With Qin Wang’s assurance, Jiang Shining breathed a sigh of relief.
After saying goodnight to each other, she fell into a deep sleep.
When she woke up the next day, she first called the coffee shop owner to ask for leave, then got up and changed into a light blue dress from the wardrobe.
She tied up her originally loose long hair with a beige hairband, applied light makeup, and finally left the bedroom.
“It smells so good~”
Sniffing the fragrance in the air, Jiang Shining’s eyes lit up.
Jiang Wan brought out the pan-fried dumplings and placed them on the table. “Come, they’re just ready. Let’s eat first.”
Jiang Shining sat directly at the dining table.
The pan-fried dumplings had crispy skins and juicy meat fillings. Jiang Shining ate six or seven before stopping.
“I can’t eat anymore~”
Having had hot pot the night before, even a few dumplings made her feel full.
She looked at the remaining dumplings in the bowl with regret.
There were at least ten or twenty left.
“Ah, what a pity.”
She really couldn’t eat any more.
“There’s still a lot left.”
Jiang Wan also realized she had made too many and suggested, “Ning, why don’t I pack some for you to take to your colleagues? Momo has quite an appetite.”
Jiang Wan had a good impression of Lin Momo, who often came over for meals.
“No, don’t go to the trouble.”
Jiang Shining quickly waved her hands.
Before she could stand up, Jiang Wan had already taken out two strawberry lunch boxes from the cabinet.
“This one is for Lin Momo.”
“This one, you can have for lunch.”
Click.
The lids were placed on the lunch boxes, and Mother Jiang thoughtfully packed both into an insulated bag.
Holding the insulated bag in both hands, she smiled at Jiang Shining.
“Take it.”
There was no chance to refuse, and Jiang Wan wasn’t going to the coffee shop either.
“…”
Early in the morning, she had chopped the filling and wrapped the dumplings.
It was all her mother’s heartfelt effort.
Jiang Shining took it directly. “Thank you, Mom.”
After saying that, she opened the apartment door.
Sighing, Jiang Shining felt troubled about what to do with the pan-fried dumplings.
She couldn’t eat them, but she couldn’t bear to throw them away either.
“What are you thinking about?”
Hearing the voice beside her, Jiang Shining was startled.
Looking up, she saw Qin Wang, who had also just opened his door, and her eyes lit up.
“What a coincidence.”
“What a coincidence.”
Qin Wang looked at her calmly.
In reality, he had only come out after hearing the sound of the neighboring apartment door closing.
Jiang Shining: “Have you had breakfast?”
Qin Wang: “No, do you want to go eat together?”
Qin Wang thought Jiang Shining wanted to invite him to breakfast.
But the next moment, Jiang Shining reached into the insulated bag and pulled out one of the strawberry lunch boxes.
“My mom made these. For you.”
She unceremoniously shoved it into Qin Wang’s hands.
Qin Wang stared blankly at the lunch box in his hands.
“I have to go now. You’re not allowed to waste them!”
After giving her instructions, Jiang Shining headed toward the nearby staircase.
Before she could go downstairs, a hand grabbed her.
She looked up, puzzled, at Qin Wang.
Qin Wang: “I’ll take you.”
Take me?
“No need.”
Jiang Shining shook her head and refused.
She had made plans with her wealthy father yesterday, so she couldn’t let Qin Wang take her today.
“I made plans to eat with Momo today, so I’m not going to the coffee shop. I don’t need to hitch a ride with you.”
She guiltily avoided Qin Wang’s gaze. “Um… Momo is already waiting. I’ll head downstairs first.”
After saying that, she quickly walked toward the fifth-floor staircase.
Once she was downstairs.
Away from Qin Wang, Jiang Shining finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Her black leather shoes tapped lightly on the staircase, making a crisp sound.
Jiang Shining frowned slightly.
She was clearly going to meet Gu Yan, so why did she feel so guilty facing Qin Wang?
“Forget it… I don’t want to think about it anymore.”
Jiang Shining shook her head and headed downstairs in her little leather shoes.
Just as she reached the bottom, an Audi A8 that had been parked in a hidden corner drove toward her.
It stopped beside her. Through the thick black windshield, Jiang Shining couldn’t make out who was inside.
Only when the headlights flashed did she confirm it was Gu Yan’s car.
She opened the door and got in.
“Mr. Gu, is this car also yours?”
Gu Yan was sitting in the back seat flipping through documents and nodded in response.
“Mhm.”
“This car offers better privacy.”
Gu Yan was prepared to face his white moonlight.
“Better privacy is good,” Jiang Shining agreed, nodding as well.
She also didn’t want to be seen by Qin Wang.
She handed over the insulated bag.
Seeing the bag extended toward him, Gu Yan shifted his gaze from the documents and looked at Jiang Shining with curiosity.
Jiang Shining said, “My mom made these. You can try them, Mr. Gu.”
Seeing Gu Yan just staring at the insulated bag without moving for a while, Jiang Shining hesitantly asked, “Have you already eaten, Mr. Gu?”
Could it be that the old white moonlight’s impact wasn’t that strong anymore?
Just as she was doubting herself, Gu Yan reached out and took the insulated bag.
Rip.
The Velcro opened, revealing a strawberry-patterned lunchbox inside.
A faint aroma of pan-fried dumplings wafted through the car as Gu Yan lifted the lid of the lunchbox.
He gazed at the golden dumplings inside.
“Thank you.”
The two boxes were divided, and there weren’t many dumplings inside.
Jiang Shining thoughtfully handed over the chopsticks from the bag. “Want to try?”
“Mhm.”
Gu Yan took the chopsticks and slowly chewed the dumplings while Jiang Shining watched from the side.
Truly a CEO.
Even eating dumplings in the car looks so elegant.
As she thought this, Jiang Shining quietly opened the rear window to let the smell dissipate.
She really couldn’t eat another bite.
Ten minutes later, Gu Yan finally set down the lunchbox and put everything away.
Gu Yan said, “They taste very good.”
Jiang Shining smiled. “Uncle Gu, as long as you like them.”
With both boxes of dumplings finished, Jiang Shining felt quite satisfied.
She had just opened her phone, planning to watch some videos to pass the time, when an Alipay notification popped up.
A message: (Gu **) transferred money to you.
Jiang Shining was stunned. She swiped and opened Alipay.
Twenty thousand yuan transferred!!
“This… this money…”
Jiang Shining stammered, turning to look at Gu Yan beside her in disbelief.
Gu Yan remained calm. “Breakfast money.”
Breakfast?!
Holding her phone, Jiang Shining tentatively asked, “Isn’t this a bit too much?”
What kind of person spends twenty thousand on breakfast?
Seeing Jiang Shining’s wide-eyed, delighted reaction to just twenty thousand, Gu Yan smiled.
“It’s not too much.”
A box of dumplings she hadn’t finished in the morning had earned her twenty thousand. Suddenly, Jiang Shining regretted giving the dumplings to Qin Wang earlier.
She had been quite pleased with herself at the time, but now those dumplings were worth twenty thousand!
Heartache!
Noticing Jiang Shining’s constantly shifting expressions, Gu Yan asked, “Is it not enough?”
Those were made by Jiang Wan.
Even during their school days, he hadn’t had many chances to taste them, and now twenty years had passed.
“I didn’t consider it carefully enough.”
Another Alipay notification sounded.
Jiang Shining’s phone now showed an additional fifty thousand yuan.
Gu Yan said, “Seven dumplings should be worth seventy thousand, after all.”
!!!
One box of dumplings earned seventy thousand!
Jiang Shining’s hand trembled as she held her phone. Having been poor for so long, she never imagined that money could be so easy to earn.
“What’s wrong? Is it still not enough?”
“It’s enough, it’s enough, it’s enough, Mr. Gu.”
Jiang Shining quickly stopped Gu Yan as he reached for his phone.