Perhaps it was the blessing that worked, or perhaps it was just psychological, but anyway, Jiang Xuan was very calm after returning home.

At this moment, she felt from the bottom of her heart that Lu Shengye was safe and that he would be back soon.

Around noon, she was in a good mood and made herself a plate of fried noodles.

After eating and drinking her fill, she began to think about making guanbing (a type of flatbread).

Selling goods by carrying a basket and shouting is not a long-term solution.

She felt that she needed to fix the time and place first, and then make a sign.

The only places she could think of were the entrances to the family compound and the tenement.

Choose a large courtyard house first.

She does live here, after all.

As for the time, Dian Dian and Fan Xing usually have to go to school around 8:40.

Excluding the half hour for washing up and eating breakfast, she would have to close up shop by 8:10 at the latest.

It seems a bit early, but many people leave for work as early as 7:30.

She decided to test the waters tomorrow.

She took out some paper and began designing a poster.

Just then, someone called her from outside the door.

She ran out and saw Zhang Zhuanling, Chen Miaomiao's mother.

"Mom, I'm so sorry, I didn't bring Miaomiao yesterday. My mom didn't know about the pancakes either, so she didn't give you the money."

As she spoke, Chen Zhuanling took out a dollar and gave it to Jiang Xuan.

"No need, it's just a pancake."

"No way, you should take it. Miaomiao kept saying how delicious the guanbing was when she came back yesterday, and that it had ham inside. She still wants to eat it."

Jiang Xuan said with a smile, "I made a few sausages yesterday."

"Oh right, didn't you make any today?"

"Something came up today and I couldn't buy any fresh ingredients, so I'll cook it tomorrow."

"Okay, you go ahead and do your thing. I'll head back now. This is my first time in this courtyard too. I don't know the way and I ended up going in circles."

"Wait a moment, Miaomiao's mom." Jiang Xuan ran into the house and soon returned with five or six cute patches. "These are all for girls. See if you can use them."

"What is this?"

"A patch is something used as a patch."

Zhang Zhuanling's eyes lit up. "You're so clever! How did you come up with all this? Miaomiao happens to have a few clothes with holes in them. I'll go back and sew them up for her right away."

"Okay, just let me know if you need anything next time."

"Okay, okay, thank you, Mommy Fanxing."

Zhang Zhuanling left in high spirits.

Just as Jiang Xuan was about to go back, she saw He Dajiang pushing his bicycle over from the direction of Courtyard No. 5.

He Dajiang walked over and greeted her, saying, "Thank you, my wife really likes your pancakes."

Jiang Xuan said with a smile, "Teacher He recited my lines, and I didn't know what to say."

He Dajiang was taken aback, then laughed.

"By the way, Professor He, I'd like to ask you something. I wonder if it will take up too much of your time?"

"you say."

“I heard from your spouse that you are the homeroom teacher of Class 1, Grade 11 at Ningzhou No. 1 High School. My sister happens to be in that class, so I would like to know about her studies.”

Who is your sister?

"Little Sister Lu".

He Dajiang got a headache just hearing the name.

That girl who always wears outlandish clothes and has her hair dyed all over the place?

Is she her sister?

He also knew about Lu Xiaomei's family situation, and knew that her father and brother were both soldiers.

This year, another batch of military family members moved into the courtyard. I suppose this girl must be Lu Xiaomei's sister-in-law.

He nodded and said, "Lu Xiaomei is indeed in my class. To be honest, this child's grades are not very good, and she has no interest in studying. She was last in the class at the end of this semester."

Jiang Xuan nodded and said, "She hasn't found the motivation to study before, but I plan to give her some extra lessons this holiday. Teacher He, could you tell me if she has any subjects she's particularly good at?"

He Dajiang thought for a moment and said, "Her writing is okay, probably because she reads a lot of miscellaneous books. When we were choosing our majors, I suggested that she study humanities, since history and literature are related to Chinese, but she insisted on choosing science."

He Dajiang got a headache just thinking about Lu Xiaomei's terrible science scores.

"Okay, Teacher He, I understand. Thank you."

"You're welcome. This holiday is crucial. If you really want to help your sister improve her grades, I do have some materials that I can give you."

"Okay, I'll pick it up later."

"Okay, I'll be back at six tonight."

Jiang Xuan returned to the house and thought for a moment.

Since Lu Xiaomei is good at writing, her Chinese language skills are even simpler. She just needs to memorize some of the texts required by the syllabus and find some methods for doing reading comprehension, and that should be about it.

She buried herself in designing the poster.

She knew that a successful poster not only had to be eye-catching, but also had to convey a clear message, allowing people to understand the deliciousness and characteristics of egg pancakes at a glance.

Jiang Xuan decided to use vibrant colors as the main theme to highlight the tempting deliciousness of the egg pancake.

She drew an egg pancake in the center of the white paper, and then drew some fresh vegetables around it: lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, and tomatoes.

She added some cute hand-drawn patterns to the corner.

Above the image of the egg pancake, she wrote a caption in pop font: "Fresh and delicious egg pancake, giving you a boost of energy!"

To make the poster more appealing, she added some cartoon patterns to fill the background.

Once all the details were revised to a satisfactory level, Jiang Xuan picked up a colored pencil and began to color.

"Jiang Xuan, are you busy?"

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