"I'm going out, where are you?" Qiao Zixuan messaged.
Wang Yue hadn't expected Qiao Zixuan to actually come, but he still sent her the address.
When Qiao Zixuan arrived, Wang Yue had just sold a couplet.
"Big Yue Yue, I'm here!" Qiao Zixuan said with a smile.
At Wang Yue's request, her nickname "Little Yue Yue" had changed to "Big Yue Yue".
Wang Yue looked at Qiao Zixuan.
The cold weather had turned her small, palm-sized face red, making her look very cute.
"Why aren't you wearing a hat?" Wang Yue asked.
He then brought over a stool, saying, "Sit."
After Qiao Zixuan sat down, she chuckled, "I forgot. I didn't realize it was so cold outside."
Wang Yue then looked at Qiao Zixuan's hands. The silly girl had been rubbing them, not even wearing gloves.
Wang Yue took his cotton gloves out of his pocket and handed them to Qiao Zixuan. "Here, wear these."
"Thank you~" Qiao Zixuan beamed and put on the cotton gloves, immediately feeling less cold.
"Auntie, would you like to buy some couplets?" Just then, Qiao Zixuan proactively greeted a passerby.
"This young lady is so charming," a middle-aged woman complimented, then asked, "How much are the couplets?"
Wang Yue chimed in, "We have ones for 6, 8, and 10 yuan. Which one would you like, Auntie?"
"This one is nice. How much is this one?"
"8 yuan."
"Then I'll take it."
Another sale was made.
Qiao Zixuan sat by the side, smiling foolishly as she watched Wang Yue sell couplets, mentally noting the price of each type.
Before long, Qiao Zixuan also started to actively solicit customers.
With Wang Yue and Qiao Zixuan sitting there, they looked like a perfect match, attracting many people to buy couplets.
An hour later, they had almost sold everything.
"Amazing, Boss Qiao," Wang Yue praised.
"I helped you sell so many. Shouldn't you treat me to a meal?" Qiao Zixuan asked happily.
It was her first time selling couplets, and she found it quite fun.
"Eat! We definitely will!" Wang Yue asked, "What do you want to eat?"
"Then let's have tofu pudding," Qiao Zixuan said after a moment's thought.
"Xiao Yue, who is this?" Just as the two were chatting happily, Pan Huiying arrived.
She had originally come to see how Wang Yue was doing with his sales, but she couldn't take her eyes off the girl next to her son.
She was too beautiful! If she had such a daughter-in-law, she would probably wake up laughing in her dreams.
"Mom, this is my classmate, Qiao Zixuan," Wang Yue introduced with a smile.
Upon hearing Wang Yue call her "Mom," Qiao Zixuan quickly stood up and said nervously, "Auntie."
Qiao Zixuan felt a little hot in the face, thinking, had they met each other's parents?
"Ah." Pan Huiying replied with a beaming smile. She thought her pig had grown up and learned to root for cabbage.
If Wang Yue had brought a less beautiful female classmate, Pan Huiying would have worried about him being in a premature relationship. But if it were Qiao Zixuan, Pan Huiying would only be supportive.
"Look at my son, he's so thoughtless! How could he let such a pretty young lady freeze?" Pan Huiying said with feigned heartache.
Qiao Zixuan pursed her lips and chuckled, then glanced at Wang Yue before saying, "Auntie, I insisted on coming."
Wang Yue looked dejected. Was this his own mother? She worried about other people's daughters freezing, but not him?
When Pan Huiying saw that they were almost sold out of couplets, she praised Qiao Zixuan again. It made Wang Yue feel like he was a child from a previous marriage.
However, Pan Huiying soon left, as the shop was still busy.
"I didn't scare you, did I?" Wang Yue asked.
Qiao Zixuan smiled and said, "How could you scare me? I think Auntie is much gentler than my mom."
"You shouldn't say things like that," Wang Yue quickly stopped her. What if Qiao's mom heard this? She'd go ballistic.
In two hours, everything at the stall was sold out. Wang Yue hadn't expected this himself. Perhaps their combination was truly that attractive?
After packing up, Wang Yue, holding the hundreds of yuan from sales, declared grandly, "Which tofu pudding place should we go to? I'll treat you to all the tofu pudding at any shop today."
"Pfft." Qiao Zixuan was amused by Wang Yue again. She felt happy doing anything with Wang Yue. Qiao Zixuan understood that this was probably what it felt like to like someone. Liking someone was indeed a wonderful feeling.
The two found a famous local tofu pudding shop and ate while chatting.
"Wang Yue, how much New Year's money do you think you'll get?" Qiao Zixuan asked curiously.
"Me?" Wang Yue thought for a moment and said, "One or two hundred yuan, maybe."
"But you have your own shop now, so you probably don't care about the amount," Qiao Zixuan nodded.
"How did you do on your exams this time?" Wang Yue asked.
"Not bad," Qiao Zixuan said with a sly smile. "How about we make a bet?"
"A bet on what?" Wang Yue asked.
"Let's bet on whose grades are better. The loser has to grant the winner one wish," Qiao Zixuan said.
"So confident?" Wang Yue feigned surprise.
"Of course, I'm confident," Qiao Zixuan raised her chin, like a proud swan.
"Alright, then I'll bet with you," Wang Yue smiled.
"Hmph, then you're destined to lose," Qiao Zixuan said confidently. She had performed very well in this final exam, much better than the previous monthly test, so Qiao Zixuan had this confidence.
After they finished eating, Wang Yue originally offered to take Qiao Zixuan home, but Qiao Zixuan said she hadn't had enough fun yet and wanted to go to the arcade. She said there was a dance machine there that was very fun. Wang Yue naturally had no objections, so they went to a locally well-known arcade. Compared to arcades in big cities, this one was much simpler, but it had all the essential attractions. Wang Yue saw the dance machine Qiao Zixuan mentioned. In his previous life, he had seen other girls play it and always thought it wasn't very interesting.
"Shall we play together?" Qiao Zixuan cordially invited.
Wang Yue waved his hand in response. "No, no, I'll just watch you play."
Qiao Zixuan didn't insist and stepped onto the platform, starting to dance. There were two dance machines connected side-by-side, and next to Qiao Zixuan, another girl was dancing. This girl didn't seem to feel the cold at all, wearing a tight-fitting knitted sweater in the middle of winter, which accentuated her impressive curves. On the lower half, she wore a skirt that exposed her not-so-attractive legs, a stark white expanse. This attracted the stares of many men.
However, as soon as Qiao Zixuan stepped onto the platform, the men's attention shifted. The reason was simple: the difference in attractiveness was too great. Although the other girl was dressed provocatively, her looks were inferior. Compared to the youthful and radiant Qiao Zixuan, she paled in comparison. After dancing for a while, the girl probably noticed the situation. She cast a resentful glance at Qiao Zixuan and then stopped dancing.