During this time, Qin Chuan helped Xia Qingqing sell sailor shirts. Although each shirt only sold for two cents, he still made quite a bit of money.
After the weather started to cool down, Xia Qingqing stopped selling sailor shirts.
Qin Chuan felt it was a bit of a pity, but there was nothing she could do. After all, everyone had started wearing long sleeves, so who would still buy a sailor shirt for summer?
"Sister Qingqing, Xinxin and I would like to invite you to a state-run restaurant for dinner this weekend. Do you have time?"
Xia Qingqing met Qin Chuan's expectant gaze and subconsciously nodded: "Sure, but it's on me."
"That won't do," Qin Chu'an quickly objected. He wanted to invite Xia Qingqing to dinner to thank her, not to take advantage of her in return.
Xia Qingqing looked at him amusedly and said, "Why not? You help me make money, so it's only right that I treat you to a meal."
She had only ever heard of bosses treating their employees to meals, never of employees treating their bosses to meals after receiving their salaries. This kid was just too honest.
Qin Chu'an wanted to refuse, but Xia Qingqing stopped him with a gesture: "Don't argue, I said I'd treat, so I'll treat."
"Alright," Qin Chuan couldn't argue with Xia Qingqing, so he had no choice but to agree.
Soon it was time for the holiday to begin, and before Xia Qingqing could even leave the house, she saw Song Ze coming to find her.
There was no other way; she couldn't ignore her boyfriend, nor could she stand up the Qin siblings at the last minute, so she decided to bring Song Ze along to the appointment.
Of course, she is not a dictator and still needs to obtain the consent of the person involved.
"It's the pair of twins from Pingxi County that I told you about before, Aze, do you want to go?"
"Of course I'll go," Song Ze said without hesitation. He was overjoyed that Xia Qingqing was willing to take him to meet her friends, so how could he possibly refuse?
With a free driver, Xia Qingqing was too lazy to ride her bicycle herself and sat directly on the back of Song Ze's bicycle, her little hand even giving his abs a naughty pat.
Song Ze felt a tightening in his lower abdomen from her teasing, but since he was outside, he could only keep this score in mind and settle it properly next time.
"Behave yourself, or don't blame me if you fall."
"Hehe, I believe in your skills," Xia Qingqing chuckled as she sat on the back of the bicycle, her legs swinging back and forth in the air.
"You're so mean, just wait and see how I deal with you next time," Song Ze said in a low voice, turning his head away.
Xia Qingqing wasn't afraid at all, and even retorted defiantly, "Fine, just wait and see how you deal with me."
Song Ze's so-called "discipline" was at most a kiss; he wouldn't dare to do anything really bad. Thinking of this, Xia Qingqing couldn't help but sigh at the purity of people in this era, or to put it another way, their sense of responsibility.
When Xia Qingqing and the others arrived at the state-run restaurant they had agreed upon, Qin Chuan was already there.
Seeing that he was alone, Xia Qingqing raised an eyebrow and asked, "Xiao An, where is Xin Xin?"
“Xin Xin and her roommate went out to play together,” Qin Chuan replied with a smile.
He was originally going to pick up his sister from school, but when he arrived, Qin Chuxin had already gone out with her roommates, so he had to come alone.
"Okay, then call her out again next time. Sister Xiao An will introduce you. This is my boyfriend, Song Ze."
"Aze, this is my friend Qin Chuan," Xia Qingqing introduced the two with a smile.
Qin Chuan subtly sized up the handsome man in front of him. He had always known that Qingqing had a boyfriend, but this was the first time he had met him.
Withdrawing her gaze from the scrutinizing man, Qin Chu'an smiled at Song Ze and said, "Hello, Brother Song, I'm Qin Chu'an."
"Hello," Song Ze nodded at him with a slight smile.
The two were not familiar with each other, and the atmosphere suddenly became a bit tense. Xia Qingqing had to smooth things over: "Alright, let's order quickly. Xiao An, order whatever you like. Don't be shy with your older sister."
Qin Chuan honestly said, "Sister Qingqing, I'm not a picky eater, I eat everything."
Xia Qingqing knew he was embarrassed, so she firmly made him order two dishes.
Qin Chu'an had no choice but to order one meat dish and one vegetable dish, both of which were relatively inexpensive.
Seeing this, Xia Qingqing asked Song Ze to order two more dishes, and Song Ze did not refuse, directly ordering two dishes that Xia Qingqing liked.
Because Song Ze was there, Qin Chu'an seemed a little reserved. Xia Qingqing tried her best to find topics to talk about in order to make him feel more relaxed, but she didn't notice that Song Ze sitting next to her looked a little unhappy.
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After finishing their meal, Qin Chuan went back to school by herself, while Xia Qingqing was taken by Song Ze to a nearby park for a walk to aid digestion.
It was lunchtime, and there weren't many people in the park. Xia Qingqing and Song Ze stood side by side for more than ten minutes before they finally realized something was wrong.
She tugged at the man's sleeve and asked, "Aze, what's wrong? You're unusually quiet today."
"How rare! You're chatting so happily with others, yet you still notice that I'm unhappy," Song Ze snorted, his tone laced with sarcasm.
He was never a particularly good-tempered person to begin with, and since the two started dating, he had been almost completely obedient to Xia Qingqing, so this was a rare sight for him.
Xia Qingqing paused for a moment, then quickly extracted the key point from the other person's words and guessed that the person was probably jealous.
Looking around and finding no one, she smiled and hugged Song Ze's arm, saying coquettishly, "It was my fault. I neglected A-Ze just now, but when you're treating someone to a meal, you should always treat your guests well."
These words implied that Song Ze was among their own people, and upon hearing this, Song Ze's lips curled up slightly.
But he didn't want to be appeased so easily, and complained aggrievedly, "You take time off to eat with other people but never with me."
If he hadn't taken the initiative to find Xia Qingqing, that kid would definitely have been having dinner with Qingqing alone today. Just thinking about it made Song Ze's teeth ache.
He had to admit that the boy was indeed quite good-looking, especially since he went to the same school as Qingqing.
He became angrier the more he thought about it. Why didn't he study harder back then? If he and Qingqing had gotten into the same school, they wouldn't have to see each other only once every week or two now.
"Xiao An helped me with a small favor, so I treated him to a meal as a thank you," Xia Qingqing explained simply.
Lost in his own thoughts, Song Ze merely snorted in displeasure upon hearing this.
Xia Qingqing found it both infuriating and amusing. Song Ze's jealousy was truly unreasonable. She turned his face towards her and looked him straight in the eyes, saying, "Xiao An is still a child. Don't you think you're being a bit unreasonable?"
"You actually said I'm being unreasonable? Is there such a big kid? He's almost as tall as me," Song Ze said, his tone filled with disbelief.
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