Chapter 10 Classmates' Friendship
In the last week before National Day, No. 1 Middle School held a school sports meet.
When Yan Sui arrived at the classroom, it was rare that no students were studying at their seats. Instead, they were gathered in groups of three or four to chat.
The colorful balloon props for the opening ceremony have been placed next to the podium, and the monitor is squatting next to the cardboard box to verify the number of props.
"Good morning, Sui Sui."
"Good morning." Yan Sui turned sideways and squeezed into the space left by Chen Ling.
The desk that was usually piled with textbooks was now occupied by some messy cosmetics, pushing her textbooks aside.
The school has a clear rule that students are not allowed to wear makeup, but there is an opening ceremony on the first day of the sports meeting, and many girls will use the opening ceremony performance to put on light makeup.
"Sorry, sorry." Chen Ling apologized while moving the cosmetics on Yan Sui's desk to her own desk.
"It's okay, you can put it down." Yan Sui stuffed the few remaining textbooks on the table into the hole in the table, took off her schoolbag and hung it on the back of the chair.
After finishing all this, Yan Sui looked at the desk filled with cosmetics. It was a rare morning without morning reading, and she didn't know what to do for a while.
Suddenly, Chen Ling leaned in front of her: "Sui Sui, is the color of my foundation too white?"
Chen Ling's skin was originally a bit dark, and she usually wore thick glasses due to her severe myopia. Many male classmates would call her "Little Black Girl" behind her back, which made her feel inferior because of her skin color.
But today she took off her glasses and, seemingly to mask her undertones, chose the palest shade of foundation. Without any other makeup on, her face looked unnaturally pale.
Yan Sui pressed her shoulders and pushed her back, then took a closer look and said sincerely, "I don't think this color suits you."
Chen Ling's eyebrows drooped instantly, and she said dejectedly, "This is already the whitest shade I've chosen."
Yan Sui shook her head: "Not the whitest shade is necessarily the best-looking. Everyone has a different skin tone, so the foundation they choose is also different. You shouldn't pursue whiteness, but choose a shade that suits you best."
She asked Chen Ling to remove the foundation on her face, and then chose a foundation with a more natural color from the girls in the class and lent it to Chen Ling.
When squeezing liquid foundation onto the back of her hand, Yan Sui suddenly remembered her previous life.
In her previous life, in order to repay the huge debt left by her family, she had to do odd jobs in her free time since high school to supplement her family income.
But because I was a minor and a student at the time, many places would not hire such unstable temporary workers.
At the end of the day, she didn't find a job, so she sat on a bench on the street during lunch time and thought about her future.
At this moment, a familiar voice sounded in her ears, "Yan Sui?"
Wen Qingman happened to be passing by on the street and saw her sitting alone on the bench and couldn't help asking, "What are you doing here?"
Wen Qingman happened to be assigned to the desk in front of her at the time, and after class she would often go to the back row to chat with her and Chen Ling about school gossip. She was one of the few students in the class who was quite active after class, and she and Chen Ling hit it off immediately. She and her deskmate became partners in various activities, along with Chen Ling and Yan Sui.
What happened in Yan Sui's family was more or less spread to the school by classmates who lived in the same community, but after all, it was a key class, and the students did not have much free time to chat and gossip, so it did not cause any waves.
Chen Ling and Wen Qingman, as her closest classmates, wanted to ask her several times but never opened their mouths.
Yan Sui didn't think there was anything to hide about this matter. After all, it was Yan Zhaoting who was wrong, not her, so why should she feel ashamed.
So after Wen Qingman asked this question, she said frankly: "I'm looking for a job."
Yan Sui had a selfish motive when she said this. She knew Wen Qingman's family was well off. If she could find a job for her, she could earn some money to supplement the family income.
Wen Qingman's face flashed with shock, followed by a sigh, and she sat down beside her: "So the rumors about your family incident in class are true. Are you short of money now?"
Yan Sui said “hmm”.
"Wen Qingman, do you know where there are jobs available on weekends?"
"I haven't paid much attention to these things," Wen Qingman hesitated for a moment, "Yan Sui, I think if you work part-time now, wouldn't it delay your studies? We still have a year to go before the college entrance examination, and now even rest has to give way to study."
Hearing this, Yan Sui suddenly found Shi Jing a little funny. More than a month ago, she had never worried about money.
She whispered, "There's nothing I can do. My family owes too much money."
This one sentence contained so much heaviness and complexity that Wen Qingman was speechless for a moment.
After a long silence, Wen Qingman suddenly said, "Yan Sui, do you want to work in my sister's cosmetics store?"
"What?"
"It means helping others with their makeup. You definitely won't be able to get the hang of it at first, but you can do odd jobs and learn a little bit about makeup. Once you get the hang of it, you can help others with their makeup."
Yan Sui knew all this, but in this line of work, even if she was just doing odd jobs on the side, she still had to pay tuition and miscellaneous fees, so she never thought about these stores.
"You don't have to worry about anything. You're not going to be an apprentice. You just need to clean their shop and help them when they're putting on makeup. In your free time, you can learn makeup from them. So you don't have to pay tuition, and you'll get paid."
Yan Sui was a little hesitant, but in fact she was not qualified to choose at all.
If Wen Qingman could help her find a job, it would mean that she could waste one less day looking for a job and get one more day's salary.
"Okay, I can do anything."
"Then I'll take you to my sister's shop now."
"Uh-huh."
“…”
After successfully securing a part-time job at Sister Wen Qingman's cosmetics store, Yan Sui felt much lighter physically and mentally when she left the store than when she entered.
"Yes."
Just when she was secretly happy that she had found a job, a bulging paper bag was suddenly handed to her.
Yan Sui subconsciously opened the box and saw a hamburger, some snacks and a bottle of drink.
She looked at Wen Qingman in surprise, and Wen Qingman shrugged: "I guess you didn't have dinner, so I just went next door to buy it for you. As a celebration of your successful employment. But you have to promise me that you must not delay your studies because of this part-time job!"
Yan Sui laughed and nodded obediently.
In fact, there was nothing to celebrate. She was able to enter this cosmetics store because of Wen Qingman's help.
Wen Qingman said this as if she didn't want her to feel uncomfortable.
Wen Qingman waited with her at the bus stop for a while. Yan Sui ate a hamburger and chatted with her until the bus arrived.
After Yan Sui got in the car, before she could sit down properly, the phone in her jacket pocket vibrated and rang with a message alert.
She opened it and found it was sent by Wen Qingman.
Wen Qingman: [I'm so glad you work for my sister.]
Wen Qingman: [I think you’ll be safer this way~]
Wen Qingman: [Ms. Yansui, please keep up the good work!]
After reading the three text messages, Yan Sui felt a lump in her throat.
Even if they are just classmates with a good relationship, even if both of them are still at an age where they cannot make their own decisions.
She was still willing to help her in any way she could.
And encourage her.
.
Because she learned to put on makeup for others in a cosmetics store on weekends during high school, Yan Sui gained an additional skill.
It also gave her an extra job as a part-time university student——
Do makeup for others.
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When applying liquid foundation to Chen Ling's cheeks, it felt like going back to the time when she was working part-time in college.
Yan Sui skillfully applied the base makeup for her.
In fact, Chen Ling's skin condition is very good. Apart from her dark skin color, there are no other blemishes on her face. She chose a foundation color that suits Chen Ling. After applying it, her skin tone became even and bright, and she no longer had the fake white color she had before.
Chen Ling looked at herself in the mirror and was very satisfied with the color of her face.
After confirming the base makeup, Yan Sui began to set her makeup and apply the makeup on her face. Because it only required light makeup, her movements were very quick.
After the whole process, Chen Ling looked like a completely different person, yet still herself. She retained the advantages of her facial features and slightly corrected the flaws. It was a completely different style from her usual style.
Chen Ling praised the makeup again and again. After the other girls in the class noticed the makeup on Chen Ling's face, they also clamored for Yan Sui to help them with their makeup.
For a moment, the area around Yan Sui and Chen Ling was crowded with classmates.
After all, the morning time is limited. After Yan Sui finished putting on makeup for the second classmate, the head teacher came to urge their class to go downstairs and line up to wait for the opening ceremony.
The opening ceremony of the school sports meeting was held by classes who entered the venue in turn to perform for the leaders on the podium.
In order to save time for studying, Yan Sui's class prepared the simplest poetry recitation program.
However, students in each class have different ideas about the opening ceremony of the sports meeting. Some classes will try to choose simple ones, while some classes will focus on the sports meeting during this period and prepare exciting and complex programs.
After Yan Sui and her classmates finished the performance, they lined up on the lawn in front of the podium and sat down to watch the show.
The performances during her school days were nothing more than the same ones. Yan Sui had already seen this opening ceremony performance twice, including the one in her previous life. But her attention was still attracted by the performance of one class -
Grade 11 Art (Class 1).
The art class is mostly composed of girls. They wear sequined cheerleading uniforms, bright makeup, and the smiles on their faces show their youthfulness.
Er Sui's gaze was on the girl who was leading the group.
She was wearing a cheerleading uniform of a different color from the other girls. As she moved, the cheerleading ball in her hand seemed to dance as well. The hem of her skirt swayed slightly up and down, and the rustling sound of the ball blended with the background music, setting off every twist of her body.
The girl tied her hair into a high ponytail, and her smooth movements made the ponytail follow the rhythm of the music without looking messy.
She is always like this, no matter what kind of occasion she is in, she can handle it with ease. She always has a smile on her face that shows she is determined to win.
"Is this the student who just transferred to our school this year?" Chen Ling whispered in her ear.
Before Yan Sui could answer, Wen Qingman came over and answered first: "Yes, I know her. I think her name is Yu Yunxi. I heard that she has good grades. She was originally going to transfer to our class, but because she still wanted to take the art exam, she went to the art class."
Chen Ling stared at the person dancing in front of her, her eyes sparkling as she praised, "She's very suitable for the art exam. I think her image is especially suitable for art exam candidates. She looks like she's going to enter the entertainment industry in the future."
"Yes, her family is well-off. I think she will enter the entertainment industry in the future."
“…”
The topic still revolved around Yu Yunxi, but the people chatting were always Chen Ling and Wen Qingman. Yan Sui stood between them, her eyes fixed on Yu Yunxi across from her, and she remained silent.
She recognized Yu Yunxi from the university in her previous life.
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