Ruan Dahai's Dahai Garment Factory, the current main business is to do garment processing, customers will design their own styles, and even provide fabrics and accessories, Dahai Garment Factory only needs to produce according to orders and customer requirements, and deliver finished products on time.

Regarding Ruan Qingqing's desire to start his own clothing brand, Ruan Dahai naturally raised his hands in agreement.

Ruan Qingqing has a little talent for painting, and when he was a child, he also won the first prize in the school's painting competition, but it is not enough to go to the Academy of Fine Arts, and he has to find a professional teacher to study.

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The Jiang family, the brother and sister are counting the old things they got back from the Ruan family.

"Brother, there are sixth-grade textbooks, and junior high school textbooks!"

"And English newspapers and English tapes!"

Although nine-year compulsory education has been implemented in the past two years, textbooks have been exempted, but the money for homework books and workbooks still has to be paid, and especially after entering junior high school, it is necessary to order English newspapers, buy English tapes, and after-school workbooks for various subjects, which are all expensive expenses.

After Jiang Chen went out, Jiang Yao poured all the things in the bag on the ground, picking and picking them up like Taobao.

Put the useful ones aside, put the useless ones on the other side, and then use them to sell for scrap.

The next day, when Jiang Chen came home from work, the brother and sister took the useless old things to the tattered recycling station, plus the old bottles and cardboard shells and rotten iron that Jiang Yao picked up during this time, and sold them for a full five yuan, three cents and six cents.

For the Jiang family, it can be regarded as a windfall.

Two-thirds of them were from two large bags of old things given by the Ruan family.

"Brother, should we buy something for my sister to thank you?"

On the way back, Jiang Yao couldn't hide her excitement and proposed.

Jiang Chen didn't speak with a cold face, but he was silently calculating in his heart.

What can you buy for five dollars? If it's cheap, people may not be able to afford it, and if it's expensive, it can't be worth it.

This is also the reason why he did not hesitate to refuse Ruan Qingqing, he owed a favor after receiving something, and the favor debt was the most difficult to repay.

But Ruan Dahai took the initiative to come to the door, and if he refused, he didn't know what to do.

"Watermelon, big and sweet watermelon......"

When I was about to arrive at the gate of the community, I met a melon seller who was pushing a cart to sell watermelons.

"Brother, why don't we buy a watermelon for my sister?"

Hearing Jiang Yao's proposal, Jiang Chen's ghost envoy walked over to ask the price, and the melon farmer replied with a smile: "One dime and one catty, the watermelon grown by myself is very sweet, you can taste it casually." ”

The brother and sister each tasted a piece, and it was indeed sweet and full of juice.

Jiang Chen picked a small one, weighing fifteen catties.

The price of five pieces is also appropriate, and it is just right to eat watermelon this season, and it can be given away.

On the way home, Jiang Yao was very excited, it was the first time to buy such a big watermelon when it was so big, although she didn't eat it herself but wanted to give it away, but she was still very happy, and from time to time she turned her head to look at the big watermelon Jiang Chen was holding, and her heart was sweet.

After entering the community, I met a lot of neighbors, and I was surprised to see the brother and sister holding a big watermelon.

The poverty of the Jiang family is well-known in the entire community, what age is it, the brother and sister are still dressed in tatters like ten years ago, not to mention that Jiang's mother is a paralyzed person who can't take care of herself.

It is also very puzzling that such a family can live in a unit building community.

It stands to reason that such a family should live in a slum like an urban village.

Hearing the knock on the door, Ruan gently thought that Ruan Dahai was back, but when he opened the door, he found that it was the Jiang family brothers and sisters.

"Sister, we took the old books and newspapers you gave and sold them for several yuan, and my brother said that he would invite you to eat watermelon."

Who said to buy watermelon?

Jiang Chen glared at his sister, handed the watermelon to Ruan gently, and said in a hoarse voice, "For you and Uncle Hai." ”

Looking at the watermelon several times the size of her head, Ruan gently stretched out her hand in confusion, but she underestimated the weight of the watermelon.

"Click."

The watermelon fell to the ground and split in half.

There was a moment of silence in the air.

"I'm sorry, I didn't hold ......"

Ruan looked at the two siblings at a loss, they kindly bought a watermelon and sent it to the door, but she fell it, they shouldn't have misunderstood that she disliked the watermelon and deliberately fell it, right?

"It's okay, sister, it's good that it was broken into two pieces and didn't get dirty."

Jiang Yao is young and simple-hearted, so she doesn't think too much about it at all.

As for Jiang Chen, his face was as cold as usual, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or unhappy.

Seeing Jiang Chen bending down to pick up the watermelon on the ground, Ruan Qing was also busy picking up the other half.

Jiang Chen originally wanted to pick up the watermelon and hand it to Ruan gently, but seeing that she was holding the other half in her hand, she couldn't help but pause.

Ruan gently looked at the other half of the watermelon in Jiang Chen's hand, and reacted very quickly and said, "I want half is enough, there are only two people in the house, my father and I, I can't eat so much, you can take the half home and eat it." ”

After speaking, the brother and sister hurriedly kicked the door as if they would refuse.

The kick was a little heavy, and the door closed with a "clang", and I don't know if I hit the heads of the brothers and sisters.

Ruan gently put his ear against the door panel, and was relieved when he didn't hear any screams, and happily carried half of the watermelon to the kitchen.

Looking at the thin and red half of the watermelon, Ruan gently took a small piece of kitchen blade and tasted it.

It's crisp and sweet, and it's juicy.

also knows that buying watermelon in return is a bit of a conscience!

Ruan gently put half a watermelon in the refrigerator to refrigerate, planning to wait for Ruan Dahai to come back from work to eat a piece.

At the Jiang family, when he got home, Jiang Chen cut the watermelon, put half of it in a basin and put it on a bucket full of water for preservation, and the other half was cut into triangular pieces and brought into Lin Ronghua's room to eat together.

Jiang Yao was eating the watermelon deliciously, and deliberately teased, "Brother, you shouldn't have broken the watermelon in half on purpose, right?" Then we'll be able to take half of it and come back and eat it. ”

Jiang Chen fed Lin Ronghua watermelon and glanced at her, "If you have something to eat, you can't stop your mouth." ”

Jiang Yao asked Lin Ronghua with a smile, "Mom, is the watermelon sweet?" ”

Lin Ronghua smiled and nodded, saying sweet.

"Mom, I'll pick up the rags again in a few days and sell them for money, and then I'll buy them for you."

"The watch is bought, you can survive the money, and when school starts, you can buy stationery."

Speaking of going to school, Jiang Yao subconsciously looked at Jiang Chen.

She used to feel that her family was in difficulty and had the idea that she didn't want to study, but now that she has the old textbooks and auxiliary materials that Ruan gently gave her, she wants to continue reading again.

But after all, she first released the words of not reading, and now she wants to read again, and it is inevitable that she will feel awkward in her heart.

Jiang Chen nibbled the watermelon in his hand until only the green skin remained, and then spoke to Jiang Yao, "If you have nothing to do, you can read more books in the house, and less running around." ”

Jiang Yao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, with joy on her face, "I know, I'm not running out to play, I'm making money." ”

"You don't have to worry about making money."

Lin Ronghua also said, "Yaoyao, listen to your brother, your task now is to study hard." ”

"Got it."

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Ruan Dahai asked people everywhere for help, and soon found a Chinese painting teacher who had just retired from the Academy of Fine Arts.

The teacher's surname is Xu, her full name is Xu Jingmei, she is 56 years old this year, probably because she is engaged in the art education industry, her temperament is very calm and elegant, her skin is good, and she looks like she is in her 40s.

Xu Jingmei did not immediately agree to accept Ruan as a student.

She first asked Ruan Qingqing about her life plan in a soft voice, and then took out a drawing board and pencil to test Ruan Qingqing's painting foundation.