Second Aunt Li Dahong deliberately raised her voice and said, "Oh dear, my old lady, you still want to take the money back?!"
I think you should just give up. Look at what they did. They moved out overnight the very first day they came back.
This is to stay far away from you, quietly make a fortune, and not give you a single penny! How are you going to rob me?!
Dong Fenghua slammed her cane into the ground. "I'm not dead yet! I'm still the one in charge of this family. Even if the eldest son were still alive, would he dare refuse to give me money if I asked?!"
After my eldest son died, I didn't take her money and we separated from the family. That was because I saw that she and her children were not well-off and had no money to support me, so I didn't want it!
Li Dahong's lips curled into a cold smile. Her mother-in-law was afraid that Song Wenhui's family would eat more than they were given, which was why she hurriedly separated from Song Wenhui's family and started living separately.
But none of that matters. What matters is that her mother-in-law is determined to take the money back!
She said, "Mom, you're right! His family wasn't well-off before, and you were considerate of them, which is why you haven't made them pay any money in recent years."
Now that his family is wealthy, they should hand over the money to you to manage! You are the head of the household!
What son earns money and doesn't hand it over to his mother to manage?! Besides, given my sister-in-law's situation, her son might die any day now. Are they going to leave so much money to two good-for-nothings?!
"A married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl; these two daughters will marry sooner or later. Are we really going to let someone from another family take the money away?"
Dong Fenghua instantly became enraged, "They won't take a single penny of my money! You two good-for-nothings, you think you can steal my money? Bah! Dream on!"
Li Dahong asked, "When are you going to ask for the money?"
Dong Fenghua said, "There are many of his family members now. By tomorrow during the day, when there are fewer people around, I will ask Song Wenhui for the money!"
She turned and walked back, leaning on her cane. It was the time when Song Wenhui's family was at their busiest, and she wasn't stupid enough to come knocking on their door at this time.
Li Dahong followed her mother-in-law home, her smile barely concealed. Thinking about the money she would receive tomorrow, all she could think about was braised pork!
Cheng Qiuqiu followed her sister back to the room and asked excitedly, "Sis, potato chips and sweet potato chips only cost this much? Wait, what are potato chips? Sweet potato chips?"
Cheng Xiao Kui, holding the potato chips and sweet potato chips she had specially saved for her younger sister, said, "Try them and see how they taste?"
Cheng Qiuqiu hurriedly grabbed a chip and stuffed it into her mouth, nodding repeatedly, "Delicious, delicious, so delicious! This is called potato chips and sweet potato chips. I've never eaten them before! Sister, how much money did our family make?"
Cheng Xiaokui said, "I haven't counted the specifics, let's count them now."
She took out a tin biscuit box, which had rust spots on its exterior and was clearly an old item from his family.
Cookie boxes like these were quite expensive back then.
It must have been bought when his father was alive and his family was wealthy!
Her mother had never been able to bear throwing it away all these years, but she never expected it to come in handy today.
She poured out all the money inside. The largest denomination was 5 yuan, and there were also 2 yuan and 1 yuan notes, 5 mao, 2 mao, 1 mao notes, and 1 fen and 2 fen notes.
It was not easy to count these coins, so the whole family pitched in to stack them up, one cent per stack.
As Cheng Xiaokui counted the money, she said, "All 30 chicken frames have been sold. They were 30 cents each. I received a total of 69 cents in cash, 2.5 jin of oil coupons, and 2 jin of grain coupons."
I sold 15 skewers of grilled chicken butts for a total of 75 cents. I also sold chicken necks, chicken feet, and braised eggs, so I think I made about 5 yuan.
There were also potato chips and sweet potato chips; four bags of them sold for a little over ten yuan.
After Cheng Xiaokui finished calculating the accounts, everyone had counted out most of the cash.
The accounts with Cheng Xiaokui were reconciled, and a total of 23.1 yuan was collected.
Her sweet potato chips and potato chips have gone up in price in Beijing; three bags cost one cent each, two bags of potato chips and one bag of sweet potato chips.
Looking at the table full of money, Cheng Qiuqiu exclaimed in surprise, "So much money? That's 23 yuan! I only earn 36 yuan a month working hard in the factory!"
Her salary was already considered high because she worked as a factory worker in a factory workshop.
If you work in another department, the kind where you sit in an office, you'd only get 30 yuan a month.
Cheng Xiaokui said, "We should be able to earn even more tomorrow! Today we're just doing a trial sale, and many of our neighbors don't know we have this kind of delicious food. Tomorrow, even more people will come to buy it."
Song Wenhui said worriedly, "What if we eat it today and don't want to eat it tomorrow? Maybe fewer people will come to buy it tomorrow..."
She felt guilty looking at the table full of money. What good things had ever happened to her in her life?
How could such a good thing happen?
Cheng Xiaokui said, "No, after all, very few people have tried it. Tomorrow, those who have tried it will go to the textile factory and tell their colleagues, and definitely more people will come to buy it."
So we need to buy even more stuff tomorrow! Prepare even more stuff to sell tonight!
Oh, right, we still have hot and sour noodles to sell! My mother-in-law soaked potatoes and sweet potatoes to make starch, which we can use to sell hot and sour noodles tomorrow morning! We also have the leftover braised eggs, which we can sell as well!
"I'll sell the hot and sour noodles for 5 cents a bowl! Anyway, the starch is all just soaked, so there's practically no cost. I estimate I can sell about 20 bowls. I'll sell the remaining braised eggs tomorrow morning too!"
She assured everyone that this hot and sour noodle dish was something no one in the city had ever tasted before.
Even if you're just trying it out, all 20 bowls will sell out in no time!
So tomorrow morning, I'll at least have two dollars in income!
Lin Qiuru brought a large pot of winter melon meatball soup and rice to the table, and served a large bowl to everyone.
The two children scooped up the mutton meatballs and rice from their bowls with spoons and ate with great relish.
While eating, Xiaolongbao looked up and listened to the adults talking. His big eyes darted around as if he could understand what everyone was saying.
Cheng Qiu Kui couldn't help but show off half a bowl of this dish in one go. This kind of meal was something her family only ate once or twice a year.
She cautiously said to her mother, "Mom, tomorrow will be especially busy at home, right? How about I take a day off and help out at home..."
Song Wenhui said, "What help can you offer? We can manage. If you really can't manage, then you can ask for leave. Taking a day off at work will result in a significant deduction in your pay."
Cheng Qiuqiu said, "I'll take sick leave first, and say I have an upset stomach. Taking sick leave will only deduct half of my pay. I'm just worried that my sister won't be able to handle it."
She gave Cheng Xiao Kui a wink; she really didn't want to go to that class anymore! She wanted to stay home and help cook all sorts of delicious food!
Making money at home is so easy! You can earn in a day what she makes in a month!
Cheng Xiaokui said, "Mom, we really won't be able to handle everything tomorrow, so I'm planning to order double the amount of goods!"
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