Chapter 81: Zhao Xiaojing is unexpectedly calm

"Sister, you don't know, our boss is socially anxious. We all thought she was too reserved, but now we know it's because she hasn't met anyone who excites her!"

"Haha, my sister Mirror is born with social anxiety. This is the first time I've seen her so excited. It really is true that distance makes beauty! She wasn't like this when she saw me before."

Zhao Xiaojing was busy getting goods for customers and returned to her usual introverted self, while Su Yuchen stood aside and chatted with a group of customers.

"Comb, have you eaten?"

After Zhao Xiaojing delivered the goods to the customer, she immediately turned around and asked Su Yuchen.

"No, wait for my sister Mirror to do it for me!"

The two smiled at each other.

"I'll make it for you when we get home! What do you want to eat?"

As Zhao Xiaojing spoke, she closed the glass cabinet of the stall and made room for Su Yuchen. After Su Yuchen got on, the two of them set off together on the electric tricycle.

"I want to eat the fried skewers you made. My mind is full of the fried skewers they described to me..." Su Yuchen said, feeling that his mouth was about to water.

"You've got it, don't worry! I've reserved the portion that was originally intended for the group leader for you. I'll fry it up for you when I get home, and make you a smoothie while I'm at it!" Zhao Xiaojing said with a smile, "How many days will you be home this time? When will you be home?"

Su Yuchen's home was in the countryside of Yangcheng, and it would take another hour and a half by bus to get there. In recent years, before returning home, she would stop by Yangcheng to change buses and spend two days with Zhao Xiaojing.

"I'm not going home this time. I'm going to stay here with you for a while. Will you support me?

You know what, this tricycle is quite comfortable to sit in, and it feels cool in the breeze." Su Yuchen looked around curiously while sitting on the electric tricycle, and patted it with satisfaction.

"Of course I will. It doesn't matter how long you stay. But aren't you going back this time?"

"No. I quit my job and don't want to tell my parents. It's not a holiday now, and if I go home they'll ask about it, and if I tell them they'll nag me again."

Even if my parents don't tell anyone, people in our village will ask about it if they see it. My unfavorable relative lives right across the street from me."

Su Yuchen got a headache when he thought about this, and he pouted and tried to avoid it.

"Why did you quit so suddenly? Didn't you just get a permanent position?"

"Hey! You don't know what kind of life I've been leading these past few months. I've truly experienced what it means to be a slave! Working overtime every month..." Su Yuchen muttered to himself and complained, without any intention of mentioning the person who had triggered his resignation and was sitting next to him.

Zhao Xiaojing was unaware of anything and patted Su Yuchen's shoulder sympathetically.

We chatted all the way back home.

Zhao Xiaojing fried all the spicy spareribs and sprinkled seasoning on them, then made a big bowl of mung bean and milk smoothie for Su Yuchen and a bowl of tomato and egg noodles.

Su Yuchen said it was like feeding pigs, then helped to carry the plates and sat down to eat.

"Oh my god, Mirror, now I really have to call you Sister Mirror! Your craftsmanship is incredible!"

Su Yuchen took a bite of the spareribs and couldn't wait to taste the shaved ice. She was shocked by the double deliciousness.

The taste of these ribs is so unique, crispy and tender. When you take a bite, you can immediately feel the freshness and fragrance of the ribs on the tip of your tongue, and it also makes you feel numb and spicy, and the flavor is very rich.

After eating one, it felt like my taste buds were completely awakened, and I was craving for the second one.

Take another bite of the shaved ice, and the spicy taste in your mouth is immediately suppressed by the cool and refreshing texture of the sand.

"You can open a shop with your cooking skills. This is much better than those big shops in Jiangcheng with long lines!"

Su Yuchen took a bite of shaved ice, a bite of pork ribs, and occasionally a sip of noodles, enjoying his meal very much.

"As long as it suits your taste, I'll save some for you tomorrow if you like."

Zhao Xiaojing leaned on her elbows, looked at the order information in the group and answered with a smile.

"Mirror, have you ever encountered anyone causing trouble or speaking rudely while setting up your stall?"

Su Yuchen slurped the noodles, glanced at Zhao Xiaojing, and asked tentatively.

"No, the customers are all very nice. Once, two people came into the group and scolded me for being a bit arrogant when selling fried skewers, and the people in the group helped to scold me back."

"Then... do you still remember Wei Liguo?"

Su Yuchen asked cautiously.

Although it is disgusting to mention this, I still have to let Zhao Xiaojing know in advance so that she can be mentally prepared.

Otherwise, if she finds out about these things through other channels one day, she will be caught off guard.

"I don't remember, who is it?"

Zhao Xiaojing finally finished reading the group messages for the day, looked up and asked in confusion.

Ever since the incident with the two trolls in the group, she would read all the messages in the group every day to prevent others from helping her deal with things without her knowledge.

"We were high school classmates. We used to hang out with Guo Gaoang and the others. He was tall and strong, with a flat nose, small eyes, and a face full of acne scars. Do you remember him?"

"It's a bit blurry...what happened to him?"

Zhao Xiaojing tried hard to recall.

"He... is working in Yangcheng now. He used to like you, but he was heartbroken for a long time after you dropped out of school. I only found out about this in the past two days, and I never paid any attention to him before.

And Guo Gaoang has been in contact with him all the time, right? After Guo Gaoang bought your fried skewers a few days ago..."

Su Yuchen considered it carefully and began to speak slowly.

“That’s probably it, this guy is such a jerk, we didn’t even notice it before, I feel sick just thinking about him liking you!

"Mirror, don't pay any attention to this guy's nonsense. He's so good at using foul language, it's definitely not the first time. I'm telling you this in advance so you know what to do. After all, Yangcheng is so small, if we meet..."

Su Yuchen looked at Zhao Xiaojing worriedly, whose eyes were getting wider and wider.

Zhao Xiaojing is still digesting the feeling of having eaten her own melon.

"You didn't come back just for this, did you?" Zhao Xiaojing pondered for a while, finally reacted, and asked back.

"Uh... no... I just happened to be tired..."

Su Yuchen was choked by this question.

"If you want to tell me something like this, can't you just give me a phone call? You even quit your job. Is it worth it for someone like this?" Zhao Xiaojing frowned and looked at the guilty-looking person next to her.

"I'm afraid you can't stand it. What's the difference between this and spreading obscene rumors? I'm furious just hearing it. If you heard it, you'd be so upset and angry... You...

"Hey, why are you so calm? You're still concerned about my resignation?" Su Yuchen suddenly felt something was wrong. He imagined that Zhao Xiaojing would fall into depression and cry after hearing this.

"Why should I be sad? I have to be sad about this kind of person and this kind of thing. How busy am I every day?

Besides, my third aunt always scolds me in a similarly harsh way, and there’s nothing new in her scolding.

But you just got a permanent job and you quit like that. What will you do next?"

In reality, Zhao Xiaojing understood Su Yuchen's concerns. If it were her past life, she would have been sad, consumed by internal conflict, and even attempting to prove herself.

But after living such a cowardly life, she can now distinguish what is important to her and what are worthless and meaningless things.