The Kitty Became a Cutie and Was Pampered in the 80s-Chapter 1836: Sweet Little Days (Part 4)

Lu Zishu didn’t mind, instead he moved over with a cheeky grin: "Lei Bro, I heard you took on a role recently? How much did you make, should we go out to celebrate?"

"Get lost!" Ruan Lei kicked him directly, then took out a slightly old red envelope from his pocket and handed it to Ruan Jiaojiao, a bit embarrassed: "For you."

Ruan Jiaojiao took it curiously: "What is this?"

"It’s not much, I’ll buy you a gift next time when I earn more." Ruan Lei sounded a bit down.

Previously, Ruan Chi used his first paycheck to buy Ruan Jiaojiao a very expensive Walkman which she cherished immensely, carrying it with her everywhere she went.

He was incredibly envious at the time, thinking that he also wanted to buy her a gift with his first paycheck that she would love just as much.

But the first role he took was a minor part the teacher had recommended, a passerby who gets killed off after saying just three words. After the shoot, the director wrapped up a lucky red envelope for him with eighty-eight yuan, which was pitifully little. He couldn’t find a suitable gift after searching around, so he ended up just giving the red envelope to Ruan Jiaojiao.

Ruan Jiaojiao opened the envelope, looked at the eighty-eight yuan inside, and asked him: "Is this Lei brother’s first paycheck?"

"Yeah, it’s a bit small." Ruan Lei replied.

"Why so small, eighty-eight is quite a lot!" Ruan Jiaojiao scooted over to him, clinging to his arm with eyes full of admiration: "Lei Brother, what role did you play, did you get any screen time, any dialogue? What kind of show was it?"

Speaking of his beloved profession, Ruan Lei immediately forgot about the small amount of money and excitedly talked to Ruan Jiaojiao about his role: "It was a war drama against the R Empire, of course, I had screen time! Who do you think your brother is? Of course, I had scenes and quite a few lines!"

"Which lines, which lines?"

"Over there, ah!" Ruan Lei.

"???" Ruan Jiaojiao.

"Two lines, one was ’over there’, and the other was ’ah’."

"..." Ruan Jiaojiao.

A resistance war drama.

Yet the lines were ’over there, ah’.

Ruan Jiaojiao could almost imagine what kind of scene it was, probably pointing in a direction, saying over there, and then getting killed.

After a few seconds of silence, Ruan Jiaojiao offered sincere praise: "That’s still great." After all, many big stars reportedly started from a background or a single shot.

"Right, rest assured, when I have money in the future, I’ll buy you a nice gift." Ruan Lei pounded his chest in assurance.

"I believe you." Ruan Jiaojiao nodded, smiling as she tucked the red envelope into her pocket, offering flattery: "My brother will surely be the brightest star in the future... um!"

Before she could finish, Duan Xi stuffed her mouth full of pomelo, and as Ruan Jiaojiao chewed, she blinked at Duan Xi, who clearly seemed a bit unhappy, and clung to his arm asking: "Xi Brother, what’s the matter?"

"Nothing, just eating pomelo." Duan Xi.

"Slow down, it’s hurting my teeth." Ruan Jiaojiao frowned as he stuffed another piece in; the Shatian pomelo was sweet, but eating it in this cold winter was indeed a bit teeth-chilling.

Duan Xi slowed down, breaking it into small pieces and feeding it to her.

Meanwhile, his mind was racing.

Recalling that the first money he made from hunting wasn’t much either, just a bit over ten bucks, not much better than Ruan Lei, he couldn’t help but feel a bit frustrated.