Lin Chuchu really wanted to say, "So what if I don't accept your apology?" However, she was indeed quite curious about what Xu Jia was up to.

He exchanged a glance with Li Sisi.

"Let's go out to eat tomorrow."

Seeing that Lin Chuchu had agreed, Li Sisi immediately followed suit.

After seeing Xu Jia off, Li Sisi said, "Chuchu, I'll have my brother come with us tomorrow to prevent him from playing any tricks."

Lin Chuchu nodded. "Okay."

As Lin Chuchu rode her bicycle home, she saw Chen Long silently following behind her. When she looked over, he nodded slightly at her.

She deliberately slowed down, and when the two of them bumped into each other, Lin Chuchu whispered.

"A classmate is treating me to dinner tomorrow, you should come with us."

Chen Long smiled and said, "Okay, don't worry, I won't let anyone have a chance to hurt you."

After saying that, Lin Chuchu simply nodded slightly and quickly pedaled forward again.

The next day arrived quickly, and Xu Jia, who was treating them, had something come up and asked them to wait for her.

Seeing the person leave in a hurry, Li Sisi asked, "What happened? What is Xu Jia doing? She invited us to dinner but showed no sincerity at all, and even made us wait for her."

It was after school, and many people were out eating. Seeing the two of them standing there dumbfounded at the school gate, an acquaintance asked them a question out of curiosity.

It looked a bit silly. Li Sisi and Lin Chuchu each bought a drink and waited while drinking. Fortunately, Xu Jia hadn't been gone for long, only about ten minutes.

It seemed like they had run back; the other person was covered in sweat.

"Excuse me, let's go."

The state-run restaurant they went to was not far from the school. It was lunchtime, and they had to wait a while before a table became available.

Not long after they arrived, Li Sisi's older brother and Chen Long came together. The two of them even sat together, as if they were old acquaintances.

Lin Chuchu and Li Sisi exchanged a glance, both showing surprise.

How did the two of them know each other?

Xu Jia asked the two to order, and they only ordered one meat dish and one vegetable dish.

Xu Jia ordered another serving of meat and a soup. While waiting, the three of them chatted about nothing, since Xu Jia wasn't familiar with the other two.

Xu Jia sipped his drink, seemingly somewhat absent-minded.

Li Sisi couldn't help but ask, "Why have you been calling us over here? Just say what you want."

Xu Jia was taken aback and sat up slightly. "My dad lost his job, and now I have to figure out how to eat on my own."

Li Sisi looked at her warily, "Let me tell you, we don't have any money to lend you, so forget about it!"

Xu Jia rolled her eyes at her, "I didn't say I wanted to borrow money from you. I'm going to go out to work during the winter break. I just wanted to ask if you have any suitable job recommendations for me."

She lowered her voice, sounding somewhat embarrassed.

Lin Chuchu and Li Sisi exchanged a glance, completely disbelieving her words.

Li Sisi coughed and said, "You're a student at Qingdao University. If you're looking for temporary work, you'll definitely find a place that wants you. You can earn at least 15 yuan a month. If you're careful with your money, 15 yuan will be enough for you."

"Besides, the school also provides subsidies. With our appetites, we can definitely eat our fill at the cafeteria."

Xu Jia spends a lot of money only because she buys new clothes and cosmetics every month. If she saved on those expenses, she definitely wouldn't have to spend so much.

Xu Jia subconsciously thought, how could such a temporary worker be worthy of a college student like her?

But thinking about his purpose later, he didn't open his mouth to retort.

Her gaze fell on Lin Chuchu again.

"Lin Chuchu, do you have any good job recommendations?"

Lin Chuchu looked up into her eyes, and in those eyes, Lin Chuchu seemed to see a guilty conscience.

What is the other party feeling guilty about?

"If you have decent writing skills, you can submit articles to newspapers. You can earn at least a few yuan per article. If you can write more each month, you can earn about twenty yuan."

Lin Chuchu gave a very fair answer, and to be honest, Xu Jia was actually a little tempted.

Li Sisi held Lin Chuchu's hand, "Chuchu, are you serious? I'll try it when I get back."

Li Sisi has a pretty good writing style. She has written some essays before, and some of them have even been published in the school's magazine.

Lin Chuchu nodded, "Of course it's true. I started out making money by contributing articles to newspapers, and later I did translation work for newspapers."

When Lin Chuchu talked to Li Sisi, she unconsciously left Xu Jia aside, but the other party didn't say anything.

Soon, the food was served, and just as the group was about to start eating, Xu Jia's eyes lit up, and he waved towards the door.

"Brother Xu, we're here."

After saying that, he stood up and walked towards the door.

Lin Chuchu saw three blond-haired men with earrings, wearing floral shirts, and carrying pagers at their waists.

It was already dark, yet the three of them were still wearing sunglasses.

Lin Chuchu and Li Sisi frowned, wanting to stand up and leave immediately.

Unfortunately, a few people blocked their way.

Xu Jia, with a sweet smile on her face, linked arms with a man and said this to Lin Chuchu and Li Sisi.

"This is my boyfriend, and the other two are his business partners. They just happened to be here today. Would you mind if we had a meal together?"

That's what she said, but she immediately pulled people to sit down and added two more sets of bowls and chopsticks.

Brother Xu took off his sunglasses and gave Lin Chuchu and Li Sisi what he thought was a cool smile.

"Hello, both of you ladies."

The accent doesn't seem to be local; it sounds like a southern accent.

The last syllable rises slightly, giving it a glib and smooth feel.

Lin Chuchu and Li Sisi looked grim. "Xu Jia, what do you mean? Didn't you say you were going to apologize to Chuchu? Why did you bring others with you?"

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