Chapter 42 Tian Lingling’s Sorrow
The door opened and the bell jingled melodiously.
Wearing a red assault suit and red cotton shoes, Cai Gen didn't dare to pay attention to Tian Lingling's face, fearing that the terrifying scene would scare him.
However, the more I don't want to look, the more I can't control my gaze.
She has a fair face, a pair of big eyes, a very pure little girl, with a neat ponytail, but there is still a little blood stain on her clothes, and the distortion on her face has disappeared.
Tian Lingling seemed to have mustered up the courage to open the door. She didn't see Xie An'an and his son, only Cai Gen. She also looked relieved and spoke timidly first,
"Boss, it's really cold outside. Can I sit inside?"
Can you say no? Is it useful to say no? Xie An'an was no longer here, and Cai Gen didn't look so intimidating anymore, so he could only say harshly,
"Sit down, sit wherever you want."
Choosing an innermost dining table, Tian Lingling sat down cautiously, deliberately staying far away from the dining table, as if she was afraid of blood stains staining the dining table.
Silent, Cai Gen was silent. He really didn't know what to say to this willful and extreme little girl.
Silence, Tian Lingling and Cai Gen didn't know each other, and adolescent girls would not express their feelings casually.
The quartz clock was also silent, moving forward step by step.
Half an hour later, Cai Gen finally seemed to have gotten used to it. As long as he didn't look scary, inhuman, or spiritual, he had seen several of them. The best-looking one was Xiao Xiao, and the ugliest one was the one selling bean buns. Old man, I'm not very familiar with Tian Lingling, so I'd better be polite. It's best for her to be happy and leave early.
"Your name is Tian Lingling, do you drink hot water?"
This question seemed to frighten Tian Lingling. She looked at Cai Gen warily, as if she was looking at a weird uncle who was coaxing a little girl to eat sweets.
"How do you know my name is Tian Lingling? Why did you give me hot water?"
How do I know? You hit me on the head when you died.
Of course you can't say that, Cai Gen just found a reason,
"The high school students said when they came for dinner, aren't you cold? Have a cup of hot water."
Tian Lingling returned to normal and said lightly,
"Thank you, boss."
Cai Gen made a cup of hot juice, cranberry flavored, very sweet and smelled good.
Serve it to Tian Lingling, remembering the instructions,
"It's a bit hot, drink slowly."
Taking the juice on the table, Tian Lingling took a careful sip and showed a very happy expression,
"This is so delicious, I've never had it before, thank you uncle."
In fact, Cai Gen would be very happy if he were called brother, but with this big beard, there is nothing wrong with calling him uncle.
After standing back at the bar, Cai Gen asked carefully,
"Tian Lingling, why do you want to come to my store?"
Tian Lingling seemed to be thinking a little slower because she had broken her brain. "Yesterday I jumped to my death. My parents took my body away. It was very cold while standing on the road, and there were many scary spirits. Later, I saw you delivering food, uncle. You were shiny and warm, so I followed you back. However, there was a scary person in your store yesterday, so I ran away and waited outside your store today. Just yourself, I came in, it was too cold outside.”
Is there light on me? Makes the soul feel warm? This news is not good news. After that, my store will be busy.
Cai Gen didn't want to mention it, but thinking back to the couple today, he was really a little angry. This child was too extreme and acted too impulsively.
"Xiaotian, you committed suicide out of anger like this. Have you ever thought about what your parents will do?"
Tian Lingling took a sip of juice and still responded slowly, but the words "parents" seemed to attract her attention,
"My parents suffered a lot in order to support my education. I must die."
What is the logic of this? My parents have suffered a lot, shouldn't I repay them in the future? Why must we die?
Cai Gen's curiosity was still aroused, and he really wanted to know what was going on in this seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl's mind.
He left the bar, sat across from Tian Lingling, lit a cigarette,
"Xiaotian, why do you have to die?"
Tian Lingling lowered her head and thought for a while, then burst into tears. The indifference just now disappeared and she became a helpless little girl.
"I'm so scared. I'm so scared standing on the roof."
Facing the little girl who suddenly lost control, Cai Gen felt very sad. What kind of thing could force a little girl to do this?
But I can't do anything except smoke, so just listen to what the little girl has to say.
"My family was originally in Taiping District, not in the city. After I entered high school, my mother sold my house and stayed with me when I was studying near the high school. Both she and my father were laid off. My father delivered food and my mother washed dishes in a restaurant to support others. I read.
I have known since I was a child that my mother hopes that I will study well and be promising in the future. I am also very sensible and have always worked hard in my studies. In the high school entrance examination, I ranked first in Taiping District and entered the city high school. This was originally a good thing, but it was also me The beginning of a family nightmare. ”
When Tian Lingling said this, she stopped crying and took a sip of juice, as if she didn't want to remember,
"The teaching quality of the junior high schools in Taiping District cannot keep up with the junior high schools in the city. Although I have also been admitted to high school, compared with my classmates in the city, I am like a fool. No matter how carefully I listen, I am just like a fool.< br>
When I was in high school, I took the first exam. There were more than 1,500 people in all age groups, and I passed more than 800. My mother collapsed when she found out. I have always been the number one child since I was a child. How could this happen? ”
Hearing this, Cai Gen understood Tian Lingling. Scores were not considered in the high school entrance examination. There was a policy called orientation that continues to this day.
The general process is as follows. A few talents hold a meeting and a total of 10 junior high schools in the city begin to allocate places to high schools based on teaching quality.
In some junior high schools, the top 200 students go to high school, and in some junior high schools, the top 5 students go to high school. As for what the judging criteria will be, it has never been made public.
Then there will be a situation where no matter how good you study and work hard, you will not be able to go to high school as long as you get sixth place in the exam. Or, no matter how hard you study, you can go to high school as long as you are in the top 200.
There is another situation, which is quite special. You are ranked first in this junior high school. If you change to another junior high school, you may not be able to enter the top 100. It is also nine years, and the gap is so big.
Tian Lingling should be considered the second situation. It is very special and very common because it has existed for so many years.
"My mother was anxious and started to find someone to make up lessons for me. Good teachers were one-on-one and paid 400 yuan an hour. They had 8 lessons per subject per month. I made up four subjects and paid more than 10,000 yuan a month. My mother spent many years I used my savings, the remaining money from selling the house, and the compensation for being laid off, but it’s more than 10,000 yuan a month, and a family of three still has to eat.”
Cai Gen is very sensitive to this figure. The driver's brother also said yesterday that it cost more than 500,000 yuan to send his son to school in three years. He is not bragging. It seems to be true. However, the difference is that Tian Lingling's family does not sell taxis.
In this small city, the monthly salary of government agencies is about 3,000 yuan, the salary of ordinary part-time workers is about 2,000 yuan, and the salary of delivery riders is about 5,000 yuan, and the monthly expenditure is more than 10,000 yuan. For a family with two laid-off workers, it cannot be described as despair, at least It is worthy of the word disaster.
(End of chapter)