The four of them walked slowly around the mall, being on guard against pickpockets at all times. They chose what they wanted to buy and finally bought two 8-pound cotton quilts.
After shopping, Wang Yitong asked her aunt and Tiantian to take a day off today and rest on Saturday, and Wang Yitong and her mother returned to their residence.
Wang Yitong is very careful about her diet now, so she cooks at noon, making steamed sea bass, broccoli with garlic sauce, and seaweed egg drop soup.
The two chatted while eating, and Wang Yitong told her mother Chen Yin: "Mom, I have bought a house. I will transfer the ownership and get the property certificate next week. If people ask me then, just say I took out a loan and I need to pay back the mortgage every month. Then you and my second aunt will live here. I have been very busy recently, and you snore at night, so my sleep quality is a bit poor. I will move in and live alone."
Besides, the houses in this community are not expensive. A renovated small three-bedroom apartment costs about 600,000 yuan. I will help you pay a 30% down payment of 180,000 yuan, and each of you will have to pay about 1,800 yuan to the bank. In order to prevent Dad from spending money indiscriminately, I will use his salary to pay off the mortgage, which will put pressure on him to do things in the future.
Besides, there's almost no one back home in the countryside. You see, Dad's relatives have all moved to the city. You should talk to him about it. He's also willing to buy a house in the city, so it'll be convenient for us to go back in the future. I remember you saved the compensation for Dad's injury in the coal mine for his death, and you can also use the money for the vacation back home. This way, you'll know how the store is doing. You'll still need to run the online store in the future, and I'll give you a commission. But don't let anyone else know about this. I'll be busy and won't have time."
After hearing this, Chen Yin felt the constant stream of news was a bit sudden, and she found herself somewhat unfamiliar with her daughter. She had left home at a young age to live with her second sister, and later went to college and work, with the only times they were together being during the winter and summer holidays. In her opinion, women didn't need to be so capable, just take care of the housework and the family. She hoped her daughter wouldn't marry a rural man like her. This was also the reason she had opposed her daughter's first love! Later, her younger brother and sister told her about the outstanding boy named Lin Mu, and she began to have a better attitude, but the two later broke up.
Seeing her daughter now able to stand on her own, buy a car, start a business, and even buy a house, she really couldn't believe it. In Chen Yin's eyes, only her aunt's family had such conditions. She married a leader, and later her cousins, who now work in different departments.
In her eyes, those people were already very impressive. Her youngest brother, meanwhile, had truly built his career from scratch, rising through the ranks in Shanghai and marrying a university professor. She herself had studied tailoring and design in her youth, but had been out of touch with society for many years, ever since she followed Tongtong's father to live in her hometown.
Is it too late to change now and start over?
Chen Yin thought for a long time and said, "You arrange it. We just need to not hold you back."
After the meal, Chen Yin helped clean the house and sorted out the goods ordered from the wholesale market and the clothes she bought with Wang Yitong.
In the evening, the four of them had dinner together outside, and Wang Yitong thanked her family for their support. After dinner, they went home to continue packing and shipping.
This time, my second aunt was also asked to act as a model. My second aunt Chen Jie usually pays great attention to maintenance. Of course, she is a little fat, but after putting on makeup, she looks like a rich lady. The three of them tried on each piece of clothing and took photos. There were several groups of different styles: sweet, cute and student style, Wang Yitong's style was fashionable, elegant, workplace and gentle life style; my aunt's style was rich and homely.
After this photoshoot, Wang Yitong compiled her outfit and posted it on her blog, Tieba, Weibo, and QQ. Her popularity soared from a few hundred to a few thousand, then to tens of thousands, and finally to over a hundred thousand followers. Her Taobao store sales continued to rise, and she also hired Tiantian's roommate as a part-time customer service representative, paying her one yuan per order, managed by Tiantian. She also learned how to use Photoshop.
Chen Yin's eyes lit up as she watched their transformation. She silently opened the basic fashion magazines Wang Yitong subscribed to and said to herself, "I'll start learning again, for both my children and myself." Chen Yin actually had a foundation in fashion design. She'd buy her own fabric back home and make her own clothes, as well as help neighbors in the mountains with their tailoring. She even had a sewing machine at home. This time, she helped Wang Yitong pick out several outfits at the wholesale market. And her second aunt, Chen Jie, was incredibly skilled; she'd knitted all the beautiful towels Tiantian wore as a child.
After updating the product images, Wang Yitong called her landlord, Zhao Yunhao, and asked him for advice on how to shoot videos. Zhao Yunhao patiently answered her questions and sent her some video tutorials. He also told Wang Yitong that he would be back to work at the Chengdu office after the Lunar New Year.
"Brother Zhao, are you going to take back the house and stop renting it out when you come back?" Wang Yitong asked nervously.
"Don't worry about that. The Chengdu Municipal Office has housing for our employees. My parents bought that house for me. It's close to my cousin, but a bit far from my office. I'll probably buy a new house soon, so you can just continue living in yours."
Zhao Yunhao returned to Chengdu this time partly because his parents were urging him to get married and asked him to return home for a blind date. His family had introduced him to potential partners, all of whom were children of acquaintances at businesses and institutions. Another reason was that Zhao Yunhao had a crush on Wang Yitong and wanted to return to see her, not content with communicating online or by phone. Their primary conversations were about photography, photo editing, and the house.
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