Zheng Miaoyue shook her head, "I’m afraid of upsetting Grandpa and Grandma, so I didn’t dare discuss this issue in front of them."
"You should discuss with them, at least find out what they really think in their hearts."
"As for those people you said are really tough, I can’t help you, because I don’t advocate using violence to solve problems. But if your stepmother and sister dare to co to the school to bother you again, just tell . I’ll scold them so they won’t even have a chance to talk back.
"Pfft..." Zheng Miaoyue burst into laughter through her tears, "Alright then, if I need your help, you can’t refuse."
"As long as it doesn’t involve doing anything illegal, the friendship between friends, I will definitely help you without hesitation."
That night, Lin Xiang lay in bed tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
She dreamt.
She didn’t dream of that long-lost voice, but instead saw Cheng Jinyun in her dream.
"I must be crazy, dreaming of him for no reason at all?" Lin Xiang patted her cheeks, forcing herself to fall asleep.
The next day at noon, after class, the six of them returned to the dormitory together. After finishing the howork assigned by the teacher in class, they all went to Xingfu Restaurant together.
By the ti they arrived, it was already 11:20.
But since it wasn’t the weekend, everyone had classes, so there weren’t many people in the hall.
The preliminary preparation work was almost done, and there wasn’t much that needed help, so Su Yu and the others had to find an empty table to sit at.
Starting from 11:40, a few custors ca in one after another, and by 12:20, the flow of custors suddenly increased, as if everyone had discussed it in advance and rushed in at once.
Su Yu and the group were not idle, collecting dishes and wiping tables, everyone found a suitable position for themselves.
The ones with the least to do turned out to be Lin Xiang and Cheng Jinyun.
With Mrs. Lin collecting the money today, wherever Lin Xiang went, she was deed a hindrance and could only find a place that wasn’t crowded to stand.
She had just been standing for a while when Cheng Jinyun arrived.
He was holding a small folding stool and let Lin Xiang sit down.
"I have to return to the army tomorrow morning. If there are no missions, I won’t get any leave, probably won’t be able to take a break until mid-November."
"It’s fine, focus on your work, there’s no need for you to worry about Mom and here."
"What about the TV..."
"No rush, no rush, we can wait until the business at Xingfu Restaurant stabilizes a bit more before getting it."
By then, it’ll be easy to explain where the money for the TV ca from.
Cheng Jinyun stared at Lin Xiang, "Why do I feel like you’re avoiding today?"
"What do you an? Why would I avoid you? I haven’t done anything wrong to you, why would I avoid you? You must be too sensitive, always thinking about nothing, that’s why you feel I’m avoiding you, but in reality, I’m not avoiding you at all..."
With the words "avoiding you" as the center, Lin Xiang launched into a lengthy explanation.
The more she explained, the more confusing it beca, and Lin Xiang wished she could slap herself.
Cheng Jinyun looked at Lin Xiang with a smile in his eyes, "Hmm, you’re right, there’s really no need for you to avoid ."
"Well then, since we’re done being busy, I’ll go find my roommates now."
Lin Xiang fled the scene.
Cheng Jinyun stared at her back, frowning slightly.
Even though Lin Xiang had just said a bunch of nonsense, he was still absolutely certain that she was indeed avoiding him.
But why?
Had he done sothing wrong that upset Lin Xiang, causing her to avoid him?
Cheng Jinyun couldn’t figure it out, so he decided to stop thinking about it.
Once most of the custors were gone, Lin Xiang invited Zheng Miaoyue and the others to the table to eat.
There were ten plates on the table, each containing a different dish, exactly the dishes being sold today.
"Lin Xiang, why did you make so many dishes?"
"What kind of question is that? Doesn’t putting dishes on the table an they’re to be eaten? Can I just let you guys sll them and not taste them?"
"Thanks to you guys helping out earlier, otherwise it would’ve been really hard to manage. Everyone, don’t be shy, let’s eat."
Wu Yan and Mao Ying exchanged a look, a bit hesitant to pick up their chopsticks.
A at dish costs fifty cents, vegetable dishes thirty cents, and the main dish as much as eighty cents.
With ten dishes on the table, how much would it cost to finish them all?
Lin Xiang took a bite of the dish for herself first, and after eating she said: "I wasn’t just saying pretty words earlier, you really helped a lot today. So after thinking it through, you can work part-ti at Xingfu Restaurant."
"Part-ti?"
This term was too unfamiliar, and the few of them had never heard it before, so they looked at Lin Xiang in confusion, waiting for her to explain.
Lin Xiang used communal chopsticks to give each person a piece of at into their bowl, then slowly explained, "Like Ren Doudou and the other four are full-ti, receiving a monthly salary, but they have to stay here all day long."
"We have classes and definitely don’t have ti to do full-ti. But we can use the free ti between classes to do part-ti. The busy ti is roughly from around 12:10 to 1 PM, and in the afternoon it’s usually around 5:10 to 6 PM."
"I definitely can’t pay you a salary, but I can provide two als a day, and you can eat whatever dishes Xingfu Restaurant offers, how about that?"
Exchanging your labor for free food is an equivalent exchange, not freeloading.
Wu Yan and Mao Ying were very tempted.
In the dorm of six people, Lin Xiang and Zheng Miaoyue didn’t count, as they were well-off.
Qian Miaomiao and Su Yu’s families, although not as well-off as Lin Xiang and Zheng Miaoyue, weren’t too bad either. At least, they didn’t have to secretly calculate prices when eating in the cafeteria.
Only Wu Yan and Mao Ying’s situations were more difficult.
So, they imdiately agreed to Lin Xiang’s proposal.
"I have a big appetite, I need to eat two bowls of rice."
"That’s no problem, rice is unlimited, and if you’re tired of rice, I can provide you with big stead buns, though they’re made with a blend of two types of flour."
"Deal!"
Su Yu and Qian Miaomiao discussed it and also agreed to work part-ti.
Although their families were not bad financially and didn’t need them to send school stipends to supplent household expenses, they couldn’t provide much financial help either.
Although offering just two als a day, they could eat their fill and have at at every al at Xingfu Restaurant.
Just saving on two als a day could add up to a considerable amount of money over the years.
As for Zheng Miaoyue...
She was preoccupied with her own concerns, her mind not on this matter at all, and no one planned to involve her either.
After all, Zheng Miaoyue’s family had the best conditions and didn’t care about this money at all.
"By the way, on Saturdays and Sundays Xingfu Restaurant has more custors, you can work the whole day part-ti, and you’ll be paid!"
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