Chapter 154: Let Him Do It
Xu Ting and An Dong didn’t believe that Song Chu could kill a wild boar, but it would be safer if they could borrow two hunting rifles.
“My grandma wants to invite you to dinner at my house tomorrow, shall we go the day after?” Xu Ting thought for a moment and asked.
Song Chu nodded: “Alright.”
“Then we have to decide on a place first,” An Dong was also quite enthusiastic.
Song Chu took out a piece of paper and said, “How about going to this township in this county?”
Xu Ting took it and looked at it, “This place is quite far, why did you think of going here?”
Song Chu said truthfully, “Someone from our village asked me to go to this village to help check on two people, so I thought we could go along the way.”
There was no need to lie about this kind of thing, after all, the two places they took them to today were very sincere.
Xu Ting and An Dong tactfully didn’t continue to ask, “Alright, then let’s go here, we’ll drive there.”
“It’s just that it’s so far, I’m afraid we’ll have to stay overnight before coming back,” An Dong said.
Song Chu said, “If that’s the case, we can stay overnight in the village. If that doesn’t work, we can stay in a hotel in the county town.”
“Okay, Dongzi and I happen to be off the day after tomorrow, we’ll go to the office tomorrow to get a certificate.” Xu Ting and the others had taken leave today.
After agreeing, the group took the things they bought, and An Dong drove them back to the hotel.
Back at the hotel, Song Chu and Song Ping slept for a while. After taking a shower, Song Ping took out a book and started reading.
Song Chu saw that she could control herself not to watch TV, but instead continued to read, the smile in her eyes deepened.
Her cousin had changed a lot since they first met. She was very serious and meticulous in her work, and she was constantly striving to improve her shortcomings. She had not misjudged her.
So she also took out a high school textbook she had brought with her and started reading.
Song Chu thought for a moment and said, “Sister Ping, you should also read junior high and high school textbooks a few times. If the Gaokao suddenly resumes in the next two years, you can also try it.”
Her cousin had graduated from junior high school. If she wanted to make up for high school textbooks in the next two years, there was still a good chance of getting into university.
After all, many people had neglected their studies now, and the first Gaokao after the resumption would not be too difficult.
Song Ping was stunned, “Can I do it?”
“Of course you can. You should still have your junior high school textbooks, right? My third brother helped me find a set of high school textbooks, you can use them with me, and you can ask me if there’s anything you don’t understand.” Song Chu thought it would be good to let her cousin go to university for further enrichment.
As for the high school textbooks, she had flipped through them and found that she basically knew all the questions, but she still needed to read them a few more times to consolidate her knowledge, and she could also teach others.
Song Ping nodded: “I happen to still have my junior high school textbooks at home. I’ll find them when I get back. I’ll borrow your high school textbooks to read, and I’ll ask you if I don’t understand anything.”
Her cousin wouldn’t harm her, so she was willing to listen to her.
“Okay, then we’ll take the university entrance exam together and go to Kyoto,” Song Chu said with a smile.
“Okay, just thinking about it makes me feel good.” This was something Song Ping had never dared to dream of before, but now because of her cousin’s influence, she dared to think and strive for it.
She suddenly realized that divorce was really a good thing. Now she had found herself again, and every day was fulfilling. She no longer had to suffer and compromise, and she no longer had to waste all her time working in the fields, doing housework, and taking care of that scumbag.
The two of them lay in bed together reading, quiet and warm.
On the other side, Gu Yue also didn’t watch TV, but like Song Chu, he took out a high school textbook and flipped through it.
Although Song Lao Si was watching TV, the volume was turned down low.
Song Chu had previously asked her three brothers about taking the university entrance exam, in addition to her third brother.
But Song Lao Si and the other two would get a headache when they thought about studying. They simply weren’t cut out for it, so she gave up.
For dinner, Song Chu took them to eat at the hotel restaurant instead of going out.
After dinner, she and Gu Yue continued to take a walk, while the others returned to their rooms.
“Gu, the Academic God, I don’t have enough money on me, lend me some,” Song Chu said as they walked.
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Gu Yue smiled and said, “No problem, how much do you want to borrow?”
“I’m three hundred short for the TV, lend me three hundred,” Song Chu said.
“Okay, my wallet is in the room, I’ll give it to you tomorrow,” Gu Yue said.
“Okay,” Song Chu thought for a moment.
Gu Yue put one hand in his pants pocket, looking rather leisurely, “Song Xiaochu, did you deliberately lure them to go there to hunt wild boars today?”
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have taken the initiative to mention hunting wild boars and piqued the interest of Xu Ting and the others.
Song Chu smiled and said, “Of course, with them following us, we can not only enter the village openly but also hitch a ride.”
“Both of them have some status here, the village cadres definitely won’t offend them, and maybe they can even help look after your father and Big Brother in private.”
“Yes, you’re still so thoughtful.”
Gu Yue’s heart was full of warmth. He knew Song Xiaochu was doing this for him, and he remembered all of this in his heart.
The two chatted while walking, and it seemed like they could never run out of topics to talk about. They could keep up with each other’s thoughts and pace.
This was also what made both of them feel most comfortable and relaxed with each other.
Early the next morning, Pang Chun called and strongly invited Song Chu to visit her home.
Song Chu didn’t refuse, asked for the address, and said they would go there themselves.
During the day, she and Gu Yue took the others around the provincial capital again. In the afternoon, they bought some gifts and went to the Xu family’s home.
The Xu family lived in a residential compound, in a unit allocated by their work unit. It was a three-bedroom apartment, quite spacious.
After entering, Pang Chun immediately took out pastries and fruits from home to entertain them.
Xu Ying kept talking to Song Chu, and the atmosphere was quite good.
Xu Wei’s wife came home from work first, and she was very polite to Song Chu and the others.
Xu Wei and Xu Ting arrived together. Not long after sitting down, Xu Wei took the initiative to talk to Song Chu.
“I heard you were inquiring about cooked food processing. I helped you ask around, and there are two factories here that specialize in this. You can go and visit them to see.”
Xu Wei took out two slips of paper from his bag and handed them to her, “The names and addresses are on here. You can go directly to these two people according to the slips. I’ve already spoken to them, and they will receive you.”
Song Chu found that the Xu family was very efficient. She took the slips of paper, looked at them, and put them away, “Thank you, Comrade Xu, you’ve really helped a lot.”
Xu Wei smiled and said, “Comrade Xiao Song, you’re welcome, this is nothing.”
Soon, Pang Chun and her daughter-in-law finished cooking.
Everyone ate and chatted together, and the atmosphere was still quite good.
After chatting for a while, Xu Wei asked Xu Ting, “Does your department’s interpreter have time these days?”
“He went on a business trip to another city, what’s wrong?” Xu Ting asked.
Xu Wei said helplessly, “We need to negotiate a production line with a European company here. Who knew that the selected interpreter suddenly fell ill and was hospitalized. Others are not good at English professional terminology. I was originally thinking of borrowing someone from your department, now it’s a bit troublesome.”
“Then try to find someone else, or see if other departments can lend an interpreter. Is it urgent?” Xu Ting said.
Xu Wei sighed, “We agreed to talk in three days. It’s almost impossible to find a suitable interpreter in such a short time. I’m really worried about this now.”
Hearing this, Song Chu cast a glance at Gu Yue, letting him do it.
Continue at 17:30~