"Mom, Third Sister-in-law is right. Please don't bring it up again. Don't get involved in things that have nothing to do with you."

"Alright, alright, do you think I don't know? By the way, how did your socks sell today?"

"Mom, didn't you see we came back with empty bags? We sold everything, it went so smoothly." Xu Mingwan had wanted to say this as soon as she got back, but her mother interrupted her.

"Sold out? I saw you took out two big bags, really?" Granny Liu stood up, opened the empty bags on the cart, and looked inside. There really weren't any left.

"Why would I lie to you? Otherwise, why wouldn't I call you over? This is a real way to make money."

Zhang Xuemei put her sleeping daughter on the bed, slowly walked out, and closed the door behind her.

"Xuemei, you should hurry up and go out again, sell as much as you can while there are still customers," Granny Liu urged as soon as she saw Zhang Xuemei come out.

"Mom, no rush. We'll sell the socks at a different place this afternoon, and as for the hair accessories, we'll have to wait until after 11 o'clock at the school gate. There's still an hour to go!" Zhang Xuemei replied, glancing at the clock on the wall.

"Oh, right? You all know better than me. Just keep it in mind." If there's anything good about Granny Liu, it's that she doesn't use her seniority to give orders blindly, and she doesn't pretend to know what she doesn't. Instead, she's very willing to listen to the opinions of the younger generation.

“Come on, Xiao Wan, let’s count the money we made today. The happiest time of the day is here.” Zhang Xuemei pointed to her sister-in-law’s handbag.

"Oh, look at me, I forgot to put my bag down when I came in. Luckily, we still have time, let's count it!" Xu Mingwan took her handbag off her body, unzipped it, and poured out all the money inside. There were both small and large bills, which looked quite pleasing.

Zhang Xuemei counted coins and five-yuan notes, while Granny Liu and Xu Mingwan counted large denominations like ten and twenty yuan notes. For a moment, the only sounds in the living room were the clinking of coins and the rustling of banknotes.

"Two hundred and fifty, two hundred and eighty, three hundred and twenty, I have a total of three hundred and twenty here, how about you?" Granny Liu looked at her daughter and daughter-in-law with joy as she held a large stack of banknotes.

Xu Mingwan pressed down the money in her hand and replied, "Exactly four hundred and thirty. How about you, Third Sister-in-law?"

"One hundred and fifty yuan, that makes nine hundred, right?" Zhang Xuemei did a quick mental calculation and concluded that it should be that number.

Fearing he might have miscalculated, Xu Mingwan took a piece of paper and scribbled on it. "Yes, that's right. We took fifty dozen out this morning. Subtracting the ten dozen we gave away, the forty dozen we sold would be nine hundred yuan."

"My goodness, nine hundred! You've only been out for a few hours and you've already earned nine hundred yuan? This is unbelievable!" Granny Liu felt like she was seeing bills floating before her eyes, feeling dizzy and lightheaded. Nine hundred in one morning, that's eighteen thousand a day! How much would that be in a month? She couldn't even begin to calculate it!

"Mom, don't be so happy yet, we haven't even deducted the costs!" Zhang Xuemei interrupted Granny Liu's fantasy.

Upon hearing this, Granny Liu immediately snapped out of her daze. "Oh, right, we still need to deduct costs. So, quickly calculate how much you made?"

"Fifty dozen cost five hundred dollars, so you made four hundred dollars, which is not bad."

Granny Liu felt she had been too magnanimous. Hearing her daughter-in-law say that she had earned four hundred yuan, she still thought it was too little. God of Wealth, please forgive her; the believer was really too ungrateful. Please don't take offense.

"We'll split the money after we sell the rest, Mom, you'll get some too." Zhang Xuemei smiled at her mother-in-law, who helped her take care of Linlin at home, and she would give her a red envelope as well.

Granny Liu waved her hands repeatedly, "I don't want it, you keep it for yourself! I was thinking that even if you only earn four hundred a day, you'd still have over ten thousand a month. Even if you two split it, you could each get five or six thousand, which is much better than your older brother and his family."

Zhang Xuemei chuckled, "How could that be, Mom? You can't calculate it like this every month. Our stall business is unstable; we might have money today but not tomorrow. It's hard to say."

Besides, once we sell this batch of socks, we won't sell any more; they're not selling anymore anyway. We'll have to think of other ways.

"Oh, is that so? I thought..." Granny Liu looked disappointed. She had been so optimistic; it turned out she had been overthinking things.

"Mom, you're really good at thinking. If business were this easy, wouldn't everyone want to come? It's all thanks to my third sister-in-law's foresight. So, it really depends on the person. If you came, Mom, it definitely wouldn't work." Xu Mingwan shook her head and pointed at Granny Liu, which made Granny Liu roll her eyes at her several times. What a dim-witted girl, all she knows is to belittle her mother.

Zhang Xuemei felt guilty after being praised by her sister-in-law. She realized that she had succeeded because of some kind of cheat code. If it were before, she would have been one of the failures her sister-in-law talked about.

"Alright, Xiaowan, it's almost time. Let's hurry up and go, school's about to let out." Zhang Xuemei looked up at the clock on the wall. In just a short while, it was already past eleven o'clock. They had to set off to sell hair accessories.

"Okay, sister-in-law, let's go. Mom, you stay home and look after Linlin! There's food in the fridge, so you can cook lunch while you're at it. We can eat as soon as we get back." Only a biological daughter would dare to order her mother around like this. What if it were her daughter-in-law?

Granny Liu helped them load the bags onto the cart and urged them to leave, "I know, you're so fussy. You're not going to starve. Listen to your sister-in-law and get to work."

Zhang Xuemei led her sister-in-law to the spot where they had previously set up their stall, and found that a small table had also been set up outside the nearby convenience store, on which were placed some sparkly hair clips.

Zhang Xuemei's heart sank. Someone had already imitated her after only one day?

“Sister-in-law, look, she sells them here too.” Xu Mingwan tugged at Zhang Xuemei’s sleeve, gesturing for her to look at where she was pointing.

"Yes, I saw it. It's okay, we'll just keep selling. We just got a few more different kinds this time, it's fine."

Qiao Yuzhen was initially a little guilty when she saw Zhang Xuemei and the others, so she turned around and walked into the shop. But when she saw that they didn't react, she became confident again.

There's no rule that only they sell hair clips, and it's not illegal for them to sell them themselves. Besides, she didn't say anything about them setting up a stall next to her shop, so we're even.

Zhang Xuemei and her companion set up all the items before the students came out, and then pulled Xu Mingwan aside to carefully explain their pricing.

"Look, these small hair clips are three for one yuan, these princess headbands are two yuan each, and hair ties are two pairs for five mao."

As for these gemstone bracelets, they're one yuan each, and necklaces are two yuan each. I also bought some colored thread, which is perfect for making bracelets. Look, I've already matched them all. Each pack of colored thread comes with a few beads, and they'll sell for one yuan. Do you still remember the weaving method I taught you? When someone buys one, you can teach her how to weave it. Young girls will definitely be interested.”