Chapter 36 Chapter 36 Make a fortune
Liu Zhiqiang was eager to try, but he was still a little hesitant about just going in for a free meal. Before he could reply, Qi Yu'an smiled and said, "Great! I ate Aunt Wu's meal last time and have been missing it ever since. I'm so happy to be able to eat it again today."
Wu Yaqin was amused and smiled: "If you like it, come back next time. It's just a meal, it's nothing."
Qi Yu'an nodded quickly: "Okay, then I'll thank you in advance, Auntie."
Liu Zhiqiang...the case was solved, Qi Yuan did have a problem today.
Ever since Jiang Xi started making money through business, the food in the Jiang family has become noticeably better. Wu Yaqin was persuaded by Jiang Xi and was no longer stingy. She would buy some ribs and meat every few days.
Because Jiang Xi and Liu Daqiang worked together, Liu Daqiang would send them some bones from time to time, and Wu Yaqin would use these bones to make soup.
Today Wu Yaqin cooked three dishes: a carrot and bone soup, a fried egg, a pickled vegetable, and a stir-fried cabbage with some shredded pork in it. The rice was sweet potato stewed rice, which was considered a very good meal. Compared with the past when the Jiang family could only drink porridge, it was a world of difference.
Wu Yaqin invited Qi Yu'an and Liu Zhiqiang to sit down: "You guys sit down first, I'll go get two more sets of bowls and chopsticks."
Qi Yu'an agreed with a smile and sat down next to Jiang Xi naturally. Liu Zhiqiang also found a seat and sat down.
Liu Zhiqiang's family conditions were average. Although they lived in Beijing, they were far inferior to Qi Yu'an. Seeing such a meal, he couldn't help but sigh: "Comrade Jiang, your family's living conditions are pretty good. This is almost catching up with the food of people in the city."
Before Jiang Xi could answer, Qi Yu'an's mouth curled up slightly: "Comrade Jiang is amazing. She went out on her own to do business and make money, which improved her family's life. She is the most amazing lesbian I have ever met."
Liu Zhiqiang...I didn't ask you. Besides, why do you look so proud?
Jiang Xi felt a little embarrassed by the praise and quickly said, "Not that great. I'm still far from my goal."
Qi Yu'an raised an eyebrow: "Your goal? What is Comrade Jiang's goal?"
Jiang Xi's eyes sparkled and his voice was firm: "My goal is to build a big house in the future, with a color TV, a refrigerator, a washing machine, and live a good life."
Jiang Xi had only thought about this goal before, but after doing business, Jiang Xi gained confidence and believed that she could achieve it through her own efforts.
Liu Zhiqiang was stunned. "Comrade Jiang, your goal is really ambitious. A refrigerator, a TV, and a washing machine—all of these big items combined are much better than a three-wheeled electric scooter. They all cost tens of thousands of yuan."
Liu Zhiqiang shook his head, as if he couldn't bear to think about it.
Jiang Xi raised her eyebrows, as if nothing could stump her: "So I'm trying my best." Although it's difficult, she's not afraid.
Qi Yu'an looked at Jiang Xi deeply, his eyes showing admiration without disguising: "Comrade Jiang, you will succeed."
Faced with such a look, Jiang Xi suddenly felt a little hesitant to look directly at it. She lowered her eyebrows slightly and hummed softly.
Qi Yu'an looked at Jiang Xi's slightly red ears, in a good mood. He didn't move his eyes away and raised the corners of his mouth.
Wu Yaqin had already taken out the bowls and chopsticks and handed them to Qi Yu'an and Liu Zhiqiang respectively.
She scooped a bowl of carrot bone soup for Qi Yu'an and Liu Zhiqiang: "It's not anything special, you can drink some soup while it's hot."
Qi Yu'an took it and drank a sip with a satisfied look on his face: "Auntie, your cooking is really delicious, even the soup is well made."
Wu Yaqin smiled happily: "If it tastes good, drink more. If it's not enough, I'll give you more."
Liu Zhiqiang also took a sip of the soup and found it was indeed delicious. He couldn't help but think that if Aunt Wu could make the soup so delicious, then the braised pork they sold must be even more delicious. He really wanted to try it.
The last time Jiang Xi gave Qi Yu'an the braised pork, he didn't even get a single bite. Qi Yu'an treasured it like anything and didn't want to share it with him. It was such a pity.
Jiang Xi took a sip of soup and started the conversation: "Comrade Qi, how is your review going?"
Qi Yuan raised his eyebrows: "Do you know I'm reviewing?"
Jiang Xi was a little embarrassed: "I accidentally heard it last time, I didn't mean it."
Qi Yu'an smiled and said, "It's okay. I'm indeed reviewing and preparing for this year's college entrance examination."
Jiang Xi said "Oh", so it was really like this, Qi Yu'an had to leave after all.
Qi Yu'an observed Jiang Xi's expression and explained to himself, "Actually, I could have taken the college entrance examination a few years ago, but I didn't participate because I had a lot of things to do at home. To put it simply, it's like a fire boiling over. Everyone in my family is very talented, but being too talented will attract attention, so they let me take a few years off."
Jiang Xi nodded to show his understanding. Qi Yu'an was obviously a child raised by a good family. Only such a person could be so open-minded and bright. Jiang Xi once again realized that Qi Yu'an's family background was very good, so good that this small mountain village could not keep him. Their family must have arranged everything for Qi Yu'an, and Qi Yu'an was destined to have a bright future.
Jiang Xi suppressed the disappointment in his heart. It would be nice to meet such a person occasionally. They were destined to be from different worlds. However, he did not expect that Qi Yu'an's next words would make Jiang Xi's heart explode.
Qi Yu'an looked at Jiang Xi. Jiang Xi lowered his head slightly. He could only see the whorl of hair on the girl's head. There were a few short strands of hair standing up stubbornly, which looked very cute.
Qi Yu'an said in a low voice, "Comrade Jiang, I'm the youngest in the family, so my brothers inherited our father's legacy. I have it easy. I can do whatever I want, and my family won't force me."
The implications of Qi Yu'an's words were obvious. He looked at Jiang Xi deeply and continued, "So no matter where I choose to be or who I choose, they will support me."
Jiang Xi didn't know why Qi Yu'an said this to him, so she could only continue. Her heart was beating like a drum, and something was about to come out, but because she didn't dare to believe it, Jiang Xi suppressed that possibility again.
Qi Yu'an couldn't bear to see Jiang Xi so embarrassed, so he couldn't push her any further. He chuckled, "Comrade Jiang, you always used to have a lot of witty remarks, but today you only have "oh"s. Do you think I don't have any great ambitions and am holding our organization back?"
Having just discussed countermeasures together, Jiang Xi naturally knew what organization Qi Yu'an was talking about. Jiang Xi also smiled and said honestly, "Sometimes being able to choose whatever you want is also very enviable."
Qi Yu'an's eyes dimmed. Ever since he met Jiang Xi, she seemed to have been holding her breath, constantly resisting and struggling. Although she was very strong and had slowly carved out a path for herself, Qi Yu'an couldn't help but wonder if Jiang Xi was having a hard time. If she didn't have to bear all this, what would Jiang Xi want to do?
Because they all had things on their minds, Jiang Xi, Qi Yu'an and Liu Zhiqiang finished their meal as quickly as possible.
"Mom, I'm going out for a while." After saying hello to Wu Yaqin, Jiang Xi went out.
Jiang Xi took out the paper and pen he had prepared in advance and asked: "Start writing the letter now?"
Qi Yu'an took the paper and pen: "Let me do it, I can imitate Li Wenbin's handwriting."
Jiang Xi was surprised: "Comrade Qi, you also know these?"
Liu Zhiqiang continued, "Comrade Jiang, you probably don't know this. Yu'an is particularly good at imitating other people's handwriting. When he failed an exam as a child, he imitated Grandpa Qi's handwriting and signed his papers. Even the teacher couldn't tell."
Jiang Xi's mouth opened in surprise. She didn't expect Comrade Qi to do such a thing. She could not connect the failure of the exam, the forged parent's signature and Qi Yu'an.
Qi Yu'an was a little amused and leaned forward slightly: "Comrade Jiang, what kind of image do you have of me?"
Jiang Xi nodded slightly: "I have always felt that Comrade Qi is a very upright person, so he would not do anything deceitful."
The corners of Qi Yu'an's mouth curved up much wider than usual: "Comrade Jiang, I'm not a perfect person. Sometimes when I do good things, I also have some ulterior motives."
The last sentence was so low that it was almost inaudible. Before Jiang Xi could react, Qi Yu'an's voice fell into her ears again: "There is something I care about, Comrade Jiang. I think you are a very determined girl and not easily deceived. How did that Li Wenbin deceive you?"
Qi Yu'an asked and sighed in his heart. He finally asked. He didn't want to hear about Jiang Xi and Li Wenbin's past, but he couldn't help but care about the details. He wanted to know how many things that bastard had done to hurt Jiang Xi, and what Jiang Xi's mood was at that time.
It was very self-deprecating. Qi Yu'an secretly sighed that he had become that mediocre person.
Jiang Xi had long forgotten how she felt about Li Wenbin back then. If she had to sum it up, it would be that she was possessed by a ghost, her head filled with water. When asked about it now, she said rationally, "Maybe I was just too lonely at the time. I didn't have any goals, and I wasn't thinking about doing business. My circle was very small, so I was easily fooled by a few sweet words. Now that I think about it, Li Wenbin's poems are just crap. I don't know why I was fooled."
Qi Yu'an raised his eyelids slightly. He could understand what Jiang Xi did not say. At that time, Jiang Xi only had her mother by her side. She and Wu Yaqin depended on each other. Before Jiang Xi did business, they could not even get enough food to eat every day. Suddenly someone came out to ask about their well-being. Jiang Xi naturally thought that was her salvation, but she did not expect that it was just a scam.
Qi Yu'an felt a little distressed, and he frowned slightly: "Comrade Jiang, everything is in the past. That bastard Li Wenbin is a thing of the past. Just like you said, you will definitely make a lot of money."
Jiang Xi was surprised that Qi Yu'an would swear, but every time she chatted with Qi Yu'an, she was very relaxed. Qi Yu'an never laughed at her for overestimating her abilities. Instead, he was always very confident that she could achieve her goals, which gave Jiang Xi a lot of encouragement.
Qi Yu'an had already written a letter. He handed it to Jiang Xi and said, "Take a look."
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