Chapter 80: Walking Others' Paths and Leaving Them with No Path to Walk

When they arrived at the restaurant, they ran into Lu Xun and Zhou Zhipeng, who had arranged to have dinner together after shopping.

However, worried that Jiang Xiaohong would feel uncomfortable, Ning Xuan and Xu Jiajia decided that the three girls would eat at their own table, while Lu Xun and Zhou Zhipeng would eat by themselves.

Ning Xuan knew about Jiang Xiaohong's situation, so when choosing a seat, she specifically chose one by the window, so that there would be fewer people moving around at the next table.

"Xiao Hong, what would you like to eat? Order whatever you like," Xu Jiajia told Jiang Xiao Hong to order first.

Jiang Xiaohong felt embarrassed to order anything too expensive, so she symbolically ordered tofu.

Seeing that Ning Xuan was too embarrassed to order, the others took matters into their own hands and ordered a serving of their signature braised pork, as well as sweet and sour pork, pork ribs stewed with potatoes, pork slices with eggplant, and vegetarian three delicacies, along with rice and steamed buns as staple food.

"Let's start with these, eat as much as you want, we'll order more if it's not enough," Ning Xuan told Jiang Xiaohong not to be shy.

Jiang Xiaohong felt embarrassed by the large amount of food and kept saying, "That's enough, that's enough, there's too much, we can't finish it all."

Xu Jiajia said with a smile, "That's hard to say. It probably won't be enough to eat. But don't worry, you can pack up the leftovers to take home and eat. It won't be a waste."

Jiang Xiaohong then remembered that she could pack some leftovers, which put her mind at ease. She would just not eat that much later and let Ning Xuan and the others pack more to take home for dinner.

However, she underestimated Ning Xuan and Xu Jiajia's enthusiasm. Seeing that Jiang Xiaohong was too shy to pick up food, the two of them used serving chopsticks to put a lot of food on her plate until the bowl was full.

During the meal, Jiang Xiaohong finally understood what Xu Jiajia meant earlier; she realized that Ning Xuan had such a large appetite.

However, she then thought of how Ning Xuan, a thin girl, had so easily broken the chains that bound her, which showed she was very strong. So it was normal for her to have a large appetite.

The bowls at the state-run restaurant were huge, each bowl overflowing with rice; Xu Jiajia and Jiang Xiaohong couldn't finish a single bowl.

Xu Jiajia was very experienced. She immediately set aside a third of the rice for Ning Xuan and had Ning Xuan put it into the lunchbox she had brought.

Jiang Xiaohong actually felt that she couldn't finish such a full bowl of rice, but she thought that if she ate less vegetables, she could still manage.

Ning Xuan noticed her embarrassment and took the initiative to say to her, "If you feel you can't finish it, you can put some into this lunchbox first. This lunchbox is clean, and you can take more if it's not enough."

Of course, Xu Jiajia and Jiang Xiaohong didn't take any more; they were already full from what was in their bowls.

After finishing her own bowl, Ning Xuan ordered another, and then ate the portions that Xu Jiajia and Jiang Xiaohong had set aside.

After that, she can still eat two more steamed buns.

There was no food left on the table, and even Ning Xuan herself could feel that her appetite seemed to have increased again.

But this was no problem for her at all. She was still growing. When she first transmigrated, this body was skin and bones, but now she was finally able to gain some weight.

Besides, even if she does gain weight, she doesn't need to worry. She has beauty pills or slimming pills to take. She can eat whatever she wants without worry.

The restaurant was quite crowded, so they didn't chat much while eating, just talking about ordinary things.

Ning Xuan realized that she had taken the information she had given Jiang Xiaohong to heart and had actually seized the opportunity to get into the food factory.

While they were chatting, Jiang Xiaohong blurted out that she was inviting them to visit her dormitory.

Ning Xuan was intrigued; she was mainly curious about what the factory's employee dormitories looked like now.

Jiang Xiaohong was actually lucky. The HR department mistakenly thought she was a person with connections, so they specially arranged a single dormitory for her when assigning her a dormitory, so she didn't have to share with others.

Although it may be a little smaller than other dorm rooms, it's always more convenient and comfortable to live alone.

Jiang Xiaohong's dormitory is really small, only about ten square meters. There is a bed that is about one meter wide inside. There is a single table and a chair near the window by the door. A little further in, there is a two-tiered wooden shelf with a box on it, as well as Jiang Xiaohong's mouthwash cup, water basin and other daily necessities.

There's a small stove next to the bed where you can put coal to boil water or heat up food.

There were no toilets in the rooms. At that time, the staff dormitories had public toilets, located at the end of each floor. Showers were also provided in public bathrooms.

However, the factory also issued bath tickets, so she could basically take a bath for free in the factory's public bathroom.

Jiang Xiaohong said apologetically, "The dormitory is quite small and there aren't any extra chairs, so please sit on the beds."

“It’s enough for you to live alone. It’s actually quite nice. And you’ve cleaned it very well. I felt very comfortable as soon as I came in. Although it’s small, it doesn’t feel crowded.” Ning Xuan genuinely thought it was very nice.

Xu Jiajia nodded in agreement, "I feel very comfortable too, Xiao Hong, you're so capable."

Jiang Xiaohong smiled sheepishly.

Then Ning Xuan and Xu Jiajia took out the snacks they had just bought at the department store, and Jiang Xiaohong quickly took out the defective products that the factory had given them as welfare.

Don't be fooled by the fact that it's a defective product. It's just that there was a problem with the packaging, and it was too difficult to rework, so it was classified as a defective product. But the food inside is still good.

The group chatted while eating snacks.

Ning Xuan and the others asked Jiang Xiaohong about her job.

Jiang Xiaohong asked them about their experience of going to the countryside.

As they chatted, Jiang Xiaohong mentioned that she had recently been forced to go on blind dates, but she didn't want to.

"I really don't want to go on blind dates, but I don't know how to refuse my mom. If I say too much, she'll get angry, and then we'll argue. Everyone in the family says it's my fault, that I don't know what's good for me," Jiang Xiaohong said, troubled.

Ning Xuan recalled an example she had seen on her phone before, and without thinking, she said, "You don't have to refuse. Just cooperate and urge your mom to find you more high-quality blind dates."

Jiang Xiaohong and Xu Jiajia both looked at Ning Xuan with surprise.

"But I don't want to get married, and I don't want to go on blind dates," Jiang Xiaohong said, conflicted.

Ning Xuan continued, "I know, I'm not suggesting you go on blind dates just to get married. It's a strategy. It's about making others' paths unfettered. Once your mom experiences being constantly pressured to find you a partner, she won't be so keen on finding you a blind date."

And this is only the first step; the second step is the process of you going on blind dates.

You probably have an older or younger brother.

Jiang Xiaohong nodded, "I have an older brother who is already married and has children. I also have a younger brother who took over my mother's job, but he is not married yet."

Ning Xuan continued, "That's right. When you go on a blind date, you usually get to know each other, so just tell me about your situation and then confidently and boldly state your conditions."

The key point is that you need to make it clear that you won't bring the bride price back to your husband's family; you'll leave it for your younger brother. You'll also leave things like the "three turns and one sound" (referring to a set of three-piece sets of watches, a watch, a watch, and a watch) for your younger brother. And when you first meet your parents, the groom's family will also need to prepare red envelopes as gifts for your older brother, younger brother, and nephew.

After you get married, your future husband can't stop you from supporting your family. You should say that your parents raised you with great difficulty, and you'll still be their daughter after marriage. Also, he'll be responsible for your brother's wedding dowry. As the older sister, you're like a mother to your brother, so it's perfectly normal for you to prepare dowry money for him..."

Ning Xuan rattled off a string of words, and Jiang Xiaohong's eyes lit up more and more as she listened.