Xu Jiaojiao was thinking about her money-making plan and was very happy. Fortunately, there were not many people here now, and most of them were young girls, many of whom were from family compounds. Times were better now and transportation had developed, so it was not impossible to save money for a few years to come and visit relatives.
Many people brought their mothers, wives and children here, registered their household registration here, and went to school locally. In particular, along the way I learned that there were rumors that the college entrance examination would be resumed.
Xu Jiaojiao planned to buy an extra set of books when she returned. She was disorganized in taking notes and she couldn't let Xie Zhi learn from her.
"Jiaojiao, what do you want to eat?" Xie Zhi interrupted her thoughts.
Xu Jiaojiao stood at the window and looked inside. She saw fried dough sticks, buns, and steamed bread. Each ticket was different, and they were all subsidized by the state.
Xu Jiaojiao looked at the steamed bun that looked like it had been pressed by a thumb and was very interested: "I want a steamed bun with a bowl of porridge and an egg."
There were two meal tickets in total. Xie Zhi and she ordered the same food, but in different portions. They found a secluded place and sat down. Seeing someone carrying pickles, Xie Zhi stood up and planned to buy a bowl.
Xu Jiaojiao watched as the man took just a few steps before being stopped by a woman. The woman was dressed in a blue and white navy uniform and a white hat, and looked like a member of an ethnic minority.
Naji had long been eyeing this handsome man. Apart from Lieutenant Xu, there was no other man as handsome as her. Moreover, she always felt that this man seemed to have a glow about him. She didn't know that this was the result of Xie Zhi's aura as the leading man.
Hands on hips: "What's your name?"
Xie Zhi turned his head and looked at Jiaojiao who was laughing at the joke. He smiled helplessly and responded politely: "My name is Xie Zhi, and that's my fiancée."
Naji looked back at the beautiful girl. Girls from ethnic minorities are passionate and unyielding. She raised her chin high. So what if this woman is pretty? She is not bad either.
Xu Jiaojiao saw that the woman had deep eyebrows and eyes, and had an exotic look, and she became interested in him.
"My name is Naji, let's be friends. I want to date you."
"I have a partner."
"I can compete with her, and whoever loses will be yours." The woman said as if it was a matter of course.
Xie Zhi frowned and distanced himself from her, "She and I like each other, why should I compete with you? Besides, such behavior is disrespectful to anyone."
"On the grasslands we wrestle or compete with each other on horseback. Whoever wins gets the prize. What's the difference?"
"I am a human being. Unlike objects and animals, I have thoughts." Xie Zhi no longer had a good face. He left this man and left without noticing the scene behind him where Naji was stomping her feet in anger.
She was very popular in the army. She was beautiful and good at singing and dancing. It was rare for her to be humiliated like this. She looked at the two men angrily and immediately ran outside, causing a bunch of onlookers to laugh.
Xie Zhi came back with the pickles, pinched Jiaojiao's cheek slightly, and said with a resentful tone: "You are still laughing. Aren't you afraid that I will leave with her?" She was just like a little wife.
Xu Jiaojiao put her arms around Xie Zhi's neck like a big boss and moved closer to him intimately: "I'm not afraid, husband, I have confidence in you." These words made Xie Zhi happy, and all the anger in his heart dissipated.
After breakfast, before ten o'clock, Xu Jiaojiao brought a group of female comrades to the yard early. Xie Zhi thoughtfully set up a table and a mirror for them to look at, and then he read a book in the corner of the yard.
Several military dependents looked at the full boxes of cosmetics, their mouths dropping in shock, and carefully picked up the lipstick on the table: "Oh my god, how much does this cost?"
"Yeah, I couldn't even bear to buy a lipstick, but my sister bought so many at once, I couldn't even take it all in."
"No wonder she's so beautiful."
Xu Jiaojiao smiled and let them laugh at her, and said patiently: "Women have to be nice to themselves. It's better to not dress up when you are young. When you are good, it's up to whoever comes first."
He looked among four or five female comrades, and finally the younger one with a rounder face volunteered.
"Let me do it. Sister Xu, just call me Lin Li. My husband and your brother are from the same company, both lieutenants."
Xu Jiaojiao asked Lin Li to sit in front of the makeup mirror. The clear mirror reflected her dark yellow face. Her skin was dry, so there were no acne, but her complexion was too yellow. Xu Jiaojiao nodded secretly, thinking it was not difficult.
"Just call me Jiaojiao."
As he spoke, he wet a tissue and wiped the woman's face, then applied a layer of primer. These people looked at this thing in surprise. They knew it was for facial wipes, but they were still amazed at Xu Jiaojiao's large amount of use.
Then a white foundation was chosen for Lin Li. She had long and thin eyes, so her eyebrows were also thin willow-shaped. She didn't use double eyelid stickers, so she focused on eyeliner. She looked very serious and no one dared to disturb her. They didn't even dare to breathe.
But when they saw that the originally ordinary Lin Li looked much better just by putting on foundation, these people's eyes lit up and they even lined up on their own.
Xu Jiaojiao used blue eye shadow to make her eyes stand out, and then followed the regular makeup routine. It took the girl more than half an hour to finish.
Lin Li looked at herself in the mirror, touched herself with trembling hands, and tapped her fingers lightly with an expression of disbelief. Just before tears fell, she was stopped by Xu Jiaojiao.
"Don't cry, be careful your makeup will get smudged and won't look good anymore."
She hurriedly stopped crying: "Oh my God, is this still me?"
"Oh my god, Xiaolin, you are so beautiful, I almost can't recognize you."
Xu Jiaojiao stopped the people's praise and said with a smile: "It's not finished yet. The hair, clothes and other things are not done yet." But her eyes were looking at it with satisfaction. She was quite satisfied with her work.
"It's not over yet, my god, it's just so beautiful."
Xu Jiaojiao scratched Lin Li's hair, then tied it into a princess' bun, and took out a pearl hairpin from her bosom and pinned it on the princess' bun.
"alright."
Lin Li's appearance suddenly improved several levels. She smiled from ear to ear. She was so beautiful. A bunch of people were chattering about her. They were almost worshipping Xu Jiaojiao. In fact, she was just putting on the most ordinary makeup.
For those who have no makeup on, applying some foundation correctly can make them look much better, not to mention the addition of styling and other things.
Just like that, under the enthusiastic maintenance of a bunch of people, Xu Jiaojiao was so tired that her hands were sore, but looking at the only two remaining women and the envious looks in their eyes, she still felt a little soft-hearted and did it patiently. She thought to herself that she must limit the number of people when she opens a store in the future, it was too torturous.
Fortunately, these people brought a lot of meat, eggs, candies and snacks from home, but the main problem was that the girls were unwilling to accept the money.
In less than half a day, after being talked about by several female comrades, Xu Jiaojiao became a celebrity in the military family compound, and people flocked to each house to watch the fun.