Since the kidnapping incident involving Brother Dao,
The lives of Zhou Chuan and his sister Zhou Ling were not comfortable; in fact, they were quite difficult.
Because the kidnapping incident was reported by major media outlets, many of which mentioned the siblings, they were recognized and subjected to verbal abuse, making it impossible for them to continue their small business.
Even if he changed locations, he still couldn't change the fact that he would be recognized. Left with no other choice, Zhou Chuan had to give up and find a job instead.
However, he was rejected by several companies after a series of interviews.
The reason sounds nice—that they don't need more people—but in reality, they just don't want to hire him.
The setbacks at work were only one aspect for the siblings; they also became famous again in their neighborhood.
The neighborhood aunties knew that they were Zhou's adopted son and daughter, including the things they had done to wrong Zhou Chen in the past, which became a hot topic of discussion.
Whenever the two of them go downstairs, they attract criticism and negative comments.
Now, the two of them rarely go downstairs unless absolutely necessary.
In response,
The two naturally blamed everything on Zhou Chen, believing that Zhou Chen was responsible for everything, and they would curse Zhou Chen every day.
even,
To vent his anger, Zhou Chuan would carve Zhou Chen's name on the doll he used to comfort Zhao Xiaoya, then punch or kick it a few times to release his frustration.
Staying at home for three consecutive days,
My money is dwindling; it'll only last me two days' living expenses at most.
Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan had no choice but to find a way to solve their basic needs. As for treating Zhao Xiaoya's illness, to be honest, Zhou Ling had already given up and could only leave it to fate.
"Third sister, I've thought of a way to make money easily without any initial investment."
Zhou Chuan suddenly stood up from the sofa and said excitedly.
"Tell me quickly."
Zhou Ling's eyes lit up, and she quickly asked.
"It's just... cough cough..."
Zhou Chuan was a little embarrassed to speak.
"Speak."
"Um, Third Sister, okay, I'll tell you..."
After hearing Zhou Chuan's solution, Zhou Ling remained silent for a long time. Had things really come to this?
Wouldn't it be too shameful to actually do that?
"Third sister, you don't need to worry about being recognized. As long as we put on some simple makeup, no one will recognize us. When I was hiding, I saw those people earning hundreds of yuan a day."
"If we go to work for someone else now, no one will hire us. If we start our own business, we'll only get criticized. This is the only way we can go. Third Sister, you don't want to go hungry, do you? Our top priority right now is to survive."
Zhou Chuan advised.
After much hesitation, Zhou Ling thought that since it had been more than once or twice before, losing face again wouldn't be a big deal. As long as she could make money, losing face wasn't scary.
What's scary is not having money.
Most importantly, she felt that Zhou Chuan was right: only by surviving can one do other things.
If, as Zhou Chuan said, I could earn a hundred yuan a day, it would definitely be better than working for someone else.
Zero cost, zero investment, and even if it fails, there's no loss.
"Following your suggestion, what are the specific steps we should take?"
"Third sister, that's easy. Just bring Xiaoya along, and I guarantee our income will double."
Zhou Chuan grinned.
Are we using Xiaoya?
Zhou Ling frowned instinctively, but considering that Zhou Chuan's actions would indeed help them receive more money, she finally nodded in agreement.
On that day,
On the pedestrian street, in a shady spot, two beggars appeared, dressed in tattered clothes and with dirty faces.
When they met someone passing by, the two of them would say in turn, "Please have mercy."
Some passersby, unable to bear the sight, might take out a coin and toss it into the bowl.
That's right, Zhou Chuan's brilliant idea was to beg, to disguise himself as a beggar, and to take advantage of other people's kindness and compassion.
Sure enough, passersby felt sorry for Zhou Ling when they saw her holding a baby, and many people generously donated money. The bowl in front of Zhou Ling clearly had twice as much money as the bowl in Zhou Chuan's.
When Zhou Ling saw a man in a suit walk by and throw a fifty-yuan note into her bowl, she was shocked. She quickly expressed her gratitude and put the fifty-yuan note away.
In less than a morning, she had earned seventy or eighty yuan for free. She no longer doubted Zhou Chuan's claim that she could earn over a hundred yuan a day. Pretending to be a beggar was indeed profitable.
Earning 100 a day, that's 1,000 in ten days, and 100,000 or 200,000 a year.
This business is really good.
With the fifty yuan donated by a kind person that morning, Zhou Ling's motivation soared. She pretended to be pitiful and worked even harder.
That evening, the two returned home, changed their clothes, went to a restaurant, ordered a large table full of dishes, and ate heartily until they were very full.
The following day, the two continued to go out and pretend to be beggars, begging on the roadside.
at the same time,
Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua came to the house the two rented to ease the tension between themselves and Zhou Chuan and Zhou Ling and to dispel the grudges between them.
However, after knocking on the door for a long time, no one answered.
Left with no other option, I had to go downstairs and come back in the afternoon.
For three days in a row, they were unable to see the siblings and had to ask their downstairs neighbors if they were home.
To the couple's surprise, when they inquired about Zhou Chuan and Zhou Ling, no one was willing to reveal anything, and the way they were looked at was full of disdain.
Disappointed, Zhou Dana had no choice but to leave with Wang Xiuhua, planning to come back earlier the next day.
"Third sister, I think I saw second sister today."
The siblings returned home very late, and Zhou Chuan suddenly remembered something.
"Why bring her up? Don't call her 'Second Sister' anymore. She's not our sister. Don't forget, she's cut ties with us."
Zhou Ling didn't want to hear Zhou Na's name.
Zhou Chuan shrugged and stopped calling her Second Sister. "Third Sister, do you know where I saw her? In a high-end shopping mall in Yanjing. I figured people who shop here are all rich and generous, and I could get a lot of money from them. But I had only been sitting down for a short while when I saw Second Sister... no, I mean Zhou Na. She came out carrying several bags, all of which looked like expensive items. Where did she get the money? How could she afford to buy all that?"
"Are you sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else?"
Zhou Ling frowned and asked, finding it unlikely. Although she disliked Zhou Na now, she knew that Zhou Na didn't have much money. Besides, Zhou Na was extremely frugal; how could she possibly go shopping in a mall?
It's probably someone who looks a lot like Zhou Na.
Zhou Chuan shook his head with unwavering determination, "Impossible, I would never be wrong. I could never be wrong about anyone but her."
Seeing Zhou Chuan's certainty, Zhou Ling frowned deeply. How did Zhou Na suddenly become rich?
"Let's go to her place tomorrow."
Zhou Ling still didn't quite believe it unless she saw it with her own eyes.
Zhou Chuan also wanted to figure it out.
then,
The next morning, the siblings went downstairs early to Zhou Na's rented place.
Not long after the siblings left...
Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua returned to the neighborhood, and unsurprisingly, they were disappointed once again.
...
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