Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 150: Ugly but Wishful

Qin Shuang grabbed her hand, "I want to go with you, is that okay?"

Su Xiaoxiao glanced at the crowd in front of her and nodded, "Yeah, definitely better to go together."

A few minutes later, the three came out with their lunch boxes, panting heavily.

Su Xiaoxiao let out a long sigh, "Ah, when will our department store have a cafeteria? Eating is harder than fighting a battle every day."

Qin Shuang smiled, "It will happen sooner or later."

The delay in buying food meant most people had already finished eating by the time the three returned.

The three hurriedly found an empty spot in the employee break room to eat.

Su Xiaoxiao was already famished, eating in a wolfing manner.

Zhang Yulan, seeing time was short, also started madly slurping noodles with her chopsticks.

The sound of "slurp slurp" filled the air for a moment.

Su Xiaoxiao took a momentary glance at Qin Shuang and noticed she was taking neat and small bites of noodles, very refined and graceful.

Comparing herself and Sister Zhang, both were eating so fast they seemed starved for centuries.

Sister Zhang wiped her mouth, "What’s up?"

Su Xiaoxiao motioned with her lips to her, and Zhang Yulan turned to see that Comrade Qin’s noodles hadn’t diminished much in her lunch box.

Looking at theirs, there were only a few solitary noodles left.

Qin Shuang finished a few bites, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and suddenly noticed two sets of eyes focused on her.

Puzzled, she looked up to see them staring at her.

"Comrade Su, Comrade Zhang, is there a problem?"

Su Xiaoxiao shook her head, "Graceful, really graceful, except..."

Zhang Yulan followed up, "There are only two minutes left until work starts; can you finish eating in time?"

Qin Shuang finally noticed the wall clock was almost at one o’clock.

She hurriedly sped up her eating, took a couple more bites, and wiped her mouth, "I’m full."

Su Xiaoxiao and Zhang Yulan glanced at her lunch box practically unchanged and fell silent together.

"Anyway, you’re just a trainee, so eat first, and come over afterward."

Zhang Yulan spoke.

"There aren’t many people in the afternoon; we two can handle it."

Su Xiaoxiao agreed.

Qin Shuang quickly shook her head, "No problem, I’m truly full."

Just then, her stomach protested loudly with a "grumble grumble" sound.

Qin Shuang’s face instantly flushed with embarrassment, her head lowered, not knowing what to say.

"Alright, we’ll head to work; you can finish eating and come over."

With that, the two quickly left.

Qin Shuang stared at her lunch box for a while, seemingly making a decision, opened her mouth wide, and began eating the noodles.

The "slurp slurp" sound startled her for a moment, then she couldn’t help but chuckle and continued eating.

There weren’t many people in the afternoon. As soon as the two started busying themselves, Qin Shuang came out of the employee break room jogging.

She was just over ten minutes late past the normal work time.

Su Xiaoxiao glanced at her and noticed her khaki coat was removed, the headband and earrings gone, and her curly hair was tied into a neat high ponytail, paired with her cool expression, she looked like a capable woman.

Facing the simultaneous gazes of the two, Qin Shuang felt a bit embarrassed, "I’m sorry for the delay; I’ll be more careful next time."

Su Xiaoxiao grinned at her, "No worries, just a few minutes. You can learn from the side first, and if there’s anything you don’t understand, ask me or Sister Zhang."

"Yes, if you have any questions, feel free to speak up, don’t be shy."

After spending a bit more time with her, Zhang Yulan’s impression of Qin Shuang improved significantly.

This girl seems cold and aloof on the surface, but she’s actually just not good at expressing herself; she’s a good comrade.

As they spoke, a customer came in.

When Su Xiaoxiao finished dealing with them and turned around, she saw Qin Shuang pull out a notebook from somewhere and was earnestly writing something down.

Seeing her gaze, her flawless white face showed a shy smile, "I’ve noted down the questions I don’t understand; could Comrade Su and Comrade Zhang please explain them when you’re free."

"No problem, it doesn’t seem too busy later, let me take a look for you."

Everyone had received training before joining the department store; Qin Shuang was essentially starting directly on the job, so she certainly had many things to learn.

To their surprise, Qin Shuang had an exceptional learning ability, after just half an afternoon with them, she could practically work independently.

Busy times always pass quickly; in the blink of an eye, it was time to clock out.

As was usual, Su Xiaoxiao loaded up her bicycle with items for the neighborhood and was pushing it out when she saw Qin Shuang being stopped by a man not too far away.

She tightly gripped her bag with both hands, looking very nervous and uneasy.

The sight stirred a strong protective instinct in Su Xiaoxiao.

She parked her bike beside and rushed over, grabbing the wandering hand of that man stretching towards Qin Shuang.

"Comrade Su?"

Seeing her, Zhao Yang was momentarily surprised.

He had been intending to find Su Xiaoxiao but then noticed Qin Shuang walking alone.

This girl had fair skin and delicate features, with a demeanor reminiscent of a classical maiden, captivating him at first sight, prompting his approach. But no matter what he asked, she remained silent.

She was thoroughly a cool beauty.

This only heightened his challenge desire.

"What are you up to again?"

Su Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow at him; this Zhao Yang was like a toad, ugly and pushing his luck. How could he dream of someone like Comrade Qin? He didn’t even have the self-awareness to mirror himself and see his shortcomings.

She had no good impression of this person.

Zhao Yang thought she was jealous, and his expression turned smug, "Comrade Su, don’t misunderstand, I just wanted to greet this new face, say hello for acquaintance, after all, we’re colleagues."

"Oh? Well, since greetings are exchanged, shouldn’t you let her go?"

Qin Shuang took the opportunity to wave to Su Xiaoxiao, "Comrade Su, I’m leaving first, see you tomorrow."

She said, hastily leaving with her bag.

Zhao Yang watched the graceful figure for a while before regaining his focus.

Turning around, he saw Su Xiaoxiao already on her bike ready to leave.

He hurriedly stopped her, "Comrade Su, it’s still early; how about I treat you to a meal?"

Su Xiaoxiao smiled sweetly but was internally annoyed.

"Sorry, Comrade Zhao, I have plans, no need for a meal. If you’re determined, just give me cash instead, thank you."

Zhao Yang: "..."

Taking advantage of his moment of shock, Su Xiaoxiao rode off quickly on her bicycle.

Startled, Zhao Yang withdrew his foot just in time, avoiding any injury.

Su Xiaoxiao rode home, as usual distributing the items to the neighbors, and upon finishing saw an unwanted guest behind the crowd.