"Or, we can partner up. I'll put up the bulk of the investment money, and you'll put in a smaller amount and put in more effort. The profits will be split 60-40, 60 for me and 40 for you."
The third wife wanted to help Li Ke, but she would not let herself suffer any loss and was also taking care of Li Ke's self-esteem.
The Li family went bankrupt and was still in debt, but Li Ke did not give up on himself. Instead, he tried his best to stand up again. She admired Li Ke's backbone.
Li Ke said in surprise: "Madam, are you willing to form a joint venture with me? But I can't guarantee that I can run the beauty salon successfully. What if I lose money..."
"You're not opening a huge beauty salon right from the start, so you don't need much capital. The money I invested and lent you is just the money I used to buy a bag. If I lose money, just think of it as buying one less bag. I have plenty of bags anyway, so it's okay."
"Li Ke, just do whatever you want. We don't restrict workers from working part-time in our villa. If you are ambitious and have ideas, we will only be happy for you."
The support and encouragement from the third wife gave Li Ke confidence. She said, "I will first make a plan, then go to other beauty salons to learn from them, and then choose a location. I will do it step by step. I can't be impatient. I will not be able to eat hot tofu if I am impatient."
"That's right. We're very happy that you think this way. Then take your time. Just tell me when you need me to pay. With Qingqing as my witness, I will never break my promise."
Mu Qing smiled and said, "If my Third Aunt goes back on her word, I will invest in you. In short, you can do whatever you want."
“Thank you for your support and encouragement!”
Li Ke was very grateful.
"Third Madam, Madam Eldest, I'm out doing something."
The third wife was chatting with the eldest young lady, and Li Ke didn't want to disturb them.
Mu Qing hummed, "Put on a sun hat, don't get tanned."
Li Ke smiled and said, "Being darker is healthier."
She didn't mind getting tanned, as long as life was going well and getting better, she was happy.
After Li Ke went out to work, Mu Qing said to the Third Madam, "Third Aunt, what do you think of Li Ke?"
"It's hard to say now. Let's see how high she can climb."
The Third Madam tilted her head to look at Mu Qing and said with a smile, "Are you trying to bring Li Ke and Jun Li together?"
"I won't match them up. I'll just wait and see how things develop. However, I still have to examine Li Ke's character. Our family doesn't care about money, but character."
The Third Wife thought for a moment and said, "Let it be. The men in our family all have good taste. I trust Jun Li. If he likes Li Ke, I will accept it. If he doesn't like her, I won't feel any regret."
"There is always a good girl waiting for Jun Li to find her."
"Third Aunt's mentality is quite good."
"What can I do if it's not good? I thought it was Jun Li and Cheng Lingling's, but it turns out Lingling is the fourth child's, and she already has a son now. At that time, your fourth aunt envied me so much, and I was so happy too. But now... I am the one watching your fourth aunt's happiness, and I am crying with envy."
The third wife really hopes that Cheng Lingling can become her daughter-in-law.
Now Cheng Lingling has become her nephew's wife, and the Third Madam still feels regretful every time she thinks of her.
Mu Qing smiled and said, "Since I've known Jun Li, besides being enthusiastic about Cheng Lingling, he has also been involved in the matter of Li Ke. That's why I wanted to test whether Li Ke was someone God had arranged for Jun Li."
"But Li Ke has a father and stepmother like that, and her younger siblings are underage. These will all become a burden to her, maybe..."
"If Li Ke can stand on her own, then those things won't be a problem. Her father should pay off his debts. Her siblings didn't inherit his property, so why should they help him pay off his debts? Even if Li Ke and the third brother can succeed, would Li Yongtai dare to come to us and ask for money?"
"He comes to ask for money, so we give it to him?"
Mu Qing thought about it and agreed.
"Then let's wait and see. I don't know Li Ke well enough, so I'll observe him for a while."
I hope Li Ke can stand up and not let them down.
At the same time, Mrs. Li took a taxi and got off at the foot of Fengchen Villa.
In order to save on bus fares, she took the bus several times until there were no more buses left. Then she hailed a taxi. She didn't want to take a taxi up the mountain, as that would cost more.
Mrs. Li felt extremely unbalanced.
Before being made Li Yongtai's wife, she always took taxis to get around. Later, when she became Li Yongtai's woman, he gave her a BMW as a commuter car.
Later, she became Mrs. Li, and she drove luxury cars wherever she went.
Now, in order to save money, I have to squeeze into the bus with others, change buses several times, and finally have to hail a taxi and spend more than ten yuan to get to the foot of Fengchen Villa.
Mrs. Li wiped the sweat off her forehead and walked up the mountain.
Fengchen Villa is built on a flat-topped hill. The hill is actually not very high, but Mrs. Li felt very tired walking on the winding mountain road in her high heels.
When she reached the top of the mountain and stood at the entrance of Fengchen Villa, she was already panting and sweating profusely.
And I'm extremely thirsty.
She didn't have any water with her.
A bottle of water costs several dollars. She is reluctant to spend money to buy water now, so she boils water for herself.
I've gone through so much trouble to find Li Ke, it's good if I can get the money. If I can't, Mrs. Li will be furious.
Mrs. Li did not dare to enter the villa directly, and she could not enter because there were security guards.
After resting for a while, Mrs. Li took out her cell phone and called Li Ke.
Li Ke didn't answer her call. She called three times in a row, and Li Ke answered the last time.
"Li Ke, no matter what, I am still your father's legal wife and your stepmother. I called you, but you didn't answer."
Li Ke said coldly: "If you have something to say, just say it. If you want to teach me a lesson, I'm dead. You are not qualified to teach me a lesson."
"Come out first. I'm at the gate of Fengchen Villa."
Li Ke's face darkened.
Junli said her stepmother might come to her to ask for money.
She also asked Brother Qiang to lend her money to pay for her father's hospital bills. If Brother Qiang borrowed the money, her stepmother might not come to her for money.
After all, their relationship was very bad.
In the past, her father protected her stepmother, and she and her father had many quarrels. After each quarrel, her stepmother would hypocritically persuade her father, but in fact she was adding fuel to the fire and worsening the relationship between the father and daughter.
Li Ke didn't expect her stepmother to be so humble and actually come to see her.
Knowing that she would not give him money, he still came over. It can be seen that the vicious woman was really driven to desperation by money.
You helped her family make money in the past, why don’t you ask her family for money now?
"I'm at work, I'm busy."
Li Ke coldly rejected her stepmother's request. "If you have something to say, say it now. If you don't, I'll hang up. Don't waste my phone bill. I don't have that much money to top up my phone bill right now."
"Your father is in the hospital and has no money to pay for medical expenses or food. Since you have a job and an income, if you don't help pay the debt, you should at least give money to your father to pay for medical expenses."
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