Rebirth: The Life of a Scholar

That day when Tang Xu returned to the dormitory and was lying on the bed, he remembered that he seemed to have met Ji Rong just now, but Tang Xu didn't care about meeting Ji Rong. Although they met once, they were just strangers afterward. It is estimated that Ji Rong didn't recognize himself at all.

Ji Rong probably appeared in Tang Xu's mind for a few seconds before he was removed by Tang Xu. While thinking about the content of today's class, he fell asleep in a daze.

The following campus life was just as Tang Xu expected. He spent every day in a busy study, except for class and self-study every day. In just over two weeks, he had read all the books about English in the library. , now he can read newspapers freely, and his pronunciation has become more and more standard under Xu Ye's guidance, but Xu Ye has taught him everything that Xu Ye can teach him, Tang Xu can only grope for it by himself.

Tang Xu was going to write a letter to his parents that night, but he couldn't write for a long time looking at the blank letter paper. He obviously had a lot to say to his parents, but he didn't know where to start.

"Tangtang, you've been in this position for almost half an hour, why don't you just write a letter?" Li Yan, who stared at Tang Xu for half an hour, was also full of effort.

"Uh, I'm thinking about how to write it." Tang Xu did feel stiff when Li Yan said this, and twisted his neck: "Li Yan, have you ever written a letter to your parents?"

"No, the school has a phone and I will call them occasionally. Besides, the phone is so convenient. You have to send the letter, and it will take a few days for them to receive it." Li Yan rolled around on the bed, he didn't quite understand With Tang Xu's mentality of not being able to write, sometimes he would feel a little impatient when his parents said a few more words, and he didn't really want to call his parents.

Tang Xu also thought about calling his parents, but he didn't have a phone at home. In his previous life, he sent a second-hand mobile phone worth dozens of yuan when he earned money from working outside to send money to his parents. Now he has no income at school. There is no way to give these things to parents...

Wait, it's true that he's in school, but who said you can't do odd jobs if you're in school?Dehui High School does not clearly stipulate that students cannot find part-time jobs...

Tang Xu had forgotten this because he was so absorbed in studying, but now that his mind has turned around, Tang Xu can't wait. Of course, he is a student now, and the most important thing is to study.

It was rare for Tang Xu not to go back to the dormitory or the library directly after school the next day, but to walk out of the school. This was the first time he left the school after entering school.

The location of Dehui School is very good, because there are three high schools nearby, so there are many shops on the roadside, and you can see the commercial street, various office buildings and commercial buildings after a short walk. Although it is not the city center, it is not far from the city center , the flow of people in this area is similar to that in the city center.

Tang Xu walked around the nearby shops and found that many shops were recruiting workers. Tang Xu asked two of them, but the other party was unwilling to recruit him because he was a student. In this day and age, there is no big concept of child labor, but students still have some ideas. scruples.

Tang Xu didn't give up after touching the gray twice. This time, it was a dessert shop with a warm decoration.

The store manager is only in his twenties, but he looks very stable and reliable. Tang Xu was led by the clerk to the checkout counter awkwardly: "Excuse me, do you recruit students for part-time jobs?"

Qian Yue looked up and saw a thin and small child in front of him. No matter how he looked at him, he felt that he was only 23 years old. He wanted to refuse directly, but when he saw that he was wearing the school uniform of Dehui High School, he suddenly felt that this child was a little look familiar?

"Well, it's recruited, are you a student of Dehui?"

"Yes, my name is Tang Xu, and I enrolled this year." Tang Xu felt hopeful when he heard the other party said that he was recruiting, and his bright eyes had an irresistible brilliance.

"Tang Xu? I seem to have heard of it somewhere... Ah! You are the top ten in the country!" Qian Yue suddenly remembered the news he often saw in the past two months. No wonder he felt familiar. Children who have endured hardship are more understanding of the world than other children in many ways, and it is precisely because of this that they can always take a step earlier.

In fact, Qian Yue didn't recognize Tang Xu at the beginning because the child's temperament and appearance felt like a city dweller. Dehui's school uniform was originally trendy and beautiful, and Tang Xu's temperament was not that rustic, but very refreshing and clean. Who else would recognize Tang Xu as that country kid who was deliberately exaggerated by the media?

Seeing that Qian Yue was so surprised, Tang Xu probably knew that the other party had read his news, so he scratched his head helplessly and was speechless.

Only then did Qian Yue notice her gaffe, and coughed softly: "It's like this, there are four people in this store now, and the peak hours are 10:[-] noon and after [-]:[-] pm every day, but the other two have children at home. I have to go home at six o'clock to cook and can't close the door at night, and there is a dessert chef who only works at seven o'clock, so I want to recruit an hourly worker who can go to work from five to [-] o'clock."

This time is completely in Tang Xu's ideal, so he smiled at Qian Yue and nodded: "There is no conflict in time, I finish class at 04:30, and now I am in the first year of high school, so I don't have late self-study, even if it is late at night, it's okay, our dormitory It closes at twelve."

After receiving Tang Xu's answer, Qian Yue squinted her eyes in satisfaction: "The time is just right, and there are also weekends. If you want, you can come to work during the day. On weekends, you can work 2 hours from [-] am to [-] pm, [-] yuan per hour, and pay once a week. .”

2 yuan per hour, 25 hours from Monday to Friday, that is 50 yuan, plus working all day on weekends, 102 yuan a week, 408 yuan a month!

Although this amount is not very high, it is almost the same price for hourly workers in this era. Tang Xu's calculation is full of fighting spirit: "No problem!" I can send some money to my parents this month and buy them a mobile phone by the way , it’s much more convenient, and with Tang Xu’s part-time job, you don’t have to worry about your food expenses. If you can save a little more, you can buy a tape recorder or MP2 to practice speaking in a few months. I have arranged everything for half a year.

"Well, it's not five o'clock yet, why don't you go to work now? You'll be busy soon."

Tang Xu naturally happily agreed to this proposal. Qian Yue found Tang Xu a work uniform for him to change into. Although Tang Xu was not tall, his legs were quite long and straight, and he wore a black apron. It is not short, but has an indescribable taste.

Obviously Tang Xu was still an unopened child, but Qian Yue couldn't help looking at it again and again.

Tang Xu and the other three had a face-to-face meeting and started working. Tang Xu's job is very simple, that is, to deliver food to the guests, and then put away the plates that the guests have finished eating and take them to the back kitchen for cleaning and disinfection. Generally speaking, there is no pressure. It was very easy, and the hours of wandering around passed quickly.

Qian Yue observed Tang Xu all night. Tang Xu didn't speak much, but his movements and expressions were professional and gentle, as if he had been trained.

With Tang Xu, Qian Yue will not be so busy and tired. My satisfaction with Tang Xu keeps rising, and I think that if Tang Xu does a good job and can persevere, it would be nice to give some bonuses at the end of the month.

Tang Xu didn't think too much about it. Anyway, he worked hard when he was working. It's just that Tang Xu didn't expect to go back to the dormitory and saw the three roommates with dark faces. Then he remembered that he didn't seem to tell them about finding a job. Now It's already past ten o'clock... I don't need to think about it, but I also know why they turned black faces on me...

Tang Xu's heart suddenly felt hot. It turns out that this is how it feels to have friends...

"You still know to come back?" Bai Liangshu was even more annoyed when he saw Tang Xu standing stupidly at the door. Originally, they wanted to ask Tang Xu to have dinner at six or seven o'clock, but people who usually stay in the library They searched the school but couldn't find it. Later, they were relieved when they heard that Tang Xu had left school. They thought he had sent a letter to his parents, but it was getting later and later, and he hadn't come back yet. Could it be that he got lost, was he taken away by bad guys?Such a big person should not be lost... The more I think about it, the more uneasy I become, and finally this thing came back.

Tang Xu scratched his head and didn't know how to explain it. This was the first time this kind of atmosphere appeared in the dormitory, and he was indeed wrong, so he didn't tell them that he just came back now. He looked down at his fingers, struggling with what to say.

In the end, Li Yan couldn't bear to break the stalemate: "I can't do it! I can't hold it anymore! If you do this again, Tangtang, I will really ignore you! Do you know how worried we are today! Look at it now What time is it, where have you been? Did you meet any bad guys?" Li Yan jumped to Tang Xu's side and looked left and right, frowning in a very unhappy manner.

Tang Xu shook his head, looked at Li Yan and then at the other two, gritted his teeth and said, "Sorry, I'm looking for a job, and I've already found a part-time job. The store manager asked me to go to work today, so I came back late, which made you worry... ...I will never do this again in the future, and I will tell you in advance if I have anything to do." Tang Xu really rarely said such things, of course he didn't think it was natural or superfluous for others to worry about him, but he didn't want to blindly accept their opinions Caring, he wanted to stop worrying them and care about them as much.

"It's good to know."

"Hey? Tangtang, why did you suddenly find a job!"

"What job did you find?"

"Wait until you go out and you've been busy until now!! Tangtang, you didn't miss dinner, did you?"

"Are you going to become a fairy if you don't eat breakfast or dinner!?"

"We'll go and have a look when you go to work tomorrow, don't be fooled by others."

"No, Tangtang, I have bread and biscuits here, why don't you eat some first, the cafeteria is closed at this point!"

"Just one piece of bread is not enough, I said, Li Yan, where are the snacks you usually hide?"

"What are you doing! I didn't say no to Tangtang! Don't peek at my hiding place! Stop, Xiaobai!!"

"When Tang Xu is full, we should hold a meeting on his work. What do you think, Bai Liangshu?"

"If you have an idea, you can."

"Xu Ye, why didn't you ask me to have a meeting! I have the right to speak, okay?"

"Oh shut up whoever hides his snacks in a shoebox."

"QWQ Tangtang, look at him bullying me!!"

Tang Xu tried to interrupt several times but didn't get in. In the end, he could only watch them busy to and fro. Now Li Yan turned the topic to him again. It's not very good in the box..."

I don't know who laughed first, followed by everyone else. Tang Xu had never laughed like this before. He laughed so hard that his stomach ached when there was nothing funny about it.

Friends, what a beautiful word.