Buying a Little E-Scooter1
Perhaps it was because resentment from work had taken over the assistant, or maybe because Su Ruixi had been a bit too easygoing lately, the assistant was getting a bit too familiar2. She suddenly spoke up in a passive-aggressive tone3: “Boss Su4, hurry up and take a look at this document. I wonder what’s making Boss Su so happy she can’t even contain her smile.”
She actually really wanted to ask: Boss Su, you haven’t really started dating, have you?
But in the end, she didn’t say it. Teasing occasionally was fine for lightening the mood, but going too far would get her fired! Although she could get N+15 severance pay, she didn’t want to quit and lose this job!
Su Ruixi reined in her mouth a bit, but the smile remained. She shot her assistant a glare, then continued working.
When evening came, she didn’t even make her assistant work overtime; instead, she bolted6 right on time. She still had Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup to eat; no one could stand in her way.
By the time she arrived, there was no one left at Sun Miao’s little stall. Because Sun Miao had already sent out the notification “Sold out for today,” naturally there were no customers.
Su Ruixi had also seen the notice in the group chat, but she was fearless. Because Su Ruixi knew she was special; since she’d said she was coming, Sun Miao would definitely save a portion for her.
And indeed, that was the case. Sun Miao had saved two portions of Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup. She hadn’t gone home to eat either, but sat down with Su Ruixi, and the two ate dinner together. At the dinner table, Sun Miao’s mouth wasn’t idle either.
Su Ruixi didn’t say anything, but Sun Miao knew Su Ruixi must still be thinking about what happened at noon that day. Sun Miao selectively recounted the incident, and the fact that Zhang Qiang probably wouldn’t be coming anymore, which made Su Ruixi breathe a sigh of relief.
“It’s her loss not being able to eat what you make.”
Su Ruixi stated her thoughts concisely: “If it’s as you said, and she won’t trouble others anymore later on, that’s actually a good thing.” Especially, hopefully she wouldn’t trouble other young women again. Even if you can’t offer convenience, don’t be a villain.
Sun Miao nodded. “She probably won’t.”
The matter ended there; the rest had nothing more to do with the two of them. At most, Su Ruixi might run into her a few times in the business world, but given Su Ruixi’s personality, she would definitely have no further interaction with her.
The two chatted for a while, and the topic shifted back to Sun Miao.
“What are you planning to sell next time?”
“Haven’t decided yet.” Sun Miao replied; she couldn’t quite figure out the System’s temperament either.
After they finished dinner, Su Ruixi prepared to leave. Before leaving, she specifically mentioned she would only come tomorrow evening, not at noon. Hearing this, Sun Miao nodded and then reminded her worriedly: “Then remember to eat a proper lunch, and don’t forget breakfast either, eat something, more or less, otherwise you’ll feel awful if your stomach problems act up.”
Su Ruixi agreed, and Sun Miao felt relieved.
She knew Su Ruixi’s character; once she promised something, she would definitely do it. If she wasn’t sure, she would definitely answer “I’ll try my best.”
For the next three days, Sun Miao continued selling her Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup as usual. On the last day, she notified her familiar customers as usual: “Today is the last day I’ll be selling Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup. I’ll be resting tomorrow and the day after, and the day after that I’ll start selling something else somewhere else, so don’t make a wasted trip.”
Real regulars and fake regulars were obvious at a glance. Some regulars were already eagerly anticipating next week’s items, smiles on their faces: “Alright, Little Boss Sun, just notify us in the group chat, I’ll definitely come.”
Those who had just become regulars because of the Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup were wailing: “No, don’t do this! How will I live without Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup? Why aren’t you selling it anymore?! The Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup you make is so delicious… And the braised duck parts, I never even got in line for them, how can you be so heartless?!”
But no matter what the customers said, Sun Miao’s Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup sales ended that day. A batch of newcomers joined the group chat – the Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup and Braised Duck Parts factions. The most amazing thing was, they could even be divided into two groups.
【I firmly support the Braised Duck Parts, I declare this is the best braised duck ever.】
【I don’t believe it, I didn’t even get to eat the Braised Duck Parts, but the Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup is definitely the best! There’s no Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup in this world that can surpass Little Boss Sun’s!】
【Wuwuwu, Boss, why are you so stubborn, why did you stop selling Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup?】
The old-timers in the group started teasing with amusement:
【This scene looks familiar, wasn’t the Beef Pancake faction like this before?】
【You’ll get used to it. Not just the Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup and Braised Duck Parts, but the Egg Fried Rice, Malatang, and Beef Pancakes Little Boss Sun makes are also the best in the world.】
Tong Yuwei popped up7 at this moment: 【Speaking of which, I’m mad! You didn’t even say it was the last day for the Beef Pancakes, right?! And you didn’t tell me there was a group chat! Why is Jiejie so heartless?!】
Sun Miao looked at the chat, especially Tong Yuwei’s words, and suddenly felt a bit guilty. She put down her phone, deciding to deliver lunch to Su Ruixi tomorrow to soothe her conscience. If Tong Yuwei found out, she’d probably be even angrier.
——I’m here denouncing you, and your way of covering up your guilt is to go deliver food to another sister?!
On the first day of her break, Sun Miao delivered Egg Fried Rice to Su Ruixi, along with a small stir-fry of pickled vegetables and meat. According to her own preference, she would definitely add some chili peppers, but since Su Ruixi didn’t eat spicy food, she didn’t. They arranged to meet at the back door of the Jinsha Building. Su Ruixi was a bit surprised when she came down.
The reason she chose this location was because she had seen Sun Miao riding a small electric scooter last time, and parking wasn’t convenient. She had overheard this unintentionally in the breakroom during her own break. She had been secretly heating up her meal in the breakroom, not daring to let anyone know, so she had to hide a bit, unexpectedly overhearing employees chatting.
The employees weren’t talking about anything major, just rambling about some everyday matters. Someone riding an electric scooter was complaining: “The entrance ramp for e-scooters in the Jinsha Building basement is quite steep. If you arrive early, you can park under the rain shelter at the back door, but if you’re slightly late, there’s no space, and you have to go down to the parking garage. That entrance/exit is really speechless, dark and steep, inconvenient for going up or down.”
Su Ruixi kept this matter in mind, so this time she directly arranged to meet at the back door.
However, she didn’t see Sun Miao’s electric scooter. Su Ruixi asked about it, and Sun Miao explained: “The one before was actually borrowed from a neighbor. I felt embarrassed always borrowing from them. Since I’m resting today, I plan to go buy one for myself.”
Su Ruixi’s eyes lit up. She nodded: “Then… then don’t buy a helmet.” She didn’t say why, but Sun Miao guessed the reason. Did this mean——she wanted to gift her a helmet?
Sun Miao became happy, didn’t even ask why, and just agreed immediately: “Okay, I won’t buy one.” However, there was one point she needed to clarify with Su Ruixi: “But if I don’t buy one, the seller will give me one anyway. Usually, when you buy one, they give you a helmet, a raincoat, and they also give you a mudguard for the back wheel with their own advertisement on it.”
Su Ruixi had never bought one before and was very surprised: “They give away so many things?”
“Yeah.”
Hearing that the merchant would give away a helmet, Su Ruixi felt a bit disappointed: “Oh, so the merchant gives away helmets…”
Sun Miao immediately started fibbing with a straight face: “But the helmets the merchants give away aren’t very good, and they don’t look nice either, just barely usable. I’ll definitely buy another helmet later anyway.”
Su Ruixi immediately jumped in: “Just use that one for now, don’t buy one yet.”
“Okay.”
They chatted briefly, and then Sun Miao left first. She had taken a taxi over today, and afterwards, she took another taxi to an electric scooter market relatively close to her home. She had done some research online, knew which brands were better in this world, and then went to browse the corresponding specialty stores.
Because she had a driver’s license, she had more options and could also get it registered later. Sun Miao chose a light electric motorcycle8, although nowadays anything exceeding 25km/h is considered one. It wasn’t the super-fast kind, just an ordinary electric scooter.
Sun Miao was meticulous; even when buying an electric scooter, she would shop around9, checking which store offered a better deal for the same battery and configuration. After choosing back and forth, she finally bought an electric scooter for five thousand yuan. Today’s electric scooters are really advanced; they can even be unlocked via a mobile app using Bluetooth.
After buying the scooter, the seller also gave away many things. One thing she felt a bit bad about towards the merchant was that she had made things up in front of Su Ruixi before coming. In reality, the electric scooter helmets merchants give away nowadays are already quite good, and they even thoughtfully prepared two colors, white and black, to choose from.
To make Su Ruixi think the seller’s free helmet was truly bad, Sun Miao chose the black one. If it were up to her, she definitely would have chosen white. It wasn’t about looks, although the black one did look rather bulky and not very attractive, but mainly——summer was almost here, wasn’t she afraid of sweating buckets choosing black?
For Su Ruixi’s sake, Sun Miao had really put a lot of thought into it10.
After getting it registered11 and returning home, she specifically took a photo and sent it to Su Ruixi, then, going against her conscience, complained about the merchant: Susu-jie, see, I told you the helmet the merchant gives away isn’t good, right? And they only had this black one, it’s not good-looking either, looks so clumsy.
Su Ruixi was satisfied. Actually, she had wanted to gift her a helmet for a long time and had already bought one; it was sitting at home. But she was the type to be awkward about expressing affection12, and couldn’t find a reason in daily life to suddenly say to Sun Miao, “Let me give you a helmet.”
Now it was different, a perfect opportunity to congratulate Sun Miao on getting her new ride.
Su Ruixi typed back: Mm, yes. I have an extra helmet here. When you set up your stall the day after tomorrow, I’ll bring it to you.
It was clearly bought especially for her, yet she said she “had an extra helmet.” Where would Susu-jie get an extra helmet from? It was obviously bought specifically.
Sun Miao complained inwardly: Hopefully Susu-jie didn’t buy the wrong kind, like a motorcycle helmet for her.
But she typed: 【Wouldn’t that be too embarrassing, making Susu-jie spend money like that.】 In reality, her grin was probably reaching the sky. This playing hard to get of hers had Susu-jie completely figured out.
【It’s fine, I won’t use it anyway.】
【Okay, then thank you Susu-jie in advance.】
After this stall-setting experience, and Sun Miao comforting Su Ruixi, their relationship had progressed by leaps and bounds, and their communication was much smoother than before. In a sense, did she have to thank Director Zhang?
Their chatting so well also gave Sun Miao a spark of wild hope: Maybe… maybe she wasn’t completely without a chance?
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Thanks for the chapter!! Yes!! You have a big chance!
I won’t be suprised if by the end of this novel.. ruixi would gain weight