Chapter 111 Our son is still the smartest.
Zhao Zhifang couldn't buy any strawberries, so she had to go home empty-handed.
She got into the car, still wondering how to tell Li Huai.
Just as I was about to start the car, a shadow suddenly fell outside the window.
Granny Zhang knocked on the car window, "Zhifang, are you buying strawberries?"
Zhao Zhifang rolled down the car window and said with a troubled expression, "I want to buy strawberries grown by Yan Sui."
"I can get some, how much do you need?"
"Auntie, you're not trying to fool me," Zhao Zhifang said, somewhat disbelieving.
Granny Zhang chuckled, "Why would I lie to you? It's just strawberries. You're not often in the village, so Yan Sui definitely wouldn't give you face, but we're different."
Zhao Zhifang thought about it and agreed. If Grandma Zhao had been willing to help, Yan Sui would definitely have done so without hesitation.
"Auntie, I want five jin."
"Okay, fifty-one catties, give me two hundred and fifty."
Zhao Zhifang exclaimed in disbelief: "Fifty-one jin? You might as well just rob us!"
Granny Zhang didn't like hearing her say that and looked disapproving.
"Can the strawberries that Yan Sui grows be the same as those sold in supermarkets? Go online and see how many people spend hundreds or even thousands of yuan to buy her strawberries, but she won't sell them to them!"
Li Huai has been talking about this a lot these days, and Zhao Zhifang is aware of it.
But fifty yuan a pound is too expensive.
"Never mind if you don't want it, I'll go back now."
"Wait!" Zhao Zhifang thought of her son, and finally gritted her teeth and gave him the money.
"Where are the strawberries? Can I pick them now?"
Granny Zhang waved her hand, "Come again tomorrow."
She hasn't gone to the supermarket to buy it yet.
Zhao Zhifang figured that rare items wouldn't be easy to get, so she agreed to come back tomorrow.
When Li Huai got home, he didn't see any strawberries and immediately started complaining.
"Mom, didn't you promise to bring me strawberries? Why did you say you wouldn't do it?"
It's a shame he and his classmates bragged about it.
He'd be so embarrassed to go to school empty-handed tomorrow.
"Yes, yes, Mom has already ordered it for you. It weighs a full five pounds. You can pick it up in the village tomorrow."
Li Huai was overjoyed. "Really? You can't lie to me!"
Zhao Zhifang retorted, "Who lied to you? It's fifty yuan a pound. Just you wait and see."
Li Jie clicked his tongue, "This is way too expensive! We're all from the same village, isn't Yan Sui blatantly ripping people off?"
“As long as my son is happy eating it, I’ll buy it for him no matter how expensive it is,” Zhao Zhifang snorted.
Li Jie wasn't really complaining about the price of the strawberries; he just wanted to vent.
The thought that Old Lady Zhao had so much money but refused to spend it on her own grandson made him feel uneasy.
"Son, invite your sister home for dinner tomorrow. It's been so long since she's come home."
Li Huai curled his lip, "She has her grandma backing her up now, so she doesn't care about us. I'm not going."
Li Jie felt increasingly frustrated, but he couldn't do anything about Zhao Shan.
Just then, Li Huai gave him an idea.
"Dad, if Zhao Shan doesn't get into university but I do, do you think Grandma will love me even more and give me all the money?"
Even though Li Jie doted on this son, he wouldn't say something so blindly.
He said irritably, "If you were really that capable, you wouldn't have had to repeat the text!"
Li Huai: "My mom said that I didn't perform well in the college entrance exam before. As long as I perform normally, I will definitely pass!"
Li Jie snorted, "Even if your sister doesn't perform well, she'll still do better than you."
He often wondered why Zhao Shan wasn't a son.
If she were a son, he wouldn't have fallen out with Old Lady Zhao back then, and there would have been no need to change their surnames.
"What if she can't take the college entrance exam?" Li Huai suddenly blurted out.
Li Jie's face darkened. "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Li Huai didn't think he was talking nonsense. "Dad, if Zhao Shan doesn't get into university, what's the point of keeping Grandma's money? Of course, it should be used to support my university education."
Before Li Jie could speak, Zhao Zhifang said, "Yes, that makes sense."
If Grandma Zhao takes out the money she has, it would be best to sell the house so they can buy a bigger one.
"Dad, I'm your son. Zhao Shan doesn't even have your surname. What are you hesitating for?" Li Huai urged.
His words made Zhao Zhifang feel a little uncomfortable, but only for a moment.
She always obeyed Li Huai unconditionally, and nothing her son said was wrong.
"But how can your sister avoid taking the college entrance exam?"
Last time she went to the school to try to get Zhao Shan expelled, the teachers refused and even scolded her.
Li Huai scoffed, "When she comes back tomorrow, you can just lock her up and ask the school for leave."
With so many students taking the college entrance exam, who cares whether she's there or not?
Li Jie smiled and nodded, "Our son is the smartest."
Zhao Zhifang laughed, "Of course."
Li Huai grinned from ear to ear as his parents praised him.
He has someone even smarter.
Zhao Zhifang sold his strawberries for 51 yuan a pound to his classmates for 100 yuan a pound, making a net profit of 50 yuan!
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The next day, Zhao Zhifang drove to Changqing Village again.
She wouldn't have come so early if Li Huai hadn't urged her.
Coincidentally, just as Granny Zhang brought the strawberries home, Zhao Zhifang arrived.
Where are the strawberries?
Granny Zhang secretly breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, she had changed the packaging.
"Here it is."
They're all in the basket.
Zhao Zhifang frowned. "Was this just picked?"
"Why not? If you don't believe me, then I won't sell it to you."
Granny Zhang made a move to take the strawberries back, and Zhao Zhifang quickly dodged backward.
"The money has already been paid, who said they don't want it anymore?"
She just felt that these strawberries didn't look quite like the ones from last time.
The last time, Grandma Zhao gave Zhao Shan those things that smelled especially good and were incredibly tempting.
Li Huai is still waiting at school, so she can't worry about anything else right now.
"Alright, I'll be going now."
Granny Zhang watched Zhao Zhifang's car drive away, secretly overjoyed.
This money is really easy to make.
Before she could even suppress her smile, she met Yan Suiqing's sharp eyes.
What the hell? Why is Yan Sui up so early?
"What are you looking at? Who are you trying to scare to death so early in the morning!"
Yan Sui glanced in the direction Zhao Zhifang had left and said coolly, "I just saw you give her something."
It looked like a strawberry, but Zhao Zhifang covered it tightly, so she couldn't see it clearly.
Feeling guilty, Granny Zhang raised her voice: "What's it to you! I'm selling things, it's none of your business!"
Yan Sui snorted, "I can't control what you sell, but if you dare to sell things in my name and something happens, you'll be held legally responsible."
Granny Zhang swallowed hard. What legal responsibility?
She's practically half-buried, does she really want to go to jail?
"I don't understand what you're saying."
As he spoke, he went inside, grumbling and cursing.
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