The climate in Yuecheng is hot, and people have the habit of eating late night snacks.
It was almost 10 o'clock in the evening, "Chen Ji Tang Shui" was busy, and Chen's father and mother were busy there.
Chen Jiaxian stood still for a long time. The glass door of the opium shop next door opened and closed, and her hesitant face was reflected on the glass again and again.
In the end, she chose to go to the store to help.
The noise burst out.
Take out the chilled kelp and mung bean paste and pour it into a small colored glass bowl; beat the horse hooves into small pieces and mix them with sago; dig out three scoops of ice cream balls and cover them on the black burnt grass jelly; black The rice is cooked until soft and glutinous, and cold coconut milk is poured in; the cheese and sweet potato are baked together, the edges are slightly melted, and the sweet heat is rising.
All the people coming and going are neighbors. Grandma Jin scooped the ice cream jelly with a small spoon and called to her: "Sister, I haven't seen you during the day?"
Chen Jiaxian said: "Yes. I found a job and went to work."
Under the warm yellow light, her face glowed with joy.
Grandma Jin put down her little spoon and said solemnly: "You are a smart kid when you go out. When you get your salary, you must seize it and save your money."
Chen Jiaxian smiled and nodded.
She was quick with her hands and feet and quickly managed to close the store, helping her parents close and lock the door.
The three of them returned home and fell tiredly on the sofa.
Under the pale light, Chen Jiahao was sitting on the sofa reading an original English book without raising his head. There was a plate of leftovers of spareribs sitting on the coffee table.
Chen's mother complained: "I'm getting older, and I'm so tired looking after the store that I can't do it anymore." She looked at Chen Jiaxian.
Chen Jiaxian did not raise her head.
Chen's father leaned on the sofa and scolded Chen's mother: "You are just lazy."
Mother Chen curled her lips and got up to clean up the living room. Chen Jiaxian said: "Mom, please take a rest."
Mother Chen was angry at Chen Jiaxian: "If I rest, the house will be tidy on its own? You can't see in your eyes that the coffee table is so dirty? If you are so lazy, you will be beaten to death by your mother-in-law if you marry someone else in the future. .”
Chen Jiaxian didn't want to quarrel, she habitually remained silent——
But Zhou Ke's eyes rolled in his mind.
So, Chen Jiaxian said slowly and hesitantly: "...my brother messed up the coffee table. Jiahao, you can clean it up, okay?"
When she said the words, she felt ashamed for no reason, as if she was afraid that others would think she was lazy, so she added: "I'll help you."
Jiahao looked up at her in surprise, then stood up with a "bang" sound: "Mom, just leave it alone, I'll do it."
Mother Chen smiled happily and reached out to pat Chen Jiahao on the back: "I know I feel sorry for you, mom. The child has grown up."
Jiahao brought the plate of cold pork ribs into the kitchen and sat back on the sofa. Mother Chen went to the kitchen to wash the dishes, wiped the stove, wiped the coffee table until it was shiny, and cut a plate of fruit and brought it over.
"Did Zhuoxiu send you an office notebook?" Chen Jiahao reached out and grabbed Chen Jiaxian's computer bag: "I actually sent you a computer! It is indeed a new MacBook! Zhuoxiu is so rich!" Jiahao cheered and opened the computer: "Sister , power-on password."
Chen Jiaxian was silent for a few seconds.
Chen Jiahao pressed a few numbers casually, and it was prompted that the password was incorrect. He raised his head: "Sister?"
Chen Jiaxian mustered up her courage, looked into Chen Jiahao's eyes, and said, "This is my work computer, I can't lend it to you."
This is really no excuse.
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Seeing that Chen Jiahao was not very happy, Chen Jiaxian quickly said: "Isn't the computer our parents bought for us always placed in your room? I don't even like to play... you play that."
Chen Jiahao said: "I need to use a computer to go to college. I took it to school but didn't bring it back."
Chen Jiaxian asked: "Didn't your parents buy a new computer just for you to go to college?"
Chen Jiahao said: "I lost it. I haven't bought a new one yet, so I'm using the old one first."
"Lost it?" Chen Jiaxian couldn't help raising her voice.
Chen Jiahao said that the requirements for college majors are high, so he bought a high-end computer for more than 20,000 yuan.
20,000 yuan!
Chen Jiaxian studied in a correspondence college with a tuition fee of more than 6,000. She sympathized with her family's difficulties. She relied on the money she earned from her part-time job and the savings she pocketed, one meal a day to save enough.
The little girl didn't understand anything and was fooled by the organization. The other party didn't even mention the prerequisite academic qualifications. Now that she thinks about it, she must have been cheated out of a lot of money. Chen Jiahao often laughed at her about this matter.
But Chen Jiaxian has no regrets.
My brother has so many things at his fingertips that he doesn't care. But for Chen Jiaxian, the only thing that belongs to her is this certificate.
Chen Jiahao said: "I took it to the cafeteria when I came out of the library. I forgot to take it after eating. My parents said they would buy it for me again..."
"If you lose it, buy it again." Chen's father stopped Chen Jiahao impatiently and glared at Chen Jiaxian, "This family will belong to your brother from now on. What do you care about? Did I ask you to pay for it?"
Chen Jiaxian seemed to have been hit on the temple with a heavy hammer.
20,000 yuan!
She bought a 20,000-yuan computer as soon as she was asked to buy it. When she asked for salary, she said she couldn't make enough money.
How many years ago?
She said the family had a heavy burden and asked her to go to a technical secondary school.
She believed it.
But the next year, Chen's father and mother hired Chen Jiahao as a tutor, threatening to break his legs if he failed to pass high school.
Under the pale light, the more Chen Jiaxian thought about it, the colder she felt.
She didn't want to think about it anymore.
Chen Jiaxian stood up and said, "I'm going to bed." She hugged the computer and ran back to the room, closing the door.
She watched an online course on office software training on her computer until she fell asleep.
…
The next day, after Chen Jiaxian washed up, she found that the computer in the room was missing.
"Where is my computer?" Chen Jiaxian shouted loudly, "Chen Jiahao!" She pushed open the door of Chen Jiahao's room, but Chen Jiahao was not there.
Chen's mother came out of the kitchen: "Jiahao has gone back to school. What did you call him for?"
"My computer!" Chen Jiaxian said incoherently, "I need it for work!"
Chen's mother said nonchalantly: "You can borrow Jiahao's money for a few days first. He wants to go to college, and it will be inconvenient if he loses his computer."
Chen Jiaxian suddenly looked back at Mother Chen: "Did Chen Jiahao take my computer to school? The computer is in my room. Did you go into my room and give it to him?"
Mother Chen raised her eyebrows: "What, you still have a problem with your mother? I gave birth to you and raised you, and this is how you repay your mother? Why are you so selfish?"
Chen Jiaxian said: "What should I do if I go to work?"
Chen's mother said: "Your brother went to school specially last night and brought back your old computers. You can use the old ones."
Chen Jiaxian was speechless.
Chen's mother said: "Your brother's professional courses are demanding, and the old computer is not enough for him, so why don't you borrow it for a few days? Anyway, you are working, so you don't need a very good computer."
Chen Jiaxian glanced at her phone, she was almost late. She swallowed what she was about to say and hurriedly picked up the old computer and went out.
…
Yuecheng is still muggy in early autumn.
Chen Jiaxian is no longer at home for breakfast. Passing by Jiang Bo's cart, she greedily smelled the aroma of fried noodles, and did not stop in a hurry with her empty stomach.
She needs to make money.
Chen Jiaxian continued to watch online classes on her mobile phone while running. The person in front of her slowed down while answering the phone, and Chen Jiaxian bumped into that person's back.
She smelled the sun's scent on her shirt, mixed with men's perfume.
Chen Jiaxian quickly took a few steps back and apologized repeatedly: "I hurt you." She raised her head.
The man turned around, revealing a small side face with undulating mountains. He glanced at Chen Jiaxian with a pair of peach blossom eyes and said "oh".
There is a small red mole at the end of his eye. Smiling casually, the ends of the eyes are curved, and the corners of the angular lips are also curved. His black hair had obviously been carefully taken care of, and even the shirt buttons were made of polarized mother-of-pearl, giving off a little halo as he moved.
However, although he was smiling, there was no emotion in his light-colored pupils.
Chen Jiaxian took a few steps back and tightened the corners of her lips.
He is very arrogant.
There was a resistance that came from nowhere in her heart, and her whole body became tense.
After the man walked five or six meters away, Chen Jiaxian breathed a sigh of relief and took steps again.
At this moment, a stream of heat surged out from under his body——
She has her period.
