Yuan Zhuan's words left Wei Ding speechless. "What? Who's in charge of me? How come I don't know?"
"That's good." Yuan Zhuan turned and left.
"Hey, Yuan Zhuan, stop right there! Tell me, who gave me orders? Tell me!!"
His only response was the receding figure of Yuan Zhuan.
Wei Ding: I'm so angry...
Han Yu couldn't bear to watch his friend's frantic reaction, so he grabbed him and left.
Xiao Yue and Qin Man exchanged a glance, then looked at the receding figure, smiled, and followed after them.
“Since she’s someone Principal Xu takes care of, you shouldn’t be thinking of causing trouble. Besides, she hasn’t done anything to wrong us,” Han Yu said. As for his friend’s previous behavior, he couldn’t quite accept it either.
"I was just teasing her, I didn't expect her to be so fierce," Wei Ding complained irritably.
He was just joking around, but little did he know she would force him to wipe the chair, which really got to him. It seemed like it wouldn't be in his nature if he didn't make a scene, as it would affect his prestige in the class.
He didn't perform well today, so he'll have to make up for it tomorrow.
"Wei Ding, Yuan Zhuan isn't a coward, so don't cause trouble. If she complains about you, the principal might actually come looking for your grandfather," Qin Man advised her friend with a smile. Yuan Zhuan had a strange air about her; despite being dark-skinned and thin, she didn't seem like the timid little girl from a remote mountain village. She had seen other girls in the village, but none of them had the same air about them.
How should I put it? Well, she has a very special temperament, like confidence, yes, she looks very confident, and it seems like she has everything under control; if it were any other girl from the village, she would definitely have burst into tears.
Yuan Zhuan, not wanting to waste time dealing with the rebellious kid, went straight to the shop. She had prepared the ingredients for the skewers yesterday, and today was the first day of business. She wondered how well it would sell.
Cao Ming never expected that there would be even busier days than when the business opened. He was almost exhausted after a whole day. He had to call two friends over to help him get things moving. The only thing that made them happy was the skewer of vegetables that Zhao Ma would occasionally have Yuan Zhu feed him. The taste was absolutely amazing!
After he finished his work, he had to have a good meal. Hmm, there was still some meat and vegetables at home, so he took them and cooked them in a soup. He didn't know what the soup was made of, but it smelled amazing!
The supplies prepared inside were gradually decreasing, but people kept coming in to buy things. Children were running around in the shop, and Liu Da was in charge of keeping the children in line, which helped Liu's mother a lot.
That's right, Aunt Liu was also drafted, she's been busy non-stop, but she's still happy.
Yuan Zhuan was so surprised that his eyes almost popped out of their sockets when he saw his shop surrounded by a dense crowd. It was just skewers, was it really that delicious?
After a flurry of activity, it was already dark when we finished work. Apart from those coming in and out to buy goods, there were no more people buying skewers, and even the soup had been delivered.
"Aunt Liu, thank you so much, you've really gone to so much trouble." Yuan Zhuan stuffed fifty yuan into Liu's mother's pocket, but she declined. "Aunt Liu, do you have a job? If not, would you like to keep my mother company?" He changed the subject and slipped the money into Liu's mother's pocket.
"I don't have a job. Can I come and work? Is that okay?" Liu Ma never expected that helping out would bring such a big surprise. Not only would she get paid, but she could even get a formal job! Liu Ma's mouth split open, revealing her gums.
“Of course, you can see that my mom is really short-staffed. If Aunt Liu is willing to lend a hand, my mom won’t be so overwhelmed. Of course, if Aunt Liu has any good friends, she can also introduce them. We are planning to hire three female workers and four male workers. I’ll put the job postings on the door later.” Yuan Zhuan smiled and spoke very methodically. Often, while chatting, she would forget that she was only eight years old.
"Okay, okay, of course it's okay, I'm willing, I'm willing."
After dinner, everyone dispersed. Yuan Zhuan asked Cao Ming to see his friend off before he came out.
"Brother Mingzi, there's something I need to talk to you about."
Cao Ming: !!!
Huh? What do you want to talk about?
Cao Ming was a little nervous. Could it be that his older brother was in trouble again? Or had the big boss seen something again?
"Brother Mingzi, you're overthinking it. It has nothing to do with your family." Someone's thoughts were far too straightforward.
"Ah? No, that's good, that's good." He patted his chest and sat up straight.
"I want to open a big supermarket and hire you as the manager, with a monthly salary of two thousand." Two thousand is a rare amount in this era, usually reserved for first- or second-tier cities.
"What?!" Cao Ming looked at Yuan Zhuan in surprise. He finally realized that this little ancestor had quite the ambition!
“I need a large quantity of goods, but I don’t have enough on hand, so I need to pawn some items as working capital. I know your family has good connections in this area, so you don’t need to do anything else but keep the goods safe for me and prevent the pawnshop from setting me up. I need to redeem them in six months at most.”
"Hey, I thought it was a big deal. It's easy, I'll find you a pawnshop, I guarantee it'll be reliable." Cao Ming readily agreed.
"That's good, thank you. Here, take this amulet."
With the amulet tucked in his arms, Cao Ming excitedly skipped forward, his heels barely touching the ground. He wanted to deliver it to his older brother and sister-in-law; this amulet was a good thing indeed.
Watching Cao Ming disappear into the street with a smile, Yuan Zhuan began to tidy up the leftovers on the counter. Suddenly, the sound of several motorcycles braking came from outside the door, quite jarring. Looking up, the blinding light shone into his eyes, making his eyes water.
They did it on purpose!
Yuan Zhuan turned to the side, took a pair of sunglasses from the counter, and put them on.
"Hey, little brat, where are your parents? Tell them to come out and that Brother Shui from Tenth Street has come to celebrate with them!"
"Yes, congratulations! Wishing you great success and prosperity on your new store opening!"
"Good luck!" Seven or eight men said, offering their congratulations, but the motorcycle's headlights remained on. Who would dare say they were there to offer their congratulations? Only a fool would!
"Are you going to turn off the lights, or am I going to smash them all?" Yuan Zhuan squinted, a hint of anger in his eyes.
I was preparing to open a shop, so I naturally knew about these scoundrels, but I didn't expect them to come so quickly!
"Zhuanzhuan, what happened?" Zhao Yuxiang was busy in the backyard when she heard the commotion outside, so she quickly came out to find out what was going on. Yuan Zhu was too tired from playing today and fell asleep on the small wooden bed in the warehouse.
"Little girl, where are your parents? Make them come out right now, or don't blame us uncles for being impolite!!" Clearly provoked by Yuan Zhuan's words, the leading man shouted angrily.
"Go now! Or I'll beat you to death!" The skinny man next to the leader stepped forward and raised his hand to shove Yuan Zhuan away.
"What do you want to do? Huh? The neighbors on this street haven't rested yet. Believe me, if I shout, they'll all come!!" Zhao Yuxiang instinctively shielded her child behind her and slapped away the man's arm.
"You're asking for death!" The newcomer's furious attack struck squarely!
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