Chapter 99: Because You Are Kind
“Yo, Dragon Brother! We made heaps of pocket change today!” Hu Yu Ying, sitting on the tricycle’s back, was bouncing with excitement.
This was also Hu Yu Ying’s first time ever getting so much free cash that her hands got sore. For this little finance fanatic, it was like hitting the jackpot.
She couldn’t help but hum a little tune.
Hearing Hu Yu Ying’s melodious humming, it was easy to imagine just how happy she was right now.
As long as a person’s easy to satisfy, they’re bound to be super happy.
“We’ve only just started, brother. Things will only get better from now on.”
“Dragon Brother, are we coming back here tomorrow?”
“Hmm, yes. Come back tomorrow, then the day after tomorrow, and after that… depends on how things go.”
Street vending is like that—set up in one spot for no more than three days, unless the profits keep rolling in. Otherwise, best to move after three days tops.
Based on today’s earnings, tomorrow and the day after should be pretty good—depends on the situation then.
While chatting, they had already returned to the place where Hu Yu Ying was renting.
The moment they got home, the first thing Hu Yu Ying did was lock the door tight, then excitedly dragged Dragon Brother into the living room.
She dug into her pockets, dumping all the money she’d collected onto the sofa.
All that small change filled up a corner of the sofa.
Some of the cash was sorted out during lunch; others she hadn’t had time to organize, so she shoved everything into her pockets.
“I wanna bring a little bag tomorrow to carry all these coins,” Hu Yu Ying announced.
She squatted beside the sofa, carefully smoothing out the monedas she’d accidentally crumpled, then sorted them.
Twenty-yuan bills grouped together.
Ten-yuan bills grouped together.
Fifty and hundred-yuan bills all sorted.
Total: 3,275 yuan.
Hu Yu Ying’s face lit up with a grin—she’d earned back her investment in just one day. Anything leftover would be profit once sold: “Dragon Brother, you’re so awesome!”
Before officially stepping into society, earning this much in a single day, in Little Girl’s eyes—how could he not be impressive?
Not just Hu Yu Ying, even for an adult, earning over 3,000 yuan in a day was shocking.
Especially now, when wages are around 2,000 to 3,500, with anything over 3,500 already considered a high salary. Making over 3,000 in a day surpasses what many work a whole month for—how could that not be incredible? That’s real skill.
“Look at you, acting so useless. Once you get into university and start working or even starting your own business, you’ll be even more amazing. Maybe then you’ll look down on this petty cash.”
Hu Yu Ying shook her head: “No way!” She’s such a little money junkie.
She carefully placed the sorted money into Dragon Brother’s hand. Even though she loved pocket money, she felt this money belonged to Dragon Brother.
She just liked having her own small stash of coins.
Dragon Brother took the money, counted out 1,158 yuan, and handed it to Hu Yu Ying.
He then pulled out 1,842 yuan and placed it in front of himself.
The remaining cash was split evenly—about 130-something yuan each. Still, it was only the first day, after all.
Looking at the red banknotes in front of him, Hu Yu Ying felt a bit lost.
Her part-time work this morning earned only 28 yuan. Even working all day, she’d barely get fifty or sixty. Was she overestimating her luck?
After all, she hadn’t done anything—Dragon Brother was the one who carried the goods back, set up the stand, and brought the sunshade and speaker. She just took the money.
It’s all because of him…
“See? This is our joint effort—what you deserve. No reason to feel shy about it.”
“Don’t get all sentimental. Put away your small stash of coins and cook some good food for Dragon Brother.”
“Yep, yep.” Hu Yu Ying nodded, tidied her small treasure trove, then obediently went to cook for Dragon Brother.
He’s so good to me—inside, she couldn’t help but feel moved, almost wanting to cry…
“Don’t you dare cry! If you do, I’ll beat you up,” Dragon Brother warned.
Hu Yu Ying froze. “Dragon Brother, how do you know what I’m thinking?”
“Because you’re kind-hearted,” he replied.
Hu Yu Ying paused. “Dragon Brother, you’re the best to me—besides Dad, Mom, Grandpa, and Grandma.”
Without daring to look Dragon Brother in the eyes, she hurried into the kitchen to cook.
Watching Dragon Brother leave, Hu Yu Ying’s mood was strangely hard to describe—like a faint sense of loss.
It wasn’t like this before when she saw him leave…
Back then, she was happy. Now, not so much…
…
“Quan, you don’t need to say anything. I just want to drink alone tonight!”
Ye Liang Chen waved his beer bottle, voice hoarse.
College entrance exams done, and his heart felt already cooled.
Those questions? Not a single one he could solve. Now he’s feeling a little sad—I guess only alcohol can make him feel temporarily better.
“Chen Ge, stop drinking. Guess who I met today?” Gao Quan looked smug.
“I think I’ll never fall for anyone again. No matter who I meet, my world-weary heart remains unmoved,” Ye Liang Chen said calmly, downing his beer in one sip.
“I met Li Qing Xue—guess where I found her?”
“Hah! Just a heartbreaker, that girl. I gave up studying for her, but what about her? Haha, she’ll regret it someday.”
Gao Quan suddenly lost interest, grabbed some skewers, and started munching.
Ye Liang Chen waited long enough—seeing Gao Quan not speak, he asked, “Where did you meet her?”
“By the Water Bay River,” Gao Quan mumbled casually.
In the next second, the sound of glass shattering echoed as his cup dropped to the ground.
Ye Liang Chen froze. It seemed he didn’t even notice his cup had fallen too.
“By the Water Bay River?” he muttered, then chuckled—really chuckled.
“Ah, so that’s it!”
The Water Bay River is the route to their home.
Li Qing Xue lives on the other side. Besides wanting to find him, Gao Quan couldn’t think of any reason she’d be at the Water Bay River!
After all, trying to come closer without simply going directly—an unlikely move for Li Qing Xue. Ye Liang Chen, who’s known her for nine years, was sure of that.
“Want to find me, but don’t know how to say it, so you wait by the river hoping for a chance encounter? Li Qing Xue, oh Li Qing Xue, why did you let it come to this?”
With that thought, Ye Liang Chen took a deep breath, stood up slowly: “Gao, you take your time eating. I’ll be leaving first.”
A ripple of emotion stirred within him—not really happiness, but everything was exactly as he’d expected…
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【Today, I got back up again!】
【I didn’t check the backstage yesterday, but today I saw so many gifts sent over—I really regret not updating more last night. Tomorrow night I might have to slap myself—sorry, little brother and little sister!】
