Chapter 173 Don't Care
"Who is she?" Madam Li looked at the man beside her warily, "Don't tell me, what is the connection between you and her?"
"How is that possible!" Section Chief Li said, "She is the top scorer in this year's college entrance examination."
"Number one scholar? Don't make me laugh! She didn't look like a good student just now!" Mrs. Li looked unconvinced. "Number one scholar must wear thick glasses and speak in a flowery manner."
Section Chief Li said confidently, "It's her. She was introduced in a special report in a certain issue of the daily newspaper! If you don't believe me, go back and look for it."
Mrs. Li: "No matter who she is, she can't give up the house! We don't know how the store near the train station is, no matter how good it is, how can it compare to the house on Futian Street? I don't know how many years she can pay the rent. Moreover, I don't know what her intention is in paying this money for nothing?!"
"She's asking for a share of the profits! She's a smart person. I think she has some ideas about opening a travel agency. Who knows, she might be able to help our two brats. She was able to get the top score in the exam, which shows that her brain is much better than that of ordinary people. It's a good thing to let her take care of us!"
Section Chief Li paused and continued, "We can save a lot of trouble by saving rent and having someone to look after us! If the two sons get angry again and quit in a few days, the loss won't be too big. I took a step back this time, and the factory director will definitely compensate me. I actually have my eyes on two houses on the third floor of unit six of the staff building. The area is not small. There are elementary schools, middle schools, and hospitals nearby. The location is quite good. We can rent them out secretly in the future, and the rent will not be lower than that of Futian Street."
Mrs. Li: "Okay, you are very thoughtful! My father was right about you!"
Section Chief Li sneered inwardly, hahahaha…
The next day, Tang Xueli met Section Chief Li’s two sons, Li Heshan and Li Hehai.
They are two years apart in age, but they look very similar, like twins.
He is of medium height, with ordinary and slightly immature looks. He looks like an ordinary young man in his early twenties.
They fell in love with the storefront near the train station at first sight without hesitation.
Tang Xueli immediately went to see Section Chief Li and signed a contract for sharing the travel agency's profits.
Under her urging, in less than a week, Deputy Director Chen was successfully assigned to a two-story building on Futian Street.
In a blink of an eye, the key to the house was in Tang Xueli's hands.
The rent for three years was seven thousand five hundred yuan, plus a five hundred yuan deposit, a total of eight thousand yuan.
Tang Xueli handed all the money over to Deputy Director Chen without missing a penny.
Deputy Director Chen kept his promise and was sincere, there was nothing to complain about.
The two-story building on Futian Street was converted from a Western-style house. It has been vacant for many years and is completely deserted.
The house is a bit moldy, the floor is uneven, and there are some old sundries stored in it.
Xia Jinhua was running around outside a while ago and caught a bad cold. She has been recuperating at home these two days.
Tang Xueli thought about simply cleaning up the place by herself first, planning a general layout plan in her mind, and then asking a craftsman to come and do a simple decoration.
But Yan Jingshu insisted on coming to help, and he ran to the small building early in the morning to work.
When Tang Xueli arrived at six o'clock, she saw that he was already working hard.
"Why are you here so early? What time did you come?" Tang Xueli took out a white hat and a mask and put them on. After changing into her old work clothes, she walked towards Yan Jingshu, "Didn't you go back to the newspaper office to work these few days?"
Yan Jingshu said: "I have flexible working hours, and there are no important reports recently."
Tang Xueli's mouth and nose were covered by a mask, revealing her clear and beautiful eyebrows and eyes. "Please take the time to write more commentary articles. I love reading them."
Yan Jingshu was sweeping the spider webs high up with a broom. When he saw Tang Xueli approaching him, he turned his head and glanced at her. "No problem. I'll write more if you like to read."
Tang Xueli took out a hat and a mask from her pocket and handed them to Yan Jingshu, "You should wear them too! There's too much dust, it's not good for your health!"
Yan Jingshu held the broom high in one hand and took the thing Tang Xueli gave him with the other.
The hat was put on his head, the mask was placed on one ear, and then gently hooked to the other side.
After a slight adjustment, it was all put on in no time.
With the broom in his hand covered with spider webs, at first glance, he looks like a working man.
But he is still handsome with his slender figure, outstanding temperament, and beautiful eyes and eyebrows.
The two of them worked for a whole day and finally cleaned up the upstairs and downstairs.
Tang Xueli was so tired that she slumped on the ground and groaned weakly, "I had planned to spend five or six days to do it slowly, but I didn't expect that you would motivate me so much and I could finish it in one day."
Yan Jingshu took out a military water bottle from his cloth bag, unscrewed the lid and handed it to Tang Xueli, "Try it!"
"What's so mysterious?" Tang Xueli squinted and looked inside. It was pitch black and she couldn't tell what it was.
She took off her mask again and put her nose close to it, and this time she finally smelled it, "Sour plum soup?"
"Yeah." Yan Jingshu was probably tired and was too lazy to talk.
Tang Xueli tilted her head back and took a big gulp. After swallowing it, she habitually used her tongue to taste the taste left between her teeth.
It's sweet and sour, and it's delicious. "It's quite delicious! It's not worse than what I make." She smiled and asked, "Who made it?
"I did it." Yan Jingshu stretched out his arm, took the kettle, took off his mask, and drank a few sips.
"According to what I said last time?"
Yan Jingshu had asked her how to make sour plum juice before.
"Yes." Yan Jingshu nodded and said proudly, "I followed your method completely. I used fresh black plums and hawthorns, and found osmanthus flowers that were dried last year."
Tang Xueli nodded and praised: "Not bad, very delicious!"
Yan Jingshu raised his eyebrows. Although he didn't say anything, his cocky expression fully revealed his pride after being praised.
The two of them took turns taking a sip, and soon finished all the sour plum soup in the kettle.
Tang Xueli held the kettle and stared at a tiny crack on the ground. She pondered seriously for a few seconds, then whispered, "I put a little too much licorice, and there's a hint of bitterness in the aftertaste. Next time, we can increase the ratio of black plum and hawthorn and put a little more. And rock sugar, it might be better to put one or two more spoonfuls. In fact, I think if we add a little rose, the taste will be more three-dimensional."
In Yan Jingshu's eyes, she was shrouded in the light and shadow of the setting sun. The soft hair on her temples, the curled eyelashes, the shining eyes, the lips soaked in sour plum juice... all of these exuded a gentle glow.
The obsession and seriousness when talking about food, and the slightly furrowed brows due to concentrated thinking, all make her look extremely charming.
After saying a lot and sorting out her thoughts, Tang Xueli's expression returned to her previous relaxed and lazy state.
She was afraid that Yan Jingshu would misunderstand, so she explained a few more words, "I am quite serious about food, don't mind it, I am not picking on you."
"I know." Yan Jingshu maintained the same posture as before, still staring at her intently.
The sun was setting in the west, at a slightly different angle.
Due to the different light and shadow, the picture of Tang Xueli in his eyes became different, but she was still so beautiful that people could not take their eyes away.
"What are you looking at?" Tang Xueli wiped her face, "Did anything get on your face while you were working?"
"No." Yan Jingshu paused and asked, "Who are you going to ask for the decoration?"
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