Chapter 118: Little Things About Dating ②
The two looked at each other and both laughed. Peng Yu Yang took the meal tray from Huang Yan, and Ai Si Yuan took the chopsticks, soup spoon, and other cutlery from Nie Qiu. After greeting Zhang Qi Di, who was standing on the lectern copying books, the four of them went to the canteen. After washing and returning the meal trays, they went back to the classroom.
The students in Class 1 were much more disciplined than those in Class 10. Except for those who went home to eat, most people who finished their meals in the canteen returned to the classroom to either do homework or read on their own.
Of course, everyone saw what Zhang Qi Di was writing on the blackboard. The blackboard was densely covered with material from the textbook, as well as places Zhang Qi Di had personally marked as difficult or unclear.
When Nie Qiu and the others returned, they saw many classmates in the classroom looking at what Zhang Qi Di had written on the blackboard. Some were reading it aloud, and others were directly translating the English on the blackboard.
Nie Qiu and Ai Si Yuan were fine, but for people like Huang Yan and Peng Yu Yang, who hadn’t even built a solid foundation, listening to this was a bit difficult. Huang Yan and Peng Yu Yang now regretted for the first time why they hadn’t studied seriously after entering junior high school. Compared to the students in Class 1, they were worlds apart. Ai Si Yuan and Nie Qiu stood on the lectern. Since everyone wanted to look, they might as well study together!
Huang Yan and Peng Yu Yang voluntarily sat in the seats of absent classmates. They got paper and pens from Ai Si Yuan on the lectern and sat down, ready to start listening to the lesson.
Most people didn’t understand the parts Zhang Qi Di said he didn’t understand, and they all started flipping through dictionaries. Ai Si Yuan and Nie Qiu also opened their dictionaries and then gave examples of how to use sentences and words. Everyone listened attentively, even Huang Yan and Peng Yu Yang, who only half-understood.
By the time the afternoon class bell rang, Nie Qiu, Huang Yan, and Peng Yu Yang had left Class 1.
This day was very fulfilling and very happy, except for the gift Li Kai gave her, which surprised her greatly and was somewhat unexpected. It was a happy day.
Since Nie Qiu’s Mom and Zhang Qi Di’s brother were selling vegetables at the market, Zhang Qi Di waited for Nie Qiu at the doorway of Class 10’s classroom as soon as class ended. Every day, Nie Qiu usually left with Huang Yan and a few buddies of Peng Yu Yang. This time, Zhang Qi Di was just an addition.
As usual, a boy treated them to milk tea from the milk tea shop at the school gate. After parting ways with Huang Yan and the others, Nie Qiu and Zhang Qi Di went to the vegetable market together. Because it was the peak time for people leaving work and school, every vegetable stall was crowded. Although Nie Aifang wasn’t doing business for the first time, selling vegetables was, and compared to Zhang Qi Tian, she was naturally much slower. However, because it was at the entrance of the market, business was always good.
After Nie Qiu and Zhang Qi Di arrived at the market, they naturally went to help at their own vegetable stands. Zhang Qi Di didn’t know that Nie Qiu’s family’s vegetable stand was bought in Zhang Qi Tian’s name. He was just very happy that Nie Qiu’s family and their family were selling vegetables in the same market. At his age, he didn’t have much sense of profit and didn’t think Nie Aifang was stealing their business. He just felt that it was good to be able to play together.
When it was almost six o’clock, Nie Aifang urged Nie Qiu to go home. Although she was very happy that selling more meant earning more, she couldn’t let it interfere with Nie Qiu’s studies. She just told Nie Qiu to go home to do homework and cook.
After leaving the market, Nie Qiu directly took the bus to the rented residential area warehouse. She took out the small Gold Inlaid Jade Necklace from her schoolbag, closed her eyes, and entered the space.
Dao had already prepared everything. It jumped to Nie Qiu’s feet and wanted to take credit, saying, “I knew you would come at this time. I’ve prepared everything.”
Nie Qiu squatted down, picked up the small, soft, and smooth Dao, looked at the neatly arranged and piled vegetables, and rubbed Dao’s small head. Dao half-closed its eyes from being petted. Nie Qiu smiled and said, “Thank you, Dao.” Nie Aifang was clearly less tired. Even if she was tired, she didn’t have any burdens in her heart. Seeing Nie Aifang selling vegetables with a sincere smile, she knew.
However, if it weren’t for Dao, she wouldn’t have been able to change Nie Aifang’s mindset. Because she could only work as a tutor, and someone had to be willing to let her teach. She was only sixteen years old and in Class 10. If she could get into the best high school with good grades, then some junior high students from wealthy families might be willing to hire someone with senior high school entrance examination experience and good grades as a tutor. Therefore, it was impossible at the moment.
Dao rubbed against Nie Qiu’s arms and said, “When will you have time to come in and cultivate? It’s too troublesome to move things back and forth like this. If you’ve cultivated well, you can just tell me outside, and I can take these vegetables out.”
Nie Qiu smiled and rubbed Dao’s head. “Tonight, after my mom falls asleep, I’ll come to the space to cultivate.” She really liked the feeling of walking on a water ball; it was very comfortable, with a cool breeze yet a warm feeling.
After speaking, Nie Qiu put Dao down. With Dao’s spiritual power, she moved the vegetables from the space one by one and arranged them. Then, she took out water from the space and sprinkled it on the vegetables. After finishing all this, Nie Qiu locked the door and left the warehouse.
When she returned home, Nie Aifang hadn’t returned yet. She wasn’t in a hurry to do her homework. She just walked into the kitchen, took out the rice, washed it, and started cooking white rice. She also took out the green vegetables Nie Aifang bought yesterday, trimmed them, and stir-fried a dish of green vegetables using her not-yet-skilled honeycomb briquette stove.
Honestly, compared to the honeycomb briquette stove, she was more accustomed to gas stoves and natural gas stoves. But just yesterday, Nie Aifang had put away the gas stove because gas prices had risen again. They were no longer selling barbecue, nor was there any need to use the convenient gas stove to start a fire for late-night snacks when they returned home late. So, the gas stove was put away.
Besides cooking, Nie Qiu still wasn’t very used to the honeycomb briquette stove. Just as she finished serving the cooked food from the honeycomb briquette stove, she heard the sound of the door opening. The timing was perfect.
Nie Aifang opened the door and walked into the house. She took off her coat and saw Nie Qiu bringing out the dishes and rice from the kitchen. Nie Aifang went into the kitchen, washed her hands, and came out to find that Nie Qiu had already set out the bowls and chopsticks, and the bowls were already filled with rice.
Nie Aifang smiled and sat on a stool, picked up her chopsticks, took a mouthful of rice, and then picked up dishes to eat. Since they were no longer selling barbecue, the new tables and chairs bought for guests were now being used at home. These tables and chairs were much better than the ones they had nailed together before.
Nie Qiu picked up a piece of pickled ginger, took a bite, and started eating. After taking a mouthful of rice, she smiled and asked, “Mom, how much did you sell today?” Because she had sold vegetables to Zhang Qi Tian for emergencies the day before yesterday and yesterday, Nie Qiu knew how many vegetables were needed for one stall. Three stalls a day, meaning three of each, and both vegetable stands needed that much.
Nie Aifang smiled and said, “After deducting the cost price, I sold over a thousand yuan!” She was extremely excited. If it were divided equally as Zhang Qi Tian suggested, she would earn over five hundred a day!
