Wen Qing glanced at Pete, then at Wang Zhishan.
"Honey, what's wrong?" Pete asked familiarly.
Wang Zhishan glanced at him and said, "Don't talk like that. We don't use the 'darling' thing here. We prefer 'beheading'."
"All right."
Wen Qing remained relatively calm and went straight to the point, asking, "What does 'to shine brightly' mean?"
Wang Zhishan looked at Pete.
Pete gestured vigorously with both hands: "It's like, tsk, it's a very, very, very different kind of beauty, you know?"
"I understand, you want her to attract everyone's attention at that moment."
"Yes, yes, yes!" Pete exclaimed repeatedly, "That's exactly it. Little Wenqing, you're so clever!"
"Okay, I understand," Wen Qing said.
"You knew that already?" Pete's jaw dropped in astonishment.
Wen Qing nodded: "You want a dress with Chinese characteristics. If you want to make Western-style dresses, there are all kinds of beautiful Western-style dresses in Hong Kong and abroad, aren't there?"
Pete and Wang Zhishan were both taken aback. Pete did indeed have this idea, but before he could say it, Wen Qing guessed it.
Pete looked at Wang Zhishan and thought to himself, Wang Zhishan is right. Wen Qing is an extraordinary girl. Her strength can suppress Jin Ling's pickiness and make Jin Ling willing to appear in front of the public.
It seems that what was said was true.
“Yes, yes, yes,” Pete agreed repeatedly.
Wang Zhishan mentally gave Wen Qing a thumbs up.
"Going to school?" At that moment, people passing by in the neighborhood greeted him.
Wen Qing then realized that it was almost time for class, and turned to the two of them, saying, "Let's leave it at that for now, I have to go to class."
"Go to class? If you go to class, what about Jinling's clothes? We got the contract and signed it, right? You don't disagree, do you?" Pete asked worriedly. Jinling, that little devil, is very picky, but she wore Wen Qing's entry for the competition without hesitation last time, which shows that Wen Qing's style suited her. If Wen Qing doesn't agree, he really doesn't know where to find something that will satisfy Jinling.
"I don't disagree," Wen Qing smiled. "Let me think about it. I'll get back to you after school, okay?"
Wen Qing smiled, her eyebrows curving slightly, exuding an indescribable gentle comfort.
"Okay, okay, we'll wait for you," Pete and Wang Zhishan replied repeatedly.
Wen Qing then bid farewell to the two and quickened his pace toward Nanzhou No. 1 Middle School.
Pete and Wang Zhishan watched Wen Qing's retreating figure.
Pitt murmured, "Exquisite features, small face, great figure, she's practically the standard for the big screen."
Wang Zhishan turned his head and asked, "What did you say?"
Pete clapped his hands: "Ah, I forgot, I forgot to ask Xiao Wenqing if she would like to be an actress. With her looks, her age, and her brains, she's sure to become a sensation across Asia!"
Wang Zhishan chuckled: "Wen Qing isn't interested in this. Her relationship with Feng Qing is already stable. She can sit still and money is pouring into her hands. Why would she go into acting? Are you kidding me?"
"Acting can be quite lucrative."
"How does that compare to doing big business?"
Pete insisted, "I'll ask around. It would be a shame if the whole country didn't recognize such a promising talent as Wen Qing."
"The whole nation will know her, but certainly not because she's an actress."
“Maybe,” Pete said.
Wang Zhishan stopped arguing with him.
Wen Qing had already walked quickly into the classroom and had just sat down when the class bell rang.
Wen Qing looked at Wan Min and said, "I've arrived just in time." But Wan Min didn't look at her; instead, she stared at Ji Ningzhi.
"Wan Min, what's wrong?" Wen Qing asked.
Wan Min snapped out of her reverie and said, "I was looking at Ji Ningzhi."
Why are you looking at her?
"See if she's crying?"
Wen Qing asked, puzzled, "Why are you crying?"
"Because I was hungry."
Wen Qing was even more puzzled.
Wan Min said, "She hasn't eaten for three meals."
Wen Qing was shocked. Ji Ningzhi, who usually loved eating and playing with others, hadn't eaten for three meals: "Why?"
Wan Min leaned close to Wen Qing, pressed her face against the table, and whispered, "The money has all been used to pay off the debts!"
"The debt has been paid off?"
"Yes, a week ago, Ji Ningzhi treated some people to food and drinks, but she didn't have enough money, so she borrowed five yuan from a classmate in room 203. Yesterday, that classmate came to ask for the money back."
"Then what?"
"Then Ji Ningzhi not only refused to give it to him, but also said that she had treated that classmate to several meals and scolded that classmate for not taking money and eating for free."
Wen Qing nodded; this was in line with Ji Ningzhi's style.
"Then the two of them started arguing and even started fighting, pulling each other's hair and biting each other. They alarmed the dormitory supervisor."
"Did it alarm the dormitory supervisor? That's quite a commotion," Wen Qing said.
"That's right. When the two of them started fighting, they were really strong. The three of us couldn't separate them. Then the dormitory supervisor came and started hitting them with a broom. They screamed and started hitting them, and that's when they finally let go."
"The dormitory supervisor is really tough," Wen Qing said.
“That’s right, the dorm supervisor has even hit boys before, otherwise how could she manage the students?” Wan Min continued, “Then the dorm supervisor asked about the situation and forced Ji Ningzhi to return five yuan to that classmate.”
"Did Ji Ningzhi return it?" Wen Qing asked.
Wan Min said, "I paid it back. There were four or five pairs of eyes watching when I borrowed the money. These are all witnesses."
Wen Qing felt as if she were witnessing a scene of girls tearing each other apart, and she was slightly immersed in it.
“That very evening, the dormitory supervisor posted a large notice on the dormitory building’s bulletin board, severely criticizing Ji Ningzhi and that classmate. You can still see the notice on the bulletin board now,” Wan Min said.
"So, after she paid back the money, she didn't eat for three meals?" Wen Qing asked.
Wan Min nodded: "Yes, no money can only be explained as no money. Ji Ningzhi wouldn't have to suffer if she had money."
Wen Qing turned her head to look at Ji Ningzhi, who was looking down at her book. She wasn't wearing lipstick or nail polish, and she wasn't talking to Xu Shanshan.
“Actually, it doesn’t matter if you don’t have money. Just like me, I used to bring sweet potato cakes from home every week. They’re not very tasty, but they keep you full,” Wan Min said.
Wen Qing smiled and said, "She's not used to it."
"Who can get used to eating this? They're all forced into it."
That makes a lot of sense. Wen Qing nodded. When she looked up again, the biology teacher entered the classroom carrying books and a chalk box.
"Stand up!" the squad leader shouted.
Wen Qing and Wan Min stood up and greeted the teacher with their classmates. This ended their conversation, and the two focused on listening to the lesson.
As soon as school was over in the afternoon, Wen Qing ran out of the classroom as usual. The first thing she saw after leaving the school gate was Shi Lei.
"Wen Qing!" Shi Lei shouted, waving his hand at the school gate.
Wen Qing immediately stepped forward: "Aren't you in class?"
"I ran here after class," Shi Lei said with a smile, a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, panting heavily, showing how fast he had run.
Wen Qing laughed and asked, "Why did you rush over here so quickly?"
"I'll treat you to a meal," Shi Lei said. He had been bothered by the fact that Wen Qing had invited him to a meal last time, but he hadn't brought any money with him. This time, he specially brought fifteen yuan to treat Wen Qing to a meal.
"Just to treat me to dinner?" Wen Qing asked.
"Mm." Shi Lei nodded.
Wen Qing felt a warmth in her heart and said with a smile, "Okay, let's go eat."
"What do you want to eat?" Shi Lei asked.
Wen Qing thought for a moment, but before she could think of anything that was both good quality and inexpensive, she saw Pete and Wang Zhishan walking towards her from not far away.
"Little Wen Qing".
"Wen Qing".
Pete and Wang Zhishan waved and called out.
Wen Qing responded with a smile.
Pete and Wang Zhishan walked up to them.
"Xiao Wenqing, are you out of school?" Pete asked.
"Yes, school's out," Wen Qing said with a smile.
Shi Lei, who was standing to the side, found Wang Zhishan quite pleasing to the eye, but looking at Pete... looking at his clothes, fashionable as they were, Shi Lei didn't really like them, so he looked at Wen Qing again.
Wen Qing introduced, "My friend Shi Lei." Then she introduced Shi Lei, "My business partners Wang Zhishan and Pete."
Wang Zhishan and Pete nodded to Shi Lei.
Shi Lei nodded reluctantly.
"Are you hungry?" Wang Zhishan asked.
Wen Qing laughed: "I'm quite hungry."
“Perfect timing, we’ve already made a reservation at the Sully Restaurant, let’s go eat there, and bring your friends along,” Pete said enthusiastically.
Wen Qing looked at Shi Lei and asked, "Want to come along?"
"What, are you two going to get special treatment? Don't do that, let's go together," Pete said.
"Let's go together," Wen Qing said to Shi Lei with a smile.
Shi Lei then nodded: "Okay."
"Let's go," Wang Zhishan said.
"Um."
Pete saw that Wen Qing was beautiful and really wanted to get to know her, so he walked alongside her, with Wang Zhishan standing on her other side.
Shi Lei was a step behind the other three.
"Shi Lei," Wen Qing called out.
Shi Lei stepped forward.
"Is there anything else you'd like to eat? They're treating today, so let's not hold back," Wen Qing asked.
Shi Lei smiled and said, "I'll eat whatever you eat."
Wang Zhishan glanced at Shi Lei, then at Wen Qing, and then fell silent.
As the four of them walked toward the Suli Hotel, they passed a general store. Inside the store was a public telephone, and Ji Ningzhi was standing there, holding the phone and crying, "I haven't eaten for three meals!"
After hearing something over the phone, Ji Ningzhi cried and said, "One hundred yuan? You don't even have one hundred yuan? Mom said there was five hundred yuan left."
Ji Ningzhi sobbed, "That lousy house is only worth five hundred yuan! Where's my brother? Where did he go? I need to ask my brother for a hundred yuan, I need to ask him for a hundred yuan! I don't have a single penny on me! I can't even afford this phone call! Are you trying to starve me to death?!"
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