flstandardbreds Chapter 169 I Don’t Believe It
Chapter 169 I Don’t Believe It
The Su family was very convinced by Su Yunyun's previous accurate predictions, so they obeyed everything she said. Su Ping and Su Kang went straight back to the house without saying anything and brought the books to the main room. Su Yunyun took them and scattered them on the table.
Just as I put it away, a voice came from outside the courtyard gate, "Is Comrade Su Ping home?"
The doors of rural areas are usually open except when people go to bed at night. Villagers who come to visit just come in directly, and the only people who would greet and ask questions outside the door first are the educated youth.
The Su family members looked at each other and understood: the army of book borrowers has arrived!
Su Ping answered loudly: "I'm here, come in if you need anything!"
Then a large group of people came in. When they arrived at the main room, their eyes were fixed on the books on the table!
So many books!
How great it would be if it were mine!
However, they remembered what Wang Yuhe said at the Youth League Institute, so they naturally did not dare to ask directly to borrow books as they had thought before. If they asked directly and were kicked out, it would not be worth it!
When the Su family saw the educated youths’ desire for the books on the table, they understood clearly that at this moment, only with books to review would there be hope for the college entrance examination!
Although they knew the intention of these educated youth coming to their home, the Su family would not take the initiative to speak, but waited quietly for them to express their requests.
The educated youth looked at each other, wanting to speak but not knowing how to say it without arousing the disgust of the Su family, so no one took the initiative to stand up and speak.
Su Ping watched them standing quietly by the side, but his eyes were fixed on the books on the table. He was worried that if they stayed there for too long, they would do something irrational, so he had to open his mouth and ask, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
At this time, Zhang Wei took the initiative to stand up. He saw that his companions who came with him were as quiet as quails. The radical educated youth had his lips moving and his eyes were fanatical. He was worried that he might say something that would cause displeasure to the Su family and result in not being able to borrow books to copy, so he had to speak up, "Comrade Su Ping, after we received your message today, we all went to the county town, but found that we couldn't buy books at the Xinhua Bookstore. It is very likely that people in the city could see the news in the newspaper in advance, so they bought up all the books in the Xinhua Bookstore. There was also a group of people rummaging through the scrap yard. They probably had the same idea as us, no matter what kind of books related to the college entrance examination, they wanted to take them back. We went late, so we basically returned empty-handed."
Su Ping watched Zhang Wei talk a lot, but he still hadn't gotten to the point yet, so he held back his temper and listened to him continue.
"We had no choice. After we came back, we discussed it together. We thought that many of your family members were high school students. Comrade Su Yunyun used to be a teacher at the village primary school. Comrade Wang Cuilan was said to have often read books at home before she got married. We all thought that your family should have books, so we wanted to borrow some books to take back."
Su Ping wanted to reply, but when he saw Su Yunyun winking at him, he remembered what she had said before, that he would leave everything to her, so he kept silent.
Zhang Wei was very anxious when he saw Su Ping was silent. His face flushed with anxiety. "Comrade Su Ping, we..."
"Comrade, do you mean to borrow books?" Su Yunyun asked Zhang Wei, "So many of you want to borrow books?"
"Yes." Zhang Wei was very excited when he saw Su Yunyun speak, and responded quickly.
"Our books are just the ones on the table. We don't have any more," Su Yunyun said, pointing at the books on the table. "We just found these books in the house. Some of them were brought back home in the rain by my third sister-in-law. It took her a long time to find two sets."
"Besides, our family was just discussing that since the college entrance examination has been resumed, workers, farmers, educated youth who went to the countryside or returned home, demobilized soldiers, cadres, and high school graduates who meet the requirements can all sign up, so our family wants to give it a try," Su Yunyun pointed at Su Ping, Su Kang, Su Tai, Wang Cuilan, and then at Han Sen and herself. "The six of us are all planning to take the college entrance examination. These books are not enough for us to use. How can we lend them to you? And with all the people around you, who should we lend them to?"
Faced with Su Yunyun's confession, and thinking that there are six people in their family who need to take the college entrance examination, two sets of books are indeed too few, but these two sets of books are their only hope.
Zhang Wei and his friends became anxious, especially him as their spokesperson. He was so anxious that sweat broke out on his face. He suddenly remembered what Su Yunying said, "Who is the right person to lend to?" In a flash, he remembered that what he said before was ambiguous and would lead to misunderstanding. "Comrade Su Yunyun, I was wrong before. It's not about lending books, it's about borrowing books to copy. With so many of us dividing the work, it will only take a few days to copy them, and then return the books. We will negotiate and solve the use of books ourselves later, and we won't keep borrowing them."
Su Yunyun felt relieved after hearing this, "Is that so?"
"Yes, that's right," Zhang Wei continued, speaking earnestly, "As long as you lend it to us for about three days, we will be able to copy the book."
"But with so many of you copying together, will the book be damaged or torn?" Su Yunyun said in a very embarrassed manner.
As soon as she said this, some people in the group of educated youth changed their faces, especially those led by the radical educated youth. On the way, they made up their minds that after all the books were borrowed, they would find a way to tear up some of the books or pretend that they were lost or damaged. After all, so many people were copying at the same time, and it would be hard to tell who damaged the books. If the law did not hold everyone responsible, the Su family would not be able to find anyone to hold accountable.
In this way, they will have books to review, and the copied versions in the hands of others are not comprehensive, which will put them at a disadvantage in the college entrance examination, so they can get ahead of others.
But now that Su Yunyun raised this question, the dark thoughts in their hearts could not be put into practice. The thought of not being able to get ahead of others made them feel heartbroken.
They had no solution to Su Yunyun's question. Since they didn't have the book, they could only accept it. This made them feel helpless!
But these people overlooked one point, that is, why are they qualified to have such thoughts? The book belongs to the Su family. If the book is lent to them for copying, they should be very grateful. After all, with the book to review, they will have a much better chance of passing the college entrance examination, and it will also add rivals to the Su family.
Now that the Su family is willing to lend books to them, they are already very broad-minded!
Zhang Wei was very thoughtful. After hearing what Su Yunyun said, he looked at his companions. Naturally, he noticed the change in some people's faces. His eyes narrowed slightly, "Comrade Su Yunyun, don't worry. As long as we borrow this book and copy it, we all have the responsibility to keep it in good condition."
Su Yunyun continued to look at Zhang Wei without commenting. She didn't believe Zhang Wei's broad promise.