Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat
Chapter 148 - 148 145 The Lingering Ghost

Chapter 148: Chapter 145: The Lingering Ghost Chapter 148: Chapter 145: The Lingering Ghost “I wouldn’t have noticed if you hadn’t mentioned it.”

After a whole day of bustle, Song Xiwen was also tired; she leaned against the backrest of the passenger seat, slightly squinting her eyes, “Jiajia is a bit introverted. As a child, she didn’t play much with other kids in the village. But Jiang Yan is the complete opposite, every time he returned to the countryside from the city, he would bring a bunch of naughty boys to roam the mountains and seas, a true king of kids. He’d been beaten by me several times for bothering Jiajia, but it was useless. He would just do it again next time. I used to think he was just young and didn’t understand, but now that you mention it…”

Song Xiwen then remembered, when Song Jiawen transferred to the No. 1 Middle School, he followed her there. When Song Jiawen scored well and was admitted to Beijing University, he did too…

This kid really is like an unshakeable ghost!

Zhou Youming, having met Jiang Yan a few times, offered a fair assessment, “Considering his age, he actually is quite steady. I see that Jiawen is also okay with him, and since they are at the same university, who knows, they might actually get together in the future.”

Song Xiwen frowned, “His father…”

“His father is his father, he is himself. This isn’t ancient times, where one person’s mistake causes the whole family to be implicated, right?”

Song Xiwen fell silent.

Ever since the incident at the police station, Zhou Youming had lost the trust he used to have in her regarding matters related to Jiawen. No matter what she said or did, his looks always carried a hint of suspicion.

It made her quite depressed at one point; she’s not your real sister!

When the admission notice arrived, he even asked her to prepare five thousand yuan for Jiawen.

She would have liked to give it, but only if Jiawen had asked for it!

In terms of money, Song Xiwen didn’t place much importance on it. Otherwise, when Xie Yanhai mentioned that the grandmother only left the savings to Jiajia and Xiaolin, she wouldn’t have been without any objections in her heart.

…..

On the fourth of October, Song Jiawen had breakfast early, quickly packed her clothes, and Jiang Yan arrived with his car.

Xie Yanhai walked out the door, circled the modified van, then opened the door and looked inside. Seeing it clean and tidy, he finally felt slightly relieved.

But then he bombarded Jiang Yan with a series of questions, “When did you get your driver’s license? How long have you been driving? Are you nervous about getting on the highway?”

Jiang Yan thought to himself that he had been a driver for decades, what’s there to be nervous about.

He replied cheerily, “Uncle, don’t worry, although I only got my license this year, I’ve known how to drive since last year, and this car has been modified. It’s especially stable.”

Although not entirely convinced, Xie Yanhai didn’t say anything directly.

From the few times they interacted over the year, he also noticed that perhaps due to his father’s matter, Jiang Yan had matured and become more steady than before.

In addition to his good grades and attending the same university as Jiawen, all things considered, he felt somewhat reassured about him.

“You must pay attention to safety on the road, don’t rush, don’t speed, don’t race with others, and rest at service areas…”

Jiang Yan and Song Jiawen had already settled into the car, but Xie Yanhai continued giving endless advice until Li Yun stopped his rambling, “Alright, let them go. They need to drive slowly on the road; it might take all day. Jiawen, remember to call home once you arrive in Beijing.”

As the car window closed and the vehicle started, both passengers heaved a sigh of relief.

“By the way,”

An hour after setting off, Song Jiawen suddenly sat up from the reclined back seat and asked Jiang Yan, “Did you call Yang Dan before we left to say we can’t make it to hers?”

Jiang Yan smacked his forehead, “I forgot.”

He really did forget about that. In those two days, Song Jiawen had been in low spirits because of her grandmother’s passing, and he was preoccupied with how to cheer her up every day. Otherwise, he was busy preparing to drive back himself. There was no time to remember Yang Dan!

The two hadn’t gone to see her or contacted her. He wondered if Yang Dan would be angry?

“It’s okay, if she called your dorm, Liang Yujun and the others would definitely have told her.”

Song Jiawen sighed, “You’ve forgotten that they had bought train tickets long ago. The night we left, they all went home.”

The group of them ate together every day. They did mention this, but Jiang Yan really didn’t take it to heart.

“Alright, stop worrying. Yang Dan isn’t that petty. If we didn’t go, she would probably guess that something came up. We still have the last day of the five-day holiday tomorrow. Let’s go see her then.”

Song Jiawen thought to herself that Mu Chenyan was also waiting for her to have dinner together tomorrow.

But she had to decide whether to first make amends with her friend whom she had stood up, or go there early tomorrow morning.

Meanwhile in Beijing, Yang Dan was busy in a milk tea shop.

She was anxious to make money, but after getting Jiang Yan’s recipe, and after checking the prices of the required ingredients at the fruit shop and other places, she just couldn’t bring herself to buy them in advance and give it a try.

It was too expensive!

After struggling inwardly, she decided to talk to the milk tea shop owner first. If he didn’t agree, then she would just… she would just work for free for two weeks.

Unexpectedly, after Yang Dan recited the recipe of Mango Pomelo Sago over and over and finally made it, the young female owner tasted it and couldn’t stop singing its praises.

Yang Dan breathed a sigh of relief. She also felt exhilarated since even Jiang Yan had said she had a natural talent for cooking. It seemed to be true.

This was her first time making Mango Pomelo Sago, and she had succeeded on the first try.

But the female owner didn’t immediately agree to her terms. After all, Yang Dan was still too naive, a country girl inexperienced in the ways of the world. It was her first time negotiating, her palms sweaty with nervousness, constantly twisting the hem of her clothes.

The owner, a few years her senior, saw through her intentions at a glance.

She said with a smile, “I know it’s not easy for you students to take up part-time jobs. Commissions sound nice, but they’re not stable, you know. What if I sold only ten cups a day or even fewer? How much would you actually earn? You’ve seen for yourself, my shop isn’t doing well, I’m planning to close next month. But since you have a new product and want to try it out, I’ll reluctantly give you this opportunity.

It doesn’t really matter whether I close the shop a day earlier or a day later. If your trial is successful, I won’t close and will continue to operate. Of course, I’ll guarantee you a salary for this month; I won’t let your hard work go unpaid. A base salary of six hundred, how does that sound?”

Listen to how nicely she puts it, clearly trying out a new product for free, yet framing it as giving someone else an opportunity!

It would be unconscionable if this female owner doesn’t become a shrewd businesswoman.

But Yang Dan had no idea about all this. She was flattered by the owner’s compliments on her skills, her ability to take initiative, her good looks, and her capability to be self-reliant… In the end, she agreed in a daze.

As a result, she spent the first day of the October national holiday busy with promotions and launching new products. It was only when the evening was nearly over that she remembered Jiang Yan and Song Jiawen hadn’t shown up.

In a hurry, she went back and called Song Jiawen’s dormitory only to find no one answered.

Then she called Jiang Yan’s dormitory, and a boy named Tian Xiaohui told her that Jiang Yan had gone back to his hometown.

He went back to his hometown?

Did Jiajia go back as well?

Why didn’t either of them tell her before they left?