"But those are three lives. No matter how much compensation Ninth Brother's family receives, their parents won't accept it, will they?"
Li Jinfeng is still young and doesn't understand that once too many people are involved, the victim can become the persecuted party.
Liang Guiying was certain that many ice cream parlor and herbal tea shop owners were cursing those three kids right now, scolding them for being so young and not studying properly, skipping school to drink beverages, and telling them that if they wanted to die, they should go jump into the river themselves instead of harming others and causing them to lose their business and livelihood.
The inspection team came every day, so Li Jinfeng couldn't do business. Instead, she came over every day to play with Zhou Xiaonian.
She was young after all, and after enduring another half month, she couldn't take it anymore and came to Liang Guiying to complain: "I haven't even earned fifty yuan this month, and I don't know when this will end. Sister Guiying, I really can't hold on any longer."
"Do you have any money? If the ice cream parlor can't operate normally for six months, will you go hungry?" Liang Guiying asked.
"Won't."
“As long as you’re not starving, there’s no rush. Even if you change careers, it will take two or three months to renovate your shop. After that, you’ll have to rebuild your customer base. If you’re unlucky, you might have to close down in less than three months. Since you’re not starving, just wait a little longer…”
Seeing her calm and composed demeanor, Li Jinfeng was very impressed: "Sister Guiying, is it true that everyone becomes as composed as you at your age?"
"I don't know. Actually, that's what I think. As long as I can't afford to eat, I'm not afraid of anything." Liang Guiying smiled. "Jin Feng, I've already rented a shop and plan to open a branch."
Li Jinfeng was shocked: "There's no business now, and you still want to open another branch? Aren't you afraid these inspections will never end?"
“It won’t go on forever. Even the biggest problems will eventually come to an end. Even if it really does go on forever, I’ll just close down. As I just said, as long as I’m not starving, I’m not afraid of anything. Jin Feng, that’s how the world is: the bold get rich, and the timid starve.”
Li Jinfeng admired Liang Guiying and, inspired by her, told her family that she wanted to open another branch.
Unexpectedly, her family objected, and to prevent her from opening a branch without telling anyone, her parents hid her bankbook.
Li Jinfeng was very upset and told Liang Guiying about it. Liang Guiying listened in silence, and only when Li Jinfeng returned to the shop did she remind her: "Jinfeng, what industry does your brother work in? Has he ever thought about opening a shop?"
Li Jinfeng's expression changed, and she hurriedly left.
Liang Guiying watched her hurried steps and sighed softly.
I hope I'm just being cynical, and that Li Jinfeng's parents were simply helping her keep the money, not trying to swindle their daughter's money to fund their son's business.
The next day, Liang Guiying was measuring the house with Boss Zhang and the others at the new shop when Li Jinfeng arrived.
"Luckily I got back in time. My brother almost took all my money." Li Jinfeng was very angry. After venting her frustrations, she told Liang Guiying, "Sister Guiying, I've decided to follow your example and open another shop!"
Two months later, the inspection team changed from checking every three days to checking every seven days, then every ten days, then every half month, and then only once a month.
Liang Guiying's new shop has been renovated and is no longer called Kowloon Ice Room; this time it's called Temple Street Ice Room.
When the store opened, Liang Guiying launched two new products. With these two new products, the new store quickly got on track and gained a foothold. Li Jinfeng's new store also had a very good turnover. She thought to herself that she was lucky to have followed Liang Guiying and been bold. Otherwise, she would not have earned a penny more and her brother would have taken the money in her savings account for various reasons.
It's almost May, and Jiangcheng has entered the rainy season, with rain often lasting all day.
After three or four days of continuous rain, the area east of the river became a vast expanse of water. Whether it was Liang Guiying's Kowloon Ice Room, Temple Street Ice Room, or Li Jinfeng's Kam Fung Ice Room and Mong Kok Ice Room, they were all submerged in water.
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