On the first day after school, Chen Jiaoyun rushed from the next class into Yang Yajing's classroom.
"Ya Jing, Ya Jing!" Chen Jiaoyun rushed in and stuffed Yang Ya Jing's things into her schoolbag. "Hurry up, hurry up! Grandpa is celebrating Grandma's birthday today, we're having hot pot!"
"Hot pot for a birthday? What's going on?" Yang Yajing laughed as she finished packing her things, then Chen Jiaoyun pulled her towards the door.
"My grandma's a Sichuan girl, of course we eat hot pot for her birthday!" Chen Jiaoyun chattered on.
"Sichuan hot pot must be very spicy, right?" Although Yang Yajing had lived for 36 years, she was poor in her previous life and eating out was a rare occurrence for her!
Even when Zhou Pengfei sometimes treats someone to a meal, or accompanies Jiang Xuanxuan to a gathering, the meals are always light and simple.
Yu Yue had only dragged her to one all-you-can-eat hot pot restaurant once before, during a buy-one-get-one-free opening sale. She had never actually tried authentic Sichuan hot pot before!
"That's right! The chili oil is so spicy! It makes your soul, along with your troubles, float away and disappear!" Chen Jiaoyun said jokingly.
"How old are you? What's troubling you?" Yang Yajing shook her head.
"Grandpa says my handwriting is so fancy, he's been telling me to practice it properly lately! It's so annoying!" Chen Jiaoyun complained. "It's all Zhou Pengfei's fault! Why does he have to write so well all the time? I'll make sure he gets what's coming to him today!"
"So that's what you were up to?" Yang Yajing laughed. Zhou Pengfei, a descendant of the Suzhou family, really couldn't handle spicy food.
"Mmm! Hurry home and change into something nice!" Chen Jiaoyun continued to pull the leisurely Yang Yajing along.
She's an impatient person, always rushing around in her actions and words, while Yang Yajing is slow and methodical. It's not that she's inefficient, it's just that she seems calm and unhurried about everything.
"Shall we go to the store and pick out a gift box first?" Yang Yajing thought for a moment. "It's too late to customize now, why didn't you say so earlier?"
"Oh! We're all family here, just pick one! Grandma won't covet a gift from a little kid like you." Chen Jiaoyun never cared about these things.
After they left, Jin Yiyi and Pang Yan, curious, asked Jiang Xuanxuan about the person.
"Xuanxuan, who is this? How come you're so close on the first day of school? Do you know each other before?" Pang Yan asked.
"She's from the same elementary school as Pengfei, in the same class, and I heard she's even Pengfei's senior in school," Jiang Xuanxuan told her.
"How come she's a senior in the same grade?" Jin Yiyi didn't understand.
"This Chen Jiaoyun, her grandfather is a famous painter. Brother Pengfei became his apprentice, so of course he's Chen Jiaoyun's junior brother!"
"Then why are she so close to Yang Yajing?"
"Sigh! The offspring of celebrities all have some fans who idolize them!" Jiang Xuanxuan said vaguely, leaving them to fill in the blanks themselves.
Sure enough, the two of them really imagined the effect that Jiang Xuanxuan wanted.
"This Yang Yajing is so low-class! It seems that only children from poor families know how to curry favor with the powerful and wealthy and cling to the materialism of celebrities!" Pang Yan commented.
"Exactly! It's not enough for her to pester you to be friends, she also has to pester the descendants of celebrities. How can she be so shameless?" Jin Yiyi also said with a look of disgust.
“Celebrities have their own way of making friends, and powerful families have their own troubles! Xuanxuan thinks that having more friends means having more options, and harmony is the most important thing, right?” Jiang Xuanxuan’s words were a subtle reminder to them not to go too far, as she still had a use for this friend.
But if they really want to say or do something, since it wasn't her who instigated it, it would be fine for her to be the good guy after watching the show, wouldn't it?
With this in mind, Jiang Xuanxuan decided to hold onto these two brainless guys tightly. Wouldn't it be great if she had two gunmen without having to draw her sword in the future?
"Stop thinking about them!" Jiang Xuanxuan said, and did just that. "Some new clothes were delivered from home today. Come over and take a look. If you like any of them that I don't wear anymore, you can take them."
"How could I possibly accept that? Your clothes are all so expensive!" Jin Yiyi said, but her eyes were filled with eagerness.
"Since you're just leaving things lying around anyway, why not consider it making friends?" Jiang Xuanxuan knew they wouldn't refuse, but she still asked a question they couldn't refuse, "Or... do you sisters think Xuanxuan's clothes are old and don't like them?"
"No, no! How could we possibly mind?" Jin Yiyi immediately waved her hand. "Xuanxuan, you said it yourself, we just wore it a short time ago! You're so generous, we feel bad for you!"
"Are you sure you're not disgusted?" Jiang Xuanxuan asked casually. Seeing them nod, she said, "The housekeeper will be at the parking lot soon. Let's go back to Xuanxuan's house together."
"Wow! Xuanxuan, you even have a butler driving you around?" Pang Yan looked on with envy.
She came from an official family. Although her father also had a car, government vehicles could not be used for private purposes, nor could he hire a private butler.
Although her father's secretary took care of everything at home, she didn't get any benefit from it at all!
From a young age, seeing her father's carefree life, she dreamed that she would marry into an official's family so that she could also enjoy the status of being supported by others and have a lot of face!
Today, when she met Jiang Xuanxuan, she suddenly felt that marrying into a wealthy family would be more prestigious, and that being a wealthy young mistress would be even more unrestrained than being an official!
She has little contact with wealthy families, but meeting Jiang Xuanxuan today might be the opening of a smooth road to wealth for her! She definitely needs to stick close to Jiang Xuanxuan!
On the other end, Yang Yajing selected a box of longevity cakes that the store had just developed, tied a pretty ribbon into a knot, and put it into a gift bag.
She tied her hair in a high ponytail, changed into a red dress, and looked cheerful as she followed Chen Jiaoyun to her house.
Chen Jiaoyun was also wearing her school uniform, but she had to change her clothes before leaving. When she came out, she was wearing a rose-colored skirt and pants, and a pink puff-sleeved shirt, looking very energetic.
The hot pot restaurant was on Shimen Road. To avoid getting sweaty from squeezing onto the bus during the September rush hour, they took a taxi.
Thinking that they could save a few dollars by splitting the fare with Zhou Pengfei, they went to Zhou Pengfei's house.
Because he was going out that evening, Zhou Pengfei had just finished his homework and was still wearing his undershirt and trousers when he opened the door!
"You dawdling idiot, hurry up and change your clothes!" Chen Jiaoyun pushed him into the room as soon as she saw him. "Dress nicely! Don't embarrass my grandfather!"
"Jiaoyun? You're here?" Zhou Youcheng knew it was Chen Jiaoyun from the chattering voice. "You're so energetic every day! It's so good to be young!"
"Hey! Hello, Uncle Zhou!" Chen Jiaoyun greeted him with a smile.
Zhou Youcheng took out a set of skincare products from the room and handed it to Chen Jiaoyun: "May your grandmother have boundless happiness and longevity."
"Thank you, Uncle Zhou!" Chen Jiaoyun said without any hesitation.
When Zhou Pengfei finally finished his dawdling and came out, Chen Jiaoyun was fairly satisfied. He was wearing a light blue three-quarter sleeve shirt and khaki work casual pants, and he looked fairly clean and tidy.
"Let's go! Have you prepared the fare for the taxi?" Chen Jiaoyun nodded to Zhou Youcheng and then called out to Zhou Pengfei again.
"Yes, I brought it!"
And so, the group headed towards the hot pot restaurant.
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