Su Qingmeng and Zhou Wenxi made an appointment to meet at 8 o'clock, but she didn't go out until 7:30. The two of them went shopping at Hualian Department Store today. This mall is located on Nanjing East Road, not far from her home.

Su Qingmeng walked over strolling. She thought that in modern times, she and her bestie usually went out shopping in the afternoon and would not get up until midnight on weekends. She didn't expect that after traveling through time, she could still see the sun at 8 o'clock. Her lifestyle was too healthy.

When she arrived at the entrance of the mall, Zhou Wenxi was already there. "Why are you alone? Where's Kang Kang?" Su Qingmeng always brought her child with her when she went out recently, so it was a bit strange that she came alone this time.

Su Qingmeng: "Lin Xiuyao is back, and I left the child to his father."

Zhou Wenxi: "Your husband is finally back?" She looked at Su Qingmeng and teased her: "No wonder you look so good today."

Su Qingmeng was shy: "Well, no way. I'm usually like this."

Zhou Wenxi: "It just so happens that I've already left Qingqing with Professor Chen. It's just the two of us today, so we can go shopping more freely."

The two walked into the shopping mall. Hualian not only had mid- to high-end clothing, but also leather shoes, bags, cosmetics, accessories, etc. They picked out summer clothes. Nowadays, clothing is more diverse and the styles are bolder than in the 1980s.

There are a lot of people wearing miniskirts and suspenders on the street this year, but neither of them likes this style. Su Qingmeng is afraid of getting tanned, and Zhou Wenxi thinks it's too revealing.

She picked up a silver-white long skirt with embroidered patterns on it. Su Qingmeng gestured on her body and asked, "Does this skirt look good?"

Zhou Wenxi: "It looks good. You look elegant in white."

Su Qingmeng went to check out. Zhou Wenxi looked at the price, 699. If she bought such a dress with a month's salary, she would only have enough money left for living expenses.

Leaving the clothing store, Zhou Wenxi sighed, "The prices right now are truly outrageous. Even though wages have gone up, they can't keep up with the rapid increase in commodity prices."

Su Qingmeng was curious: "Sister Wenxi, how much is your monthly salary?"

Zhou Wenxi: "About 750 to 800, it depends."

Su Qingmeng nodded. "Do you want to develop a side business or something? Sister Wenxi, don't blame me for being blunt. You won't get rich just by taking a fixed salary. You may think you're doing well now, but you also have to think about Qingqing."

She used Kang Kang as an example, "My son, for example, spends over a thousand yuan a month on food and clothing. He's learning taekwondo, the violin, and other extracurricular activities like painting. Sometimes even a thousand yuan isn't enough. Studying abroad is popular now, so what if Qingqing wants to go abroad in the future?"

"What's a side hustle?" Zhou Wenxi was tempted, but she had some concerns. "Actually, officials are now encouraged to take unpaid leave and start their own businesses, but I can't bear to leave my current position. After all, I've worked so hard, and our company doesn't allow public servants to take on part-time jobs."

"Then can't you provide legal advice? Nowadays, private enterprises and private companies need guidance from professional lawyers. I think you can do it." Su Qingmeng frowned, "But I didn't consider the nature of your unit. It would be a disaster if I misunderstood you for corruption and bribery." She thought that lawyers nowadays earn a lot of money, and Zhou Wenxi's business ability is also enough for the job.

Zhou Wenxi: "Anyway, thank you for your suggestion. I know you're doing this for my own good."

Su Qingmeng smiled and said, "Why not let your Professor Chen develop other businesses? He has more freedom than you."

Zhou Wenxi also laughed, "Okay, I'll go back and squeeze him. Oh, and I've got a shop I've picked out. It's not far from Fudan University, and I'll be selling it in a couple of days."

Su Qingmeng was happy for her friend, "That's great." Now she felt relieved. If Sister Wenxi didn't live in an allocated house and didn't want to covet her parents' property, she wouldn't worry about her future. Now that she had a shop, she could live a worry-free life in the future.

She saw a Nike store. "I'm going to buy a pair of shoes for Kang Kang," Su Qingmeng chose a pair of blue sneakers. "It seems like boys eat shoes. New shoes break down in a few months."

Zhou Wenxi: "Qingqing is better, but my younger sister's son is like this too."

Seeing Su Qingmeng spending more than three hundred yuan without blinking, Zhou Wenxi really started to think about her income. After her family bought the shop, they didn't have much savings. Although talking about money is vulgar, a superior life cannot be achieved without financial support.

She recalled the 1970s, when people were proud of living a hard and simple life. However, in recent years, she has clearly felt the change in social customs. There are more and more rich people, and people are no longer ashamed to talk about profit.

After shopping, the two found a small restaurant to eat. Zhou Wenxi and Su Qingmeng complained about the troubles at home. She felt that Su Qingmeng was a good person to talk to. She had no interactions with her family and was very tight-lipped.

Su Qingmeng also discovered that her friends seemed to like to confide their troubles to her, and her position was like a "tree hole", but she was also happy to see it happen. After all, she and Lin Xiuyao had no such troubles, and they had no material to write novels about family conflicts.

After walking around for a long time and feeling thirsty, Zhou Wenxi opened a bottle of soda and said, "My parents kicked my sister and her family out of the house."

Su Qingmeng widened her eyes in surprise.

Zhou Wenxi: "That's not what I meant. I told them to move out and rent a place. My parents couldn't stand her and my eldest sister-in-law arguing all the time, so they gave my younger sister a shop and 3,000 yuan. It was like dividing the family property."

Su Qingmeng was curious: "What about you? Didn't your parents give you anything?" Although Sister Wenxi didn't want her parents' property, they were both daughters, so she couldn't treat them unfairly.

"They gave me 10,000 yuan," Zhou Wenxi said. "They gave the house and another shop to my eldest brother. He and his family will take care of me in my old age."

Su Qingmeng nodded without commenting. After all, it was Sister Wenxi's household chores. "Eat some food. Try this pickled fish. I love it."

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