At 10:15 p.m., the factory closed for the day.

When He's parents returned, He Wenlin quickly cut the watermelon.

The family sat around a small square table, enjoying sweet and juicy watermelon. Although the house was simple and cramped, it was warm and happy.

While eating watermelon, Aunt He asked, "I heard from Qianqian that you and your brother went to sell boxed lunches today?"

"Yes, they're sold out. Business is booming; they can feed and clothe our whole family."

Even with her own parents, He Wenlin is not telling the truth for the time being.

It's not that she doesn't trust her parents, but rather that she knows them too well.

If the boxed lunch business is good and she makes money, her dad will definitely let her drop out of school and become a boss.

Her father believed that education was useful, but not essential; there are many paths to Rome, and education was not the only option.

Studying is for a better life in the future. Now that we have the opportunity to earn money and live a better life, there's no need to waste years of time and money studying.

Therefore, He Wenlin needs to keep something in reserve.

It's a regret not to go to university. I should at least get to go to university in this lifetime, even if it's just a second-rate vocational college.

As for making money, she still has all the skills and knowledge she learned in her previous life, and she even knows about the development of the next twenty years. If she still can't make money and get rich, she might as well jump off a building.

Mr. and Mrs. He were quite happy, feeling that their daughter had grown up, become sensible, and even knew how to share their burdens.

However, Mr. He's words are often unpleasant to hear.

He said, "You're doing business? You're lucky if you don't get scammed."

"Dad, don't underestimate me. Just wait and see how I surprise you!"

He's mother supported He Wenlin and didn't discourage her, saying with a smile, "Then I won't give her any living expenses from now on."

“Okay, I’ll set up a stall at the intersection of the farmers’ market. Mom and Dad, you can also go to the factory to advertise and recommend it to the people there. I’ll try my best to earn the money for my train ticket back to my hometown.”

The return ticket costs 151 yuan, and the train journey takes 18 hours, but it's usually delayed, so it generally takes about 20 hours.

Mr. He said, "We didn't leave enough food for lunch today. We'll leave more for tomorrow. It's not enough."

"This dish is so good with rice! Your dad ate three bowls of rice in one sitting today!"

They eat fried eggs every day, or seaweed and egg soup with rice, and they're already tired of it.

The food suddenly tasted so good that I couldn't resist eating more than I should have.

"Okay, I'll save some extra food and cook more rice for you guys to eat first. If you can finish it, don't save any for us. We can cook more when we come back from selling our food. You guys work hard, so make sure you eat your fill."

Working more than ten hours a day, how can it not be tiring?

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Back in the dormitory, several of her fellow villagers heard about He Wenlin's fast food stall and all said they would patronize her business the next day.

He Wenlin was thinking of increasing the quantity tomorrow.

The next morning, He Wenlin and He Qian went grocery shopping together.

There are still five pounds of potatoes at home, and we don't need to buy ginger or garlic. We also don't have many eggs or chili peppers.

"Boss, I want to buy more, can you deliver it to me? I don't live far away."

How much do you want?

"I want a carton of eggs, ten pounds each of potatoes, carrots, and peppers, and two bunches of amaranth."

He Wenlin loves amaranth; she has two bunches of amaranth for her family.

He Qian was really frightened when she heard He Wenlin's words.

"Ten pounds of this, ten pounds of that, and a whole carton of eggs! Goodness, if we can't sell them all, how long will it take to eat all this?" He Qian said. "You should buy less."

“It’s okay, the potatoes and carrots will keep,” He Wenlin said. “Boss, I live in Caijiang Village, it’s only a five or six-minute bike ride away, could you deliver them to me?”

“Okay, I’ll deliver it by tricycle.”

They're not the only business in the market; it's such a short distance, so they'd be happy to give He Wenlin a ride and keep her as a big customer.

"I'll take the eggs by the case, you'll have to give me a discount."

"Here's one hundred and fifty boxes for you."

"Too expensive, ninety-five is more appropriate."

"This price won't do. I can only give you a discount of two yuan at most."

"Then I'll go ask at other places."

After saying that, He Wenlin turned to leave.

"Come back, come back." The proprietress quickly stopped her. "Little sister, ninety-five is really too low. One hundred, I'll give you one hundred."

Ninety-eight.

The proprietress gritted her teeth and said, "Fine! I'll give you ninety-eight, but you can't go to other places after this."

He Wenlin grinned, revealing two deep dimples: "Don't worry, as long as you're willing to deliver to me, the price is fair, and the quality is good, I definitely won't go to any other company."

The shop owner quickly loaded and weighed the goods. After confirming that the quantity and quality were correct, He Wenlin went to another store and bought 500 disposable packaging boxes and five packs of plastic bags, spending 50 yuan on packaging materials.

He Wenlin also ordered two thousand from the other party and paid a deposit of twenty yuan.

He Wenlin also bought three grass carp, which weighed a total of thirteen pounds and two ounces and cost thirty-one yuan.

After everything was ready, He Wenlin and He Qian rode their bicycles ahead, while the boss followed behind on a tricycle. They arrived at the dormitory in just a few minutes.

The boss helped unload the goods, and once everything was done, He Wenlin paid the bill. The total cost of the vegetables was 126 yuan.

He Wenlin kept a small notebook to record every single expense she made.

"Little brother, have you done your homework?"

As agreed yesterday, He Wenlin also told He Wenjun before leaving home today, so when He Wenjun got up at around 7 o'clock, he obediently started doing his homework.

"Sis, I've already written one page."

"Good, write another page, I'll check it in a bit."

It's 8:30 now. He Wenlin borrowed He Qian's pot and started frying fish.

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