Chapter 19: Where can I find books to read?!

  The teachers' private gossip was of course unknown to Zhang Yue.

  It can be said that studying is also a bit of a struggle for Zhang Yue. After all, he's a reborn person, and the current coursework, except for being slightly nervous at first (which was just because it needed a familiarization process), is really too easy.

  After all, I was a cultured person myself at the beginning. Even if the school is not ideal, I have read university and been an editor in a newspaper for so many years. Do I still need to learn this? What can be done in class? There's only reading books left.

  It's easy to say but hard to do. Where can I find books that are worth reading? In this era, my mom is also a book lover and supports me in reading.

  I've searched the whole house, and apart from the Four Great Classical Novels and children's fairy tales, all I can find are a few sets of ancient books and martial arts novels. The "Book of Songs" and "Analects of Confucius", Zhang Yue had read them so much back then, most importantly, he even recited them with his son during early education days.

  Even Zhang Yue herself felt embarrassed to say it out loud, she, who couldn't live without books, was forced to utilize this period of time to memorize half of the only "Idiomatic Dictionary" published by Sanlian Press at home! The reason is that some notes inside are quite interesting...

  Fortunately, this situation did not last long, if it lasted a little longer, Zhang Yue would have gone crazy.

  Sister's art teacher, Mr. Tang, mentioned one day that their school is currently expanding the library, but there are not enough teachers and the librarian doesn't have a high level of cultural knowledge. As a young teacher, the responsibility of purchasing books fell on his shoulders.

  The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional. Upon hearing this news, Zhang Yue's eyes sparkled with excitement, shining brightly as if they were about to emit green light. With a smile, she pulled her sister, who was just about to go to class, to one side and hurried over to talk to Tang Laoshi while holding a cup of water: "Teacher Tang, have some water."

  After being in contact for a long time, although Zhang Yue didn't follow him to learn painting, Teacher Tang was also familiar with this child. Looking at the girl's blinking eyes, he couldn't help but smile: "If you have something to say, just say it straight out, don't try to curry favor."

  "Huh? Ah, you found out that quickly?" Zhang Yue scratched his head in embarrassment.

  She hadn't even opened her mouth, when her sister Zhang Qing chimed in with an utterly disdainful tone: "Teacher Tang, do you need to ask? Just look at my sister's expression - she must have heard you mention the library. You don't know, but now she can't bear to hear anyone say the word 'book'. As soon as she hears it, she's like a bee that's spotted sugar - she'll stick to it and won't let go until she gets her hands on it. Just ignore her!"

  After finishing speaking, she looked at her sister's proud smile. That smile was clearly showing off: This is my teacher, not yours.

  Zhang Yue didn't bother with this kid's nonsense!

  She patted her sister's head and pulled her to the side before she could scream. She leaned in close to Teacher Tang, her eyes gleaming with excitement! Teacher Tang was even sweating from looking at her.

  I told Zhang Yue, "I don't know what books elementary school students read these days. Why don't you go to our school over the weekend and pick some out yourself? See if there are any simple ones that suit your taste. I have a library card, which allows me to borrow five books at a time. You can choose first, and if there's something special you like that we don't have, as long as it's suitable, make a list and I'll go buy it."

  Good heavens, can you be any nicer to me? The surprise in Zhang Yue's heart was already beyond words.

  She had resolved her heart's sorrow, but Teacher Tang had found himself a big trouble. After going to the library several times, Zhang Yue took the initiative to ask to accompany him to buy books in his spare time, but looking at the book list compiled by Zhang Yue, Teacher Tang was speechless: Classmate, are you sure this is suitable for middle school students to read?!

  Digression

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