When Zhou Wei arrived home, her mother had already prepared the meal. Upon seeing her daughter return, Zhou's mother immediately got up and went to the kitchen to fill two bowls with rice: "Weiwei, go wash your hands and eat."

"Okay, I'm going right now," Zhou Wei replied while changing her shoes.

"Mom, what did you cook today? It smells so good."

Zhou's mother smiled and said, "These are all your favorite foods, including chicken wings and beef."

"Wow, Mom, I love you so much~", Zhou Wei said with delight when she heard that all the dishes were her favorites.

I couldn't wait to go to the kitchen to wash my hands, wiped the water on my pants, and then sat down to eat.

Zhou's mother glared at her reproachfully: "You child, you're such a grown-up, why are you still wiping your hands with your pants? People will laugh at you if they see you like that."

"Oh well, the water isn't dirty anyway, and it'll dry out quickly in this kind of weather," Zhou Wei replied nonchalantly.

"How did your exam go today? Why are you so late coming home?"

Zhou Wei paused in her act of biting into a chicken wing: "You did pretty well on the exam. After the exam, I went out to play with my classmates for a while, so I came back late."

Zhou's mother nodded and didn't ask any further questions. It was good for her daughter to go out and play with her classmates more often. She was just afraid that her daughter would only know how to do part-time jobs.

“Mom, let’s go on a trip together this summer vacation,” Zhou Wei suddenly suggested.

This was something she had planned long ago. After she graduated, she wouldn't have any more winter or summer vacations, so she wanted to take advantage of the long holidays she still had to take her mother on a trip.

In the past, Zhou Wei and her mother were not well-off, so they had never actually gone out to play. Now that she has enough money, she can take her mother out to see more of the sights.

Upon hearing her daughter's words, Zhou's mother immediately shook her head: "Go play with your classmates by yourself, Mom still needs to watch the shop."

Zhou Wei pouted unhappily: "It's not like a few more days will make a difference. Anyway, I've already prepared the travel itinerary. If you don't agree to go with me, you'll hurt my feelings."

Zhou's mother chuckled and said, "You silly child, I'm so old, what fun things could I possibly have? You young people can go and have fun."

Zhou Wei knew that her mother was just being stingy and that's why she said that. Regardless of what her mother said, she would just buy the plane tickets and go, whether she wanted to or not.

The next morning, Zhou's mother went to the store and specifically told Zhou Wei to rest well at home.

While her mother was out, Zhou Wei used an app to order milk tea. She deliberately ordered from different shops, about 10 cups from each, until she had collected 100 cups.

To avoid the delivery drivers clashing with each other, she specifically booked different delivery times.

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After receiving 30 boxes of ice cream, Xia Qingqing sent 15 of them to Gu Yunshu, and kept the rest for herself. These ice creams were enough for her to eat for a year.

During dinner that evening, Xia Qingqing suddenly brought up the topic of chili sauce: "Mom, are you planning to make chili sauce again this year?"

"Do your classmates still want some? If they do, I'll make more." Of course Zhang Hongyan wanted to make more. She could earn at least one yuan per bottle of chili sauce, and making dozens of bottles a month would earn her more than other people's wages.

“We can sell it in the county. Small businesses can already be started in Beijing,” Xia Qingqing said earnestly.

Now that the economy is gradually opening up, it's okay for individuals to do small businesses as long as they don't go too far.

Zhang Hongyan and Xia Heping, who were at home, had no access to this information. When they heard their daughter say this, their eyes widened in surprise: "Is it really possible to start a business?"

Xia Qingqing wasn't quite clear about the situation back home, so she couldn't give a definite guarantee. After all, the implementation of policies varied from city to city, and Beijing, being the national capital, received information the fastest.

"I'll ask my friend tomorrow if Mom has any extra chili sauce at home. I'll bring a bottle over tomorrow."

Zhang Hongyan replied with a smile, "Yes, Mom knows you like to eat this, so I specially made several bottles a few days ago."

Dog Egg listened attentively to his mother and sister's conversation and volunteered, "Sister, are we going to start making chili sauce again? I'll go catch some small fish and shrimp in the river tomorrow."

"Sure, let Mom calculate your salary," Xia Qingqing said with a mischievous grin, winking at her younger brother.

Dog Egg's eyes lit up as he looked at Zhang Hongyan expectantly: "Mom, can you pay me my salary?"

"What salary? What are you thinking? I wash your clothes and cook for you every day, have you ever paid me?" Zhang Hongyan didn't even glance at Gou Dan.

Dog Egg looked to his sister for help, looking aggrieved: "Sister, can you talk to Mom for me? She won't listen to me."

Money doesn't really matter. Gou Dan just thinks that wages sound very prestigious. Only city workers get wages, and in his mind, being able to earn a wage makes you an extremely impressive person.

Xia Qingqing believes that giving children certain rewards can cultivate their awareness of earning rewards through labor and prevent them from developing the idea of ​​getting something for nothing.

Moreover, Gou Dan is quite well-behaved. He obediently completes household chores such as washing clothes when Zhang Hongyan asks him to at noon, and giving him a small reward is perfectly acceptable.

Xia Qingqing gave Zhang Hongyan a sweet smile: "Mom, why don't we give Gou Dan a little reward? That way he'll be more motivated."

Upon hearing this, Gou Dan nodded frantically: Yes, yes, yes, sister is right.

Hearing her daughter's words, Zhang Hongyan hesitated for a moment: "Gou Dan is such a young child, money is useless to him. We have candy and snacks at home, there's no need to waste money buying them outside."

In her opinion, Gou Dan was much happier than other children. She looked around the whole village and saw which family's child had more snacks than him.

"It doesn't necessarily have to be buying snacks. You can let him save them to cultivate a good habit of saving money from a young age, or you can buy him some school supplies."

Hearing her daughter say this, Zhang Hongyan thought it made sense and said after thinking for a moment, "Then let's give 10 cents for every pound of small fish we catch."

Dog Egg grinned, flashing a bright white smile: "Thank you, Mom. I will definitely work hard."

It's 10 cents a pound. If he catches 3 pounds a day, that's 30 cents. Hahaha, he's about to become rich.

Dog Egg was so engrossed in his own fantasy that he forgot to eat.

Seeing his son's silly expression, Xia Heping tapped his head with his chopsticks: "Stop laughing and eat your food."

"Hehe, I'm just so happy," Gou Dan said, burying his head in his rice and shoveling it in. He wanted to finish quickly so he could go catch small fish in the river.

Xia Qingqing was amused by his cheerful little appearance; children are so easily satisfied.

After finishing their meal, Gou Dan immediately urged Xia Heping to go out together. While there was still some light outside and everyone else was eating at home, they could go to the river to catch some fish for a while.