My grandparents have a ton of farm work to do at home, and they also have to take care of my two younger sisters, so they simply don't have any free time.

Chi Chan hesitated for only a moment before coming up with a solution.

"How about we ask Dad to come back and help?"

"We can also sell stationery and books while we're at it?"

Chi Chan had previously considered selling stationery and books, but she originally planned to wait until her second year of high school to persuade her mother to rent a new shop across from the school before putting it into practice.

Perhaps this idea can be put on the agenda now?

"this--?"

Chi Chan's suggestion was like a bomb, leaving Zhang Qiaoyue completely stunned.

"How could that be? Your dad has so much work to do at the construction site, he can't even keep up with all the overtime!"

The real estate industry is booming right now, and Chi Minghe has plenty of work on the construction site, with high wages.

In recent years, Chi Minghe has indeed made a fortune on construction sites.

Chi Chan's house was renovated with the money she earned over the past few years, plus money borrowed from a bunch of relatives.

Although Zhang Qiaoyue now earns more money every day from her boxed lunch business than she ever dared to dream of before, and it's much more than what Chi Ming earns on the construction site.

But Zhang Qiaoyue and her husband had a deeply ingrained belief that doing business was too risky and far less reliable than working hard and earning more on a construction site.

Their inherent desire for stability destined this couple to be ordinary people who could only make a living.

It was the same in my past life. There was a family in the village that ran a fruit business and was related to the Chi family in some way.

Chi Minghe earned a small sum of money on the construction site, but before he could use it to renovate his house, his relative, who was making a fortune in business, gave him a place in Bengbu.

The couple mustered their courage, discussed it with others, and decided to open a fruit shop together in the county town.

The fruit shop has just opened and is not yet on the right track. In the early stages, there are few customers and the return on investment is slow.

Seeing their savings disappear rapidly, Zhang Qiaoyue and Chi Minghe panicked and discussed withdrawing from the business.

The relatives tried to persuade him for a long time, but to no avail. In the end, they spent a sum of money to buy back Chi Minghe's share.

A year later, the fruit shop's business gradually became more prosperous.

While their relatives made a fortune, Zhang Qiaoyue and Chi Minghe could only watch helplessly as their relatives built new houses and bought cars.

Chi Chan was well aware of the limitations of her parents' small-minded thinking.

The mindset of the poor limited her parents, and the family burden also limited them.

The heavy burden and short-sightedness often caused the couple to lose the opportunity to get rich while hesitating and wavering, and also bound their hands and feet from rushing forward regardless of everything.

The couple had absolutely no capital to gamble, and they couldn't afford to lose. If they lost, it would be utterly devastating, and their family would be torn apart.

Because of this understanding, Chi Chan also hopes that her parents can change their mindset of being poor in this lifetime.

While you're young and still have choices, be bold and take risks. Only by daring to fight can you have a chance to win.

"Mom—Dad's job at the construction site is good now, but it's very dangerous!"

It's not the ten thousand that's scary, it's the one in ten thousand. What if something happens to Dad?

You've made a little money these past few days. Let's call Dad back so he can do business with you!

"We made money on this business today, but what about tomorrow?"

Take my experience selling boxed lunches at this stall as an example. It's only been a few days, and people are already following suit!

As you said yourself, over time, the number of people setting up stalls will only increase!

She analyzed the situation to Chi Chan in a very serious manner, with a very firm attitude.

Zhang Qiaoyue firmly disagreed, so she had to make Chi Chan suppress her desire to bring Chi Minghe back.

This matter will be discussed later.

As a second choice, Chi Chan proposed to Zhang Qiaoyue that she wanted to do a part-time job selling stationery magazines.

This time, Zhang Qiaoyue agreed.

Who hasn't had a youth? Who hasn't read a few issues of magazines like Digest, Douyin Comics, or Grid Magazine during their youth, and haven't read a few books of tragic literature...

It's worth noting that Chi Chan's QQ nickname during high school was "Memory Stranded," and her personal signature was "〆、Stay away from me, or I'll make you grow old with me."

This shows how popular non-mainstream and traumatic literature was during this period.

Chi Chan had this idea when he went out to investigate during his last vacation.

As soon as Zhang Qiaoyue agreed, Chi Chan immediately instructed Zhang Qiaoyue to turn the tricycle around and drive it to the stationery wholesale market.

Based on her observations in the class, she selected some of the most popular items and magazines among her classmates.

Before going home, Chi Chan went to pick up a package.

"I think you've got too much money to burn. You don't have time to study, you just have time to mess around with all that fancy stuff!"

While tidying up the equipment, Zhang Qiaoyue kept arguing.

Chi Chan fiddled with the tripod in her hands according to the instructions.

"Mom, this is a tripod. I'll teach you how to record videos later."

In the future, when you're preparing and cooking, you can choose some of your signature dishes and record videos of them!

Why record a video?

"I'm so busy preparing lunchboxes all day, and all you do is give me extra work! The cow at home does less work than I do every day!"

"Mom, those who are capable should do more work!"

You are the pillar of our family; without you—this family would fall apart!

"Alright, stop joking around. Tell me, what's the point of recording this video?"

"Oh, Mom, I'm just promoting our family's boxed lunches! Look at you these days, aren't you always reading novels on WeChat whenever you have free time?"

Let's also set up a WeChat official account and a video account, specifically to promote Qiaoyue's mom's special home-style dishes!

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