"You've helped me so much, I wouldn't feel at ease if I didn't accept this hair clip," Su Yan said, pushing it towards her.

Huo Qianli blinked, her eyes filled with longing, but she still gritted her teeth and refused: "No, no, I really can't accept it. Besides, I'm helping you voluntarily. If you accept it, it'll make me look like some kind of person."

What was that word again? Bribery?

Oh right, so accepting bribes to help people is not a good thing.

"Pfft..." Su Yan was amused by her naivety and shoved the hair clip into her hand, saying domineeringly, "Then how about this, we'll be good friends from now on. Consider this hair clip a gift from me to you. You can't refuse, can you?"

A gift to mark our meeting?

Huo Qianli found the term somewhat novel; she had never received a gift when making friends before.

"Since you've said so, then I won't stand on ceremony and will make sure I get this done for you." Huo Qianli said, gently stroking the butterfly hair clip, her eyes overflowing with affection.

Su Yan nodded, "Okay, here, I'll put it on you..."

...

After leaving the post office, Su Yan felt much more relaxed, and things had gone even more smoothly than she had imagined.

Huo Qianli's identity was a huge surprise to her.

Grandpa Su knows the town mayor, but this relationship can't be relied upon indefinitely.

If the acceptance letter is in her hands, what can the Su family do? Steal it away with dirty tricks?

Well, I'm sorry, but for every one who comes in, she'll send them to jail.

She went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought ten catties of beef and some spices for making braised food before she caught the last bus back to Lijiapin.

When I got home, Li Juan was already cooking.

"Mom, I bought beef. Do you have any celery at home?" She put the beef on the stove.

Li Juan was making pork meatball and winter melon soup when she saw the beef her daughter threw at her, and she almost spat out blood!

"What a waste! We already have more meat than we can eat, why are you buying more?"

Beef is twice as expensive as pork. Without ration coupons, it can't be bought in some places, but it can be bought at the supply and marketing cooperative in Anping Town, but you have to pay double the price.

She guessed her daughter definitely didn't have any money in her pocket, and thinking this, Li Juan felt even more upset. She couldn't help but continue to scold her: "You silly girl, you can't even keep a little money. Is it that hard to earn money? Look how tired you were from going up the mountain the other day!"

"Mom, do you know how much money I made this time?" Su Yan asked directly.

Li Juan didn't know what kind of medicine she was selling this time, so she casually replied, "Isn't it just a few dozen yuan?"

Su Yan remained silent.

Seeing this, her attitude immediately became more serious, and she tentatively asked, "One hundred?"

"Guess in a bold direction."

Li Juan thought that one hundred yuan was already very bold, but she still clutched her heart and asked, "Could it be two hundred?"

"..."

“Three… hundred?” she said with some difficulty.

“It’s seven thousand two hundred,” Su Yan said.

"What?!" Li Juan's eyes widened in disbelief. After realizing what she had said, she quickly reached out and touched her daughter's head, her face filled with fear as she said, "Yan, are you out of your mind? You can sell that little thing for seven thousand two?"

Seven thousand two... such an obscure number.

Su Yan brushed her hand away from her forehead and said helplessly, "Mother, it's true. The things I sold this time were six-hundred-year-old ginseng and some very precious medicinal herbs. I still think the price is too low, but our family urgently needs money, so I sold them. You can see for yourself."

She took an envelope out of her pocket and handed it to her.

Seeing that her daughter's expression really didn't seem like she was joking, Li Juan took the letter with some skepticism and felt it was indeed very thick.

"Splash—!"

She poured it out, and it turned out to be all brand new large unity tokens.

Li Juan: !!!

"Is this real?" She rubbed her eyes in disbelief.

“Of course it’s true.” Su Yan explained patiently, “I plan to use this money to buy a house in town, then tear down and rebuild the wall around Grandpa’s house, and expand the kitchen.”

Li Juan held the money in her hand, but her mind was spinning.

How many days has it been? Her daughter has earned so much money; she's starting to wonder if she's living in a dream.

Su Yan patted her hand and said earnestly, "Mom, when I left the Su family, I said I would make sure you had a good life. It's true, I don't like to brag."

“Ginseng is a rare find, and selling herbs isn’t a long-term solution. That’s why I’m planning to sell braised food at a street stall. If things get big, I’ll open a shop. Mom, why don’t you consider quitting your job and becoming a self-employed person with me?”

Li Juan was stunned, and after sorting things out, she became a little conflicted.

Although the job at the tailor shop paid little, it was stable. She was thinking that if her daughter's stall business didn't go well, her job could still support her, and the family wouldn't be without income. But now that she had seven thousand yuan, she wasn't so panicked.

After much hesitation, she gritted her teeth and made her decision, "Fine! I'll quit my job and work with you. You've never done business before, so don't get scammed."

Su Yan's eyes lit up with a smile, and just as she was about to speak, a violent knocking sound came from outside the door, and even the bamboo wall began to shake and sway, as if it would collapse at any moment.

Li Juan's face suddenly changed, and she threw down the spatula and stormed out, yelling, "Which heartless bastard is that?"

Open the door.

Su Changcheng stood at the door with a furious expression, his eyes wide open, his raised hand still poised to pound on the door, exuding an aura of hostility.

Li Juan's body stiffened abruptly, and Su Yan, who followed behind, also turned cold.

What are you doing here?

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