Early in the morning on the eighth day of the first lunar month, Wang Yang woke up early, started bustling around in the kitchen at 6 o'clock, and didn't finish until 7 o'clock. He then left for school with a bunch of stuff on his back.
Before leaving, he told Wang Xiaoguan, "The food is on the table. Get up and eat it quickly. After eating, you can sleep again. Review your textbooks properly. I'll check when I come back in the evening. If you run around everywhere, I'll send you back to the welfare institute. Do you hear me?"
Wang Xiaoguan lay on the bed covering herself with the quilt and didn't speak. Wang Yang asked again, "Do you hear me?"
"I heard... I'll get up and eat later," Wang Xiaoguan said reluctantly.
"It will be cold if you wait, get up quickly!"
Wang Xiaoguan got angry and sat up on the bed.
"Negative emotion value from Wang Xiaoguan, +299..."
Wang Yang's eyes brightened. Could it be that waking this little girl up every day could earn negative emotion values? This is a great opportunity, isn't it?
The two of them rely on each other for survival. Wang Yang always feels that he should fulfill some of his duties in managing and educating her. He is also worried that the little girl will develop too many bad habits in the future.
But now it seems that apart from being a bit of a foodie, Wang Xiaoguan doesn't have many problems.
There is a reason why Wang Yang goes to school early. He needs to make money.
The school he attends is just across the street from the courtyard where he lives. Primary school, junior high school, and high school are all in one school, called Luocheng Foreign Language School.
Every morning, Wang Yang goes to set up a stall to sell boiled eggs.
A chicken egg goes into the boiling water. After 10 minutes, it's fully cooked. If you take it out 2 minutes earlier, it's a soft-boiled egg. Boiled eggs must be immediately put into cold water, which will make the shell easier to peel and the taste better.
Wang Yang is particular about boiling eggs, and they are unexpectedly delicious with the sauce he prepares.
The recipe for the sauce is not a rare item. A small dish, half soy sauce and half vinegar, with a few drops of sesame oil.
Last year, when he first started selling boiled eggs at the school gate, only primary school students came to try them. An egg was only 1.5 yuan, which was not expensive, and primary school students could afford it.
Wang Yang could make about 50 yuan a day, which was barely enough to support himself and his household.
Later, everyone knew that his eggs were delicious. Some people would buy one or two eggs from him on their way to breakfast. Some people knew that Wang Yang was working hard to earn money for his tuition, so they came to help him on purpose. Now many people in this street know that there is an orphan student who earns money by himself to pay for his tuition.
It should be said that there are actually many kind-hearted people in this world, which makes Wang Yang's business relatively good.
Today, on the eighth day of the first lunar month, many adults have to go back to work, so he went to the intersection to sell. This area is a gathering place for breakfast shops, and the city management will not interfere.
After selling, he can quickly go to school. If he packs up earlier, he might even be able to put his stuff back home before going to school. After all, it's a bit strange to go to school with all these things.
Of course, sometimes it's really too late, and there's nothing he can do.
The students passing by on this road are basically his classmates, which is also one of the reasons why everyone gradually stopped calling him later.
Class and class distinctions are not something that is clearly defined at the beginning, saying who should play with whom and who should not. People choose to gather together.
Millionaires play with millionaires, and they absolutely cannot join the fun with billionaires. Maybe the daily expenditure of a billionaire is equal to that of a millionaire.
This example is also suitable for Wang Yang. Nowadays, young people spend hundreds or even thousands of yuan on a trip to a KTV or theme park, which Wang Yang really can't bear to spend. He will experience it if he has money in the future, but he understands the principle of delaying gratification.
Wang Yang has always thought that "delaying gratification" is a good term.
At the beginning, when his classmates saw him selling boiled eggs at the intersection, they were a bit surprised. Wang Yang, on the other hand, had no psychological pressure. He earned money by his own abilities to support himself, and there was no need to feel ashamed.
Later, it was the students who felt a bit embarrassed. When they passed by, they acted as if they didn't see it. They felt that it was not appropriate to greet him, and it was also not appropriate not to greet him, so they simply ignored him.
Gradually, Wang Yang became marginalized.
So when everyone in the class group discussed who was most likely to awaken, they thought of everyone but not Wang Yang.
In front of Wang Yang, there was a basin with freshly boiled eggs, a folding small table with small dishes, vinegar, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Next to the table was a stack of plastic stools where customers could eat here or take away.
"Little Tree is selling eggs so early in the morning," a middle-aged aunt passed by and said with a smile, "Give me two eggs to take back for my son to eat. He hasn't got up yet. If only he could be as diligent as you."
"Okay, 2 eggs." Wang Yang took off a plastic bag, put two eggs in it, and gave them to the aunt: "Three yuan."
An egg is 1.5 yuan, and he can earn more than 50 yuan a day after deducting the cost. He can earn a minimum of 1,500 yuan a month, and even more if the business is good. This is the living expenses for Wang Yang and Wang Xiaoguan.
You can't spend it all. There is also a monthly rent of 500 yuan, 100 yuan for utilities, and you have to save some money for tuition. You also have to consider the tuition for Wang Xiaoguan to study independently in the future.
In fact, Wang Xiaoguan is also very sensible. She loves to eat, but she rarely asks for food. Even if Wang Yang doesn't buy snacks for her, she won't cry or make a fuss.
Wang Yang, on the other hand, would buy snacks from time to time to tease Wang Xiaoguan. Every morning, he would keep two eggs and ask Wang Xiaoguan to eat them. Wang Xiaoguan also loves to eat eggs.
Sometimes when Wang Yang is too weak to get sick, Wang Xiaoguan would slowly pack up and come to sell eggs by herself. She is familiar with the process of boiling eggs and has seen Wang Yang do it countless times.
Perhaps it's because Wang Xiaoguan is too young and too cute. When people ask her where Wang Yang is, and she says that Wang Yang is sick and she has to sell eggs, her pitiful appearance can sell dozens of eggs in just a few minutes...
The two of them are like the snowmen they built in the yard, keeping each other warm in the cold world.
For Wang Yang, being alone is too lonely, really too lonely. It's so lonely that when you want to talk, there is no one around. So when Wang Xiaoguan ran out of the welfare institute to find him, he felt very warm.
For Wang Xiaoguan, Wang Yang is the only one who cares about her future. No matter how good or bad the food is, she always feels that following Wang Yang, the future is quite interesting.
In fact, the two of them are not bitter in their hearts, which is the fundamental reason why they can continue to survive in this world.
Sometimes Wang Yang thinks that it's quite good to be like this. There is no need to have parents, and they can live well by themselves. In the future, if the lottery can draw a cultivation method, it will be given to Wang Xiaoguan, so that the two can continue to be together.