noffsinger Chapter 216: Diligent and studious Li Mingzhu
Chapter 216: Diligent and studious Li Mingzhu
"It doesn't matter who's the older brother. The one who gets there first is the winner, you know? When it comes to relationships between men and women, you're just an egg at best, not even a chick."
Su Yunjie curled his lips and said with some dissatisfaction: "You talk as if you have been with many girls, and you are lecturing me."
"Haha...I can't tell you this." Lu Ye laughed and walked forward.
"You are bragging! Do you dare to say it again in front of Yaoyao?" Su Yunjie shouted from behind and then quickly chased after him.
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In the ballroom.
Cai Quan sat on the bench, looking unhappy.
The companions who were with him were all dancing happily on the dance floor.
Chen Lu, wearing a floral dress, sat next to Cai Quan and continued drinking soda.
"It's so damn unlucky. Out of nowhere, a Cheng Yaojin shows up and wastes all my careful arrangements." Cai Quan said gritting his teeth.
He had put a lot of thought and effort into today's situation. He had spent more than 50 yuan just on preparing the meal, and had even deliberately arranged for Chen Lu to wait here. However, in the end, all the money was spent, but the effect was not even close to what he expected.
"Brother Quan, don't be angry. Didn't he say he would come tomorrow? Don't worry, I will definitely catch him tomorrow." Chen Lu said confidently.
In just a few minutes of dancing, Chen Lu had basically figured out Su Yunjie. With her skills, it was extremely easy to control a newbie like that.
Cai Quan put his hand into Chen Lu's lower back, and suddenly pulled Chen Lu into his arms. Under the cover of darkness, his big hands roamed freely on Chen Lu's body.
"You did a good job just now. I saw it all. Keep working hard."
"As long as you can help me catch him, not to mention asking me to find a job for your brother, I can even get your whole family regular jobs. That won't be a problem." Cai Quan said generously.
"Really?" Chen Lu's eyes lit up.
Chen Lu was not a college student from an art academy at all. Before she met Cai Quan, she was a temporary worker in a bakery. Because she was pretty, she was often bullied by other female employees in the factory.
After get off work, she didn't want to stay in the dormitory, but often wandered outside. Under the guidance of a friend, she learned about this dance hall.
The dance hall didn't charge girls any money, so Chen Lu came here to play almost every day after get off work. It was during this period that she met Cai Quan.
Once she stole bread and was reported by someone in the same workshop. She was caught red-handed by the security department and was fired from the factory and kicked out of the dormitory.
It was Cai Quan who provided her with a place to live and raised her like a bird.
Chen Lu knew that Cai Quan was not a good person, but she didn't care. For her, as long as she could gain a foothold in this city and provide a good future for her brother, sacrificing some flesh and blood was nothing.
"When have I ever lied to you?" Cai Quan said with a lewd smile on his face.
"You said you would make our whole family regular employees if I could catch him!"
"I keep my word, but you have to show some ability too. If you can't control his vital points, then nothing we say now will be of any use."
Cai Quan continued to encourage Chen Lu.
"As long as he comes tomorrow, he will never be able to escape from my Five Finger Mountain!" Chen Lu's eyes flashed with brilliance.
There are six people in their family, and only her father has a job. The monthly salary of more than 20 yuan is not enough to support the whole family.
Chen Lu had experienced hunger and knew what it felt like.
Later, she and her brother went to the countryside to work as sent-down youths, which relieved some of the pressure on the family.
Now that the educated youth have returned home, her brothers and sisters have grown up, but none of them have jobs, and life at home has become even more difficult than before.
If Cai Quanzhen could arrange formal jobs for everyone in their family, their future lives would be much better.
Therefore, Chen Lu made up her mind this time. For the sake of her family and herself, she must take down Su Yunjie.
Send Su Yunjie back home.
Lu Ye did not return to the dormitory, but came to Li Mingzhu.
It was dark, and through the gap in the wooden door, Lu Ye could see the kerosene lamp on the window.
"Open the door, Qiezi, it's me." Lu Ye shouted inside through the courtyard gate.
A figure flashed past the window quickly, and Li Mingzhu pushed open the door with a happy face.
"Brother Lu, you're here. I'll open the door for you."
Lu Ye works during the day, and Li Mingzhu also has to work during the day. After get off work, she has to go to literacy classes to learn cultural knowledge. Her life is more fulfilling than Lu Ye's. Lu Ye has not come to see her for many days.
Li Mingzhu ran to the gate of the courtyard and hurriedly opened it.
"Brother Lu, please come in quickly."
"I came to see you on my way. How is your work going?" Lu Ye asked casually.
"I'm fine. The job of pressing noodles isn't too hard."
When he entered the room, the first thing Lu Ye saw was the books, paper and pen on the kang table. The old kerosene lamp could only illuminate a limited space.
After Li Mingzhu entered the room, she immediately pulled the light cord, and the 15-watt tungsten filament bulb lit up instantly.
"Why light a kerosene lamp when there is electricity?" Lu Ye asked in confusion.
Li Mingzhu grinned: "Haha...electricity is expensive, it's cheaper to light a kerosene lamp."
Li Mingzhu makes noodles and earns 15 yuan a month, but she is reluctant to spend money and is usually frugal.
Lu Ye walked to the table on the kang and picked up the calligraphy book on the table.
On it are lines of small words written in pencil by Li Mingzhu. They are all the most commonly used Chinese characters, and there is not even one with more than 10 strokes.
Seeing Lu Ye looking at her handwriting, Li Mingzhu felt a little embarrassed: "My handwriting is ugly."
“Better than what I wrote.”
"That's great. I didn't expect you to attend the literacy class. It's a good thing to be motivated." Lu Ye said as he sat on the edge of the kang.
Li Mingzhu's decision to join the literacy class was entirely spontaneous, and no one mentioned it to her.
This made Lu Ye look at this girl in a different light.
The government is promoting literacy and calling on everyone to attend literacy classes. In addition to the street communities, various enterprises and factories have also responded to the call and have set up literacy classes in their units to teach everyone to read and write for free.
But the effect is minimal.
To summarize the reasons, in addition to the fact that everyone thinks that attending literacy classes takes up time, the main reason is that everyone thinks that attending literacy classes is a very shameful thing.
The ignorant concept of face has seriously hindered the popularization of basic culture.
No one wanted to go, and in the end, the community and the unit simply recruited people to make up the numbers in order to meet the targets.
There are very few people like Li Mingzhu who actively participate in literacy campaigns on their own initiative.
Li Mingzhu bit her lower lip and said shyly, "You all can read, but I'm the only one who's blind. I can't even recognize the menu when I go to eat."