CHAPTER 36: CHAPTER 36: CUTTING COSTS BY HALF

After Lin Ye tidied everything up, he looked up at Jiang Xin, waiting for her instructions.

Seeing Lin Ye being so obedient, Jiang Xin was extremely satisfied.

What she wanted was exactly this: obedient employees who are sensible and capable, yet won’t upset the boss.

Someone with a keen sense of things.

Jiang Xin glanced down at the time on her wristwatch; it was almost twelve thirty.

Her breakfast was at the breakfast stall owned by the lady boss, where she had leek pockets and tofu pudding. Although the portions were quite generous, she couldn’t bear it as she had a lot of physical activity today.

So Jiang Xin was feeling a bit hungry at the moment.

The small amount she ate in the morning had long since been digested.

After checking the time, she realized that it was perfect timing.

Because people here typically have lunch around eleven in the morning.

It’s already twelve thirty, so they managed to avoid the State-owned Restaurant’s lunchtime rush.

Heading to the State-owned Restaurant now, there shouldn’t be many customers in the store.

Jiang Xin didn’t like noisy environments, so the quieter the dining place, the better for her.

She was eager to avoid the crowded time periods.

Furthermore, they had just used the lunch hour to sell all the remaining goods.

Isn’t this considered staggered working overtime?

Jiang Xin didn’t have other thoughts about time travel and her acceptance of this matter was quite strong.

She thought, since she had already crossed over, she shouldn’t worry about those messy things anymore.

Accept what comes and settle down.

Since she couldn’t go back, she had to work hard to accept and face reality.

The original owner’s body was indeed a bit too weak.

In the Fu Family, not having eaten for so many days, she was so hungry she looked sallow and emaciated, appearing rather unhealthy.

Thus, she needed to eat more good food to replenish her body, increase nutrition, and make her body stronger.

Jiang Xin in her previous life was the type with five-star physical endurance, but after occupying the original owner’s body, she found many things to be beyond her current capacity.

Like today, the goods in the burlap sack, if she were her previous self.

Carrying such things would be a piece of cake.

However, in her current body, Jiang Xin truly couldn’t manage it.

This was one reason why she chose to meet Lin Ye at the vegetable market entrance today.

Otherwise, she could have set up her stall inside the vegetable market first.

Then ask Lin Ye to find her in the market.

Similarly, Lin Ye was in this condition now too.

It was probably due to family difficulties, so Lin Ye appeared especially thin compared to men of his age.

Even though he was close to 1.8 meters tall, he seemed to weigh only around 100 pounds.

Shockingly thin!

Jiang Xin thought, since she was going to eat anyway.

If she ordered too many dishes alone, she couldn’t finish them, so she might as well bring Lin Ye along and order a few more dishes to share.

After all, both of them needed to supplement their nutrition, so treat it like an employee meal.

She wasn’t short of money now; everything she sold at the vegetable market came from her space.

There was hardly any cost, so whatever she earned was full profit, and all of it went into Jiang Xin’s pocket.

Consequently, Jiang Xin was not short of money.

In such a situation, she naturally wanted to use the material conditions she had to make herself live better.

After all, people work hard to earn money to live better.

There’s no need to skimp like an old maid to save money; it’s completely unnecessary.

Jiang Xin suddenly felt she was the type to enjoy life.

However, she indeed had the capital to do so.

So Jiang Xin turned around and walked briskly towards the vegetable market entrance, which was quite close to the State-owned Restaurant.

As she walked, she beckoned to Lin Ye:

"Follow me, I’ll treat you to an employee meal."

Lin Ye was a bit hesitant; he originally thought it was no big deal to go for a meal.

But upon hearing Jiang Xin say they were going to have a meal at the State-owned Restaurant, he got immediately intimidated.

A few years ago, before his mother fell ill and when family conditions were better, he occasionally went out for a meal.

But those were only special occasions or important events worth celebrating before he’d consider dining out.

Since his salary wasn’t much, and he had a family to support, he naturally tried to save where he could in terms of living expenses.

Even eating out a few times at the State-owned Restaurant was a painful expenditure.

After all, the dishes there weren’t cheap.

A plate of fried potato slivers cost nearly two dollars, whereas making it at home, two dollars could make over twenty plates.

Dining out cost almost a third of his salary.

Lin Ye was immediately resistant, not wanting to follow Jiang Xin for a meal.

Initially, Jiang Xin gave him a job to solve his sustenance problems, for which he was already very grateful.

Not only that, she gave him clothes to wear and his work hours were so easy that when rounding up, Lin Ye felt a bit embarrassed.

He felt it was like taking her salary without really working.

Now, she was inviting him to eat at the State-owned Restaurant; how could he have the face?

The cost wasn’t low, and he certainly didn’t want Jiang Xin to spend that unnecessary money.

Although Jiang Xin said it was an employee meal.

Lin Ye wasn’t dumb; he knew it was Jiang Xin tricking him.

Just so he wouldn’t go hungry.

Lin Ye felt deeply grateful for Jiang Xin’s kindness.

But this kindness was too heavy for him; he just couldn’t repay it.

It’s not right to let the boss keep giving.

Thus, seeing Jiang Xin walking ahead, Lin Ye hesitated a bit before calling her:

"Boss, how about you go by yourself? I just remembered I have some urgent matters to attend to at home."

In his haste, Lin Ye conjured up this excuse.

He attempted to slip past it, but after speaking, Lin Ye wished he could slap himself; how could anyone be this dumb?

Urgent matters at home?

Right now, there was only him at home, so what could possibly be urgent?

Jiang Xin probably wouldn’t believe it.

His main thought was simple.

If he didn’t go, Jiang Xin dining alone would save her half the money.