When Ye Xiaobo heard that a model could earn 10,000 yuan in a few days, he was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Brother Guan, I also want to be a model. Do you know where they recruit male models?"

"Haha." Guan Xingfeng threw his head back and laughed loudly. He tilted his head and sized up Ye Xiaobo, mocking him mercilessly.

"Look at you, you're as skinny as a stick, and you want to be a model? Go look at male models, do they have a physique like yours?"

Ye Xiaobo's face flushed red and then paled at those words, and he said in shame and indignation, "Hmph, don't look down on me."

After glancing at his watch, Guan Xingfeng stopped dawdling, rummaged through the drawer for a while, took out a piece of paper, and tossed it to Ye Xiaobo.

"This is your Zhuzhu's address. Go check it out and see how you compare to others."

"Thank you, Brother Guan." Ye Xiaobo looked at the words on the screen and couldn't help but smile. He had achieved his goal, even though the process had been quite painful.

...

Xia Baozhu bought the shop and returned to Taicheng.

The shop is temporarily vacant. She will decide whether to rent it out or open a shop after the Chinese New Year.

She needed manpower to open the shop, but she didn't know many people in the provincial capital, and she was afraid that some people with ulterior motives would sneak in when she recruited.

If it's running, she'll need to keep an eye on it for a long time.

To put it bluntly, she hasn't been running the shop long enough and doesn't have enough staff. Chen Wenbin is a good candidate, but it's unclear whether he's willing to go to the provincial capital.

Moreover, Chen Wenbin's probationary period with her is not yet over.

Let's wait until after the New Year to see.

Xia Baozhu, who had just returned to Taicheng, met Ye Xiaobo at the new store.

Ye Xiaobo walked in looking around. According to Brother Guan, Zhu Zhu had started both of her shops on her own.

The shop may be small, but it's really amazing.

Having grown accustomed to the opulent decor of the Deep Blue Hot Spring Restaurant, Ye Xiaobo felt that the simple and bright style of the fried chicken shop was a bit too shabby.

However, he wasn't there to find fault.

"Zhuzhu, I've come to see you."

Ye Xiaobo went to the old shop first, but the people there said she was at the new shop, so he came here instead.

The busy lunchtime had just ended, so customers didn't have to wait in line when they arrived.

Ye Xiaobo's timing was perfect.

He placed the gifts he had brought on the counter.

Xia Baozhu thought he was afraid of her, but she didn't expect him to be so lustful.

"Hello, what would you like to order?" Xia Baozhu gave a professional smile, but only the corners of her eyes were smiling; there was no real laughter in her eyes.

Ye Xiaobo was disappointed by Xia Baozhu's attitude. He had come excitedly hoping to restore the brief friendship he had shared with Xia Baozhu that night.

Unfortunately, Xia Baozhu didn't buy it.

Ye Xiaobo casually ordered a hamburger set meal and sat down in the dining chair unhappily.

He sipped his milk tea and watched as Xia Baozhu politely served each customer.

Some customers lingered, unwilling to leave, so Xia Baozhu would just smile and remain silent. Those who felt they had made a fool of themselves would naturally leave.

Looking at the dejected man sitting nearby, Ye Xiaobo felt a surge of unwillingness to admit defeat.

He was good-looking and always got along well with girls, so he was used to being adored. He was quite upset when he was suddenly ignored.

But he was also very curious about what kind of person Xia Baozhu was, and he wanted to get to know her better.

In his eyes, she seemed to have many facets, and he liked all of them except for her indifference towards him.

This includes her dressing up as a ghost to scare him.

That just shows how smart and lovely she is.

It's much better than this seemingly polite but actually unapproachable attitude.

So what if she's married? He's never even considered marriage.

Ye Xiaobo stayed until Xia Baozhu went out to pick up Liu Runan from school.

He didn't take the gift; he just put it on the counter and left.

He intends to wage a protracted war.

Ye Xiaobo walked along the road for seven or eight minutes before seeing Xia Baozhu return.

She had a child in her car.

She looks somewhat like her.

It turns out she really has been married for several years and has a child. What kind of person is her husband?

Ye Xiaobo was bewildered in the wind.

He had been planning to fight a protracted battle, but the moment he saw the child, he backed down.

When Guan told him that Zhuzhu was getting married, he should have realized that she already had a child.

Romantic love? Once he has children, he can no longer be romantic.

Ye Xiaobo, who came with a heart full of romantic fantasies, left with a heart full of bitterness.

He was never a determined person; he couldn't endure hardship and lacked perseverance. The fact that he came all the way to Taicheng to find Zhuzhu was already the greatest effort he could make for love.

The pearls he loves only exist in his imagination. Once that imagination is shattered, he will quickly weigh the pros and cons and choose to leave.

This is also why Xia Baozhu likes to pick up Liu Runan. With her little niece by her side, most of her unwanted suitors have disappeared, and she gets far fewer unwanted advances.

Ye Xiaobo's gift was an adorable doll. Since all his girlfriends liked this kind of doll, he naturally assumed that Xia Baozhu would like it too.

The gift remained unclaimed in the store for a week, so Xia Baozhu gave it to Liu Runan.

Liu Runan loves dolls and hugs them all the time, so much so that she no longer cares about her favorite teddy bear.

This shows that Ye Xiaobo, at 23, had a similar mentality to Liu Runan, at 2.3.

What you think you like right now, you might not like right now.

A partner or friend you thought you'd go a long way with might disappear halfway through.

Xia Baozhu received two letters from Sun Xingyan in succession. One of them was about his experiences in the Great Bear Kingdom, and he particularly emphasized the cold.

A thousand miles of ice, ten thousand miles of snow—no exaggeration.

The second letter was very simple, telling Xia Baozhu that he would be back soon.

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