Chapter 340. Daily Life
“Welcome! Do you have a reservation?”
Wen Yang, dressed in a crisp white shirt and black vest, with his hair slicked back neatly, greeted several newly arrived guests with a gentle smile.
He was no stranger to this kind of waiter job; he had done many part-time jobs since elementary school out of necessity.
From rummaging through garbage bins for bottles to tutoring, although his uncles would always leave him with a set of chopsticks when he was in elementary school back home, once he moved to the county to study in middle school, he had to rely on himself.
And although the tuition and living expenses were higher in university, with the scholarship and Ning Chu’s care, he wasn’t as distressed anymore.
Today marked his first official working day; the past two days had been spent familiarizing himself with the work environment and learning how to be a competent waiter under the guidance of senior employees.
“Please come in.”
After opening the private room door and guiding the guests inside, Wen Yang stood at the entrance, ready for any requests.
He wasn’t yet capable of taking orders or serving at the table; two days weren’t enough for him to familiarize himself with the hotel’s menu.
He glanced at the menu; even a simple set meal cost over a thousand yuan, plus a twenty percent service charge, but the service charge had nothing to do with the waiters.
The hotel upstairs offered accommodation, with prices ranging from several hundred to a thousand for a night. He wondered what the difference was compared to those hundred-yuan motels…
He also wondered what Ning Chu was doing now.
Standing at the private room entrance with his hands behind his back, although his posture was straight, he found himself lost in thought.
When could he bring Ning Chu here for a meal and a stay?
However, based on customer feedback, the food here seemed pretty average… With her personality, she’d probably prefer a bowl of fried noodles on the street.
Once he got paid, should he save up to buy her a gaming console? But she might feel bad about the money and hesitate.
Thinking of Ning Chu made Wen Yang’s lips curl into a smile, and his thoughts drifted even further.
During their previous gathering, Little Demoness had acted quite strange.
One afternoon, she suddenly dragged him along and, suppressing her embarrassment, urgently took him to find an adult shop to buy him a cup.
That night, he found himself in a situation where he urgently needed to release some pent-up energy after being drugged by someone.
Though the final outcome was that Little Demoness ended up fainting after screaming in shock, and the cup didn’t serve its intended purpose due to size issues, upon reflection, it felt as if Ning Chu had a hint of foresight about it.
As if she somehow knew he would end up drugged at the gathering.
“Hey brother, refill my corn juice.”
Wen Yang snapped back to reality, instantly responding and hurrying to refill a drink for the customer.
Once back at the private room entrance, he stood as the doorman again and continued to drift in thought.
Not only about that time, Ning Chu had often acted as if she were a prophet, helping him prepare in advance or giving him warnings and reminders.
It was as if she knew which girls would fawn over him and how they would try to flirt with him, anticipating what situations he might encounter.
Almost like the stories Ning Chu had written… There was one novel featuring him as the main character, where Ning Chu seemed to predict everything he would face.
Wait a minute, there really was! At the beginning of the semester, he had once secretly peeked at Ning Chu’s screen late at night, and she was reading a story with “Wen Yang” as the protagonist.
Wen Yang fell into deep thought.
…
Walking through the vegetable market, Ning Chu looked around, observing the vendors on both sides,
She was quite familiar with this vegetable market; when she was in elementary school, her mother worked at a marinated food shop there, and she and her brother often wandered around.
It had been a long time since she’d come here, and the once filthy and chaotic market had become much more organized, no longer overly messy; it just had some water on the tiled floor, making her worry about slipping if she wasn’t careful.
She quickened her pace to catch up with her mother’s steps and asked, “Mom, what are you planning to buy?”
“Pig kidneys? To nourish your little boyfriend.”
“No, absolutely unnecessary!”
Isn’t this really for that Uncle’s health!?
Wen Yang’s body doesn’t need any nourishment! She definitely doesn’t want to feel dizzy again like that first time! Who knows what Wen Yang would do afterward, the experience would be terrible.
“Just buy some.”
Ignoring Ning Chu’s protests, her mother went to the pork stall and bought a pig kidney, also picking up two pounds of pork tenderloin, mumbling, “Ning Xin loves eating meat; soon we won’t be able to afford her.”
Since Hei Dou came home, the family expenses skyrocketed several times, part of it was for food and clothing, but a lot was actually for Hei Dou’s tutoring classes.
Even just signing her up for morning classes, the tuition was enough to make one exclaim it was unmanageable.
The mundane trivialities and worries spun around in her mind, but her mother didn’t complain to Ning Chu and casually said, “The New Year is coming soon, and we haven’t bought any New Year goods yet.”
“Let that Uncle buy it; isn’t he coming to celebrate the New Year with us?”
“Why not let Wen Yang buy it?”
“Wen Yang doesn’t have money~” Ning Chu said with conviction, “He’s just a freshman, okay? Are you embarrassed?”
Her mother shot her a glance: “What do you want for the New Year’s Eve dinner? Hot pot?”
“That’s fine.”
“Get that Uncle to bring some wine; I’ll have a little drink with him.” Her mother said cheerfully, teasing her daughter, “What about you? Do you want a drink too?”
Ning Chu had no interest in alcohol, shook her head, and kindly reminded, “Mom, Hei Dou is at home~ Who knows what you two will do if you get drunk.”
The next moment, her head was knocked once, and she instinctively covered it in pain, fuming.
Sure enough, teasing her mother would lead to beatings!
She looked up at her mother’s slightly red but expressionless face, feeling a twinge in her heart.
Only officials are allowed to set fires; common folk can’t even light a lantern!
“Can Wen Yang come for New Year’s Eve dinner?” Ning Chu asked a bit nervously.
Although her mother’s attitude toward Wen Yang had improved, she was still worried her mother might refuse.
“Sure, that kid is quite pitiable, spending New Year alone outside…”
Her eyes sparkled brightly: “Great!”
In what usually represents family reunion, having Wen Yang join their New Year’s Eve dinner essentially meant her mother had accepted Wen Yang’s identity as a future son-in-law!
“Why’s your elbow always bending outward~”
After buying the hot pot base and balls, the mother-daughter duo completed a circuit of the market, each carrying several bulging plastic bags.
Kidneys, lamb, chives, scallops… basically great for kidney nutrition.
Ning Chu started to doubt whether Uncle was about to be drained dry, looking at her mother with a strange expression.
Forty-year-old women are indeed like wolves; a mature succubus. And Uncle’s muscles! He looks stronger than Wen Yang, yet he can’t hold up either?
“I can tell from your eyes that you’re not thinking about anything good.”
Her mother saw right through her thoughts and raised her hand to threaten to knock her again, making her hastily dodge aside.
“Let’s go, we need to head home to cook.”
“Okay~”
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