Reborn as a Superpower Girl in the 80s

Chapter 185: Chapter 185 Receiving the Remittance Slip Chapter 185: Chapter 185 Receiving the Remittance Slip Looking at the newspaper in her hands, wondering about the status of another letter that she had yet to hear any news from.

Lu Yichen had finished dealing with the chicken, while Luo Qiao was still lost in thought.

Lu Yichen asked, “Did you submit your work?”

Luo Qiao replied, “Yes, look, now there’s a payoff. Since it’s my first submission, they’re paying four yuan per thousand words, and one yuan for each illustration. I sent in a fable, not many words but with five illustrations. Now I’ve received a remittance of nine yuan.”

Lu Yichen thought to himself how impressive this girl was becoming. Now, an ordinary worker only made twenty or thirty yuan a month, and here she was making nine yuan for a story and its illustrations. It was quite remarkable.

Feeling a sense of urgency but maintaining a calm demeanor, he said, “Congratulations, that’s awesome,” and genuinely gave her a thumbs up.

Luo Qiao said, “It seems like this could be a good path to take, though it’s not likely that I’ll be this lucky with every submission.”

In her mind, she thought that if it came to it, she might just write novels instead. It would save some trouble, and she could include some illustrations in them, which should be nice as well.

Encouraged by the successful trial, she happily made up her mind. She put the remittance slip back into the envelope and continued to sort her vegetables.

Lu Yichen asked, “When do you plan to fix up the house in the city?”

After thinking for a moment, Luo Qiao replied, “I’m not working in the village tomorrow. No, I’ll make another trip there to check on it.”

As they picked vegetables together, Lu Yichen said, “I’ll go with you tomorrow to take a look. If there’s anything that needs fixing, my friend can help out.”

Luo Qiao looked up at Lu Yichen. She knew he meant well, but after what happened with Ding Xiangdong last time, Luo Qiao really didn’t want to rely on Lu Yichen’s connections anymore. She felt it was better to pay for services and not feel indebted.

She said, “It’s really not necessary. There aren’t many repairs needed. Plus, I feel bad always tapping into your network.”

Hearing this, Lu Yichen utterly despised Ding Xiangdong. That damn man was a real curse!

Lu Yichen said, “I happen to be going to the city tomorrow. If you don’t want their help, that’s fine. I’ll go and help you take a look. If there’s anything that needs fixing, I will handle it myself.”

Luo Qiao looked at Lu Yichen, not understanding why he was so insistent on helping her, but she felt it would be wrong to refuse now. Besides, they were so familiar with each other by now, she could just treat him to a nice meal to thank him.

Lu Yichen noticed that Luo Qiao seemed different today. He knew that she had been getting more attractive, but her skin seemed much fairer and smoother than before.

Luo Qiao, noticing Lu Yichen was looking at her, asked, “Is there something on my face?”

Lu Yichen shook his head and said, “You seem to have better skin today.”

Luo Qiao’s heart skipped a beat. How had she forgotten about this? “Yes, I crafted some skin whitening cream myself; it might be taking effect now.”

Lu Yichen didn’t doubt Luo Qiao’s response. After all, she had changed a lot in the past six months, which was a stark contrast to when she first arrived in Qingshan Village.

Considering that she had made those ointments for Stone, creating some nourishing skin cream probably wasn’t difficult for her.

Before she had just grown taller without much weight on her bones, and her hair was terribly dry and yellow. But over these six months, not only had she grown taller, but she had also put on some weight. Now, describing her as slim and graceful wouldn’t be an exaggeration.