Xiao Yuheng was truly exasperated with his little brat. He pinched Erbao's cheek and asked, "Do you know what it means to be a kept man?"

Erbao nodded, "Of course, if Mom earns money and Dad stays at home eating, drinking, and having fun, leaving all the burdens of the family to Mom alone, then he's just a freeloader."

Xiao Yuheng raised an eyebrow. This brat really has some nerve. "You mean your dad would rather work himself to death than live off a woman?"

"That's not quite right, but Mom is also very tired. She has to earn money and take care of me and my sister. Dad, please hang in there. You can rest when we grow up and can earn money."

Seeing his serious expression, everyone laughed. "Didn't you always say you were all grown up? How come you're so bad at making money? Looks like you're quite the smooth talker."

Erbao felt a little guilty; when there was something to gain, he would naturally say that he was an adult.

Isn't he still unable to shoulder the burden of his family? He has no choice but to be honest.

"No, I'm just not making money yet. If I could make money, I definitely wouldn't say that."

The little guy's face turned red, and Xiao Yuheng finally stopped teasing him.

However, this also motivated the little one. As soon as she escaped her father's clutches, she went to her sister and asked, "Dabao, do you have any ways to make money?"

"Want to make money?"

Erbao nodded vigorously.

"Let Mom get us some small items, and we'll sell them on the street."

"Then what should we sell?"

"Let me think about it."

While the two little ones were racking their brains, Gu An'an was also talking to Wang Nian and Ma Jianbin.

"I have a batch of tape recorders. You can take them and sell them, splitting the profits 50/50. You can pay me back after they're sold. If you want to buy them yourself, I'll give you the distribution channels, and you can handle the connections yourself. Are you in?"

"Sister, I'll get my goods from you."

"Me too."

They did have money, but radios are expensive, and they couldn't afford many with their limited funds.

Besides, this channel was found by Sister An'an, and they can get half of the profits. How could they possibly kick her out and go it alone?

"Okay, then come with me to get the goods."

Having lived in Beijing for so long, and being the kind of people who like to tinker, they naturally know quite a few people.

Nowadays, weddings emphasize "three turns and one sound," one of which is a radio. Radios that don't require ration coupons are incredibly popular.

The two settled the first payment in just two days.

"Sister An'an, I not only have pre-order customers, but I've also developed two downstream agents. Can you supply enough goods?"

"I've also developed three downlines, plus eight pre-orders."

Their hair was a bit messy, and their eyes were bloodshot, which showed how tired they had been these past two days. But apart from their physical exhaustion, they were extremely excited.

"That's enough. The second batch of goods is already on its way. If your order volume increases dramatically, let me know and I'll place another order for you."

"OK!"

Seeing this, Mo Yun and Zhao Man also helped sell the goods. Until the first day of school, none of them had a day off.

The results were also gratifying. In just a month or two, the savings of these individuals were comparable to the savings of a family over ten or twenty years.

The thrill of making money was intoxicating, and even after school started, they didn't give up on the business, with their downlines constantly expanding to the surrounding areas.

"Sister An'an, what do you think about me buying a house in Beijing?"

"Of course, you can buy as many as you can, as many as you can afford. If you don't have enough, I can lend you some, and you can pay me back when you have it."

Hearing Gu An'an say that, Ma Jianbin got excited too, "Then I want to buy one too! How about we go look for some together these next couple of days?"

The two of them started looking for a house together. When they found a nice one, they would ask Gu An'an for her opinion. After receiving her reply that they could buy it, they hurriedly paid the money.

"Old Nian, you said Xiao Nian bought a house in Beijing? You two have saved up so much over the years?"

Wang Nian is still in college, and when people heard that he bought a house, they all thought about the money his family had contributed.

Wang Laonian had never felt so upright before. "No, the little money we've saved isn't enough to buy a house in Beijing. You guys think too highly of me."

"If it wasn't your money, did Xiao Nian buy it himself? Don't lie to me, the child is still in school, where would he get so much money to buy a house in Beijing?"

"Old Nian, are you out of your mind? We know Xiao Nian is a well-behaved child, but you can't exaggerate. Otherwise, it will be awkward when the child comes back and asks about it."

It wasn't that they were jealous; it was just that even someone who had never left the village knew that Beijing was under the emperor's nose, so houses there couldn't possibly be cheap.

Moreover, the prevailing mindset is that students' main job is to study, so how can they have time to do other things and earn so much money?

That's unrealistic.

Wang Laonian wasn't angry that people didn't believe him; if he didn't know his son so well, he wouldn't have believed it either.

“I’m telling you the truth, things are different in Beijing than here. People can even set up stalls and do business there. You all know Ah Nian; he’ll never let go of any opportunity to make money. He’s worked himself to the bone for a long time and finally saved up some money to buy a house.”

After he finished speaking, everyone looked on with envy.

Wang Laonian didn't want to talk about it, but there were people around when he answered the phone, and the village committee's phone was leaking audio.

In that case, it's certainly easier to get the words out of him.

"But the house I bought before the New Year was just a dilapidated one. It wasn't big and the house was run-down. It's nothing like the comfortable houses in our village."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions softened, and their words became more sincere.

"You can't say that. Xiao Nian is already a very successful person. He was able to get into university and he knows how to make money. We can buy a small, run-down house now, but we'll upgrade it to a big house in a few years."

“Who says otherwise? Xiao Nian is sensible, and Xiao Wan is good at studying. I think your family can produce another college student. Your and Qiao Mei’s good fortune is yet to come.”

"Oh my, isn't Xiao Nian at the age where he should be looking for a partner? Let me tell you, when looking for a daughter-in-law, you should look to our area. My niece is a vocational school graduate. Although she's not as good as a college graduate, she's got a job. She and your Xiao Nian are quite a good match. Why don't you let the two of them meet next time Xiao Nian comes back?"

......

The topic was getting more and more off track, and Wang Laonian waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "It's up to him to decide what's going on with his children. We won't interfere. Whether they're from here or from elsewhere, as long as he's happy and the two kids can live a good life, my husband and I have no objections."

He was speaking from the heart. In the years after losing his child, he had only one wish: that his child would live well. As long as his child was alive, he would be grateful no matter where he was.

Now that his children have all returned to his side, and even brought him back a sweet little girl, what more could he ask for?

When he returned, Xiao Wan, who had just come home from school, was helping with the cooking. "Dad, what did my brother say on the phone?"

“Your brother bought a house in Beijing and told us to go and take a look when we have time.”

"What? He bought a house in Beijing? When did my brother become so capable?"

“It must have been Sister An’an who helped my brother earn the money. Last time he called me, he told me that Sister An’an had found him a source of goods. He said that if we work hard, she will take us to live in Beijing.”