"My dad and my brother are here?" Xia Lijuan forgot to cry, her face full of shock. "Why didn't you say so before?"

"Isn't it the same now? Remember to rent a place in advance, so you don't come here and have nowhere to stay." Xia's mother said, "And about the 50,000 yuan dowry, when your father comes, the two families will have to talk about it, right? You and Xiao He should also discuss it."

“Fifty thousand yuan is too much, he didn’t agree.”

“I raised my daughter all these years, and it’s only 50,000 yuan. He still doesn’t agree. Let’s talk about it when your dad comes.”

...

He Wenlin hid behind the cashier for three minutes and finished her boxed lunch.

Then it was Aunt He's turn to eat, and she handled the cashier's duties.

The store is already quite crowded.

Aunt He hadn't even finished her meal. She quickly wiped her mouth and joined in collecting the money. She only felt at ease when the money was in her pocket. Otherwise, if customers got impatient watching the line to pay, they might not buy anything.

He Shan and Xiao Yu finished eating and using the restroom in twenty minutes and hurriedly returned to the cake shop.

By this time, the store was already packed with people.

Around 8:45, the store gradually quieted down. There were still sixteen boxes of cupcakes, seventeen golden cakes, and twenty-three savory pork floss cakes left. Everything else was sold out.

Everyone was exhausted.

He Wenlin took a sip of water and said to Xiaoyu, who was on the night shift, "These unsold goods will all be used for tasting tomorrow morning. Xiaoyu, thank you for your hard work. After you're done cleaning, you can lock the door and go home. We'll head back now."

There weren't many people left in the supermarket; all departments were wrapping up their work, and they would be closing in one hour.

He Wenlin's family and He Shan arrived very early in the morning and were exhausted by this time.

"Shanshan, come a little later tomorrow. Go back and get some rest tonight, and come back at noon after lunch tomorrow. Are you coming back to Caijiang Village with me tonight, or are you sleeping here?" He Wenlin asked.

We've already rented an apartment for He Shan here to make it easier for her to get to work. Most of her belongings have been moved over, but she hasn't moved in yet.

“Why don’t you come stay with us tonight? Nana hasn’t opened yet, and it’s not safe for her to stay here alone as a girl,” said Aunt He. “Tomorrow, you can take a motorcycle or a bus to the shop.”

“I think so too. I’m a little scared to live alone,” He Shan said with a smile.

"Okay. Let's go home."