Chapter 196 I also want to build a house
The next morning, Qin Xiaoxiao didn't go to the Qin family's house for breakfast. Instead, she cooked ten glutinous rice balls in the house and then sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) to knit a sweater.
Just as I started knitting, I heard someone knocking on the door.
Qin Xiaoxiao opened the door and saw Su Yu standing smiling at the door and Mu Jin standing beside her.
Qin Xiaoxiao smiled and ushered them into the house. "Why did you come to see me? Is there something you need?"
After learning how to knit, Qin Xiaoxiao stopped going to the Su sisters' room every day. After all, it wasn't appropriate for the two sisters to have any private conversations in front of her, an outsider, so it was better to avoid disturbing them.
Su Yu smiled and took Qin Xiaoxiao's hand. "This is Mu Jin, my best friend. Mu Jin, and this is Qin Xiaoxiao, a good friend I met in Qinjiagou."
The little one is a very good person, kind and capable. He helped us a lot after my sister and I went to the countryside.
Qin Xiaoxiao understood; this was someone introducing her to a friend.
Qin Xiaoxiao was very happy to get to know one of the female leads.
Qin Xiaoxiao smiled at Mu Jin, extended her hand, and said in a friendly manner, "Hello, Comrade Mu Jin, I am Qin Xiaoxiao. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Mu Jin looked at Qin Xiaoxiao with surprise, then smiled and said, "Hello, I'm Mu Jin."
Mu Jin's hands were a little cold, but they felt very comfortable to hold.
Qin Xiaoxiao glanced down and noticed that Mu Jin's fingers were slender and her palms had thin calluses, indicating that she must have done a lot of housework at home and seemed to be unloved.
Qin Xiaoxiao smiled and let go of her hand.
"Su Yu, did you bring Mu Jin here just to introduce her to me? Thank you so much for thinking of me. It's perfect, I don't have many friends, just the three of you. Now that I have Mu Jin, I have another friend."
After Qin Xiao finished speaking, she looked at Mu Jin sincerely and asked, "Mu Jin, can we be friends?"
Qin Xiaoxiao knew that if she didn't suggest that the two of them become friends, given Mu Jin's personality, the two of them would probably just be nodding acquaintances and would never have any further involvement.
Before Su Yu could speak, Mu Jin immediately replied, "Of course, it's a pleasure to meet you, Xiao Xiao."
Qin Xiaoxiao smiled happily.
Being able to be friends with the female lead means her future won't be bad either. The female lead's halo is no joke; being on good terms with her almost guarantees a meteoric rise in status.
She didn't want to take advantage of Mu Jin, but she wanted to live.
It seems Zhou Ying has offended him badly, so befriending Mu Jin is the most urgent thing to do. After all, she, as cannon fodder, has no chance of winning against two opponents, but against just one, her chances as a transmigrator are not small.
"By the way, we're looking for you because Captain Jiang said he wants everyone to sit down for a meeting. The meeting is starting in ten minutes, so hurry up and get ready so we can go together."
After Su Yu finished speaking, she pushed Qin Xiaoxiao out of the room and told her to wash up quickly.
Ten minutes later, Qin Xiaoxiao finished tidying up, and the three of them left the house and went to the front yard.
When they arrived at the front yard where they usually ate, Qin Xiaoxiao found a corner to stand in after entering. Seeing this, Su Yu pulled Mu Jin and Su Yun to stand next to Qin Xiaoxiao as well.
Qin Xiaoxiao reluctantly spoke to the Su sisters and Mu Jin with her head down. After exchanging only a few words, Qin Xiaoxiao sensed that someone was staring at her with ill intent.
Qin Xiaoxiao suddenly looked up and saw Zhou Ying looking somewhat embarrassed, unable to withdraw her malicious gaze.
Qin Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes, glared at her defiantly, and curled her lips into a half-smile, silently saying, "Idiot!"
Zhou Ying clearly understood. She no longer concealed her malicious gaze, glared fiercely at Qin Xiaoxiao, and then turned her face away, refusing to look at her again.
Jiang Xiaotian arrived shortly after. He was taken aback when he saw Qin Xiaoxiao, but then a relieved smile appeared on his face.
Qin Xiaoxiao: ……
Is this guy crazy? Why does she look at him like he's looking at a disobedient junior?
"Everyone's here, so let's begin the meeting."
The reason I've gathered everyone here is twofold: first, to discuss the work schedule at the educated youth compound after the start of spring.
Several new educated youths have arrived this time. Since you have never done farm work before, you may not be able to adapt after spring arrives. So, let's see if the older educated youths can take care of them.
When Su and Qin, the educated youth, arrived last time, none of us older educated youths were there to guide them. It took them a long time to catch up with us older educated youths. This not only delayed production but also meant they didn't earn many work points. At the end of the year, they didn't get much grain, and having enough to eat in the winter became a big problem.
That's what I thought about, which is why I felt the older educated youth should step in and guide them for a couple of days. What do you guys think?
"I think it's a good idea."
"Captain Jiang is right."
"Brother Jiang has considered everything very thoroughly."
"Let's take them with us, otherwise they'll definitely go hungry next year, and then we'll be in trouble."
"Isn't it taking a bit too long? Two or three days! How many work points will we lose?"
"Actually, there's only a little work to do in the fields. You'll learn it in no time. We'll teach you when we switch to other jobs."
"That works too."
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After listening to everyone's opinions, Jiang Xiaotian finally decided to train the new educated youth for a day, so that they could learn the skills before working separately.
"Now I'll talk about the second thing. There are enough rooms in the youth housing complex now, but everyone used to live alone and is used to it. Now it's a bit uncomfortable for two people to live together. Some people have suggested building a few more rooms. What do you think? Should we build these rooms? How many should we build? How will we pay for them?"
Since it involved money and their own interests, everyone fell silent and looked at the others.
Qin Xiaoxiao has her own house to live in, spends her own money, and doesn't have to worry about anyone asking to live with her, so she turned her attention to Mu Jin.
She remembered that Mu Jin built her own house after arriving here, but she wondered if Mu Jin would also want to build a house for herself this time.
Mu Jin lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then raised her head and said, "I want to build a house for myself, right next to Qin Xiaowu's house."
Qin Xiaoxiao was the only one living in the backyard. With Mu Jin joining, the backyard would become the domain of the female educated youth. If the male educated youth in the front yard also wanted to live alone, they would have to find another way.
Before the male educated youths could decide, Zhou Ying raised her hand, "I also want to build a house."
Qin Xiaoxiao looked at her in surprise.
Zhou Ying's family was relatively well-off, but perhaps not to the point where they could afford to build their own house? Besides, the only place where they could build a house was in the backyard, and she lived in the backyard anyway. Would she be willing to live in the same yard as her?
Zhou Ying glared at Qin Xiaoxiao defiantly.
Qin Xiaoxiao felt completely baffled.
Does this person have some serious illness?
So what if she wants to build it? What, does she have to envy her?
She's been living alone for over half a year now, and she didn't even have to pay for the house herself. What is there for her to envy?
Qin Xiaoxiao glared back defiantly, her eyes practically rolling to the sky.
You glare at me, and I glare back, as if no one can't do it.
Let's see whose eyes are bigger, I'll glare you until you're dead!
(End of this chapter)
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