He Zhou was standing in front of a seafood vendor, paying his bill. The stack of pink RMB was clearly not something a student could produce.
He Jing's expression hardened. He Zhou finished paying the bill and glanced over casually, their eyes meeting. Upon seeing her, his expression turned noticeably cold, revealing his obvious disgust.
He Jing quickly composed herself, put on a smile, and walked up to him: "Third Brother, what a coincidence."
He Zhou didn't even look at her, and walked past her.
He Jing said calmly from behind him, "Has Third Brother been secretly doing part-time work for someone?"
These words indeed made He Zhou stop in his tracks. He turned around, a cold look in his eyes, and said without any politeness, "This is none of your business. I hope you'll be sensible and pretend you didn't see me today."
He Jing smiled faintly: "I probably can't do that."
He Zhou immediately raised his eyebrows and glared at her fiercely, "Don't think that you're the only one who can earn money to support the family. Every penny I buy now is earned through legitimate channels."
He Jing thought for a moment and decided not to ask anymore. She gave a gentle smile and said, "Okay, since Third Brother doesn't want to talk about it, I won't ask anymore. I'll go buy groceries now."
She said this and walked away on her own, as if she really hadn't run into her at the market.
He Zhou frowned deeply, pursed his thin lips, and inexplicably felt as if he had lost.
hateful!
She really can make people angry all the time!
He Zhou stood in the market for a while, watching He Jing skillfully select ingredients and bargain, and soon made a considerable purchase. He then turned around angrily and left the market in a huff.
After buying groceries, He Jing met He Ning and He Sui, and as expected, she didn't mention anything about running into He Zhou at the market.
Once home, He Zhou confessed everything himself. Perhaps he felt there was no point in sneaking around like this, or perhaps He Yi, being as perceptive as ever, had asked him directly. He Zhou prepared a table full of drunken crabs, and when He Sui questioned him again, he coldly replied:
"I found a job, it's no big deal."
Unexpectedly, the He brothers were not particularly happy.
He Ning asked in a cold voice, "What kind of job is it? Will it interfere with my studies?"
He Zhou replied, "I secretly participated in a chef competition a while ago and was spotted by the owner of Xingwang Hotel. He asked me to be an apprentice for his people at the hotel, and I would get 800 yuan a month. I agreed. The owner of Xingwang Hotel is nice. He saw that I was still in school and said that I could go whenever I had time, so it wouldn't interfere with my studies. He also gave me the money to buy groceries."
After he finished speaking, the whole family fell silent.
Without a second thought, He Sui said, "There's no such thing as a free lunch. Third Brother, you haven't been scammed, have you? Did you accidentally join some kind of pyramid scheme?"
He Zhou gave him a disdainful look: "Have you ever seen a pyramid scheme organization pay its own way and let its offline employees do whatever they want?"
He Sui was embarrassed and felt he had to back down.
That's true.
He Yi said, "This is a good thing. Everyone should be happy for Third Brother. How can anyone doubt his abilities? The chef competition Third Brother participated in was published in the newspaper, and it looks quite legitimate..."
Suddenly, He Jing spoke up: "Did you sign the contract? Let me see the contract."
He Zhou's expression changed instantly, and he glared angrily at He Jing, saying, "What do you mean?"
He Jing met his gaze, her eyes indifferent: "I just don't want Third Brother to be deceived."
He Zhou wouldn't listen to a word. He felt that He Jing was clearly looking down on him, and he couldn't help but say sharply, "He Jing, don't think that you're the only one who knows how to make money."
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