Lín Wēi only realized when she died that having a sister-favoring mother would cause so much damage to her family.
Her father fell from a great height and died. Her younger brother went mis...
Lin Yuan's eyes lit up. "Sister, can I come see you?"
"No, my sister is going to work. If other children come to see her, her classmates will laugh at her."
Lin Yuan objected, "How could that be? What's so funny about that?"
"It's ridiculous that your older sister is still growing up. She's already so old, going out to school and working, yet she still needs people to visit her. It's like she's never grown up. Alright, you stay home and be good. Your older sister will come back once a month."
After Lin Xiaomeng returned, Lin Wei told her about it.
And they didn't stay overnight; they packed some leftovers and went to the studio.
Lin Yuan stood at the door, reluctantly saying goodbye, "My sister didn't even turn around to look at me once, she just left like that."
Lin Xiaomeng was speechless. "You're putting on a melodramatic show all by yourself. Alright, your sister is very busy. Your sister is about to spread her wings and fly high. You don't want to hold your sister back, do you?"
Lin Yuan immediately composed himself. "No, my sister wants to go to higher and farther places. I can't hold her back."
"So study hard and don't worry your sister, otherwise she'll give you a good scolding when she finds out your grades."
The moment the aunt and niece exchanged glances, Lin Yuan immediately remembered his somewhat distant final exam results.
Although I passed, the grade was...
That's why Lin Wei didn't think to ask; otherwise, she definitely wouldn't have had a good year.
"Auntie, don't tell my sister, I promise I'll study hard."
"You should improve your grades first."
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"Weiwei, your cooking skills are really good. If you opened a restaurant, the business would definitely be great," Zhang Yanyan said.
"I sold boxed lunches for two months before the start of the school year, and business was indeed quite good."
The three of them were taken aback when they heard this. Wang Ying quickly asked, "What? You really did run a business? Why don't you do it anymore?"
"School's started."
Anjing kicked the other person, "What kind of questions are you asking? Hurry up and eat, let's continue. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can go home for summer vacation."
Speaking of summer vacation, Wang Ying asked again, "Weiwei, what are you going to do during summer vacation?"
"Business?" Lin Wei laughed. "Of course! Setting up a stall can make money. I bought two apartments next door after setting up a stall for more than a month. Even if it's crowded, I will squeeze out time to do it."
The studio was silent for a moment, then immediately erupted in chaos.
"ah."
"Weiwei, what did you say? I didn't quite hear you."
"I only worked for a month and a half and bought two apartments across from the school, which are next door. Let me tell you, there's nothing shameful about any profession as long as you don't cross the line or break the law."
Her three classmates came from families that were "well-off," but only "well-off."
Even families with good financial means in this era only think about getting their children into the system so they can have a stable and good job.
But times have really changed.
She couldn't say more about it; after all, it was someone else's life, and she couldn't just listen to their opinions.
"If you have the chance, take advantage of your rest time to earn as much money as possible. Having money on you gives you more confidence in whatever you do."
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Even though Lin Wei had given them plenty of time, because the entire process was done by hand, they were still busy until the end of June, just before the final exams, before they finally finished everything.
He was genuinely satisfied when he handed over all the blueprints to Shen Jize.
"very good."
Lin Wei remained humble, saying, "Just tell me if you have any questions. School is about to let out for summer vacation, and Wang Ying and the others will probably be going back to their hometowns. Although I'm alone in Jiangcheng, I can still revise the blueprints."
“There’s really no problem. Every detail is very meticulous. We’ll have to wait until construction begins to get clearer. When the construction starts, you can’t shirk your responsibility.”
"No problem, but about the school..."
“I have already communicated with the school in advance, and I will apply to them in the second half of the year. The school also thinks it is a rare opportunity and only suggests that all students participate in the project. If they really want all students to participate, they can just send them to the construction site.”
There are many divisions of labor on a construction site, especially for such a large project.
But judging from the current situation, her position is unshakeable.
"By the way, summer vacation is coming soon, are you still planning to set up a stall?"
"Show it off! It's a rare opportunity, of course we should!"
However, Gao Huifang is still using the tools from last year. If she wants to set them up, she will need to buy new ones, but compared to what she has earned, they are not worth mentioning at all.
Lin Wei plans to purchase the equipment after finishing her exams.
Meanwhile, Gao Huifang and Zhang Min came looking for her almost as soon as she came home for vacation.
"Weiwei, you're on vacation now."
"Oh, yes, Aunt Gao, Aunt Zhang, is there anything I can help you with?"
"Something's up, something's up," Zhang Min asked somewhat shyly, "Are you planning to set up a stall this year?"
"Hey, I was just thinking of going to Jiangzheng Street tomorrow to buy another set of things."
Gao Huifang said anxiously, "Weiwei, look, your Aunt Zhang and I are both setting up stalls, and you're planning to set up a stall too, why don't we just do it together?"
"Let's do it together? But I don't plan to sell boxed lunches this year."
The main issue is that the area near the stock market entrance is indeed saturated. Even after six months, her boxed lunches still have a market, so she's really planning to sell something else this year.
“No matter what you plan to sell, we can help you. We two adults are definitely more capable than a few kids. We'll contribute our labor, you can contribute your ideas, and we'll split the profits 30/30. You get 40%, and we get 30%.”
Lin Wei stared blankly at the two people, then turned to look at Lin Xiaomeng.
Lin Xiaomeng didn't hide it anymore and said with a smile, "Your two aunts were planning to do business with you before you even had your vacation. They thought you probably wouldn't be selling boxed lunches this year, but since you're already doing it, why don't they join in, make the stall bigger, and earn more money?"
"You don't have to force yourself. If you can do it, then do it together. If you can't, then do it alone. They just want to earn more money. Aren't you full of ideas?"
It's not that we can't do them together.
"I'm planning to sell braised food. It's summer, so it's nice to bring some braised cold dishes home, pair them with some cold noodles and a little wine. That would be so refreshing! If Aunt Gao and Aunt Zhang are willing, we can do it together. But Aunt Zhang, don't you sell clothes tonight? Are you free?"
“I make money selling clothes, but I don’t make money doing it with you. Besides, my night market stall expired half a month ago, and I didn’t renew it.”
"Although there are a lot of people setting up stalls during the summer vacation, there are even more people just browsing. It looks like a sea of people, but because the clothes are cheap, we don't make as much money as before. Moreover, many students set up stalls during the summer vacation, so the competition is even greater."
Zhang Min said somewhat embarrassedly, "How about we take a two-month break and do something else? Weiwei, you don't have to force yourself. If you can do it, we can do it together. If you can't, I'll do it separately. Your Aunt Gao can continue selling boxed lunches."
"No need for that."
Lin Wei thought about it. Although the three of them working together would indeed earn less, wouldn't it be more profitable with more people working together and the business being larger? And it wouldn't be as tiring.