She again went into the kitchen, exerting effort to carry the ready basin of dough. Having sold for so long, she almost knew exactly how much dough was needed - not too much nor too little, perhaps leaving only two unsold at the most. As she came out carrying the basin of dough, planning to put it on the tricycle, her hand suddenly felt lighter. Looking up, it was Jian Zhiqing. He was already dressed neatly, and she didn’t even know when he had woken up - it was just past five o’clock.
"Brother Jian, why did you get up so early?" Qin Xiangnuan was surprised by Jian Zhiqing’s routine. Even if he had to go to work early, it couldn’t be possible to wake up before dawn, right? Other than farmers who needed to work in the fields during summer, the only ones rising early were small business owners like them who sold breakfast.
"I just woke up, anything else we need to bring?" Jian Zhiqing had already rolled up his sleeves, not wearing that woolen coat, making him look much more agile.
"There are still vegetables," Qin Xiangnuan said naively, while Jian Zhiqing had already gone into the kitchen, carrying out all the vegetables. Qin Xiangnuan quickly took them, packing them carefully and placing them securely in the tricycle.
"Is that all?" Jian Zhiqing let down his sleeves and asked.
Qin Xiangnuan nodded, "Yes, that’s all, I’ve taken everything."
She had mostly prepared everything the day before, just taking the basin and the cooked vegetables was enough, even cooking these vegetables in advance to avoid a rush in the morning or waking up too early.
"Let’s go," Jian Zhiqing moved forward, already riding the tricycle.
Qin Xiangnuan was about to say something, but Jian Zhiqing had already started riding the tricycle towards the door. She quickly ran over, opened the door, and after the tricycle had left, she locked the door.
"All set, let’s go." Jian Zhiqing stopped by the roadside, waiting for Qin Xiangnuan to come over, clearly insisting on going together.
Qin Xiangnuan knew whatever she said was useless, since he was already here, how could he just sit on the tricycle without enjoying the ride, though she felt Jian Zhiqing looked more handsome when driving a car. However, him riding the tricycle also felt pretty good.
Qin Xiangnuan ran over, jumped onto the tricycle, held it tight, and with the cover of night, rode towards the park.
This was indeed the easiest day since Qin Xiangnuan started her stall. For a young girl like her, riding such a heavy tricycle every day was indeed quite tough. Fortunately, the road wasn’t too long, just enough to get by every day.
Jian Zhiqing moved down the table and everything else, arranged them well, and placed the vegetables in order.
Qin Xiangnuan rolled up her sleeves, ready to start kneading the dough to make pancakes, but then realized Jian Zhiqing was still there. She felt her face warming up and her heart beating a bit faster, her eyes darting around, not daring to look at him.
Thinking of her age across two lifetimes, she was already like an auntie, but this feeling...
She sighed softly, exhaling the stale air in her lungs.
"Brother Jian, would you like to eat? I’ll make one for you first. After you eat, you can go to work," no need to stay here. She turned around, flashed Jian Zhiqing a smile. Under the dim yellow streetlight, the girl’s face was fresh with baby fat, her big round eyes bright, and her red lips very luscious, curving upward, forming a cute arc.
Jian Zhiqing ruffled her hair, "Are you sure you don’t need me to stay here?"