mynovelweb Chapter 192 School Opening
Chapter 192 School Opening
In the first few days of school reopening at No. 1 Middle School, the busiest place wasn't the classrooms, but the street across from the school.
Every day after school, a group of students in blue and white school uniforms would pour out of the school gate, cross the road, and disappear into the newly opened shops.
Someone stood on the street with a microphone, and the sound came from a loudspeaker, echoing throughout the street.
"It costs sixty yuan a card and lasts for a year. You'll break even if you buy twenty cups of milk tea at a milk tea shop, and everything after that is profit."
Song Huan stood at the entrance of a milk tea shop, holding a microphone in one hand and a stack of cards in the other.
Several students were gathered around; some were looking through the cards, while others were taking out money.
"The entire grade has already ordered two hundred tickets; this is the last batch."
He paused, lowered his voice, as if he were talking about a secret.
"Buy one, and I'll give you a map of our partner merchants, which shows the locations of all the discount stores."
Some high school seniors recognized him and glanced at him a couple of times as they passed by.
"Holy crap, isn't that Song Huan from Class 4 of Senior Three? The one whose grades are always in the top fifty of the whole grade."
The person next to him followed his gaze and saw the girl with the ponytail next to him. They exclaimed in surprise, "That girl looks like Xiao Yunqing. She's also a very good student. What are they doing selling things here?"
Xiao Yunqing stood next to Song Huan, also holding a microphone, her voice a little higher and crisper than his.
When she encountered a hesitant girl, she would lean over and speak in a serious tone, as if she were explaining a problem.
"Do the math, how many times a month do you go to a bubble tea shop? Three times? Five times? You save two yuan each time, and you'll break even in two months."
She handed over the card and added a sentence.
"The girl in the next class bought this card, and the money she saved could buy so many cosmetics! Aren't you tempted?"
The girl paused for a moment, then took out her money.
Several girls nearby also took out their money.
Xiao Yunqing became increasingly skilled at collecting money and giving change.
Chen Xu stood at the entrance of his own sausage shop, also selling cards.
He wasn't very good at talking, so when someone came to ask him something, he would hand them a card and point to the banner on the wall.
"Enjoy 20% off everything with a food card."
Just these few words.
But he was tall and imposing, standing there like a wall, and his honest words made him seem reliable.
Zhao Qihang was handing out flyers on the side, handing them out to anyone he saw, then running away, running back to get another stack, and handing them out again.
The four of them each did their own thing, shouting at the top of their lungs, collecting money and giving change, handing out cards and flyers.
Those who know this are students from No. 1 High School starting a business; those who don't might think that students from No. 1 High School are so poor.
Lu Xu stood at the school gate, his hands behind his back, looking across the street.
He was on duty today, and after standing there for a short while, he heard the sound of a microphone coming from the other side.
He was very familiar with that voice; he heard it in class every day.
He twitched his lips, even considering applying for poverty relief for Song Huan and Xiao Yunqing.
But then I thought about it again, and realized that their family was actually quite well-off.
Just then, someone walked over from the side.
Guo Wenzhou, the homeroom teacher of the class next door, teaches Chinese. He wears gold-rimmed glasses and his hair is neatly combed. He always has a smile on his face, but Lu Xu knows that smile is not for him.
"Teacher Lu, your students have quite a business mind," Guo Wenzhou said slowly, standing next to him and looking across the street.
"He's already starting a business before even graduating. He's bound to be successful in the future."
Lu Xu remained silent.
Guo Wenzhou stood there for a while, then added, "But then again, isn't it a bad influence to be hawking things at the school gate every day? If the school leaders see this, they'll think our students aren't studying properly and are just doing this kind of thing all day."
He smiled. "Of course, I'm not saying your class of students is bad, just giving you a heads-up."
After saying that, he patted Lu Xu on the shoulder and left.
Lu Xu stood there, watching his back, without saying a word.
After a while, a person ran over from across the street.
Song Huan was carrying a large, heavy box. He walked slowly but steadily.
He stopped in front of Lu Xu at the school gate.
"Teacher Lu, this is a small token of our appreciation from the merchants. We hope you will accept it."
Lu Xu paused for a moment, then looked down at the box.
Inside, everything was neatly arranged: grilled sausages, milk tea, fried chicken, bread, and a few boxes of red pens—the kind that come free from stationery stores.
Everything we need, from food and drinks to daily necessities, is provided.
Lu Xu opened his mouth, instinctively wanting to refuse.
Song Huan took out a few cards from her pocket and handed them over. "These are student discount cards, seven in total. Teacher Lu can use this card to get a 20% discount when you buy things across the street."
Lu Xu's eyelid twitched.
He wasn't deaf; he knew that this card cost sixty yuan outside.
He opened his mouth to say something, but Song Huan had already placed the box at his feet, stuffed the card into his hand, and turned and ran away.
Goodbye, teacher!
Lu Xu stood at the school gate, holding the box and clutching the cards in his hand, watching the departing figure.
The wind blew by, making the banner at the school gate flutter loudly.
He stood there for two seconds, then smiled.
That kid knows how to get things done.
……
When Lu Xu walked into the office carrying the box, several teachers turned their heads at the same time.
The box was quite large, so he moved the lesson plans off his desk and put them on it.
Several female teachers gathered around to look; one picked up a grilled sausage, and another picked up a box of red pens.
"Professor Lu, did you go to support your student's business startup?"
"Young Teacher Lin said with a smile."
Everyone knows that those students who shout at the school gate all day long are from Lu Xu's class.
Lu Xu smiled helplessly, "You're wrong, he's the one who gave you the food."
The teachers were taken aback.
Lu Xu took out the stack of cards from the box and handed them out one by one, "These are discount cards. Take them and you'll get a 20% discount when you buy things across the street."
Teacher Lin took the card, examined it carefully, and asked, "If I use this to buy things outside, I can only get a 20% discount?"
A male teacher next to him nodded, "One of the boys in my class bought it too, and that's what he said."
"That's quite a good deal."
There was a lot of discussion in the office. Some people said they would try it another day, some said the grilled sausage was delicious, and some said the milk tea at that shop was good.
Lu Xu handed out cards to everyone, his hand dwindling as he walked, a smile always on his face.
When he got to the last one, he walked over to Guo Wenzhou's desk and paused for a moment.
Guo Wenzhou looked up at the card in his hand.
Lu Xu didn't move.
Then he took the card back, stuffed it into his pocket, and said with a smile, "Sorry, Teacher Guo, we don't have any left. This one is mine."
The office was silent for a second.
Guo Wenzhou's face changed from white to red, and then from red to green.
He stood up, slid his chair back a bit, and turned to leave.
The leather shoes clicked and clacked on the floor.
The door closed.
The office was silent for a second, then someone burst out laughing.
It wasn't a loud laugh; it was a suppressed laugh that leaked from the corner of his mouth.
Teacher Lin also covered her mouth with her hand, and her shoulders were shaking.
The male teacher couldn't help but laugh and then put it back.
Lu Xu leaned back in his chair, took the last card out of his pocket, glanced at it, and couldn't help but smile.