Chapter 210 Invitation
After drinking tea, it was almost time for class, so Lu Yiming and Li Quanwang returned to school.
In the classroom, six ceiling fans were whirring, but the stuffiness in the air didn't seem to show any signs of abating.
As for the weather in Guangdong Province, it is basically summer all year round, and it is so hot that people feel dizzy.
Lu Yiming went to the water dispenser in the classroom utility room and fetched some water to apply on his face and the back of his neck, feeling the brief coolness. He missed the good times with air conditioning more and more.
After returning to her seat, Shi Qingxue handed over a cold wet tissue and said with a gentle smile, "Here, wipe it quickly."
Lu Yiming didn't hesitate to take the wet tissue and put it on his forehead to absorb all the sticky sweat.
Shi Qingxue held her chin and asked with concern: "The English competition will start this weekend, are you ready?"
Lu Yiming crumpled the tissue in his hand into a ball and responded confidently and calmly: "That depends on you. If you give me some motivation, maybe I can win the prize."
Shi Qingxue curled her lips, looked at Lu Yiming's malicious smile, and asked warily: "What motivation do you want?"
"Kiss me?"
Shi Qingxue angrily reached out to pinch Lu Yiming's cheek, her beautiful eyes widening: "I knew it! You always think of such weird things in your head."
Lu Yiming said calmly, "A gentleman loves a beautiful lady. It would be strange if I didn't think about these things in my prime years. If you don't kiss me, then I will reluctantly kiss you."
"Hehe, forget it!"
Seeing Shi Qingxue’s angry look, Lu Yiming was in a good mood.
This kind of carefree campus life right now is the real happiness.
The news of the approaching competition quickly spread throughout the school. Everyone knew that there would be an English competition at the weekend. Those who had signed up to participate immediately became the focus, and people would talk about them wherever they went.
Not only that, because of its high standards, this competition was also reported in newspapers, and participating students from various schools were listed, which caused widespread discussion in society.
In this era, the craze for English seems a little unreasonable. Anyone who can speak authentic London accent will definitely be the object of everyone's admiration and the "other people's" child in the eyes of parents - even though no one knows what the London accent is.
When she returned home in the evening, Ning Xuehua served her a steaming bowl of seafood porridge.
"I added some dried shrimps to the seafood porridge tonight to supplement calcium. By the way, I heard that you participated in an English competition? Are you confident?"
Ning Xuehua had no idea what Lu Yiming was doing, so she could only care about her own son's studies.
Originally, Lu Yiming didn't care about this kind of competition, but he didn't expect the standard to be so high that it was reported in the newspapers. Now his mother is still paying so much attention to it. He can only say: "I still have a chance, but the participants are all top students from various schools. I can only say that I will try my best and strive to get a place."
Lu Ding recently cooperated with Jianlai Technology to produce computer cases, and the order problem was solved, so he became particularly concerned about his son. He said with certainty: "You are so smart, there will be no problem."
Lu Yiming couldn't help but complain, "In this kind of competition, ability is only one aspect. I'm afraid I'll run into someone with connections."
If it had been in the past, when Lu Yiming said something like this, Lu Ding would definitely have criticized Lu Yiming for having a distorted outlook on life and told his son not to let his imagination run wild at such a young age.
But Lu Ding himself owns a factory and is currently participating in the bidding for parts procurement from GAC Honda. Naturally, he knows the rules that govern how this society works, and things like connections are inevitable everywhere.
In fact, it is not just China that is like this. Even Europe and the United States, which claim to be fair and free , are not much better after the fig leaf is peeled off. Generals in the Pentagon are still receiving "consulting fees".
After thinking about it, Lu Ding could only advise his son: "Don't worry about these things, just do your best. The most important thing is the college entrance examination."
"Um."
The family was chatting when there was a knock on the door. Ning Xuehua went to open the door and saw that it was Li Quanwang and his family of three.
"Why are you here? Please come in."
Ning Xuehua made way for him, and Li Quanwang handed the two large gift boxes to her, saying in a reserved manner, "Auntie, this is for you."
Ning Xuehua greeted politely, "Come if you want to. What else do you want to bring? Husband, boil some water and make some tea."
Huang Jijiao was also all smiles: "I came here tonight just to thank you for taking care of our Wangzai. Especially Mingzai, you helped our Mingzai learn English."
Huang Jijiao then took out a book of gold-stamped invitations and said, "There's one more thing. We've bought a new house and are moving in soon. You must come over and have a drink when the time comes."
"Ah? You've moved into a new house? Congratulations. We must go there and share in the joy."
Li Quanwang and his family sat for a while and then left.
Ning Xuehua looked at the invitation for a long time before she spoke with emotion: "It's not easy for the couple. They left their hometown and came to Baiyun to work hard. After so many years, they finally have a place to stay."
Lu Ding also sighed and was deeply touched by this: "They are really pragmatic people. It is not easy for them to work hard for so many years. After all, it is not a big deal to always rent someone else's house."
Lu Yiming curled his lips: "I think they are making a big fuss about this. After being poor for a long time, they are still making such a fuss about it. I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble in the future."
Lu Ding raised his eyebrows, looked at Lu Yiming, and asked, "Why do you say that?"
Lu Yiming sighed after hearing this: "Dad, isn't this obvious? Think about it, who doesn't have a few poor relatives? When Dingyuan Mould Factory was booming, those so-called relatives came to our house every day. Have you forgotten the scene? Eight out of ten relatives I have never heard of. They are the same. I don't know how many people will come to ask for money. In this kind of situation, if you give it, you lose money, and if you don't give it, you hurt the relationship. It's a dilemma."
Ning Xuehua, however, had a different opinion: "After being a coward for most of their lives, now they finally have the chance to show off. Is that wrong? Besides, if you don't return home when you're rich, it's like walking in the night in fine clothes. How can you be happy if you always hide your wealth? Since they have taken this step, things will definitely get better and better in the future."
Then, Ning Xuehua changed the subject and mentioned another thing: "By the way, your cousin said she collected 300,000 yuan to buy your financial product."
Lu Yiming had no objection to this and agreed casually: " Okay."
Although this amount of money was not enough to do anything, after all, it was the relatives who wanted to earn some pocket money, so Lu Yiming naturally would not refuse them and agreed readily.
Ning Xuehua warned him repeatedly, "I've already told you that you must not spend this money later. Your cousin wants to earn interest from it."
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Mom, don't worry, the money is in my hands, and I guarantee that the interest rate will be higher than Buffett's."
Ning Xuehua didn't know who Buffett was, so she asked immediately, "Where is Buffett from? Does he also sell financial products?"
