Chapter 86

The next day was a holiday. Zhai Da slept in and didn't get up until nearly nine o'clock.

As soon as he opened the door, Lu Wei fell in straight, in a backward posture.

Zhai Da hugged her. The weight-gain plan for the light girl didn't seem to have much effect yet.

The two looked at each other.

"What are you doing?"

Lu Wei blinked, seemingly not feeling that there was anything inappropriate about being in Zhai Da's arms, and said softly: "Waiting for you to get up."

"Why did you fall in backward?"

"I was tired from waiting too long, so I leaned against the door."

Zhai Da helped Lu Wei stand straight and scratched his head: "What's so urgent? No, that's not right, if it was urgent, you should have woken me up..."

"Study."

Zhai Da said speechlessly: "I don't plan to study today. Did you forget I said I'd accompany you out today?"

Lu Wei shook her head: "Study is more important. Your math is only 150..."

"Show some respect, it's 152."

Although the grades are basically settled, it hasn't been locked in yet, right? What Lu Wei's little head is most concerned about is actually this matter.

Lu Wei repeated: "Study is more important."

Zhai Da shook his head firmly: "No, there is something far more important than that now."

"What?"

"I need to go to the bathroom."

Zhai Da squeezed out from Lu Wei's side and headed straight for the bathroom.

Stopping a male comrade from going to the bathroom early in the morning... what's the difference between that and stabbing his bladder?

Just as he started to feel relieved, a figure appeared outside the frosted glass door of the bathroom: "Zhai Da, let's study together."

"Turn left."

That figure obediently turned.

"March, walk further away, stand against the wall."

A few seconds later, Lu Wei's voice came from further away.

"Zhai Da, let's study together..."

Zhai Da:...

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Yu Xiaoli had already gone to work. Today will be spent by Zhai Da and Lu Wei alone.

But Lu Wei is not normal today.

At the breakfast shop downstairs, there were no customers left because of the time, and it was on the verge of closing. Zhai Da put a meat bun into Lu Wei's bowl: "I don't plan to study today... if I do, I'll talk about it when I come back at night. Stop being a broken record."

If it were an ordinary girl, she would probably pout to express her dissatisfaction at this time.

But Lu Wei... just stared at Zhai Da with a pair of big eyes.

"Math, the additional questions are very easy."

Zhai Da thought to himself, that's for you!

I am a normal person! What normal person takes Olympiad math as a pastime after a meal? Like reading a magazine...

"I didn't say I wouldn't study, but I have my own arrangements during the day, and you have to accompany me. We'll study slowly at night."

Lu Wei could only give up for the time being.

"Then... where are we going today?"

"Internet cafe."

Lu Wei:...

She didn't speak, but her hand holding the chopsticks tightened.

Zhai Da thought with a sense of mischief, will this girl who can't express her emotions actually be furious?

Zhai Da took an envelope out of his back pocket and handed it to Lu Wei.

Lu Wei opened it silently. Inside was half a slip of paper with "2700" written on it.

It was just a slip of paper torn from a notebook, and the numbers were handwritten.

"I've asked around. A tutor in Wang Dongyang County is usually 30 yuan an hour."

"Every day we study together, there's a minimum guarantee. One day is 90 yuan. Basically, we haven't rested, we have it every day."

"So this is your salary for the past month, a total of 2700 yuan."

Lu Wei held the slip of paper written with a ballpoint pen and went into a crash. She seemed not to know where to start...

She insisted on not taking Zhai Da's money... but this isn't money either...

Her little head spun at high speed, and she could only think that this was some kind of joke by Zhai Da.

Just like those many times she couldn't understand.

Zhai Da said: "Of course, I also tutored you. Let's just count my tutoring fee as 2700 too, but this counts as you owing me. We'll talk about it later."

Lu Wei was even more confused...

After breakfast, Zhai Da took the ignorant Lu Wei and headed toward Shabak.

"Shabak Internet Cafe" was still in the same state, and the smell inside was comparable to a poison zone, but if you want to use a computer, this is indeed the most convenient choice at present.

Zhai Da now has 30,000 yuan in hand. In theory, buying a laptop is also possible, but it feels unnecessary to get one for occasional use. That would make his savings shrink a lot. Laptops are not cheap these days.

Not to mention desktop computers, there is no place to put them. His single desk is already crowded with two people. If Lu Wei weren't thin enough, they would probably have to study with their arms around each other's shoulders on weekdays.

The internet cafe manager, Brother Hai, was watching a movie behind the bar. Zhai Da stretched his neck and looked curiously. What came into view was actually Iron Man.

Zhai Da was stunned...

This thing... existed in 2008?

The same year as the Jingbei Olympics? Why does it feel like two different eras in terms of perception...

There is a feeling of time confusion...

"Is this movie new?"

Brother Hai, who was focused on the movie, said subconsciously: "High-definition resource, a new movie that hasn't been released for long."

After speaking, he looked up and saw Zhai Da, and said with a smile: "You kid... came to fulfill your wish?"

Zhai Da realized that the other party was talking about 【Nerd Glasses Cloth】, and also smiled and boasted:

"Not yet, but I just finished the third mock exam and only scored around 400 points."

"Huh? Only 400 points... I'm afraid you won't be able to get into college..."

Zhai Da was stunned: "Hi, this year is the new college entrance exam rule, 480 full score!"

Not everyone pays attention to the college entrance exam. Most adults only see one or two news items at specific times, not to mention such specific things as rule changes.

Brother Hai might still be stuck in the concept of a 750 full score.

"Yo, that's a bit amazing."

As for how amazing, he might not have converted it yet.

Zhai Da took out his ID card: "Open a machine. Is there any money left in the account? If not, top up fifty."

The account here is directly bound to the ID card, and there is no concept of a physical card.

Brother Hai scanned it and looked at the screen: "There's still 20 yuan, you go ahead first. Why not open one for the little girl too?"

"No need, we'll use one."

Lu Wei still didn't know why Zhai Da wanted to come to the internet cafe, nor did she know why he wanted to bring her along. She just sat honestly with Zhai Da in the corner by the window.

You can open the window here, and the air is good.

Zhai Da logged into the account and opened the browser.

Then Baidu, then the official websites of various departments in the loose province, clicking around, registering various things, and was busy for a full half hour.

Lu Wei was already quietly reading the Olympiad book. She was organizing her thoughts on how to tutor Zhai Da tonight.

Only then did she hear Zhai Da say: "Okay, come and take a look."

Lu Wei turned her head and was stunned.

On the screen was a familiar wooden dressing table...

Mom's dressing table...

Zhai Da pointed to the screen and said: "First time doing this, a bit hard to find... although the online judicial auction channel is open, it's still a bit niche."

"Which also means... there are no competitors."

Zhai Da turned the screen toward Lu Wei, and his hand "produced" the slip of paper with "2700" written on it from behind Lu Wei's ear, placing it in Lu Wei's fair palm.

"Pick and see, which ones do you want to buy back?"

"Use your own money."

Going through all this trouble was just to let Lu Wei, who was unwilling to take money, put down her prejudice against money.

Use her own hard-earned money to mend the messy and broken pieces of the past.