Lu Zhixia has 10 years more memories than others, and has many ways to make money, but the prerequisite is that she has money in hand.

Even though the money from selling ice cream is like grasshopper meat, as long as there's meat, it'll eventually be enough to make a plate of braised pork.

Zhou Cheng smoothed things over by introducing, "Xiao Wang, this is a girl from my hometown. She doesn't have a job yet."

Xiao Wang immediately understood and chimed in, "That's easy! You can come sell ice cream with me. Our city is so big; all you need is a bicycle and an ice cream box. If you're diligent and go around, you can make money selling ice cream!"

Lu Zhixia had already considered the pros and cons. Selling ice cream was like using a chicken to lay eggs; if it sold well, she would earn more, and if it sold poorly, she would earn less.

If she couldn't sell them, she would lose money, but the risk wasn't significant, so she made a quick decision.

"I have a bicycle, and this is where I get my supplies. I need you to show me around!"

Xiao Wang patted his chest and said, "No problem! I'll come and call you at 5 a.m. tomorrow, and you'll see once you go for a run with me!"

Zhou Cheng patted him on the shoulder, "My sister is very honest and kind-hearted. Take good care of her and don't try to fool her!"

"Brother, you can rest assured that I can handle things!" Although Xiao Wang found it strange that this girl didn't look like Zhou Chang, he didn't think much of it.

He was just doing a favor; it was an easy task for him.

Xiao Wang left, and they returned to the table to eat.

Su Lan looked at Lu Zhixia and said, "You reacted really quickly. We hadn't even realized what was happening before you went over to ask. Xiao Wang is a good person, very honest and simple. He will definitely teach you well."

Lu Zhixia picked up her chopsticks and took a bite of rice. "I'm just giving it a try. It's better to have someone guide me than to blindly forge my own path!"

Zhou Cheng nodded in agreement, "You're right. Sometimes, if people aren't pushed, how will they know they have a way out?"

I didn't expect that kid to pay me back so quickly.

Su Lan placed a piece of pork intestine on her husband's plate. "I didn't expect this either. By the way, won't you get reported for doing business these days?"

After finishing his braised pork intestines, Zhou Cheng remarked, "Little Wang didn't say anyone was going to arrest us, and we've never done any business with him, so we don't know anything about what's going on outside!"

Lu Zhixia put down her chopsticks. "I'm finished eating. I'm going out for a walk. You guys take your time eating."

Su Lan turned around, took out a flashlight, and handed it to her, saying, "Here, take this."

Lu Zhixia took the flashlight and went outside. After using the restroom, she returned to the room and saw that the luggage bag on the iron-framed bed had been taken down, and a straw mat, a pillow, and a blanket had been added to it.

Su Lan came in with mosquito coils. "This blanket was bought when I got married. You can use it for now, and return it to me when you buy a new one!"

Lu Zhixia looked at the red blanket, which was clearly a treasured item that hadn't been used for many years. She was very grateful to her older sister for going to such lengths.

"Thank you so much, big sister! You've been a huge help!"

"Don't be so polite, it's fate that we live together! I'm still waiting for you to earn money to pay the rent!" Su Lan lit the mosquito coil with a match, looked around the room, and finally placed it on the windowsill.

“There’s a river right next to us, so there are a lot of mosquitoes here, and they’re really vicious.”

"I felt it." Lu Zhixia scratched the bite on her arm; she had only been squatting in the toilet when she got two bites.

"There are definitely a lot of mosquitoes here."

She took the money out of her pocket and handed it to Su Lan.

"Let's keep things separate. I'll pay one month's rent first!"

Su Lan couldn't resist the urge to hand over the money, so she took it. Looking around, she saw there was nothing missing, and then said to her...

"Okay, you should get some rest. You need to get up early tomorrow morning to go out with Xiao Wang."

"Okay, big sister, you should get some rest too." Lu Zhixia saw them to the door and then closed it. This would be her home from now on.

Su Lan took the 10 yuan back into the house, and waved it in front of the man so that he wouldn't see it.

Zhou Cheng smiled when he saw the money. "I knew this girl was a genuine person. Even though she's having a tough time right now, she still gave me the money I was owed."

“I also think she’s a good person. Now that’s great, we can rent out the house and earn 10 yuan a month.” Su Lan put the money into the box. There were several 10-yuan bills. Suddenly, she felt that life was getting better and better.

“Here’s what I’m thinking: my mom wants to come over, but since we’re not letting her, shouldn’t we increase the amount of money we give her each month by two yuan?” Zhou Cheng said, taking advantage of his wife’s happiness.

The smile on Su Lan's face vanished instantly.

"Zhou Cheng! Can you stop thinking about your mother all the time? We've already given her enough every month. You earn 58.25 yuan a month, and we give you 10 yuan a month. Now you want to add 2 yuan more?"

"You know my family isn't rich, and I'm the only one who can earn money. If I don't help, who will?" Zhou Cheng's male chauvinism got the better of him. He stubbed out his cigarette, got into bed, covered himself with the blanket, and started giving Zhou Cheng the silent treatment.

Su Lan sat on the edge of the bed, wiping away tears in anger. Her husband was too blindly obedient to his parents, and the family was struggling to make ends meet. With their children growing up, why didn't this man think about the family's future? He was always trying to save money from their mouths; when would this ever end?

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Song Weidong didn't lie down in bed until dawn. It felt like a year had passed that night. Lu Zhixia usually did all the chores, but now that it was his turn, he realized that housework was not easy at all.

They were all like patriarchs, extremely difficult to please.

All the drain pipes in the house were violently kicked and broken. Women can be so ruthless!

I decided to take a nap and then take them back to the apartment upstairs from Chen Jianing's place. This place will be empty for now.

His biggest regret now is that he gave Lu Zhixia 50 yuan. He should have known better than to give her a single penny. With the few yuan she had in her pocket, she would have been back in less than three days!

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Lu Zhixia couldn't sleep much when she had something on her mind. She woke up when it was just getting light, then washed her face, brushed her teeth, changed into clean clothes, and wrapped a headscarf around her head so that she wouldn't get too tanned by the sun.

As was his word, Xiao Wang showed up at the door not long after, and Lu Zhixia went out with him on her bicycle.

Only then did she realize that the ice cream factory was very far away, and she was very grateful that Su Lan gave her half a mixed flour bun to fill her stomach.

We finally arrived at our destination and saw about ten people riding bicycles, with either styrofoam boxes or wooden crates on their backs.

Xiao Wang skillfully joined the queue. "Since you didn't prepare a box, come with me today to see how to get the goods and where to sell the ice cream."

Lu Zhixia nodded in agreement. It was her first time entering an ice cream factory from the 1980s. It didn't look very big, and there weren't many employees.

After greeting the people he knew, Xiao Wang turned around and saw the girl quietly following behind him. Curious, he couldn't help but ask...

"Are you Brother Zhou's biological sister?"