Chapter 16 Chapter 1

Qiao Bailu was very lucky that Xie Jiayuan pulled her back when she was about to choose the wrong path. High school was only three years. If she missed this period of study, would she plan to repeat it again?

With her determination, Qiao Bailu planned to finish the book she was working on and then concentrate on her studies. There would be plenty of opportunities to make money in the future. Anyway, she was still a minor and her parents would never let her go hungry.

From then on, Qiao Bailu lived a life of turning a deaf ear to the outside world and focusing on reading the books of sages. She got up at five o'clock every day, ran two laps on the playground at five-thirty, went to the classroom to recite at six o'clock, had lunch at seven-thirty, and went to class at eight-twenty.

During the break, the English teacher would take me to the office to recite the text. If I made a mistake in writing a word, I had to rewrite it ten times! I had to go to self-study at night and could only go back to the dormitory to wash up and sleep at 10 o'clock. Everyone in the dormitory was so surprised that their eyes almost fell out: "Why did you think of studying hard?"

"We're going to be divided into classes soon, and they will definitely be divided according to grades. I want to be in a good class." Qiao Bailu said casually, and Yang Na nodded in agreement: "That's right, then I should work hard too."

This immediately boosted the learning atmosphere of the entire dormitory. During the class test, the scores of everyone in the dormitory rose. After tasting the sweetness, several people became more motivated to study. Even after the evening self-study, several people still held books in their hands and did not turn off the lights or close their eyes.

The exam was coming up in a blink of an eye. Qiao Bailu was full of confidence. After the exam, she went to find Xie Jiayuan: "When are you going home?"

"I'll be back the day after tomorrow, how about you?" Xie Jiayuan asked with a smile. After the exams, it will be summer vacation. When they come back from vacation, they will be divided into classes. Qiao Bailu firmly chose the liberal arts class, and she must choose the science class. When the time comes, they will not be able to study together.

"It's also the day after tomorrow. Are we going shopping later?" Qiao Bailu asked with a smile. The publisher had accepted her last novel. This one was doing better than the first one. With the same number of words, this one took six years less than the last ten years. Most importantly, this time she was paid 13,000 yuan. The last time Qiao Bailu went home, she gave 10,000 yuan to her mother and kept 3,000 yuan for herself. Now she is a wealthy woman.

"Okay." Xie Jiayuan nodded with a smile, raised his arm, and showed the book in his hand: "Wait a moment, I will put all the books in the dormitory."

Qiao Bailu nodded obediently and stood at the door as a door god. Li Jie passed by with his schoolbag and whistled rudely: "Waiting for Xie Jiayuan? Call him brother, I'll call someone for you."

Qiao Bailu glared at him and said, "I saw Wang Fang! She just went to the station with a heavy schoolbag. You should go and help her quickly. You have to perform well at this critical moment."

Li Jie blushed, didn't answer, just turned around and walked away quickly. Qiao Bailu pouted, thinking about where to go later. Oh, and she had to buy a walkman. Her English was not very good, and she had to improve it in this life. She couldn't not even get a Level 4 certificate.

"Let's go?" Xie Jiayuan came out and shouted with a smile. Qiao Bailu nodded quickly and followed Xie Jiayuan: "Do you want to buy anything?"

"I'm planning to buy a Walkman." Xie Jiayuan said. Qiao Bailu's eyes widened: "Hey, we have the same idea. I'm also planning to buy a Walkman. What brand are you planning to buy?"

"It doesn't matter what brand it is, as long as I can hear it clearly." Xie Jiayuan thought for a moment and said, "You plan to listen to English, too, right? Do you want to buy some tapes?"

"Don't textbooks come with tapes?" Qiao Bailu was puzzled. Xie Jiayuan said as they walked, "The textbooks sound a bit boring. I bought a few tapes of English songs and listened to them. I listened to the lyrics at the beginning and learned them slowly by myself."

"Okay, let's buy a few tapes too." With a clear goal in mind, the two of them did not wander around aimlessly, but went directly to the Xinhua Bookstore at the other end of the busy street. The lower floor was an electrical appliance section, and the upper floor was a bookstore.

"Hey, I almost forgot, I have to get glasses." Qiao Bailu saw the glasses store at the door, suddenly slapped her forehead, and pulled Xie Jiayuan's clothes: "Wait, let's go get glasses first? I remember that the legs of your glasses seemed to be a little broken, how about getting a pair too?"

"No need, I've fixed it myself." Xie Jiayuan squinted his eyes and said, he was slightly nearsighted, only about 100 to 200 degrees, and he would wear it for a while sometimes when his seat was at the back, and he basically didn't wear it when he went out normally.

Qiao Bailu's prescription is quite high, almost 250. Like Xie Jiayuan, she doesn't wear it when she goes out.

"Then you can help me get a pair." Qiao Bailu said with a smile, Xie Jiayuan nodded and accompanied her into the door. There are only two kinds of lenses, glass and resin. Qiao Bailu was afraid of crushing her nose, so she chose the lighter resin. Anyway, it's only more than 200 degrees, and the thickness can't be checked.

"Come, let's see which frame looks good." While the lenses were being polished, Qiao Bailu quickly called Xie Jiayuan. Xie Jiayuan looked down at the frame below, and after a long while he reached out and pointed: "This one."

"Where is your aesthetic sense?" Qiao Bailu was shocked. How could such a big black frame of glasses be good-looking?

"You are a student now. It doesn't matter if it looks good or not. As long as it can be used, isn't that enough?" Xie Jiayuan said earnestly, "I know you have money, but you shouldn't waste it like this, right? You do the math. This pair of glasses is more than ten yuan cheaper than those. You can buy a book with it!"

The corners of Qiao Bailu's mouth twitched, and she held the lavender glasses frame she had chosen and was reluctant to throw it away: "Well, I have to look at it myself. When I look in the mirror, I find that this glasses frame is so ugly, it will affect my mood. Besides, don't you think this is a little too big? My nose is too small, it can't support it."

Xie Jiayuan studied Qiao Bailu's facial features carefully and his fingers couldn't help moving. Speaking of which, this girl is quite pretty, with fair skin, big eyes, and long eyelashes... ahem, a young girl who hasn't grown out yet!

"Then this one." Xie Jiayuan stretched out his hand and pointed again. Qiao Bailu was speechless. It was a little smaller than the first one, but the ancient style...

"I'm allergic to metal." Qiao Bailu blinked, looking innocent: "I'll be allergic here if I wear this."

Xie Jiayuan frowned: "Really? I remember the one you wore before was of this style."

Oh my god, what a dark history! My father took me to get a pair of glasses when I was in junior high school. I had no choice at all, okay? If she could make her own decision, she wouldn't want such glasses. Qiao Bailu tried to make her expression more serious: "It's because of that that I'm allergic, so I want to get new glasses."

"Okay, let's change another one." Xie Jiayuan looked at her and pointed at another one. Qiao Bailu finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although it didn't look good, it wasn't that bad after all. Xie Jiayuan became more serious: "When choosing glasses frames, you can't just look at whether they look good or not. How good can they be? They are all glasses, right? Your main task now is to study hard. Put aside everything else, okay?"

Qiao Bailu nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, I understand, Your Majesty, you are right!"

The guy in the glasses shop chuckled, and when he saw them looking over, he quickly reached out and took out the glasses frame: "Did you pick this one? Then I'll go in and change it. Don't tell me you don't want this one later."

"I want this one." Xie Jiayuan spoke first, and the young man nodded with a smile, took the frame and went in to put the lenses in. He came out and let Qiao Bailu try it out, adjusted the frame, and then collected the money: "A total of fifty, 20% off, forty. Here, I'll give you a discount card, you can get a 10% discount when you buy books at the bookstore above."

Without waiting for Qiao Bailu to take out the money, Xie Jiayuan took out his wallet first, quickly pulled out a hundred yuan and handed it over. Qiao Bailu hurriedly stopped him: "I have money with me."

"Save the money for buying books later. Just bring it back and let me have a look." Xie Jiayuan said with a smile. Seeing Qiao Bailu raising her hand to stop him, he hurriedly grabbed Qiao Bailu's hand. Qiao Bailu was stunned for a moment, her face slightly red. Xie Jiayuan looked down at their clasped hands and pursed his lips.

"Here, count it." The two were silent when the guy from the glasses shop handed over a handful of change. Xie Jiayuan quickly let go, grabbed the change and counted it randomly, then coughed and said, "Well, let's go?"

Qiao Bailu nodded quickly and followed Xie Jiayuan into the mall. The two of them didn't speak all the way. When they arrived at the counter selling Walkmans, Qiao Bailu spoke up to break the awkwardness: "Well, I like the black one, which one do you like?"

"The white one, right?" Xie Jiayuan was a little absent-minded. He casually pointed at the identical Walkman next to him, only in different colors. The salesperson inside hurriedly took out both of them and said, "You have a good eye. This is a new model released by Sony this year. It only comes in these two colors. You know Sony, right? It's a big brand..."

Qiao Bailu waved her hand: "Do you have a tape? Let's listen to it."

"Yes." The salesperson took out two cassettes and put them in the cabinet. He also took out a pair of headphones and said as he put them in: "This is the switch. Press this to load the cassette, fast forward and rewind. This is for pausing. And here is for the batteries..."

Qiao Bailu had bought this thing in her previous life, so she knew it very well. She put on her headphones and listened to it back and forth for a while. She thought it was quite clear, so she turned around and asked Xie Jiayuan, "Is this it?"

Xie Jiayuan also nodded: "How much? If we buy two, is there any discount?"

"For seventy-five, I can give you two bags, bags for your Walkmans to prevent wear and tear." The shopping guide said with a smile. Xie Jiayuan shook his head: "Too expensive, it only sells for more than thirty outside, you've doubled it."

"How can the products sold outside compare with ours? Look at this brand, it's Honey, a big brand. We also provide free repairs for two years and give away batteries. Those miscellaneous brands sold to you today, but you won't be able to find anyone to repair them if they break the day after tomorrow." The shopping guide said hurriedly.

Xie Jiayuan raised his eyebrows: "How about this, we are sincere in buying, and you are sincere in selling, so let's not talk about so many empty words, how about forty?"

Chapter 17 Chapter 1

"Handsome guy, forty dollars is not enough for me to afford." The shopping guide shook her head. Xie Jiayuan smiled and said, "I definitely have enough money to afford it. It's just a matter of how much profit we can make. This brand is indeed a big brand, but even a big brand may not be worth the money. We buy two at a time. If you think it's okay, we'll take it away. If you think it's not okay, we'll take another look, right? Even if the deal fails, there's still righteousness."

"No, no, forty is not enough. If you really want it, then sixty is enough." The salesperson shook his head quickly and pointed out painfully: "I will consider it as the capital to bring you two. If you use them well, you can just promote me among your classmates."

"We also need to buy rechargeable batteries, chargers and so on. You won't be able to make a good profit just from these, so, how about making it cheaper? How about we each take a step back and offer forty-five?" Xie Jiayuan continued. Qiao Bailu had no idea what to say.

I only knew that my roommate Liu Wenjing was good at bargaining, but I didn't know that my first love was also an expert at bargaining.

In the end, all the miscellaneous items added up to sixty-five, and the boss also gave her two extra song tapes, both of which were sung by Meng Ting. When she was in high school, Qiao Bailu particularly liked her songs.

This time, Xie Jiayuan did not pay for Qiao Bailu. They each paid for their own. After buying a Walkman, they continued to the library on the second floor.

Xie Jiayuan had a clear purpose, and he went straight to the row of tutorial books as soon as he entered. Qiao Bailu turned to the row of romance books first. She remembered that there was a period of time when pocket romance books were very popular. They were the size of a palm and contained melodramatic stories, which attracted many little girls.

Qiao Bailu naturally looked down on it now, but it didn't stop her from investigating the market. She had promised Xie Jiayuan that she would study hard for Day Day Up, but she could still use this kind of brainless novel to change her mind. When she was tired of studying, she would write a bloody romance novel.

Maybe, when I graduate from high school, I can become a romance queen?

Oh my, what a mistake! When I first started writing novels to make money, why didn't I think of writing a romance novel to test the waters? Why did I have to write suspense novels or martial arts novels? Even if I was just practicing my writing skills, there was no rush in the next one or two years, right?

The shortcut to heaven was right under my nose, but I still tried so hard to make money to invest in the website. I was really crazy. In other words, even if I was reborn, my IQ didn't increase!

"Do you like reading this kind of book?" Just as Qiao Bailu was holding a palm-sized romance novel and imagining various plots, Xie Jiayuan walked around behind her, stretched out his long arm, took the book in his hand, and raised his eyebrows to look at Qiao Bailu.

Xie Jiayuan is taller, he is only sixteen now, but he is already more than 1.7 meters tall, while Qiao Bailu is 1.58 meters tall. When she was reading a romance novel just now, she stood in the corner unconsciously. Xie Jiayuan blocked her in, looking down at her from above, giving her the illusion of being wall-donged.

Qiao Bailu smiled awkwardly: "I don't really like it, but I can just flip through it to kill time without having to use my brain."

"Then you might as well read a history book." Xie Jiayuan raised his eyebrows, stuffed the book back, and stretched out his arms, as if he was holding Qiao Bailu in his arms. Qiao Bailu suddenly remembered that when she was getting glasses downstairs, Xie Jiayuan grabbed her hand.

The boy's hands were big, his fingers were long, and his palms were dry. Qiao Bailu had always thought that Xie Jiayuan's hands were very nice. When he grabbed her just now, the temperature of his palms... Oh no, the temperature on my face was too high. What should I do?

Qiao Bailu quickly covered her face, and Xie Jiayuan looked down at her in confusion: "What's wrong? Well, I won't say that you have low taste. It's okay if you like to read this kind of book, just don't take it seriously. Hey, are you angry out of shame?"

"No, you're standing too close." Qiao Bailu blurted out. Xie Jiayuan was stunned for a moment, and looked at the distance between Qiao Bailu and him. As if he had just discovered it, his face flushed slightly. He moved his heels back a bit, and suddenly moved back: "What's wrong with standing too close?"

The corners of Qiao Bailu's mouth twitched. Young man, are you teasing me?

"It's affecting my breathing." Compared to the innocent boy, Qiao Bailu was a weird aunt inside. She quickly calmed down and poked the boy's belly. The boy's slightly red face turned bright red. He held one of Qiao Bailu's fingers in his hand, moved his lips, and wanted to speak, but didn't know what to say.

Bella Qiao raised her eyebrows: “Xie Jiayuan, didn’t you say that you have to wait until you get into college?”

Xie Jiayuan turned his head to look at the bookshelf, but his eyes didn't meet Qiao Bailu's. Qiao Bailu pursed her lips and smiled, then struggled with her fingers, but Xie Jiayuan clenched them even tighter.

"Xie Jiayuan, I can't turn the pages of the book if you're like this." Qiao Bailu said with a smile. Xie Jiayuan took out the book she had just read with an expressionless face, turned to the page that Qiao Bailu had just read, and held it in front of Qiao Bailu, still without saying a word.

Qiao Bailu smiled even more brightly and reached out to touch her chin. The top student had a good memory. He could remember where she had been just by taking a glance.

"Xie Jiayuan, I don't want to read this anymore. I want to read the tutorial book." Anyway, she has read more ridiculous ones. These are too childish. She will go back to writing romance novels! Of course, the premise is that it can't delay her studies.

In the second year of high school, you can have a little entertainment. But in the third year, it’s no longer possible. You have to completely stop doing anything else.

"Didn't you choose liberal arts?" Seeing her pick out a few books on physics and chemistry, Xie Jiayuan finally couldn't help but speak. Qiao Bailu poked his arm with a smile: "You finally decided to talk to me? I bought these for you."

Xie Jiayuan frowned, a little unhappy: "Do you have to settle it with me so clearly?"

"No, it's just that we're not together yet..." Qiao Bailu quickly shook her head. Xie Jiayuan pursed his lips, picked up Qiao Bailu's fingers and shook them in front of her eyes, but didn't say anything. Qiao Bailu understood immediately. How could they hold hands when they weren't together?

"Even if we're together, that's still..." Qiao Bailu continued. She didn't have the habit of spending her boyfriend's money. Even in her previous life when she was in college, she would buy something of the same value in return for what her boyfriend bought her. There was nothing big involved, and the breakup was also calm.

However, when she met Xie Jiayuan's gaze, Qiao Bailu suddenly became speechless.

"I said, there's no need to be too clear, I'm willing." Xie Jiayuan said again, his expression very serious: "I know you have money, but I'm willing!"

Qiao Bailu was silent for a long time, then suddenly looked up and nodded with a smile: "Okay, then I won't argue with you, anyway..." Anyway, I will rely on you for the rest of my life, and you will have to hand over your salary card in the future. It's just a few dozen dollars now, so there's really no need to divide it too clearly.

"Okay then, I'll buy some math books. You know, I'm better at math than physics, but not much better." Qiao Bailu shrugged. In fact, it was thanks to her that she had met a good teacher in her previous life. When the classes were divided into science and arts classes, she was assigned to the science class, and her old class teacher was replaced by another math teacher. That teacher was very patient and had a good way of teaching, so her math grades gradually improved, and she unexpectedly scored 130 in the college entrance examination.

Compared with her English score which was just over 100, she felt ashamed of the English textbooks she had memorized for three years and the English teacher who had never given up on her in those three years.

"Well, the math requirements for liberal arts classes are a bit lower, so you don't need to buy too difficult tutorial books." Xie Jiayuan looked through some and chose two for Qiao Bailu: "These two are good, you can try them first. And geography, you must buy this."

Qiao Bailu made a face and obediently went to choose a geography tutorial book.

Coming out of the bookstore, Qiao Bailu wanted to raise her hand to block the sun, and then she discovered that Xie Jiayuan's hand had already taken over the city, from clenching one finger to clenching four fingers.

"Well, it's getting late. I'll treat you to a meal. What do you want to eat?" Xie Jiayuan looked straight ahead and asked seriously, "Do you want ice cream? Or soda?"

"Ice cream... Oh, no, soda." After blurting it out, she suddenly remembered that her period was coming soon, so she quickly changed her words: "How about fried rice noodles for lunch? Wang Lin told me before that there is a rice noodle shop on Fan Street that is particularly delicious. Shall we go and try it?"

Xie Jiayuan nodded, asked Qiao Bailu to show the way, and the two of them went to eat rice noodles.

It was a bit hot in the afternoon, and there was nothing to buy, so the two simply returned to school and read books and talked in the classroom. Xie Jiayuan's reputation as a top student was not maintained by his brain alone. There were many people who were just as smart. If Xie Jiayuan didn't work hard, he wouldn't be able to keep his first place in his grade.

Seeing Xie Jiayuan's seriousness, Qiao Bailu also became serious. If she wanted to keep up with him, she had to be a little ruthless to herself. Besides, even without Xie Jiayuan, she didn't plan to live a mediocre life. She was still an ambitious person.

They dated for two days, reading and doing exercises in the classroom. After agreeing on when to return to school, they both carried their schoolbags and went home.

This time it was Qiao Jianjun who came to pick up Qiao Bailu. Qiao Bailu sat in the back of the car and asked, "How many days are left before the exam? How confident is Zhenting? Is he living in school now?"

"He's not in school anymore. He's at home. He came back yesterday afternoon. The school has a three-day holiday. The exam is on the 20th." Qiao Jianjun said with a smile, "It's just right that you came back just in time. Comfort him. I saw that he was a little nervous. If he can't perform well in the exam room, it will be a shame."

Qiao Bailu nodded quickly: "Don't worry, Dad. I'll give him some advice when we get home." She felt a little guilty that she was so busy dating Xie Jiayuan at school that she didn't come back earlier... Oh, that's not right. Even if she came back earlier, it would be useless. Qiao Zhenting's vacation just started today, and she wouldn't be able to see him if she came back earlier.

Chapter 18 Chapter 1

"Zhenting, are you nervous?" After putting her schoolbag down at home, Qiao Bailu went to talk to her brother. Qiao Zhenting rolled his eyes and didn't want to talk.

"Are you worried that you won't be able to get into No. 1 Middle School? Didn't I tell you before? If you can't get into No. 1 Middle School, go to No. 2 Middle School." Qiao Bailu pinched his cheek, and Qiao Zhenting slapped her hand away impatiently: "That's so embarrassing."

"What kind of shame is that? How can going to school be shameful? Those who don't study and can't even get into No. 2 Middle School are even more shameful. No. 2 Middle School was actually founded later than No. 1 Middle School. Your sister has already asked for you." Qiao Bailu said with a smile, reaching out and pulling out a letter: "Here, Zhenzhen, do you know him?"

Tian Zhenzhen and Qiao Bailu were junior high school classmates, from the same village, and they had a good relationship before. Tian Zhenzhen often came to play with Qiao Bailu, so Qiao Zhenting naturally knew her: "I know her, how come she is in No. 2 Middle School?"

"Well, I asked her. No. 2 Middle School was just established two years ago. The teachers were hired from the province. The teaching level is quite good. It will be able to develop in two years. If you really can't get into No. 1 Middle School, you can go to No. 2 Middle School. However, it's better to go to No. 1 Middle School because I, your sister, have money and can buy you snacks and other things. No. 2 Middle School is a bit far."

Qiao Zhenting's eyes lit up immediately: "Twenty yuan a week?"

"No, if you want to use the money, you have to give me a report first. I will give it to you if I think it can be used. If it can't be used, I won't give it to you. If you go to No. 1 Middle School, you will be under my supervision, and I can give it to you without much investigation. If you go to No. 2 Middle School, it is far away, and I need to conduct an on-site investigation before I can consider it."

"You make me even more nervous now." Qiao Zhenting was depressed: "It's all tied to my pocket money."

"There's no need to be nervous. You just need to know that if you can't get into No. 1 Middle School, there's still No. 2 Middle School. But within your ability, going to No. 1 Middle School will bring more benefits." Qiao Bailu summarized her purpose: "Come on, come on, sister, I'm an excellent student after all. I'll take advantage of these few days to string together the textbooks for you."

"Don't be ridiculous. We have to take seven exams! Two books a year, six books in three years. How can you keep track?" Qiao Zhenting was even more speechless. Qiao Bailu rolled her eyes at him: "After all, I have also taken the high school entrance exam. Can I guess the key points for you?"

Qiao Zhenting curled his lips: "The point is that it's easy to guess? Otherwise, why are the test questions different every year? Our teacher said that the three-day holiday is for us to play freely and try not to be nervous. If you mess up the textbooks for me, I will be more nervous, okay?"

Qiao Bailu patted him on the back of his head: "Hurry up and get the books, Chinese and math first."

She had never looked at the high school entrance examination papers of that year, and even if she had, she had almost forgotten them over the years. She just relied on her own experience, spent half an hour looking through the textbooks, and then circled some key points.

Even if he didn't circle a single key point correctly, it was better than Qiao Zhenting staying at home doing nothing for three days.

Three days later, Qiao Bailu personally rode a bicycle to take Qiao Zhenting to the examination room. Qiao's father and mother didn't care. After all, he wouldn't starve to death if he didn't pass the exam. Boys have a much wider path than girls. Girls are delicate and will go to big cities if they can. Boys, anyway, have land at home.

"How was it? How did you do on the test?" Qiao Bailu had been holding it in for two days, and only dared to ask after all the tests were finished. Qiao Zhenting shook his head: "I don't know, anyway, I wrote everything I should write, and I also wrote the things I didn't know, maybe the teacher will give me some points for the paper?"

"Anyway, the exam is over. It's useless even if I don't do well." Qiao Zhenting, who was quite nervous before the exam, was now generous. He waved his hand and said, "I'm going to play basketball. Sister, can you give me some money?"

Qiao Bailu snorted twice and sent the man away. Then she turned around and began to brew her own romance novel. This was the only relaxing summer vacation left, so she had to enjoy it quickly.

In mid-July, Qiao Zhenting did not sleep in for a rare occasion. He got up early and rode his bike to school. When Qiao Bailu got up, Qiao Zhenting had already returned with the admission letter. He was smiling so hard that his eyes were almost slits: "Sister, is there a reward? I got into No. 1 Middle School!"

"Really?" Qiao Bailu was overjoyed. She reached out and snatched the notice. She read it carefully three times before she laughed out loud: "Your sister is really a genius. I will tutor you for three days and you will be able to get into No. 1 Middle School! Tell me, if I run a cram school, won't I make a fortune?"

The corners of Qiao Zhenting's mouth twitched. He snatched the notice and after a while, he chuckled and said, "I was lucky. I was just one point above the passing line and barely made it through. But, sister, your guess was quite right. Almost a quarter of it matched."

"Mortal, is it possible that I, your sister, cannot guess the question correctly?" Qiao Bailu raised her chin with great pride, which made Qiao's father and Qiao's mother unable to help but laugh.

"Bai Lu, you've worked hard. To celebrate Zhen Ting's admission to No. 1 Middle School, let's go have a good meal today!" Father Qiao clapped his hands and stood up cheerfully: "A restaurant has just opened in town. Let's go there for lunch."

"Dad, you are biased. When I was admitted to No. 1 Middle School, you didn't tell me what delicious food to eat." Qiao Bailu snorted. Qiao's mother reached out and pinched her ear: "You are so heartless. Who bought you new clothes when you were admitted to No. 1 Middle School?"

A new set of clothes is much more expensive than a meal.

"Let's go, let's celebrate." Qiao Bailu smiled quickly and went back to her room to change clothes. Qiao's father had just bought a motorcycle a few days ago, which was more convenient when he went to work in the town. Qiao Zhenting squeezed in front of Qiao's father, Qiao Bailu squeezed in the back, and Qiao's mother held the shelf at the back. The four of them almost crushed the motorcycle.

While starting the engine, Mr. Qiao said, "Xiaoxiang, you should lose weight. If you don't, the motorcycle will fall down."

Qiao's mother ignored him, but Qiao Bailu's mind moved. She didn't know if it was because Qiao's father had made money in the past six months, but he looked a little high-spirited and energetic. Qiao's father had a good figure. He could not gain weight no matter how much he ate. Although his labor intensity was not small, he still had abdominal muscles.

Dad will definitely make a lot of money in the future. If Mom is still so fat, will her marriage be more likely to have problems? Qiao Bailu's worries are not in vain. Didn't the cousin-in-law of the eldest aunt's family just make money outside and then raise a little girl?

In the end, although the couple did not divorce, they never saw each other again. One stayed in her hometown with the children, and the other stayed in the big city and never came back. When the couple reached this point, they were no different from enemies.

"Mom, I think you should lose weight quickly. Being fat is not only ugly, but also unhealthy." Qiao Bailu turned around and said. Qiao's mother sighed: "I want to lose weight, but I can't. I get fat even if I drink water."

"I'll make a weight loss plan for you later and guarantee that you can lose weight." Qiao Bailu said hurriedly. In her previous life, she always stayed at home and gained a lot of weight. She spent a lot of money on private lessons and group classes in the gym, but a weight loss plan is no big deal.

"Then you just need to run for another 30 minutes every morning." Qiao Bailu pointed outside the village: "That's the road. If you feel embarrassed and don't want to go, then run in our yard. The yard is big enough anyway."

There were no neighbors on either side, especially on the right side, which was still a wasteland. Qiao's father spent a little money to buy it. The Qiao family's yard was equivalent to three other families'. Unfortunately, the family had no money back then, and after building the house, they didn't even have a yard, and the house was not decorated, which looked a bit unsightly.

Thinking of the decoration issue, Qiao Bailu quickly asked, "Dad, when will our house be decorated?"

"Next year, let's make money this year to pay off the foreign debt. Although your second aunt and the others are not urging us, we can't not pay it back, right? It's not difficult to borrow again if we pay it back well." Father Qiao said with a smile, and turned around and asked proudly, "Guess how much Dad has earned in the past six months?"

"How much?" Qiao Bailu asked as she pushed him forward. Qiao Jianjun pointed out: "This number!"

"Eight thousand?" Qiao Bailu was shocked: "Didn't you say last time that the mall was completed?"

"Yes, but the theater has been demolished and a shopping mall is being built. And you know the former Xinhua Bookstore, right?" asked Qiao's father. Originally, there was a bookstore in their town, but unfortunately, there were not many students in the town, and few people read books, so the bookstore did not make money and closed within two years.

"That place is also going to be demolished. I have already started contacting people. If we can take it down, I can earn this amount." Qiao's father laughed and said, "I calculated that by the end of the year, plus the work in the fields, I can make at least 25,000! Our family's foreign debt can be almost fully repaid, and the money we earn next year can be used to renovate the house."

Qiao Bailu also smiled: "See what I said before is right, right? The construction team is to make money, Dad, you have to make more money quickly and expand the construction team, otherwise, now there are only a few of you, and you will miss a lot of work. If you recruit a few more people, can't you take on two jobs at the same time? Then you don't have to wait until next year."

"Girl, your dad is not stupid, how could he not know this? Just wait to enjoy yourself." Father Qiao said with a smile. The car turned a corner and stopped in front of a restaurant. It was indeed newly opened, and the doors and windows of the restaurant were still brand new.

After finding a seat and sitting down, Mr. Qiao said generously, "Come on, come on, order whatever you like. If you can't finish it, we can pack it up. Don't worry about waste. Don't save money for dad. Xiaoxiang, you order too."

"You are so crazy." Qiao's mother was dissatisfied: "You don't even know your last name after making a little money! It's so hot, and we can't put the food away even if we pack it. Order as much as you can eat, and you can't order more. If you order and can't finish it, I will keep you here."

Qiao Bailu made a face at Qiao's mother and pulled Qiao Zhenting to study the menu. She would never save money for her father. If they couldn't finish the food, there would be dinner. It wouldn't go bad if they left it out for an afternoon.

Chapter 19 Chapter 1

Because she wrote the romance novel with a relaxed attitude, Qiao Bailu poured out all kinds of melodrama without asking for any money. She originally planned to write a pocket book of 300,000 words, but who knew that she couldn't stop writing and she still couldn't finish it even after writing 600,000 words.

Seeing that the summer vacation was almost over, Qiao Bailu could only organize one-third of the manuscript first, and then asked her father to take her to the Internet cafe in town to carefully search for larger, more formal, and more popular romance novel publishing houses.

As a person, you should have some ambition. She picked the best publisher and sent it to them first. If the negotiation failed, she would contact other publishers. Anyway, the manuscript was there, so it would not be left unpublished. If it really didn't work out, she would just upload it online.

She opened the website and saw that the VIP system had already been implemented. What a great time! Maybe she could lead the trend? Of course, she would not plagiarize the classics of her previous life. This was a question of character and bottom line. Although she was not a good person, she would not shamelessly occupy the fruits of others' labor.

Should I try writing a Qing Dynasty story later? No, no, school is about to start, so I should finish this romance novel as soon as possible and study hard, otherwise my academic master and I will have to go our separate ways again.

Anyway, there are still two years left, and I will graduate in two years. After graduation, do you still worry about not having enough time to use it?

Suppressing her restless heart, Qiao Bailu decisively turned off the phone and went to pay the bill. If she sat down any longer, she might have to apply for a pen name.

The first and second years of high school in No. 1 Middle School started at the same time, but the third year of high school had already started.

In September, Qiao's father specially borrowed a van to send the two siblings to school. Qiao Zhenting will also live on campus in the future. Although renting a house outside is comfortable, Qiao Zhenting has poor self-control, so it is better to live on campus. Besides, being with roommates and classmates can make the friendship deeper.

Father Qiao had sent Qiao Bailu to school once before, so he was quite experienced this time. He asked the siblings to wait with their things on the side while he went to look at the red list. Of course, for Qiao Zhenting's score, Father Qiao started from the last one.

"In Class 8, Bailu, do you know the teacher of Class 8?" Qiao Jianjun asked as he followed the siblings. Qiao Bailu nodded, "I know her. She's a girl. She teaches Chinese. She taught me before. Don't worry, Dad. There are very few Chinese teachers who can be class teachers. She must be capable to be a class teacher."

Mr. Qiao nodded quickly: "That's right, then let's go to the teacher and tell him? Ask him to keep an eye on Zhenting?"

"Okay, I've met this teacher before. He's a very kind person. Let's go visit him later." It's not popular to give gifts to teachers these days. When parents meet teachers, they just exchange a few pleasantries and chat with them.

However, the head teacher of Class 8 actually knew Qiao Bailu: "Your history teacher is in the same office as me. I've seen you when you went to hand in your homework."

Qiao Bailu was the history class representative and had been in and out of the office quite a few times. She quickly smiled and nodded, "Teacher Li, you have a really good memory. This is my dad, and this is my brother. My brother is a freshman this year and happens to be in your class, Teacher Li."

"Really? The boy is quite tall and looks very energetic!" Teacher Li said with a smile, and raised his hand to pat Qiao Zhenting on the head: "The last name is Qiao, right? It's Qiao Zhenting? There is only one person with the last name Qiao in the class."

"Yes." Qiao Zhenting was a little restrained. No matter how old a student is, he has to be more obedient when seeing a teacher.

"I'll ask Teacher Li to take good care of Zhenting in the future." Father Qiao said with a smile, "This child is naughty and only likes to play. Teacher Li, you don't have to be polite in the future. You can beat or scold him as you like!"

Teacher Li couldn't help laughing and said, "As teachers, how can we beat and scold students at will? However, we should be strict. Qiao Zhenting also lives on campus, right?"

"Yes, yes." Father Qiao said with a smile, "Our home is in the village, far away. It's definitely not okay for the child to run back and forth every day, so he has to live in the school. Teacher, I'll give you our home phone number. If he doesn't listen, you can scold him. If it really doesn't work, call me and I'll beat him up!"

Teacher Li took out a booklet and asked Qiao Jianjun to write down the phone number. While they were talking, another parent came over, so Qiao Jianjun had to lead Qiao Bailu and Qiao Zhenting to retreat first. After paying all the fees, they went to the dormitory to take a look. It was Qiao Bailu's first time to go to the boys' dormitory, and she was very curious. She walked back and forth twice, and finally came to the conclusion that the layout was exactly the same as the girls' dormitory.

"Qiao Bailu?" I was standing at the door waiting when I suddenly heard a shout. I turned around and saw Xie Jiayuan: "Hey, you're back? Come on, let me introduce you. My younger brother is coming to school today and will live in the dormitory from now on. Please take care of him."

Qiao Bailu pulled Xie Jiayuan in with a smile. Xie Jiayuan had a tense face and looked a little uncomfortable. Qiao Bailu had her back to no one and didn't see him. She opened her mouth and shouted, "Dad, Zhenting, let me introduce you. This is my classmate, Xie Jiayuan. He's the top student in the grade. His dormitory is..."

I had no idea, so I turned around and asked, "Which floor do you live on?"

"First floor, the third one from the end." Xie Jiayuan struggled for a while, and finally Qiao Bailu reacted and quickly let go. Xie Jiayuan coughed lightly, his face returned to normal, and he took the initiative to greet him: "Hello Uncle Qiao, your name is Qiao Zhenting? If you have any problems in the future, just come to my dormitory to find me."

Mr. Qiao nodded quickly: "Oh, okay, thank you very much. You are the top student in the grade? You are so good at studying, you are really smart, and you are also good-looking."

These days, children who study well are good children. Father Qiao has never seen the top student in the grade. He looks at Xie Jiayuan like he is looking at blue and white porcelain from the Qing Dynasty. Xie Jiayuan feels a little uncomfortable: "It's just that the early bird catches the worm. Just work harder. It's not that smart."

Qiao Zhenting glanced at Xie Jiayuan curiously, then glanced at Qiao Bailu and touched his chin with his hand.

"Dad, it's getting late. Shall we go eat first?" Getting down from the bed, Qiao Zhenting walked to Xie Jiayuan and compared his height. As for his height, it was not bad. Although not particularly tall, he was over 1.7 meters, almost the same height as himself.

As for looks, men don’t require looks, character is the most important. Apart from character, if you can look good, it is a pleasant surprise, if you don’t look good, it will not have much impact.

He’s the top student in the grade, but I’m afraid he’s just a nerd.

"Senior Xie, will you go too? I'll need you to take care of me in the future." Qiao Zhenting said with a smile, holding Xie Jiayuan's arm tightly. Qiao's father nodded hurriedly: "Of course, I'll have to trouble classmate Xie in the future. Where is classmate Xie's family from?"

"From Xiejiaying." Xie Jiayuan couldn't break free, so he had to follow. Qiao Bailu followed Qiao's father and muttered, "Dad, we have to treat him to a meal. We are in the same class. Xie Jiayuan always helps me with my lessons. I can't keep up with physics, and Xie Jiayuan is the top student in the grade. I always bother him to explain the questions to me. You have to be generous later."

"Really? Then we have to find a better restaurant later." After a pause, Mr. Qiao asked doubtfully, "Are you just asking questions? Is there nothing else? Let me tell you, you are not allowed to fall in love too early. It's not good to fall in love too early..."

"Dad, what are you talking about? If it was really a puppy love, would I dare to bring her in front of you? She wants to get into Q University in the future." Qiao Bailu curled her lips. This is called false and untrue, making it impossible to tell which one is true and which one is false.

"That's good. Wow, this boy is good. If he can get into Q University, he will have a bright future." Father Qiao praised again and walked slowly, shoulder to shoulder with Xie Jiayuan: "How old is the boy?"

"Uncle Qiao, just call me Xie Jiayuan. I'm seventeen years old and in the same class as Qiao." Xie Jiayuan said politely and glanced at Qiao Bailu. This damn girl, doesn't she know that he has very good hearing?

However, I really can't expose it now. I'll have to wait until I go to college. The girl is getting more and more beautiful, I have to let people know that this flower has a master as soon as possible.

"How many people are there in your family? Are you the older brother or the younger brother?" Qiao's father asked with a smile. Xie Jiayuan was also quite honest: "There are two brothers in my family. I am the younger brother. My older brother is three years older than me. He has graduated from high school and is now studying at Z University."

"Oh, Z University? That's a first-class university." Qiao's father was very surprised: "Your brother is also a good student. You two brothers are both good and talented."

"Uncle, you're too kind." Xie Jiayuan also smiled: "Qiao Bailu is also very smart in studying, but I think if she works harder, she will definitely be able to get into Q University or B University."

"She doesn't study hard?" Qiao's father frowned immediately. Qiao Bailu stood behind him and glared at Xie Jiayuan. Xie Jiayuan ignored her and nodded, saying, "Well, I heard that she is writing a novel, which takes up a lot of time. Uncle can talk about her when he is free. I think we are still students and should focus on studying."

Qiao Bailu bared his teeth, he had made a mistake, this stinky guy actually found the opportunity to complain!

"You're right. Students should focus on studying." Mr. Qiao nodded immediately and turned to scold Qiao Bailu: "Did you hear me? If you don't study hard in the future, I won't forgive you! You are not allowed to write novels. You can write after you graduate. Now you have to study hard, okay? If you can get into Q University, I will buy you anything you want!"

Xie Jiayuan coughed lightly: "Uncle Qiao, don't be too angry. Qiao Bailu is still very smart. I think she must have inherited your character."

Being praised for his intelligence by the "ancient number one scholar", Mr. Qiao no longer cared to be angry, and nodded with a smile: "Yes, yes, I said, she took after me. I will have to ask classmate Xie in the future, and you should also take care of our Zhenting."

Chapter 20 Chapter 1

After eating outside, Qiao's father sent the three of them back to school, and then drove home. Qiao Bailu stretched out her hand and pinched Qiao Zhenting's ear: "Go back to your dormitory first, don't run around, your dormitory people will be here soon, say hello to them or something, I won't eat with you tonight, didn't I give you the meal card? Go eat with your dormitory people."

Qiao Zhenting's living expenses are in the hands of Qiao Bailu. Today, when Qiao's father came over, he only put 200 yuan into his meal card. Boys have bigger appetites, so Qiao Bailu's 200 yuan can last her a month, but Qiao Zhenting can only eat for half a month.

For daily spending, he had to report to Qiao Bailu, and only after Qiao Bailu's approval could he have money to spend.

Qiao Zhenting glanced at Xie Jiayuan: "Where are you going?"

"Go back to the classroom. I've divided the classes and need to move classrooms. Go and see who the new classmates are." More than 90% of the students in the original three classes chose science subjects, so they don't need to move. The remaining few who chose liberal arts subjects have to move out.

"Don't you need me to move books for you?" Qiao Zhenting asked again. Qiao Bailu shook her head: "You are not needed. Go back to the dormitory and ask Xie Jiayuan to help me move it later. It's just the beginning of the school year. You should get to know your classmates first. You may have to get along with them for three years in the future."

"Okay then." Qiao Zhenting curled his lips and nodded to Xie Jiayuan: "Then I'll go first. Thank you for your help later."

After the people left, Xie Jiayuan rubbed his nose and said, "Your brother seems to be a little smart."

"Well, he is a little smart, but unfortunately he doesn't use his intelligence in the right way and doesn't like to study." Qiao Bailu said with a smile, looking up at Xie Jiayuan: "I haven't seen you for a summer vacation, you have become much darker."

"I'm going to work. I'm taking advantage of my last free summer vacation in high school to experience it first." Xie Jiayuan also smiled. He looked around and saw that there were too many people, so he took Qiao Bailu to the playground. The east side of the playground faced the teaching building, and the west side was a small forest. It was not big, with only about thirty trees at the top. It couldn't even block a person's shadow, and at most it could block the sunlight.

"Where do you work? What do you do?" Qiao Bailu asked curiously. Xie Jiayuan looked back at her and said, "Your birthday is August 16, right?"

Bella Qiao nodded with a smile: "Yeah, you don't have a gift for me, do you?"

"Well, we'll talk about it later." Xie Jiayuan slowed down his pace: "It's already the second year of high school, you have to be more careful. If you are careful now, you don't have to be nervous when you are the third year of high school. You don't need me to tell you what to do and what not to do, right?"

Qiao Bailu's mouth twitched and she nodded: "I know, you don't need to say more. My life from now on is to study and study again. I must study hard and get into the same university as you. Even if it's different, it can't be too far away. I've almost memorized it, you don't need to say more."

"I'm afraid that if I'm not watching you, you'll turn around and write a novel." Xie Jiayuan squinted at her and said, "Don't I know you? You have such poor self-control. How many times have I caught you reading extracurricular books in class?"

"Ahem, not many times." Qiao Bailu smiled awkwardly: "I really know. Don't worry, I won't joke about my future. During the summer vacation, I have already finished writing the last novel on hand."

Actually, no. Nowadays, romance novels can only be supported by melodrama. She accidentally spilled too much and couldn't hold back. It would probably take another month to finish. However, there was no need to be too honest. Xie Jiayuan couldn't see it anyway.

"I will study hard and make progress every day in the future, and then write novels after graduation." Qiao Bailu smiled very obediently. Xie Jiayuan looked at her for a while and nodded: "Okay, I believe you. Don't think about lying. I have spies around you."

Qiao Bailu opened her mouth instantly: “Eyeliner?”

"Well, someone will tell me about your every move, including whether you write a novel or not." Xie Jiayuan smiled mysteriously, and Qiao Bailu stuttered: "You, are you telling the truth? Did you really put a spy next to me? No, a traitor? Okay, okay, spy?"

"Well, do you want to guess who it is? It doesn't have to be from the original Class 3." Xie Jiayuan asked in a good mood. Qiao Bailu was depressed. Xie Jiayuan had a wide range of friends. He was not the kind of nerd who only studied hard. He would occasionally play ball or something. He also had many friends in other classes who he could talk to.

"It's still not too late for you to tell the truth now. If I find out..." Xie Jiayuan raised his eyebrows and reached out to pinch Qiao Bailu's cheek. It was just as he imagined, very delicate. The little girl's face was too white, and red marks appeared when he pinched it.

Xie Jiayuan wanted to rub it, but was afraid of scaring Qiao Bailu, so he stretched out his hand and tapped it instead: "If I find out, we won't meet for a semester, unless you can get first place in the grade in the exam."

Qiao Bailu's eyes widened. Seeing that Xie Jiayuan had no intention of changing his words, she had to explain reluctantly, "It's almost finished, but it's really the last one. I haven't bought any more manuscript paper. It will take about a month. But I promise that it won't take up class time. Really, I swear."

"That's good. By the way, here's this." Xie Jiayuan stared at her for a while again. This time, he was sure that she was not lying, so he nodded and took out a small paper box from his pocket and handed it to Qiao Bailu: "Before the holiday, didn't you say that your pen refills were used up? When I came here, I saw that they were selling them at the school gate, so I bought two boxes. You can use this first, and tell me when you're done."

Qiao Bailu nodded quickly. She had experience with this. In her previous life, she was in a science class and had to use up a box of pen refills in half a semester. In this life, she chose liberal arts, so she would use even more refills.

The two talked for a while, and when they saw that the sun was about to set, they returned to the classroom. Qiao Bailu didn't have too many books, and she had already taken the physics books back to her dormitory. She only had the three main subjects and two magazines left.

Qiao Bailu was holding a pile of books on top, Xie Jiayuan was moving the table, and Wang Lin came over to help move the stools: "Bailu, come over to play more often in the future. By the way, you have to bribe me, I can help you monitor classmate Xie."

Xie Jiayuan glanced at her sideways and said nothing. Wang Lin winked at Qiao Bailu and said, "I'll help you keep an eye on him. If any girl dares to steal your boyfriend, I'll report him to you right away. Isn't it worth it? You have to treat me to a delicious meal."

"Of course! I'll treat you to fried chicken tonight." Qiao Bailu nodded quickly, and Wang Lin nodded quickly, "Then let's do it tonight. I just got the news that the school will be closed from tomorrow, and no one can go out, including the first-year students."

"Ah, the school is going to be closed?" Qiao Bailu was a little surprised. Wang Lin nodded: "Yes, this news is very reliable." As they were talking, they had already arrived at Class 2. The head teacher of Class 2 was waiting outside. When he saw Qiao Bailu coming, he stretched out his hand and pointed at the name on the roster: "What's your name?"

"Qiao Bailu." Qiao Bailu quickly stood up straight. The head teacher of Class 2 was a bald uncle, nicknamed Baldy. He knew it himself, but the uncle was very kind and never cared. He lowered his head and looked for it on the roster, then nodded: "From Class 3? Were you the history class representative before?"

"Yes." Qiao Bailu nodded, and the head teacher said, "Go in, there is an empty seat in the third row, sit there."

Xie Jiayuan carried the table in, put it away, nodded to Qiao Bailu, and turned away. Wang Lin made a face: "Remember to find me after class."

Although it is the first day of school, seeing that the head teacher is also there, I guess he will have evening self-study in the evening.

Qiao Bailu made an OK gesture, sat down obediently in her seat, sorted out her books, looked around, and knew only three or four people. The students in the liberal arts class were basically selected from various classes. No one knew each other, and the classroom was very quiet.

Qiao Bailu took a look, took out her manuscript paper, lowered her head and continued to write the novel, trying to finish it as soon as possible.

At about 7:30, almost everyone in the classroom arrived. The head teacher stood on the podium with a roster in hand: "I will call out the names first. Those who are called, please stand up and respond. We will get to know each other. This is the main thing tonight. The other thing is to elect class leaders. This is a new class, so the class leaders must be new as well. Okay, I will start calling out the names now."

Everyone craned their necks and waited. When someone was called, they stood up and signaled to everyone, then turned their heads around to let everyone see their faces.

"Class monitor, Zhao Rong, do you think this is okay? If it is, then it's settled. If not, please give a reason and tell me who you think is better." This is what the head teacher said when the roll call was over and the class leaders were being selected. Qiao Bailu's mouth twitched. There were probably not many people who dared to stand up and say it was not okay, right?

Sure enough, no one stood up. The head teacher waited for a while and made the decision: "Since no one has any objection, then it's Zhao Rong. Next is the deputy monitor. I think Li Tingting is good. What do you think?"

Qiao Bailu was completely speechless. Well, since the election of class leaders had nothing to do with her anyway, she might as well continue writing her novel.

But after a while, I actually heard her name: "History class representative, Qiao Bailu, does anyone have any objections to this?"

Qiao Bailu looked up quickly. The head teacher was standing on the podium with a smile on his face. He waited for three seconds and said, "It's settled then. Okay, the class leaders have almost been selected. Let's talk about the class rules next. In addition, the school has just issued a few school rules. Let's talk about them as well."

"First of all, starting from tomorrow, the school will be completely closed. From the time you arrive at school in the morning to the time you finish evening self-study, you are not allowed to go out. You cannot go out at noon either. Some students who live off campus will either bring their own lunch or eat in the cafeteria. In addition, students who are day students, when you finish evening self-study, come to me and report tomorrow. I will give you a day student badge. When you go out after evening self-study, the security guard will check the badge..."

The second year of high school began with the class teacher's chattering.