Chapter 26 Chapter 1

It's really hard to estimate the score. At this moment, Qiao Bailu felt very regretful. Why didn't she be born three years later? At that time, she could apply for admission only after the scores were released, which reduced the risk a lot.

However, if I had been born a few years later, I would probably not have met Xie Jiayuan.

"How much do you estimate?" Xie Jiayuan took a few pieces of paper and asked Qiao Bailu. Qiao Bailu stretched out her hand and gestured: "A conservative estimate is 598, and if you take a risk, it's 620."

"Not bad. I checked. The score for the Literature Department of Q University last year was 554. This year's test paper is much easier than last year. I estimate that the passing score should be around 600. It shouldn't be more than 610. You can still give it a try."

Qiao Bailu held her cheek and sighed, "I'm still hesitating. I said before that I want to be a screenwriter. BB's screenwriting department seems to be pretty good, and the score requirement is not high."

Xie Jiayuan frowned slightly, thought for a while and then said: "This is related to your future work. I think it's okay, but that school is only a second-tier university. Most importantly, cultural courses are not valued. I think if you really want to be a screenwriter, you might as well go to the literature department first, and then go there to listen to a few classes. It's enough to know how to write a script. The most important thing is inspiration and creativity. Literary creation is more important."

After a pause, Xie Jiayuan continued to frown: "Most importantly, who said that the Department of Literature doesn't have a course on screenwriting?"

Qiao Bailu opened her mouth wide: "What? The Department of Literature includes screenwriting?"

Xie Jiayuan sighed and reached out to ruffle her hair. "I really don't know how you did your homework before. You've already decided on your future career, but you didn't even check the application materials. The literature department of Q University is quite famous. Not only does it have a screenwriting course, it even has journalism and news. You don't have to worry about it. BB's department values talent, performance, or vocal music more. Screenwriting is not a very famous subject."

Qiao Bailu blushed and covered her face in embarrassment: "I took it for granted. If it weren't for Jiayuan's reminder, I would have reported the wrong choice again."

Xie Jiayuan snorted lightly: "Before, you said you wanted to go to the same school as me. Now you regret it at this critical moment, right?"

"No, no, I just thought about it for a moment and I have no regrets. Otherwise, I would have just filled out the application form. Why would I discuss this with you? Hey, look, didn't I come to ask you after all? Don't be angry, forgive me, right? By the way, what's your estimated score?"

"Six hundred and three." Qiao Bailu's way of changing the subject was very clumsy, but Xie Jiayuan still changed the subject: "I have already applied to the Department of Biomedical Engineering of the Medical School of Q University."

Qiao Bailu opened her mouth wide: "You want to do research?"

“Well, don’t worry, the research is not as you think…” Seeing that Qiao Bailu had no joy on her face, Xie Jiayuan hurriedly explained: “Do you think it’s inappropriate?”

"It's not inappropriate, it's just that some people who do research are too naive. I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to find a job after you graduate from school. Moreover, to do research, you need funding. In the field of biological research, the results will not be too outstanding. If you want to make money, you still have to go into medicine, but the waters are too deep..."

In her previous life, Qiao Bailu studied pharmacy. In addition, there were various news reports about nurses and doctors being beaten, and reports of hospital scandals every day. Although these had little to do with the researchers behind them, if there was a problem with the medicine, the researchers could still be blamed.

"There are dangers in every profession. Even as a lawyer, there will be times when there is insufficient evidence and you may lose the case. Research is not a smooth journey." Xie Jiayuan pursed his lips and patiently analyzed it for Qiao Bailu: "Relatively speaking, researchers are relatively simple and there are fewer intrigues. Besides, I am not stupid enough to just stand there and wait for others to plot against me. As for research funds, I can always find collaborators. Even if there are no collaborators, can't I start my own company?"

Qiao Bailu wanted to ask where the funds for the company came from, but she swallowed the words back. At most, she could just make more money. Besides, Xie Jiayuan was not really inflexible. He was a top student, but not a nerd. Maybe this path was really suitable?

"If you do research, you will definitely go abroad often." This is the only thing left that Qiao Bailu is not very satisfied with. By then, they might be apart more often than together.

"Are you stupid? With your job, doesn't it allow you to go anywhere with a notebook? Can't you just come with me when the time comes?" Xie Jiayuan stared at her with wide eyes. The corners of Qiao Bailu's mouth twitched, and she almost forgot that she was no longer the person who couldn't even pass the CET-4 in her previous life.

Well, even if I still can't pass the Level 4 in this life, my English score is much better now, okay? When I go to college, I will work harder and pass the Level 6 in one go.

"Okay then, I agree." Qiao Bailu reached out and patted Xie Jiayuan on the shoulder: "But, we have to make three rules. Researchers work day and night to do research. In order to prevent any accidents from happening to our relationship, I will make a few requests first, and you have to agree to them!"

"Okay, you say." Xie Jiayuan nodded, and Qiao Bailu counted on her fingers: "No matter how late you study or work every day, you must go home before twelve o'clock."

Xie Jiayuan pursed his lips and controlled his smile: "Okay, no problem."

"You have to remember special days, such as my birthday, your birthday, and future wedding anniversaries, and celebrate them." Qiao Bailu continued, and Xie Jiayuan nodded without hesitation: "Look, no matter how busy I am now, don't I remember your birthday?"

"That's what I should do, third!" Qiao Bailu muttered, with a serious face: "No matter how busy you are, you must eat breakfast, lunch and dinner with me. No matter if you come to see me or I go to see you, in short, you must eat together."

Xie Jiayuan continued to nod. This could definitely be done. His life was very regular now and there wouldn’t be much change in the future.

"I haven't thought of anything else yet. Can I talk to you later when I think of it?" Qiao Bailu looked up at him, and Xie Jiayuan nodded: "Okay, do you want me to sign a contract for you?"

"That's not necessary. I believe you always keep your word." Qiao Bailu nodded with a smile and pulled Xie Jiayuan to fill out the application form together. The first choice was naturally Q University, and the second choice was B Normal University, which was also a first-class university and its literature department was relatively famous.

"What are you going to do during the summer vacation?" After Qiao Bailu handed the application form to the class teacher, Xie Jiayuan pulled everyone out. Qiao Bailu touched her chin and said, "I plan to write a novel. I just had a good idea."

She plans to lead the trend before the publishing house kills the story of time travel and rebirth.

"Oh, by the way, I also want to buy a computer, but I want to go to City Z. Do you want to go with me?" She plans to use her laptop for seven or eight years if nothing unexpected happens, so naturally she wants to choose the best one since she is not short of money.

After all, the county town is a bit small, so she plans to go to the technology market and BaiNaohui in City Z. Fruit machines are not very famous now, and she has no plan to buy one. The domestically produced Changxiang is quite good, and the key is that it has a lot of after-sales service. She used this brand in her previous life and is used to it.

"Go, I plan to learn something on my own that will be useful on the computer." Xie Jiayuan nodded: "When do you plan to go? You're going to stay at home during the summer vacation, not go out to travel or something?"

"Well, I don't have any plans for now. When I go to college, I will have two holidays every year." Qiao Bailu said with a smile, and turned her head to look at Xie Jiayuan: "Do you want to ask me out for a trip?"

Xie Jiayuan shook his head seriously: "No, I don't have the money even if I want to, so I don't have this plan for the time being. When I go to college and have a way to make money, then we can talk about traveling. We will go on a trip once a year during the holidays."

Qiao Bailu was pleasantly surprised. She thought this man would devote himself to research and rarely leave the city. He actually agreed to travel once a year. It was a big surprise. She nodded hurriedly: "Okay, okay, this is a good idea. I agree very much. Then I will wait for you to make money. You are responsible for making money to support the family, and I will be responsible for being beautiful."

Xie Jiayuan was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Beautiful as a flower?"

"Well, I think I'm pretty." Qiao Bailu nodded cheekily, and Xie Jiayuan nodded with a smile: "Indeed, I'm pretty. Then we have a deal. From now on, I'll be responsible for making money to support the family, and you'll be responsible for being pretty."

Qiao Bailu made a face: "When are we going to City Z?"

"Go earlier. Aren't you going to write a novel? If you go earlier, you can use the computer earlier. When are you free during this period?"

"We're all free. We've already graduated from high school." Qiao Bailu said with a bright and cheerful smile. Xie Jiayuan couldn't help but reach out and touch her cheek. He looked around and saw no one was around. That was great. He quickly took action and lowered his head to take a bite on her pink lips.

Because she was too impatient and had no experience, Qiao Bailu only felt a pain on her lips, and then warm lips covered them. The tip of the tongue licked her lips, and then arched into her mouth, moved around randomly, and that was all.

Qiao Bailu wanted to laugh, but when she thought that this was probably Xie Jiayuan's first time to French kiss, she quickly held back, fearing that it would hurt the boy's self-esteem. However, since this was Xie Jiayuan's first time, she didn't dare to show that she was experienced. She could only try her best to freeze the expression on her face into shy panic, blinking, lowering her eyes, and not daring to show any other expression.

Perhaps because of the preparations made beforehand, Xie Jiayuan's mouth still had a sweet taste of mint candy. Qiao Bailu felt that her head was a little dizzy from the smoke. Why was it so sweet?

Chapter 27 Chapter 1

Even when they got on the car to go home, Qiao Bailu was still a little absent-minded. Qiao's father wanted to ask but didn't dare to. After a long while, seeing that his daughter didn't even raise her head, he finally couldn't help but said, "Bailu, it doesn't matter if you didn't do well in the exam. At most, we can repeat a year. It's not a big deal, right?"

Qiao Bailu looked up, bewildered: "Ah, didn't do well in the exam? No, it was pretty good. I estimated that the score was around 600 points, so I'll definitely get a first-class score."

Father Qiao's eyes widened: "Six hundred points?"

"Yes, if there are no problems, you should be able to go to City B. If there are too many problems, you can definitely go to University Z." Generally speaking, local universities are somewhat preferential to local students. With the same scores, universities will give priority to locals. University Z is a 211 university in their province and is also quite famous.

However, she had lived in City Z for more than ten years in her previous life, and she really didn’t want to see it again.

"That's great, but I see that you are a little unhappy?" Qiao's father asked again. Qiao Bailu waved her hands quickly: "No, I'm just worried. I want to buy a notebook, but I don't have enough money on hand."

Mr. Qiao immediately patted his chest and said, "What's the big deal? It's just money. I'll give you 10,000 yuan when we get home. You can spend it as you like. When the college entrance examination results come out, if you get into a key university, I'll give you another 10,000 yuan!"

Qiao Zhenting turned around and said, "Ah, buy a computer? I want one too!"

"You are not eligible. Wait until you graduate from high school. I have planned everything for you. You can take the B-grade film exam and become a star in the future." Qiao Bailu said with a smile. Qiao's father did not take it seriously. Stars were too far away for him. He usually only watched them on TV. It was unrealistic to let his son become one.

It’s not that he doesn’t think highly of his son. Although his son is not bad looking, he is not as good-looking as the people on TV.

So, Mr. Qiao only answered the first half of the sentence: "Yes, your sister is right. You can't play computer games now. Wait until you finish the college entrance examination. You are already in the second year of high school and you don't study hard. Do you really plan to stop studying after graduating from high school? Others are going to college, but you are going to stay at home to study?"

"Well, I won't bring it to school. I'll just go home and play with it for a while. It won't affect my studies." Qiao Zhenting said hurriedly. Qiao Bailu shook her head: "Since you're only going to play with it for a while when you get home, you can lend me mine."

"But aren't you going to college soon?" Qiao Zhenting complained. Qiao Bailu shook her head firmly: "It's just not possible. You don't need to say more."

"Dad..." Qiao Zhenting turned his head to look at Qiao's father again, with an expectant and resentful look on his face. Relatively speaking, Qiao's father and Qiao's mother were very soft-hearted. No matter what their children asked for, as long as they could do it, they would never let their children down.

Father Qiao was a little hesitant. Qiao Bailu coughed hard and leaned on the back of the chair to look at Father Qiao: "Dad, this is related to my brother's future. You can't be soft-hearted."

"Actually, I think it doesn't matter if I don't go to college. My dad's business is doing so well now. In two years, when I take over my dad's business, I won't be unable to support myself." Qiao Zhenting hesitated for a moment, but still expressed his thoughts with his eyes wide open.

Qiao Bailu pulled his ear: "B Shadow?"

"Sister, this is too far away..." Qiao Zhenting quickly begged for mercy. Qiao Bailu sneered, "You still don't have the guts. Look at me. I said I wanted to publish a novel and I kept writing. Now I'm going to make you a promise. Within three years, I will definitely be a screenwriter and write a script. By then, it won't take much to get someone on the crew. But if you don't have the real ability, I won't embarrass you then."

Qiao Zhenting was a little hesitant. He really wanted to be a star. Since he was a child, his neighbors had always praised him for his good looks. He had always envied the stars on TV. He was excited just thinking about being able to stand under the spotlight.

"Look, you've persisted for two years, and this is the last year left. Are you going to give up?" Qiao Bailu continued to ask. Qiao's father coughed lightly: "Well, do you really want to be a star?"

"Yes, Dad, so you have to make money quickly. If no one asks Zhen Ting to make a TV show, you have to invest part of it, right? Nowadays, it costs millions to make a TV show." Qiao Bailu said with a smile. Qiao's father was shocked: "Millions?"

Even if he made money in the past two years, the money he could use was less than 100,000 yuan, and it was still a long way from 1 million yuan. Moreover, it was not easy for him to earn these 100,000 yuan. He worked in the wind and rain and got tanned a lot. To invest in a movie, he had to pay millions of yuan in one go! It was unimaginable!

"Yes, but I earn a lot." Qiao Bailu said with a smile: "Dad, do you know how much a minute of prime-time advertising on TV costs?"

Father Joe shook his head, saying that it was not time for him to use advertising yet.

"At least hundreds of thousands! This doesn't even include the endorsement fees for celebrities." Qiao Bailu thought for a moment and said, "If we mention it from time to time on TV, wouldn't that be like free advertising? If those TV stations want to air our show, they'll have to pay for it. It'll cost about 100,000 per episode, and 20 episodes will pay for it."

In fact, it’s good if one episode can sell 50,000 or 60,000, especially as the TV series becomes more popular as time goes on.

"If we can make Zhenting a star, we can let Zhenting do our advertising in the future and save advertising fees." Qiao Bailu said with a smile. She would not enter the entertainment industry, but if she could create a star by herself, it would be a great sense of accomplishment.

Besides, she really thinks her brother is good. If the child had not studied vocal music, she would have planned to let him participate in the talent show for two years. In the first talent show, the top three were all very famous.

But, it will take two years. By that time, the idiot Qiao Zhenting will have graduated from high school. Can he get some emergency training?

After leaving the city, Qiao's father stopped talking and concentrated on driving. Qiao Bailu also sat back, leaning back in the chair, thinking of the kiss before, her cheeks were a little hot, Qiao Bailu reached out to cover her cheeks and lowered her eyes.

I don’t know if men are born with certain skills, but my first kiss was really awkward, and I didn’t even get the correct posture. But by the second one, I was still awkward, but I had mastered the correct technique.

Qiao Bailu never knew that someone who was so taciturn could be so eloquent.

"Sister? Are you feeling uncomfortable?" Qiao Zhenting was thinking deeply when he suddenly pulled her hair. Qiao Bailu glared at him: "Why?"

"Can you really write a script?" Qiao Zhenting asked in a low voice. Qiao Bailu snorted coldly: "Don't underestimate your sister. The romance novel I wrote before has already started its third edition, you know?"

The contract was sent one month before the college entrance examination. Qiao Bailu was busy preparing for the college entrance examination at that time and did not read it carefully. She only saw that it was not a buyout and the manuscript fee was slightly increased, so she agreed immediately and sent the letter to Qiao Zhenting.

"The script and the novel are definitely different." Qiao Zhenting muttered. Qiao Bailu sneered: "Many TV dramas are adapted from novels. Even if I can't be a screenwriter, I can still be the original author. Then it will be easy for me to recommend an actor. However, if you don't live up to your expectations..."

Qiao Zhenting quickly interrupted her: "You won't go and throw that person away, right? Okay, okay, I get it. Let me think about it. There is still one year before the college entrance examination. By the way, is B-film a first-tier or second-tier university? After taking the cultural subjects in the college entrance examination, do you have the results of other art subjects?"

"There should be. I'll check for you later. But don't worry about it. If you're sure, I'll find you a cram school. If that doesn't work, we can apply to other schools and then become your apprentice privately."

Qiao Bailu said nonchalantly, and Qiao Zhenting breathed a sigh of relief: "In other words, we don't need to worry too much about the college entrance examination results?"

"But it can't be too bad. Think about it, if you become a big star in the future and someone reveals that you didn't even get into college, wouldn't that be embarrassing? You should at least go to a second-tier university, right?" Qiao Bailu made a face: "Or, do you want to be called a gigolo in the future? Someone who became a star because his sister is a screenwriter?"

Qiao Zhenting laughed and said, "It doesn't matter. You are my sister, not someone else." However, he was a little serious in his heart. As a man, he has self-esteem. No, as a person, he has self-esteem. Especially since he is the only boy in the family, it is already very depressing that he cannot protect his sister. It is too embarrassing to have to rely on his sister for protection in the future.

After returning home, Qiao's father rushed to work, and Qiao Zhenting went to talk to Qiao's mother about his ideals and ambitions, as well as the path he wanted to take in the future. Qiao Bailu looked around furtively, and when she was sure that no one was in the living room, she quickly shrank into the corner holding the phone.

Xie Jiayuan's home was in the suburbs of the county, and he arrived home earlier than Qiao Bailu. When the phone rang, he reached out to pick up the receiver and said hello. Qiao Bailu asked with a smile, "Student Xie?"

Xie Jiayuan's mouth curled up and a smile appeared on his face: "Student Qiao? Is there something wrong?"

"Well, I got home and suddenly remembered something I didn't say." Qiao Bailu said seriously, "Do you want to buy a mobile phone? When school starts, I will go out of town. Don't I need a mobile phone to contact my family?"

Xie Jiayuan smiled and nodded: "Even if you don't tell me, I will call you when I go to City Z. Of course I want it, but I won't apply for a mobile phone card yet. I will apply for it when school starts."

"Well, I don't know if City Z can handle the same as City B. If it can, we can just do it. We can then send text messages at home or something." Otherwise, we have to avoid people when making phone calls, and we can't make calls too frequently, which is a bit inconvenient.

"I'll ask you then, what are your plans for the next two days?" Xie Jiayuan nodded with a smile and continued to talk about the next topic. He just didn't want to hang up the phone. Qiao Bailu's clear and bright voice came from the other end, with a bit of sweetness and smile: "Make an outline. There's nothing else to do. What about you?"

"Read a book, find something else to do, and earn some pocket money first." Xie Jiayuan also laughed: "Do you have enough refills? Did you buy more after the exam?"

"Well, I bought another box, which is enough. What are you having for lunch?"

"Rice, how about you? I remember you like rice very much."

"It's also rice. My mom is preparing several dishes to celebrate my completion of the college entrance examination."

It was just some casual chat and no one wanted to end the topic first.

Chapter 28 Chapter 1

Qiao Bailu discussed going to City Z with her parents, and her father immediately spoke up: "I was thinking of going to City Z in the next two days to find out the situation. If it's feasible there, I'll take the construction team there first. The area here in the county is too small."

Qiao Bailu was a little surprised: "Go there first? But Dad, your construction team only has about a hundred people now, what use can it be? Other slightly larger projects have thousands of people working on them."

"You are so stupid. Can't I recruit some migrant workers? There are a lot of migrant workers every year. The wages of these people don't need to be too high. My construction team will not recruit too many people in the future. Now I will start to work on the management aspect."

Father Qiao said with a smile that he had finally come up with a solution earlier than his daughter and he couldn't help being proud.

"But Dad, you don't know anyone. Are you going to continue to run projects slowly like before?" Qiao Bailu asked while biting her chopsticks. Qiao's father shook his head: "No, I'm thinking of finding a larger construction company first, registering my construction team under the name of the construction company, getting a few orders, and then starting my own company after I have some connections."

"But for this, don't we need some kind of certificate or something?" It shouldn't be that simple to register a company, right? Otherwise, if so many workers registered a company, would the construction company still be able to operate?

"Certificates are important, but at least someone has to be able to read the blueprints. I've also been learning on the job over the past two years, but it doesn't matter if you can't read them. You can just hire someone who can. The affiliated company pays money, 30% to 40% for each project."

Father Qiao patiently explained that some of what Qiao Bailu understood, but some of it was not so clear to her. Halfway through, she felt something was not right. She looked carefully and saw that Mother Qiao was just eating with her head down, not saying a word. Qiao Bailu bumped into her and said, "Mom, do you think what my dad said is right?"

Mother Qiao shook her head: "I don't understand this either. Whether it's right or not, I can't get a word in."

Bella Qiao blinked and suddenly smiled: “Mom, I guess you feel that Dad is too capable now and you can’t control him, so you are unhappy?”

"No, your dad can make money, I'm so happy." Qiao's mother pursed her lips and smiled, but her face inevitably revealed a little clue. She used to feel superior to Qiao's father, because college students were rare in that era, especially in rural areas. High school students like her were rare, but Qiao's father only graduated from junior high school.

Back then, Mother Qiao was definitely marrying down. Although the He family was a barefoot family, they were much better off than those who dug in the dirt for a living.

But now, Qiao's father is getting more and more prosperous, he has a car and plans to expand his career to the provincial capital, but she is still a rural woman, especially after giving birth to a child, she has gained a lot of weight. The busier Qiao's father is, the more energetic he is, and he looks younger, but she looks older, which makes her feel a little uncomfortable.

The guy nicknamed Old Turtle who lives across from their house made a little money from his small business and dared to do whatever he wanted outside. Mr. Qiao's business is not a small business. Not to mention that if Mr. Qiao went to the provincial capital, the two of them would be far away from each other, and she would not know what Mr. Qiao was doing.

"Mom, I told you before that you have to do something for yourself. You see, Zhenting and I have grown up and can take care of ourselves now. You don't have to worry about us. Are you going to be the only one guarding this house when Zhenting, Dad and I go out?"

Mother Qiao's face became even uglier. This was also what she was worried about. Seeing that her daughter was going to go out to study, and her son would also leave in a year, would she just stay at home in the future? It was cold and lonely, cooking, eating, and watching TV alone?

"My daughter, look at what your mother is suitable for?" Qiao's father came over and smiled. After 20 years of marriage, how could he not care about his wife? However, the work on the construction site was dirty and tiring, and he couldn't bear it.

"Dad, how much money do you have?" Qiao Bailu asked. Qiao's father calculated in his mind: "There are 120,000 in the bank alone. However, you will need money to go to school. Aren't you planning to buy a computer and a mobile phone? The tuition fee is at least 6,000, and there are living expenses. In B City and Beijing, the prices must be high. I thought, if I give you 1,000 a month, you will have 20,000 in a year. Your brother will take the college entrance examination next year, and you two alone will have 40,000 to 50,000 a year in the future."

It makes me sad just thinking about it. He earned 120,000 yuan in three years, but raising two kids would cost 40,000 to 50,000 yuan a year.

"We've had more things in the past two years, so Dad has less money saved." Qiao Bailu said hurriedly. Besides, they had foreign debts before, 30,000 yuan. And in the past three years, they bought a new TV and a new car, and renovated the house last year. Isn't that all money?

"If it's 120,000, I think, don't touch it. Dad will definitely need money to go to City Z. You can't just say you want to register with someone else's company and they will let you register. Don't you have to pay for it? I have 30,000 on hand now..."

"How do you have so much money?" Qiao's mother's face instantly turned fierce. Qiao Bailu stuck out her tongue. The spoiled deal was exposed.

"I published a novel several times before, and the publisher gave me money for it." Qiao Bailu hurriedly explained: "I can't touch this money..."

"Your father's can't move, and you can't move either, so what kind of work can you find for me?" Qiao's mother asked anxiously. Qiao Bailu chuckled twice: "Of course I have something for you to do. You and your father go to Z City, rent a house first, and you find a storefront and open a clothing store."

She originally thought that when her father made money, she would rush to open the original supermarket in the town, but then she realized that opening a supermarket was too much work and it was difficult to get various channels for purchasing goods. My mother is smart, but unfortunately she is just a little smart. She is different from men. There is a big difference in vision alone.

For example, when Mr. Qiao's construction team saw that the first order made money, he wanted to quickly recruit another team to make more money. Mrs. Qiao's first reaction was to pay off the debt quickly and then go back to earn money.

In other words, Qiao's mother may not be able to do a more complicated business, but if she can plan where to buy goods and how much to sell them for, she can still do it. The most important thing is that Qiao's mother has a good eye. When Qiao Bailu was a child, Qiao's mother made a skirt for her. She wore that skirt for five years and was praised for her beauty every year. In her previous life, Qiao Bailu was studying in another city, and the clothes Qiao's mother bought for her in her hometown were often praised every time she wore them out.

Mother Qiao may not have a good taste, but she is indeed very fashionable when it comes to buying clothes.

"What about purchasing goods..." Qiao's mother hesitated. Qiao Bailu said with a smile, "There are wholesale markets in every city. Mom, you can go and ask about the wholesale markets, then take the clothes and go back to match them yourself. In the future, you will have to purchase goods by yourself, so you naturally have to explore it yourself first. If I tell you everything, what will I do when I go to college?"

Father Qiao nodded and said, "Yes, let's go to City Z together. You will have nothing to do if you are left alone at home. How about this, Bai Lu wants to buy a computer, right? Let's go and take a look first to see where is more prosperous."

Qiao Bailu opened her mouth wide: “Dad, are you all going to City Z?”

"Yes, let's drive!" Mr. Qiao waved his hand generously, "So you don't have to take the car."

"Well, you guys can go by yourselves later. It's not that easy to find out the situation. You'll need at least three to five days. I'll only go for one day." Qiao Bailu said quickly. She was planning to go on a date with Xie Jiayuan. Why would she bring her parents along?

"It's okay, let's go play for a day first. If that doesn't work, we can find a hotel to stay for two days. It's not like we don't have money." Mr. Qiao was very generous. Qiao Bailu quickly waved her hand: "No, no..."

"Why not? I think this is a good idea. Isn't Bailu planning to buy a mobile phone? It just so happens that your father and I are also going to buy one, so let's take a look together." Qiao's mother was very excited. Qiao Bailu rolled her eyes and pointed at Qiao Zhenting: "If my brother doesn't go, won't mom have to cook for him at home?"

Qiao Zhenting complained: "Sister, I've been silent for a long time, can't you just ignore me? In this way, can't I follow you?"

"You are not allowed to go!" Qiao Bailu glared at him. Qiao Zhenting was depressed: "See, once I get your attention, you are going to interrupt my good thing. Since you said so, I will use my ultimate move!"

Qiao Bailu glared, Qiao Zhenting took a deep breath, suddenly lay down on the sofa, and began to roll around: "Mom and Dad, you can't be so partial, all of you have to buy a mobile phone, but I am the only one who can't! You are all going to Z City, leaving me alone in my hometown! I can't live anymore!"

Qiao Zhenting's food was very good. He was not short, about 1.80 meters tall. No matter how big the sofa was, it was not half as big as him. There was a coffee table opposite him, and he couldn't even spread his legs, so they rolled around. It was really unbearable to watch.

Mother Qiao slapped her head and said to Father Qiao, "Oh, I almost forgot about Zhenting. I can't go to City Z with you this year. I have to wait until Zhenting finishes the college entrance examination. So I won't go for now..." Qiao Zhenting's eyebrows drooped, and he even lacked the strength to roll.

Before he finished speaking, Qiao's father smiled and said, "Go, why not? Just go and have some fun, don't do anything else. You never go out, and don't even think about how long it's been since you bought clothes. Let's all go, and visit the zoo in Z City or something. I've never been to a zoo in my life."

Qiao Zhenting instantly perked up and sat up immediately: "Yes, let's go together. I will be a senior in high school after the summer vacation. Before that, I need to relax first."

Qiao Bailu widened her eyes and took a few deep breaths. Otherwise, should she make another appointment with Xie Jiayuan?

Chapter 29 Chapter 1

"Mom and Dad, let's go to City Z together in a few days. I'm going with my classmates to buy computers. As for you, wait until my college entrance examination results come out and then we can go together and celebrate. Buy more things, clothes, shoes, and suitcases. We'll stay for two or three days and buy everything." Qiao Bailu said with a smile, holding Qiao's mother's shoulders. Qiao's mother hesitated: "When will the college entrance examination results come out?"

"Another week." Qiao Bailu counted the days on her fingers: "I checked by phone, and the score line will be released two days later than the college entrance examination results."

"That's fine, we can buy a lot of things by then." Mother Qiao thought about it, then turned to ask Father Qiao: "How about we go at the end of the month?"

Qiao's father had no objection and agreed immediately. Qiao Zhenting did have an objection, but unfortunately, he had no status.

In the evening, Qiao Bailu secretly called Xie Jiayuan: "Let's go to City Z early tomorrow morning? My parents are thinking of going shopping for clothes with me in a couple of days, so how about we go first?"

Xie Jiayuan nodded: "Alright, then let's meet in the county town tomorrow?"

There are generally no cars going to the provincial capital in the countryside, so you can only go to the county town first and then go to the provincial capital.

"Well, see you at the station, eight o'clock?" Qiao Bailu calculated the time. It took 40 minutes to get from their home to the county town. It would be in time to catch the bus at 6:30. In the middle of summer, 6:30 was already daybreak. If everything went well, they could reach the provincial capital at 11 o'clock. The management of buses was not strict. If the bus was not full, the driver would not leave and would keep wandering around the county town. Therefore, she didn't know if everything would go well by then.

"Okay, then we'll meet at 8 o'clock tomorrow, at the station entrance. Don't go to the wrong place." Xie Jiayuan reminded him carefully, "It's the entrance next to the store, not the entrance next to the street."

Qiao Bailu couldn't tell east from west, south from north, and she had to describe the surrounding buildings in detail every time before she could figure it out. Fortunately, she was not bad at directions. She could remember a road clearly after walking it twice. Of course, the exception was the supermarket. She felt that the paths in the supermarket seemed to change every day, and they were different every time she went there, so she was a little confused every time.

"I understand. See you tomorrow." Qiao Bailu hung up the phone happily and went into the house to find her bank card. She had just applied for an ID card in March this year and went to apply for a bank card. She put all her savings into her own card. She used to put her father's card into it.

Fortunately, Mr. Qiao trusted his daughter very much and never checked the card, so he was shocked when he found out that his daughter had quietly deposited 30,000 yuan during the day.

After finding the card and ID card, Qiao Bailu took out a schoolbag and stuffed a handful of change into the inner pocket. She picked it up and shook it, feeling that it was a bit empty. She glanced around and saw a steamed bun frame on the table with a few meat buns in it. Qiao Bailu went to find a food bag and put four buns in it.

Suddenly I remembered that the car ride would take two or three hours, and I couldn’t kill time without a mobile phone, so I might as well bring two more books.

After packing up, he went to bed early. He got up at 5:30 the next day, washed, changed clothes, woke up Qiao Zhenting who was still sleeping in, and asked him to ride his bike to take him to the station.

When I arrived at the station entrance, I saw Xie Jiayuan already standing there, so I trotted over and said, "Why are you here so early? Didn't we agree to meet at 8 o'clock? It's only 7:30."

"I'm afraid you'll get lost. Have you eaten yet?" Xie Jiayuan shook the plastic bag in his hand, which contained two cups of soy milk and two steamed buns. Qiao Bailu also pulled out a bag from her schoolbag with a smile: "I brought some too. Do you want to try it? My mom made it herself."

Xie Jiayuan couldn't help laughing, he reached out and took a steamed bun, and handed the roujiamo to Qiao Bailu. Qiao Bailu drank a bowl of egg water after getting up, she wasn't hungry, she couldn't eat half of it. Xie Jiayuan didn't despise it, he reached out and took the rest, and finished it slowly.

As for what you can’t finish, put it aside and eat it when you are hungry.

I had planned to wait for a long time, but who would have thought that after the car started, it actually went straight out of the city instead of circling around. Qiao Bailu was a little surprised: "Is there no time wasted today?"

"There are quite a few people on the bus." Xie Jiayuan glanced at them and said. Qiao Bailu followed suit and suddenly realized, "No wonder. By the way, do you read? I brought two books with me. It's two hours. I can kill time."

Xie Jiayuan waved his hand and pointed to the car TV in front. Qiao Bailu also looked over, but just missed the name in front. She only saw a policeman appear, thinking it was a police-gangster movie, so she followed along and watched it.

But after watching for ten minutes, Qiao Bailu realized that she was wrong. This was not a police-gangster movie, but a horror movie! And it was a very well-made horror movie. The male protagonist was a policeman who started to investigate the case because he discovered a murder.

The evil ghosts in the story do not appear directly, but possess the victims one by one, using the victims' bodies to commit suicide. At the same time, the victims also have to act like they are possessed by ghosts.

The colors of the movie are great, the sound effects are also great, especially the actors, their acting is superb. Even though Qiao Bailu was scared, she couldn't help but want to continue watching it.

The policeman ruined the ghost's plan, so the ghost possessed the policeman's wife and committed suicide by cutting her wrists in the bathtub. Then he ran to the school, possessed the policeman's daughter, tied up four female classmates, and jumped from the top floor hand in hand.

Qiao Bailu bit her lip, her heart in her throat. The look in the girl's eyes was evil and weird, and the smile on her face was even more creepy, as if it came through the screen, making people feel creepy.

Just when I was getting nervous, I felt my hand being grabbed. It was so hot, but it actually made me feel warm. Qiao Bailu was originally concentrating on watching the movie, but suddenly, her attention was no longer on the movie. From time to time, she had to think about the hand on the back of her hand - the fingers were slender, thin, but very strong. The back of the hand was not particularly white, but not black, and certainly not bronze. Anyway, it looked good.

Hey, what was going on before? Why does it seem like there's a segment missing?

As soon as he turned around, he saw Xie Jiayuan's gentle smile: "Would you like some soy milk?"

Qiao Bailu blushed slightly and nodded. In fact, she was not thirsty, but she just wanted to nod. Xie Jiayuan smiled, reached out with his other hand to pull the schoolbag, took out the soy milk, and let Qiao Bailu hold the cup. He took the straw and stuck it in hard, shaking it twice so that the cup would not be sucked flat.

Qiao Bailu lowered her head and took two sips. She looked up and wanted to say something, but she saw Xie Jiayuan put the cup to his mouth as if nothing had happened, and also lowered his head and took two sips. Qiao Bailu was stunned. A straw! She just drank it!

Is this considered indirect? Oh, I'm a girl, I'm embarrassed to say that word.

Hey, why are you so embarrassed? It's not like you haven't kissed before! We've kissed both in person and indirectly, so why are you so shy!

Xie Jiayuan chuckled and pushed the cup to her again: "Don't drink too much. We still have an hour to get to City Z. Let's just drink half each."

Qiao Bailu was speechless. Why buy two cups? No, that's not the main question. The main question is, when did Xie Jiayuan go from being a person who is not good at speaking to someone who can say sweet words casually?

Oh, no, this is not love talk, this is teasing!

Feeling that she was outshined by an 18-year-old boy, Qiao Bailu was very unwilling to accept it. She was a female man who had been influenced by the Internet! How could she be outshined by an innocent boy! Needless to say, she had to tease him back!

"Well, it's okay..." Under the boy's smiling gaze, Qiao Bailu suddenly couldn't say anything. She was hesitant, as if what she said was too much, which would affect the impression of her in the boy's mind.

"Hurry up and watch TV." The boy smiled gently. Qiao Bailu nodded foolishly, turned around and stared at the TV. It took her a while to react. She wanted to cover her face instantly. She was actually led by the boy!

I felt a little frustrated, but after thinking about it, I decided to forget it. What's the point of comparing such things? Can we argue about who wins and who loses, and then talk about who is a hero?

Fortunately, Xie Jiayuan didn't do anything else afterwards, and Qiao Bailu finally calmed down and finished watching the movie. The ending was a bit strange. The police blocked the evil spirit in the warehouse and burned the warehouse down. But that scene seemed to indicate that things were not over yet, and another murder occurred in another corner of the city.

This horror film was shot straightforwardly, and it was actually about real ghosts, not mental illness, conspiracy, etc. No wonder she had never heard of this movie in her previous life. Maybe it was because after the founding of the country, spirits were not allowed to be created, so it was banned later?

But there were still more than ten years in between, why didn’t it spread?

Although she hadn't watched many horror movies, she could still name some of the more famous ones. After thinking for a long time, she came up with nothing. Just as the bus arrived at the station, Xie Jiayuan didn't let go of her hand, but grabbed her schoolbag with his other hand and pulled her out of the bus.

Qiao Bailu followed Xie Jiayuan out of the station: "Hey, Xie Jiayuan, do you know how we should go? Do you know where we are going?"

"I know. Go to Bainaohui. I checked it at home before. Just take bus No. 2 from the train station. It goes directly there." Xie Jiayuan answered calmly. Halfway through the walk, he suddenly turned around and said, "By the way, are you going to the toilet? If not, you will have to wait another hour."

Qiao Bailu was speechless. How much do you want me to go to the toilet?

"No, do you want to go?" Qiao Bailu shook her head, and Xie Jiayuan also shook his head, pulling Qiao Bailu to continue walking forward. Then, Qiao Bailu became distracted - there was a blind date manual in later generations that said you must look at a man's ability to hold urine. Xie Jiayuan hasn't been to the toilet since 7:30 until now, oh, three hours. So, is his ability particularly good?

Qiao Bailu quickly shook her head. Why was her face so hot?

Chapter 30 Chapter 30

Bainaohui has three floors. The first floor sells some peripheral electrical appliances, such as power supplies, earphones, keyboards, etc. The second floor sells mostly mobile phones and mp3 players, and the third floor sells computers. Each brand has a counter, and some counters sell all kinds of brands.

As soon as Qiao Bailu and Xie Jiayuan entered the door, they saw a large map and immediately chose the third floor and went straight up. Qiao Bailu had already considered the brand before, but what she couldn't figure out now was which series of the most advanced computers was at this time.

The two of them talked as they got into the elevator. Qiao Bailu turned her head to look at Xie Jiayuan: "So, you're also buying Changxiang?"

"Well, if I buy the same thing, I don't have to choose again. I don't play games or anything like that. At most, I can make a document or send an email or something..." Xie Jiayuan said with a smile. Qiao Bailu nodded quickly: "Okay, I thought so at first, but I was afraid that you didn't like the Changxiang brand. By the way, how much money did you bring?"

"Ten thousand or so." Xie Jiayuan said with a smile. Qiao Bailu blinked, hesitated for a while and asked, "Jiayuan, is your family rich?"

"It's just average, not very rich. I earned this myself." Xie Jiayuan said with a smile, "Didn't my eldest brother go to college? I took a few translation jobs online and worked for about two years, and I earned this ten thousand."

At first, seeing Qiao Bailu making money, Xie Jiayuan thought about it for a few days before deciding to find a way to make some money. But he was a student, and first of all, his time did not allow him to do so, unless he could be absent from class like Qiao Bailu. Secondly, he had no experience. As a teenager, he was not particularly strong, so no one would want him even if he went to a construction site.

After much deliberation, he consulted his elder brother and finally chose a translation job. Fortunately, his English grades were always good. Of course, he didn't have a lot of vocabulary, so he could only do some small translations at the beginning, such as a meeting process, and he had to ask his elder brother for help from time to time. It was not until he graduated from high school that he took a big order and translated a machine manual, earning five or six thousand yuan, which made up a whole number.

In fact, Xie Jiayuan got a good deal. The economy was starting to develop at that time, and the talent market was relatively vacant. Even if he only had a high school education and had taught himself college English, it was already very good, and someone still hired him.

If we wait another ten years, no, not ten years, even just three to five years, by then there will be college students everywhere, and Xie Jiayuan, with his level, really won't be able to make any money.

"You're so capable!" Qiao Bailu stood on tiptoe and patted Xie Jiayuan on the shoulder with a look of admiration. Although she vowed to improve her English in this life, her brain capacity was limited and learning was really painful.

She can guarantee to pass level 4 and level 6, but not more. Well, maybe, be a little more ambitious and pass level 8?

“Not as good as you.” Xie Jiayuan said with a smile, pinching Qiao Bailu’s claws and grabbing them down: “How much have you earned in the past three years?

Qiao Bailu stretched out her finger and gestured. Xie Jiayuan raised his eyebrows slightly: "Not bad, you even earned enough for your tuition."

Qiao Bailu smiled foolishly: "It's just so-so. I will work harder in the future and earn enough money to support you as soon as possible." After saying that, she suddenly realized that what she said seemed a little bit bad. Generally, men have a strong sense of self-esteem...

I quickly glanced at Xie Jiayuan's face and saw that Xie Jiayuan was a little surprised: "You want to support me?"

"That..." Qiao Bailu was about to explain when she saw Xie Jiayuan's smile become even brighter: "Okay, I'll be waiting for you. You have to work harder. I eat a lot. You can't afford to support me, right?"

Qiao Bailu blinked her eyes and saw Xie Jiayuan's face with a bit of teasing. Knowing that he was being teased, she pouted and said, "You said before that you would support me. Are you going to break your promise?"

"Of course it counts, but if you want to support me, I have no objection." As he spoke, he went to the third floor, and Xie Jiayuan pulled him out: "Anyway, I will hand over my salary card to you from now on, and you can make the decision completely, okay?"

Qiao Bailu was stunned. Was she too self-conscious?

"What's mine is yours, and what's yours is still yours." Xie Jiayuan turned around and smiled. Qiao Bailu felt a little dizzy, her head was hot, and fireworks were exploding in her heart. "Young man, did your skill points in saying sweet words max out overnight?"

"How come you've suddenly become so talkative?" Qiao Bailu couldn't help but mutter. Xie Jiayuan reached out and rubbed her hair. "I didn't say it before because we are still students. Students' job is to study, not to fall in love. Now I say it because we are already eighteen years old. We have independent personalities. Although our thoughts are not mature yet, at least they are not too naive. I can be responsible for what I say and I can take responsibility. So, I am willing to say these words."

Qiao Bailu pursed her lips, looked at Xie Jiayuan seriously and nodded: "Okay, I remember, in the future, I will be responsible for what I said and take on my responsibilities."

"Okay, I believe you, but do you want to go somewhere else first? Don't block the road." After Xie Jiayuan said this, the atmosphere was gone. Qiao Bailu's mouth twitched, and she followed Xie Jiayuan inside.

There was a counter for Changxiang inside, and they didn't look at anything else, but went straight to that counter. A salesperson came over immediately and said, "Would you like to take a look at the computers? We just released the S series this year, which is targeted at the college student market. Not only is the configuration good, but the style is also good-looking, which is very suitable for college students. Would you like to take a look?"

Xie Jiayuan nodded and sat down at the table with Qiao Bailu: "Bring two over."

The shopping guide nodded hurriedly, and soon took it over, opened it and placed it in front of Xie Jiayuan and Qiao Bailu. Qiao Bailu was Dianbai, and had used computers for several years, and only knew to look at the configuration and memory, but these were enough.

"The total disk space is 250g, which is the largest at the moment. It can hold a lot of things. The memory is 2g, which is to ensure the running speed. It holds the system and is also the largest. It can hold memory sticks..."

The shopping guide was very dedicated and explained attentively: "Our warranty period is three years, which is two years longer than other computers. We will return it within three months and provide free repair within three years. Changxiang is a big brand and there are repair centers everywhere, not only in Z City, but also in other places. You don't have to worry about after-sales problems."

"Also, it's summer vacation now, so there are discounts when buying computers. We'll give away computer bags, mice, mouse pads, free screen protectors for both the inside and outside, and an external keyboard, and free system installation."

Seeing that they had no objection, the shopping guide immediately followed. Qiao Bailu turned her head to look at Xie Jiayuan: "What do you think?"

"It's OK, but let's take a look first and talk about it later." Xie Jiayuan calmly turned off the computer, stood up, and took Qiao Bailu away. The two shopping guides hurriedly shouted: "There is still a discount. Now there is a 10% discount on buying computers. This price is guaranteed to be the most suitable."

Qiao Bailu realized that she had forgotten to ask the price, so she quickly asked. The shopping guide held out her hand: "If it's on sale now, it's 5,600 yuan per unit."

Xie Jiayuan nodded: "Thank you very much, let's take a look around first."

The shopping guide had no choice but to nod and walk a distance away before Xie Jiayuan said, "Shop around. This model is indeed a new model released this year. I think the configuration is okay. The next step is to bargain. Let's look elsewhere first."

Qiao Bailu nodded quickly, and felt that Xie Jiayuan had already activated the bargaining skill before he activated the intercession skill, and it was also fully charged.

Then the two of them walked around all the computer counters on the third floor, looked at computers, asked about prices, asked about gifts, compared prices, and then went back to the first store.

"Do you give me headphones for free?" After deciding to buy from this store, I started bargaining seriously: "What brand is it?"

"All the things you imagine are good stuff." The shopping guide smiled from ear to ear and quickly asked them to sit down: "This brand has three colors in total, black, red, and white. What color do you want?"

"Black and white." Qiao Bailu rushed to answer, and Xie Jiayuan nodded: "Well, then black and white."

"Will the system disk be given away?" After the computer was delivered, Xie Jiayuan asked while watching them install the system. The man shook his head and said, "No, but as long as you don't go to any irregular websites, the system can generally be used for two to three years, so you don't have to worry."

"Well, can we connect to the Internet now?" Qiao Bailu asked on the side. The man nodded: "Of course, we will connect you first, you can use it later."

After finishing, Qiao Bailu suddenly decided to buy another one. Since her stupid brother wanted to go into the entertainment industry, he didn't need to care too much about his college entrance examination results. As long as he passed the second-tier line, he could be an actor. You don't have to sing, but you don't have to sing. You don't have to speak, but you don't have to be a host.

However, he must be good at acting. My younger brother has no acting skills at all. Should I let him get in touch with something in this area in advance? Anyway, the school cannot access the Internet. Qiao Zhenting is in the third year of high school. There are only a few days left for his vacation. There is no need to worry about him losing his ambition due to playing with things.

This time, the shopping guide was so happy that his teeth were showing. On top of the original 10% discount, he gave me another 300 off each. The three units saved nearly 1,000.

"Now that we've bought the computer, let's go look at the cell phones?" After swiping the card, Xie Jiayuan carried two computer bags, while Qiao Bailu only carried one. The two of them went downstairs while talking. Xie Jiayuan shook his head and said, "I checked. City Z can't buy a cell phone number for City B. Let's wait until we get to City B to buy a cell phone. We can get a free SIM card then."

Qiao Bailu had no objection at all: "Then where are we going later?"

After leaving BaiNaohui, it was already half past twelve. The two of them found a restaurant to eat something and then began to discuss their next destination.

The final destination was a bookstore. Xie Jiayuan wanted to buy some professional books in advance, and Qiao Bailu also wanted to see what was popular in bookstores. She also planned to buy some books on acting for Qiao Zhenting, so they asked someone about the largest library in City Z, and the two of them took the bus there.

It can only be said that it is worthy of being the largest bookstore in the provincial capital. There are five floors in total, with a search machine at the bottom. The main books on each floor are clearly marked. The professional books that Xie Jiayuan wants to read are on the fifth floor, and the books that Qiao Bailu wants to buy are on the fourth floor.

Xie Jiayuan frowned slightly: "I'll go to the fourth floor with you first. Are you mainly buying books on acting?"

"Well, I bought it for Qiao Zhenting. He has to take a look at it himself first and have some basic knowledge. Otherwise, if he doesn't have anything to show for it, no matter how good his academic performance is, the school may not necessarily accept him." Qiao Bailu said with a smile. Her stupid brother did have good looks, but they were not first-rate. At most, he was upper-class, which was not a big advantage.

Of course, if you take everything into consideration, it's not bad, provided that I can become a famous screenwriter and my father can make a lot of money. Not hundreds of thousands, but tens of millions. Well, at least a few million is fine.

"I'll go with you." Xie Jiayuan nodded and went to the fourth floor with Qiao Bailu.

After entering, they realized that they had made a stupid mistake - this library was for borrowing books, and there were no new books for sale. They were both stunned, looking around, feeling a little embarrassed. Let's go, there are indeed a lot of books, with a wide variety, so there's no need to bother looking for them. If we don't leave, we can't buy the books after reading them, and what can we read in an hour or two?

"Hey, auntie." After hesitating for a while, Qiao Bailu approached the counter and called the auntie who was lowering her head: "I want to ask, can I buy the books here?"

The aunt raised her head and rubbed her eyes, then shook her head seriously: "No, little girl, the books in the library are all public resources. There are only a few copies of each book. If you buy one today and I buy one tomorrow, what will others read? If you want to buy something, write down the title and buy it at another bookstore."

Qiao Bailu reached out and patted her head. Could it be that because the college entrance examination was over, she didn't want to use her brain anymore and became stupid? It was such a simple thing, but she couldn't think of a solution!

Xie Jiayuan also came over: "Auntie, we don't have a library card, can we go in and read books?"

"Yes, but you have to pledge your ID card here. You can only look at it inside, but you can't borrow it." The aunt was very serious. Xie Jiayuan and Qiao Bailu quickly took out their ID cards and handed them to the aunt. The aunt put them in your drawer and handed them two hand cards: "You can't bring schoolbags in. You can put them in the cabinet over there? Um, is that a computer? Valuables?"

Xie Jiayuan nodded, and the aunt stretched out her hand: "Give it to me, I'll put it under the table for you, remember to come and get it later."

The two of them quickly handed it over, and Qiao Bailu even took out her notebook and pen. Fortunately, she wanted to record the route before going out, so she stuffed the notebook and pen into her schoolbag.

The bookshelf was very long. Two people walked towards the middle, one at each end. When they met, they smiled at each other, then turned around to look at the opposite row and walked back. After walking down one path, they changed to another one. When they met again, they smiled.

Even if we didn't say a word and just looked at each other, I would feel very satisfied.

"Write this down, 'Interview Skills for the College Entrance Examination for Performance Majors.'" Xie Jiayuan reached out and pulled out a book, pointing to the title: "This will also be tested in the college entrance examination, this is the most important one."

"Ah, the exam also tests this?" Qiao Bailu was surprised. She still remembered that they were in the library. She lowered her voice. Xie Jiayuan lowered his head slightly, and the two of them touched their foreheads: "Yes, it is necessary to take the exam. If Qiao Zhenting is determined to take this path, it is best to go to City B now and find a training class for training. Then come back to take the college entrance examination. This kind of person can also be regarded as a kind of art student. In addition to the college entrance examination results, performance is considered a professional result, and the proportion of professional results is not small."

Qiao Bailu opened her mouth wide. This was completely different from her previous plan. He turned out to be an art student!

"You'd better look up this stuff carefully after you go back. As far as I know, the professional exams for art students are two or three months earlier than the college entrance exam, and you can apply for multiple schools at the same time. You can come back to take the college entrance exam after you have taken the professional exams. However, the situation in each school is different. It's best for us to inquire about the situation in three or four schools and not put all your eggs in one basket. After all, Qiao Zhenting has never been exposed to these things before. Even if he takes a year of tutoring, there may be accidents."

Qiao Bailu nodded quickly, and then reached out to point at the books on the bookshelf: "Do we still need to buy these?"

"Of course I use it. It's a good idea to read more books." Xie Jiayuan nodded seriously: "Even if I flip through a few pages in my spare time, it won't be a waste of money."

Qiao Bailu nodded again, lowered her head and wrote down the title of the book. After reading about ten books, the two of them turned around and went to the fifth floor. There were even fewer people on the fifth floor. The girl with glasses guarding the counter was very easy to talk to. She directly asked them to carry the computer in.

This time, Xie Jiayuan picked fewer books. These professional books are rarely seen even in ordinary libraries. Finally, the two of them walked around the second and third floors, and Qiao Bailu investigated what types of novels are popular now.

The first floor was filled with newspapers and magazines, which did not attract the two people, so after coming out of the second floor, the two people went directly to the bookstore to buy books, and then planned to go back because it was getting dark.

"Are you tired?" Xie Jiayuan asked with a smile after getting in the car. Qiao Bailu shook her head: "No, you are tired?"

"Not tired, if you are tired, why don't you take a nap first? What if there's a horror movie later? You won't be able to sleep." Xie Jiayuan nodded his shoulder, the implication was very obvious. Qiao Bailu couldn't help laughing and stretched out her hand to pinch Xie Jiayuan's shoulder: "Young man, you are so frail, what if I crush you?"

Xie Jiayuan glanced at her and said, "Girl, you need to gain another 20 pounds to say such things."

After saying this, both of them couldn't help laughing. Even if the words weren't funny, they couldn't help laughing.

Qiao Bailu lowered her head and rubbed the sweat on her forehead on Xie Jiayuan's shoulder: "I'm really not sleepy, do you want to eat something?"

Just now after leaving the library, she bought some snacks, such as plums, melon seeds, bread, rice crusts and the like, and put them in a plastic bag. Now she took them out and stuffed them into her schoolbag, leaving the plastic bag as a garbage bag.

After opening a bag of plums, Qiao Bailu put one in her mouth and handed one to Xie Jiayuan. Xie Jiayuan looked at her fingers, raised his eyebrows slightly, and suddenly lowered his head and rolled the plum away from her fingertips.

When the warm tongue swept across her fingertips, Qiao Bailu felt like shivering, and her heart swayed a few times with great excitement.

"You, you..." Qiao Bailu stuttered a little. Xie Jiayuan squinted his eyes and smiled: "It's delicious, sour and sweet, but the flesh is too small, a little hard to eat." As he said that, he spit out the fruit core in his mouth, looked at Qiao Bailu with his slender eyes, and smiled slightly.

Qiao Bailu's mouth twitched. Another time? Dream on. She reached out and handed him the bags: "Take it yourself."

Xie Jiayuan did not object. He reached out to take the bag with a smile. Seeing that Qiao Bailu had spit out the fruit core, he quickly took out a plum and stuffed it into Qiao Bailu's mouth, not forgetting to press his fingertips on Qiao Bailu's lips.

Qiao Bailu felt a little depressed. She originally thought she was attracted to a bookworm, but later she found that the bookworm was not a bookworm at all, but was very smooth. Then she thought she was attracted to a pure-hearted boy, but she didn't know that he would reach the maximum level of love talk skill after he activated it. She originally thought she was attracted to a gentleman, but she didn't know that he would tease her one after another.

"Who did you learn these from?" Qiao Bailu was a little depressed. Could it be that her boy had learned these from someone else?

"Aren't you planning to write a novel? I have to keep up with you, otherwise you will write too many novels and become disappointed with men in real life." Xie Jiayuan lowered his voice and whispered in Qiao Bailu's ear, then looked up and continued to smile.

Qiao Bailu was speechless: "Have you read romance novels?"

"Well, I had nothing to do at home these days, so I studied a few books. Why, you don't like them?" Xie Jiayuan touched his chin with his hand: "I noticed that you liked them a little before. Is it too much?"

Qiao Bailu was even more speechless. Do you want me to get a ruler to measure you?

"It's not that I don't like you. It's just that I like you as a person. No matter what you say or do, as long as it comes from your heart, I'm very happy. You learn things from books and then use them on me. I feel that you are performing, but to me it's like completing a task. You use your mind to figure out those novels, not to apply it to me."

Qiao Bailu also lowered her voice, and the two of them bumped heads again. Qiao Bailu bumped forward and said, “Do you understand what I mean?”

Xie Jiayuan nodded: "I see, what you mean is that I am acting as someone in the book, and what I say and do are all imitations, no, I am acting, not from my heart, right?"

"Yes, that's right. What I want is your true intention, the reality that comes naturally." Whether it's saying sweet words or doing intimate actions, I am willing to do it only because I think about it in my heart, not because I ask you to follow the steps.

Xie Jiayuan was extremely smart, he understood instantly and nodded immediately: "I understand, I thought you liked Nanzhu in romance novels more, looking at the romance novels you wrote, isn't Nanzhu greasy and greasy?"

"I'm not that naive. What I want is reality, not the fantasy in novels." Qiao Bailu pouted and took out a plum and stuffed it into Xie Jiayuan's mouth: "Don't confuse novels with life. People in novels don't even need to go to the toilet, but we can't."

This analogy made Xie Jiayuan laugh out loud: "That makes sense, I was wrong, I know what to do now."

When they arrived at the county town, it was already dark. Qiao Bailu was reluctant to leave. It was just a summer vacation. It was only June now, and school would start in at least two months. She would definitely miss him a lot if they didn't see each other for such a long time.

So, I racked my brains to think of a solution: "It's too late. It's not safe to walk at night."

Xie Jiayuan didn't even frown: "What's unsafe? Call your father later and ask him to pick you up at the station in half an hour. I'll take you to the car and I guarantee nothing will happen."

"You won't miss me, will you?" Qiao Bailu complained. Xie Jiayuan couldn't help laughing: "Yes, but no matter how reluctant I am, I have to send you back. Where can you go at night? Besides, it's not safe for a girl not to go home at night."

"Aren't you here?" Qiao Bailu said, clapping her hands, her eyes brightening up: "Let's go to the night market? I want to look up information about the B-film college entrance examination, and buy a USB drive and print it out. Otherwise, I will remember this and forget that, and I won't be able to explain it all when I get home."

Xie Jiayuan pursed his lips. He was not lying. He really couldn't bear to leave. Going to the night market was indeed a good idea, but he was afraid that Qiao Bailu would get sleepy on the way back tomorrow. If she encountered a thief in the car, she would be carrying things worth thousands of dollars.

"No, it's too late. If you don't sleep all night, you won't be able to open your eyes tomorrow." Xie Jiayuan thought about it and shook his head. Qiao Bailu stretched out her hand and pinched his arm: "No, have you forgotten that when we were in the third year of high school, we only slept for three or four hours a night? Let's get a private room. If I'm sleepy, I'll sleep for a while first."

"Okay then." After hesitating for a moment, Xie Jiayuan nodded. He might have really thought too seriously. The county town was not big, the atmosphere was not bad, and there were probably not many pickpockets. If it really didn't work, he could send Qiao Bailu back first and then come back.

Reaching out to take the computer bag from Qiao Bailu, Xie Jiayuan nodded and said, "Okay, let's go to the night market and buy a USB drive first. I don't know if it's closed."

"No, it's only eight o'clock." Qiao Bailu said with a smile, holding Xie Jiayuan's arm and looking around: "The night market doesn't start until ten o'clock. Let's go buy a USB drive first, then go eat, and finally find an Internet cafe."

Xie Jiayuan had no objection and led Qiao Bailu to Fan Street. It was close to the school, with many Internet cafes, familiar faces, and safe. Even on holidays, Fan Street would not close. It was a famous pedestrian street in the county, and there were always many people there at any time of the year.

USB flash drives are easy to buy, costing only a few dozen yuan. The memory is not particularly large, but it is enough. After buying them, we went to eat. The two of us ate a lot of snacks in the car. We were not hungry at all. We ordered a meal to share and bought a few bottles of drinks before looking for an Internet cafe.

Now they also have ID cards. When they entered the Internet cafe, they handed over their ID cards generously and checked into a private room with great interest.

"The internet speed is quite fast." Qiao Bailu said with a smile, and looked at Xie Jiayuan's page: "What are you going to watch?"

"Read something professional, and then watch a movie." Xie Jiayuan said with a smile, and helped her unscrew a bottle of drink: "It's not good to stay up late, you should drink more water. If you feel sleepy later, tell me and lie down and take a nap."

There are four computers in the private room. The two they have are turned on side by side, while the two opposite are not turned on. You can lie on the sofa for a while if you curl up, but it is definitely not comfortable.

Qiao Bailu nodded and began to search for some B-movie information, including college entrance examination information and school information. She copied and pasted what she thought was useful. After finishing her work, she looked for some information about being an actor. In fact, some of her previous statements were not wrong. Some graduates from second-tier universities could still go to B-movie, but they had to change to adult information. Moreover, this one felt a bit wild.

Actually, if you value diplomas, it will sound good when you talk about them later. If you don’t value diplomas, it’s okay to have a junior college degree. But there is one thing: good acting skills, so that you can stay in that circle for a long time. Moreover, if you have good acting skills, you won’t be outdone by others because of your appearance. For example, the movie emperor in later generations, whose appearance is not even average, is he still a movie emperor?

After checking for two or three hours, it was almost twelve o'clock, and Qiao Bailu felt a little sleepy. She turned to look at Xie Jiayuan, who was still staring at the webpage with great energy. Qiao Bailu felt a little dizzy after looking at it for a few seconds. There were too many professional terms for her to understand.

"Xie Jiayuan, classmate Xie?" Qiao Bailu called out twice, but Xie Jiayuan didn't hear her. Qiao Bailu got up quietly, walked around to Xie Jiayuan's back, leaned close to his ear and blew gently, pinching her throat to imitate a ghost cry: "Xie...Jia...Yuan..."

Xie Jiayuan finally heard it, reached out to touch his neck, turned around and found that Qiao Bailu was not there, reached out and pulled her back. After Qiao Bailu finished her trick, she quickly took a few steps back and shrank into the corner. Naturally, Xie Jiayuan didn't catch her.

When he didn't catch it, he turned around to look for it. He saw someone standing in the corner with a smirk. He reached out and touched his neck: "What's wrong?"

"Aren't you afraid?" Qiao Bailu was curious. Xie Jiayuan shook his head: "What's there to be afraid of? I can recognize your voice no matter how it changes. Why, don't you want to go online?"

"Yeah, I'm a little sleepy." Qiao Bailu yawned, walked back, and pinched Xie Jiayuan's shoulders twice: "Are you sleepy?"

"I'm not sleepy. You lie over there and take a nap." Xie Jiayuan stood up and stretched, then pulled Qiao Bailu to the opposite side. "I'll turn up the air conditioner. You go to sleep quickly. I'll call you after four o'clock."

Qiao Bailu responded and fell asleep on the sofa with her legs bent. She was so sleepy that she almost fell asleep with her eyes closed. Xie Jiayuan squatted on the side of the sofa and looked at her with a smile. Seeing that her expression relaxed and her breathing became steady, he reached out and touched her cheek.

The young and beautiful girl of eighteen years old had white and tender cheeks, just like a freshly peeled egg, smooth and delicate. Once I touched it with my fingertips, I couldn't let go. I wanted to pinch it, but I was afraid of waking up Qiao Bailu, so I had to retract my hand with regret.

After thinking for a while, he stood up again, bent down and kissed Qiao Bailu on the cheek, and then licked it. He frowned, forgetting to let Bailu wash her face first. She had been outside all day, and her face was covered with several layers of sweat and dust. The smell was simply unbearable.

However, even if it didn't taste that good, he still wanted to kiss it a few more times, so, he wasn't actually that normal?

Touching his chin, Xie Jiayuan lowered his head and kissed her twice without caring. It doesn't matter if it's abnormal. People who are in love are not normal anyway. No matter what Bai Lu looks like, in his eyes, she is always the most beautiful one, well, very delicious.

Qiao Bailu didn't sleep well. The sofa was not as good as the bed, and the light above her head was too dazzling. After an hour or two, she opened her eyes: "What time is it?"

"It's half past two. Are you awake? Are you still sleepy?" Xie Jiayuan poked his head out from behind the computer and asked with a smile. Qiao Bailu rubbed her face, which was sweaty. Xie Jiayuan was afraid that she would catch a cold, so he turned the air conditioner on a little high.

He stood up and walked around twice, and the drowsiness passed. Then he continued, "I'll go wash my face first, and I'll be back soon. You go to bed. You should get some sleep. It's almost dawn. What are your plans for the day?"

"Hurry back after breakfast. You've been up all night. Go home and have a rest. There's plenty of time for shopping. When the notice comes, we can go there half a month in advance." Xie Jiayuan said with a smile, and stretched out his hand to push her: "Go and take a shower."

Qiao Bailu nodded and went to the bathroom to wash her face and rinse her mouth. She felt her mouth was a little sour after sleeping for a while. There were quite a few people playing at the night market in the Internet cafe. As soon as they came out, there was a smell of cigarettes. Qiao Bailu walked along the wall back to the private room.

When Xie Jiayuan saw her come in, he stood up, hesitated for a moment, reached out to pull her over, tilted his head and kissed her face which was still covered with water droplets. Sure enough, her face became smoother and more delicate after washing. Even if he didn't mind her not washing her face, it didn't stop him from liking her more after washing her face.

Qiao Bailu blushed slightly. After thinking for a while, she stood on tiptoe and kissed Xie Jiayuan on the face. She was too embarrassed to lick him, so she reached out and pushed him away: "Go to bed quickly. If you dawdle for a while, it will be dawn."

Xie Jiayuan nodded, yawned, and went to sleep.

Qiao Bailu rubbed her face and sat down in front of the computer. She had almost finished looking up the information, and it was hard to kill the remaining time. She had basically watched all the movies and TV shows, and the novels were too old. If she put her mind ten years in the future, reading the current novels would be a torture.

However, this one is popular now. If I rashly launch a new one, will the public accept it?

While thinking, I casually browsed around various famous websites in the future. In the end, I still liked J Station the most. Otherwise, why would I register a pseudonym here? However, in terms of scale, Q Station obviously has the advantage.

Grab both sides at the same time? If you add the entity, it will be exhausting.

Oh, by the way, although I have bought the computer, there is no internet connection at home. I don’t need to make a decision now. Let’s wait a little longer. There are still two months left anyway.

It was really boring, so Qiao Bailu simply opened the cards and played a few rounds. When she got bored, she would open the document and write a few words, then put them in the USB drive. When it was half past five, the sky finally got light. The night market was from ten to six in the summer and from eleven to seven in the winter, so it was eight hours in total.

Seeing that it was almost time, Qiao Bailu woke up Xie Jiayuan and asked him to wash his face. He counted the things he brought and packed them up to make sure that he had forgotten nothing. Then he went to the front desk to check out. It was early in the morning and he didn't know if the printing shop was open. He simply went to find a place to eat first, and then walked around. After doing all these things, it was time to go home.