Jiang Xu saw the message and was delighted.
It was the remuneration for the storytelling event that had come in.
And the amount was even more than he'd expected.
Four hundred and eighty thousand.
That was net income.
Gross income was over five hundred thousand.
With this money, he didn't have to worry about stocking up the library in the early stages.
When he got home, Lin Nan and everyone else had already left work.
But Jiang Xiaoyan was still there.
This young girl with black-rimmed glasses seemed more mature as she sat there.
She was holding a book on advanced programming, reading it with great interest.
In this state, Jiang Xiaoyan looked just like a normal, pretty bookworm.
However, when she noticed that Jiang Xu was back, she snapped the book shut.
Her eyes were cold: "You're back and not even greeting me? What's the punishment for that!"
Jiang Xu tapped her forehead lightly: "If you don't want your shock absorber to be smashed to pieces, just shut up."
Jiang Xiaoyan asked curiously: "What shock absorber?"
Jiang Xu chuckled: "It's none of your concern, it's something that boys care about."
"What odd behavior," Jiang Xiaoyan muttered before grinning: "My place had a power outage, can I stay here tonight?"
Jiang Xu bluntly replied: "I don't believe you, get lost."
She produced a bank card from her pocket: "Oh, I just received two million from my dad. I was going to buy a business car for the company.
But since that's the way it is, I'll just go back."
After saying this, she was about to leave.
Jiang Xu was in front of her, and he said solemnly: "What do you mean by that, Mom?"
Jiang Xiaoyan turned 18, probably got her driver's license already.
If the company had a car, it would be much more convenient for tasks like going to the office and such.
Jiang Xiaoyan tilted her head up, extending her right hand: "Xiao Xuzi, aren't you going to assist your highness?"
"Yes sir!"
That night was naturally spent writing code.
Jiang Xiaoyan was here, but she didn't make a fuss.
She was staying in the room next door.
However, when Jiang Xu returned to his room that night, he detected a strange smell.
But he couldn't locate the source of it.
Too lazy to investigate further, he began to work.
At ten o'clock, he turned off the lights to sleep.
But in order to prevent Jiang Xiaoyan from stirring up some troubles,
Jiang Xu locked his door from the inside.
Ah, boys also need to ensure their personal safety when they are out.
Especially a pretty boy like Jiang Xu.
Sometimes he was quite envious of Fu Yanjie, who looked so safe.
The next morning Jiang Xu woke up at six o'clock.
After washing up, he went to the school playground to run.
He hadn't done much exercise during the summer vacation, and his body felt a bit rusty.
Occasional exercise was necessary.
"Hm?"
As he was running, he saw a familiar figure.
Jiang Xiaoyan was also running.
He caught up with her.
She was wearing a slim-fitting tracksuit, which showed off her graceful and well-proportioned figure.
Her slim waist contrasted with the muscles of her upper body, embodying healthy beauty.
The tight but not constricting track pants perfectly outlined her slender legs.
The vibe of youth was radiating off her.
At this time, there were only a few senior three students running on the playground.
After seeing Jiang Xiaoyan, they couldn't take their eyes off her.
They were wondering when such an outstanding girl had joined their school?
But most of the high school students were quite shy.
They only dared to watch her from a distance, not brave enough to approach her.
Jiang Xu ran up to her and ran shoulder to shoulder: "Do you run everyday?"
Jiang Xiaoyan turned her head to look, and her stern face instantly broke into a smile: "What a coincidence, Brother! Do you live nearby?"
Jiang Xu: "..."
"Psycho.
Suddenly I lost interest in talking to her and just kept running.
After five laps, Jiang Xu stopped to catch his breath.
Not long afterward, Jiang Xiaoyan also stopped.
She looked at Jiang Xu and said, "I used to always come first when I ran, but now I can only come second, because my older brother surpasses me."
Jiang Xu: "???"
At first listen, it didn't sound odd.
Upon careful thought, something felt off.
Jiang Xu waved his hand: "Come on, let's have breakfast."
Jiang Xiaoyan was jumping around, full of energy.
No one could've guessed that this chick was a psycho.
"Wait for me, don't go too fast, slower..."
Jiang Xu: "..."
This chick was always thinking about all sorts of weird things.
As an upright young man, I couldn't let her lead me astray.
So he proposed, "If you are bored, you can help me write a program.
A program that can publish posts on all platforms with one click."
Although Jiang Xiaoyan was a psycho, she was quite intelligent.
She quickly understood: "Oh, you want to prepare for the website's future promotion, right?"
"Smart."
Advertising was too expensive.
The only method I could think of now was this.
In the future, when we really go online, we'll see if there are any other new tactics.
"Alright, I'll handle it. By the way..." Jiang Xiaoyan changed the subject: "Let's watch a movie tonight. If you reject, I'll burn your house down."
Jiang Xu suddenly got an ominous feeling: "What movie do you want to watch?"
Jiang Xiaoyan: "Those miserable years of youth, I heard it's really good."
Jiang Xu: "666."
Damn it, isn't it only scumbags who watch a movie multiple times?
Jiang Xiaoyan didn't give him any chance to refuse.
It seems that this movie was compulsory viewing.
He asked about the time, and it was at eight o'clock in the evening.
After breakfast, Jiang Xu went into the classroom.
An Nuonuo had arrived.
Upon seeing Jiang Xu, she looked around.
When she saw that no one was paying attention to them,
She took out a red bag from her backpack and handed it to Jiang Xu: "This... is for Uncle and Auntie."
"What is it?"
Jiang Xu opened it and was slightly startled.
It was a pair of black gloves and a red scarf.
They were knitted from wool.
Judging from the workmanship, it took quite an effort to make them.
Upon looking more closely at An Nuonuo's eyes,
They were slightly red, and so were the bags under her eyes.
No need to guess, she must've stayed up late to make them.
And it was probably more than one night.
A warm feeling washed over him.
If I married such a virtuous girl, I would be willing to drive luxury cars and live in mansion.
Jiang Xu couldn't help but gently tap on her smooth and white forehead.
"Fool!"
"Why did you hit me?." The young girl covered her forehead with both hands, and pouted a little, looking somewhat aggrieved.
"It's not winter now. You could take your time knitting. Why did you stay up all night?"
An Nuonuo turned her head away.
She didn't let Jiang Xu see the guilt in her eyes.
Jiang Xu chuckled and put the gifts into his backpack.
I'm thinking when my parents see this, they will probably be so delighted that they'll lose some teeth.
Such a virtuous girl is really a rare gem.
If anyone marries her, that would be an absolute blessing.
"By the way..."
After a while, An Nuonuo spoke again: "I heard there's a lantern event at the park tonight. Would you like to go with me?"
Jiang Xu: "???"