Perhaps it was because Pei Yuezhi was too gentle at this moment, or perhaps it was because Liang Zhenzhen was too excited to earn money for the first time, her eyes reddened and tears fell involuntarily.
"Aunt Pei, don't worry, Zhenzhen will never let you down."
After offering her a few more words of comfort, Pei Yuezhi went back to rest.
...
Since the second day was a day off, everyone was quite tired. After Liang Zhenzhen called everyone to eat breakfast in the morning, Pei Yuezhi went back to sleep.
Pei Yuezhi was woken up by Liu Yuanyuan at noon.
"What's wrong, Yuanyuan? Why are you here?" Pei Yuezhi asked groggily as she opened her eyes.
When Liu Yuanyuan saw that she was awake, she pushed her inside and lay down as well.
"Zhenzhen said she made something delicious and came over to call us to eat. I thought you were the one who invited us, but when I came over, I found you were still sleeping."
Pei Yuezhi was a little puzzled when she heard this: "I slept after breakfast and didn't ask her to wake you or cook."
“It’s Zhenzhen cooking. She made a whole table of food. She asked me to come and call you. There’s only one last dish left before we can eat,” Liu Yuanyuan said.
Upon hearing this, Pei Yuezhi also got ready. There wasn't much stock at home, so Liang Zhenzhen probably bought it herself.
“I paid her wages yesterday, but she kept saying she didn’t want them. I told her to accept them properly, probably because she felt a little embarrassed, since she bought groceries and cooked.” Pei Yuezhi told Liu Yuanyuan about what happened last night.
After understanding the general situation, Liu Yuanyuan stood up and said, "Then let's get up and go over there. Zhenzhen has probably been busy all day, so we must show our support."
As expected, Liang Zhenzhen prepared a table full of dishes. Today was a day off from school, and Fan Chao, Fan Mu, and Li Nian'an, who came with Liu Yuanyuan, actively helped out.
Seeing Pei Yuezhi and Liu Yuanyuan arrive, Liang Zhenzhen smiled and asked them to sit down first, as the meal would be ready soon.
"Hey, why isn't Granny Liu here?" Pei Yuezhi asked, a little puzzled, noticing that Granny Liu wasn't in the room.
Liu Yuanyuan explained to her, "She went back to the village today to check on her vegetable garden and harvest her newly planted cabbages. She won't be back for the next couple of days; she's going to go up the mountain to pick mushrooms."
"Oh, what's going on? It's already autumn in the blink of an eye. It'll start to get chilly in a couple of days, and we'll have to pickle some sauerkraut soon."
At this moment, Pei's father also came out of the house. Seeing Pei Yuezhi and Liu Yuanyuan moving stools and serving rice, he also came over to help.
"Yuezhi, I have to go back in a couple of days. I need to harvest some corn and then some cabbage," Pei's father said to Pei Yuezhi.
“Okay, things are more stable at the shop now. I’ll go back with you, so you don’t tire yourself out,” Pei Yuezhi said while serving rice.
It's not just Pei Yuezhi's words, but the shop is indeed much more stable than before. Bringing Liang Zhenzhen home was definitely the right decision. I didn't expect that she could learn almost everything I taught her in just over a month.
She's a real talent for cooking.
Pei's father waved his hand and said, "No need. Yunzhi came over yesterday and told me that the Qiao family's matter is almost over. I asked him to come back with me. Don't bother with that. It's a bit tiring."
"Is Yunzhi almost done with his work? That's great. I haven't seen him much this past month. He's been checking accounts day and night," Pei Yuezhi said.
Just as everyone had finished serving the rice and other dishes and brought out the cooked food, Liang Zhenzhen brought out the last dish.
"Dinner's ready! Try my cooking. Everyone's worked so hard." Liang Zhenzhen sat down, looking at everyone with anticipation.
After taking a bite, Pei's father praised him repeatedly, "Zhenzhen, your cooking skills are really good, and they're getting better and better."
Liang Zhenzhen made all of Pei Yuezhi's favorite dishes, and they all tasted great. Pei Yuezhi was very happy with the meal.
"Zhenzhen, in a while you'll be ready to graduate from your apprenticeship." Pei Yuezhi ate with great relish, her praise never stopping.
The group enjoyed their meal and chatted as they ate.
"Zhenzhen, why did you buy so many groceries? You've only just started earning money, you should save some," Pei Yuezhi said, remembering this.
“My second uncle’s older sister made money by embroidering handkerchiefs. She used the money she earned the first time to buy my second aunt new straw sandals and a small bag of peach shortbread for me. She said that it is most meaningful to spend the money you earn on important people.”
"So I used the money I earned the first time to buy a lot of food and also bought things for you guys."
As she spoke, Liang Zhenzhen ran back to her room, and when she came out again, she was carrying a lot of things.
She first gave Pei's father two paperweights: "Uncle Pei, your calligraphy is truly the most beautiful I've ever seen. This one is for you, and the other is for Uncle Pei. It's not made of the best material, but it's a token of my sincere affection."
"Aunt Pei, Aunt Liu, these two velvet flowers are for you. The red one is a pomegranate flower, for Aunt Pei, and the blue one is a larkspur flower, for Aunt Liu."
"These three wooden peace locks are for Chao'er, Mu'er, and Nian'an."
"Oh, right, there's also a plain hairpin for Grandma Li, so she can wear it when she goes out."
Liang Zhenzhen took out each item one by one, explaining that each one was a gift for someone, and that none of them were bought casually, showing how thoughtful she was.
“Zhenzhen…” Pei Yuezhi held the velvet flower in her hand, not knowing what to say. “You’ve spent all your wages, haven’t you? You haven’t prepared anything you wanted for yourself.”
She's been brought back for so long, and apart from buying her two everyday outfits, we haven't prepared anything else for her.
“My biggest dream used to be to have enough to eat and to eat meat. Coming here, all those wishes have come true, and this is what I wanted.”
"Thank you, Zhenzhen. I really like your gift. You put so much thought into it."
Liu Yuanyuan hugged Liang Zhenzhen tightly: "Thank you, Zhenzhen. Aunt Liu will also prepare a small gift for you later. I'll accept this one, so please don't refuse it."
After accepting Liang Zhenzhen's gift, Pei Yuezhi began to think about what to prepare for her.
After thinking it over, I decided to buy her some clothes and accessories.
Most young girls like to dress up.
Thinking of this, Pei Yuezhi pulled Liu Yuanyuan into the system store.
“Yuanyuan, let’s buy some warm clothes and some return gifts for Zhenzhen. It’s going to be a big expense!” Pei Yuezhi pulled Liu Yuanyuan to the clothing store.
Looking at these beautiful clothes, Liu Yuanyuan was overjoyed.
Who doesn't like pretty clothes?
"Yueyue, do you still have any free shopping cards left?" Liu Yuanyuan asked, remembering the discount cards from the mall.
Pei Yuezhi recalled for a moment, then checked her space again, and sure enough, there were two free meal cards.
I originally had a 50% off card, but I used it to buy a large table because there are too many people in my family, and it's too crowded to eat there.
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