The next day, when they were about to finish breakfast, Xiang Jin and her grandmother said to Xiang Jin, "Didn't you say before that you would bring back the winter catkins that were placed at Yan Fei's place and let us dry them on the balcony above?"
Is it a snap? When will you get it back?
We went up to the attic to check a few times. No one was drying things up there recently, and the sun has been very hot recently. The drying effect is good, and the cotton wool will be dried fluffy, and the head will be warm in winter.
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Xiang Jin drank the last sip of milk in the cup, and then said, "Oh, oh, luckily you reminded me, otherwise I would have forgotten about it again. Then after we have dinner today, we will go to Yan
Feina, Yan Chen, what do you think?"
"Okay!" Yan Chen nodded and agreed without thinking.
Xiang Jin's grandmother said, "Otherwise, you can just ask Shang Yan Fei to come to our house for dinner at noon. Then you can go directly to his place to get the cotton wool after school. Otherwise, he will be here at noon."
, who will be there in a moment, it’s troublesome for you to run around looking for someone, do you think the heaven outside is so big?"
Xiang Jin thought for a moment and then nodded, "Okay!"
So after returning to the classroom, Xiang Jin first told Yan Fei about this matter, and Yan Fei nodded happily.
After Xiang Jin and others carried the cotton wool home at noon, her grandparents first prepared a cup of honey water for each of them to drink, saying it would relieve the heat and cool them down.
Yan Fei reached out and took it, with a smile on his face, "Thank you, Grandma Qiao!"
"Oh, no thank you, no thank you," Xiang Jin and her grandmother also smiled.
After they drank the honey water, Xiang Jin and her grandmother urged them to wash their hands and eat.
After they all washed their hands and came to the dining table, Xiang Jin and her grandfather opened the dust-proof and insect-proof vegetable cover. There were seven or eight delicious and delicious dishes on the table, plus a pot of brightly colored tomato and egg drop soup in the middle.
Suddenly appeared in front of everyone. Grandma Xiang Jin held up chopsticks and greeted everyone, "Come on, come on, everyone, start eating. You're welcome. We won't pick up food for you today. We are not outsiders."
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Yan Fei raised his chopsticks and took a chopstick from the pot of vegetables in front of him, "Grandma Qiao, don't worry, I'm welcome!"
Xiang Jin and her grandmother chuckled, "That's right, that's how it is."
Yan Chen picked up the bowl in front of Xiang Jin and asked her, "Should we drink the soup or eat first?"
Xiang Jin said, "Let's eat first. I just drank a glass of honey water, and the soup is probably still boiling at this moment."
Yan Chen nodded, and then gave her a bowl of white rice. Then he looked at Jin and her grandparents, and saw that her grandparents said that he would just eat his food and leave them alone. They would do it themselves.
, Yan Chen looked at Yan Fei again, and Yan Fei said, "I'll come by myself later, and you can serve yours!" So Yan Chen served a bowl himself.
Xiang Jin put a piece of steamed pork into his bowl and said, "This is delicious. Try it. It's even better than the one made in the small restaurant we ate before!"
Yan Chen turned his head slightly and glanced at her, then the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and there was a hint of smile in his eyes.
After the meal, Xiang Jin and her grandparents cut up a plate of fruit for them to eat, and then they returned to the classroom together.
After arriving at his class, Yan Fei did not go in. Instead, he followed Yan Chen and walked a few steps forward. After seeing that Xiang Jin had already entered the classroom, he grabbed Yan Chen and stepped aside, "Oh, brother
,Brother, this way, this way?"
Yan Chen was made a little uncomfortable by his sneaky operation, "What do you want to do?"
Seeing his slightly furrowed brows, Yan Fei hurriedly smoothed out his clothes that were slightly wrinkled by his claws, "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
"What on earth are you going to say?" Yan Chen couldn't stand his irritating speaking style, so he stared at him and urged.
Yan Fei's hand movements stopped, "Oh, that's right, are you already having dinner with Xiang Jin and his family?"
"Um!"
Yan Fei pulled him and continued to ask, "Then what is their family's daily living standard like? For example, what is usually eaten in the morning? How many dishes are usually served at lunch? How many meat and vegetables? And in the evening, it is usually like noon
The same dinner, or do we eat pasta like we do in a small restaurant?"
Yan Chen asked, "Why are you inquiring so clearly? You don't eat at their house?"
Yan Fei said, "Aren't I just thinking about it? Speaking of which, I haven't handed over the living expenses to the proprietress of the small restaurant yet. This is not an option. The balance of the living expenses I saved with her before is also
I’ve almost deducted it, and to be honest, I’ve always felt that the landlady looked at me strangely in the past two days.”
Yan Chen said disdainfully, "That's a sign of guilty conscience. I really don't understand why you feel so guilty when you give her money to eat. It's not like she's eating for free!"
Yan Fei said, "It's probably because you didn't eat there anymore, and maybe it's because we used to go to her place to deposit living expenses as soon as we arrived at school, but this time it took some time, so we felt a little bit sorry.
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Seeing what he said, Yan Chen hesitated and said, "The breakfast at Xiang Jin's house is similar to that in a small restaurant. It's usually rice porridge and steamed buns, plus a hard-boiled egg for each person, and sometimes a plate of plain fried potatoes."
Silk and a plate of vegetarian stir-fried vegetables, sometimes a plate of vegetarian spring rolls, and Xiang Jin and I each get a glass of milk."
"Milk? You still drink milk?!" Yan Fei's eyes suddenly widened, and he felt that their life was not too luxurious.
Yan Chen saw his exaggerated facial expression and said, "It's not the kind of fresh milk, it's the kind made with milk powder."
Yan Fei was very envious and said, "That's still very moisturizing. What about at noon?"
Yan Chen said, "At noon, there are usually five dishes plus a soup, three meat dishes and two vegetarian dishes. In the evening, sometimes it's a dinner, sometimes it's pasta."
Yan Fei thought that this life was okay, so he asked again, "How much is your daily living expenses, or how much food and food expenses did you give them?"
Yan Chen said, "Three hundred!"
"Three hundred?!" Yan Fei was surprised again, "It's actually less than what you spent in a small restaurant?"
Yan Chen gave a faint "Yeah" and decided to tell the truth, "Originally I gave them six hundred, but in the end they were only willing to take me three hundred."
Yan Fei's heart suddenly became hot, "Hey, brother, do you think I should also go to their house and pay a few hundred yuan for living expenses, and then also eat at their house?"
Xiang Jin had invited him before, but he said he would consider it at that time.
Yan Chen said, "It's up to you!" He couldn't control this.
Yan Fei thought for a moment, then shook his head, "Oh, forget it!"
Xiang Jin had invited him before, but he didn't give her a clear answer at that time. Xiang Jin must have felt that he was unhappy, so she never invited her again.
Also, although Yan Chen only gave them three hundred yuan for living expenses, which was lower than the expenses in a small restaurant, it was indeed very exciting and enviable to him.
But you must know that Xiang Jin’s relationship with Yan Chen is beyond comparison with him. Xiang Jin lived in Yan Chen’s house for a long time before, and she didn’t seem to give them living expenses or accommodation fees at their house.
Then Xiang Jin living in their house would be living and eating for free.
Xiang Jin and her grandparents couldn't really charge Yan Chen as much living expenses just for the sake of this kindness. The three hundred yuan was probably just a symbolic charge, allowing him to live in their home.
Dining is not too embarrassing and uncomfortable, but the actual living expenses are more than that.
And he had never done any favors to Xiang Jin. If he also gave them three hundred yuan for living expenses, it would definitely make them suffer. So why was he so embarrassed?
Yan Chen frowned when he saw his changing facial expressions, and Yan Fei said again, "I said I'd better eat in that small restaurant. Okay, okay, brother, don't follow me later either."
When you tell Xiang Jin about this, do you think I haven’t asked you about it?”
"Yeah," Yan Chen looked at him and nodded slightly.
"Thanks, brother!" After saying that, he patted Yan Chen's arm, then turned around and planned to go back to their classroom.
Yan Chen stopped him and said, "I still have a few hundred dollars in the small restaurant's account. I probably won't eat there again in the future. Why don't I transfer it to your account?"
Yan Fei paused, turned around quickly, and said with surprise, "Really?!"
Yan Chen nodded, "Well, there are about three to four hundred yuan left!"
"There are so many more?" Yan Fei was surprised, "Why don't you return it? How about I return it and give you the money?"
"No, let me treat you!"
Yan Fei suddenly felt a little embarrassed, "How embarrassing is that?"
Yan Chen said, "No? Forget it, let it continue to be linked to that account. Maybe one day Xiang Jin and I will go there to eat again."
Yan Fei hurriedly said, "Oh, oh, oh, I want it. If my brother invites me, I will definitely want it!" He looked at him with a playful smile, and after a while he said in a flattering tone, "Then
You can go with me then, I'm afraid the landlady won't believe me if I tell her!"
Yan Chen nodded, "Okay, then I'll go with you this weekend morning!"
"Okay!" Yan Fei snapped his fingers, and his face was filled with joy.
In the evening, Xiang Jin went back from her self-study and saw her grandparents looking overjoyed. Her grandmother kept waving to her, "Xiao Jin, come here quickly, come here quickly, I'll tell you the good news!"
"What? Did you pick up a treasure when you and grandpa went for a walk at night?" Xiang Jin walked over and joked.
Her grandfather and her grandmother both laughed, and her grandmother said, "Your brother passed the exam!"
"Ah?!" Xiang Jin was surprised for a moment.
Her grandma repeated it again, "Your brother has been admitted to college! Your mother called us near the evening and said, alas, the whole family has been anxious about it all summer, and finally received his admission notice.
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Xiang Jin thought to himself, it is already late August, and in four or five days it will be September. It is the day when students all over the country start school. Ouyang Bo clicks on this tail
It took a while to receive the admission notice, so it seems that Ouyang Bo’s grades are not that good?
It's not that it's not bad. In her opinion, it's just bad. You know, he's repeating his studies this year. You can imagine how bad his academic performance was as a fresh graduate.
However, seeing that her grandparents looked very happy, she couldn't tell her true feelings, lest they disturb their mood, so she still asked symbolically, "Which university is it?"
Then her grandparents told me which university it was from.
When Xiang Jin heard about it, he found out that it was indeed an inconspicuous junior college that was ranked far behind in the educational world. It was said that if he wanted to advance to a bachelor's degree, he would have to go to another school. Their school would not be able to advance to a bachelor's degree.
of qualifications.
Logically speaking, Xiang Jin didn't even need to understand a school like this. She didn't even know that such a school existed in the world. But then she went to handle a case in a city, and then she went out to eat.
In the process, I met an old classmate from high school.
Then they chatted for a while, during which they naturally couldn't avoid asking each other about some relevant life experiences after high school. Then the other party told her in a very envious tone that she later entered a vocational college.
, and that vocational college happened to be the one Ouyang Bo got into.
The school didn't have much of a reputation, and the major probably wasn't very good either, so Xiang Jin didn't bother to ask any more questions.
However, she didn't ask, but her grandmother kept saying, "In a few days, your brother will go to school to report. He said that he will come to see you in two days."
Xiang Jin said lightly "Oh".
Her grandma saw that she was not in a good mood, so she thought she was sleepy and wanted to sleep, so she told her to wash up and rest quickly. She also said that they had put her pajamas in the bathroom for her and hung them on the wall.
Xiang Jin didn't delay, he got up and walked towards the bathroom.
Sure enough, two days later, Xiang Jin and Yan Chen came home from school for lunch and met Ouyang Bo at home. However, with him was an uninvited guest named Ouyang Weiwei.
Haha, it's really interesting. She obviously doesn't want to deal with this Ouyang Weiwei, but she actually came here by herself. Should she really say that she is thick-skinned or thick enough?
"Xiao Jin, are you back?" Ouyang Bo was very happy to see Xiang Jin. This time he was obviously more enthusiastic than last time. Maybe it's because people who have been admitted to college are in high spirits during happy events, so Xiang Jin just entered the room.
Then Ouyang Bo greeted him warmly.
"Well," Xiang Jin nodded slightly towards her, then turned to Yan Chen and explained briefly to him softly, "Ouyang Bo has been admitted to a junior college and will report to the school on September 1st.
, he probably came to say goodbye to us today."
Yan Chen nodded, indicating that he understood, and then the two of them walked towards the big guy.
After getting closer, Xiang Jin asked Ouyang Bo, "When did you come?"
Ouyang Bo was very excited, "It's a little after eleven."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Did you come alone? Did you drive here by yourself or did you catch a bus?"
Ouyang Bo said, "My parents and aunt are both free today, so we drove here."
Xiang Jin nodded, and then Ouyang Bo looked at Yan Chen beside him, and then proactively extended his hand to him, "Hello, Yan Chen!"
Yan Chen also stretched out his hand and shook it slightly, "Hello! I heard that you have been admitted to college and will be reporting to school soon. Congratulations!"
The smile on Ouyang Bo's face suddenly became more sincere, "It's nothing, it's just a very ordinary university. It must be very different from the universities you will take exams in the future, but I am already very satisfied, because I really have no ability in studying.
No matter how talented you are, just leave if you can! In this way, if you leave a year earlier, you will be able to come out a year earlier, and then I will be able to find a job earlier!"
"Well, that's good!" Yan Chen nodded. He had to say that Ouyang Bo had a clear understanding of himself and his positioning, and he also knew how to plan his future.
"Xiang Jin?!" At this time, Ouyang Weiwei stood up and greeted Xiang Jin with a timid look.
Xiang Jin glanced at her sideways, not wanting to pay attention to her, and walked straight towards her grandparents, "Grandpa and grandma, what delicious food did you cook for us for lunch?"
When Ouyang Weiwei touched the dust on her nose, she immediately felt a little embarrassed, her face turned slightly red, and she didn't know what the reaction was in her lowered eyes.
Everyone present saw the scene just now, but everyone unanimously did not act as the lobbyist and pretended not to see or hear it.
Xiang Jin and her grandmother waved directly to Jin and said, "Xiao Jin, come here quickly and take a look. This is your brother's admission notice!"
Xiang Jin walked over and took it in his hand, but he looked at it carefully. To be honest, it was nothing special. It was just an ordinary piece of paper with some dark patterns about the school printed on it, and then filled in with Ouyang Bo.
Name, plus what major he chose, and then stamped with the official seal of the school.
The name of the major chosen by Ouyang Bo sounded like a promising major, human resources management.
After reading the notice for a while, she returned it to her grandma, and then asked Ouyang Bo, "Has the school applied for a bank card for you?"
Ouyang Bo nodded, "Yes, yes!" Then he took it out and showed it to Xiang Jin. Xiang Jin saw that it was a postal savings bank card, "It seems that the one near your school that will be convenient for withdrawing money will be
"This bank," it also reflects from the side that the location of their school is a bit remote.
Ouyang Bo nodded, "Yeah!"
Then her grandma handed the notice to Ouyang Bo and asked him to put it away. She also urged Xiang Jin and Yan Chen to wash their hands and start eating immediately.
Ouyang Bo casually put the notice and bank card on the coffee table. Xiang Jin saw it and wanted to remind him, but then thought about it and forgot about it.
After washing their hands and coming out, everyone went to the dining table to eat. Xiang Jin and Yan Chen sat next to each other. I don’t know whether Ouyang Weiwei intentionally or unintentionally sat down opposite Yan Chen. Xiang Jin’s brows were barely audible.
The ground wrinkled for a moment, and then he directly pulled Yan Chen up from his seat, "You sit with me in a different position, I want to eat that pork ribs."
Yan Chen originally wanted to say that he would give it to her later, but when the corner of his eye suddenly caught sight of Ouyang Weiwei sitting opposite him, he immediately said "Okay!" and changed places with her.
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After Xiang Jin sat down, as she said just now, she first took a piece for herself, and then after taking a bite, she also took a piece for Yan Chen. Just as she was putting it into Yan Chen's bowl, Yan Chen was also taking it.
A chopstick put other dishes into her bowl, and the two of them said in unison:
"This hot pork liver is also delicious, try it!"
"This pork rib is delicious, try it!"
What a coincidence, the two looked at each other and smiled, and then started eating.
Seeing the tacit understanding between the two of them, Xiang Jin and her grandparents also laughed.
Watching Xiang Jin chewing one rib after another, Ouyang Bo immediately saw that Xiang Jin liked to eat ribs, so he quickly put the piece of ribs he had just caught in his bowl into Xiang Jin's bowl.
Xiang Jin was startled, then glanced at Ouyang Bo, and Ouyang Bo smiled at her to please her, "You can eat more if you like. This piece of meat is good, it's the middle steak!"
"Thank you," Xiang Jin thanked him hesitantly, then hesitantly picked up his piece of ribs and took a bite.
When Ouyang Bo saw her eating the ribs he had prepared for her, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, showing a look of joy. Ouyang Weiwei on the side saw this and pursed her lips, wondering what she was thinking.
, then he raised his chopsticks and put a piece of ribs into Xiang Jin's bowl, "Xiang Jin, eat more!"
Xiang Jin's face darkened immediately, and then he put down the bowl in his hand and stared directly at her with his cold eyes, "Is it possible that I still need you when I'm eating at home?"
Treat me as a guest?"
After saying that, she got up and went to the kitchen. When she came out, she had an empty bowl in her hand. She walked to the table and filled up half a bowl of rice for herself.
"No, Xiang Jin, I, I just saw that you like to eat ribs, so..." Ouyang Weiwei looked at her with a look of aggrieved Wei Nai.
Xiang Jin interrupted her words directly, "Put away your pitiful expression and show it to whom? Ouyang Weiwei, I might as well tell you frankly, you really disgust me!"
To what extent do you hate me? I don’t even bother to pretend at all, so what kind of words of friendship can there be between me and you?
Do you think it's useful for you to take the initiative to show your kindness to me like this? You're not talented at all, but you can still get along well with people. If you give me a look, I can tell what kind of person you are.
something!
Therefore, you'd better not come to act with me, and you'd better stay as far away from me as possible. It's best not to appear in front of me again in the future, because I'm afraid of being disgusted!
If it weren’t for the fact that I still have classes to attend in the afternoon, I need to replenish my physical strength and energy, and for the sake of my grandparents, I really don’t want to eat at the same table with you. You haven’t noticed that I’ve been putting up with you.
What?"
Xiang Jin's merciless confession to Ouyang Weiwei immediately plunged the whole scene into an awkward and stagnant atmosphere. Xiang Jin picked up the bowl, took a chopstick and started eating again.
He started eating and said, "Eat, why did you stop? Do you want to eat old rice at night again? Let me tell you, I don't eat old rice at night!"
Her seemingly overbearing joke immediately relaxed the atmosphere a lot, so everyone picked up their chopsticks again, and Xiang Jin's grandma greeted everyone with a smile, "Eat, eat, everyone."
Eat them all!”
Ouyang Weiwei didn't know which nerve was wrong, so she immediately put down the dishes, turned around and ran off the table, hiding her face and ran towards the living room.
"Oh, Weiwei?!" Xiang Jin and her grandma called out symbolically. Ouyang Bo suddenly had a complicated look on his face. After hesitating for a moment, she said to her grandma, "I
Go and see her?"
Their grandparents nodded, "Go quickly, go quickly!"
Xiang Jin curled her lips and thought to herself: Her grandparents are really hypocritical. They obviously don't like Ouyang Weiwei very much, but they insist on pretending to be kind and caring, but this pretending is no better.
It would be really difficult for them to be more presentable and sincere.
Ouyang Bo went away for a long time and did not come back. They only heard Ouyang Bo's low and unclear voice of persuasion, which must have been coaxing.
Xiang Jin swallowed the food in his mouth and said disdainfully, "You are not the kind of lady from ancient times, why are you so pretentious?!"
After hearing her words, her grandparents looked at each other and smiled helplessly.
After about three or four minutes, Ouyang Bo came back, but he came back to deliver food to Ouyang Weiwei.
This was exactly what Xiang Jin wanted. The food suddenly became more fragrant, and she added half a bowl of rice later.