The renovation of the Kejinkachi courtyard has officially begun.
After deciding on the company to cooperate with, Ke Jin notified the other party to sign the contract the next day. After all the formalities were completed, the other party quickly organized construction workers to enter the site and began large-scale construction in accordance with Ke Jin's wishes.
Because Ke Jin's card pool courtyard was so dilapidated, if it was to be renovated, it would require tearing everything down and starting over again. The yard was so messy that it was impossible to entertain people. So Ke Jin simply posted a hand-painted notice at the door, announcing that the card pool would be temporarily closed for vacation and would reopen after the courtyard was renovated.
Because the noise during construction was very loud and staying in the house was seriously affected, at Gu Qianqian's enthusiastic invitation, Ke Jin simply took Ou Nuo to stay overnight at Gu Qianqian's place - there was a two-story building in Gu Qianqian's Kachi courtyard, and the upstairs was full of empty guest rooms, which was more than enough for two more people to stay.
As for Bai Fan, Ke Jin originally wanted him to just rest at home and not come, but because several new cards have not been produced yet, and he will not be too affected by the outside world after entering the card pool, Bai Fan still comes on time every day, but he will go to Gu Qianqian's place to have lunch with Ke Jin and the others.
"Wow, Xiao Ke, your cooking skills are amazing!" Gu Qianqian was surprised when she ate Ke Jin's cooking for the first time, and she praised him highly. "It's better than my mom's... Wow, I wanted to lose weight, but this is forcing me to break my habit!"
"It's not that exaggerated." Ke Jin scratched his face embarrassedly, "But if you like, you can come to my place to eat at mealtime in the future. It will be more lively with more people."
"Really? Okay, okay!" Gu Qianqian's eyes lit up and she nodded repeatedly, "It's a deal!"
Oloy's eyelids twitched violently, and he bit off a piece of vegetable with a "crack".
Humph, there's one more guy coming to eat for free...
Ke Jin took a few mouthfuls of rice slowly and suddenly asked.
"Hmm... Do you think my cooking skills are okay?"
Gu Qianqian and Bai Fan nodded together.
"Sister Qianqian, do you know which restaurant in town is hiring temporary workers?" Ke Jin said seriously, "I want to work part-time for a while."
Bai Fan and Ouloi looked at Ke Jin in surprise, and Gu Qianqian almost bit her tongue.
"You want to work part-time in a restaurant? Why??"
Although the food cooked by Ke Jin is very delicious, card maker is his main job, and the income is much greater than doing odd jobs for others. Why does he suddenly want to do part-time job?
Ke Jin smiled awkwardly: "I've been free lately anyway... If you know of such job openings, please let me know."
“Ah… Ok, ok.”
While Ke Jin went to the kitchen to get the soup, Gu Qianqian quickly lowered her voice and asked Bai Fan.
"Why does Xiao Ke suddenly want to take a part-time job? Is he short of money?"
Bai Fan hesitated for a moment: "Hmm...it seems so."
"No way?" Gu Qianqian was stunned. "Didn't you just make a lot of money?"
Bai Fan sighed, "That's true, but this time, the renovation of the Kachi Courtyard cost 600,000 yuan, so he doesn't have much money on hand."
“Six, six hundred thousand?!” Gu Qianqian was shocked. “Although the first draw of the SSR card pool should be well prepared, but you can take it slowly. If he doesn’t have much savings, starting with a base of more than 400,000 is enough for basic defense. There is also time to slowly strengthen it later. There is no need to spend so much money at once…”
Bai Fan didn't say anything, but just glanced at Ou Nuo beside him.
Gu Qianqian followed Bai Fan's gaze and looked at Ou Nuo. After a moment's thought, she suddenly realized.
“Oh…I see.”
Oloy was puzzled by the stares of the two men: "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me?"
Gu Qianqian shook her head and said with emotion: "Little Nuonuo, you really don't understand your brother Xiao Ke's intentions."
Oloy: “?”
"He is worried about you." Gu Qianqian is a person who speaks her mind. Although Ke Jin may not want Ou Nuo to know, she thinks there is nothing to hide.
"Didn't you almost get kidnapped before? I guess he's afraid those people will come looking for him again, so the defense system has to be as strong as possible. Otherwise, if something really happens, it will be too late to find outside help in such a remote corner of your Kachi Courtyard."
Oloy was stunned.
Wh, what... is that what that guy actually thought?
Ke Jin happened to come back, and Gu Qianqian did not continue the previous topic, and happily told Ke Jin about the recent gossip among the card envoys. Ke Jin smiled and listened for a while, and found that Ou Nuo had been looking over here, and asked curiously.
"Ounuo, what's wrong?" He looked at the almost untouched food in front of the boy, "Is today's meal not to your liking?"
Oloy immediately lowered his head and continued eating as if nothing had happened: "It's okay... um!"
Fuck! He didn't notice it just now and actually ate a piece of green pepper! Ahhh, he hated this thing the most! It was all because Bai Fan liked to eat it, so Ke Jin always did it...!
However, due to his noble upbringing, Ouluo couldn't spit out what he had eaten, so he could only swallow it with a stiff face. Ke Jin was very pleased and praised him generously.
"That's right! A picky eater is not a good kid. Come on, eat some more." As he said that, he picked up several more pieces of green pepper for the boy.
“…”
Ouloi wanted to throw his chopsticks when he saw the green stuff. Under normal circumstances, he would have protested loudly, but for some reason, he remembered what Gu Qianqian had said just now and suddenly he didn't have the energy to resist.
"Really... I told you not to treat me like a child."
Muttering to himself, Oloy finally raised his chopsticks reluctantly and picked up the green pepper from the bowl.
***
Qixing City. Xingchen International School.
In the quiet campus, Jiang Siyu walked alone on the sun-filled tree-lined avenue.
Xingchen International School is one of the most important schools in Qixing City. It includes elementary school, junior high school and senior high school. With excellent teaching quality and excellent teaching conditions, it is not only well-known in Qixing City, but also attracts many students from nearby cities. The annual enrollment competition is very fierce. Those who can enter this school are either outstanding in academic performance or have a wealthy family and can afford the high sponsorship fee required by the school.
Such a well-known school naturally recruits the best teachers. Jiang Siyu is one of the young teachers who was successfully hired at the beginning of this year. However, because she has not yet passed the probation period, she is not yet a formal teacher. She only teaches some less important courses and helps the formal teachers with some auxiliary work.
It was summer vacation and the campus was quiet. Jiang Siyu walked into the office building and came to her office with ease, only to find that there was no one inside - she had missed the bus when she came here, but she didn't expect to be the first person to arrive.
Feeling a little relaxed, Jiang Siyu pushed up the black-framed glasses on her nose, hummed a song and began to prepare the lesson plan.
Although there are no classes in school during the summer vacation, Xingchen International School has a tradition of organizing summer camp activities during the summer vacation. A few days before the activity, the school will lead the registered students to go out for outings and carry out physical development activities. In the next few days, they will return to school to participate in some quality training courses, combining education with entertainment.
Jiang Siyu was assigned to be in charge of a quality-oriented course this time. Although it was just a few reading sharing classes that were not valued by formal teachers, she cherished this opportunity very much and did a lot of preparation work in advance. The children who participated in the summer camp activities will return to school tomorrow, and she and several other teachers made an appointment to do some final preparations.
Soon, a series of brisk high-heeled footsteps were heard in the corridor, the office door was quickly pushed open, and a crisp and cheerful voice rang out.
"Hey, Siyu, you're here? You're here so early!"
Four or five young female teachers walked in. Because it was a holiday, they were all dressed in casual clothes. They were all dressed fashionably and beautifully, which formed a sharp contrast with Jiang Siyu who was dressed simply. The person who greeted Jiang Siyu just now was a girl who joined the company at the same time as her. Her name was Gao Xue. She was also Jiang Siyu's college classmate. The two had always had a good relationship.
"Heh, she has nowhere to go anyway, so of course she'd come early." A sarcastic voice came from behind.
The person who spoke was Mu Qian, the prettiest of the teachers, but with pale eyebrows, thin lips, and a somewhat mean look. She was obviously in a bad mood today, and she slammed her small bag on the desk with a cold face. The others looked at each other, wondering who had offended this young lady again.
"Ignore her." Gao Xue came close to Jiang Siyu, made a face at her, and whispered in a gossipy tone, "She probably broke up with her NNN boyfriend again. She's like she's eaten explosives."
Jiang Siyu smiled and said nothing, continuing to organize her lesson plan. Gao Xue was about to return to her office when she accidentally saw a small box with exquisite packaging on Jiang Siyu's desk, and asked curiously.
"Eh? Siyu, what is this?"
"Well... these are some small prizes I prepared." Jiang Siyu looked up and glanced at them, then continued writing the lesson plan. "I designed a few interactive activities, and I plan to give them as rewards to the children who participate."
"Wow, you've prepared this so carefully. Can I see what it is?"
"OK."
Gao Xue opened the box and saw two rows of colorful cards neatly arranged inside. She picked up one and looked at its attributes carefully.
"Animal cookies... Hey, they're snack cards. They look delicious!" Gao Xue is a foodie and has always been interested in these kinds of snacks. She went to see the levels of the cards with great interest, and the joy on her face soon froze.
Uh, it's only R? This level...
A hand suddenly reached out from the side and snatched the card from Gao Xue's hand, scaring her.
"Mu Qian!" Gao Xue said angrily after seeing the person next to her. "What are you doing? You scared me to death!"
Mu Qian didn't say anything, but just looked at the cards in her hand carefully, then looked at Jiang Siyu with a frown.
“You’re going to give this stuff to students?”
Mu Qian has been targeting her for a long time. Jiang Siyu didn't want to waste time arguing with her, so she briefly explained, "It's just a small prize for the interactive session."
"Jiang Siyu, are you still awake?" Mu Qian sneered, "Or are you used to being poor, so you think other people's vision is the same as yours? The school has allocated subsidies to you, so you bought such shabby things and embarrassed yourself?"
Mu Qian's words were sharp and scathing. Before Jiang Siyu could react, Gao Xue jumped out first.
"What do you mean by embarrassing? I think there's nothing wrong with R cards!" Gao Xue said confidently, "It's enough to give them to students in ordinary classes. You're used to being a big shot, so you think everyone else is just as arrogant as you are, and they don't even look down on ordinary cards!"
"Gao Xue, stop pretending to be a good person here. Didn't you frown when you saw the card level just now? We all know what kind of family background the students who can participate in the summer camp have. Will they be interested in such low-end things?"
Gao Xue was suddenly speechless. Several other teachers present also wanted to dissuade her, but they also secretly agreed with Mu Qian's words in their hearts. For a moment, no one could refute her.
Jiang Siyu bit her lip slightly. The inferiority hidden deep in her heart made her not even have the courage to look Mu Qian in the face.
As Mu Qian said, Jiang Siyu's family was very poor, and she barely finished college by applying for scholarships. After leaving the ivory tower of the campus and entering the bizarre society, she was confused and lost for a while, but after becoming a middle school teacher, she saw those young faces that were still childish, and her once hesitant heart finally settled down a little.
She loves her job and she likes the children in the school. At least here, they are not overly contaminated by worldly values. She wants to protect and cherish their innocence and purity from the bottom of her heart.
But could it be... am I just too naive?
"You can't represent the students." After a long while, Jiang Siyu said in a trembling voice, "What they like and what they hate is not up to you to decide."
"Ha, you sound like you know a lot about it." Mu Qian said with a half-smile, "Okay, if you want to be stupid, I won't stop you. But when students laugh at you for being stingy and old-fashioned behind your back, or when they see your 'carefully' prepared things thrown into the trash, don't come back and cry on the table!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com