Chapter 67 The First Group Photo
Hearing this, Zhao Xiaojing still had something to understand. She laughed inwardly. No wonder the old man had looked so disgusted before Wen came in, saying that he didn't want him to come back.
It seems that the old man is being controlled too much and is having a problem with it.
After drinking half a glass of red wine, the mellow yet astringent taste spread in her mouth. Zhao Xiaojing remembered the bayberry and lychee ice drink in the previous system recipe.
It was mentioned in the system tutorial that you can also add red wine to the prepared bayberry and lychee ice drink. After adding it, you can get a glass of ice red wine with a strong fruity flavor. I wonder what it tastes like?
"What's wrong with Jingjing? Are you not used to drinking?"
Fan Guiying noticed that Zhao Xiaojing was staring at the red wine in a daze and asked with concern.
"Jingjing, are you drunk? Want to change your drink?"
"No, no, I just think this red wine tastes good."
"Sure, Jingjing is good. Even her drinking tolerance is compatible with our family!" Wen Zhiyi laughed.
Wen Jin then picked up other fried foods and tasted them all, becoming even more surprised. "Sister, did you recruit Jingjing to the construction site?"
"Yes, the construction site manager is very happy! How is it, delicious, right?" Wen Yulan scooped a spoonful of soup and raised her eyebrows as she looked at her brother who was practicing the law of true fragrance.
"This craftsmanship is really amazing. Will I follow you to your branch in Jiangcheng later?" Wen Jin was unaware that he was slapped in the face by the law of true fragrance, and his face was full of anticipation.
"Oh, Jingjing." Wen Yulan remembered when she heard it. "Manager Li asked you to work on the construction site last time, but you haven't responded yet. What do you think?"
"I've decided not to go to the construction site for now. I'm going to continue setting up my stall." Zhao Xiaojing put down the crab in her hand and wiped her mouth.
Since the system assigned her the task of paying back 80,000 yuan within 114 days, she decided not to work in the construction site canteen anymore.
Firstly, the task cannot be completed and I cannot earn 80,000 yuan in three or four months. Secondly, there is not much room for growth.
"That's fine. It's not very convenient at the construction site." Wen Yulan nodded. "It's a waste of your talent to get a fixed salary for your skills. It's a pity that our cafeteria is not privately contracted. We all have permanent employees, alas."
"It's a pity that my business is too small..." Wen Jin also shook his head.
"That's great, Jingjing is still with us and we can visit each other often! I have to raise another glass!" Fan Guiying was happy.
"Let me say something! I wish my grandpa can catch big fish every day! My grandma can lead the dance every day! My mom can always be in high spirits! My uncle can be more and more open-minded! Jingjing can make more and more money!" Yunyun rushed to make a toast, and the group of people laughed again.
As the glasses clinked, everyone's face was flushed with a layer of pink.
Old Master Wen talked more and more, telling everyone about the difficult days in his youth. Old Mrs. Fan looked at him sideways and silently drank most of the wine in his glass.
Wen Jin and Yun Yun listened with great interest and kept talking, and they cleaned the bottom of a large plate of fried food.
Zhao Xiaojing became more and more addicted to the lotus root soup. Seeing that she liked it, Wen Yulan specially adjusted the position and placed the casserole directly in front of Zhao Xiaojing, watching her eat with a smile.
After the sunset dyed the sky red, night fell little by little. Everyone at the table was talking and listening. Wen Yulan leaned on her elbows and took out her cell phone with a smile on her face.
"Come, look here!"
Wen Yulan switched the camera to selfie and adjusted the angle to frame everyone. With a loud shout, a group of people turned their heads to look over, and in an instant, the shutter sounded.
In the camera, Wen Yulan smiled, holding up her phone and looking at the camera; Wen Zhiyi gestured with his hands, his mouth wide open with excitement, while Fan Guiying rested her hands on his shoulders, her eyes nearly blinded with laughter; Wen Jin, with his mouth open and neck tilted forward, his eyes slanted upwards, looked as if he had intellectual disabilities; and Yunyun and Zhao Xiaojing, both of them had drunken red cheeks, both with silly smiles on their faces...
"Great! This is Jingjing's first photo as a member of our big family!"
Wen Yulan clicked on the photo and laughed out loud at the expressions on the table that looked like they had just come out of a circus.
"show me!"
"I want to see it too!"
"Let me see, let me see!"
Several people stretched their necks to look at Wen Yulan's phone.
"I'll send it to you directly!"
Wen Yulan couldn't stop laughing as she looked at the heads of people behind her trying to lean over to look at their phones. She directly sent the photos to the Wen family group of I Love My Family and Zhao Xiaojing's.
After dinner, Zhao Xiaojing said goodbye and left. Everyone sent her to the yard to push the cart. Wen Yulan hurried to another room.
"Jingjing, take some food and supplies back with you."
Wen Yulan chased into the yard carrying a big red bag, and you could see at a glance that the bag was filled with all kinds of things.
"Aunt Wen, I don't..."
"No, no, I already said you're my goddaughter, stop talking nonsense!"
Zhao Xiaojing was about to refuse as she stepped back, but was interrupted by Wen Yulan's sharp voice. She directly opened the glass cabinet on Zhao Xiaojing's stall cart and stuffed the food in.
"Take it, Jingjing. Lanzi is really considerate. Last time you left, we just remembered that we didn't bring you any food."
"Yeah, girl, last time I didn't get you anything, the old woman blamed me so much. If I let you leave empty-handed again this time, I, your grandpa, will kick you out."
The old couple started to persuade her at the same time, and Zhao Xiaojing couldn't refuse anymore.
After thanking her again and again, Zhao Xiaojing got on her bike and rode home. Wen Yulan was afraid that it would be unsafe for her to go back alone after drinking, so she called the driver Xiao Wu to follow her all the way.
After Zhao Xiaojing returned home, she put the bag on the table and opened it, taking out each item one by one to look at it.
I was a little stunned when I saw this.
A bunch of novel snacks that I have never seen before, a box of high-end snow skin mooncakes, a box of exquisite canned Tieguanyin, two bottles of red wine that Zhao Xiaojing said was delicious in the evening, and a brand new lipstick with English packaging.
Are these... too expensive?
Snacks were fine, but I had no idea how much a bottle of red wine cost. Seeing Wenjia display it in a transparent wine cabinet, it didn't look cheap. Wouldn't it be a shame to take it? The tea packaging looked exquisite, too. This lipstick was from a well-known brand she'd heard of, and it cost several hundred yuan...
The more Zhao Xiaojing thought about it, the more embarrassed she felt, so she called Wen Yulan again.
"Hey, Jingjing, did you forget to take anything?"
"No, Aunt Wen, the things you gave me are too valuable. How can I bear to take them from you? I'll take them back for you tomorrow."
"Oh, how can you be so honest! It's nothing valuable. Those things were brought back by the second and third children. Your grandparents don't need them.
They can't get used to red wine, and they think the Tieguanyin tea isn't tasty enough. I bought an extra lipstick; it's the same shade Yunyun has.
"But Aunt Wen, it's still too expensive. Dinner has already cost you a lot of money, how can I eat it for free and take it for free..."
"How can you eat or take anything for free? You brought so many things to grandpa and grandma's house these two times, so grandpa and grandma also gave you something. This is called reciprocity!
Besides, you took the things we like, and we gave you the things we don’t need. In a sense, we are taking advantage of you!
Besides, it would be a real waste to keep these things at home. Just consider it as helping us reimburse some of the money and contributing to the country's environmental protection cause!
If you still feel embarrassed, when I return to Jiangcheng, you can come and spend more time with grandpa and grandma, okay?"
"Okay, I'll take it then. Thank you, Aunt Wen."
"That's right."
Wen Yulan had said this, so Zhao Xiaojing could only thank her again and agree.
After hanging up the phone, I saw this pile of things and felt warm in my heart.
Zhao Xiaojing pulled out the group photo she had taken that night on her phone and looked at it intently.
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