"Madam must be tired, get some rest." Qin Xiaoyu helped his wife to the kang (a heated brick bed). His wife's leg injury was basically healed, but this was the first time she had been away from home for so long, and he was worried that she might get tired.

Grandma Hanhan had already brought in the water for washing her feet. Qin Xiaoyu took it, rolled up the hem of her trousers, lifted her feet and put them into the basin, gently rubbing them.

"Little Fish, I never imagined I'd live to see this day," the lady said slowly, leaning against the rolled-up blanket and closing her eyes.

"Madam, take good care of yourself. If you live to be a hundred, I guarantee you'll see even more!" Qin Xiaoyu took the white towel from Grandma Hanhan's hand, wrapped it around Madam Hanhan's feet, dried them, and moved them to the kang (heated brick bed). Only then did Grandma Hanhan take the towel, pick up the basin of water, and go outside.

"I have something for you. I found it a few days ago and was thinking of giving it to you when you came back. You can take it with you." The lady took out a small cloth bag from under her pillow, opened it layer by layer, and found a pair of earrings, bright red, like coral.

"I don't even have pierced ears, why would I wear this?" Qin Xiaoyu said with a smile, trying to refuse.

"If you don't wear it, you'll just give it away. This child has no sense of propriety." The wife was a little annoyed. Qin Xiaoyu then understood and quickly took the earrings back.

“Madam, I understand. You should go to sleep. Tang Long will be taking his re-examination soon. Just wait to hear the good news about your great-grandson. When I make a lot of money, I’ll buy a big house and bring you all out to live together. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?” Qin Xiaoyu wasn’t just daydreaming. Hearing her words, her wife gently closed her eyes and slowly began to snore.

After tucking his wife in, Qin Xiaoyu stepped out the door, only to find someone standing in front of him.

Qin Xiaoyu was startled. Upon closer inspection, she recognized the old lady. She hadn't seen her in a long time and had almost forgotten her existence.

"Hmph." The old woman snorted through her nose and turned to walk towards the west room.

Qin Xiaoyu felt uneasy. The old lady must have heard what they were saying in the house. What would she do?

When we returned to the school, Master Wang was still awake and full of excitement. He was telling the students about the little girl climbing the piano bench, and bursts of laughter filled the room.

"Little Fish, you're back? Little sister, you've really grown up so much I almost didn't recognize you." Master Wang said with a smile as Qin Xiaoyu pushed the door open and came in.

"Yes, I never expected the child to change so much."

"It seems that even if a child is smart, he still needs to be in the right environment to grow up in. What kind of education can he receive from being with a bunch of hairdressers like us?" Master Wang said this without thinking, but Qin Xiaoyu took it to heart.

After hearing Commander Wang's story, her worries deepened. If Zhou Xing's mother knew about her relationship with him, she feared she would be deeply hurt.

Zhou Xing's mother's affection for Qin Xiaoyu stemmed from her love for her younger sister, forcing her to accept Qin Xiaoyu's mother. But what if she found out that her son had feelings for Qin Xiaoyu? Wouldn't that be like the two people she trusted most stabbing her in the back?

No, this can't go on like this. We need to pull back from the brink.

"Hey girl, what are you daydreaming about?" Qi Si called out from the doorway.

"Brother, what brings you here?" Qin Xiaoyu asked, surprised.

"How could I not go see your daughter perform on stage?"

Qin Xiaoyu knew Qi Si had an extraordinary network of connections, but she hadn't expected it to extend to this extent; she was truly impressed. It turned out that Qi Si had already chosen a location for his branch store and was asking Qin Xiaoyu to go take a look.

Qi Sixin bought a Jeep, which suited his personality. Qin Xiaoyu, who was used to sitting in the back seat, was stopped by him and had no choice but to sit in the front passenger seat.

The town wasn't big, and there was no traffic, so we quickly crossed half of it and arrived at the outside of a small two-story building. The house was dark inside, with no lights on.

"This is it. I thought renting was too much trouble, so I bought it." Qi Si pointed with his hand.

"What? You can buy a house now?" Qin Xiaoyu asked in surprise.

"What are you talking about? Is it strange that you can buy a house? It's just that no one can come up with that much money all at once. Besides, the government gives away houses for free, who would buy one? Only someone like me would buy a house."

"I want to buy one too! I want to buy an apartment!" Qin Xiaoyu's eyes lit up at the thought of living in an apartment; she was fed up with burning coal.

"It's not easy to buy a house like this. Those are public housing. These houses are built by the owners themselves." Qi Si crushed Qin Xiaoyu's dream. It seems she'll have to wait if she wants to live in an apartment building.

The small building had been empty for a while, and a musty smell hit you as soon as you opened the door. That wasn't a big deal, but Qin Xiaoyu was still traumatized by the rats from last time, so she unconsciously clung tightly to Qi Si's arm and refused to go inside.

"Look at you, so timid. I know you're afraid of mice, so I had someone take care of them first. Come in," Qi Si said irritably.

Suddenly, a large yellow cat appeared in front of us and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Qin Xiaoyu finally smiled. So, getting someone to "take care of things" meant raising a cat. That was quite amusing.

The house has a very traditional layout. There is a corridor as soon as you enter, with rooms on both sides. Qin Xiaoyu walked around and pointed to the walls on both sides of the corridor, saying decisively, "Tear it down, break it down, and turn it into a large hall."

"I'll listen to you, sister," Qi Si immediately agreed.

"Leave the east wall empty, put some sofas against it, enclose the northeast corner, build a small platform, and invite a few people to play music when it's lively at night. At other times, we'll play tapes on a tape recorder, and guests can go down to the dance floor to dance after they've eaten and drunk their fill. Oh, and we should also leave a microphone, so customers can sing if they like."

Inspired by her previous visit to a private party, Qin Xiaoyu realized that although she didn't know when dance halls and karaoke bars first appeared, now that there was a following, she could definitely be the first to try it.

"Singing? Not everyone can sing well, right?" Qi Si was quite conservative.

"It's okay if you don't sing well, as long as you enjoy singing." Qin Xiaoyu shrugged indifferently.

"A male wolf like me who howls would get beaten up if I went up there to sing," Qi Si was well aware of his own limitations.

"Brother, who would dare to beat you up? Not to mention you, even if it were anyone else on your turf, they wouldn't get beaten up."

"Hehe, that's true. Causing trouble on Qi Si's turf, they don't want to live anymore."

"Brother, this is just the first step, a trial run. If it goes well, you can open another karaoke bar, separating singing and dancing, and adding more private rooms." Qin Xiaoyu's plan was grand.

"Girl, I don't understand what you're saying. What is this 'Ka-some-la'?"

"It came from Japan and will be very popular in the future. You'll be the first to open it, so of course you'll make all the money. But the investment here is different from opening a hotel, so you should open this branch first and stabilize it. Then I'll make a plan for you. If we have the chance, we'll go south to Guangzhou for a shopping trip."

"Girl, this is great! If you ask me, how much money can your hairdressing school make? Why don't you come and work with me? We can split it in half, okay?" Qi Si was excited by Qin Xiaoyu's words.

"I still don't like this line of work. You should do it yourself, brother. I have other plans. We'll take it slow."

Qin Xiaoyu felt that her personality was too introverted and not suitable for the entertainment industry, so she thought it was better to stick to doing real business.