Chapter 56
"An An, hug me." Zhong Miao picked up An An, and the little guy became a little heavier.
"Grandma, how did you get here?"
"It was Erwa who brought us here."
Several people were chatting animatedly about the upcoming opening. An An was also well behaved and didn't make any noise. When he saw Zhou Xiaohui, an aunt he didn't know, he took the initiative to greet her. Zhou Xiaohui responded to An An, but her expression didn't look very good.
She found an opportunity to come to Zhong Miao, got close and whispered, "How come you have such a big child? Your in-laws didn't bully you, did they?"
Zhou Xiaohui didn’t know that Zhong Miao had a child before, so she couldn’t help but imagine a lot of pressure from the mother-in-law, forcing her to give birth to a child to continue the family line as soon as she got married.
Zhong Miao knew she had misunderstood when she heard this. "The child was born to my husband's eldest brother and his wife. He passed away unexpectedly a few years ago, and he gave the child to me to take care of. I'm only a little kid, how could I have given birth to such a big child?"
"That's good, that's good. I was saying that your husband treats you so well and doesn't seem like someone who would bully you. Alas, it's a pity for your eldest brother and sister-in-law."
Zhou Xiaohui felt relieved and lowered her voice. Fortunately, Zhang Weilan was chatting with Zhong Ming and Pei Ze, so she had no idea what they were talking about.
"That's all in the past. Don't let my mother-in-law hear it. She'll be sad. Oh, don't worry. My mother-in-law is better, much better than my husband. Don't worry."
"Um."
When it came time to cut the ribbon, everyone stood on either side, Zhong Miao and Pei Ze stood in the middle, and Erwa held a borrowed camera, ready to record this moment, which was the result of half a year's hard work by all of them.
Pei Ze held Zhong Miao's hand holding the scissors, and as everyone counted down, he cut the red cloth with Zhong Miao. At the same time, Li Guodong pulled down the red cloth on the door sign, and the four words "Ming'an Home Furnishing" were revealed.
I don't know who lit the firecrackers at the door, and it was very lively for a while.
"Click", Erwa pressed the shutter to record this beautiful moment.
There were applause, laughter, and cheers as everyone sent their blessings, hoping that the store would sell well and have a successful opening.
After the store opened, Li Hongmei, as the newly appointed store manager, started working in the store. There was a lounge in the store where she temporarily lived.
During this period, Zhong Ming not only took care of Li Hongmei, but also taught Erwa all the factory business operations. Erwa is almost able to work on his own.
It can be imagined that Pei Ze will not be too busy in the future. Once both sides are mature, he will be able to relax.
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Time flies, and the college entrance examination is here. This time, Zhong Ming is accompanying me to take the exam.
Zhong Miao waved goodbye to her father and walked towards the examination room. She vaguely heard someone calling her. She turned around and saw it was Wang Yingying.
"Zhong Miao, it really is you. Which exam room are you in?"
"Examination Room 5."
"I'm in exam room 6, and we're next to each other."
"Yeah." Zhong Miao didn't have much to say to her. This seemed to be the first time she met Wang Yingying outside the plot.
It's normal to think about it. If the original owner hadn't taken the college entrance examination, he would definitely not have encountered it. Besides, there are only two examination sites, so it's not surprising to encounter it.
"Let's have lunch together. We have an exam in the afternoon." Wang Yingying seemed to feel more confident when she met Zhong Miao at this time. She didn't review well, so Zhong Miao probably wouldn't do well either. If she really didn't do well in the exam, then they would all fail together.
"No, my dad is here to take the exam with me, so I have to eat with him."
"Oh, all right then."
When they arrived at Examination Room 5, Zhong Miao said perfunctorily, "I'm here, good luck to you."
"Well, you should do your best too. I hope you can get into university." Wang Yingying said this insincerely. She herself was not sure, so how could she give a sincere blessing?
Zhong Miao waved her hand and entered the examination room. She knew whether she could pass the exam or not, but as for Wang Yingying, repeating a year was a plot requirement.
At the end of the first day of the exam, Zhong Miao saw Wang Yingying. Wang Yingying had lost the confidence she had in the morning, like an eggplant hit by frost. Zhong Miao did not have the habit of kicking someone when they were down, so he simply ignored her.
The next day, after the college entrance examination, Zhong Miao was late in packing up her things when she heard crying in the corridor. She walked to examination room 6 and saw Wang Yingying.
"If you want to cry, go home and cry. The door will be locked later."
"You, you just want to laugh at me."
"I'm not free to laugh at you. If you have that much time, you should eat more, drink more, and spend more time with your family. There's really nothing worth laughing at about you."
"Wow, are you sure you can pass the exam?" Wang Yingying raised her tear-red eyes and stared at Zhong Miao, sobbing.
"certainly."
"Where do you get your confidence from?" Wang Yingying didn't believe it.
"I am very clear about my abilities, of course I have the confidence. You can cry if you want. I'm leaving." Oh, why bother talking nonsense with her, Zhong Miao got up and left.
"Do you know how to answer the next few big questions?" Wang Yingying quickly jogged to catch up.
"I won't do the last one."
"Only one?"
"I really don't know what you are testing for." In fact, the first few questions were not too difficult, but the last big question was beyond the scope of Zhong Miao's cognition.
"You're still laughing at me. What will you do if you fail the exam?" Wang Yingying would rather believe that Zhong Miao was fooling her than believe that she was better than herself.
"You always care about other people's affairs, but what does other people's affairs have to do with you?"
Zhong Miao thought her behavior was boring and couldn't help but say, "Wang Yingying, pay more attention to yourself. No one can live your life for you. I don't care whether you are good or bad. Or rather, apart from your family, few people care."
"You, you." Wang Yingying wiped her tears but couldn't speak.
"I saw my dad. I'm leaving first." Zhong Miao found his old father in the crowd at a glance, immediately put Wang Yingying down, and ran over happily.
"Hahaha, my dear, this is a good test, isn't it?"
Zhong Ming took the bag from his daughter with a smile.
"Of course, there's no suspense."
"I knew it. Let's go home quickly, tell your mother-in-law, and then call your uncle."
"OK."
Since the ribbon-cutting ceremony that day, Zhang Weilan and An An have not gone home.
Zhang Weilan was worried about Zhong Miao's college entrance examination. On the other hand, An An would be five years old after his birthday and it was time for him to go to preschool. If possible, he could sign up directly and start attending the middle class when school started.
In the evening, the family gathered together again.
Pei Ze took out a dozen bills from his pocket and said, "Wife, this is the money the store earned today. I'll give it to you to confiscate."
Zhong Miao sighed and took it. "I've saved so much already. I have to go to the bank to deposit it for you tomorrow. Can't you do it yourself?"
"I'll take you to deposit it tomorrow." Pei Ze was also worried about her going to the bank alone.
"Um."
Pei Ze's store and the factory have two different management models, which are clearly distinguished. The store has to pay the factory for the goods it purchases. In addition to the payment, the rest of the money is earned by the store, and he gave it directly to Zhong Miao.
The factory has not settled the accounts yet, but the recent big orders are almost completed, and by then the payment will be larger, and he will be able to get the money back after the accounts are settled.
Zhong Miao put the money into the cabinet together with the passbook.
"Second brother, I heard from Li Guodong that your shop is quite popular. How much can you earn in a day?" Zhang Weilan asked curiously when she saw her son making money.
"When we opened two days ago, we could sell 700 to 800 yuan a day. Now that we've put out ads, we can sell 1,000 to 2,000 yuan. Yesterday, we sold the most large items, more than 3,000 yuan. After deducting the rent and labor for purchasing goods, we can make 300 yuan by selling 1,000 yuan."
"Oh my God, you're falling into a money hole. You're really good at making money." Zhang Weilan didn't expect her son to earn so much.
"The factory and the store both have separate accounts. The store is just an individual business. The factory's income hasn't been calculated yet. A conservative estimate is that the monthly payment will be at least 20,000 yuan."
"Oh, oh, good things are going to happen this time. I, an old woman, never dared to imagine this in my life. I have made it big."
"This is just the beginning. There will be much more in the future."
The effect of TV advertising is very good. There are almost constant customers in the store, and orders from the factory are like snowflakes, densely packed. Although the quantity of these orders is not large and it seems to be a trial, there are too many of them.
There are also several big orders he took on before. He has been busy with them in the past few months and the results are about to show.
He also needs to visit more foreign markets and take on more big orders, which would be a round number, but he is reluctant to leave his wife.
"Well, I thought, let Erwa go to explore the foreign market, and I will stay in the factory. If it doesn't work out, I can hire a few salesmen."
"Okay, then we have to give the kids a raise." Zhang Weilan said happily. His son and daughter-in-law are really promising. One can earn money, and the other is going to college. They are both good kids.
"That's a must." Pei Ze said firmly.
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The college entrance examination was over, and Zhong Miao wanted to spend more time with her mother-in-law and children, so she simply followed them back to the village.
An An has enrolled in preschool, which will start in September. After one year in the middle class and one year in the senior class, he will be able to go to elementary school.
When Zhong Miao returned to the house in the village, she felt like she hadn't been there for a long time. She missed this house quite a bit.
Recently, Zhong Ming's garment factory has also entered the preparation stage. Pei Ze is now busy at both the factory and the store. No matter how late he is during the day, he has to go back to the village to report to his wife at night.
That day, Zhong Miao took An An to the store to buy snacks and was walking home. She lowered her head to help An An tear open the snack packaging and didn't pay any attention to what was happening in front of her.
A figure ran very fast, like a headless fly, and almost bumped into An An, "What are you doing? You almost bumped into my child."
An An was also startled, "Mom, Mom, hold me."
The other party stopped and said, "Yes, I'm sorry."
Zhong Miao picked up the child and saw that it was Wang Yingying. Her nose and cheeks were red, and tears were falling like they were free. "What's wrong with you? Why are you crying?"
Today is the weekend, and I guess Wang Yingying should go back to the village with Song Xing.
"Zhong Miao, I really have nowhere to go. Can I stay at your place for a while?" Wang Yingying's hands were shaking as she wiped her tears.
Although Zhong Miao didn't want to get involved in her troubles, Wang Yingying's emotions were really unstable. Not only were her hands shaking, but her whole body was shaking.
Wang Yingying's tears flowed uncontrollably like a faucet, and the whites of her eyes were covered with bloodshot. Zhong Miao had some knowledge of psychology and saw that something was wrong with her. Besides, there were bachelors and hooligans in the village, and she would easily get into trouble.
Zhong Miao wondered if she could understand more about the plot if she tested Wang Yingying. Right now, Wang Yingying was emotionally unstable, which might be a good opportunity for a breakthrough.
"Let's go."
When she got home, Zhang Weilan saw that it was Wang Yingying and she was not as enthusiastic as usual. How could she not know about the trivial things going on between her son and Song Xing?
But seeing that the child was crying pitifully, she didn't say anything.
Since Zhong Miao and Wang Yingying moved to the city a few months ago, they have only seen each other during the two days of the college entrance examination. Zhong Miao is still wondering whether he will run into Wang Yingying in the city next month as the plot requires. He has already seen her twice before the plot point even starts.
Wang Yingying was crying so hard that she couldn't even speak clearly for a while. Her words were slurred and intermittent. Zhong Miao poured her some water and said, "Take some time to speak. Drink some water first."
Wang Yingying paused for a moment, and after her emotions had stabilized, she began to tell her story.
She had an argument with Song Xing and felt wronged so she went back to the village. However, her parents and elder brother, who were patriarchal, were still afraid that Song Xing would not give her the ten yuan every month. Wang Yingying had stirred up a hornet's nest.
Her parents and brother criticized her and wanted to pack her up and throw her back to the city immediately, for fear of angering Song Xing.
Her parents' home and her husband's home are only separated by a wall. If anything happens at her parents' home, her husband's home will know immediately. When her parents-in-law saw her go back to her parents' home, they also came to ask why Song Xing didn't come back with her. When they heard that they had quarreled, and that Wang Yingying came back by herself, they also blamed her for being ignorant.
Except for Song Xing, all the family members of her husband's family and her own family were present. Everyone was blaming Wang Yingying, so she couldn't hold it in anymore and ran out. This was also the reason why she didn't want to go home.
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