Life is more than just living

"Beauty! Do you want to fight the Landlord together?" The passenger on the opposite side pulled Chen Xu from his thoughts back to the noisy reality. The man held a deck of cards in his hand and was arranging for a few people to play cards together. Chen Xu shook his head gently, closed his eyes and took a nap. Chen Xu has known that he is good-looking since he was a child, and he has become accustomed to being praised, talked to, and noticed. He also got into a lot of trouble because of his outstanding appearance.

Although it is only more than 200 kilometers away from the provincial capital, it took six or seven hours to take the green local train. There is an express train between Beicheng County and the provincial capital, but the fare is relatively expensive, costing 19 yuan. Money, and Chen Xu used his university admission letter to buy train tickets at half price for only [-] yuan. Life has long taught Chen Xu how to save money. Chen Xu feels that taking a train for two or three more hours is equivalent to making money. Moreover, the train is more comfortable than the bus, so it is a good deal no matter how you think about it.

The train was about to arrive at the station. Chen Xu took his luggage off the luggage rack, put it on his shoulders, and prepared to get off. People around me couldn't help but be a little surprised. How can girls nowadays carry big luggage by themselves when going out? After Chen Xu got off the bus, he bought a map in the station square, looked at it carefully, and then took the bus to the hotel he booked to stay. The hotel was only a few hundred meters away from Chen Xu's university. Because of the beginning of the semester, he could only stay for one night. It cost 80 yuan, but fortunately I made up for the difference between taking the train and taking the express bus, so that I wouldn't feel so distressed. Originally, school started tomorrow and there was a pick-up bus at the train station, but Chen Xu had something to do today and came a day early.

Chen Xu had nothing else except the set of clothes he was wearing. In high school, everyone wears school uniforms, and their underwear is worn out and can no longer be worn. I just bought this new set of clothes two days ago. I heard that there is a clothing wholesale market in the provincial capital and it is very cheap. Chen Xu plans to go there to buy it. Several outfits. In addition, if your deposit expired a few days ago, you need to plan carefully and re-deposit the money you withdraw.

During the high school entrance examination that year, Chen Xu was No. 1 in Beicheng County. Two key high schools in Beicheng City - Beicheng High School (known locally as No. 2 Middle School) and No. 5 Middle School - competed for the top spot in the high school entrance examination. What is surprising is that she actually chose an ordinary high school, Beicheng No. 5 High School. Only those who knew the inside story knew that it was Chen Xu who took the initiative to contact the principal of the third high school to join the third high school. The top three students in the high school entrance examination are free to choose their school. In order to compete for the top spot in the high school entrance examination, both the first and second high schools offered a scholarship of 14 yuan. What was unexpected was that Chen Xu dared to think and go to talk to the principal of the third high school. If he could provide a scholarship of [-] yuan, , you can come here. No one in the third high school originally thought that a top scorer in the high school entrance examination would choose their school. As an ordinary high school, the Third High School has always been ignored. Its teaching facilities and teaching staff cannot compare with key high schools. But the teachers are also holding their breath. Why are they only qualified to teach these students with poor foundation? They also want to prove themselves. Chen Xu grasped this and took the initiative to go to the office of the principal of the Third High School to negotiate terms. The principal is also in a dilemma, because there is no precedent before, and Chen Xu has an additional condition: the third high school student must provide free accommodation, free tuition and miscellaneous fees, book fees and extended tutoring fees. At the same time, he asks the school to help coordinate work-study programs in the cafeteria and help with the work. meals in exchange for free meals, just like she did in junior high school. This gave the principal a headache. After all, apart from the scholarships given to the first and second high schools, nothing else was free. However, he was reluctant to let go of a good student, so he held a team meeting and finally decided to give Chen Xu [-] yuan, waiving all fees. , the canteen is outsourced, and Chen Xu’s eating problem was solved after communicating with the contractor. The school carefully signed a student aid agreement with Chen Xu and required the guardian to sign the agreement. Chen Xu took out his ID card and said: "My parents are divorced. They have not taken care of me for [-] years. I am nineteen years old this year and will be eighteen in two months. I can just sign it myself. I will try to The stipend is to have money to go to college in three years.”

Chen Xu deposited the 5 yuan in cash into the bank. She compared several companies, and only Longcheng Bank had the highest interest rate, reaching 5.8% for three years. She calculated that the maturity interest rate was 8700 yuan, and she would have nearly 6 yuan by then, which was a gap for college expenses. Not big, so I can successfully finish college by working part-time in my spare time.

Chen Xu put down his luggage and went to the wholesale market to buy several sets of seasonal clothes, underwear, shoes, and a cheap trolley suitcase. The admission instructions indicate that you can bring your own luggage or buy it at school. The set of luggage Chen Xu brought was prepared by Teacher Lin for her before she entered junior high school. She was reluctant to throw it away, so she packed it and brought it over.

Chen Xu is full of hope for the future. She doesn't care about the opinions of outsiders. When she left Beicheng, she deposited the 5 yuan she had saved three years ago, along with the interest, into a campus card issued by the school, and put the money she earned from her usual work into her pocket. .

After shopping, I dragged my bag back to the hotel and went to the bank near the school. She grabbed several filled-in forms and handed them to the window along with her bank card and ID card. "Please help me withdraw 1, deposit 1 for six months, ten thousand for one year, and 20 for two years. Twenty-three-year period, thank you!" The teller responded for one minute and said "Oh". After swiping the card, she said, "You still have a balance of [-] in your card." Then she made Chen Xu's deposits one by one. After more than [-] minutes, the salesman finally breathed a sigh of relief and handed over his bank card, ID card and four deposit receipts. "Please keep them!" Chen Xu leaned forward and said into the microphone: "Thank you, this is my university During the period, I have to divide the tuition fees and save them separately. I have caused you trouble, thank you." After saying that, Chen Xu took the things and looked at them carefully and put them into his bag, then stood up and took a step back, bowed and left. The salesperson watched Chen Xu leave, and after a few seconds, he pressed the button to call the next person.

7000 yuan was deducted from school tuition, book fees, accommodation fees and medical insurance, leaving 6700 yuan in the card for living expenses this semester.

In high school, although the teachers were satisfied with Chen Xu's results, they didn't like her because they felt that the child was too fussy, especially about money. Chen Xu understood the teacher's dislike, but what could be done? The only one you can rely on is yourself, and you cannot live without money. In the eyes of others, she took money very seriously, and would even collect books discarded by students and sell them for money. She never bought test papers from the bookstore designated by the teacher, but borrowed test papers from classmates and copied the questions. Chen Xu turned a blind eye to the mocking looks from his teachers and classmates. Human beings' joys and sorrows are not the same. How should she respond to other people's question "Why not eat minced meat?" Suffering is not a medal. Self-exposed scars will only add new wounds. The only thing you can do is to ignore other people's attitudes.

Chen Xu looked at the new mobile phone in her hand, but she hadn't understood all the functions yet. This was a reward given to her by her third high school after she received the college admission notice. She didn't have a mobile phone before, so this prize was very practical and timely. The day when he received the admission notice and distributed the prizes was Chen Xu’s highlight moment, and it was also the highlight moment for the three high school students. Because Chen Xu didn't have a home, the address he gave was the school. Chen Xu didn't have a mobile phone. The phone number he gave when registering for the college entrance examination belonged to his class teacher. After the college entrance examination, Chen Xu continued to work as a nurse in the hospital and left the phone number of Aunt Li, who was in charge of the hospital's linens, with the head teacher. So as soon as the notice arrived, the head teacher immediately called Aunt Li and informed Chen Xu to come to school the next day.

Chen Xu came to the school and found that the formation was really big. TV reporters were waiting there. It was obviously a holiday, but the school leaders and Chen Xu's teachers were all there. School leaders, head teachers and other teachers were interviewed one after another. Then we filmed the class teacher handing the notice to Chen Xu, and then the principal presented the award on behalf of the school - a new mobile phone and a new schoolbag, and then all the leading teachers took a group photo with Chen Xu. At the end of the interview with Chen Xu, the Chinese teacher said a little regretfully: "I forgot to prepare a speech for Chen Xu." Unexpectedly, Chen Xu was so generous in front of the camera and expressed his gratitude to the leading teachers of the Third High School in a sincere and sincere way. He praised the teachers of each subject for their serious and responsible work spirit and full enthusiasm for teaching in the teaching process, and at the same time expressed his gratitude to the teachers for their help in filling out the volunteer application.

Until this moment, Chen Xu was still embarrassed by the principal's speech in the interview. The principal said passionately: "Chen Xu is the first student admitted to a key university in the 60 years since our school was founded. He is the light of the three high schools! ... Beicheng County The Third Senior High School has witnessed her growth, and Chen Xu will become No. 1 on the celebrity list of our school... I hope that Beicheng students and parents will trust the Third High School, and welcome Beicheng students to choose the Third High School..." Chen Xu was treated as a prop. , but no matter what, it is always pleasant to be affirmed.

After the TV station broadcast, Chen Xu's father Chen Zhigang, who had disappeared for many years, suddenly found her and said that he would hold a college entrance banquet and asked her to attend it when the time came. Chen Xu gritted his teeth and asked, "Since the banquet is held in my name, how much tuition are you going to pay for me?" Unexpectedly, the father, who had disappeared for 17 years, said shamelessly: "The banquet is just to follow me out these years. The gift money will be collected back. Besides, you were awarded to me back then, and your mother should give you living expenses every month. She hasn't given it to you in these years, right? You go to college and ask her for money!" Chen Xu sneered. , "You also said that I awarded you the award at the beginning, but you haven't given me a penny in all these years. Should I ask you for money?" Chen Zhigang immediately turned his back, "Don't be so shameless! You have been so shameless all these years. Grandma feeds you. How can she care about you if you don't care about me?" Chen Xu smiled instead of getting angry, "My grandma feeds me? I support myself by picking up rags from the garbage dump! If I don't pick it up for a day, I won't have anything to eat. . Why do you still show up? You actually have the nerve to hold a college entrance banquet in my name. How shameless! Can't we just treat each other as dead? Why do you want to pretend to be dead?" Chen Zhigang raised his hand and wanted to slap Chen Xu in the face. When he greeted him, Chen Xu refused to dodge, "If you dare to hit me, I will report you for intentional injury and sue you for abandonment back then." Chen Zhigang put down his hand and said, "Whether you go or not, the entrance banquet will matter. Do the same thing!" He said and walked away.