Chapter 50: Switching Seats

  Gu Xiang arrived home before five o'clock, but her mother had not returned yet.

  Gu Xiang finished her bath and checked her phone, finding two unread messages from her mother.

  One was asking when she would be back and the other was asking what she wanted for dinner tonight.

  Gu Xiang returned a phone call to her mother and told her she had already arrived home.

  Auntie Gu didn't say she was coming back late, asked if she wanted to go over for dinner, said Xiao Hei and his dad hadn't left yet, tonight Xiao Shu's family invited them for dinner.

  After taking a bath and putting on pajamas, she lay in bed and didn't want to move.

  Gu's mother said she would pack it up and bring it back for her to eat tonight.

  Gu Xiang slept until her mother came back.

  Gu's mom called her to get up and eat, then put the dishes from the lunchbox into the microwave.

  As soon as Gu Xiang saw the ordinary lunch box, he knew they hadn't gone to a restaurant to eat, so he asked them how their meal was today.

  "Your aunt said: 'When your uncle and them came, I was still busy. Today there are many people, I wanted to close the door for a while and take them out to eat. Later, your uncle and Hao Hao came, saw me being too busy, and helped watch the store for a bit. I wanted to take them out to eat, but they didn't want to go, so I ordered three dishes from a nearby small restaurant. They helped until 3 or 4 o'clock, and then I thought we could all have dinner together. Your little aunt said that since they came this time, let's just eat at their home.'"

  Gu Xiang responded with an "oh" and asked again: "Then what did they say about the school today?"

  "Of course, it's better to say that our county middle school is definitely better than the town's. But your uncle is also worried, afraid that Haohao's goal is too big, and if he can't get in, he won't know what to do. The tuition fee for borrowing a student ID is 30,000 yuan! What if we can't afford it at that time?"

  Gu Xiang washed her face and sat down at the table to eat.

  Gu's mother couldn't put her mind at ease because she regarded Chen Hao as one of her own, and asked Gu Xiang: "Do you think Haohao has a good chance of passing the exam?"

  Gu Xiang really didn't understand Xiao Hei's grades, occasionally hearing a bit of his news, it was also when listening to her mother chatting that she mentioned, "I don't know, you said he is working hard now, right? Then he must be allowed to try. Otherwise, how can he have confidence in the future? There are no children who want to do well, but parents stop him from learning."

  Her mother smiled and pinched her face: "Still 'the child is good'? How old are you, speaking in this tone?"

  Gu Xiang was eating when her mother pinched her so hard that the rice grains almost fell out of her mouth.

  "Alas, I'm worried too! Their family situation is not as good as ours."

  "Where did Chen Hao get accepted?" asked Gu Xiang casually.

  "Then stay in school," said Aunt Gu, "your uncle went to see the dormitory of Hua Road Middle School too. But without a student ID card, they wouldn't let them go up. However, it's said that from the outside, it looks not bad either."

  Actually, if Gu Xiang were a boy, Mrs. Gu thought it would be better to have Chen Hao move in and live with them.

  Just entering junior high school and living in school, it's certain that the food is not good, and you will miss home, thinking about it is also quite pitiful.

  Gu Xiang didn't know what her mother was thinking, she just felt that Chen Hao would be better off giving the money to Xiao Shu's family and living with them, at least there would be an adult to keep an eye on him.

  But judging from Xiao Shu's personality, she must think that taking money from relatives is not good to spread around, and if she doesn't take the money, it would be a waste of trouble, so she definitely won't do it.

  Little uncle and Chen Hao's dad were neighbors since childhood, at that time they didn't even dare to fart.

  Gu Xiang's homework was finished in the last three days again.

  Lin Jiahuan asked her for some answers over the phone, but it wasn't that she didn't want to do them, it was just that she had fallen behind too much before the mid-term exams and couldn't catch up in time.

  Before the holiday ended, Gu Xiang also made a phone call to her father, saying she wanted to change seats.

  Chen Yue felt that things were too complicated and didn't want to get involved anymore.

  Gu's father had already heard from Xia about Gu Xiang's situation at school, and he wasn't too pleased. His daughter was going to school to learn, being a class committee member was just that, not to be used as a little soldier for the teacher.

  Doing well doesn't seem to have any reward, doing poorly will be scolded? This isn't reasonable.

  Mr. Gu thought it over from start to finish with a businessman's mindset and felt that his daughter had been taken advantage of.

  But Gu Xiang didn't tell him, so he pretended not to know.

  So now Gu Xiang brought it up, and Dad Gu agreed without saying another word.

  After hanging up Gu Xiang's phone call, he called Xia Jiao again.

  Xia also heard that Gu's father had an opinion about Jiang teacher, he knew that Gu's father was very fond of Gu Xiang, and advised him to say that Jiang teacher had a good heart, which was why she valued Gu Xiang. He also said that if Jiang teacher had any quotas for evaluation, she would definitely think of Gu Xiang.

  Mr. Gu's business had been booming for the past two years, and he was on cloud nine when he said to Xia: "We've known each other for so many years, Old Xia, you handle it as you see fit. If all else fails, I'll just transfer my daughter to a school in the city."

  Xia Jiāo instructed, "Whatever you do, don't agree, once you promise, immediately go tell Teacher Jiang."

  He knew that Mr. Gu was just saying so, but he had been friends with him for many years and also knew that he could do it if he really wanted to.

  The top student in our grade suddenly transferred schools, can't the principal ask about it?

  The principal had just been transferred over for a short time and was thinking of making achievements. Isn't this equivalent to handing Principal Jiang's small tail over to the principal?

  Xia and Jiang Laoshi entered school at the same time, after so many years, they can be considered as half of each other's confidants.

  It's unreasonable to watch things get out of hand.

  The next day, Xia ran to Principal Jiang's office during morning reading class.

  Mr. Jiang found it quite surprising that he came over so early in the morning, as Xia Jiao is currently teaching third-year junior high school students and shouldn't have had time to do so.

  Xia walked into the office and said straightforwardly to Teacher Jiang: "Do you still remember when I wanted to squeeze someone into Class 1?"

  Mr. Jiang nodded: "Remember, didn't you look at the list and say you were already on it?"

  Xia was going to ask Jiang teacher to let Gu Xiang go, but when he looked at the attendance sheet, Gu Xiang's name was among the first few. He didn't mention it again.

  He himself is also a teacher and knows that most teachers don't like students who open the back door, although they will also give them some face, but in their hearts, they will definitely label such students.

  Xia Jiayu continued: "Gu Xiang's dad and I have been friends since childhood, her family also said so. Just want the kids to study in school, nothing else matters."

  Mr. Jiang understood after listening, and it turned out that the family wanted to entrust was Gu Xiang! He thought it was a classmate who was hovering around the passing line.

  "Look at her, she's always sitting next to someone who doesn't want to study, and her family is also worried that she'll be led astray..."

  Teacher Jiang understood it perfectly.

  On that day, Gu Xiang's seat was changed, Chen Yue was transferred away, and her deskmate became Zhou Shi - the girl who had fainted from seeing blood during the physical examination at the beginning of the school year.

  Gu Xiang and she would also exchange greetings from time to time because of that matter, their relationship was still pretty good.

  Two people sitting together won't feel awkward either.

  Chen Yue was transferred away, and Gu Xiang also felt a lot more relaxed.

  It's not that she did anything wrong, but because she has already caused so much trouble, I just can't bring myself to like this person.

  At least no one will suddenly bring out a boyfriend during her organized activities and scare people again!

  Even if Teacher Jiang didn't notice, she would still feel extremely embarrassed.

  In the evening, Gu Xiang called her father back and said that the seat had been changed.

  Gu's father had a long talk with her and told Gu Xiang that if anything happened next time, she must tell him at the first opportunity.

  Gu Xiang cleverly agreed.

  Her father also mentioned to her that if she was unhappy at school, he would help her transfer to a school in the city.

  Gu Xiang made an effort to recall it again.

  She remembered that before the college entrance examination, her grandmother's old house had been sold and her father had taken the whole family to move into the city.

  It's also because this old house was sold and the new house was used as collateral. Later on, they didn't even have a place to settle down.

  So if Gu's father has a mind to develop in the city, it will be within one or two years.

  Huan's former lover, Gu Xiang, would probably not think much of these rumors either.

  Gu Xiang suddenly had a bold idea!

  The old house in grandma's home was built by herself, with two floors and a courtyard. Later, when Dad Gu had money, he spent it on renovations, which turned out to be very good. However, if you want to sell the house, you can't get a good price for it.

  Firstly, because house prices are not particularly terrifying now, and old houses are not worth much. Secondly, it's quite remote here, already outside the county central area.

  However, Gu Xiang remembered very clearly that when she graduated from junior high school, Hua Road Middle School moved to a new campus, which was just near her grandmother's home!

  The housing prices there have also risen sharply!

  The old house in grandma's place, which is now worth only a few hundred thousand, will be sold for nearly a million in the future!

  If before Gu's father moved away, he could be persuaded not to sell the house but instead let them live in it, or even give this house to them...

  Gu Xiang thought about it and felt a little excited.

  She decided to brush up on his dad's good impression whenever she had time!