Two hours later, the movie ended.
Jiang Xiaoli had a strange feeling. The movie was roughly the same as the plot in her memory, with only a small part of the changes, but these changes made the whole movie more perfect.
She now finally understands why Zhang Tu suddenly gained so many fans.
The character Lu Yuanfang, whom he played in the movie, was such a great character. He was intelligent, sensible, loyal, filial to his parents, caring for his younger siblings, and loving to his wife. It was like one buff after another, which made him a perfect character.
Leaving the screening room, she took Zong Jiayu's hand and asked, "What do you think of Lu Yuanfang?"
Noticing the appreciative look in her eyes while watching the movie, Zong Jiayu only uttered three words with a hint of sourness, "It's pretty good."
Jiang Xiaoli turned her head and looked at his awkward expression, then chuckled and called out, "Ayu."
"Um?"
She took his arm and said, "You're much better than him."
As the smog around Zong Jia dissipated, he pursed his lips, suppressing the upward curve of his mouth. "Oh? Really?"
"Just laugh if you want to!" Jiang Xiaoli reached out and poked his cheek. "Look at you, your lips are twitching from trying to hold it in, it's scary!"
Zong Jiayu finally gave in, and he said with a smile, "Little Pear just knows how to make me happy."
She wouldn't admit it, saying, "I'm not as good at sweet-talking as you are. I was just telling the truth."
They were chatting when suddenly they were each hugged from behind.
Chang Yue hugged Jiang Xiaoli and said with a smile, "Xiaoli, what are you doing here? Coming to watch Zhang Tu's movie?"
She nodded. "Yes, but we've already finished watching it."
Yan Chengcheng looked completely bewildered. "You've finished watching? The one we just saw? Why didn't we see you two in the theater?"
Jiang Xiaoli shrugged. "We didn't have tickets, so we found someone to put us in the screening room."
Hu Jingxin immediately became interested. "The screening room? Xiaoli, can you take me with you next time? I also want to watch movies up there. The person sitting in front of us today was so annoying, talking and chatting loudly the whole time!"
She nodded. "No problem, let's do it together next time."
Dafu chatted with Zong Jia for a bit, then clapped his hands, "This weather is perfect for hot pot! Shall we go, 'Master Jiang'?"
No one can resist having a hot pot meal on a snowy day.
This store in Wangfujing is the flagship store of "Master Jiang" and also the store they frequent most often.
Jiang Xiaoli and Yan Chengcheng were at the very back of the group, whispering to each other. Suddenly, Hu Jingxin ran back and pulled the two of them towards "Hero Jiang".
When they arrived at the store, they realized that "Master Jiang" was having an anniversary sale today.
Before each group of guests enters, they can enter a lucky draw. If they win a certain discount, they can get the same discount when paying the bill, and there are even free meals available.
Jiang Xiaoli's face darkened. "Do you dare to take a chance and pay the full amount?"
These people are really something. They're already using her VIP card and her private room all the time, and now they're even trying to steal this little bit of discount!
Zhong Yuan laughed and said, "Little Pear, look at you, so petty. You have the worst luck, so you go first!"
Her eyes widened. "Are you kidding me? I have terrible luck? I'm incredibly lucky!"
Everyone looked at her with smiles but remained silent. Ren Zhiyi reminded her, "Xiao Li, have you forgotten about the time you drew three unlucky cards in a row?"
Jiang Xiaoli... um...
She argued, "That was the only time; I'm usually very lucky!"
Zhong Yuan pulled her to the raffle box, saying, "There's no point in saying so much. Just draw one and prove yourself."
The waiter in charge of the raffle recognized her and said with a smile, "Ms. Jiang, good luck!"
Jiang Xiaoli was in a dilemma. She rubbed her hands together and blew on them.
She muttered to herself, "God of Luck, please grant me power!" and then shoved her hand into the lottery box.
She took out a red paper that had been crossed twice, held it in her palm, and then peeked at it from behind Zong Jia.
Zhong Yuan asked, "Little Pear, what did you smoke?"
She shook her head and didn't say anything.
Yan Chengcheng leaned closer, "Xiao Li, let us take a look."
She laughed and said, "Haha, there's nothing to see here. I'll just pay the bill today!"
Her evasive manner only fueled their curiosity.
Hu Jingxin came over and pulled Zong Jia aside, letting Zhong Yuan and Da Fu restrain her. The girls used tickling torture to force Jiang Xiaoli to hand over the slip of paper she had drawn.
The paper clearly stated: "Congratulations! You have received a 9.9% discount!"
She immediately received a lot of sympathetic looks. Dafu shook his head and said, "Little Pear, I think it must have been Ah Le who tricked you. Why don't you go and get revenge on him?"
Zhong Yuan took the opportunity to pour oil, saying, "I also think that Ah Le is a really unlucky guy. He's infected you with this."
Jiang Xiaoli said with a wronged expression, "You guys are really heartless, trying to sow discord between my brother and me."
Zong Jia and his arm were linked as they entered "Master Jiang's" restaurant first. "Don't listen to their nonsense, let's go eat."
Once inside the private room, Ren Zhiyi spoke up, saying, "Xiao Li is just unlucky in things like raffles; she's probably incredibly lucky in other things."
Jiang Xiaoli burst out laughing, "Zhiyi is so good at chatting!"
Zhong Yuan laughed heartily, "Little Pear, no wonder you and Brother Zong look like a couple, you two are exactly alike!"
"Haha!" Dafu laughed for some reason.
"Um?"
The five girls present were not quite sure what to say, so Jiang Xiaoli asked, "Why do you say that?"
While laughing, Zhong Yuan stammered out Zong Jiayu's "Good Luck Path".
When they first started their business, many organizations issued lottery tickets as a form of welfare.
These lottery tickets were distributed to workers free of charge as a worker benefit. Some tickets could be redeemed for gifts immediately, while others required workers to accumulate them before redeeming larger items.
Some factories with good employee benefits offer very attractive lottery prizes, which has attracted a number of people to buy lottery tickets from workers for a fee in order to claim the prizes.
The others also set their sights on this small business.
Initially, Zong Jia was in charge of buying lottery tickets. People from all walks of life were willing to chat with him because of his face. Buying lottery tickets was relatively simple, and the group of them made a small profit by exchanging them for gifts.
Later, a factory started issuing lottery tickets that included large items like air conditioners, refrigerators, and televisions. However, you had to collect a certain number of lottery tickets with these items on them before you could redeem them.
They gritted their teeth and decided to go all out!
Just then, Zong Jiayu fell off his bicycle and injured his leg, so the others switched places. They went out to buy lottery tickets, while Zong Jiayu stayed home to scratch them.
In the end, they didn't find many lottery tickets that could be redeemed for large items. Instead, their secret base was filled with enamel bars, enamel bowls, enamel basins, and coarse cloth bed sheets of various colors printed with the factory's name...
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