"Yan Chen and Yan Fei are not heretics, so I won't cook it for you. You can just twist it yourself whatever you like?"
During lunch, Xiang Jin and her grandmother gave Yang Zhao and Lei Jia a chopstick dish each and then said to Yan Chen and Yan Fei.
Yan Chen and Yan Fei nodded, and Yan Fei said, "Grandma Qiao, don't worry, we won't be polite!"
Xiang Jin and her grandmother nodded, "Yeah, that's right, that's what it is." After saying that, she raised the pair of serving chopsticks and placed a chopstick dish into Yang Zhao and Lei Jia's respective bowls, "
And you two too, please feel free, don't be so restrained, it's just like being at home here."
The two nodded "Uh-huh".
After lunch, Xiang Jin and her grandfather took out a box of chess and asked everyone, "Do you know how to play this?"
Yan Fei and Yang Zhao both shook their heads and said bluntly no.
Yan Chen nodded slightly, "I know a little bit."
Yan Fei immediately looked at Yan Chen with a surprised expression and said, "No, you will do this again?"
Yan Chen said, "I learned it from my grandfather."
Yan Fei curled his lips and then made a "you are awesome" gesture towards him.
Xiang Jin and her grandfather looked at Yan Chen and said with a smile, "Then let's play two games?"
"Okay," Yan Chen nodded, and the two of them sat at the coffee table.
Yan Fei has always been a person who joins in wherever there is excitement, so he followed it and took a look.
Xiang Jin asked the remaining two people, "Do you want to play poker some more and I'll accompany you?"
Both of them shook their heads to indicate that they were no longer interested, and Xiang Jin did not force himself.
Lei Jia got up and went to the bathroom. Xiang Jin called Yang Zhao aside and asked, "Grandpa, grandma, and uncle and aunt, how are they doing recently?"
Yang Zhao nodded, "Well, everything is fine, they just miss you a little.
Grandpa has now re-established a greenhouse vegetable garden in our area, and he has also bought dozens of chickens and ducklings and raised them in the bamboo forest behind the house.
My grandma supervises my aunt on the street every day, lest she get hot-headed and associate with random people like before, so I also manage her account."
Xiang Jin said, "Then she agrees?!"
Yang Zhao said, "Of course I don't agree, but my grandma refused to obey her this time. She was very tough and controlled half of her financial income."
"half?!"
"Well, she will definitely not agree to taking full charge of it. In the end, I talked to her about half of it, saying that you left that shop to Xiang Lan, and she was in charge of the other half for Xiang Lan. If she didn't agree, then they
I told you to take that shop back.
In the end, she was afraid that you would really take back the shop, so she agreed, but half of the money was the net income after deducting the money for the next day's purchase."
Xiang Jin nodded, and then asked, "Did she divide half of her previous bank deposits so that grandma and the others could keep them for Xiang Lan?"
Yang Zhao shook his head, "Not at all!"
Xiang Jin thought about it. A selfish person like Yang Juyun would definitely not be willing to give it up, but it was still good to get half of the income from the shop every day.
The little girl is over twelve years old this year. When she grows up, she will have at least hundreds of thousands in bank deposits. By then, it will be more than enough for her to buy a house in a second-tier city.
By that time, the country's economic level had also developed, and she could support herself with the salary she earned from any job.
Then she changed the topic again, "Oh, by the way, how did your brother do in the test this time? Have the scores been released?"
Yang Zhao shook his head again, "My test results were not ideal. I was more than 20 points away from the admission score. I feel extremely depressed every day."
Lei Jia came out and saw Xiang Jin and his brother and sister chatting, so she didn't bother them and went around to the coffee table to watch them play chess.
Xiang Jin asked again, "Then what is his plan next? Will he continue to study again?"
Yang Zhao shook his head, "I don't know. If I ask him, he won't say anything. But I overheard the conversation between my parents and they said that if my brother doesn't want to study anymore, then they can just spend money to get him an education in the county town."
Once the store is ready, let him run it by himself."
"What kind of shop? Is it still a food shop like now?" Xiang Jin asked.
Yang Zhao nodded, "That's right. Our family doesn't do anything else except this kind of store."
Xiang Jin frowned slightly, thinking: With Yang Hui's temperament, he may not be able to run the store well.
First of all, he doesn't have much talent or understanding in cooking, but Yang Zhao is much better than him in this regard.
Secondly, Yang Hui still has some aloofness in his heart, because he has always believed that he can get ahead through reading and change his future life.
Another point is that he cannot stand out and lose face. Throughout the ages, all business people, whether they are doing big business or small business, in addition to being honest and trustworthy when doing business, they also have to endure hardship and temper.
He must be lively, thick-skinned, and strong-willed. Even if he is rejected and hit thousands of times, he can still continue to run like an invincible little strong!
But, of course, this is not absolute. Some people will be forced to have a different temperament and face by the environment they acquire, so she doesn't have much salt, lest people misunderstand her in the future.
She looked at people through the crack in the door and looked down on them. God knows, she didn't mean that. She just expressed her personal opinions on his character.
"What about you? It will be your third year of junior high school soon. Will the school have to make up classes?" Xiang Jin asked immediately.
Yang Zhao nodded, "Well, it will start in another week, but it will be very hot by then. It is the dog days of summer."
"You don't have a fan in your classroom?!"
Yang Zhao said, "Yes, but our teaching building is exposed to the west sun from the morning until the sun sets in the afternoon. Moreover, we are on the top floor, and the lower floors are slightly better."
"Son, at least there are some shade trees next to the classroom below, which can block some heat, but the one above is completely bare, without any shelter, so it's hard to get in the sun!"
Xiang Jin looked at him with some sympathy, "Then you can ask your parents to prepare a few ice packs for you, so that you can withstand it for a while, or else you can contact your classmates and ask the school to
I'll give you a cooler classroom.
Anyway, in the next month or so, only you junior high school students and senior high school students will be making up for extra classes in the school. The other students will not start laughing until September 1st, so during this period
There are still many empty classrooms in the school that are not being used. You can use them temporarily."
Yang Zhao shook his head, "I don't know, if it doesn't work, I will have to freeze a few mineral water bottles in our freezer."
"Come on, come on, eat some watermelon," Xiang Jinta's grandma came out with a plate of cut watermelon and told everyone to go and eat.
Xiang Jin patted Yang Zhao and said, "Let's go over and eat watermelon!"
"Oh, okay," Yang Zhao followed immediately.
Xiang Jin picked up a piece and ate it, then stood aside and watched her grandfather and Yan Chen play chess.
Yan Chen glanced at the watermelon in her hand. Xiang Jin looked at him and immediately understood, and then asked her grandma, "Grandma, are there any more watermelons in the kitchen?"
Her grandma said, "Yes, there's still half of it left. I want to wait until I've eaten the food in the pot before cutting it up."
Xiang Jin nodded, then turned around, "I'll cut it!"
The corners of Yan Chen's mouth curled up slightly.
After about a few minutes, Xiang Jin brought two bowls, peeled off the watermelon, and cut it into small cubes. The watermelons with a few toothpicks inserted into the small cubes were taken out and placed in front of her grandfather and Yan Chen respectively.
"Now, two chess players, I specially prepared this for you, so that you don't have to wash your hands, and you don't have to worry about getting your hands dirty with the watermelon juice. You can eat the watermelon and play chess at the same time.
Don’t delay either.”
Yan Chen looked at her and smiled, "Thanks!" Then he picked up the toothpick, forked a piece and ate it.
Xiang Jin and her grandfather also smiled and said, "Well, my granddaughter is still very careful and considerate!"
Lei Jia came up to Xiang Jin and whispered to her, "Can you play this chess?"
Xiang Jin shook his head, "No!"
Lei Jia asked her again, "Do you understand?"
Xiang Jin said, "I didn't understand it, so I just came here."
Lei Jia said, "To tell you the truth, I haven't understood it after watching it all afternoon. Do you think it's because this chess game is difficult or because I'm just stupid?"
Xiang Jin said, "This should also depend on talent. Why don't you ask Yan Fei if he understands it?"
Lei Jia looked at Yan Fei and nodded, "Well, that makes sense. If Yan Fei doesn't understand it, then it proves that this chess is difficult, don't you think so?"
"Well, that makes sense!" Xiang Jin nodded slightly and said perfunctorily.
At about four o'clock in the afternoon, Yang Zhao said he was going back. Xiang Jin looked at the sky outside and then said, "It's such a big day, why are you going back? Why are you suffering from heat stroke on the way?"
What to do? Stay here all night, have breakfast before going back tomorrow morning!"
Xiang Jin's grandparents also persuaded him to stay, "Yes, kid, just stay here for one night. Anyway, you haven't started classes yet. Our family has plenty of place to live. Then you and your cousin will live in the same room, and I will live with your cousin."
Live in one house.”
Yang Zhao knew that Xiang Jin was not used to living in the same house with others, so he said, "It's okay. I'll take a motorcycle and get to the station. I won't get the heat."
Xiang Jin's face turned cold, "You're disobedient, right?"
"No, no, I'm afraid that my family will be worried." Yang Zhao was still a little afraid of his sister and hesitated to speak, but he was also afraid that she would misunderstand.
Xiang Jin said, "Go to the canteen later and call your parents to talk about this matter."
Yan Fei then said, "Yes, Yang Zhao, it's too hot for you to go back now, and we don't worry about it. Just stay, or you can go to my place to sleep at night. I have a big fan there."
, it will also be cool by blowing it then.”
"Well, okay, then I'll stay at your place for one night," Yang Zhao secretly glanced at his sister and said.
Xiang Jin's face softened slightly, and then she heard her grandmother say, "And you kids too, don't run away until you have dinner!"
"Ah? Do you want to have another meal?" Yan Fei suddenly felt a little embarrassed, as did Lei Jia, but Yan Chen's face didn't change much.
Xiang Jin and her grandmother looked at him and smiled, "Ah, what about another meal? Do we still need to be polite here?"
Yan Fei immediately smiled and narrowed his eyes, "You're not polite, you're not polite!"
Xiang Jin and her grandmother said, "That's right," and then she turned and walked towards the kitchen.
Xiang Jin said, "Grandma, let me help you!"
"Okay," her grandma turned around with a smile on her face.
After seeing this, Lei Jia hurriedly chased after Xiang Jin and her mother-in-law and grandson, "Xiang Jin, Grandma Qiao, can I join you and learn how to cook?"
Xiang Jin and her grandmother said, "Okay, let's go together then!"
The three of them, Xiang Jin, were cooking in the house. Yan Chen and her grandfather were playing chess outside, and the other two were just spectators. They were enjoying themselves for a while.
Most of the dishes for the evening meal were cooked by Xiang Jin, such as the braised fish dish, the fried pork with bones and dried beans with green pepper, the sweet and sour fish-flavored eggplant dish, and the dish with cucumber slices as a base
Lizhuang white meat, etc.
Looking at the dishes that were very delicious in terms of color and taste, Lei Jia was immediately impressed by Xiang Jin, and his adoring eyes flew towards her.
"Xiang Jin, it would be a waste if you don't open a restaurant with your skills!"
While rinsing the pot, Xiang Jin glanced sideways at her, "It would be a waste of time for me to open a restaurant. I'm so smart, so I have to do something pursuing, right? How can I?
Just sit around the stove and pots and pans all day long?"
Her grandma laughed heartily after hearing this, "Don't you know how to be modest at all?"
Although those words were meant as a question, the tone contained no hint of reproach, and instead contained a deep sense of endearment.
Lei Jia was startled, then laughed loudly, "Yes, yes, yes, I forgot that you are going to college."
In fact, people who have passed college entrance exams can also open restaurants. In the future, won't many large chain restaurants be controlled by highly educated and high-quality managers? But she has never thought about making a big difference in this catering field.
Success comes.
Xiang Jin said, "I'm telling the truth. Cooking can only be done occasionally and it is a pleasure in my spare time. If you ask me to do it every day, I won't be able to bear it.
I don’t want to have to deal with the smell of oil smoke every day, so that my skin, which is not dark at first, will turn into the color of bacon over time!”
"Haha, Xiang Jin, you are so funny!" Lei Jia was immediately amused and burst into laughter.
Xiang Jin and her grandmother also scolded with a smile, "You kid, how could you use an analogy like that?"
Xiang Jin didn't know what was so funny about this, so he said, "Well, it's true. I tell you that cooking is the worst thing for your skin. Otherwise, why would other people talk about the yellow-faced woman who cooks? It's because of being raped.
If there is too much oil smoke, the skin will turn yellow!"
What Xiang Jin didn't know was that her remarks were really listened to by the two ladies in front of him.
As a result, not only did Lei Jia's cooking skills not improve at all, but she also developed a habit of eating out or ordering food out.
In her words, I don't have much of an advantage in terms of appearance. At most, I can barely look like a Xiaojiabiyu. If I don't take good care of it, I will only end up being disliked by others in the future.
And her grandma even whispered to her grandpa behind closed doors that night, and kept asking her grandpa if her skin color had become sallow? Her grandpa thought that his old woman had suddenly suffered from something bad.
Not feeling well?
Then he kept asking her, saying that if she felt uncomfortable, she quickly told him so that they could take her to the hospital for examination, which made him very worried and nervous!
Finally, after his repeated questioning, Xiang Jin's grandma revealed the reason, which in turn provoked Xiang Jin's grandpa to scold her angrily.
"I said you are an old woman. You are still caring about those people no matter how old you are. Even if you become a yellow-faced woman, I will not dislike you!"
Xiang Jin's grandmother was not happy, "Who said I can't love beauty when I get older? Don't you dislike me? Do I dislike you?"
"Oh oh oh, okay, okay, don't dislike it, don't dislike it, we don't dislike it," Xiang Jin's grandfather didn't want to argue with her, so he said, but in his heart he was thinking, the older the old woman got, the better.
It's getting more and more confusing!
Of course, these are all things for later, so we won’t mention them here for now.
After dinner, Xiang Jinyanchen and the four of them went directly back to the classroom for evening self-study, while Yang Zhao went downstairs to call his family, and then went directly to Yan Fei's place to stay.
Before leaving the house, Xiang Jin's grandparents called him and told him to come home for breakfast tomorrow morning. They cooked food for him, and Yang Zhao agreed.
Yan Fei took out the key to his dormitory and handed it to him, "Now, after you finish calling your family, you can go back to my place by yourself. You know the place, so I won't send you back."
Yang Zhao reached out and took it, "Okay, I understand!"
Yan Fei suddenly said something else, "If you are bored, I have a few novels hidden under my bed. You can take them out and read them when the time comes. But you can only read one and take one, and you can't read them all for me."
Come out, I have a few wrapped books that are my collector's editions, you can't let me damage them."
Yang Zhao nodded, "Don't worry, I can't!"
Xiang Jin couldn't help but roll her eyes to the sky. It was really hard to understand Yan Fei's obsession with the novel. Even she, who writes novels, doesn't have deep feelings for novels. He, who reads novels...
Alas, it is so puzzling!
Yan Fei saw Xiang Jin's disdainful eyes and thought she was disgusted and blamed him for leading her cousin into trouble, so he immediately added, "Of course, if you don't like reading novels, I still have study there."
There are books on the subject from junior high school to high school, and they are all organized by grade. You can also read these when the time comes!"
Yang Zhao nodded, "Yes, I understand."
The next morning, after Xiang Jin and the others had breakfast, Yang Zhao was about to go back. Xiang Jin and her grandparents gave him several hundred dollars, but of course he refused to accept it, so Xiang Jin forced her to give them.
He said, "Son, listen to me, you are a good boy, and your grandparents and parents are also good. We all know this. Although you and Xiaojin are not cousins, the relationship between you is so good."
It’s no different from my dear ones.
Don’t think that after Xiaojin recognizes us, she will no longer recognize your relatives or become estranged from you. Don’t worry, Xiaojin is not that kind of person, and we will not interfere with any of her decisions.
and anything.
You were her relatives before, and you will still be her relatives in the future. Apart from her brother, she doesn't have any brothers or sisters here, so you'd better keep in touch and move around more. As the saying goes, relatives should move around and keep in touch frequently.
Kiss, don’t kiss if you don’t move around and keep in touch, even if you have a close blood relationship, because there is no emotion?”
Yang Zhao nodded, "Yeah!"
"So, take it and come here often to play when you have free time. My cousin and I really like you kids!"
"Um!"
Xiang Jin and his grandfather brought some washed white peaches and handed them to her. Xiang Jin took them and then said to Yang Zhao, "Okay, let's go. I'll take you to the school gate?"
"Well, Cousin Grandpa, Cousin Grandma, bye!"
"Okay, bye!" Xiang Jin's grandma also waved to him.
After leaving the door, Xiang Jin reminded him, "Keep the money!"
"Oh!" Yang Zhao put the money away, and then the brother and sister went downstairs together.
When they arrived at the school gate, Xiang Jin handed him the fruit in his hand.
Yang Zhao was surprised and said to Jin, "Here, my grandparents will bring you something to eat on the road."
Yang Zhao took it. He thought it was her grandfather who brought her food in the classroom. After this contact, he clearly felt that her sister and her grandparents were very good people, and they were all very upright and kind.
There is also an open-minded person. At this moment, the grudge in his heart has completely disappeared, and he is also sincerely happy for his sister. She finally has a relative who truly loves her!
"Sister, am I going back?"
"Wait a minute," Xiang Jin called to him, then took out 20 yuan from his pocket and handed it to him, "take it for driving the car!"
"Sister, I have money?!" Yang Zhao refused to accept.
Xiang Jin glared at him, and Yang Zhao didn't dare to refuse anymore.
Xiang Jin waved to him as if he was shooing away flies, "Okay, okay, let's go, let's go, let's go quickly, while the weather is still cool at the moment, go back early!"
"Um!"
Yang Zhao turned around and walked out of the school gate. Xiang Jin saw him getting on a motorcycle and said, "We're here, give me a call at noon!"
"knew!"
After the motorcycle drove away, Xiang Jin turned around and returned to the classroom, then handed the key back to Yan Fei.
"Yang Zhaodu has gone back?!"
"Yeah! I'm back!"
"Oh, I also said he was coming to our classroom. I'll take him to the school gate later."
Xiang Jin said, "He went back directly!"
"Oh, forget it, forget it, let's play with him next time when we have time!"
Xiang Jin thought to himself: I don’t know when the next time will be, because they are in their third year of high school, and Yang Zhao and his friends are in their third year of junior high school. By then, they will be tighter and stricter in their studies, so how can they find time to meet each other?