GBP Chapter 21 An Unexpected Invitation
Chapter 21 An Unexpected Invitation
After drying her hair, Tian Zhenzhen lay back on the sofa. She didn't know how the sofa was designed, but once she lay down on it, she didn't want to get up. It was especially suitable for a lazy person like her.
Lying on the sofa, I idly opened my phone.
I found friend requests on Green Bubble.
Tian Zhenzhen opened the message and found that it was a classmate from her high school classmate group who had added her as a friend. This was the first classmate to add her after she joined the group.
The comment above is from Liu Jiajia.
Tian Zhenzhen thought back carefully and didn't have much of an impression of Liu Jiajia; in other words, the two weren't very familiar with each other.
I remember Liu Jiajia wasn't good at studying, and it seems she only got into a junior college this time. She was quite pretty though.
If Song Pan'er is the school beauty, then Liu Jiajia is at most the class beauty.
During high school, I also had a boyfriend from outside the school, and I was quite a popular figure in the class.
The two hadn't had much interaction before, and she didn't know why Liu Jiajia had taken the initiative to add her.
Tian Zhenzhen was bored being alone and wanted to see why Liu Jiajia had added her.
A few days ago, Tian Zhenzhen joined the class group. Everyone was only surprised by her joining for a moment, and then no one paid attention to her anymore.
Perhaps in the eyes of the group of people in the class, she was too inconspicuous, so it was quite surprising that Liu Jiajia took the initiative to add her.
Tian Zhenzhen, of course, wouldn't rush to greet these people.
After adding Liu Jiajia as a friend, before she could even send a message, Liu Jiajia sent one immediately.
"Hello, Tian Zhenzhen!"
"Hello."
"I heard from Jiang Xue that you were also in Yue City. We haven't seen each other for over a month. How about we meet up? I'll treat you and Jiang Xue to dessert."
Tian Zhenzhen didn't expect Liu Jiajia to ask her and Jiang Xue to meet right away, since she and Jiang Xue didn't have deep feelings for Liu Jiajia before.
Although we were classmates, we only spoke to each other a handful of times.
Tian Zhenzhen always felt that Liu Jiajia had ulterior motives for contacting them.
She wasn't afraid, but she was worried about being targeted by Jiang Xue, so she replied:
"I have no objection, but I don't know if Jiang Xue will have time."
"Don't worry, Jiang Xue won't refuse."
Liu Jiajia seemed very confident in what she said.
Sure enough, not long after, Liu Jiajia posted the location of the dessert shop.
It's a mid-range dessert shop, and even the cheapest dessert there costs 30 yuan.
Tian Zhenzhen also contacted Jiang Xue to ask her why she agreed to go.
"Liu Jiajia said she needed my help with something, and since we're classmates, I agreed."
This really is Jiang Xue's personality—a warm-hearted girl who has never experienced the hardships of life.
"Then come find me after you get off work, and we'll go together."
"OK, cat emoji."
Time quickly came to 8 p.m., and Jiang Xue's mood had improved considerably recently, with a smile on her face when she came to see Tian Zhenzhen.
"Thanks to you, the people at the hotel have been much more polite to me lately. Before, some people bullied me because I was new, but now they don't dare to show their faces in front of me."
Jiang Xue didn't want to take over Tian Zhenzhen's power, but it would be nice if she could solve the problem.
She just wanted to work quietly, not offend anyone, and earn money to ease the burden on her family.
"As my friend, this is what I should do. You have to keep a close eye on things for me. If anyone in the kitchen is dishonest, remember to tell me."
Seeing the change in Jiang Xue, Tian Zhenzhen simply assigned her a task.
"Don't worry, Zhenzhen, I'll definitely keep a close eye on things for you."
"Alright, let's set off now."
The two did not ask the hotel to provide a car when they went out, and Tian Zhenzhen did not drive her high-end sports car. The two took a taxi.
The distance wasn't far; the taxi arrived at its destination in eight minutes.
Jiang Xue was still wearing her old clothes; she planned to wear the new clothes after she went to school.
Tian Zhenzhen had no interest in pretending to be poor; the label of being broke was already deeply ingrained in her.
She was showing off that one of her outfits cost tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan, which would probably be a joke to her former classmates.
As soon as the two entered the dessert shop, Liu Jiajia rushed over from nowhere and excitedly grabbed their arms as if afraid they would run away.
Tian Zhenzhen disliked contact with strangers and pulled her hand back before Liu Jiajia could react.
Liu Jiajia's smile faltered, and Jiang Xue had to step in to smooth things over.
"Liu Jiajia, Zhenzhen really doesn't like interacting with people, please don't mind."
"Why would I mind? Let's go sit down. I've already made a reservation."
As soon as Liu Jiajia finished speaking, the three of them quickly found a place to sit down.
The dessert shop is decorated mainly in pink tones, giving it a cute and romantic feel.
As soon as I entered the store, I could smell the aroma of the desserts. The desserts were also delicate and small, which made them look very appetizing.
After they were seated, the three of them began ordering.
Jiang Xue was also stunned when she saw the price. You know, her previous monthly salary was 2000 yuan, which averaged out to only 60 yuan a day.
The cheapest dessert here is smaller than a fist, and it costs half of her daily wage.
Wow, that's really profitable!
Although Liu Jiajia had said she would treat them before they came, she felt a little embarrassed to take advantage of them and wanted to wait for them to speak first before she would just go along with it.
"Just order whatever you want. The desserts here are expensive, but there are advantages to the price. They taste pretty good."
"Since this is your first time here, you don't know how to order, so let me help you."
Without waiting for the two to respond, Liu Jiajia ordered three mid-priced pastries from the shop, each costing 120 yuan.
"Give us four servings."
After Liu Jiajia finished speaking, the waiter confirmed it and then asked, "Would you like some tea or drinks?"
You know, eating desserts can be cloying, but dessert shops not only offer a variety of desserts, but also tea and beverages.
Liu Jiajia refused outright; she had already spent a large portion of her money on desserts and didn't want to buy any more.
As the waiter left, Jiang Xue asked, still confused.
"Why are you ordering four portions? Aren't there three of us?"
"Feng Lan hasn't arrived yet, but she should be here soon by bus."
Liu Jiajia explained, and Tian Zhenzhen recalled Feng Lan, who was also their classmate.
Moreover, their family circumstances were similar to hers and Jiang Xue's; they were all from poor families.
Feng Lan's father passed away early, and she lived with her mother ever since.
At first, the three got along quite well, given their family circumstances, and they supported each other.
However, there are still some differences in their interactions. Jiang Xue and Tian Zhenzhen don't really pay attention to their wealthy classmates and just want to keep their distance. They don't want to force themselves to be with people from different worlds.
Feng Lan, however, was different. In her spare time, she liked to run errands for her wealthy classmates. She could get some snacks or items that she couldn't usually get, and she would always show them off for a long time after getting them.
You can tell that she longs for a comfortable life.
However, after Feng Lan's mother remarried and moved to Yue City in her senior year of high school, Feng Lan stopped having any contact with them.
Feng Lan felt that since her mother had married into Yue City, she was now a city dweller, and her monthly allowance was more than before. She considered herself to be from a different world than Tian Zhenzhen and Jiang Xue.
At the time, the two men were unaware of her change and often invited her to play together, but all they received in return was humiliation from Feng Lan.
Upon hearing Feng Lan's name, Tian Zhenzhen and Jiang Xue felt quite awkward. After all, the three of them had a rather unpleasant falling out and hadn't spoken to each other since. They never expected to meet again today.
If I had known, Jiang Xue definitely wouldn't have come.
Soon after, the waiter brought out the desserts they had ordered.
Tian Zhenzhen picked up the spoon and took a bite, only to find it extremely sweet and cloying. After the first bite, she didn't want to take a second.
Just then, Liu Jiajia's phone rang. It turned out that Feng Lan had arrived in the vicinity but couldn't find her way here, so she asked Liu Jiajia to pick her up.
Liu Jiajia didn't say much and went to pick up the person first.