Chapter 10 Gradually Harmonious 303
On the first day of resuming classes, Lin Jin and her classmates' professional courses were basically full, with almost no breaks from morning to night.
After finally finishing the last class, Lin Jin declined her roommate's suggestion to go out for dinner and turned to run towards the cafeteria.
She changed her clothes before the main group arrived, found the food window with ease, put on a mask and served food to everyone.
"Wow! I was wondering why Lin Jin didn't eat with us. Turns out she's working part-time in the cafeteria."
The people in dormitory 303 walked around outside and didn't see anything delicious, so they formed a team and went to the second cafeteria.
As soon as they reached the second floor, the three of them saw Lin Jin getting her meal at a window.
Lin Jin didn't see them and was still concentrating on serving food to everyone. Since everyone saw that she was also a student, there were quite a lot of people queuing at the window.
Hua Yi stood not far away and said guiltily: "I didn't know Lin Jin wanted to work part-time. I just suggested going out to eat. I am such a piece of shit."
Ming Sui also agreed: "Yes! School has been open for almost two months, and I didn't know Lin Jin was working part-time. She rarely eats with us, and I thought she didn't want to, but it turns out she has something to hide."
Jiang Le scratched his head, "What should we do now? Pretend we didn't see it or just turn around and leave?"
"Why are you walking? Of course you come to the cafeteria to eat, so we have to queue up."
Minghui excitedly pulled the rest of the people to the back of the line to line up.
Hua Yi and Jiang Le did not refuse. They stood in the crowd, staring at the menu on the window and discussing what to eat later.
"What do you want?"
"I want one serving of spicy chicken, one serving of sweet and sour pork ribs, and one serving of sweet and sour pork with pineapple."
A hearty voice came into Lin Jin's ears. Her hand holding the spoon paused, and she looked up at Mingsui who was standing outside the window with a smile on her face.
Minghui curved her lips and greeted him generously, "Classmate, I like sweet and sour pork ribs, can you give me a little more?"
Lin Jin slowly withdrew her gaze, ordered the dishes ordered by Ming Sui, and put an extra spoonful of pork ribs on the plate.
"Thank you, sister." Minghui's smile became more sincere.
Hua Yi and Jiang Le, who were behind, followed suit and ordered a few dishes as well, and also received extra care from Lin Jin.
As soon as they left, a boy behind them who was unaware of the situation shamelessly asked Lin Jin to hit more girls.
"Classmate, give me some more!"
Lin Jin turned a deaf ear to him and just scooped a spoonful of vegetable onto the plate. No matter what the boy said, she refused to serve more.
The boy frowned, said something about double standard, and walked away unwillingly.
The three people who had been observing the situation at the table next to them all chuckled when they saw this, and gave each other a thumbs up in the group chat.
When Lin Jin returned to the dormitory after finishing her part-time job, she was greeted with apologetic hugs from her roommates.
Lin Jin: "What are you doing?"
Ming Sui was the first to apologize, "I'm sorry, Lin Jin, we didn't know you were going to work part-time, and we kept asking you out for dinner."
Jiang Le and Hua Yi also felt very sorry.
"I'm sorry, Auntie, we didn't consider you."
Lin Jin shook her head. "It's okay. We haven't gone out to eat in the dormitory yet. I should be the one to apologize. Today is not my time. We can find a suitable time to go out and get together another day."
"But my financial resources may be limited. If I want to eat, can I find some affordable restaurants?"
Several people agreed.
Jiang Le nodded quickly, "Of course, I'm also supported by my parents, I can't afford to go to those fancy restaurants."
Ming Sui also raised her hand and said, "I can eat anything, just don't let me choose."
Hua Yi dug out a few coupons from her bag and said, "I went to a hot pot restaurant with my parents before the holiday. They gave us a few coupons. The coupons expire at the end of next month, so we used them before then."
Lin Jin: "Sure, I have no problem."
"That's fine with us."
"But before that, everyone, do you mind having some cake tonight?"
Hua Yi took out a cake card and said, "I still have a cake coupon that is about to expire. I was supposed to go out to pick it up today. Since I'm not going out, I'll have someone deliver it to me before the cake shop closes."
Since no one refused, she placed an order for the cake on her mobile phone and added a note asking for faster delivery.
After placing the order, Hua Yi secretly glanced at Lin Jin. Seeing that she looked normal, without any embarrassment or anger, he finally put his mind at ease.
It’s not that she deliberately looked down on part-time jobs, but she had met a person in school who came from a poor family and had a very twisted personality.
I have to be very careful when talking to the other party about anything, for fear of hurting them. But now it seems that it’s okay, Lin Jin is not angry.
The cake took an hour to be delivered, and while they were waiting, they couldn't help but chat.
During the conversation, Hua Yi and a few others learned that Lin Jin was actually an orphan. She grew up in an orphanage and had been self-reliant since she was sixteen.
If she hadn't been a good student, she would have gone out to work like the other orphans.
Listening to Lin Jin talking casually about her working life, Hua Yi and the others all felt distressed in their eyes.
They are all locals, their parents are still alive, their families have cars and houses, and they have lived a happy life since childhood.
It is also because of this that they don’t know what other people’s lives are like.
In today's society, it is almost impossible to get by without money. They couldn't imagine how a sixteen-year-old child could support himself while working.
Although the school provides student loans, after paying tuition, these are definitely not enough for living expenses.
No wonder Lin Jin has to go out to work. Without making money, she can't maintain a normal life.
Mingsui thought that Lin Jin had to work part-time because of family difficulties, but it turned out that it was not family difficulties at all, it could be said that she had no family at all.
Hua Yi felt even more guilty. Her family was rich, and it was no exaggeration to say that they were the third generation of the rich.
From childhood to adulthood, she has basically never worried about money. Every day she only thinks about how to spend money and have fun. After hearing about Lin Jin's past today, she once again felt that she was not a human being when she suggested going out for dinner today.
She quickly sent several text messages on her mobile phone and urged the other party to deliver it quickly.
Finally, the cake arrived after much anticipation.
"Come on, pull the table away."
Hua Yi ran in hurriedly with things in her hands.
Lin Jin and Ming Sui spread out the table, and Jiang Le put several pieces of waste paper on it.
A large box of cake was placed on the table, along with several boxes of steaming freshly baked pastries.
Hua Yi sighed, "Come to think of it, why haven't I seen this table before? I always smell the smell of grilled sausages."
Lin Jin smiled without saying anything, and silently took out a piece of paper to wipe the oil stains under the table leg.
"Oh my god, how can we finish such a big cake?"
Jiang Le and Ming Sui were amazed at the logo on the box.
This cake comes from a very famous cake shop in Anshi. It is said that they do not accept orders from outside and only accept customization from VIP guests.
Although Minghui and Jiang Le had never eaten the cake from this cake shop, they knew that this cake shop never had any cake coupons expiring.
The two glanced at Hua Yi who was happily opening the cake box, and silently labeled her as a rich person in their hearts.
"If you can't finish it, don't be fooled by the size of the box. The cake inside is actually not that big."
Hua Yi opened the box, and an orange diamond-shaped cake suddenly appeared in front of the four people.
There were no extra decorations on the cake, just a few figs and gold foil embellishment on the top.
Jiang Le and Ming Sui's mouths opened into an O shape, and even Lin Jin was dazzled by the cake.
Is that gold foil on the fruit?
The flower is so big that it’s almost blinding.
"Eat! What are you standing there for?"
Hua Yi was holding a knife and preparing to cut the cake, but Jiang Le suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly stopped her.
"Wait a minute, let me take a picture. This is my first time eating gold leaf cake."
Jiang Le took out his cell phone and took two pictures. Even Mingsui sighed as she took pictures.
Hua Yi waited patiently with a knife by the side. When the two had finished taking pictures, she cut the cake into four pieces with one cut.
Several people sat on stools holding the cake and tasted this expensive cake together.
The few of them avoided the previous heavy topic and talked about Xu Ran's suicide some time ago.
"What a pity. I really like Xu Ran and I thought she would be very popular in the future. How could such a beautiful person commit suicide?"
"Who knows! Maybe being a star is very stressful."
"If the person I loved left me overnight, I would have cried my heart out if I were his fan."
"Hey! I'm telling you guys not to have too many illusions about the entertainment industry. It's a mess in there."
Lin Jin's breathing stagnated, and she suddenly looked at Hua Yi, "Hua Yi, why do you say that?"
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