The two of them were so busy that they had to wait for the next door to come.

"By the way, are you familiar with your neighbors next door? When I was chatting with them today, I learned that they rented two rooms. Their two daughters are here for the summer vacation and will be back soon, so they are going to vacate the other house. What do you think about me renting it and being your neighbor?"

"I'll try to find a job tomorrow. If I can't, I'll find a labor agency to work in the factory. But I don't know if the new factory has dormitories. If there are no dormitories, I'll rent the house next door." Yu Juan's words were very frequent. Sometimes she could jump from one topic to another without Jiang Xue's answer.

And the short time they spent together made her more familiar with Yu Juan's personality.

She was a very hardworking and capable girl, and she didn't have too many twists and turns in her mind.

She was a bit of a social bull. She had lived here for more than a month without saying a word to her neighbor next door, but this person had only been here for one day and had already established a connection with her neighbor.

She had accompanied her to an interview for a job at a clothing store outside the film and television city. When faced with an industry that she was not good at or familiar with, she became dull and timid.

"I feel so unsophisticated and out of tune with that environment."

"Xiaoxue, you are so good at putting on makeup. Can I learn from you? I also want to be more beautiful and confident." Jiang Xue seemed to see her own shadow in her previous life.

"Sure, you can come to the store to find me whenever you have time."

"By the way, I asked the boss of the store today. The film and television city is recruiting extras, about 60 a day. If you don't find a job and don't want to be idle, you can go and give it a try."

"Can I do it..." Yu Juan asked a little uncertainly.

"It's very simple, give it a try."

The next day, Yu Juan went there early in the morning and appeared in the store where she worked until noon with a dirty face.

Holding 60 yuan in her hand, she smiled and said to Jiang Xue: "I pretended to be a beggar for most of the day today, and I even saw a star. The person in charge asked me to go again tomorrow morning. I have to shoot for a day and the salary is 100 yuan." Perhaps getting the money offset her anxiety in the past few days, and she happily talked to Jiang Xue about the filming.

Yu Juan worked as a supporting role for about a week, complained to Jiang Xue that the boxed lunch was unpalatable, and prepared to bring her own lunch.

Then she asked Jiang Xue if she wanted to, and if so, she would get up early in the morning to work together.

Jiang Xue shook her head. The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and she didn't have much appetite. She could just make some at the roadside store. It was particularly troublesome for Yu Juan to make it early in the morning.

Yu Juan ignored her refusal. If there was no work in the morning, she would make it and send it to the store.

When she got home from get off work in the evening, she also asked Jiang Xue not to go out to eat, and she would make more for the two of them to eat together.

She refused to accept the money Yu Juan gave her. "I live with you and I don't pay you rent. My food is simple and doesn't cost much."

Jiang Xue had no choice but to bring back some meat dishes for the two of them.

"The lunch boxes for the crew are sent in by restaurants outside, right? I see many people come out to buy food." Jiang Xue asked Yu Juan.

"You can eat the crew's food. If you don't want the crew's lunch boxes, tell us in advance when you order food in the morning, and you can get a 6 yuan food subsidy. You see those who come out to eat because they think the crew's lunch boxes are too bad and come out to have a bite."

"Then you can consider setting up a stall and selling lunch boxes. Your food is really delicious. Several nearby stores outside the base don't cook as good as you. There are many merchants who open stores here who also need to order food. I see a construction site not far away. There are many migrant workers in it. The demand is still very large, so you shouldn't have any problems selling it." Jiang Xue suggested while organizing her words.

"Selling food..." Yu Juan repeated hesitantly.

"Being a bit player doesn't mean you have work every day. Your cooking is good, and even a small business will definitely make more money than being a bit player or working in a factory." Jiang Xue continued to persuade.

"Can I... do it? It will cost a lot of money."

"If you don't try, you will never succeed. If you try, what if you succeed? If you are short of money, I can lend it to you first."

Yu Juan thought for a long time and confessed her situation to Jiang Xue.

"To be honest with you, I am really confused about the future... Qiuxia is about the same age as me, and her family has already told her about her in-laws. Qiuxia said her parents said that if she settles down early, she can choose a boy with good conditions, but my parents have been asked about it and they all said they want to keep me for a few more years."

"My father and my stepmother just want to see that I have a salary every month and I am valuable.

Let me earn more money for my family for two more years. If someone offers a high price, I wonder if they will sell me without caring about the other party's conditions. "When she said this, Yu Juan's face was full of disappointment.

"The reason why I talked to Zhang Wei was that I heard him say that his family conditions were quite good and he was also good-looking. Several girls online said that he was quite handsome. I was afraid that my parents would marry someone with conditions not as good as his. He pursued me, so I talked to him."

"I just wanted to make a decision for my own life and make a choice once. I didn't expect to be deceived. You and Qiuxia must think I'm very stupid." Yu Juan said, tears flowing like pearls from a broken string.

Jiang Xue went forward and hugged her.

"Where there is a stepmother, there is a stepfather. I suggest you don't be too greedy for family affection, otherwise they will use this to squeeze you. If you can't resist them, stay away from them. And as women of our level, never put your future on marriage. Rely on yourself and make yourself strong, so that you will not be afraid of anything. "Jiang Xue is not a preacher. She thinks everyone has their own destiny. But for Yu Juan, she didn't spend much time with her. She often saw her own shadow in her in her previous life.

The two talked a lot again.

Love yourself, rely on yourself, and put yourself first.

Make plans for yourself and consider yourself first.

In this information age where the Internet is not well developed and not as explosive as in later generations, Jiang Xue's words made Yu Juan feel like she had been enlightened.

She began to inquire at the construction site and tasted some nearby shops.

Then within two days, Yu Juan told her that she was moving out and found a house not far from her place.

Jiang Xue went to see it and found a large bungalow with a kitchen.

The kitchen was very large and had a rural earth stove.

The old man had lived in this house before and rented it out after he died.

The rent was 500 yuan, which was expensive, but the house was much bigger than the one Jiang Xue lived in.

Yu Juan had already rented it. Not only that, she also bought a large rice cooker, seasonings, and disposable lunch boxes.

"I decided to listen to you and give it a try! Thank you, Xiaoxue."

"Keep going, God will not treat hardworking people unfairly. ”

After Yu Juan moved away, Jiang Xue’s life became a routine again.

In her spare time, she would occasionally call her brother. They were not in close contact, but she would just talk about the latest situation. Her brother even came to see her once, stayed in the store for half a day, and then reviewed and studied.

The weather outside was getting hotter and hotter, and with it, there were fewer and fewer tourists. With other makeup artists competing for her business, the money she made was also getting less and less.

Just when she was thinking about whether to find other ways to make money, one afternoon, she waited for the arrival of Teacher Yang’s daughter Tian Yuan.

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