If I'm unhappy, so be it. It won't stop me from eating or drinking. Anyway, I've got my clothes, so I can do whatever I want.

He happily changed into his new clothes and went out to show them off.

"How much is this dress?" After Zhao Na left, Liu Jing's mother asked Liu Jing with a stern face.

"It seems to be sixteen," Liu Jing said after thinking for a moment.

"Are you crazy? I'll give you both fifty yuan. She's just accompanying you, so you should be the one who pays the majority of the money." Liu Jing's mother was trembling with anger.

"Mom, if you don't want to buy it for my sister-in-law, just give me the money next time and I'll buy it myself." Liu Jing really disliked her mother's behavior; she always said one thing to her face and another behind her back.

He also likes to scold himself in front of his sister-in-law, or he will throw things around for no reason.

In fact, Liu Jing felt that she could have just said it directly.

Both of my sisters-in-law come from well-off families, and both of my brothers-in-law have been allocated houses.

Now that I've started working, we can really live separately.

There's no need for this. It's really tiring and annoying.

"What are you saying, kid? Do you think I'd secretly give you money? Don't you know what your salary is? If you wore new clothes every day, would your two sisters-in-law be happy? I'll still be relying on your brother to support me in my old age. By the way, do you still have feelings for your Aunt Tao? Did you deliberately go to her shop to buy clothes today?"

Liu Jing's mother pointed at Liu Jing's nose and started talking, and then the conversation veered back to this matter.

"Then you don't have to give me any money. I don't want it anyway. My second sister-in-law took me there today. I didn't even know Aunt Tao had opened a shop. I've never even met Aunt Tao's son. Think what you want. Keep the clothes for yourself. I don't care. I'm going back to my dorm."

Liu Jing was so angry that tears streamed down her face. She really didn't want to stay in this house anymore; it was just too suffocating.

After Liu Jing slammed the door and left, Liu Jing's mother sat on the sofa and started crying.

He felt he had been wronged too much in his life; his daughter-in-law was unfilial, and his daughter was also unfilial.

Tao Ying's place, on the other hand, remained open until 4 PM.

"Mom, if any more customers come, we'll tell them we're not open for business," Tao Ying said to Zhou Daya by the door.

The young girl who was still looking at clothes in the store couldn't help but get a little anxious. "Auntie, it's only four o'clock!"

"It's time for us to eat. If you don't have anything you really like, come back tomorrow. We'll be open again tomorrow," Tao Ying said cheerfully.

The afternoon's performance was much better than the morning's, with customer traffic being about double that of the morning.

In the morning, most visitors come to browse, while in the afternoon, most are brought by those who bought clothes in the morning.

"Then I'll come again tomorrow." The young girl was already worried about spending money, and she couldn't decide what clothes to buy for a long time.

"Eldest daughter-in-law, business is so good, why not sell it?" Zhou Daya asked with some reluctance.

"Mom, money can never be earned enough. We can't let you and Dad go hungry. Let's go out to eat," Tao Ying said cheerfully.

“Okay.” Zhou Daya was even happier when she heard that they were going to a restaurant.

"Chunni, go pick up Yangyang and then go directly to the state-run restaurant," Tao Ying said to Wang Chunni after putting away her money bag.

"Okay, Mom," Wang Chunni quickly replied, then pushed her bicycle away.

Wang Baomin rode his bicycle with Wang Chuntao on the back, while Tao Ying took the elderly couple in a back-riding donkey.

The moment the family entered the state-run restaurant, they immediately attracted everyone's attention.

There were actually only two tables of guests and waiters.

"Big sister, what would you like to eat?" The waiter was incredibly enthusiastic towards Tao Ying.

They've clearly forgotten how they looked down on Tao Ying back then.

"Ten steamed buns, six bowls of rice, one stew of pickled cabbage and blood sausage, one stir-fried pork slices, one scrambled eggs with soy sauce, and one stir-fried pork with garlic sprouts," Tao Ying began ordering.

"Alright, go wait over there. I'll call you when your food is ready," the waiter said gently.

"Thank you for your help," Tao Ying said politely, then went to sit down.

"Did she not recognize us?" Wang Baomin asked Tao Ying in a low voice. The waitress wasn't like this last time.

"It doesn't matter." Tao Ying shook her head indifferently.

In a few years, state-run restaurants will gradually be replaced by private restaurants.

Sales clerks at supply and marketing cooperatives and waiters at restaurants were the first to be laid off in large numbers.

The main problem is that his arrogant and condescending temperament, which he has developed over many years, is too difficult to change.

"With meat to eat, why bother with all that stuff?" Zhou Daya didn't care about the waiter's attitude at all.

In short, the meat is what you eat.

"Eldest daughter-in-law, should I go to work with Chunni tomorrow, or go to the shop with you?" Zhou Daya asked Tao Ying before the dishes were even served.

"Mom, why don't you and Dad come with me to the store first? It's just opened, and there are a lot of people in the store. I really can't handle it all by myself." Tao Ying didn't expect there to be so many rich people these days.

After the dishes were served, Wang Chunni first took out the food that she had reserved for Wang Baoshan and Wang Chunli in a lunchbox.

This is what Tao Ying instructed: no matter what you eat or how much food you have, you must set aside any food that is meant for others.

Leftovers can be eaten, but people shouldn't be allowed to eat them directly.

Everyone was exhausted, and during meals they all buried themselves in their food without exchanging a single word.

He ate the meal with a pale face, and in the end, Wang Baomin ate the leftover soup with his steamed bun.

"I can't take it anymore. I have to go back to sleep. My old bones have really been through the wringer today." Zhou Daya was so full that she could barely speak.

"Let's digest our food a bit." Tao Ying glanced at the time; it was only six o'clock.

Wang Baomin, with Wang Chuntao and Wang Chunni, with Tao Chenyang, rode their bicycles away first, while the remaining three strolled back slowly.

After arriving home, the elderly couple quickly washed up and went to bed.

Tao Ying went back to her room and started counting money and doing accounting.

I counted it twice, and today's gross income was a whopping 1,876 yuan.

The house is my own, so I don't need to pay rent.

After deducting costs, the net profit is 1,700 yuan.

This was in the 1980s, when the average wage was only thirty yuan.

Tao Ying couldn't help but feel a little excited. In the end, she carefully put away the money. Tao Ying didn't really want to deposit the money in the bank.

Money only counts as money when it circulates.

Tao Ying wanted to buy shops and land; she wanted to spend all the money she had.

Finally, I thought about how to sell the goods tomorrow, and how to restock after the goods are sold out. Now is a bit of an inopportune time to sell skirts.

Tao Ying wants to stock up on some more trench coats and long-sleeved shirts.

Lost in thought, he finally fell into a deep sleep, clutching his money box.

Even when Wang Baoshan and Wang Chunli returned, he didn't wake up.

Considering today's situation, Wang Chunni and Wang Chunli specially steamed corn cakes this morning, and also boiled eggs and mixed some pickled vegetables for everyone.

Tao Ying lay in her room until after eight o'clock, finally managing to crawl out of bed amidst Zhou Daya's grumbling.