Therefore, Jiang Ci decisively chose the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The cadre, Ms. Yu, greatly admired Jiang Ci's decisiveness. She smiled and said, "Alright, go to the Great Hall of the People at 2 PM this afternoon. We need to evaluate your abilities."
Jiang Ci agreed.
After seeing the cadre off, Jiang Ci watched the two children finish their meal, and then helped them put on their coats.
"Is Mom going to have a job?" Zhou Miao was dressed in thick clothes, looking like a little penguin. Her fair and tender face was flushed from the earlier commotion, and her eyes sparkled as she looked at Jiang Ci.
"Yes, is Miaomiao happy for me?" Jiang Ci replied with a smile, and then asked her.
Zhou Miao immediately flashed a bright smile, hugged Jiang Ci's neck, and gave Jiang Ci a sweet, soft kiss. "Happy! Mommy has a job, Miao Miao is happy!"
Zhou Yang, watching from the side, was unhappy that Zhou Miao was monopolizing his mother, so he quickly squeezed in and gave Jiang Ci a kiss on the cheek. "Yangyang is happy too!"
Jiang Ci looked at Zhou Yang, then at Zhou Miao, and chuckled. She gave each of the children a kiss. "Alright, you should go to school now, or you'll be late."
Okay~
The child was warm and not afraid of the cold, and happily ran outside.
They went to the Forbidden City yesterday, so they can brag about it to the other kids at kindergarten!
I need to get to kindergarten right away!
Jiang Ci took the money, locked the door, and smilingly led the two children downstairs.
Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao were very excited the whole way. Sitting on the bicycle, they even sang songs.
They ran into their classmates and happily greeted them.
"Fatty! We've caught up with you!"
"Fatty, Mommy and Daddy took Miaomiao and me to the Forbidden City yesterday!"
The chubby friend, who was walking to school with his mother, saw Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao disappear in a flash and quickly chased after them, calling out, "Wait for me!"
Jiang Ci then pushed her bicycle away.
Jiang Ci finally breathed a sigh of relief after sending the child to school.
Okay, let's begin the liberation.
She pulled the scarf around her neck tighter, thinking how lucky they were to have spent some money on scarves when they bought their winter clothes, otherwise they would have frozen to death.
Jiang Ci rode his bicycle to the black market.
Li Ailian had once given her a woolen coat, and Jiang Ci needed to buy an inner layer to match it.
This includes skirts (or dresses), shoes, and sweaters.
In the past, Jiang Ci's personal assistant would select different clothes and makeup to match her according to her schedule and the level of the banquet she attended.
Now that she has no assistant to help her choose, Jiang Ci has to do it herself.
Jiangci going to the department store is the fastest and most direct way, but you need tickets to buy things there, and their tickets are very scarce. Going to the black market, on the other hand, doesn't require tickets.
Items like thick skirts and sweaters can still be found on the black market. Moreover, with the current chaotic state of public security, it's difficult to manage even the educated youth, let alone the black market.
When Jiang Ci arrived at the black market, she indeed saw sweaters and skirts for sale.
She glanced around and quickly chose a black wool midi skirt and a nude-colored warm-toned sweater.
"How much are these two?" Jiang Ci asked, pointing to the two pieces of clothing.
The shopkeeper glanced at it and said, "A skirt costs eighteen without a ticket, a sweater costs twelve without a ticket, but if you want me to throw in two pairs of underwear, I'll do it for you."
Jiang Ci hissed inwardly.
She was truly impressed; the police had already given them a reward of sixty yuan, and they spent thirty yuan just to buy clothes.
This is ridiculous, I'm broke.
"Two items for twenty." The shopkeeper glared at her, about to say "Buy it or leave it," when Jiang Ci stopped him, looked around, and muttered a few words to the shopkeeper in a low voice.
The boss asked suspiciously, "Are you serious?"
"If you don't believe me, go and try it. Anyway, everyone is poor now, and there are few people who buy such good fabrics for clothing. Ten dollars for this day. If you succeed, you will earn more than ten dollars. You can at least double your money."
Jiang Ci remained calm. She took out two ten-yuan bills and handed them to the shop owner. "What do you think?"
The boss's gaze swept over the watch on her wrist.
"I'll trust you this once. If I don't make money..."
Jiang Ci smiled and didn't say much. The shopkeeper took the two pieces of clothing down and gave them to her.
Jiang Ci waved to the shop owner, "If you make money, remember to give me a discount next time I come here to buy clothes from you."
The shopkeeper scoffed, "I'll raise the price for you!"
After saying that, he looked around, then quickly packed up his stall and ran away.
Jiang Ci searched the black market again, but the leather shoes were extremely expensive, so she didn't buy any. After looking around for a long time, she finally chose a pair of black boots that were neither outstanding nor flawed.
It still cost her sixteen.
She went out for a walk and spent thirty-six yuan.
Jiang Ci gritted her teeth in hatred, quickly left the den of iniquity, and ran away as fast as she could.
Jiang Ci went home, changed her clothes, and looked at herself in the bathroom mirror.
The sweater and skirt were of good quality; they were obviously stolen items from a garment factory or department store, with the tags removed, and then sold.
Putting on her coat, Jiang Ci looked at herself in the mirror. Although she had gained some weight, she was still very thin to begin with, and now she still looked slender.
The black midi skirt accentuated Jiang Ci's waist, making her look incredibly slim. Her sweater was also a good choice, being gentle and non-aggressive.
She let her hair down and looked around.
The hair that Sister-in-law Yu cut for her has now grown back to her back, and when she and Zhou Mingli fool around at night, he will press down on her hair.
This reminded Zhou Mingli of the past. While other positions were fine, when he was a traditional missionary, he would first gather her hair up to avoid pressing it down.
Jiang Ci looked at her hair as it was down; it wasn't bad.
Her face just looked a bit pale.
However, Eci didn't think about lipsticks and cosmetics.
This thing is rare and expensive.
Everything is tidied up.
At noon, Jiang Ci quickly cooked some food, checked the time, rested for a while, changed her clothes, put on a scarf and gloves, closed the door, and went outside.
Turning around, he came face to face with Old Lady He's daughter-in-law, Zhao Xiang.
Zhao Xiang stared at the extraordinary woman in front of her for a long time.
Upon seeing her face clearly, Zhao Xiang exclaimed incredulously, "Jiang Ci?!"
"Good afternoon." Jiang Ci smiled politely at Zhao Xiang.
Zhao Xiang thought she was incredibly...stylish! Even more stylish and elegant than the female writers who had returned from abroad from the newspaper!
After a long pause, Zhao Xiang finally managed to say, "You...you are..."
"I have something to take care of, I'm going to be late, Comrade Zhao, so I won't bother with pleasantries."
Jiang Ci was calculating the time; she estimated it would take her half an hour to cycle to the Great Hall of the People, so she didn't have time to waste chatting with people right now.
After saying that, Jiang Ci nodded to Zhao Xiang and went downstairs to leave.
As Jiang Ci went downstairs, she encountered many people who looked at her with great surprise.
Having long been accustomed to being watched, Jiang Ci felt no discomfort whatsoever. She showed neither secret pride nor smugness, and calmly rode her bicycle to the Great Hall of the People.
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