On Friday, Xiao Qi successfully passed the third exam, and in another week she would take the theory test for the fourth subject to get her driver's license.
On Saturday morning, Xiao Qi went to the school gate early instead of taking the bus. She called a Shenzhou taxi and entered the address that the other party had given her yesterday, preparing to go teach as a tutor.
Because it was hot, the bus was crowded, and she would have to go to the bus station first and then take a taxi. Xiao Qi was worried that going around in circles would make her late. For her first time going to tutor, she definitely could not be late and leave a bad impression.
Additionally, she was also unclear about the student's level. Last night she had carefully prepared the lessons, having simple material ready as well as medium and difficult material.
With her experience as a tutor, she was quite prepared with various exercises and such.
She was a little worried that she might encounter a troublemaking child, but Jiajia, whom she had tutored before, was quite unruly at first but she heard was very well-behaved now and ranked at the top of her exams, which was great.
On the car ride over, Xiao Qi flipped through her prepared materials again - everything was there. Then she closed her eyes to rest, actually reviewing in her mind the Spanish content she had learned yesterday. Very quickly, she arrived in the area near the address she had written down.
There was a roundabout with a huge sculpture in the middle and a fountain.
She had arrived at the entrance to that residential area.
The driver said awkwardly, "Miss, I can't drive in. I can only get here. Which family are you going to? Call them to come get you?"
Xiao Qi was unfamiliar with Aobing City and had not expected this small district to look exceptionally high-end.
The marble pillars at the entrance were tall as if money was no object, extending halfway to the sky.
"Okay, thank you." Seeing from her phone's location that she had arrived, Xiao Qi got out of the car.
Then she called the person who had phoned her yesterday.
The other party seemed very excited and quite enthusiastic, saying they would immediately send someone to pick her up.
Carrying her backpack, still her old backpack since she hadn't been willing to use the one given to her as a prize at the horse racing competition, Yun Shu said that backpack cost over 30,000 yuan, which baffled her, so she had put it aside for now. Anyway, she was coming to tutor - bringing that backpack would be too flashy.
She had been waiting for quite a while but did not see anyone emerge from the residential area entrance, when a car stopped in front of her.
It was a Mercedes with a vertical sign on top.
They had actually come to pick her up and called for her to get in the car.
She had thought they were almost there when they reached the entrance to the district. She realized either it was very big that they still needed a car for the short distance, or this family was extremely lazy and unwilling to walk a few steps.
However, after Xiao Qi got in the car and entered the residential area, then rode for another five or six minutes before arriving, she understood that the district was just too big and walking would definitely take a long time.
There was actually a forest inside the residential area - was this still in the center of Aobing City? It felt simply unbelievable.
Anyway, the greenery was exceptionally plentiful, and there were rocky hills, with birdsong all along the way.
If Xiao Qi did not rely on her strong physique and sense that the school forum was trustworthy, she might feel she had been brought somewhere strange. Still, before coming she had left her contact details and address with Yun Shu, and Yun Shu in the dorms felt more steady and bold, so if anything happened, she could also resolve it promptly.
When Xiao Qi arrived at the client's home, she found it was fine, not some ancient log cabin in the middle of the forest like she had imagined. It was just a glittering, dazzling villa.
Extremely dazzling and glittering, literally. The edges of the roof were golden, the roof tiles were jade green, and from far away one could feel that this family must be very flashy, or had a bit of a nouveau riche feel.
The kind that came into big money.
For such a family to hire a tutor, Xiao Qi wondered if they might be very hard to deal with.
Although the villa was luxurious, Xiao Qi remained relatively calm, unlike how she felt the first time she went to Jiajia's home.
Back then, she simply had not known where to put her hands and feet. She was so nervous that her palms, the back of her head, and her back were dripping with sweat. It was the first time she had gone to a home with over 100 square meters and a maid. The lights on the roof in various shapes had made Xiao Qi incredibly nervous.
Now she could remain calm even when seeing a villa. Xiao Qi felt she really had grown and expanded her horizons.
The driver was a middle-aged woman. Xiao Qi initially assumed she was the client's mother, but she did not seem so after riding together, also not speaking much and her voice different from the call.
She was dressed quite nicely and appropriately, but based on her looks, she was likely an auntie or such in this household.
Xiao Qi entered through the yard, then the hall on the first floor, then went upstairs to the second floor. The interior and exterior were consistently nouveau riche, glittering and flashy.
Even the shoe cabinet seemed to gleam, giving Xiao Qi the feeling that rather than people, this home housed a nest of dragons, with shining and sparkling objects everywhere.
Xiao Qi was led to what seemed to be a study, as there were quite a lot of books inside.
But the first thing to catch her eye was not the books, but the massive oil painting on the wall.
On the left and right walls hung an oil painting each.
Xiao Qi was also very interested in drawing and would practice whenever she had time. Currently she drew horses best in various styles. But the oil paintings on the wall were extremely good, seemingly done by someone with great skill and foundation.
They were lifelike, giving people a sense of intimacy and lovability just by looking.
Very childlike.
The painting on the left wall was of a little boy in split pants running on the grass, swaying unsteadily as if about to fall over at any time. The features of the little boy were too cute - lethal cuteness. This oil painting could probably make even people who had decided to remain childless want to have a child. He was too adorable.
The painting on the right wall was also of that little boy, wearing a red bellyband, with chubby arms, lying on the ground face up with a diapered bottom raised. He looked back at you with eyes that seemed to contain the entire galaxy, adorable enough to make you want to pick up this bare-bottomed little boy or give him a push.
These two paintings were extremely well-done. With Xiao Qi's basic level of artistic appreciation, she could tell the paintings were master-class, the little boy in them so vivid and lively, exuding great cheerfulness that would make viewers smile and be infected with his mood.
But this boy in the paintings couldn't be her student, right? If so, Xiao Qi was determined to teach him well - he was too cute and good-looking.
She circled the study and found the trash can inside was exceptionally vibrant, the same color as the pajamas of the person who had just entered.
Li Weijin had not fully woken up when the housekeeper rushed him, saying the tutor had arrived. He knew his family had hired a tutor for him, but did not expect them to come so early. In the past, he definitely would not have gotten up, but this time he had actively requested the tutor himself, so even if he had to crawl there, he had to finish learning from them. Thus he splashed water on his face and groggily went over.
When he opened the door, ready to greet the teacher, he glanced up and saw the young girl sitting at the desk by the window. She wore simple white tee, bright and refreshed. Her hair was in little buns, her expression slightly stern - cute sternness. It was unexpectedly Xiao Qi... He froze for a moment, then turned and ran off.
He had to go back and change clothes.
Xiao Qi was also stunned. When she opened the door, she smelled a very fragrant perfume scent, and then she saw the boy with his collarbone exposed and wearing a red red nightgown, it was actually Li Weijin... The pajamas he wore at home were so red and so flirtatious, and a person who could wear such a flowery pajama could still look so cute and lovely...
On Friday, Xiao Qi successfully passed the third exam, and in another week she would take the theory test for the fourth subject to get her driver's license.
On Saturday morning, Xiao Qi went to the school gate early instead of taking the bus. She called a Shenzhou taxi and entered the address that the other party had given her yesterday, preparing to go teach as a tutor.
Because it was hot, the bus was crowded, and she would have to go to the bus station first and then take a taxi. Xiao Qi was worried that going around in circles would make her late. For her first time going to tutor, she definitely could not be late and leave a bad impression.
Additionally, she was also unclear about the student's level. Last night she had carefully prepared the lessons, having simple material ready as well as medium and difficult material.
With her experience as a tutor, she was quite prepared with various exercises and such.
She was a little worried that she might encounter a troublemaking child, but Jiajia, whom she had tutored before, was quite unruly at first but she heard was very well-behaved now and ranked at the top of her exams, which was great.
On the car ride over, Xiao Qi flipped through her prepared materials again - everything was there. Then she closed her eyes to rest, actually reviewing in her mind the Spanish content she had learned yesterday. Very quickly, she arrived in the area near the address she had written down.
There was a roundabout with a huge sculpture in the middle and a fountain.
She had arrived at the entrance to that residential area.
The driver said awkwardly, "Miss, I can't drive in. I can only get here. Which family are you going to? Call them to come get you?"
Xiao Qi was unfamiliar with Aobing City and had not expected this small district to look exceptionally high-end.
The marble pillars at the entrance were tall as if money was no object, extending halfway to the sky.
"Okay, thank you." Seeing from her phone's location that she had arrived, Xiao Qi got out of the car.
Then she called the person who had phoned her yesterday.
The other party seemed very excited and quite enthusiastic, saying they would immediately send someone to pick her up.
Carrying her backpack, still her old backpack since she hadn't been willing to use the one given to her as a prize at the horse racing competition, Yun Shu said that backpack cost over 30,000 yuan, which baffled her, so she had put it aside for now. Anyway, she was coming to tutor - bringing that backpack would be too flashy.
She had been waiting for quite a while but did not see anyone emerge from the residential area entrance, when a car stopped in front of her.
It was a Mercedes with a vertical sign on top.
They had actually come to pick her up and called for her to get in the car.
She had thought they were almost there when they reached the entrance to the district. She realized either it was very big that they still needed a car for the short distance, or this family was extremely lazy and unwilling to walk a few steps.
However, after Xiao Qi got in the car and entered the residential area, then rode for another five or six minutes before arriving, she understood that the district was just too big and walking would definitely take a long time.
There was actually a forest inside the residential area - was this still in the center of Aobing City? It felt simply unbelievable.
Anyway, the greenery was exceptionally plentiful, and there were rocky hills, with birdsong all along the way.
If Xiao Qi did not rely on her strong physique and sense that the school forum was trustworthy, she might feel she had been brought somewhere strange. Still, before coming she had left her contact details and address with Yun Shu, and Yun Shu in the dorms felt more steady and bold, so if anything happened, she could also resolve it promptly.
When Xiao Qi arrived at the client's home, she found it was fine, not some ancient log cabin in the middle of the forest like she had imagined. It was just a glittering, dazzling villa.
Extremely dazzling and glittering, literally. The edges of the roof were golden, the roof tiles were jade green, and from far away one could feel that this family must be very flashy, or had a bit of a nouveau riche feel.
The kind that came into big money.
For such a family to hire a tutor, Xiao Qi wondered if they might be very hard to deal with.
Although the villa was luxurious, Xiao Qi remained relatively calm, unlike how she felt the first time she went to Jiajia's home.
Back then, she simply had not known where to put her hands and feet. She was so nervous that her palms, the back of her head, and her back were dripping with sweat. It was the first time she had gone to a home with over 100 square meters and a maid. The lights on the roof in various shapes had made Xiao Qi incredibly nervous.
Now she could remain calm even when seeing a villa. Xiao Qi felt she really had grown and expanded her horizons.
The driver was a middle-aged woman. Xiao Qi initially assumed she was the client's mother, but she did not seem so after riding together, also not speaking much and her voice different from the call.
She was dressed quite nicely and appropriately, but based on her looks, she was likely an auntie or such in this household.
Xiao Qi entered through the yard, then the hall on the first floor, then went upstairs to the second floor. The interior and exterior were consistently nouveau riche, glittering and flashy.
Even the shoe cabinet seemed to gleam, giving Xiao Qi the feeling that rather than people, this home housed a nest of dragons, with shining and sparkling objects everywhere.
Xiao Qi was led to what seemed to be a study, as there were quite a lot of books inside.
But the first thing to catch her eye was not the books, but the massive oil painting on the wall.
On the left and right walls hung an oil painting each.
Xiao Qi was also very interested in drawing and would practice whenever she had time. Currently she drew horses best in various styles. But the oil paintings on the wall were extremely good, seemingly done by someone with great skill and foundation.
They were lifelike, giving people a sense of intimacy and lovability just by looking.
Very childlike.
The painting on the left wall was of a little boy in split pants running on the grass, swaying unsteadily as if about to fall over at any time. The features of the little boy were too cute - lethal cuteness. This oil painting could probably make even people who had decided to remain childless want to have a child. He was too adorable.
The painting on the right wall was also of that little boy, wearing a red bellyband, with chubby arms, lying on the ground face up with a diapered bottom raised. He looked back at you with eyes that seemed to contain the entire galaxy, adorable enough to make you want to pick up this bare-bottomed little boy or give him a push.
These two paintings were extremely well-done. With Xiao Qi's basic level of artistic appreciation, she could tell the paintings were master-class, the little boy in them so vivid and lively, exuding great cheerfulness that would make viewers smile and be infected with his mood.
But this boy in the paintings couldn't be her student, right? If so, Xiao Qi was determined to teach him well - he was too cute and good-looking.
She circled the study and found the trash can inside was exceptionally vibrant, the same color as the pajamas of the person who had just entered.
Li Weijin had not fully woken up when the housekeeper rushed him, saying the tutor had arrived. He knew his family had hired a tutor for him, but did not expect them to come so early. In the past, he definitely would not have gotten up, but this time he had actively requested the tutor himself, so even if he had to crawl there, he had to finish learning from them. Thus he splashed water on his face and groggily went over.
When he opened the door, ready to greet the teacher, he glanced up and saw the young girl sitting at the desk by the window. She wore simple white tee, bright and refreshed. Her hair was in little buns, her expression slightly stern - cute sternness. It was unexpectedly Xiao Qi... He froze for a moment, then turned and ran off.
He had to go back and change clothes.
Xiao Qi was also stunned. When she opened the door, she smelled a very fragrant perfume scent, and then she saw the boy with his collarbone exposed and wearing a red red nightgown, it was actually Li Weijin... The pajamas he wore at home were so red and so flirtatious, and a person who could wear such a flowery pajama could still look so cute and lovely...
