At 35, Jiang Xiaoli went wild skiing with friends, only to die in an avalanche. She woke up to find herself back at 16, a year when her beloved mother was still alive!
Given a second chance, ...
"Where is it? I want to go!"
In her past life, she often skied at ski resorts in Northeast China, and the Northeast specialty bathhouses were one of her favorite places.
Zhong Yuan immediately gave her an address, "If I had known you were interested in bathhouses, the four of us could have gone together and played a game of mahjong."
Jiang Xiaoli smiled and said, "There's plenty of time, plenty of time!"
Aunt Zhang only started work on Monday, and tonight's dinner was prepared by Mr. Dafu, Li Guizhi's top student.
To be honest, Dafu's stir-fries are quite delicious.
But there are always people who want to find fault.
Zhong Yuan picked up a piece of kimchi stir-fried with shredded pork with his chopsticks. "Fu Zi, what I'm trying to say is, is this shredded pork or sliced pork? The meat isn't cut thinly or finely. What's your thinking?"
Chef Fu stretched his neck, leaned closer, ate the food the man had picked up with his chopsticks in one bite, and then took the chopsticks away.
"If you don't want to eat, then don't eat."
Jiang Xiaoli, being more pragmatic, said, "Brother Dafu, although your knife skills are a tiny bit lacking, the taste of this dish is absolutely amazing! It's delicious!"
Dafu was very modest, "It's still far from what Auntie makes, let's just make do for today."
Jiang Xiaoli and Zong Jia go for a morning run every day at six o'clock.
This morning, as soon as they went downstairs, they met Aunt Zhang, who was coming to work.
Aunt Zhang greeted them warmly, "Oh, Xiao Zong and Xiao Li, why are you leaving so early? I'll make you breakfast, why don't you eat before you go?"
Jiang Xiaoli quickly waved her hand, "No, no."
Aunt Zhang thought she was embarrassed and was about to reach out to pull her when Zong Jiayu stopped her.
"Aunt Zhang, we only eat breakfast at home on weekends, so you can make it for them."
"Okay, I understand."
The two ran towards the school together. Jiang Xiaoli touched her arm and said, "I'm still a little unaccustomed to having such a friendly auntie suddenly come to our house."
Zong Jiayu glanced at her and said with a smile, "Little Pear, are you afraid of other people being enthusiastic?"
Jiang Xiaoli rolled her eyes at him. "You're kidding, why would I be afraid? Some people are just the right amount of enthusiastic. This Aunt Zhang might have been a little too over the top when she first arrived and tried to get on our good side."
"Yes, a little. Let's give her some time."
"Okay!"
During lunchtime, Chang Yue had a very serious expression.
"I have something very important to announce!"
The three of them looked up at the same time. "What is it?"
Chang Yue blushed and said, "Xiao Li, I don't have class this afternoon. I plan to work part-time at the company and confess my feelings to Brother Dafu after get off work!"
Jiang Xiaoli breathed a sigh of relief, "Luckily I put the soda down, I'm so smart."
Hu Jingxin excitedly grabbed Chang Yue's arm and asked, "Xiao Yue, Xiao Yue, are you really sure? What are you going to say? Let us practice for you!"
Ren Zhiyi didn't speak, but her eyes conveyed the word "curiosity".
Chang Yue shook her head shyly, "Oh, I just wanted to tell you my plans in advance, so let's skip the rehearsal."
Jiang Xiaoli looked at her ambiguous smile, raised her soda bottle, and said, "Xiaoyue, I wish you success in finding a partner today!"
Hu Jingxin tilted her head to look at her, "Xiao Li, what does it mean to get out of being single?"
Ren Zhiyi thought for a moment, "Does it mean leaving single life behind?"
Jiang Xiaoli snapped her fingers. "Smart, that's exactly what I mean!"
Hu Jingxin and Ren Zhiyi also raised their sodas with smiles, "Xiaoyue, wishing you success in finding your other half today!"
Chang Yue received encouragement from her three roommates, packed her things, and took the bus to Guomao.
In the past two days, employees who passed the interview at the Kyoto branch of "Jiang Li Ji" have been reporting for work one after another, and the 28th floor, which was originally empty, now looks quite large.
Chang Yue checked in at the front desk and then went to the finance department.
We are currently in the branch office setup phase, and there are many expenses in various places, with a lot of receipts to be reimbursed every day.
Chang Yuelai's first job in the company's finance department was pasting invoices.
However, she has already shed the title of "invoice girl" in the past two days.
Although Zongjia and the company's enterprise office system are not yet ready, the Kyoto branch has already begun to promote the use of computers for office work.
Lu Qing, the branch's finance manager, is an experienced employee that Dafu brought from Xi'an. He is very capable in his work, but knows nothing about computers.
Every time Chang Yue came, she would pull Chang Yue aside to help her input data while asking Chang Yue to teach her how to use computer office software.
In return, she would patiently answer any business-related questions Chang Yue had during this period.
The two worked together very well.
Time flies when you're working. Dafu came to the finance department in the afternoon to deliver invoices and saw Chang Yue there.
When he was leaving get off work, he came over specifically to ask, "Chang Yue, are you done with your work? Do you want me to give you a ride back to school?"
Lu Qing patted Chang Yue on the shoulder, "Alright, your school is far away, why don't you hurry up and hitch a ride?"
Chang Yue smiled and thanked Lu Qing, "Manager Lu, you don't need to worry about the rest. I'll come over tomorrow and take care of it."
"Okay, see you tomorrow."
Chang Yue's heart was pounding like a deer's, and she nervously gripped the strap of her crossbody bag.
Once in the car, Chang Yue took a deep breath and was about to speak when she heard Da Fu say, "Chang Yue, fasten your seatbelt."
"Oh, okay." The air she had been holding in suddenly deflated, and she hurriedly fastened her seatbelt.
On the way, she was preoccupied with how to start the conversation, which caused her expression to become conflicted and unpredictable.
As they approached school, Dafu found her behavior today quite strange.
"Chang Yue, what's wrong?"
"I like you!"
The car was silent for a few seconds.
Dafu pulled the car over to the side of the road. "What did you just say?"
Chang Yue seemed to have gone all out, speaking in one breath without stopping.
"Brother Dafu, I like you. I think you're a really good person. I feel very comfortable and happy when I'm alone with you. I want to date you!"
I've asked Xiaoli about why you don't want to find a partner. I'll resign from "Jiang Li Ji" after my part-time job ends this month, and I absolutely won't interfere with your work!
What do you think of me?
Dafu's mind went blank for a moment; he couldn't quite believe it.
He pointed to himself and asked, "You mean you like me?"
Chang Yue's face flushed red. She didn't dare to look at Da Fu, and instead looked down at her pants as she answered, "Mmm!"
Dafu looked at her movements, expressions, and the lingering blush on her face, and he fell silent.
Chang Yue waited for a long time without receiving a response. She unbuckled her seatbelt and hurriedly said, "Brother Dafu, I'm sorry to bother you."
Then she hurriedly opened the car door, got out, and walked quickly forward.
Dafu then realized what was happening and quickly got out of the car, calling out to her, "Chang Yue!"
Chang Yue paused, her shoulders trembling, her voice quivering as she tried to hold back her tears, "Brother Dafu, it's alright, I was too hasty."
When Dafu walked up to her and saw that she was crying, he was at a loss. He went back to his car, grabbed some tissues, and handed them to her. "Don't cry, I... I just didn't realize what was happening..."