The competition for the positions of study committee member (Hu Jingxin) and Youth League branch secretary (Ren Zhiyi) is fierce.
Looking at the students running for office on stage, Hu Jingxin nervously grabbed Jiang Xiaoli's hand. "Xiaoli, I feel like my voice is trembling when I speak. Should I not go up there?"
Jiang Xiaoli patted her hand, "You have to decide this yourself. You want to join the student council, and you might have to speak in front of even more people. You have to learn to overcome that."
Ren Zhiyi also encouraged her, "That's right, Xin Xin, Xiao Li is right. No matter what the result is, we should try it bravely."
Hu Jingxin kept encouraging herself. Fang Yong asked on stage, "Is there anyone else who wants to run for class monitor?"
She raised her hand and walked to the podium.
Jiang Xiaoli and Ren Zhiyi both gave her encouraging looks.
Hu Jingxin took a deep breath and began to read her prepared speech.
Although she didn't win the election to become the class monitor, she was still very happy.
"Xiao Li, this is the first time I've spoken in front of so many people, and I did it!"
Jiang Xiaoli said with a smile, "If there's a first time, there's a second time. Keep up the good work!"
Soon it was time for the election of the Youth League branch secretary.
Ren Zhiyi was well-prepared, and her campaign speech was excellent. However, the male candidate who was running against her had mobilized his friends and family to campaign for him in advance and won the election by a narrow margin.
Ren Zhiyi was a little disappointed, but Hu Jingxin quickly comforted her, "Zhiyi, you're amazing! You were so confident and professional when you spoke on stage just now!"
Ren Zhiyi was amused by her exaggerated expression, "You're so stylish, but you still weren't selected."
Jiang Xiaoli opened the drink and handed it to her, saying, "We didn't lose in the election; we lost off the field. We'll have experience for future elections like this."
Ren Zhiyi nodded. "Yes, I don't think I lost the argument. Xiaoli, thank you."
Half an hour later, the elections for all the positions in the class were over, and Fang Yong kept the class officers behind and said the meeting was adjourned.
Jiang Xiaoli believes that nothing heals the soul more than food.
She suggested, "Let's go back and invite Xiaoyue to my house for dinner. I can also show you around."
Hu Jingxin's eyes lit up instantly. "Okay, okay, I'll go back and call Xiaoyue."
Ren Zhiyi was quite considerate. "Xiao Li, it's already 5 o'clock. Will Auntie have enough time to prepare food for so many people?"
Jiang Xiaoli waved her hand, "My family has a ton of ingredients right now, and you're not picky eaters. I'll just call my mom and let her know."
She took her phone out of her bag and called home right in front of them.
Li Guizhi was delighted to hear that she was inviting her classmates to her home for dinner. After confirming the number of guests, she went to prepare dinner.
The three of them bumped into Chang Yue downstairs in the dormitory, so they changed their route and headed straight for her home.
On the way, Chang Yue looked speechless. "You guys are also electing class officers today, right? I really don't know what to say. Our class election was an anonymous vote. When the votes were being counted, Sun Weiwei lost one vote to another person and didn't become the class's academic representative. After the election, she directly asked me if I had voted for her. I really wanted to take out the ballot with her name on it and throw it away!"
Hu Jingxin smacked her lips. "So it seems like our class election for class officers was pretty brutal. The vote was just a matter of raising your hand."
Jiang Xiaoli chuckled, "Looks like today is a Black Monday, you're all in a bad mood. But it's okay, when you get to my house later you'll taste my mom's cooking and all your worries will be gone."
Hu Jingxin, a foodie, was very curious. "Xiao Li, is your mother a chef?"
“No,” she replied, then added, “but it will happen soon; she’s about to open a private restaurant in Kyoto.”
Chang Yue exclaimed with delight, "Then aren't we the first people to taste your mother's cooking?"
"You got it right!"
When they arrived home, Li Guizhi was very welcoming to her daughter's three classmates. "Hey, Xiaoli, isn't your dorm a six-person room? Why are two people still missing?"
Jiang Xiaoli got slippers for them, saying, "The other two don't get along with us."
Li Guizhi nodded and didn't ask any more questions. "Okay, you guys chat first, I'll start cooking."
Jiang Xiaoli took the three of them on a tour of her home.
Chang Yue exclaimed, "Xiao Li, how come your house is so big? It feels like two of my houses. My little room can only fit a single bed, a desk, and a two-door wardrobe."
Jiang Xiaoli smiled and said, "It's alright. Your house was probably allocated by your work unit, right? You'll definitely buy a bigger one when you buy your own house in the future."
Hu Jingxin's focus was different from Chang Yue's. "Xiao Li, your house is decorated so beautifully. My house was just renovated last year. My dad made it so opulent that it doesn't feel like a home anymore."
Ren Zhiyi was amused by her, "From your description, it sounds like you live in a karaoke bar?"
To everyone's surprise, Hu Jingxin nodded seriously, "My mom and I think so too!"
Jiang Xiaoli thought about that scene and couldn't help but get goosebumps.
She opened the snack cabinet, took out a few snacks and gave them to them, saying, "It'll probably be a while before dinner, so have some snacks to tide you over."
Seeing her open the snack cabinet, Chang Yue couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Li, how much do you like the 'Jiang Li Ji' brand? How come all the snacks in your house are from them?"
Jiang Xiaoli touched her nose. "Well... because 'Jiang Li Ji' is owned by my family?"
"What?"
The three of them looked at her in shock.
Hu Jingxin was the first to speak, "Xiao Li, isn't your family self-employed?"
Jiang Xiaoli shook her head. "I only said that my family is in business. Jinzhi guessed that we are self-employed. I didn't say that."
Ren Zhiyi looked at her with amusement, "You deliberately teased them? But I remember you said that before high school you went out to set up a stall with your aunt."
Chang Yue took a bite of potato chip and said, "Yeah, yeah, I remember you saying that too."
Jiang Xiaoli shrugged. "I'm not lying. It's true that before I went to high school, my mom and I would push our bicycles to the entrance of the Xijing Children's Palace to sell spicy snacks."
"You mean 'Jiang Li Ji' spicy strips?" Hu Jingxin exclaimed in surprise, her mouth agape. "Xiao Li, you mean you and your aunt started 'Jiang Li Ji' from the beginning, selling spicy strips?"
Jiang Xiaoli thought for a moment, "That's basically it."
The three of them really didn't know what to say.
After a long pause, Ren Zhiyi asked, "So you studied business administration really to better manage the company?"
She nodded affirmatively. "Yes, 'Jiang Li Ji' is developing very rapidly now, and I feel I still have a lot to learn."
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