When Yu Guiping was at work, she particularly disliked one of her colleagues. You could say that it's one thing if your family is poor, no one would look down on you, but what's with you always taking things from the company?
This is undermining the country's foundation!
Later, someone reported her, and that colleague was fired.
It was during the Chinese New Year, and several of her colleagues in the same class felt sorry for her and each chipped in some money for her so that she could go home and have a good New Year.
That colleague never showed up again, and they forgot about her. But last month, that colleague actually drove up to her house for a visit.
Yu Guiping simply couldn't reconcile the image of her former colleague, who wore a tattered cotton-padded coat and had shoes with worn-out soles, with that of this wealthy woman adorned in gold and silver.
Yu Guiping: What's wrong with this society? I've worked for decades and my family has never been able to afford a car. Meng Juhua, who used to be so poor she almost starved to death, is now driving a car?
After hearing Meng Juhua's story of how she made her fortune, Yu Guiping felt extremely resentful, thinking that if she were to sell clothes, she would definitely earn more than Meng Juhua!
In the past, whenever a neighbor mentioned that someone in their family had become a self-employed individual, Yu Guiping would spit out her contempt.
But now, Yu Guiping suddenly feels that being a self-employed individual isn't so bad; at least they have money and can buy whatever they want.
Since becoming wealthy, Meng Juhua has started looking for the colleagues who gave her money back then, wanting to thank them.
If it weren't for those few dozen yuan they gave me back then, there wouldn't be a Meng Juhua today!
Yu Guiping rode in Meng Juhua's car with her to see her clothing store and her newly renovated house.
Yu Guiping suddenly felt younger, and she suddenly had the desire to start her own business. If Meng Juhua could do it, she could definitely do it too! She wanted to start a business, buy a car, and buy an apartment with heating!
Yu Guiping told Meng Juhua that she also wanted to do business, and Meng Juhua immediately agreed to take her to purchase goods.
Yu Guiping thought that she was going to compete with Meng Juhua for business, and that Meng Juhua would refuse after finding out, but she didn't expect him to agree so readily.
"Sister Yu, I came to see you to repay your kindness. It's just taking you to buy some goods, it's nothing!" Meng Juhua said cheerfully.
Seeing how generous Meng Juhua was, Yu Guiping suddenly found her much more agreeable and decided to thank her properly when she started making money in the future.
Yu Guiping made a special trip to the place where young people buy clothes. There was indeed a large flow of people there. Her clothes would definitely sell very quickly there.
The next morning, Yu Guiping packed a bag of clothes and took a bus to the clothing street.
Before going inside, Yu Guiping took out a mask from her pocket and put it on, then pulled her hat down further. Yu Guiping was afraid of running into acquaintances, so she thought it was better to cover herself up.
By this time, all the shops along the roadside had opened. Yu Guiping chose a conspicuous spot and took out a tattered bed sheet to spread on the ground.
"Hey? You can't set up a stall here! Take it away!" The clothing store owner saw an old lady trying to sell things in front of her door and quickly came out to chase her away.
"Why can't we put them here? This isn't your home, what's it to you?" Yu Guiping glanced at the shop owner and continued tidying up the tattered bed sheets on the floor.
"How can I not care? This is my shop. How can my customers enter my shop if you set up a stall here? Get out of here!" The shop owner picked up Yu Guiping's tattered bed sheet, crumpled it up, and threw it into the middle of the road.
"You're going too far! Do you think I'm too old to be bullied? Do you believe I'll call the police and have you arrested?" Yu Guiping stood up angrily and said.
"Call the police? Go ahead and call them! Let's see who the police arrest when they get here!" The boss was more than happy that Yu Guiping called the police. He was sure that when the police came, they would be able to get rid of this unreasonable old lady.
"You! You wait! I'm coming right now! Humph!" Seeing that her boss wasn't even afraid of the police, Yu Guiping hesitated for a moment. However, she wouldn't back down, so before leaving, she didn't forget to threaten her with harsh words.
Knowing that the clothing store owner was domineering and wouldn't allow people to set up stalls in front of their store, Yu Guiping had no choice but to find a corner to set up her stall.
This corner is a good spot, and a lot of people walk through here. Yu Guiping felt that she hadn't brought enough clothes today.
Yu Guiping set up her stall here for over an hour, and at least fifty, if not a hundred, people came by, but she didn't sell a single piece of clothing.
Yu Guiping stood up somewhat dejectedly, took off her hat and fanned herself. She was too covered up, and with the sun shining, she felt uncomfortably hot.
"Hey old lady, what are you doing setting up a stall here? Don't you find it smelly?" a man asked, puzzled, as he passed by.
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"Smells bad?" Yu Guiping sniffed hard through her mask and finally detected a strange odor.
"It does smell a bit."
Yu Guiping nodded and said.
"...Don't you know where this is? The toilet is just around the corner."
The man stared at Yu Guiping speechlessly, not knowing what to say.
"What? The toilet? No wonder everyone walks by so fast." Yu Guiping finally understood why she hadn't sold a single piece of clothing.
Who goes to the toilet in a hurry? How can anyone have the mind to stop and pick out clothes or ask the price?
"Besides, you're blocking the way too much. Everyone has to step over you. You should find another place!" the man suggested, half-laughing and half-crying.
Yu Guiping had no choice but to put the clothes back in her pocket, sling them over her shoulder again, and start looking for a new place.
But at this hour, all the places where stalls could be set up had already been taken by others. Yu Guiping looked around but couldn't find a vacant spot.
"What a lousy clothing street! There's not even a place to buy clothes!" Yu Guiping was sweating profusely from the heat, and in a fit of anger, she simply carried the clothes home.
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