Back to the 1990s: Holding the spiritual spring and striving for a well-off life

Lying in the bathtub, with the hot water covering his entire body, leaving only his head exposed, Hua Xiali closed his eyes comfortably. Taking a bath was really comfortable.

After soaking for about half an hour, Hua Xiali got up, dried himself, put on clean clothes, washed the clothes directly in the bathtub, and then hung them in the space.

After hanging up the clothes, Hua Xiali did not go out, but stood in front of the huge letter and read the contents again. She was afraid that she might have missed something and cause some regret.

After an unknown amount of time, there was a knock on the door. Hua Xiali opened his eyes and found himself sleeping in the space. He hurried out of the space, walked to the door, and asked in confusion, "Who is it?"

"It's me, Jiannan."

Hearing Jian Nan's voice, Hua Xiali opened the door and let Jian Nan in.

Jian Nan came in with the packed food, put it on the table, and laid out the dishes one by one, including braised pork ribs, fried prawns, vermicelli and minced meat soup, and shredded pork with fish flavor.

Hua Xiali was a little surprised, "Isn't this too much? Can we finish it?"

"Don't worry, you'll have enough to eat with me here." Jian Nan smiled slightly, scooped a bowl of rice and handed it to Hua Xiali. Hua Xiali took it, sat down opposite Jian Nan, and slowly began to eat.

Jian Nan said, "Although these dishes taste good, they are not as good as your family's lunch."

Hua Xiali smiled faintly. She added spiritual spring water to her family’s well once a month. No matter how delicious the food outside was, it could not compare to the food at home!

After dinner, Jian Nan cleaned up the leftovers and left with his things. Hua Xiali locked the door, brushed his teeth and washed his face, then re-made the bed in the hotel room and lay down to rest.

Jian Nan said that he would come to pick her up to go to the publishing house tomorrow morning. She was afraid of oversleeping and missing the time, so she didn't go to sleep in the space. She also propped the door against a chair. If someone really wanted to come in, it would make a loud noise, and she would wake up. Then she could take out weapons from the space and drive the others away.

Fortunately, nothing happened. Hua Xiali slept until the alarm rang. She turned off the alarm, put it into the space, and got up to get herself ready.

She had to go out to do some serious work today, so she pulled out a summer suit-like outfit, dark blue, which made her look a little mature so that people who saw her would not think she was a child.

After Hua Xiali had packed up, he heard a knock on the door. Confirming it was Jian Nan, Hua Xiali picked up his bag, opened the door and went out, without letting Jian Nan enter the room and waste time.

Following Jian Nan to the outside of the hotel, Hua Xiali was a little surprised to see the car parked at the door of the hotel. Then he thought of the rumors in the village about Jian Nan's family background, and he understood.

Isn't it normal for someone from a family like that to drive a car?

Jian Nan opened the passenger door and asked Hua Xiali to get in the car. Then he leaned over to fasten her seat belt. When he leaned over, he was very close to her. She could clearly smell the scent on his body, which was light and fresh, indicating that he was a clean person.

"Let's go have breakfast first and then go to the publishing house. I have already made an appointment for you, so you don't have to worry about others not giving you time." Jian Nan got in the car, said something to Hua Xiali, then started the car and left.

Hua Xiali looked sideways at Jian Nan's beautiful hands on the steering wheel, and some warmth surged in her heart. It was great to have a capable person to help her, so that she could save a lot of time. Jian Nan found a breakfast shop and took Hua Xiali in for breakfast. After that, they went directly to the publishing house that Hua Xiali wanted to go to. Because the letter in the space only provided two publishing houses, Hua Xiali chose the publishing house in the provincial capital. She felt that a larger publishing house should offer a better price!

With Jian Nan's help, Hua Xiali successfully met the editor of the publishing house and handed his manuscript to the editor. When he saw the surprise in the editor's eyes, he knew that this matter would definitely be successful.

Just as she thought, people were willing to publish her manuscript and offered a price of one hundred and thirty per thousand words. However, they decided to publish the first volume of 200,000 words to see how it goes. If the sales are good, the price will be raised for the subsequent words!

Decades later, she was fully prepared and wrote a manuscript of 200,000 words, and she even left a hook at the end so that people would want to read on.

He signed the contract on the spot and received the manuscript fee of 200,000 words, which amounted to 26,000 yuan. Hua Xiali was very happy, but he did not show it on his face.

Coming out of the publishing house, Hua Xiali said excitedly, "Jian Nan, thank you. It's all because of you that this matter was handled so smoothly. It's almost time for dinner now, I'll treat you to a meal!"

"Okay, then I'll obey your command!" Seeing Hua Xiali so happy, Jian Nan was also very happy. He originally wanted to pay out of his own pocket to help publish "Make Beauty Smile", but he didn't expect that she actually had the ability to do so. The publishing house was willing to sign a contract to publish her work, and Jian Nan didn't need to do anything.

Jian Nan did not take Hua Xiali to the Jian family's big restaurant for dinner because the prices there were a bit inflated. Although Hua Xiali earned 26,000 yuan today, he was reluctant to let her spend money.

Jian Nan parked the car in front of a restaurant and then took Hua Xiali in. Although he really wanted to treat Hua Xiali to many delicious dishes from the provincial capital, the two of them really couldn't eat too much, so Jian Nan ordered three dishes and a soup.

Then treat her to meals slowly later on, it will last a long time!

"Xia Li, do you want to stay one more night and go back tomorrow, or do you want to go back this afternoon?" Jian Nan asked while eating.

"I think I'll go to the train station to buy a ticket after dinner, because my eldest sister is about to report to school, and I have to go back to accompany her. My mother definitely doesn't have time to go." She has a younger sister to take care of at home, so she has to accompany her eldest sister to report to school.

In fact, my eldest sister can go to school by herself, but she will have to carry a lot of luggage, which is too much for one person.

Jian Nan nodded, "Okay, I'll take you to the train station after dinner."

Hua Xiali smiled sweetly, "Thank you."

Jian Nan went to the restroom on the way, but came back soon. After dinner, Jian Nan drove Hua Xiali to the train station and bought a ticket for a train that was about to depart.

It was soon time to board the train. At this time, people could send their farewell gifts directly to the train, so Jian Nan carried a bag of things and sent Hua Xia Li on the train.

After Hua Xiali found a seat and sat down, Jian Nan stuffed the bag in his hand into her arms. Hua Xiali then realized that he had gone to the bathroom just now to buy something!

A touch of emotion welled up in her heart. (End of this chapter)