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Shen Tang was about to reach for the design draft when Qin Zheng stopped her.

"Miss Shen, you've outsmarted me. I concede defeat," Qin Zheng said with a smile. "Eight hundred for a year's worth of design drafts. Sell them all to me."

"It's a pleasure to work with you!" Shen Tang extended her hand to him.

"It's a pleasure to work with you!" Qin Zheng raised his hand and shook hers.

Qin Zheng readily took eight hundred yuan from the safe and gave it to Shen Tang.

Then, he wrapped the remaining three rose cakes in a brown paper bag and handed it to her:

"Take it home to eat."

Shen Tang smiled sweetly and reached out to take it: "Then I won't be polite."

Shen Tang divided the eight hundred yuan into two portions, taking out the two fifty-yuan notes separately. She rolled up the rest and put it into her purse.

Shen Tang was in a good mood; eight hundred yuan was a considerable sum of money in those days.

She gripped the bag on her shoulder, preparing to buy herself something nice to treat herself.

She had just reached the intersection when she saw Huo Xiuyuan's car parked there.

Huo Xiuyuan circled around but didn't return to the training compound; instead, he waited at the road intersection.

"Where have you been?" Huo Xiuyuan asked her with a calm expression.

Shen Tang's face lit up with a smile. "What a coincidence! Commander Huo, you're out shopping too?"

Shen Tang smiled, opened the car door, and got into the passenger seat.

Since I've run into Huo Xiuyuan, I might as well ask him to drive me to the department store, saving me the trouble of walking.

Huo Xiuyuan looked at the brown paper bag that Shen Tang was holding in her arms.

Shen Tang offered him a rose petal cake, "Want to try some?"

Huo Xiuyuan picked up a piece and took a bite.

Shen Tang looked at him expectantly, "How is it? Delicious, right?"

"It tastes awful," Huo Xiuyuan said coldly.

Shen Tang frowned slightly.

Even if you don't like it, you can't just say it like that! Seriously.

But she was in a good mood today and decided not to argue with him.

"Let's go to the department store and see what you'd like to eat. It's on me."

Huo Xiuyuan looked Shen Tang up and down. "What, struck it rich?"

Shen Tang smiled with narrowed eyes. How could this not be considered making a fortune?

This was the first pot of gold she earned since arriving here.

Huo Xiuyuan saw her smiling, wondering what she was thinking.

My mind started to wander.

Paying her on the first meeting? What was she even doing inside?

"What were you doing inside? Why did he give you money?" Huo Xiuyuan asked coldly.

"What?" Shen Tang was thinking about what to buy later and didn't hear clearly at all.

Huo Xiuyuan suppressed his impulse and said in a deep voice, "It's nothing."

He shouldn't have asked.

The car stopped at the department store, and Shen Tang began to shop.

Huo Xiuyuan suddenly stopped: "Weren't you going to buy me something? I want that."

Shen Tang followed his gaze—

A white porcelain fox.

It's so small, it fits perfectly in the palm of your hand.

The little fox had charming and beautiful eyes, a small and straight nose, and a fluffy tail that covered the corners of its mouth, which held a sly smile.

Shen Tang looked at Huo Xiuyuan with a puzzled expression.

A grown man likes this?

Huo Xiuyuan looked at her with a deep, determined gaze.

Shen Tang took out her money to buy it, handed it to Huo Xiuyuan, and said with a sly smile:

"I never expected that the cold and hard Commander Huo would like the little fox."

Huo Xiuyuan took it and rubbed it in his palm. He didn't say anything, but his gaze deepened.

Shen Tang bought a lot of snacks to share with her roommates when she got back.

Huo Xiuyuan followed at a distance, carrying a bunch of packages.

Shen Tang finally finished shopping and loaded the large and small bags onto the bus.

Huo Xiuyuan let out a breath, started the car, and drove towards the training compound.

As they approached the gate of the compound, Shen Tang lowered her body, furtively peeking ahead and whispering:

"Commander Huo, stop up ahead. You can go back first, I can walk back by myself."

Huo Xiuyuan turned to look at her. What were you doing so secretly?

Shen Tang frowned: "Is that even a question? I'm afraid people will gossip! That shirt jacket almost got me killed."

Huo Xiuyuan stared at her for two seconds, then turned away with a cold expression.

If you go into someone else's factory, you're not afraid of being gossiped about; but if you drive back in your own car, you're afraid of being gossiped about.

Huo Xiuyuan stepped on the brake and watched Shen Tang carry her bags out of the car. He hesitated for a moment but did not help.

He stepped on the gas, and with a roar, the car sped away.

Shen Tang frowned as she looked at the swirling dust.

Seriously? Are you out of your mind? Driving that fast, aren't you afraid of damaging the walls?

Shen Tang carried the large and small bags back, wondering to herself, "Has Huo Xiuyuan taken the wrong medicine? Why is he acting so strangely?"

Shen Tang hadn't taken more than a few steps when she saw Zhao Wenjing rushing over.

"Shen Tang—I'm here to help you!" Zhao Wenjing shouted.

"Why are you here?" Shen Tang asked in surprise.

As Zhao Wenjing took the cloth bag from Shen Tang's hand, she said:

"I just saw Commander Huo, and he told me. He said you were carrying a lot of stuff and couldn't walk anymore, so I ran over here."

Shen Tang smiled slightly upon hearing this. So Huo Xiuyuan was driving so fast to get "reinforcements" for her. He did have a conscience.

I'll forgive his grumpy face for now.

Zhao Wenjing's eyes darted into the cloth bag:

"What is this? It smells so good!"

Shen Tang took out a stick of glutinous rice coated with white sugar and stuffed it into her mouth.

"These are all for my sisters, we'll share them when we get home."

"Mmm, delicious, delicious."

Zhao Wenjing picked up all the bags and carried them in her hands. "I'll take them, I'll take them, give them all to me, I can carry as many as I want."

Shen Tang looked at her and smiled.

Zhao Wenjing gets all the energy when she sees delicious food!

"Shen Tang, you've struck it rich! How come you bought so much all at once?" Zhao Wenjing asked in confusion.

"Yes, we've struck it rich," Shen Tang said with a smile.

"Then I'll benefit from your success." Zhao Wenjing didn't ask any questions and happily walked towards the dormitory with Shen Tang.

When they arrived at the dormitory, Shen Tang took out all her food and shared it with everyone. She also asked Zhao Wenjing to send some to the other dormitory as well.

Sun Qian heard Zhao Wenjing say that Shen Tang had bought the food to treat everyone.

She sneered, "Trying to win people over with this piece of junk? How pathetic!"

Zhao Wenjing frowned at her: "If you don't want to eat, then forget it. Stop being so sarcastic."

The other people in the dormitory had no grudge against Shen Tang, and even less against snacks, so they all gathered around and started eating, laughing and joking.

Yang Xinyue walked in from outside the door. Someone looked at Yang Xinyue and said:

"New Moon, Shen Tang bought snacks for everyone."

Yang Xinyue glanced this way and said:

"I'm not eating anymore. I've gained weight recently, and my waist has gotten thicker."

Look at Yang Xinyue's slender waist, then look at yourself, and suddenly the food in your mouth doesn't taste good anymore.

Zhao Wenjing glanced at Yang Xinyue, then turned and left.

She's looking forward to going back for a delicious meal! There's no time to waste with her.

As soon as Zhao Wenjing stepped out the door, Sun Qian rolled her eyes and said, "Shen Tang didn't mean any harm; she wants you all to get fat and die."

Liu Ping said somewhat unhappily, "Stop speculating about other people. Besides, we're not fat."

"Exactly, let's satisfy our cravings first. We can always train for half an hour afterward."

Everyone ate with peace of mind.

Yang Xinyue couldn't help but frown.

How could Shen Tang have money to treat everyone to snacks?

The next day, right after lunch, Shen Tang went to the reception room to answer a phone call. After changing her clothes back in her dorm, she rushed out again.

Yang Xinyue ran a few steps and called out to her:

"Shen Tang, stop right there! Are you going to see Lu Jingshen?"