Chapter 97: Five hundred yuan a month for food...
Chapter 97
"Uncle, brother, sister, these dishes were bought by Sister Xiuying. She got the job at Bandao Hotel and wanted to celebrate with our family." Lin Mujin explained, pointing to a table full of rich dishes.
Uncle Lin smiled and said, "Congratulations! I've heard of the Bandao Hotel; it's quite famous."
Cousin Lin also congratulated, "Congratulations to Xiuying on your successful work and your continued promotion."
Lin Muli clasped his hands together and shook them, "I also wish Sister Xiuying all her wishes come true."
Lin Mujin keenly noticed that Li Xiuying glanced at her cousin Lin at this time.
What's going on? Is her wish come true related to her cousin?
"Brother, you're the only one who didn't say anything."
Stop pretending to be unfamiliar.
Cousin Lin cleared his throat and finally uttered two words, "Congratulations."
Lin Mujin almost rolled her eyes, but she still gave her cousin face, "Everyone, please take your seats quickly. The food is getting cold."
As for Luo Meijuan and her daughter, they had already told them that there was food left in the kitchen and asked them to serve it themselves.
This time there is not just one meat dish and one vegetable dish, but four dishes and one soup in total, which is also thanks to Li Xiuying.
Li Xiuying took out a bottle of fruit wine and said, "I bought a bottle of fruit wine. It won't make you drunk. Let's drink it to have some fun."
As he said this, he stood up and poured drinks for others.
Lin Mujin snatched it away and handed it to Lin Muli, "You're the youngest at the table, and you're still not self-disciplined."
Lin Muli took it with a smile, "I'll do it, I'll do it."
Lin Mujin reminded her, "Don't pour too much. Just a token of your appreciation. There's still soup."
Lin Muli said repeatedly, "I know, I know."
After the wine was poured, Li Xiuying raised her glass and said, "Thank you very much, everyone, for your support and encouragement. I'll drink first!"
After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp.
Lin Mujin didn't expect her to be so straightforward. She didn't even clink glasses or anything, she just drank it directly.
What else can I do? Just follow me.
Anyway, fruit wine is similar to drinks, it’s sweet and delicious, and it’s not a problem to finish it in one gulp.
Uncle Lin was the first to pick up a piece of braised pork, and everyone else quickly rushed to the delicious food they had been eyeing.
Lin Mujin picked up a salt and pepper mantis shrimp.
This dish is quite troublesome.
Since there was no ready-made pepper and salt at home, she made it with Sichuan peppercorns, salt, cumin and white sesame seeds.
The mantis shrimp are also processed very carefully, and the hard parts of the tail edge are cut off, including the shrimp legs.
Therefore, the mantis shrimps that have been fried twice can be eaten directly without peeling or spitting out the skin.
It makes a crispy sound when you bite it, and the skin is very flavorful with the aroma of pepper and salt.
The feeling of the shrimp meat changes when you bite into it, it is elastic, fresh and sweet.
Lin Mujin narrowed her eyes in satisfaction.
"I've passed by the Bandao Hotel, it's so luxurious and grand," Cousin Lin started chatting. "Is there a direct bus?"
Li Xiuying swallowed the ribs in her mouth and said, "Yes, it will be there in about 20 minutes, it's not far."
Cousin Lin nodded, "That's great."
Everyone chatted and ate, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
After dinner, Lin Mujin even took out her camera.
Lin Muli took the initiative to use a desk lamp to provide additional light.
Lin Mujin took photos of everyone, two photos for each person, and Li Xiuying was no exception.
I also asked Li Xiuying to help take two family photos.
It's finally over.
After Li Xiuying left, Lin Mujin told her that she wanted to spend money to have dinner with her family.
"I think it's just a matter of adding a pair of chopsticks. What do you think? The main thing is that our two families get along pretty well."
Cousin Lin didn't care. "Of course, we have a big family anyway, so having one more isn't going to make a difference. Xiuying isn't the type to act up (likely a troublemaker)."
Uncle Lin also said, "Okay, let her eat. How much can a girl eat?"
Lin Mujin looked at her cousin Lin, but he hadn't expressed his opinion yet.
Cousin Lin nodded, "Okay."
Lin Muli asked, "Sister Xiuying, are you going to have dinner with us at the dining table like we did tonight, or in your bedroom like Mrs. Luo and the others?"
Lin Mujin snapped her fingers. "That's a good question. Sister Xiuying has to pay. She doesn't eat for free, so whoever negotiates the price should also ask her how she wants to eat."
Looking at cousin Lin, "Sister, hurry up and do the accounting. Let brother do it. He is relatively free."
Cousin Lin nodded and said, "I feel embarrassed to ask money from acquaintances. Let my brother go. They are not familiar with me."
Lin Mujin: Not familiar~ Not familiar~
This time, Cousin Lin didn't waste any time and just turned around and left.
Lin Mujin seemed to understand everything, but now she had to go back to her bedroom to finish her manuscript.
All the gossip has to be put aside.
She had agreed to save some for tomorrow, but she hasn't even finished writing the eight thousand words today.
Oh my god!
"Dongdongdong...Amei gives you money."
Lin Mujin turned the letter over before getting up, opening the door, and taking the money.
"Two thousand two hundred and thirty yuan." Cousin Lin said again, "Count them carefully."
Lin Mujin stuffed it directly into the drawer.
Cousin Lin didn't care and asked, "How much is left to write?"
Lin Mujin replied, "More than a thousand, and I can finish it in another hour."
As for the margin, forget it. She has the will but not the ability.
Cousin Lin nodded, "That's not much. My brother has been gone for a while, why haven't we reached an agreement yet? Don't ask for too much, my brother. We will meet again soon..."
Lin Mujin felt that her cousin was a little slow.
Women's sixth sense.
"My brother knows his limits." She didn't dare to say more.
Cousin Lin muttered, "I better go wash up."
Lin Mujin waited for her to get her toiletries and then closed the door again, this time without locking it.
But she created a "safe space" with a stack of electronic books and an English dictionary.
It would be difficult for Cousin Lin to peek.
This English dictionary came in handy again after she wrote her cover letter to Kuchi.
Yes, she had already mailed the backpack drawings, photos and cover letter long ago.
However, if I send it by mail to faraway Italy, I don’t know if I will get a reply.
She was in a good mood and was prepared for no reply.
It's just a side job, so if I can make some money, that would be even better, but if I can't, it won't affect my daily life.
“Knock, knock, knock…”
Lin Mujin was silent for a moment. There were too many "visitors" today.
"The door is not locked." I didn't want to get up.
The door was pushed open, and it was cousin Lin.
"Sister, I've agreed on five hundred dollars a month."
Lin Mujin raised her eyebrows. "Brother, you are too cruel. Why don't you show some sympathy to a beautiful woman? It's not easy for Sister Xiuying to be alone."
Cousin Lin had no choice but to say, "She insisted on giving it to me."
Lin Mujin felt amused. She knew that she should let her cousin Lin go, and in the end, they would bargain in reverse.
Buyers are desperately bidding up the price.
"Get up early tomorrow morning, and we'll go line up after breakfast." Cousin Lin began to change the subject.
Lin Mujin wasn't fooled. "Brother, ask Sister Xiuying if she'll eat at the same table with us in the future?"
Cousin Lin replied, "She eats it herself."
Lin Mujin said meaningfully, "How lonely that is! So pitiful~"
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