Chapter 7: 07 Joo Soo-na

After Song Suisui entered the house, she saw Song Niannian staring blankly in the kitchen. Fortunately, she wasn't stir-frying anything, just boiling water; otherwise, whatever was in the pot would have been ruined.

"Sis, what are you thinking about? The water in the pot is boiling."

"Ah!" Upon hearing this, Song Niannian snapped back to her senses and hurriedly poured out the boiling water.

"Suisui, did you buy meat?" Song Niannian looked at the meat in Song Suisui's hands.

"Yep~" Song Suisui nodded and handed the meat to Song Niannian, saying, "Sis, I want to eat braised pork, you make it."

She wanted to make it herself, but unfortunately, her cooking skills weren't up to par, so it was better not to waste the ingredients.

"You spent your pocket money again, didn't you?" Song Niannian knew her younger sister loved saving money most of all.

"Hehe~" Song Suisui gave a dry laugh.

Song Niannian looked at her with an "I know everything" expression.

Naturally, she wouldn't criticize her sister. After all, once the meat was bought, the whole family would get to eat it. If she went and lectured her sister now, wouldn't that be like eating someone's food while still criticizing them?

"For the braised pork, do you want it a bit sweeter or a bit saltier?"

The original "Song Suisui" had a habit since childhood: sometimes she found braised pork too sweet, sometimes too salty, and if it wasn't sweet or salty enough, she wouldn't like it.

Therefore, whenever the family made braised pork, they would always ask her what flavor she wanted.

Ma Xiumei had even complained once about how the original "Song Suisui" had too many quirks.

"A bit sweeter, please!" Song Suisui was a Southerner, so her preference for braised pork leaned toward the sweet side.

"Alright." Song Niannian responded and then began preparing lunch with brisk movements.

...

Over at Tan Kai's side, the young man who had remained silent after Song Suisui left finally spoke up. He was playing with the watch that Song Suisui had sold to Tan Kai.

They had looked at all five watches; although they were all the same brand, the styles were different.

However, he only looked out of curiosity, then stood up and said to Tan Kai, "I'm leaving first."

"Alright, be careful on the road."

After the man left, one of the subordinates approached Tan Kai and asked, "Boss, who is that kid? Why were you so polite to him?"

Tan Kai glared at the questioner and waved his hand impatiently, saying, "Go, go, go~ Do you all have nothing better to do? Don't go poking your nose into things; you might end up dead without even knowing how."

The dismissed subordinate muttered under his breath as he walked out.

Tan Kai returned to his room and closed the door, unable to help but think of the person who had already departed.

Thinking of that person's methods, which were far beyond their age, he couldn't help but feel goosebumps prickle on his skin.

...

At the Song family's lunchtime, Song Niannian told the family that her job had been secured and she would start working tomorrow.

"Then the meat I bought today is to celebrate your new job, Sis."

"Thank you, Suisui."

The family enjoyed lunch happily. Song Suisui did not tell them about the details of the job.

After all, she couldn't explain where her money came from.

Asking Ma Xiumei and Song Jianjun for money felt a bit embarrassing.

Song Niannian could feel at ease asking the Song couple for money because, firstly, she truly had no money on her, and secondly, she was their biological daughter.

Although she possessed the memories of "Song Suisui," she couldn't quite feel that entitled just yet.

As for whether she would get scolded when she returned this afternoon to talk about the job, that was a problem for the afternoon.

Because Song Niannian was worried about Song Suisui being sent to the countryside, she planned to go out and look for other jobs again.

After Song Niannian left, Song Suisui entered Song Jianjun and his wife's room and found the household registration booklet.

At the entrance of the machinery factory, when Song Suisui arrived, she saw a girl wearing faded clothes waiting in a shaded area.

Upon seeing Song Suisui, she knew this was the person buying her job.

Song Suisui had guessed it as well. When she left the black market, Boss Tan had said the girl selling the job was named Zhou Xiuna.

"Hello, are you Zhou Xiuna?"

"I am. How should I address you?" Looking at the beautiful Song Suisui, Zhou Xiuna's eyes couldn't help but light up.

She had no other hobbies other than looking at handsome men and beautiful women.

Looking at Song Suisui's face, she felt like she could eat an extra bowl of rice.

"My name is Song Suisui."

"Song Suisui? That name sounds a bit familiar..."

Zhou Xiuna felt like she had heard this name somewhere, but she couldn't recall it for the moment.

Hearing this, Song Suisui's lips twitched involuntarily. Had the original "Song Suisui's" fierce reputation spread that far?

"I remember now! You're the 'Sister Sui' that those street punks talk about, right!"

Song Suisui's expression froze, and she asked somewhat sheepishly, "Has my reputation spread that far?"

Zhou Xiuna chuckled and waved her hand, saying, "Not really. It's just that my stepmother's son was taught a lesson by you."

"Ah... this..." Song Suisui didn't know what to say for a moment.

"He talked about you at home, so that's why I remember." Zhou Xiuna smiled again as she spoke. "I'm really curious if he'd dare to come looking for trouble with you if he knew you bought my job."

"He definitely wouldn't dare!"

The original "Song Suisui" had taught many people lessons. Aside from that big-mouthed Yang the Second, no one dared to cause trouble a second time after being dealt with by her.

Even if someone truly did come looking for trouble, Song Suisui had ways to handle it.

"Let's not talk about that for now. I'll take you inside to complete the handover."

Zhou Xiuna enthusiastically led Song Suisui into the machinery factory and arrived at the personnel office.

"Uncle Zhong, this is a cousin of mine. She will be taking over my job."

Zhou Xiuna clearly knew the person in the personnel department. His name was Zhong Zhengmin. After asking Song Suisui her age, education, and family background, he quickly stamped the documents for them.

"Come and report for duty punctually at 8:30 tomorrow morning."

"Okay, thank you, Director Zhong."

Only after chatting with him did Song Suisui realize that this Zhong Zhengmin was the Director of the Personnel Department of the machinery factory.

After the handover was completed, Song Suisui noticed that Zhong Zhengmin was staring intently at Zhou Xiuna.

"Um, you two talk first. I'll wait for Xiuna outside."

Saying this, she ignored Zhou Xiuna's pleading eyes and quickly slipped away.

She even thoughtfully closed the door behind her.

Song Suisui didn't intentionally eavesdrop on what the two said. After a while, Zhou Xiuna came out with reddened eyes.

Zhong Zhengmin patted her shoulder and said, "In the future, if anything happens, don't keep it bottled up by yourself. Remember to write a letter or send a telegram to tell me. If you don't want to tell me, you can tell others. Do you understand?"

With a hint of a sob in her voice, Zhou Xiuna said, "I understand."

"Don't worry, I will keep an eye on the Zhou family for you. They won't have a good time for long."

Hearing Zhong Zhengmin's words, Zhou Xiuna thought of the pit she had left for the Zhou family, and she immediately felt much better.

After bidding farewell to Zhong Zhengmin, Song Suisui and Zhou Xiuna walked out of the machinery factory.

The two found a place to chat, and Song Suisui discovered that Zhou Xiuna was not a transmigrator or a reborn person as she had thought.

She was just a smart, rational, and sensible local young lady.

"Suisui, can I write to you after I go to the countryside?"

Given that Zhou Xiuna was a visual person with high standards who liked hanging out with beautiful people, the number of people who could catch her eye was very small, so she didn't have many friends.

Although today was the first time she had met Song Suisui, she liked this beautiful younger sister who was willing to listen to her talk so much.

Song Suisui also liked Zhou Xiuna quite a bit, so the two made a pact to write to each other once she had settled down in the countryside.

(End of Chapter)