Chapter 47 Popcorn

  Because it was Saturday, there was no evening self-study. Xizi hugged the instant noodles she bought on the road and entered the door. Xizi's father saw his daughter eating instant noodles again, worriedly asked: "Hey Xizi! Always eating instant noodles without nutrition, can't you cook some rice by yourself? Is it that hard?"

  Xizi lazily lay on the sofa and said: "Having to study and having to train, others are really busy."

  "Alright, alright. Today your father will cook a meal for you." Speaking of which, Xi Zi's father put on an apron and was about to enter the kitchen.

  Ding dong - the doorbell rang. Xi Zi's father turned around and opened the door.

  "Huh? Guo Daxia, you're not out doing heroic deeds, what brings you to our home?" said Xi Zi's father with a smile.

  Guo Qiliang's father looked at Xizi on the sofa and said: "What's going on? You've collapsed too?"

  Xizi straightened her waist and said: "Uncle Guo, I haven't eaten for several days."

  "It seems I've arrived just in time, let's go - off to Uncle Guo's house for spicy shrimp."

  "Really?" Xizi's spirit was lifted when she heard that spicy shrimp had arrived, and she jumped up from the sofa.

  Guo Qiliang's father looked at Xi Zijun's father and said: "Let's go, Ximen, let's go together."

  Xi Zi's dad had been eating in the cafeteria for a few days and also felt that something was missing. He chuckled and said, "Ah, I'm going to go, of course."

  Xizi hugged her father's shoulder and said: "Didn't you eat in the cafeteria already?"

  Xizi's dad smacked his lips and frowned, saying: "It seems like we didn't eat enough today."

  Xizi smiled and said: "This is me helping Uncle Guo with his shopping, so he treated me. So you owe me a favor, next time when giving pocket money, don't be so stingy."

  "Hey kiddo, when has your old man ever been stingy with your allowance?"

  "Alright, alright, let's go. The shrimp will get cold." Guo Qiliang's father said, pushing Xi Zi and her father towards his home.

  Xizi's hands were full of oil as she peeled shrimp shells. She smacked her lips and said, "Uncle Guo, your craftsmanship is truly amazing! Guo Qiliang, you're really a lucky man."

  Kuo Ch'i-liang disagreed and said: "What happiness? Your pocket money is still given by Uncle Hsi-men, mine are all earned by myself."

  Slap! Guo Qiliang's mother slapped him on the head and said, "Hey, you stinky little brat. Rich girls are spoiled, poor boys are disciplined, do you understand? This is mom training you."

  Guo Qiliang's mother and Xizi's father work in the same unit, and she is a workshop director with a higher salary than Xizi's father. His father is a taxi driver. Although he works hard from dawn till dusk, his income is quite substantial. However, because they have a son, both of them are working hard to save money. They hope to buy a house for their son before Guo Qiliang graduates from university.

  Guo Qiliang rubbed the back of his head and said, "Alright, alright, I know you're trying your best. What's with the tricks?" He smiled wryly and gave Xi Zi a meaningful glance.

  Xizi had been listening to her mother all day, saying look at Guo Qiliang this and look at Guo Qiliang that. Originally she still had some dissatisfaction in her heart, but today seeing him so disheveled, her heart felt more balanced.

  He peeled a shrimp and put it in his mouth, laughing and asking: "Where are you working now? Are they still hiring? I also want to go."

  Kuo Ch'i-liang said with something in his mouth: "Recruiting people, temporary promotion, fifty a day."

  "What about people our age? They usually go and do temporary work, but what exactly is it?" Xi Zi asked.

  Kwok Kai-liang said: "It's almost closing time, what else can we do? Those who buy iced tea, wear their work uniforms and stand at the entrance. Hold it out to let passersby try some."

  "This is great, much better than when I bought an electromagnetic stove last time." Xizi said this and thought of her own unbearable past.

  It was October 1st, and she was a temporary salesperson for an electromagnetic stove at a home appliance mall. The previous explanation part, Xizi performed very well. Customers were also looking, just about to take out their wallets. But Xizi said with passion, insisting on doing a trial for the customer.

  Generally, this experiment would involve frying an egg or making a pancake. However, the demonstration materials were all used up, so Xi Zi ran to the big sister who bought the microwave oven to borrow some. At that time, Xi Zi only said she wanted to borrow some ingredients. The big sister who bought the electromagnetic stove also didn't know what Xi Zi was going to do, and casually handed over a bag of popcorn kernels to Xi Zi.

  Xizi thinks it's okay too, used to eat pine nut corn often. Now there are no pine nuts, just stir-fry some corn then.

  A customer who wanted to buy an electromagnetic stove nearby asked suspiciously: "Can this corn be stir-fried?"

  "Can you? Have you never had Songren corn?" Xizi said confidently, opening the fire and pouring oil on it.

  "Is that cooked with corn?" the customer asked.

  "It's okay," said Xi Zi confidently: "Our family's electromagnetic stove has a strong fire, it will be cooked quickly."

  He poured the corn beans into the pot and stir-fried them back and forth. The customers were also curious, looking at it with a puzzled expression, wondering what kind of high-tech product this was that could turn raw corn into toasted corn nuts.

  Next comes the moment of witnessing a miracle. The corn bursts into bloom after being heated, flying out of the pot with a "pa"-"pa" sound.

  "What's going on?" Xi Zi looked at the customer with a bewildered expression.

  As the pot continues to heat up, the frequency of corn bursting increases. Popping sounds are heard - papa-papa-pa - a burst of chaotic flying.

  The customer stared blankly at Xizi, pulling her to run out of the exhibition hall. Fortunately, the big sister who bought the electromagnetic stove had experience and discovered it in time to turn off the power switch. But when she returned to the exhibition hall, it was already full of popcorn.

  Startled Xi Zi held a spatula and stared at the mess on the ground. "Can't this corn be stir-fried?"

  The crowd of onlookers in the mall burst out laughing and said: "You silly girl, of course not."

  Xīzi looked at the popcorn on the ground, then at the customer next to her who was laughing with a wide grin. With tears in her eyes, she asked: "Do you still want to buy some?"

  The customer was a newlywed couple. They took down the pot, looked at it and said: "It's still not broken after being used like this, the quality seems to be good. Let's buy two!"

  Xizi looked at them in disbelief and asked: "It's come to this, are you still willing to buy?"

  The girl in it smiled and said: "I've seen people setting off fireworks, but I haven't seen anyone setting off popcorn. Today is also a big eye-opener."

  At that time, although things were sold out, from then on, Xizi didn't dare to go to work for a long time. Just thinking about it made her feel ashamed of herself.

  "Hey, Guo Qiliang, I don't have class tomorrow, want to take me with you?" Xizi asked.

  "Okay, but you have to get up early, I'll call you when I leave." - Guo Qiliang

  At ten o'clock, Xi Zi lay in bed. Thinking that tomorrow she could go to work and earn an extra 50 yuan a week, she couldn't help but smile. This way, I can hurry up and bring my beautiful skirt home sooner.

  Ding Dong - Jinwu customer service sent a message.

  This guy hasn't sent me a message for several days, I thought he had forgotten about me.

  Jinwu Customer Service: "Jinwu Envoy, it's been over a week now. Don't you have any suspicious targets yet?"

  Alas! Wanting a few days off is not allowed. Xizi put the phone to her mouth and said weakly, "Got it, got it, going to her dream tonight?"

  Jinwu Customer Service: "Yes, take a look at your APP now, isn't there an additional 'Dream Recall' function?"

  Xizi returned to the homepage and really saw an additional function. She said: "I see it, should I open it?"

  Jinwu Customer Service: "Yes, from now on, when we go to other people's dreams. Just open the dream recall function before you sleep, and we will naturally meet on the Ferry of the Soul Boat."

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