I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel-Chapter 316 - 290: Mooching Skill
"Oh! Timing’s perfect, bro. How about popping over? I’ll share half of the chicken with you, oh, and the eggs too, half each, how does that sound?"
"If you’re willing to share, I’m not stingy either. Let’s eat together. Hold on."
Jiang Mingyue pretended to go back to the kitchen, then came out with a roasted pine chicken, a plate of century eggs salad, and four big steamed buns, along with a set of bowls and chopsticks.
The bowls, chopsticks, and buns were handed to An Jian.
"You’re a great buddy, thanks! Oh, by the way, today we got paid, I also picked up your salary, here." As he spoke, An Jian pushed an envelope in front of her.
Jiang Mingyue was surprised, "Isn’t your Southern Institute too lax? You can even pick up someone else’s salary?"
An Jian: "... That’s something you’d have to ask the Gan Institute about. He heard I was coming over to mooch a meal, so he had the finance department give me your salary too." An Jian shrugged, this was the first time he’d seen such casual behavior. If it weren’t the Gan Institute, he could’ve written a thousand-word essay about it.
Jiang Mingyue nodded: Then there’s no issue.
Right in front of An Jian, Jiang Mingyue didn’t bother counting, casually stuffed it into her pocket, but An Jian pushed the pre-prepared envelope back to her.
"What?"
"Ahem... Yueyue, how about I give you half my salary as living expenses?"
"No way!" Jiang Mingyue refused bluntly, is she short of money?
"Aren’t we buddies? I’m not picky, whatever you guys eat, I’ll eat. Really."
"Troublesome!" Indeed troublesome, she won’t make things difficult for herself for a bit of money.
"Bro, what would it take for you to take me in?"
"Doesn’t the Institute have a cafeteria? You won’t starve!"
"Can the cafeteria food at the Institute compare to your cooking? Honestly, bro, if I hadn’t tasted your cooking, I’d not be picky, any coarse grain pancake soaked in water would do. But after having your food, everything else is just flavorless. Consider it, will you?"
"No way! You can learn to cook yourself, I’ll write you a recipe, it’ll taste great, and cooking yourself is quite rewarding."
An Jian looked mournfully at Jiang Mingyue, knowing he couldn’t convince his bro today, he focused on eating.
"Mm! This tastes fantastic, is there any more of this condiment for rice? I’d like to buy a bottle."
"Sure!"
The result was that An Jian used half of his salary to buy two bottles of truffle sauce and a bottle of jam, thinking to himself that he would have to be frugal with them for the next month.
"You don’t have a fridge, and it’s still hot, I suggest finishing the truffle sauce within two weeks."
An Jian: "..."
Jiang Mingyue thought An Jian was still not giving up, and to nip it in the bud, she gave sincere advice.
"You should find someone to marry. If you don’t want to give all your salary, giving half will still find you a woman willing to, then when you get home, you’ll have hot soup and meals waiting, wouldn’t you want to experience that happiness?"
An Jian looked resistant, "No way, how can I let another woman spend my salary? That’s just wishful thinking."
Jiang Mingyue was at a loss for words: An Jian really seemed suited to living alone in the mountains, but thinking further, he wasn’t a stingy person, it seemed he just got stingy when mentioning a future partner.
"Weren’t you just willing to give half your salary as living expenses to me? Don’t you know how to budget? If you give it to your woman, she’ll manage the entire household for you, no worries about food and clothing.
You’ll have someone to talk to, someone who knows your needs, and takes care of you when you’re sick, isn’t that great? Of course, it’s mutual, she is good to you, you should be good to her, otherwise, don’t even think about getting married."
