Chapter 244 Attending the Freshman Welcome Party
This window specializes in selling various stir-fried dishes, rice, and steamed buns. The dishes are cooked in large pots, poured into deep iron basins after cooking, and kept warm by racks filled with hot water.
Two steamed buns cost 10 cents, a serving of rice costs 10 cents, vegetarian dishes cost 10 cents, and meat dishes cost 20 cents. The prices are cheap, there's no need to toss the food in the pan, and the portions are very generous.
After 1 p.m., there were basically no more people eating. Li Hongxia finished her work, got a bowl of rice, and after a lot of effort, managed to make a bowl of slightly thick free soup. She ate it heartily. Getting food was hard work, and she was almost starving.
Suddenly, with a bang, an iron plate appeared in front of him, filled with various stir-fried dishes, with a braised chicken leg on top. He turned his head and stared blankly at the proprietress.
"Why are you looking at me? I've got money printed on my face. Working at my window might pay you less, but you'll get plenty of food. You'll eat rice and free soup every day. You'll break down in less than three months and collapse at my window. I won't have money to treat you. Eat up, don't waste any."
"This...this can sell for a lot of money!"
"At such a young age, how come you've already become so obsessed with money? The standard meals for employees are all like this: two vegetarian dishes, one meat dish, plus a braised chicken leg. If you don't eat, people will say I'm mistreating my employees, which will affect my business."
Since things had come to this point, Li Hongxia picked up the edge of the plate and ate in small bites. The food was already cold, and the lard on the surface had solidified slightly, making the vegetables greasy and soggy, and the chicken leg was a bit salty.
But in her eyes, this was a delicacy that could only be eaten during the Chinese New Year. She ate it in big bites instead of small bites, puffing out her cheeks and giving the proprietress a simple and shy smile.
Her appearance reminded the proprietress of her own daughter, who was the same age but could only attend a vocational college due to failing the college entrance examination. Fortunately, her daughter was ambitious and even made a plan to upgrade her diploma to a bachelor's degree.
"Eat slowly, no one will take it from you. You start work at 6 pm and work until 7 pm, then you can go home." After saying that, the proprietress went to attend to her own business.
Li Hongxia ate until her belly was round and full, then said goodbye to the proprietress, picked up her schoolbag and left. Days passed by like this, and before she knew it, it was time for the welcome party.
"Hongxia, are you really not going? It's a rare opportunity to make friends, and you might even see a handsome guy!"
"No, the day after tomorrow is National Day, and the cafeteria doesn't need anyone. I found a job handing out flyers, which pays 1.5 yuan a day. I plan to work there for 7 days."
"What? You don't even give yourself a single day off!"
Li Xinxin has booked tickets to go to another city with her new friends from class. Yun Xia and Bai Ye have also decided to take two or three days to visit Wuyun Mountain.
"I've always been a busy person since I was a child. It would be uncomfortable for me to stop. I'd rather use the time I'm handing out flyers to explore Jiangcheng properly. As for the welcome party, I... I don't like crowds."
"Nonsense, humans are social animals, how could they not like lively atmospheres?"
In this era, the term "stay-at-home" had not yet become popular. Yunxia handed out a bunch of candy to the two of them and said with a smile, "To each their own. Some people just like quiet and don't like going to crowded places. I heard there's a masked ball tonight. I have a mask. Do you want one?"
"No need, look, I've already prepared it. A pink and white fox, its appearance will definitely be stunning."
At 8 p.m., in the school activity hall, Yun Xia, wearing a blue strapless floral dress and with exquisite makeup, entered the hall arm in arm with Li Xinxin, who was also dressed exquisitely.
The hall was filled with youthful energy. People who had dressed up specially for the occasion gathered in twos and threes to chat. Yunxia and Li Xinxin exchanged a glance, put on their masks, and then parted ways.
She headed straight for the main area, while Yunxia went straight for the dessert section.
The self-service pastries were all cheap and didn't taste as good as those in the store, but they were still edible. I ate them while observing the various students around me.
At eighteen or nineteen, a time of youthful reverie, having left the constraints of high school after three years, they arrived at the university with its high degree of freedom. Everyone seemed to have endless things to talk about, their faces beaming with smiles, and their eyes brimming with... a touch of affection.
Wow, hormones are raging!
"Excuse me, may I have this dance?"
Suddenly, a gentle voice came from behind her. Yun Xia turned around and saw a handsome boy with shiny hair, delicate features, and a resolute look. Just as she was about to refuse, a cold and magnetic voice suddenly came from beside her.
"Sorry, she already has a dance partner."
The handsome young man smiled awkwardly, then said softly, "Well... I won't bother you any longer."
Yun Xia frowned as she looked at the tall man in front of her. He wore a light gray wolf mask, and his eyes were like clear, transparent pool water after the rain, which made him less cold and aloof.
"Bai Ye, is that you?"
The voice and figure are somewhat similar, so why is he here?
Upon hearing this, the man's lips curled slightly, and he said, "As expected, I couldn't hide it from you. Welcome... my junior!"
"Junior! You're also from Jiangxi Medical University? How come I've never heard you mention it before?" The information was so explosive that Yun Xia was a little tongue-tied.
"He's three years ahead of you, studying business administration. He studied management at a medical university; if people knew that..."
Indeed, in Jiangcheng, for management majors, Jiangda University is the place to go. The girl smiled, said a few words casually, changed the subject, and handed him a small plate of pastries.
"I've tried almost everything on the shelf, and this is the best!"
The bread was soft, the jam was moderately sweet, and the cream was a bit too rich, which was somewhat disappointing, but overall it was alright.
"Your choice can't be too bad. Listen, the music is starting. Beautiful Miss Yunxia, would you like to dance with me?"
The young woman put down the pastries, pinched the corner of her skirt, and said elegantly, "I'm happy to!"
The two walked hand in hand into the dance floor and danced a graceful waltz. One of them had a slender figure and a long, elegant swan neck with a pair of delicate pink lips. Even though she was wearing an ugly-cute bee mask, her beauty could still be guessed from the exposed parts of her skin.
One of them was tall and slender with broad shoulders and a slim waist. Their dance moves were elegant, yet they also possessed a touch of masculine aggression. It was truly an enviable and even arousing couple!
"Ruolan, what's wrong?" Wang Ze asked worriedly.
"It's nothing, I just saw a toad."
Her eyes, as clear as autumn water, glared fiercely at the girl in the bee mask, thinking to herself, "Dare to try and steal my man? She's practically asking for death."
After the dance ended, Yun Xia, slightly sweaty, ripped off her mask and used it to fan herself, saying, "Phew, it's been so long since I danced, I almost forgot the moves. Boss Bai, I didn't expect your dancing skills to be so good!"
Bai Ye also took off his mask, pulled her to the rest area, and handed her a bottle of juice, "Sponsored by Boss Gu, do you want me to open it for you?"
Before the girl could answer, he unscrewed the bottle cap. Yun Xia took it, thanked him, and had just taken a few sips when she saw a peacock striding angrily toward them.
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