My Siheyuan Shelter

Chapter 778 A Bag of Dried Sweet Potatoes
The two found a seat by the window.

Soon, the waiter brought two lunches. In order not to arouse suspicion, the lunch was very simple, a small bowl of offal soup, and a plate of salt-baked potato chips.

Erbao skillfully helped his "sweetheart" set the tableware.

"Student Xu..."

"Didn't I tell you, just call me Erbao."

"Second...Er Bao." Xie Dailin blushed a little: "I really want to thank you this time, if it weren't for you, I would never have found such a good job."

She also went out to work during the summer vacation.

As a result, not to mention the exhausting work, the salary is only 80 yuan a day, and I have to work [-] hours.

One day here is almost as good as the previous four days.

"You're welcome. Although we are not in the same class, at least we have taken common elective courses. It's also a kind of fate, isn't it?"

Er Bao quickly shook his head.

Xie Dailin stared at the other party for a while, then cautiously asked: "Er Bao, do you know Mr. Cui?"

She is not a silly elder sister, she has already discovered the clue.

"Uh, did you see that?"

Er Bao smiled guiltily.

"You think I've never worked before? Cui is always a dignified general manager, and he's been too kind to us two temporary workers. From the first day he entered the store, he never scolded us."

Xie Dailin explained softly.

"Maybe Mr. Cui is nice?"

Er Bao quibbled.

The corner of Xie Dailin's mouth curled up: "Sister Yao and the rest of the regular workers have been scolded before, how could the two of us be an exception? And today's lunch, it's obvious."

"Well, you guessed it right, I do know Mr. Cui, she is my sister's best friend."

In the face of the facts, Er Bao could only readily admit it.

"No wonder! But I still have to thank you for work. I wanted to treat you to a meal, but I didn't expect to get together with Mr. Cui, so I can only borrow flowers to offer Buddha."

Xie Dailin scooped most of the offal from her own bowl, and gently put it into the other's bowl.

"No, no, you can eat it yourself!"

Er Bao repeatedly declined.

In response, he also shared half of the potato chips, but the other party did not refuse.

"The potato chips here are fried in butter. They taste very good. You should try them too."

"Thank you!" Xie Dailin smiled, and then greeted: "Okay, let's eat quickly, don't waste food, to be honest, I've been hungry for days."

"Hey, me too."

Er Bao immediately agreed.

"I didn't see it." Xie Dailin shook her head lightly, and then chatted while eating: "Erbao, it seems that your family's conditions should be pretty good, why do you think of coming out to work in winter vacation?"

"What other purpose is there? Of course, I want to earn more pocket money. My parents control money very strictly."

Of course, Erbao would not tell the truth in a foolish way. It's not the time yet, and speaking out will only increase embarrassment, and might scare the other party away.

"Really? Don't you have enough pocket money?"

Xie Dailin was puzzled.

"It's okay to tell you. I want to save money to buy an electric bicycle. We're going to start an internship this summer. It's more convenient to have a car."

Er Bao casually made up a reason.

However, the internship was real. The domestic disaster had seriously impacted the life order in Sydney, and the public security situation suddenly became severe.

The situation waits for no one!
All available resources must be utilized.

Xie Dailin sighed: "It's a pity. It would be great if we can work for another two months during the summer vacation. Even if we graduate in the future, it will be difficult to get a salary of 300 yuan a day."

"Don't be stupid, being a policeman is better than being a waiter, no matter what?"

Erbao was taken aback, and quickly reminded.

You don't need to ask, it is absolutely impossible for my mother to accept a waiter as a daughter-in-law, and Niu Niu almost passed the test with a high degree of education.

"Don't worry, I'm just talking."

Xie Dailin said insincerely.

Her family's financial conditions are not good. The reason why she chose to study in the police academy is that, in addition to tuition exemption, she usually has living allowances, which can reduce a lot of burden on the family.

Er Bao was still a little worried, and immediately thought of a surefire solution:
"Xie Dailin, isn't your sister taking the college entrance examination this year? After the college entrance examination is over, it's better to let her come to work part-time and earn tuition and living expenses by herself."

Xie Dailin immediately put down the spoon: "Is this possible? Will it be too troublesome?"

"No trouble, Mr. Cui and my sister are best friends, it's not just a matter of words."

Er Bao patted his chest on the spot and promised.

"Second treasure, thank you."

"I said you are welcome, we are good friends, shouldn't friends help each other?"

Xie Dailin lowered her head subconsciously.

In fact, she has already seen that classmate Xu is interested in her, but she has no intention of falling in love at all. Their father died early, and it is all up to their mother to pull the three of them together.

Seeing classmate Xie in a daze, Erbao immediately expressed concern:

"Xie Dailin, what's wrong with you?"

Xie Dailin reacted instantly: "It's okay, the soup is getting cold, let's drink the soup quickly!"

Half an hour later, the romantic lunch is over.

Erbao suggested: "Do you want to go shopping? The Chinese New Year will be the day after tomorrow, and the streets are very lively."

"No need, there are still things at home."

"Okay then, I'll take you back."

Er Bao said smoothly.

After all, classmate Xie is a girl, and he used to escort her home every day after get off work.

Xie Dailin quickly waved her hand: "No need, it's not eight or nine o'clock in the evening, I can go home alone."

Although there is no obvious difference between day and night at present, there are many pedestrians and policemen on the street during the day, so it will be relatively safer.

"It's okay. Anyway, I have nothing else to do. I introduced this job. If I don't send you home safely, I won't feel at ease."

Erbao insisted.

Xie Dailin had no choice but to accept the other party's kindness, and finally the two got on the bus together.

Half an hour later, the Yahai community arrived.

Er Bao kept sending his "sweetheart" downstairs, and before parting, he took out a five-jin bag of dried sweet potatoes from his backpack.

This is what grandma made for him.

"Second treasure, what is this?"

"This is my Spring Festival gift to you. I wish you a happy New Year in advance, and by the way, help me to wish my aunt a new year."

"I can't take it, you should take it back!"

"It's just a bag of dried sweet potatoes, and it's not something expensive. Just accept it, and I'm leaving."

Erbao put down the bag, turned around and ran away.

Dried sweet potatoes are already the most common ingredients that can be found in their family. Originally, he wanted to put a few eggs in it, but later he thought that it was not suitable for his "identity".

In the end, I resisted and gave up.

"Erbao, don't you run away?"

Xie Dailin immediately chased after her with her bag.

"Stop chasing, see you on the second day of junior high school!"

Erbao quickly ran out of the community, and when passing by the guard room, he also stuffed a small bag of dried sweet potatoes for the janitor, about half a catty.

The janitor was happy to praise Erbao for being sensible.

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(End of this chapter)