Chapter 82 – Hard Working Sister Xiang
(PS: You didn’t guess it right, who said it was the flower shop owner? Be reasonable. That female character is not regarded as a female lead. Mo Fei is the only one. By the way, Xixi can also be regarded as a female lead, don’t play the little girl off, ha ha!). (TN: Author’s note)
A tanned and thin girl, with some immaturity on her face, but she did things very quickly. She was very skillful in pulling cotton candy.
But Yang Yi has already met this girl!
“Just a moment, please.” The girl hadn’t recognized him yet. She took Yang Yi’s money and politely nodded to the other party and the little girl next to him, whose small head was sticking out behind the giant panda stuffed toy.
Yang Yi was very curious. When the other party was about to roll up a big cotton candy, he couldn’t help asking, “Aren’t you a student of Jiangcheng Media University?”
Of course, this question was actually not abrupt. The girl was still wearing the uniform of Jiangcheng Media University!
“Yes! Did you recognize it?” The girl freely admitted it. She rolled up the cotton candy and handed it over with a sincere smile. “This is an extra large cotton candy. Your daughter can eat more! I hope little sister likes it!” (TN: The “extra large” here means the she added more cotton candy than normal.)
Xixi shyly hid behind her father, only sticking out her small head a little. Of course, when she saw the little sister’s smile, Xixi also responded shyly with a shy smile: “Thank you, big sister.”
Her voice was very small, but the girl heard it. She said with a smile “Don’t mention it! This is what big sister should give you!
Yang Yi didn’t care. He was curious about why the other party was doing this cotton candy business.
“Last month, Xixi and I watched the sea of flowers in Luoxia Village. When we had a picnic in the woods at noon, we met you.” Yang Yi saw that the other party couldn’t remember them, so he reminded her.
This time, the girl really remembered, she had a good memory, and smiled brightly: “I remember! It was you. Your daughter was still resting at that time. I’m sorry I bothered you.”
“Do you remember?”
“Of course! You also specially brought a lot of utensils! That was the first time I encounter something like that as a volunteer over there. No tourist has ever brought a complete set…” The girl smiled, showing her white teeth.
After the cotton candy was pulled, it looked like a white cloud, but Yang Yi, who likes to eat it while it’s hot, didn’t care about its aesthetic feeling. He tore a small lump and stuffed it in his mouth. It was very soft and melts in the mouth, and the sweet feeling fills the taste buds with a lasting aftertaste.
“Is it delicious?” Xixi watched curiously. Seeing her father’s satisfied expression, she couldn’t help saying, “Papa, I want to eat, too!”
She had already eaten so much that her belly bulged a little, but Xixi still couldn’t help her desire for food.
Naturally, Yang Yi wouldn’t treat his daughter badly. He grabbed the stick in his left hand and held out the cotton candy. Xixi couldn’t wait to know why her father looked like that and wanted to get started.
“You don’t have to touch it. You can eat it directly.” Yang Yi hurriedly said that. The little girl’s hands had grasped this and that, and had already been stained with a lot of bacteria.
Of course, Yang Yi’s own wasn’t clean, but his immune system is very strong, not as prone to diarrhea as Xixi. (TN: So, it was okay for Yang Yi to eat with his hands, and also the reason why he didn’t use his hand to fed Xixi)
The cotton candy was like glass fiber candy. When eaten in the mouth, it was easier to melt into syrup than ordinary candy. Xixi immediately realized the sweet taste and narrowed her eyes with delight. But she didn’t have time to express her feelings. She couldn’t stop eating.
“Aren’t you at school? Why did you come to the temple fair to sell cotton candy?” Yang Yi then asked the girl. He was very puzzled about this.
Originally, Yang Yi had some vigilance when he saw the girl appeared in front of him for the second time. He subconsciously thought that there was danger and wanted to leave things and run away with Xixi.
Fortunately, he quickly realized that this was no longer the kind of fugitive life he had in his previous life, in which he has to be afraid all the time. In the peaceful world of ordinary people, he has the identity of an ordinary person and an ordinary father. Who has nothing better to do and wants to deal with him?
However, with regard to the girl’s situation, it was just out of force of habit and he wanted to understand clearly.
The girl was dumbfounded for a moment, but she didn’t hide it and freely talked about her situation.
Ding Xiang is the name of this girl, also refers to her origin – a Miao girl from the mountains of Hunan Province. Sister Xiang is indeed a very ordinary girl. She is a student majoring in Electronic Media in Jiangcheng Media University that is about to be promoted to a sophomore. She has a clean background and a poor family background. (TN: Miao – ancient ethnic group. More about them HERE.)
“During the school holidays, I would take part in some work-study activities outside school to earn some living expenses.” Ding Xiang’s tanned skin also showed the shyness of a girl. She said shyly, “It’s like the last time you saw me volunteering. I was actually paid.”
Ding Xiang was dragged to a temple fair by his roommates two months ago, so she came up with the idea of coming to the temple fair to set up a stall. Last month, Ding Xiang gritted her teeth and bought some novelty items to sell. As a result, the business was good. The temple fair was really popular and helped her earn more than half a month’s living expenses.
This time, Ding Xiang happened to learn from an eldest sister who used to set up a stall that an old woman couldn’t come out to set up a stall because of her poor health, so she rented her cotton candy machine and sold it herself.
This business was much more popular than selling novelty items!
Moreover, cotton candies are simple and easy to make, and Ding Xiang is also kind-hearted. She makes extra large cotton candy for guests every time, which naturally attracts a lot of people to come and buy.
“I’ve made some money by myself, and I can share it with the grandma! She is so pitiful. Her children don’t take care of her and can only rely on her small business to make a living.” Ding Xiang smiled, her teeth white, in sharp contrast to her dark complexion.
Yang Yi nodded silently. He couldn’t quite understand Ding Xiang’s poverty and difficulties. After all, Yang Yi felt that all the difficulties need to be overcome by oneself, and all the wealth and happiness need to be fought for by oneself. He appreciated Ding Xiang’s efforts, but it was hard to be moved by them.
After getting the information he wanted to know, Yang Yi didn’t linger too much. After greeting Ding Xiang, he left with Xixi.
As for why not give Ding Xiang some financial assistance?
Come on, Yang Yi is not the Holy Mother, someone who gives money every time he sees a poor person. This is not Yang Yi’s character! Moreover, from Yang Yi’s point of view, the world is about survival of the fittest. If you want to become a superior person, you must make a hundredfold effort instead of waiting for others to help you.
If Yang Yi didn’t rely on himself to kill a bloody path, but relied on others to save himself in his previous life, he would not have made it out of the training camp at all!
Ding Xiang is a kind girl, but also a girl who does not feel inferior and works very hard. Yang Yi thought that such a child will have a promising future! Otherwise, he didn’t have any other opinion.
Let her be honed in the midst of hardships.
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TN: This is last chapter about the temple fair. Next chapter will be about the start of Yang Yi secretly helping Mo Fei with songs.
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