Chapter 333 : Bleh, Bleh, Bleh~
"That’s perfect! I’ve been thinking about going to the beach for a while now too~ Let’s go together, let’s go together~"
Upon hearing that Ling Ning was planning a beach trip, Zhou Xiaoxiao immediately insisted on joining in. Honestly, going to the beach meant swimming, and swimming meant swimsuits. Just imagining Ling Ning in a swimsuit made her a little excited~
"Of course, you’re welcome to come along. But I’m still trying to figure out which beach to go to."
"Oh, don’t overthink it. My family has a seaside villa with a lovely private beach. The only thing is, it’s not in this city," Zhou Xiaoxiao said energetically.
"A seaside villa..."
Ling Ning glanced at Zhou Xiaoxiao, suddenly recalling that this girl was a bona fide rich kid. But a seaside villa... just the thought of it was a little exciting.
"That’s right! Don’t hesitate. We could stay there for a few days and have all kinds of fun~" Zhou Xiaoxiao said enticingly. Luckily, her parents were busy lately, so there was no chance of them tagging along.
As for Qian Xu, he seemed to have found a new crush and hadn’t been bothering her much recently. That meant she could spend several uninterrupted days with Ling Ning. Even if there might be a "little tail" tagging along, it didn’t matter.
"Well... alright then. I hope it won’t be too much trouble for you?"
"No worries, my dear! We only go to that villa once or twice a year anyway, and we have people regularly maintaining it. It’s no trouble at all!"
"Oh~"
Ling Ning sighed softly. She really couldn’t understand the world of rich people. Despite her current decent income, she was still diligently saving. Even though she was earning well, she avoided spending frivolously. After all, her goal was to save enough to buy a house—a nice one.
Though her current residence was comfortable, it wasn’t hers. She had promised herself that she would buy her daughter a house as a wedding gift before she came of age. At this rate, it seemed she might achieve that goal even sooner than expected.
As for investments, Ling Ning had no talent for business, even as a reincarnator. The thought of investing seemed troublesome and not worth the effort.
Speaking of work, ever since signing the contract with Qin Qing, she hadn’t had much to do. Qin Qing mentioned that things were slow for now, but that she’d be swamped when projects picked up.
"Enough already! Are you two here to work or to chat? Hurry up and change into your uniforms, or I’m docking your pay for today!"
Chu Mengyao, who had been standing nearby, finally lost her patience. These two hadn’t even changed into their uniforms yet and were busy chatting away. Did they even respect her authority as their boss?
"Bleh, bleh, bleh~"
Zhou Xiaoxiao stuck out her tongue and made a funny face at Chu Mengyao before skipping off to the changing room like a playful child—in every sense of the word.
While changing, a question that Ling Ning had wanted to ask for a long time popped into her mind.
"Hey, Xiaoxiao, can I ask you something?"
"Go ahead~"
"Given your financial situation, why did you decide to take a part-time job here?"
Honestly, Zhou Xiaoxiao, a rich second-generation kid, had no need to work. Why put herself through this? It seemed like she was making life harder on purpose.
Zhou Xiaoxiao paused for a moment, then chuckled. "Of course, it’s to earn pocket money! Don’t be fooled by my family’s wealth; my parents don’t give me much allowance. It’s enough for daily expenses, but if I want to buy anime merchandise, it’s far from sufficient~"
As she spoke, Zhou Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but think back to how Chu Mengyao had roped her into this job. She’d claimed it was an easy way to make extra money. Back then, Zhou Xiaoxiao had actually believed her nonsense~
But in the end, it didn’t matter. If she hadn’t taken this job, she wouldn’t have met Ling Ning. And if she hadn’t met Ling Ning, she’d probably still be stressing over Qian Xu.
"Oh~"
"Hey, Ling Ning, are you free tomorrow? Let’s go shopping for swimsuits together!" Zhou Xiaoxiao said with a bright smile after changing into her uniform.
"Swimsuits?"
Hearing those words, Ling Ning, who was in the middle of putting on her stockings, froze. She suddenly realized she had overlooked something important.
She was now a girl. Naturally, this meant she’d be wearing a girl’s swimsuit...
"What’s wrong? If you’re busy tomorrow, we can go the day after," Zhou Xiaoxiao said, thinking Ling Ning’s hesitation meant she had other plans.
"No... no problem. Tomorrow is fine~"
"Great! I’ll wait for you here tomorrow morning. We can also finalize the beach trip plans then. It’ll be perfect!"
Watching Zhou Xiaoxiao’s retreating figure, Ling Ning sighed. What was bound to happen would happen—there was no avoiding it. There was no way she could wear men’s swim trunks to the beach. On the bright side, she could take her daughter along to pick out swimsuits tomorrow.
When Ling Ning emerged from the changing room looking a bit glum, Chu Mengyao raised an eyebrow. "What’s wrong? You were so excited just now, and now you look like someone who opened ten loot boxes and got nothing."
"Nothing much, just my usual melodrama. I’ll be fine in a bit." Ling Ning glanced around the café and asked, "By the way, why isn’t your brother here today?"
"My brother? Don’t even mention him—it just makes me mad. He ditched his job here to chase after some girl(?). Can you believe it? And get this, I happened to see his new girlfriend. She’s pretty, but kind of flat-chested. What’s weird is, every time he goes on a date, he’s wearing women’s clothes."
Ling Ning blinked and forced a laugh. "Maybe your brother’s girlfriend has... unusual preferences~"
"Oh~" Chu Mengyao nodded thoughtfully. She wondered if the next time she went out with that idiot, they should both wear men’s clothing. That could be interesting~
"By the way, I need to buy a swimsuit tomorrow. Do you have any recommendations?"
"A swimsuit? How about a school swimsuit, a bikini, or maybe a deep V-neck one-piece? With your figure, any of those would turn heads."
"...You know what? I must’ve been out of my mind to ask you about this~"
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Author’s Note:
This salted fish just wants to study—study!