Chapter 91: Keep Your Distance from This Woman

It was a bit of an exaggeration to say he was down to drinking the northwestern wind, but hearing him mention it reminded Qin Hongfei that his family was connected to government offices. She did not know which office, exactly, but if she wanted to go back to school, she would likely need to pull some strings. If someone was willing to help, it would save her a great deal of trouble.

With that in mind, Qin Hongfei’s tone grew quite amiable. “Though I don’t usually take on this kind of work, we’ve at least dealt with each other before, and rather pleasantly at that. I can go take a look for you.”

The young man was moved to tears.

What a good person!

He gave a cold laugh and looked at Tang Xiaojin. “See that? Stay away from this woman. She’s rotten to the core.”

The perfect example of selling someone out and still making them grateful to her.

He would bet that Qin Hongfei was definitely scheming something.

Tang Jinnan made no comment.

Qin Hongfei heard him but did not take it to heart. Rotten to the core? So be it. She had never thought of herself as a kind person anyway. After arranging to go with the young man to take a look the next day, she saw him off. The young man was generous too, leaving a deposit of three hundred yuan.

Qin Hongfei did not refuse and accepted it.

When Qin Fei saw the money, she was instantly inspired. She no longer cared about the siblings of the Li family or that vicious dog, and ran over to the man’s side. The dog might have been fierce, but that did not matter. He looked even fiercer.

Qin Yun followed suit when he saw this.

He wanted to kill someone. What exactly did they take him for?

Tang Jinnan gave him a sidelong glance and shook his head slightly. Resentfully, he swallowed his temper and said, “Stay away from us.”

As for their little squabbles, Qin Hongfei chose to ignore them. She put her goggles back on and returned to the table to keep working. There were simply too many parts. Though not many were actually damaged, repairing them was still a painstaking task. Even if her granduncle took care of things once school began...

She still had to assemble the computers herself. Fifty machines, no matter how fast she worked, would still take at least fifty hours.

The New Year had passed more than ten days ago, and school was only a few days away...

Time was tight. Qin Hongfei could not afford to waste a single moment. Thinking of this, she became even more focused, repairing one second-hand part after another in her hands. No one knew how much time had passed before a voice sounded by her ear.

“Feifei, it’s time to eat.”

There were many parts, but there were also many people, so the work was more or less completed in a divided-up fashion.

Xia Shangxu had gone out with generous spirit to book a place nearby and was taking them out for a proper meal.

Seeing that her younger sister was still busy, Qin Fei called out to her, “Let’s do it tomorrow. It’s late.”

Qin Hongfei took off her goggles and only then realized that the sky outside had already been dyed red by the setting sun. It was the hour of dusk. The nearby food stalls and restaurants had also gradually opened, bustling with customers and lively noise. To be honest, she had little interest in eating out, but when her gaze swept over Tang Jinnan and the man, she thought of something and set down her tools, removed her goggles, and said, “Let’s go.”

In the nineties, Qinhuai Street had many migrant laborers. This was exactly the hour when they got off work, and the restaurants were packed. As cooks tossed dishes in their pans, flames leapt up, and the sizzling sound of hot oil filled the air with mouthwatering fragrance, giving the entire little street a vivid, bustling warmth.

Qin Hongfei liked quiet, but she also liked this lively earthly atmosphere. It was fun.

After entering the restaurant, they found a place to sit down. With so many people, it would take some time for the dishes to arrive.

Qin Hongfei suddenly asked, “Sis, brother, want a drink?”

Xia Shangxu immediately pulled out his wallet. “I’ll have one. Feifei, buy your uncle a can of beer.”

When Qin Yun heard this, his eyes lit up. “I want beer.”

Qin Hongfei looked at him and said, “Pepsi. All right, next.” Then she turned to Qin Fei.