Chapter 948: Xiao Chong Special 29_2
Chapter 948: Xiao Chong Special 29_2
Thinking it, she took action. Lin Wanwan mustered up the courage to visit several local training centers to inquire about summer jobs.
But in reality, it was more difficult than she expected, as these training institutions already had plans for their summer teaching staff.
After much effort, she found one place hiring, but the pay was extremely low, even less than Lin Wanwan’s expectations.
So she gave up on the training centers and instead went to a nearby hotel, landing a part-time job as a server.
She originally thought of finding a job that paid around ten yuan an hour, like the dishwashing job her grandfather often did.
But on her first day, the lobby manager changed her position, having her wear a black suit skirt to stand at the front desk as a greeter.
This paid better than dishwashing, from nine in the morning until five in the evening, with breaks in between, earning one hundred and fifty yuan a day, payable monthly.
For the first time, Lin Wanwan felt the convenience of beauty.
As an investment in this job, she bought an eyelash curler from Panasonic, along with reasonably priced Chinese mascara and lipstick.
Her skin was good enough and fair enough that she didn’t need foundation. The beauty of lipstick is that just applying it gave the appearance of wearing makeup.
Xiao Chong felt quite helpless seeing Lin Wanwan spend so much time working part-time.
During the day, she had to work, and at night, she had to hurry back to rest.
Xiao Chong could only pick her up and drop her off from work each day.
Now that they were in a relationship, they spent even less time together than during their ambiguous phase before.
He wanted to go to the hotel lobby to see her, but Lin Wanwan wouldn’t allow it; she was afraid her grandfather would find out about their secret romance.
Xiao Chong himself had no need for part-time work or internships. The advertising fees from his Ancient Zither live streams, the income from selling calligraphy and paintings, and the profits from art exhibitions were more than enough to keep him untroubled by money matters.
So he had plenty of free time this summer, and he decided to travel with friends, only returning from the grasslands two days before the entrance exam results were released, noticeably tanned.
At ten o’clock on the night of June 23rd, she could start checking her results. At the time, Lin Wanwan was in the attic study of Xiao Chong’s house.
She had sneaked out the back door after her grandfather fell asleep, not daring to even turn on a light.
Xiao Chong was waiting for her on the pebble path behind the house, smiling as he watched her stealthily close the back door, pulling her through the fence gate quickly into his house.
Originally, Lin Wanwan did not want to go to his house so late at night, but she was afraid that she would get too excited when her results came out and wake her grandfather, so she accepted Xiao Chong’s proposal.
She had estimated her scores when the answers were released earlier, and the outcome looked promising, higher than any of her previous mock exams. The exam techniques taught by Xiao Chong really helped her a lot in the exam room.
But she was also afraid of overestimating herself, so she was somewhat anxious.
Once the time came, Xiao Chong helped her enter her ID and admission ticket number on his laptop, and her score appeared: a total of 710 points, with 145 in mathematics, ranking her 51st in the province!
Lin Wanwan threw her hands up excitedly and shouted. A year ago, she didn’t even dare to dream about being at the top in her province, and now a year later, she was reaching the national level!
She owed all of this to Xiao Chong, and she couldn’t help but throw herself into his arms, hugging him tightly and repeatedly thanking him.
Xiao Chong took advantage of the moment to hold her close, whispering in her ear, "Our relationship is different, no need to thank me."
Lin Wanwan tilted her head, trying to dodge, but Xiao Chong gave her no chance to escape, leaning in to kiss her.
Lin Wanwan quickly closed her eyes, her heart beating rapidly.
Since the day they watched the sunrise, this was only the second time they had been so intimately close.
With Lin Wanwan working and Xiao Chong traveling, there hadn’t been much chance for affection between them.
Tonight was simply the perfect time and place, with Lin Wanwan pressed against the bookshelf by the wall, her face lifted for an intense kiss.
Was it just her imagination, or did Xiao Chong seem frighteningly intent on devouring her whole?
In this moment, he wasn’t the least bit cold or ascetic.
Lin Wanwan felt like she was going to ignite, unable to resist softly pushing him away.
Xiao Chong loosened his grip slightly, and just when Lin Wanwan thought the storm had passed, he turned her around and pressed her down onto the mat.
The summer nightdress couldn’t block anything; her entire body was tightly pressed against his, feeling extremely awkward.
This was not what she had imagined a romance would be like. Having just finished the college entrance exam, she still had a student-like innocence and simplicity.
What Xiao Chong was doing at this moment felt too adult for her, and she couldn’t accept it, so she frantically pinched his arm, her nails digging into his muscle.