After finishing the meal, Yan Chen took out the money to settle the bill.
Xiang Jin said, "I'll do it," as she agreed, she invited him.
Yan Chen said, "Wouldn't it be the same for you to pay me?"
Also, they had treated each other numerous times, and they didn't care who paid for these meals, so they just let him go.
"But do you know how much it will cost?"
Yan Chen glanced at the wall, and at the same time motioned for her to look at it, "Isn't that what's written on it?"
Xiang Jin followed his gaze and looked over. Sure enough, the prices were clearly marked, with small, medium and large portions available at various prices. Theirs should be considered a large portion.
Although Aunt Xiaoping invited them, how could they really eat other people's food for nothing?
The two of them got up with their books and walked outside together. When they passed Aunt Xiaoping, they greeted her, "Auntie, are we leaving?"
Aunt Xiaoping was clearing the table at the time, "Let's go now, are you ready to eat?"
"Okay, okay, aunt and uncle put so many good ingredients in the bowl for us today, how can we not eat well?"
Aunt Xiaoping laughed and said, "Just finish your meal. If you like it, you can come again next time, right?"
"Okay!" Xiang Jin responded, and the two of them took two steps, and then Xiang Jin turned around and reminded her, "Auntie, we put the money on the table, why don't you go and collect it?"
"Huh?" Aunt Xiaoping frowned. Just as she was about to call them to stop, she saw that Xiang Jin had already pushed Yan Chen and ran out of the store, "These two children?"
Aunt Xiaoping quickly walked to their table and saw a few bills under the rice bowl of the seat where Yan Chen was sitting just now. She moved the rice bowl and took out the money, then ran into the kitchen.
Li said to her man, "You said you would treat them to a meal, but these two children actually paid for it."
Uncle Chen Yong said, "These two children are sensible. You should keep them and return them to their adults when the time comes."
Aunt Xiaoping nodded, "That's all we can do."
After Xiang Jin and Yan Chen came out of Aunt Xiaoping's shop, they went directly to the vegetable market, where they bought some dried tofu, and then bought two pieces of pork bones with meat and a small piece of good quality
of pork belly.
"Why did you buy this?" Yan Chen asked.
Xiang Jin said, "Stir-fried pork, don't you like to eat stir-fried pork with chili pepper the most? Let me tell you, after we get to school later, we will boil these bones and then put this
Chop the meat into meatballs. Let’s save the bones and meat to make stir-fried meat for lunch tomorrow. Add the meatballs to the bone soup and we’ll eat it with noodles or rice noodle soup. What do you think?”
Yan Chen was a little dumbfounded, "We just had lunch?"
Xiang Jin asked, "But we still need to eat dinner?"
Yan Chen stared at him and responded, "Okay!"
"Hey, do you want to buy anything else?"
Yan Chen said, "It's almost done!"
Xiang Jinlue thought about it and nodded, "Okay, that's all for now. If we need anything else then, we'll let Yang Zhao run the errands."
"Can!"
The two of them went back to the single shop. At this time, there were still many people eating in the shop. Xiang Jin asked Yan Chen to wait for her outside while she went inside to take out her things.
"Is it okay to be alone?"
"Okay, don't worry, it's not heavy!"
Her aunts saw that they were about to leave, so they asked, "Aren't you going to eat?"
Xiang Jin said, "We have eaten rice noodles with pickled cabbage, tofu and fish at Aunt Xiaoping's shop on the back street."
"Why are you still running so far?" Her mother turned around and asked her after cutting a piece of braised pork for someone.
Xiang Jin said, "Let's go and have a look. The bookstore is not far from there, so we bought the book and went directly there."
The adults nodded, and her aunt said, "Then bring some rice noodles and rice noodles. You can cook them for dinner at school in the afternoon."
Xiang Jin said with a smile, "Auntie, I was just about to tell you this."
Her second aunt hurriedly packed it, and then her eldest aunt hurriedly packed her some biscuits and the new mung bean cake they made.
After Xiang Jin’s suggestion, they made some cute and beautiful molds, so now the biscuits and pancakes they bake are always more beautiful and exquisite. Their business is now more popular than before. Not only do they bake a lot of cakes every day
People come to them to eat meat buns,
Fried noodles and steamed dumplings, many of them would bring some snacks with them when they left. I heard that her grandmother baked these biscuits and pancakes every day at home besides feeding two New Year pigs, chickens and ducks. She baked them there.
After getting it, her uncle and aunts took it to the street to sell it the next day.
Her mother quickly picked up two pieces of braised pork and cut them for her.
Xiang Jin said, "Mom, there's no need to cut it. You can just put it in a bag and we'll cut it ourselves."
Her mother asked, "Do you have a knife at school? Is it convenient for cutting?"
Xiang Jin said, "Yes, Director Zhao bought some simple kitchen utensils before."
"Okay, then you can take it back and cut it yourself," her mother handed the bag to her, and her second aunt came over with a bag of rice noodles and rice noodles.
Xiang Jin took everything and then waved to them all, "Uncle, aunt, mom, okay?"
"Oh, okay, slow down, don't be in a hurry, there is plenty of time!"
"Know!"
When Xiang Jin came out of the store carrying things, Yan Chen hurriedly greeted him, "Why did you bring so much again?"
Xiang Jin said, "Yes, it's hard to refuse such kindness!"
Yan Chen took his backpack and vegetable basket from her hands. Xiang Jin stuffed the braised pork and biscuits into his backpack, and then tied up the bag of vermicelli and rice noodles and put them into Yan Chen.
In the vegetable basket that Chen was carrying.
Then he put the things they just bought at the vegetable market into the vegetable basket from Yan Chen's hand, and finally took the vegetable basket from his hand, "Okay, you put your book in your bag
Bar?"
"Um!"
Yan Chen put the book away, took the vegetable basket from her hand, and followed the two of them towards the station.
Time flies, and half a month has almost passed. On Wednesday, Xiang Jin received another letter from the newspaper, saying that her novel has been well received, and many readers like to read it. Many readers have also written to them to express their gratitude.
They published her novels as books.
They also decided to publish her books as physical books and sell them in bookstores across the country. If she agreed, she would sign the publishing contract they sent and return it to them.
After Xiang Jin finished reading the letter, she carefully read the publishing contract. After finding that there were no problems, she picked up the pen and signed her name.
Then the corners of her mouth curled up, and her mood instantly became as beautiful as heaven. Oh, this is so good. She is about to have another way to make money. Although she doesn't know what the sales situation will be like in the future, she believes that there is still some.
Income, right?
The most important thing is that she doesn't have to pay for the publication. Many people want to publish it and pay for it at their own expense.
For this happy thing, Xiang Jin wanted to celebrate a little for herself, so she decided to cook a sumptuous meal for everyone at noon today.
So she filled out the envelope and packed the contract, opened the door, went directly to the kitchen, cooked the remaining bacon and sausages, and cooked the remaining two cucumbers and two tomatoes.
I cut it, cracked a few eggs, and broke off the only lettuce and washed it.
Yan Chen came back from playing ball. As soon as he opened the door, he smelled the strong smell of boiled bacon and sausage. He walked towards the kitchen and said, "Didn't you eat in the cafeteria for lunch today?"
During the two days of the joint entrance examination, they did not cook, and the brothers Yang Hui and Yang Zhao did not steam rice either. They all ate directly in the cafeteria with them. They both handed in their papers in advance for the fourth period at noon today.
Afterwards she went to collect the mail, while he went to the playground to play ball.
Xiang Jin said with a smile on his face, "Because I have time today, I just want to make two more dishes, and then I can make up for them all."
"Doing so much?" Yan Chen glanced at the stove.
Xiang Jin said, "Anyway, there aren't many dishes left, so I'll just cook them together. You said the leftovers won't be enough for a meal, and it would be troublesome to keep them. Besides, we've also eaten all the noodles, so from now on we'll just cook them together."
Let’s eat directly in the cafeteria.”
Yan Chen nodded, "Then I'll help you!"
Xiang Jin shook his head, "I've almost done everything here. Go wash up quickly. It's cold in the kitchen. Don't catch a cold later."
Yan Chen nodded, "Okay, then I'll come back to help you later."
After school, brothers Yang Hui and Yang Zhao came back one after another to take bowls and prepare meals in the cafeteria. Then they saw that Xiang Jin had already prepared the meals. Four delicious dishes and a sausage were placed on the table.
Slice, stir-fry bacon with cucumber, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and stir-fried lettuce.
The two brothers were stunned. Yan Chen was standing at the table serving rice, "Wash your hands and eat?" They didn't have a pot to cook rice, so they could only eat porridge.
The two brothers came to their senses and immediately responded with "oh oh oh".
After the two of them washed their hands and sat down at the table, Yang Zhao said with a smile, "Cousin, what are you going to make today to make it rich?" In the past, when the four of them ate, they only cooked two dishes for lunch.
Xiang Jin said, "I handed in my papers in advance for the fourth period. Then when I came back, I saw that there weren't many dishes left in the kitchen, so I just cooked them all. We won't cook them in the future? We went directly to the cafeteria."
Go and eat."
"Oh!" Yang Zhao replied with a bit of regret.
"Okay, let's all eat!"
A few days later, Xiang Jin and the others returned to the dormitory after breakfast and put the dishes and chopsticks away. Yan Chen gave her a box.
"Xiang Jin, happy birthday!"
"My birthday? What's the date today?" Xiang Jin was stunned and pointed at his nose in surprise.
Yan Chen nodded, "Well, today is the first day of the fourth lunar month, your birthday!"
Xiang Jin took it with some embarrassment, "Thank you, I don't even remember."
Yan Chen smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll remember it for you."
"What did you give me? Isn't it too expensive?" Xiang Jin asked, looking at the exquisite box in his hand.
Yan Chen said, "No, open it and take a look."
"Well," Xiang Jin opened it honestly and saw a scroll lying inside. She looked at Yan Chen.
Yan Chen motioned for her to unfold it, "Don't you like it?"
Xiang Jin took the scroll out, unfolded it, and was surprised, "Wow, it's so beautiful! When did you draw it? And you made me look so beautiful?"
Unexpectedly, Yan Chen gave her a portrait of himself, and the background of the picture was the yard of their home. Last time, he was reading in the yard, and then stared at a flower, but
At that time, the roses had not bloomed yet and were still in bloom, but the roses in their yard above were in bloom.
Yan Chen said, "I just painted it not long ago."
Xiang Jin's face was full of joy, "Yan Chen, thank you, I like this painting!"
It was obvious that she really liked her, so Yan Chen stared at her and smiled, "As long as you like her!"
Xiang Jin nodded vigorously, "I like it, I like it, I like it so much! I have to keep this painting well. When I have my own independent house in the future, I will find someone to frame it, and then
Hanging on the wall in my house.”
Yan Chen said, "Okay, then I will give you a painting every year from now on!"
"Okay, okay," Xiang Jin nodded vigorously and then joked, "Then I won't have to waste money on buying decorative paintings in the future."
"What's the matter? As long as you like it, I will draw more for you then," Yan Chen said.
Xiang Jin said, "You're kidding, your paintings are so expensive, how can I be so greedy? This one is enough, thank you?!"
"You're still so polite to me?!"
Xiang Jin said, "How about I treat you to dinner at noon?!"
"Let me invite you. Today is the birthday of you. It won't be too late for you to invite us another day!"
Xiang Jin hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Okay!"
After school at noon, Xiang Jin and others came back from eating on the street. Brothers Yang Hui and Yang Zhao each gave her a birthday gift. Yang Hui gave her a glass crystal ball, which contained water and
There were some plastic rockeries and water plants as decorations, and Yang Zhao gave her a stuffed bear.
Xiang Jin suddenly smiled and narrowed his eyes, "Thank you, thank you, I didn't expect you to remember my birthday."
Yang Zhao said, "Remember, why don't you remember? I've been talking about it for a long time, saying when is your birthday, and then said that you always celebrate your birthday in school, and you can't give it at home.
You cooked a delicious meal and asked us to treat you to a delicious meal outside when the time comes, but unfortunately Brother Chen beat us to it."
Yan Chen said, "Next time, you can do it any day."
Xiang Jin raised the two small gifts in his hands, smiled and narrowed his eyes, "Thank you both, I like these two gifts, and I am very happy today!"
The two of them laughed, and Xiang Jin took the gift and went back to the room to put it away.
Two days later at noon, Xiang Jin and Yan Chen had just finished eating in the cafeteria, and then a car on the roadside honked at them. The two turned their heads and looked over. The other person lowered the window, and then
I saw Manager Huang and Manager Xiao sitting in the car and waving to them with smiles.
The two walked over, and then Manager Huang said, "Classmate Yan, Classmate Xiang, have you finished your meal?"
The two of them nodded, and Xiang Jin said, "Manager Huang, are you coming to our school for business today, are you passing by, or are you looking for something to do with us?"
Then Manager Huang said, "I want to ask you for something."
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen nodded, and then heard Manager Huang say, "Do you two students want us to find a place to sit for a while?"
Yan Chen looked around and saw someone looking over here, so he nodded. Manager Huang quickly moved inside, and Yan Chen opened the door. He and Xiang Jin
Just sat in.
Then Manager Huang asked the driver to drive, and asked them to sit down at a teahouse on the street and talk.
After a few people arrived at a teahouse on the street, they casually ordered a pot of tea. Xiang Jin asked, "Manager Huang, Manager Xiao, your business is pretty good, right?"
Both of them had smiles on their faces, nodding their heads and saying, "Okay, okay, the clothes you designed are quite popular among young people nowadays, especially in coastal cities where they sell very well."
good."
Xiang Jin nodded and smiled, "That's good. What are the two bosses looking for today?"
Then Manager Xiao said, "Good thing, good thing!"
"Um?"
Then Manager Huang said, "Well, you two classmates, we are also old acquaintances. You are studying hard and have heavy tasks, so we won't waste your time. If you have anything to say, just say it directly, right?"
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen nodded, and then Manager Huang said, "That's right. We hope you can design some more winter clothes for us, either cotton coats or down jackets. Of course.
There are both men’s and women’s styles, right?”
Xiang Jin asked, "Are you starting to prepare winter clothes so early?"
Then Manager Huang said, "There is no way. In our line of work, we have to prepare in advance. Just like we prepared materials for summer at the beginning of winter, we have to prepare materials for winter at the beginning of summer.
One is that it can save some material costs, and the other is that we are afraid that we will not be able to make it in time."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Understood!"
Then Manager Huang said again, "I know you have a tight study schedule this semester, so we didn't have the nerve to bother you before, but now we see that you will take the high school entrance examination in more than a month, so you can give it a try then.
I won't go back to school anymore. It would be a bit troublesome for us to find you, so I have to come here with a shy face today. I hope you don't mind."
Xiang Jin thought to himself, I don't mind, I don't mind at all. You should have come a long time ago. It took them so long to get another costume design business.
Xiang Jin said, "I don't mind!"
Yan Chen asked, "How many sets do you need this time?"
Manager Huang and Manager Xiao looked at each other, and then said, "How about five sets each, five sets for men and five sets for women. If you can help us design some more children's clothes,
That would be the best. Of course, I will leave you enough time. Today is May 7th. On May 20th, you can hand over half of our design draft first, because we have to prepare materials, and the rest
The following manuscripts can be submitted on July 1st.”
Then Xiang Jin asked, "Do you want all of them to be long or short?"
Then Manager Huang said, "Let's buy the same styles. People in the north definitely like to wear long styles in winter, but people in the south sometimes like to wear short styles, especially those who are small.
people."
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen nodded, and then Yan Chen glanced at his watch, silently calculated the time, and said, "Let's just say it's June 18th. I'll meet you at the teahouse in town then. That day happens to be Sunday."
.”
"Okay, okay, then I'll call back later and let the finance department arrange the payment," Manager Huang nodded quickly.
After the matter was settled, Yan Chen said, "Manager Huang, Manager Xiao, that's it, let's go back."
The two of them nodded.
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen stood up, and then Manager Huang said, "Wait a minute, classmates, I brought you something small."
As he said that, he turned to Manager Xiao, who quickly took out two beautifully packaged boxes from his briefcase. Then Xiang Jin saw that it was actually a box with the Motorola logo printed on it.
Then I thought of something, bb machine! Yes, it is also called a pager.
Sure enough, Manager Huang said, "That's right. In order to make it easier for us to contact each other in the future, I brought a pager to the two classmates. When you have something or I have something, we can easily contact each other."
"
With that said, he handed the two boxes to Xiang Jin and the others.
The two reached out and took it, then thanked them again.
Then Manager Huang said, "There is an instruction manual inside. Both students are smart people. They will know how to use it after reading it."
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen nodded, and then said goodbye to them again.
While walking on the road, Xiang Jin felt that the past two months had been her money-making months. Before, she was still thinking about why Manager Huang hadn't come to them in recent months, but she didn't expect that he would come today.
Oh, in the next period of time, she will have money coming in again! Thinking of those colorful banknotes, Xiang Jin couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.