Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
It had been an hour since Kimberly packed her luggage in her room. She was so tired that she fell asleep on the bed.
When she woke up again, it was almost afternoon. The strong smell of rice drifted into her nose, and her stomach growled subconsciously.
“It smells so good.” She followed the smell to the dining room and found that there were already four or five dishes on the table. It looked delicious.
“Do you want to eat together?” James took out a set of cutlery from the cupboard. “It just so happens that I won’t be able to finish it all by myself.”
“Sure.” Kimberly’s eyes lit up, but she also felt embarrassed. “I’ll pay for your food.”
“Food?” James remembered her sentence that she had never been so poor before, so he hesitated and reminded her, “Then let me buy you dinner first for this month.”
“Okay, okay. I’ll treat you next month.” Knowing that James was taking care of her, Kimberly was touched and nodded. “Then I won’t stand on ceremony.”
“It’s so delicious.” Kimberly picked up a piece of beef. “Did you make this?”
“No.” James saw that she was eating so well, he also picked up a piece, and he was puzzled. “Is it that delicious?”
“Yes!” Kimberly took a mouthful of beef and a mouthful of rice. She praised, “It’s so good. Which restaurant is this?”
“I forgot. It’s a restaurant that I randomly packed when I passed by. I’ll let you know when I remember next time.” James couldn’t help but also eat a little more than usual.
“Ah… it’s so good to be full.” Kimberly leaned on the sofa and touched her stomach. She sighed, “Life is so wonderful.”
However, when she thought of her pathetic 9.80 dollars, she suddenly lost her fighting spirit. She had never been so poor and down-and-out in her entire life. Even in her previous life, when her family was destroyed, she could at least eat, but now, she had to face the days of going hungry and the days of having food.
She was mentally prepared. She opened her Instagram and clicked on Helens profile picture.
[Kimberly asked, “Are you there?”(Sent with an emoji)]
[Helen replied, “Yes, What’s wrong?”]
[Kimberly said, “You’re right. I’m really poor now. Can you lend me some money first?”]
[Helen replied, “No problem. How much do you want? Why are you suddenly out of money?”]
[Kimberly answered, “For this month, 2,000 dollars? I might return it later. My mom froze all my cards because I am determined to enter the entertainment industry.”]
[Helen replied, “Just transfer 5,000 dollars.”]
[Kimberly said, “I received it! Thank you, Helen!”]
[Helen replied, “You’re welcome. If you need anything, feel free to contact me.”]
Kimberly looked at the remaining 5,000 dollars lying quietly in her account balance and suddenly calmed down. Her anxiety was reduced by at least half. She put her two palms together, expressing her gratitude and wishing Helen well.
After James threw out the trash, he saw Kimberly with an odd posture. He couldn’t help but ask, “What are you doing?”
“This is a sincere gesture of gratitude,” Kimberly told him in a deep voice. “If you do more, you’ll be as rich as I am.”
James was speechless.
“I’ll go shopping later. I’ll treat you to dinner tonight.” Kimberly patted her chest and promised affirmatively, “This is a good skill that I learned from Aunt Liz when I was young. You’re lucky.”
Before she left, Kimberly went to the kitchen to check out the ingredients in the fridge. What she didn’t expect was that the huge fridge only had neatly arranged drinking water.
Kimberly was a little speechless. She asked James, who was sitting in the living room, “Why isn’t there anything? Do you only need to drink water?”
James put down the book in his hand and spread his hands helplessly. “It’s just like noon.”
“Alright.” Kimberly slammed the fridge door shut, changed into a set of casual clothes and went out.
Kimberly was not familiar with the layout of the supermarket. She asked the shopping guide at the entrance for the location of the fresh produce section and walked in the direction given by the shopping guide.
Kimberly, who was focused on finding her way, did not notice that the shopping guide just now had secretly complimented her on her good looks.
Not far away, there were also one or two people who quietly took photos of her on their phones. They were even discussing whether she was a celebrity or not.
Kimberly took a few boxes of vegetables and threw them into the shopping cart. She had planned to switch to meat, but after some thought, she went back and took a box of eggs, muttering, “Better safe than sorry. Maybe one day I’ll be so poor that I’ll eat egg fried rice every day.”
She looked at the ground beef on the left, then looked at the Angus beef on the right. In the end, driven by the price, she forcefully withdrew her hand from the left.
“Angus is not bad. Braising a beef tendon is not a problem.”
“Hey, I was the one who took it first.”
“What do you mean you took it first? I was the one who saw it first.”
“Why are you so unreasonable?”
“You really have no manners at all. I think the food you had eaten has all been fed to the dogs!”
“Hey, why are you scolding people? I…”