Back home, He Wenlin handed over all the sales revenue to Lin Fei and He Wenjun.

"Linlin, it's so great to have your help." Lin Fei felt a sense of relief. "You have no idea how worried we were when you weren't back and we saw so much stock at home."

“I’ll sell for you for another day tomorrow. After lunch on the third day of the Lunar New Year, we will return to Shaoxing. If you haven’t sold out yet, you can take your time. We should arrive around the tenth day of the Lunar New Year. Besides the county town, you can also sell in Heicang Town for two days.”

Tomorrow is the first day of the Lunar New Year. The reason why He Wenlin is willing to go sell goods for them on the first day of the Lunar New Year is simply because she doesn't want to go to pay New Year's visits.

She didn't want to be bombarded with questions from her relatives.

"You're going in the third year of junior high this year?" Lin Fei was somewhat shocked. "Isn't that too early?"

"The cake shop is open all year round; we can't stay away for too long."

"We had already bought our tickets when we came back," He Wenjun said. "Shanshan's parents bought tickets for the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, and the rest of us bought tickets for the tenth day. We don't know about Hui Ya's family."

“You can also sign up for your driver’s license test next year, and then buy a minivan. You can carry people and haul goods.” He Wenlin added, “Second-hand minivans are very cheap.”

“That’s what I think too,” He Wenjun said excitedly. “I’ve done the math. There are a lot of people from my hometown there, and it’s hard to buy tickets during the Spring Festival. A train ticket to the city costs 150 yuan, and we usually arrive at the station in the early morning. There are no public buses at that time. If we share a ride to the county town, it costs 50 yuan per person. If I charge 170 yuan per person and take them directly to the county town, or 130 yuan to the city, both the way there and the way there will be full. Besides the cost of gas and tolls, I might even make a profit. It’s just that the fast food restaurant is too busy. I’m the only one working there, so I’m afraid I won’t have time to take a driving test.”

“Once you’ve registered, let us know in advance when you need to take the test or practice driving, and we’ll have Lin Fei fill in for you,” He Wenlin said. “There are plenty of chefs at the Caijiang Village fast food restaurant now. Although the others don’t know how to cook many dishes, they can stir-fry a vegetable dish without any problem. Plus, with my dad, Lin Fei can leave for a day or two occasionally without any problem. It’s just that the two of you need to take the test at different times.”

"Then when we get back to Shaoxing, we'll sign up and try to drive back by ourselves next year."

No boy dislikes cars.

The two of them were excited at the thought of buying a car, and felt full of energy.

This time, He Wenlin gave them both a year-end bonus of four thousand yuan, more than last year, because this year, in He Wenlin's small fast food restaurant, their skills were considered to be completely up to standard.

He Shan also received a year-end bonus, though it was less—only one thousand.

Lin Fei and his second brother were skilled workers, and their work was dirty and tiring, so they received more pay. In addition, they had an agreement that they could not change jobs or work independently for six years, so they naturally received more pay.

If they sell all the socks and base layers they've saved up, and save for another year, they'll have more than enough to buy a used minivan.

After dinner, the whole family watched the gala together.

Grandma He gave everyone in the family a New Year's money gift, but He Wenlin received two. On the surface, she received the same amount as her brothers, but Grandma He secretly gave her an additional 16,800 yuan, symbolizing prosperity all the way.

There wasn't such a big red envelope; Grandma He wrapped it in red paper.

The reason why He Wenlin's red envelope was so big was because before the Lunar New Year, He Wenlin gave her grandmother 20,000 yuan, saying it was her share of the profits.

Grandma He knew that He Wenlin had a lot of debts, and that He Wenlin had opened a small supermarket for her and given her gold bars, so the old lady had no intention of accepting so much money in the first place.

~

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, before eight o'clock, He Wenlin still took He Wenhua and He Wenjun to set up a stall in town.

I'm not planning to come back for lunch, I'll just buy something to tide me over.

Less than half an hour after they left, the village's uncles and neighbors came to wish Grandma He a Happy New Year, making it a very lively occasion.

Because they are leaving on the third day of the Lunar New Year, and tomorrow is the second day of the Lunar New Year, He Wenlin's family is going to visit her maternal grandmother's house to pay New Year's respects. They won't have time to receive guests, so her aunts came back to pay New Year's respects on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

There were so many people in the house that there wasn't enough room to sit, so my uncles and cousins ​​filled two tables with mahjong.

"Linlin, didn't you come back this year?" Hu Meiling asked after searching for a long time without finding He Wenlin.

Aunt He: "She went to set up a stall."

Aunt: "You're still setting up a stall on the first day of the Lunar New Year? Do you think you can make all the money?"

“Xiao Jun and Lan Ying’s son bought some socks and undershirts together to sell at a stall, but before they sold out, Lin Lin went to help out,” said Mr. He. “She didn’t want to go to visit relatives for the New Year.”

"I think she just doesn't want to go to pay New Year's visits," the aunt said with a smile while washing spinach. "Linlin is so famous now. If she goes out to pay New Year's visits, everyone will definitely hold her back and ask her all sorts of questions."

Aunt: "Will she come back for lunch?"

Aunt He: "He won't be back until at least 5 p.m.

...

He Wenlin did indeed return at 5:30 PM.

When I returned, all my relatives and friends had already gone back home.

As soon as they got home, He's father said to He Wenlin, "Your sister Meiling brought that little Tan over today."

He Wenlin was stunned! This never happened in her past life!

To He Wenlin's even greater surprise, her father announced that they were getting married!

What exactly went wrong?

This absolutely never happened in my past life!!

"So, Dad, what do you think of him?"

Because He Wenlin had previously told her father that Tan Mingyuan was unreliable and could not be trusted, her father specifically sought out Tan Mingyuan to chat this time.

“I think he’s quite resourceful, but I can’t tell anything else about him,” Mr. He said. “He said if I want to buy a car, I can contact him. He also has connections to get new cars at a discount.”

“Now that she’s getting married, your sister is a businesswoman and very smart. If there’s something wrong with Xiao Tan, she’ll definitely see it and notice it after all this time. So don’t worry unnecessarily,” said Aunt He.

He Wenlin certainly wouldn't say anything to Hu Meiling to warn her to be careful, since she had already said everything she needed to say.

Originally, He Wenlin thought the two would definitely break up. Since her sister wouldn't listen, she would just suffer this once and learn her lesson. She wouldn't interfere too much. But now the two are actually getting married!

Tan Mingyuan, a scumbag who cheats people out of money and emotions, is going to marry her sister in this lifetime. Could it be that he has turned over a new leaf and reformed himself?

He Wenlin felt that the possibility was rather low.

Thinking about it carefully, the difference between this life and the previous life is that He Wenlin became rich, while Hu Meiling started doing business earlier.

So could it be that they thought Hu Meiling could make money, and then changed their minds?