Listen to me
Three days later, Jiang Zhizhi thought that the man would not come to see her again, but unexpectedly, she met him again in the library that night.
"Little girl, our boss has agreed to your terms, but he's also adding another five thousand. The requirement is: you'll spend the weekends with the investor's wife and son in Jinhai City for two days, with food and lodging provided. Your main duties will be translation and explanation. The rest of the time is to be determined."
Jiang Zhizhi frowned, "You want me to stay in Jinhai City tonight?"
"It's just a Saturday night."
Jiang Zhizhi thought for a moment, "Can I bring one more person? She speaks Mandarin better than I do and can communicate with your guests normally."
"It's up to you if you want, but there's only one room in Jinhai City."
"I need to ask her if she has time and I'll give you an answer later." Jiang Zhizhi said.
"Then at least tell me your name and phone number so it's easier to contact you."
"Jiang Zhizhi." After Jiang Zhizhi gave her name, she gave Weidong her phone number.
"What? Jiang Zhizhi?"
Wei Dong was stunned when he heard Jiang Zhizhi's name.
His reaction was a little strange. Jiang Zhizhi blinked, "Uncle, do you know me?"
"You're not the Jiang Zhizhi from No. 1 Middle School, are you? Is your father Jiang Guozhong?"
"That man has nothing to do with me now. My mother has divorced him and I live with her." Jiang Zhizhi didn't want to have anything to do with Jiang Guozhong anymore.
"I know, I'm just surprised that you are Jiang Zhizhi." Wei Dong looked at the girl in front of him with interest.
There are two real estate tycoons in Nanshi now, one is the Lu family and the other is the Qin family. Lu Hengshan and his boss Qin Lin are close friends.
Last year, Lu Hengshan called Qin Lin and asked him to deal with a small contractor of Fenghua Real Estate. Qin Lin was very curious why Lu Hengshan cared about such an insignificant person, so he asked his secretary to investigate Jiang Guozhong's situation.
During that investigation, he only learned that Jiang Zhizhi was Jiang Guozhong's daughter, and he didn't care much about this little girl.
But later, when Lu Hengshan and Qin Lin occasionally chatted, they talked about Jiang Zhizhi several times.
Lu Hengshan seemed to care a lot about this little girl, and he gradually became familiar with this name.
Jiang Zhizhi felt that the way this person looked at her was even more strange. Could this person be friends with Jiang Guozhong? Thinking of this, she felt a little irritated. If she had known earlier, she would not have agreed to such a thing.
She should have thought that Jiang Guozhong had been in Fenghua Real Estate for so long that it was impossible for him to have no connection with the people there.
"Uncle Wei?"
Just as she was hesitating whether to find a reason to refuse the job, Lu Xiye's voice suddenly came from behind her.
He appeared here at some point and looked at Weidong in surprise.
"Xiaoye?"
Wei Dong certainly knew Lu Xiye. Because of the relationship between Lu Hengshan and Qin Lin, he had often seen Lu Xiye on some occasions before.
But in his impression, Lu Xiye was a rebellious little dandy who never focused on studying.
I didn't expect to see him in the library one day.
etc……
Weidong looked back at Jiang Zhizhi again.
Jiang Zhizhi and Lu Xiye both attend No. 1 Middle School, and now they appear together in the library...
Could it be...
Is this why Lu Hengshan cares so much about Jiang Zhizhi?
After all, everyone in the circle knew how much of a headache Lu Hengshan had for this useless son.
"Uncle Wei, why are you here? What are you two doing?" Lu Xiye looked at Jiang Zhizhi and Wei Dong suspiciously. He saw them from a distance, but they were too far away to hear what they were saying.
"Nothing, I just asked her for a favor." Wei Dong didn't tell Lu Xiye about the translation. He changed the subject and said, "It's been so long since we last met. You've grown a lot taller."
Judging by the looks of it, he's about 1.7 meters tall, right?
"It's okay." Lu Xiye put his hands on his hips, a little nonchalant, "By the way, tell Uncle Qin to thank him for the birthday present he gave me before."
"Speaking of this, I have to apologize to you. When I sent you your birthday present, I didn't know you had moved. I think you didn't receive it until two days later, right?"
"It doesn't matter. It's okay if you send it to the wrong place. I don't mind a day or two. Just don't make such mistakes at work." Lu Xiye complained quietly.
Wei Dong looked at him with amusement, "You little brat, you're worried about my job? Okay, you guys can continue playing here. I have something else to do, so I have to leave first."
Jiang Zhizhi didn't expect that this person actually knew Lu Xiye.
Nanshi is really small.
After Wei Dong left, Lu Xiye couldn't help but ask, "By the way, I haven't asked you what he wants you to do for me yet?"
"Nothing, just asking me where the search office is."
"He's such a grown man, but he can't even find the search center?" Lu Xiye curled his lips and said disdainfully, "I'm really worried about Uncle Qin."
*
When Jiang Zhizhi got home, it was already 9:30 in the evening. She opened the door and smelled a strong aroma of corn.
"Wow, boiled corn."
Lu Xiye, who was about to go upstairs, smelled the fragrance and followed in.
There were two large iron basins in the living room, filled with corn, at least several hundred heads.
In the small courtyard next to it, Cheng Yuping was cooking a large pot of glutinous corn on a coal stove. It was almost cooked now, and the whole courtyard was filled with the fragrance.
"Mom, why did you cook so much corn?" Jiang Zhizhi was puzzled.
"I haven't been setting up a stall much lately, and I can't make much money selling fruit. I want to try selling corn and see if it will help." Cheng Yuping smiled and took two corns from the pot, giving one to Jiang Zhizhi and Lu Xiye respectively. "Come and try this corn, is it delicious?"
Jiang Zhizhi held the corn in her hand. Because it was on the top, it had been drying for a while and was not so hot. "Mom, how much did this corn cost? How much can I sell it for?"
"The wholesale price is fifty cents a piece, and after cooking, it can be sold for two yuan. If I can sell a hundred pieces a day, I can make a hundred and fifty yuan."
One hundred and fifty yuan a day, that's four thousand five hundred yuan a month. After deducting the cost of coal and bad weather, she can earn three thousand yuan, which makes her very satisfied.
Three thousand yuan is enough for her and Jiang Zhizhi's daily life.
But Jiang Zhizhi felt very sad. "Mom, I tutor Lu Xiye, and the monthly tuition fee is not small. You don't have to work so hard."
"That's your money. Mom has hands and feet. Why should I spend your money?"
Jiang Zhizhi has never touched the card that holds her tuition fees.
"mom……"
"Okay, stop talking. You two must be tired after studying so late. Come on, Xiaoye, grab some more corn and go upstairs to rest."
As she spoke, Cheng Yuping took out a bag, put five of them in it for Lu Xiye, and stuffed them into his hand.
Lu Xiye wanted to say something, but seeing that the atmosphere was not right, he took the corn and left silently.
Jiang Zhizhi also knew Cheng Yuping's character. Although she appeared gentle on the surface, she was actually very strong-willed.
Cheng Yuping had made her decision, so no matter what she said, it was useless.
"Mom, there is something I want to tell you." Jiang Zhizhi said after a moment of silence.
Cheng Yuping rearranged the corn in the pot and sighed, "Zhizhi, do you think it's embarrassing for you to have your mom sell corn at a stall?"
She knew that children nowadays are very competitive.
So many times, she felt guilty towards Jiang Zhizhi, thinking that she could not give her a better life.
"Of course not. How can it be shameful for you to work with your own hands? I just don't want you to work too hard, setting up a stall outside in the wind and sun, and having to be on guard against the urban management..." Jiang Zhizhi said uncomfortably.
"Don't worry, Mom has already chosen a location. There are many stalls there, and the urban management won't check."
"Mom, I'm not going to tell you about selling corn. I want to tell you that I found a part-time job."
"Part-time job? Don't you tutor Xiaoye every day? Why did you find another part-time job? You still have Go lessons!" Cheng Yuping suddenly became anxious. "Zhizhi, Mom knows you are studying well now, but you can't focus all your attention on making money. Mom can support you, and at the very least, the tuition fees you give to Xiaoye are not small!"
"Mom, it's not what you think. It's just a temporary part-time job for two days this weekend. It won't interfere with my studies." Jiang Zhizhi hurriedly explained.
Cheng Yuping looked at her suspiciously, "What part-time job?"
"Translation. A company boss was impressed by my good spoken foreign language skills and asked me to accompany a foreign client's family for two days. They didn't speak the same language, so I just helped them communicate. It was also a learning opportunity for me and allowed me to practice my spoken English."
"Could the boss be a bad person? Why doesn't he find a professional translator but comes to you instead?" Cheng Yuping was still a little worried.
"It seems that the client has a child at home. If I go, I can talk to the child more easily." Jiang Zhizhi said, handing her Weidong's business card. "It's a legitimate company. I checked it online."
"Fenghua Real Estate? I know Fenghua Real Estate. Your dad...he used to work as a baker there."
"Well, they're quite legitimate. Besides, it's because I'm good at foreign languages that the guy overheard and came looking for me. They're not bad people."
"That's fine. If you want to go, go ahead." After hearing what Jiang Zhizhi said, Cheng Yuping finally relaxed.
"But they have a condition. Tomorrow the foreign client's family is going to Jinhai City for fun. I have to stay there tonight and can't come back."
When Cheng Yuping heard that he would not be able to come back at night, she looked a little worried, but when she heard that he was in Jinhai City, she felt relieved.
Jinhai City is run by Xiaoye’s father, so nothing will happen there, right?
"Okay, then you have to call me anytime and don't let me worry."
"Mom, why don't you ask me how much I get paid as a translator?" Jiang Zhizhi asked deliberately.
"How many?"
Cheng Yuping started fiddling with her corn again, not paying much attention to this matter.
How much money can a child earn from a part-time job?
At most, it would be a few hundred dollars.
"Fifteen thousand."
"Fifteen thousand..." Cheng Yuping continued to turn the corn. Suddenly, she realized what was happening and raised her voice in shock, "What? Fifteen thousand? Are you kidding me?"
"Mom, this is the price of translation. If you don't believe me, you can check it online. Because I am a child, it is much cheaper!" Jiang Zhizhi smiled at her.
"I don't believe it."
Cheng Yuping frowned.
How could she believe that Jiang Zhizhi, who was only in junior high school, could earn 15,000 yuan by working part-time for a few days?
Jiang Zhizhi took her directly into the study, turned on the computer, and checked the translation market.
"Hiss... Is this translation really that profitable? I can make four or five thousand in four hours?"
Jiang Zhizhi couldn't help laughing. "Mom, that's simultaneous interpretation, and the requirements for interpreters are very high. I'm just an ordinary interpreter, assisting in communication."
"Oh, so that's how it is." Cheng Yuping had never heard of this before. She sighed and said, "People who have studied are different..."
"Mom, I've made up my mind. I'm going to use this money to enroll you in adult education."
"ah?"
"Why are you so surprised? You were just exclaiming about the benefits of studying. Why are you unwilling to study when I ask you to?"
"I'm already in my thirties, why should I go to school? I'd better keep this money for you." Cheng Yuping sighed.
Seeing Cheng Yuping like this, Jiang Zhizhi suddenly felt a sense of depression in her heart.
She couldn't help but ask, "Why keep it for me? Do you think I'll never be able to make money again?"
"Mom, even now, if you don't do anything, I can still support both of us, not to mention the future! Don't worry, I will definitely make enough money for you to spend!"
"You don't have to worry about me anymore, think more about yourself, okay? I hope you can live well, I hope you can start a new life!"
"I hope you can get into college through adult education. I hope you can travel around and broaden your horizons. I hope you have endless cosmetics and clothes to wear, and dress up beautifully every day. I hope you can pursue your ideals, live freely, and live only for yourself!"
"Mom, don't you really understand my heart?"
As she spoke, tears could no longer be held back and rolled down her cheeks.
Why are some people born so selfish, but others always think of others?
Sometimes she really hopes Cheng Yuping can be a little more selfish...
"Zhizhi..." Cheng Yuping was so moved by Jiang Zhizhi's words that she couldn't speak. She reached out and hugged Jiang Zhizhi in her arms, holding her tightly.
"Mom, if the first half of your life is full of confusion and pain, then from now on, just listen to me and let me change your life!"
She burst into tears, hugged Cheng Yuping back, and spoke with a sob as her heart ached.
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