Xu Nianhua had just sat down on the bed when she listened to everyone enthusiastically discussing the benefits of hand cream, and she inadvertently thought about Chang Hui’s sudden silence.
When she had replied just a moment ago, she hadn’t thought much of it. Three yuan, not only for Xu Nianhua, who was used to seeing large sums of money in her future life, but even her current family situation wasn’t short of money. The pocket money that Ji Ying gave her started at ten yuan.
To her, a hand cream costing three yuan each really wasn’t worth considering.
But, upon reflection, Xu Nianhua understood where Chang Hui’s silence came from.
Normally, Chang Hui had only a couple of outfits to wear repeatedly, and aside from rice and buns, she didn’t have snacks like Fei Jiayi constantly had lollipops or other treats, nor did she buy various pretty hair accessories like Ding Guo, or various kinds of books like Zhou Wanwan.
Yet, giving her two more tubes of hand cream wasn’t really a big deal, but, as she had come to know over this time, Chang Hui was a person with very high self-esteem.
Ordinarily in the dorm, when they shared food or hair accessories, Chang Hui didn’t have money, but she would distribute the tea leaves she brought from home to everyone.
Xu Nianhua’s eyes suddenly brightened; she had tasted the tea made by Chang Hui’s family, and it was rich and fragrant, not inferior to those famous teas at all.
After having this idea, she took the tea leaves to brew a cup of tea. The scent of the tea was delightful, which she enjoyed, and she asked, "Chang Hui, the tea leaves your mother sent are really fragrant. How do you make your tea leaves?"
"Our family has a large tea garden. The tea leaves I brought this time were the best tips selected by my mother," Chang Hui said, a bit embarrassed. Her family didn’t have much money, so her parents prepared the best tea leaves to bring to school.
"Tips, they really taste good!" Xu Nianhua praised, pulling out ten yuan from her pocket, handing it over, and saying, "Chang Hui, I want to buy some tea leaves. My dad loves to drink tea, and he would definitely kind of tips. Here is the deposit. I’ll buy two kilograms first, and after we finish it, I’ll come to you again."
"Ah..." Chang Hui was quite startled by Xu Nianhua’s move; they had just been talking about the tea tasting good, and suddenly it had turned to buying tea leaves.
Two kilograms of tea leaves!
That was no small amount; a family who drank a kilogram of tea leaves in a whole year was already very fond of tea.
"We have a lot of people in our family. Besides our own use, we also want to give it as gifts," Xu Nianhua explained with a smile, "I don’t know if this ten yuan is enough, so let’s consider it as a deposit for now. I’ll pay the rest later."
"I want to buy some too."
Zhou Wanwan, who was usually quiet, suddenly spoke up, saying, "I’ll buy two kilograms, too."
Zhou Wanwan handed her ten yuan to Chang Hui.
"And me." Fei Jiayi, not to be outdone, quickly handed her ten yuan to Chang Hui.
"I’ll buy one kilogram," Ding Guo said a bit bashfully, handing over five yuan.
Her family just had her father who loved to drink tea. The last time Chang Hui gave them tea leaves, Ding Guo had sent them back home to her father, and he had said they tasted pretty good. Buying another kilogram would be enough for her father to drink until next year.
Chang Hui clutched the thirty-five yuan, feeling overwhelmed at first. But then, she fully understood that they wanted to help her.
"We’re just buying tea leaves, don’t overthink it," Xu Nianhua gently patted her shoulder, raised the tea in her hand, and said, "Such fragrant tea leaves, if it weren’t for you, how could we have the chance to enjoy them!"