Chapter 183: Another Encounter
"Alright, it’ll be ready in a moment," Qin Xiangnuan responded while taking a freshly-made pancake out of the pan. Since she was about to close up the stall, she cut the pancakes into larger pieces to sell them off quicker. She no longer fretted over slight discrepancies in weight; when doing business, she never intended to be petty in that way. Perhaps for that reason, her business kept on prospering, and her customer base grew. If she took more money than needed, she would actively return it to the customer, and if a pancake turned out too small, she’d rather keep it for herself than sell it. Sometimes for the beggars, she would give them the leftover pancakes because she had earned enough and could afford her life.
Heaven rewards the diligent, and diligence can make up for lack of skill.
She loved this saying. When she first wrote those words by hand, she would always remember the shock she felt at that time. She had enough of suffering in her past life; in this lifetime, she was still willing to endure hardship, just hoping to live a better life.
A drizzle gently floated down to her eyes. She softly closed them, and the water droplets on her eyelashes fell, like pearls seeping into the corners of her eyes.
"All set, 40 cents," she lifted her face, a sparkling drop hanging at the corner of her eye, yet her eyes remained bright and clear, the corners of her lips naturally turned upward with the vivacity of spring, yet also filled with a composed, natural simplicity, leaving an impression like a fragrance lingering from a scroll.
That elegant and attractive hand took the pancake, but it wasn’t over just yet. Her vision blurred momentarily as those warm fingers brushed past the corner of her eye, sweeping away the droplet.
She blinked, and as her focus returned, her gaze finally settled on the man in front of her.
"Brother Jian..."