Chapter 77 Meeting Shen Zhihui Again
When Xia Guoqing walked in and saw two strange children in the yard, he was stunned at first, and then looked at Xia Yaoyao.
"This is?"
"These are my two cousins."
Xia Yaoyao saw Mei Dujuan standing next to her brother and said, "Brother, this must be Sister Dujuan. She's so pretty."
Mei Dujuan was wearing a long-sleeved dress with floral patterns and carrying a brown leather bag. Her shoulder-length hair was draped behind her, and the pink headband on her head was the same color as the floral dress.
Xia Guoqing was puzzled. He remembered that there was only one child in his uncle's family, and the child was already in high school.
Mei Dujuan nodded, "You are Yaoyao. Your brother always talks about you, saying that you are very capable, you can cook and do housework, and you have a flexible mind."
A flash of embarrassment crossed Xia Yaoyao's face. She had a bad first impression of her sister-in-law, which was a result of bad things in her past life.
"Mom and Dad are still in the kitchen. I'll go in and call them. Brother, please help me watch these two naughty kids. Don't let them run around."
After saying hello, Xia Yaoyao quickly turned back to the kitchen, wanting to talk to her parents first and ask them not to reveal Sangqi's identity.
When they came out again, Xia Jinkuo, Li Yinshuang, Sang Qi and Zhang Xiaoqin also came out to greet them.
When Xia Guoqing heard Sang Qi introduced as Xia Yaoyao's uncle, he looked at his father in confusion. At his father's signal, he didn't say much.
When Mei Dujuan went to the kitchen yard to wash her hands, she saw the leftovers from lunch.
She frowned and smelled the chicken. She walked over and opened the lid. It was really chicken with red dates and Codonopsis pilosula in it, and a layer of light yellow fat solidified on the surface.
Mei Dujuan recalled that day when she visited Xia Yaoyao, she was not there, and there were only two meat dishes, one braised pork and one fish.
It turns out that this is what they usually eat at home. She thought they valued her.
Mei Dujuan closed the lid, washed her hands and walked out.
As soon as they went out, Xia Guoqing came forward and pulled her out, "Du Juan, let's go to the movies. I didn't tell my family, and my parents didn't prepare anything. They just gave me money and asked me to take you out to the movies."
"Okay..." Mei Dujuan's expression was stiff.
While passing by the living room, Mei Dujuan kept observing Sang Qi and Zhang Xiaoqin who were sitting on the chairs out of the corner of her eye.
After leaving the yard, she casually asked, "Where do your sister's uncle and aunt work?"
"It seems that one works in the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, and the other works in a department store." Xia Guoqing was not sure, so he told the truth as his mother had just introduced to him.
Mei Dujuan suddenly said, "Your sister is so lucky."
"Ah? She's lucky, isn't she? You don't know, she suffered a lot in the countryside before."
Mei Dujuan saw that he didn't understand what she meant, so she kept silent and didn't want to continue talking to this fool. -It was half past five in the morning, the sky was just getting light, and there was gray fog in the air. It wasn't until the sun rose and the morning light sprinkled on the city that the vision gradually became clear.
This is Xia Mi's second day in the city to study.
It usually starts at 8 am and ends at 12 pm, or starts at 2 pm and ends at 6 pm.
The rest of the time is free and you can take care of your own meals.
Except for seeing Yan Yiming in the auditorium, at other times, this person seemed to have almost evaporated.
Probably because she is familiar with her bed and her room is in the corridor, she has a light sleep and can be woken up by too many people walking in the corridor.
Xia Mi got up, washed, and prepared to go downstairs to have breakfast early to see if she could come back for a nap.
There was a restaurant next to the hotel, so Xia Mi went downstairs and ordered a bowl of wontons.
The wontons were steaming, with seaweed and a few small dried shrimps floating in the soup. After taking a sip of the soup, my body instantly warmed up.
Fortunately, it’s morning now, otherwise I would be sweating if I ate it later.
Xia Mi ate slowly and it was already half past six when she finished. There was still an hour and a half before class, so forty minutes of sleep was enough.
She paid and prepared to go back to the hotel.
"Teacher Xia?!" A surprised and happy voice sounded in the quiet hall.
Xia Mi looked and found that it was Shen Zhihui.
After not seeing him for a while, I found that Shen Zhihui has changed a lot. His hair is much shorter than before, and his clothes are much more textured than before.
He looked arrogant before, but now he is approachable and speaks much better than before.
"Why are you here?"
The two met in the hotel lobby. Since there was nowhere better to go, they just sat on chairs in the lobby and started chatting.
Shen Zhihui looked melancholy as he told us that he had returned to Haicheng but had not yet been assigned a job. He guessed that the people he had offended in the past still held a grudge against him.
He has been eating for free at home, and his sister-in-law has become dissatisfied with him. They have been separated from their parents for a long time and have become estranged from them.
Shen Zhihui said, "I am not only a person abandoned by the country, I am also an abandoned child abandoned by my family."
Xia Mi frowned slightly. It would be a lie to say that he wasn't surprised. The hardships he had experienced on the island had not smoothed out his edges. It had only been two months since he returned home, and he was...
This is really sad.
"Then why did you return to Qingcheng?"
"I want to do business."
He lowered his voice for the last three words, enough for only the two of them to hear.
Xia Mi was surprised again. This person actually trusted her so much that he said it just like that? "Don't be surprised. I just want to take another gamble." Shen Zhihui put his fist to his lips and said in a low voice, "According to the newspaper, I have a hunch that the economy is likely to start developing. When I returned to Haicheng, I looked around and saw that many people had already started to set up stalls."
"For those who are a bit more arrogant, at most they will just confiscate their things and leave it at that."
Shen Zhihui smiled bitterly and said, "My parents spent a lot of energy and effort to raise me, and I never thought that this is how I repay them. Now they don't have any expectations of me, but I still want to make a career for them to see."
“I want to prove that their efforts are not in vain, and I can give back!”
As a person living in the 21st century, Xia Mi really wanted to confirm Shen Zhihui's guess, but it was just a thought.
China is now crossing the river by feeling the stones. If it is not careful, it will become a test subject to be eliminated.
"That's true. So what do you want to do alone?"
Shen Zhihui was also surprised at Xia Mi's talkativeness. He had previously thought that Xia Mi would ignore him.
"I haven't decided yet. I rented a house yesterday and was about to pack up and move in. I didn't expect to run into you here."
“I’m here to study.”
Xia Mi had a low-cost, trial-the-water idea, "Can you cook?"
"Yes, but it won't be troublesome." Shen Zhihui was stunned, not understanding what Xia Mi meant. "What's wrong?"
It would be good if he knew a little bit. Xia Mi was worried that this person was an idiot in the kitchen.
"Why don't you try selling braised goods?" Xia Mi suggested, "Start with the offal, then the meat. The cost is low and the return is quick."
After Xia Mi finished speaking, she looked around. Fortunately, it was still early and there were not many people around.
Otherwise, she would definitely not dare to sit in the hall and discuss such things with others.
"Teacher Xia, why are you telling me this?" Shen Zhihui looked at Xia Mi in shock. He felt that the person in front of him was completely different. Was she still the Xia Mi he knew?
When Xia Mi was about to explain, Yan Yiming appeared at the stairs, glanced at the two of them, and left as if nothing had happened.
"I didn't get enough rest last night, so I'm going upstairs to catch up on some sleep. See you next time."
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