...

It is estimated that it will be cut first and played later.

My aunt came back late, arriving home at eight o'clock or nine o'clock.Because she is really selling bento now...

And she does it in the kitchen of the rental house, because it can save water and natural gas at home.And because she was a meal for the people who rented out the house by the way, so the money for water, electricity and natural gas was fooled into the water, electricity and natural gas fees paid by others.

You don’t have to pay for how much you use, it’s a cheap thing! !How can you not take it hard?

And because the dishes were brought back by her uncle, she didn't have to buy them separately.The rice noodles used were what she asked her uncle to buy at the supermarket price. Although it was only a few cents cheaper, the small amount made the big difference!Very impressive!
Then, she kept pocket money for the money she earned from buying lunch boxes.Do not take it home.This is the ultimate reason why my aunt is full of energy.She wanted to fool Tao Tao to go with her to help carry things, but her uncle dismissed it on the grounds that Tao Tao will be a senior in high school next year.

"Does she think I'm still eight years old? Does she get mad when she says she takes me out to play?" Tao Tao was also very helpless.

When she came back, everyone had finished eating, and she said that she was starving to death, "The rice is not sold out today, and there will be no need to steam the rice tomorrow." The aunt said, "There are still vegetables, and there is no need to cook tomorrow." The leftovers of hers and her leftovers were stewed in a super big pot, saying that this is tomorrow's food, everyone doesn't need to start the fire tomorrow, how easy it is.

Tao Tao went into the kitchen to take a look, and when he came out, he said that he would go to the teacher's school to make up lessons tomorrow, so he would not eat at home.

My uncle was impatient, and after a few days he said that he would go to Beijing to look at the house first, and Lin Mei simply followed.

The house is not too old, more than [-] years old.The geographical location of the community is also good, actually in the inner ring.Lin Mei's eyes were green at that time, and after entering the community, she couldn't help but look around to see if she could get another set, but she was so shy┬┬...

The house is better preserved than expected, but the project is not small.My uncle also wanted to make the children live longer and better. Even if they didn't pay attention to the decoration, at least they had to re-route the wiring, replace the rusty water pipes, and re-waterproof the windows and doors, as well as the kitchen and toilet.

"It's enough to install two more anti-theft windows." The uncle turned around and said, except for wiring, waterproofing and changing water pipes, it is troublesome to find a special worker to come to the house, the rest is simple.

Lin Mei also has experience in decoration, so she volunteered to split up with her uncle, looking for workers alone and buying materials alone, and then she felt his uncle's trust in her again, so he gave her the card directly and let her go to the decoration market I bought materials.

"Do you have a mobile phone? Go out later and buy a card to top up." Uncle said.

When she came back after buying the materials, work had already started on the uncle's side, the wall had been broken, and the wires were re-routed, and this time the wires were buried.Lin Mei bought the water pipe materials and waterproofing together, because her uncle said that the plumbers had also been found, and she started work immediately after having the goods delivered to the place.

The uncle said: "The windows have already been measured, I let them do it slowly, and I will install it in half a month."

Two days later, before they left, the waterproofing had been done, the water pipes were replaced on the same day, and the electric wires were buried on the same day.The old tiles in the bathroom and kitchen are all peeled off, and the waterproofing is done first.Rubbish is piled inside the house.

The rest can only be continued when Lin Mei comes to school.But the big stuff is done.

"Now they have installed the windows first, and then I will send you here to change the anti-theft door and the lock. At that time, just lay tiles and paint the walls and you will be able to live in it," said the uncle.

Lin Mei went back and said to Zhou Yu, "You will live with me at that time." Tao Tao will come next year, and this year the house will belong to her, she must not be able to live alone, so ask Zhou Yu to make a companion.

Zhou Yu said on the phone: "Okay, okay!" She turned to Zhou's father and shouted, "Dad! You don't have to worry! Lin Mei's family has a house in Beijing! I will live with her!"

It seems that Zhou's father has no objection when Lin Mei is involved.

Lin Mei vaguely heard Zhou's father say on the phone: "Okay, I will get something later to thank him. If you don't live on campus, we will pay the rent."

Zhou Wen conveyed: "My dad said to pay the rent."

Lin Mei said that there is no rush, first go to check the accommodation conditions over there, it is too bad, and then talk about moving out.Besides, whether the house is rented or not, it's not up to her to decide.

When the uncle heard about it, he said, "Are you good friends? Let's not talk about the rent, just treat it as someone who lives with you." Otherwise, a little girl living there alone is really uneasy.

When I went to Beijing again, it was a big team.Uncle Jialin Meijia, Zhou Yu, Jialin's mother, and Zhou's father are responsible for buying tickets. He also planned to ask for leave to send Zhou Yu, but Zhou Yu said that she had grown up, so Dad Zhou could rest assured, besides, she didn't go by herself. What about Lin Mei's family?

After getting on the train, Zhou Hao said to Lin Mei: "I said I grew up, but my dad's eyes turned red." She actually felt that Zhou's father was in a very wronged mood at that time, and his expression was a little bit wronged.Maybe Dad doesn't want her to grow up so quickly?

After confirming that she would not go to the United States to find Zhou's mother, she also felt that Zhou's father was quite happy, and it was fine if she couldn't keep talking, and it was also good to go to school in China.

Zhou Hao suddenly felt that he might have chosen the right one.

On the train, Zhou Jing's phone kept ringing for text messages, and she answered at least fifty text messages before getting off the train.

Hearing what Lin Mei said, Zhou Jie dragged her to call in embarrassment and annoyance, "There are not so many!" Then he honestly showed her the text messages on the phone, "Look! There are only 41 messages!"

Talking about love is a lot of nonsense.

Lin Mei looked at it openly, and what He Qi sent was: Have you entered the station?
Are there many people?
Is the car running?

Is the luggage heavy?

She just read the first few articles and didn't want to read the following ones anymore, so she returned the phone to Zhou Yu, but Zhou Yu pushed it back: "Go on and read, he still asked you."

ask her?

Lin Mei continued to scroll down.

Sure enough, He Qi posted later: By the way, you can ask Lin Mei, we reported late and wanted to drop by to Beijing to play, so we can ask you to come out and play together, okay?
Lin Mei handed the phone to Zhou Yu and said, "Okay, when are they coming?"

Zhou Yu turned to the text message and forced her to read down. There was another one behind: Tu Hai and I, okay?
Lin Mei frowned and said: "He is a monthly SMS subscription, right? You can write more at a time. Writing such a sentence is too wasteful of a monthly subscription. You should send a lot at one go, and the text messages will be divided naturally, which will save money."

Zhou Que looked at her:

Lin Mei quickly nodded and said, "Okay, no problem, just come"

(End of this chapter)