Qin Zhixin sat up straight, reaching back twice before finding the seatbelt. Because of the suitcases in the back, the passenger seat had to be moved forward. The seatbelt, already tight for Qin Zhixin, tightened even tighter now. The thick polyester webbing pressed tightly against her towering breasts, revealing their plump, rounded shape and exceptional elasticity.
Now, even if she wore something more "masculine", it would only make her appearance more obvious.
Qin Zhifeng was just sitting on his phone sending a message to a client when the corner of his eye happened to sweep across Qin Zhixin's upper body, and his eyes widened. He felt that Qin Zhixin's headlights were too bright, and even though he had seen them many times, he couldn't help but look at them a few more times when he saw them now.
Qin Zhixin was still arguing with Tang Yuyu about the clothes.
"Mom, I wear clothes to save money. Think about it, men's clothes are much cheaper than women's clothes, they're made of more material, and they have more pockets, so they're super practical. Women's clothes are thin and not very durable, and many of them can't be washed in the washing machine."
"Anyway, you always have a reason. Actually, it's just that you like to roll around on the ground, so your clothes need to be sturdy. You like to hide a lot of things in your pockets, so you need a lot of pockets. What excuses are you making with me? It's the first day I met you."
Qin Zhixin smiled bitterly and asked, pointing at the box in the back seat.
"Mom, what's in that box at the back?"
"I ordered a Tecmo griller online. In the future, besides stir-fried and braised dishes, we can sell other things at the midnight snack bar."
"Auntie, is the business in the university town good?"
"It's quite good. The old campus next door has been leased by HKUST to be used as graduate student dormitories. Many of those people finish school very late and come to the restaurant to grab a bite before returning to the dorms. During this period, if we don't have enough food, it won't be enough for them. But it's not profitable there. The input-output ratio is the lowest among the restaurants. After deducting utilities and employee salaries, the profit is less than 5,000 yuan a month at its lowest."
Tang Yuyu spoke in a cheerful tone, while Qin Zhixin was secretly playing with her cell phone.
"You have several restaurants now, so there's no need to stick to the same place all the time. You're on track now anyway, so just go visit every two or three days."
"Isn't it just that I can't let go? I've already developed feelings for them, so how can I just let them go? Besides, those students are very energetic. Even if they drink, they'll just get a little noisy. I like the lively atmosphere. New restaurants are too formal. It doesn't feel the way I'm used to."
"Auntie, what are you planning to roast? Chicken legs? A whole chicken?"
"It's better than goose legs. They're roasted and fragrant, and full of oil! I buy one after school and chew it while walking. It's so satisfying."
Qin Zhixin was instantly excited. Now that she had an oven at home, she could bake whatever she wanted. Then, back home, she could trap and catch small animals without having to roast them over an open flame! Qin Zhixin's face was all smiles, her mind full of food. She was ready to go on a killing spree back home, slaughtering everything she caught and stuffing it in the freezer. Then, when she got back to the city, she'd roast them on a proper electric stove.
Tang Yuyu glanced at that dead girl.
"If you're hungry, just tell me. It's not like you're short of food."
"Auntie, don't buy it for her. Look at how much she's eaten. I guess she weighs more than 120 kilograms now."
Qin Zhixin became anxious and quickly turned her head to glare at Qin Zhifeng.
"You're talking nonsense, I only weigh a little over 100 pounds!"
"Impossible. You're already that big before. I've never seen one that big and light."
Qin Zhifeng spoke with a serious expression, but Qin Zhixin listened with disgust.
"Mom, listen, this guy has some hidden agenda. It's obvious he's been causing harm to other girls. Qin Gouzi, stay away from me. I'm afraid you have AIDS."
Qin Zhifeng reached out and tapped Qin Zhixin's forehead hard, turning it red.
"Stop talking nonsense to me. Aunt, have you decided what to bake next? You've never baked before, so it'll probably take a lot of trial and error."
Tang Yuyu was concentrating on driving and thought for a moment when asked.
"I'm still considering it. I'll try a little bit of each first to see which one is more popular and then make a decision."
"Mom, have you bought the meat yet?"
"It's already been pickled in a barrel."
Qin Zhixin sat up straight, turned around and spoke to Qin Zhifeng, who didn't know what he was thinking.
"Brother, please install it for me later. Don't be clumsy! Be quick. I'm looking forward to eating roasted chicken legs tonight."
Qin Zhifeng was very angry about this.
"What do you mean by clumsy? Aren't you the one who always gives up on things? Auntie, look at this damn girl! Just tell me if what I said is right or not?"
"Neither of you can do it alone."
Tang Yuyu said this unhappily, changing gears and driving out of the community.
Arriving at the late-night snack shop near her home, Qin Zhixin noticed something was wrong. The small supermarket next door was closed, and the items inside had been mostly cleared out. Thin wooden boards were nailed to the door, and Qin Zhixin leaned in to take a look inside.
"Mom, isn't Grandma Liu next door quitting?"
"Well, he's retired. His son passed the civil service exam and became a civil servant in Jiangcheng, so Aunt Liu went there to take care of her grandson."
Qin Zhixin craned her head to take a few more glances, and Qin Zhifeng followed suit. Their surly expressions were identical, and it was clear they were relatives. But their deadpan demeanor left Tang Yuyu speechless. She tugged at Qin Zhixin's ears, trying to get her to behave herself. Qin Zhixin didn't dare poke a thorn in the flesh, but simply smiled playfully.
"Don't look at it anymore. I bought this store. I can expand it a lot in the future, and I'll have to hire an extra kitchen helper."
Tang Yuyu's smile widened as she thought about her life now completely on track. The money she used to buy the shop next door was entirely her own, meaning it was entirely from her savings from this late-night snack shop. She kept all the money from the restaurants Zhang Yunting had her manage, even keeping the accounts in good order. Even though she knew Zhang Yunting wouldn't care if she spent the money, Tang Yuyu was a smart woman who knew when to act. Some things had to be given to her, not asked for.
"Mom, you're amazing! Nanling's next female billionaire is rising!"
"Don't be so smooth-talking and go move the oven."
Qin Zhixin curled her lips and saw Qin Zhifeng still wandering around the store like a fool. She walked over to him in annoyance and pulled him over.
The two of them finally managed to move the oven into the shop, and Tang Yuyu was already in the kitchen, firing it up. She had to prepare the braised dishes first, as there were still more than six hours before the shop opened, so there was plenty of time.
Qin Zhixin opened the box and found several plates made of 304 stainless steel inside. The zigzag electric heating tube was the most valuable item inside. It was packed in a box that was also wrapped tightly with bubble paper.
Qin Zhifeng took out a small bag and opened it. Inside was all small parts like screws.
"Sister, do you think this thing can be grilled evenly? I always feel that charcoal is more solid."
Qin Zhixin carefully cut open the carton with a polished kitchen knife, revealing the metal plates inside. She tried to push down a piece of steel plate. Although it was thin, it was still heavy, and even with her small arms and legs, it was difficult to lift a piece.
"Don't bother with that. You're still using charcoal grills. Don't you think about how expensive charcoal is? It's also dangerous. So many people die from burning charcoal every winter in Nanling. Besides, electric grills are not less delicious."
Chapter 190 Mutual Dislike
Tang Yuyu was still busy in the kitchen. The brother and sister followed the instructions and spent half a day to install the oven.
After installation, the electric oven looked exactly like the one on the cover of the instruction manual. Qin Zhifeng looked at the three extra screws in his hand and put them into his pocket without making a sound.
Qin Zhixin glanced at her cousin's little action and curled her lips.
"Brother, you're just so unreliable. You can't even install a stove, and you've made yourself look like a thief."
"Didn't we do this together, following the instructions? How can that be my fault?" Qin Zhifeng, like a dog whose tail had been stepped on, hurriedly tried to defend himself, his dead eyes gleaming with dissatisfaction. "You're at least half responsible."
Qin Zhifeng took his hand out of his belt, as if he had not done anything just now.
"Then why are you feeling guilty? Every time you talk tough, you're really feeling guilty. Do you think I don't know?"
"You're just a high school kid, what the hell do you know? Don't you know that industrial products are designed with redundancy in mind? A few missing screws won't be a problem at all."
After saying that, Qin Zhifeng shook the oven vigorously, but it didn't move at all, as if to support his flimsy excuse.
"Why are you panicking? I didn't say you made a mistake. Those are spare screws. Can't you count the parts when you read the instructions?"
Qin Zhixin glanced at her silly cousin with amusement, her almond-shaped eyes narrowed slightly, revealing the embarrassment on Qin Zhifeng's face. She bent down, reached to the bottom of the oven, and pulled out the large tray of oil.
The oven Tang Yuyu bought was a Taobao item. The tray for the waste oil was poorly designed. When she pulled it out, the metal plates rubbed against each other, making a harsh sound, much like nails scratching a blackboard. The sound made Qin Zhixin shudder.
Qin Zhifeng scratched his head awkwardly, pulled the three screws out of his pocket, and casually placed them on the cash register. He then went to the kitchen to find the barrel of pickled meat and brought it over. Qin Zhixin pushed the oven out of the store and pulled out the extension cord to plug it in.
The power of this high-power oven is not comparable to that of small household appliances. Not long after it was plugged in, the heating tube began to emit a red light. Qin Zhixin felt bursts of heat coming from the electric heating tube. The plastic film on it quickly melted and curled up, and soon flames appeared.
Qin Zhixin was responsible for installing this section of the electric heating tube. Although she had installed it, she had forgotten to remove the film. The plastic film quickly caught fire under the heat of the electric heating tube, emitting a faint smell of burning plastic. Qin Zhifeng stood behind her, dragging a bucket and watching.
"Look, sister, you're so unreliable. This is already on fire. You almost set the house on fire by installing a stove."
Qin Zhifeng said sarcastically, used a long iron skewer to scrape the melted plastic film off the heating tube, and wiped the skewer clean with a tissue.
Qin Zhixin smiled awkwardly.
"Isn't this because you didn't remind me? You were the one who kept it to yourself, otherwise I would have definitely remembered to tear off the film."
Qin Zhifeng was silent for a moment. He had felt more than once that this girl's stubbornness far exceeded that of ordinary people, including her thick skin. Seeing Qin Zhixin's shameless and wicked appearance, Qin Zhifeng also took a deep breath.
"Just based on your thick skin, you will definitely have a bright future!"
Qin Zhixin took this as a compliment, and held her head high with a proud look.
Only after the stench of plastic in the electric oven had completely dissipated did Qin Zhifeng take down the grill and hang it out to dry.
The two of them bustled around again, finally skewering the full bucket of meat. Even with a full bucket, it only took up about a third of the grill. Driven by the motor, the grill spun slowly and evenly. The marinated chicken legs and whole chickens changed slightly as they approached the heating element, and the aroma of the spices in the marinade gradually diffused.
The fat beneath the chicken skin was slowly forced out by the heat, and dozens of chicken legs were illuminated by the electric heating tubes until they were shiny. The oil and marinade slowly dripped into the oil tray, and Qin Zhixin watched in fascination. She felt that she could not get enough of this, it was both delicious and beautiful.
But if you want to eat cooked chicken legs, you still have to wait. It will take at least half an hour before you can eat them.
Seeing that he was almost done, Qin Zhifeng took out his phone to send a message. Qin Zhixin stood there, seemingly looking at the roast chicken, but she was secretly watching the content on her cousin's screen.
The screen was a little small and Qin Zhixin couldn't see clearly, but she could only see that the other party had sent long paragraphs of messages. Each message probably had hundreds of words, and Qin Zhifeng only replied with a few words.
Qin Zhixin was so curious that she didn't bother to hide. She put her head close to Qin Zhifeng's mobile phone to look at it. Qin Zhifeng quickly hid his mobile phone.
Qin Zhixin stared at her cousin's face, looking left and right, trying to find an embarrassed expression on his face, but Qin Zhifeng was also thick-skinned and not at all restrained.
"Brother, who is that person on the other end? Why is he sending you so many messages? Did you mess with the girl again?"
"Graduate student sister, who has the same instructor as me, is three years older than me."
"That's pretty old."
He took a deep breath with a hissing sound. He always felt that this damn girl Qin Zhixin might have reached her rebellious period. She always didn't speak human language.
"Brother, what do people want from you? An old cow eating young grass? You're already a 30-year-old woman, the same age as my mom. Don't tell me you have a gerontophilia."
"Get lost, it's only twenty-five. I think you owe it, thirty?"
"Why did that person come to you? You haven't even graduated from college yet, and she's already in her second year of graduate school. By the time you get in, she'll be in her third year."
Qin Zhifeng gave a mysterious smile.
"So you can have some fun. Now, I'll trick her into bed and wait until she graduates. Unless she wants to continue her doctoral studies, she'll definitely leave. Besides, I'm not a serious student. I'm here for the sake of benefits. I'm sure I can get a doctorate, and she doesn't have that kind of connections."
Qin Zhixin looked at her cousin again and felt that he seemed even less like a good person.
"The other party is so enthusiastic, why don't you say a few more words in response?"
"Well, I'm still thinking about her. She's not pretty, but she has a nice ass."
"Tsk, you don't look like a human anymore."
"How is that not human? People are trying to get into bed with me, so what if I'm a little cool?"
Qin Zhixin straightened her slender waist, her plump breasts swaying. She rubbed her face, trying her best to keep a blank expression, and glared at Qin Zhifeng. Seeing that this stubborn girl was still stubborn with him, Qin Zhifeng also straightened his back, his dead eyes as dull as a high school student who had just finished a day of classes.
The two looked at each other for a few seconds, knowing that Qin Zhixin could no longer hold it in.
"How can you be so cool? You're acting like a fool!"
"You just called me aloof? You couldn't hold it in first and laughed at me."
"Just laugh! Just laugh! I can't play the fool as authentically as you do."
There was a lot of traffic in front of the store. It was around four in the afternoon, and some college students who had finished classes early had already come to the street to look for food. Many people were attracted by the sight from a distance. But Qin Zhixin didn't pay attention to these fly-like glances. She just wanted to figure out what Qin Zhifeng had done to trick a girl into chatting with him every day.
"Has Senior Sister met you? Aren't you a graduate student yet? How come we've been in touch so long ago?"
"No, I haven't even met her. I just added her as a friend. She saw my Moments and came to me. I was curious too. She has photos on her Moments, and they're pretty average, right?"
"Did you steal pictures from the internet?"
"Is that how you think about your brother? I'm a serious person and I would never use an internet photo. Besides, do I need to find an internet photo of my appearance? Can't I just take a random selfie?"
Qin Zhixin was a little suspicious. She felt that Qin Zhifeng's reaction was a bit too much.
"It's okay to use internet pictures. I used a picture of Stalin as a young man on Weibo to pretend to be a foreigner, and a lot of stupid women came to me and wanted to teach me Chinese. Brother, tell me, what's going on?"
Qin Zhifeng opened his eyes wide, and an incredible light appeared in his dead fish eyes. He once again underestimated his sister's moral bottom line.
"No, I didn't use any pictures from the internet. Are you still human if you do this? That's too bad."
"What's the big deal? Those idiots are foreigners and they're eager to lick the ditch across the screen. Even if I cheat them out of their money, it can be considered improving the flow of wealth."
Seeing Qin Zhixin's nonchalant look, Qin Zhifeng's expression and mood were a little complicated.
"What if the other party insists on giving you money?"
"I wouldn't dare take it. I'm just lying for fun. If I really take the money, it would be a scam. If I get caught, I won't be able to go to school anymore!"
"I doubt it. With your moral standards, if the other party really gave you money, would you refuse it?"
Qin Zhixin frowned slightly. This time she thought seriously for a moment and spoke slowly.
"That depends on my financial pressure at the time. Judging by the severity of the fraud investigation, I think I can still get the money out by going around in circles."
"You really want to do this?"
Qin Zhifeng was so impatient that his voice became a little louder.
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