The eldest boy muttered, "Of course three hundred and fifty is not enough. I borrowed two thousand from the third boy." He couldn't stop talking about his business experience. "Doing business is not that simple. It's not enough to have capital. You have to use your brain. I was smart and let the second girl stand next to my stall as a model. Thanks to her, the goods are selling very well."

As soon as he finished speaking, Da Wa realized that he had gotten into trouble and slapped himself twice, "Why can't I control my mouth?"

Shen Lie originally just wanted to be gentle and hit Da Wa a few times to teach him a lesson, but when he heard that he actually asked San Wa to borrow money and let Er Niu be a model, he got angry, "You are so good, it's not enough for you to be the boss alone, you also want to drag your younger brothers and sisters into it." He gritted his teeth and said, "Shen Da Wa, you are really promising."

The belt dance is vigorous.

The eldest child opened his mouth and yelled, "Mom, Mom! If you don't come, your precious son's bottom will be broken!"

Ning Tang walked out of the kitchen slowly, holding the last two dishes in her hands, and said, "How can I have a precious son? I already have two sons, so I don't need one."

If you don't have a precious son, then you can have a precious daughter.

Erniu covered her mouth and giggled twice, then stepped forward to show her courtesy and said in a sweet voice, "Mom, I'll get it for you."

Ning Tang let her take the two dishes and glanced at them, "Tell me, what's going on?"

She was busy cooking in the kitchen, so she didn't hear almost everything that happened. She only heard a few words occasionally, saying that the eldest son had become a bad boy.

Shen Lie gritted his teeth and said, "I'll tell you later." He added, "Let me beat up this brat first."

Ning Tang squinted at him, "It's Chinese New Year, and on New Year's Eve, you're really planning to beat the child."

Shen Lie said, "Don't even mention New Year's Eve. I'll beat him again tomorrow after today's beating. I'll beat him once a day until the end of the New Year." He then ordered, "Go get me the rolling pin in the kitchen. I prefer that one."

The eldest boy was thick-skinned and was not afraid of pain. Even if Shen Lie beat him once, ten times, or even a hundred times, he would not be afraid. He just thought that he was too old to be beaten in front of his younger brothers and sisters, which was embarrassing.

At first he was just yelling on purpose, but now he heard that Shen Lie really wanted to hit him, he also got angry, "Go ahead and hit me, if you beat me to death, if I say anything, I will tell you... I won't be surnamed Shen." He crossed his arms across his chest and said angrily, "What's wrong with being a profiteer? You just think I'm embarrassing you. After the New Year, when I return to Shanghai, I will set up a stall to be a profiteer. I have hands and feet, I can make money by myself, it's not shameful at all."

Shen Lie sneered, "Not bad." Pointing at Erniu, he said, "You are not bad, but what about Erniu and Sanwa? You let Erniu be your model and set up a stall in front of her school. Aren't you afraid of embarrassing your sister?" He pointed at Sanwa again, "And Sanwa, you borrowed 2,000 yuan at once. How will the people in his team look at him? They will think that Sanwa will have a good future. Our whole family is a bunch of blood-sucking locusts, sucking his blood."

The eldest was even more angry, "I borrowed it, but I made money from the stall and immediately returned it to the third." As for the second girl, this one was indeed a little aggrieved, and said angrily, "... at worst, I won't let the second girl be a model next time."

Erniu immediately responded, "Dad, I was the one who took the initiative to suggest being a model for your stall. I like being a model, and I get to wear a lot of beautiful clothes, which is great."

Sanwa also said, "We are brothers. How can brothers lend each other money? What's mine is yours."

When the eldest child heard that the second and third children were leaning towards him, his tail was raised to the sky and he glanced at Shen Lie, "Did you see that, Dad?"

Shen Lie snorted, "I saw it, I saw that you were itchy. You can't rely on your brothers and sisters to be on your side and be even more reckless. If you don't want to be beaten, you can, but promise me that you won't do anything to ruin your family in the future."

The eldest child was even more unhappy, "Why? I like being a boss, I like to set up a small stall."

Money is exchanged for goods, and the pleasure and satisfaction of making money cannot be described in ordinary words.

Seeing that he didn't change despite repeated warnings, Shen Lie took a deep breath, grabbed the belt, and was serious this time.

Ning Tang shouted quickly, "Wait a minute!"

Shen Lie: "Don't wait, I don't have time to beat this kid up."

Ning Tang said, "If you want to beat him up, you have to have a legitimate reason."

Da Wa crossed his arms over his chest and said angrily, "That's right, I don't even know what I did wrong."

This made Shen Lie laugh. "You don't know what you did wrong. Okay, let me tell you. First, you set up a stall and competed with the common people for profits. Second, you dragged your brothers and sisters to set up stalls together and led them to go astray. Third, you set up a stall and delayed your studies."

The third point is also the most important one.

Shen Lie thought for a moment and said, "I guess Da Hu is involved too. You two have been close since childhood, like brothers wearing the same pants. I don't believe he didn't participate in this." He sneered, "I will talk to Captain Qi and his wife about this after the New Year."

As Da Wa listened, he frowned and scratched the back of his head. What does it mean to compete with the common people for profit? He is also a commoner. He even dragged Erniu and Sanwa into "bad ways". How could this be considered bad ways? He shared a lot of the money he earned with them. They both have no shortage of clothes. Clothes are so expensive in Shanghai nowadays. Erniu's closet full of clothes is so enviable.

When Shen Lie said that he wanted to tell Captain Qi and Zeng Xinlan about this, he immediately shouted, "Don't do that. If you want to tell them, you are just a little kid, a snitch!"

It is even more difficult to talk to Captain Qi and Zeng Xinlan. If they knew, who knows what would happen to the Qi family.

Shen Lie was amused. "Then I will act like a little kid and tell tales."

It was the same old saying. The eldest child was not afraid of being beaten, but was afraid of implicating others. When he heard this, his face turned blue with anger and he kept yelling, "Mom, look at Dad!"

Ning Tang glanced at Shen Lie and said, "I saw it."

Shen Lie also said to Ning Tang, "You have also seen that this brat is full of evil. What do you think? Should he be beaten?" He interrupted Ning Tang with another sentence, "Don't say why he should be beaten, but you have to wait until after the New Year to delay the war. You are trying to buy time for me." It's still a long way to go.

Ning Tang took a chair and sat down, smiling, "You've already said it, what else can I say? Go ahead and hit me." He added, "There's just one thing I can tell you, I think Da Wa did nothing wrong."

Shen Lie glared and said, "What hasn't he done wrong? He has done a lot of mistakes."

Ning Tang asked, "What did he do wrong?"

Shen Lie: "Just the three I counted just now."

Ning Tang took a deep breath, "Okay, let's talk about the second one first. Da Wa asked San Wa to borrow money to set up a stall, and let Er Niu be his model to attract customers." He glanced at Shen Lie, "You should be thankful for this."

Shen Lie frowned, "What are you celebrating?"

Ning Tang said, "Luckily, the three of them have a good relationship. When they encountered problems in an unfamiliar place, the first person that Da Wa thought of was Er Niu and San Wa. They were also willing to help Da Wa. Seeing the three of them have a good relationship, I feel happy in my heart."

Shen Lie wanted to say, "No, that's not right." But he also felt that it made some sense. Just as he was about to speak, Ning Tang stopped him and asked Da Wa, "Will you let him help you in the future?"

The eldest child shook his head and said, "No thanks."

Now that I've made a lot of money from my business and have the capital, I no longer have to borrow money from Sanwa like I did when I first started.

His small stalls are located in several popular places in Shanghai and have become famous. Everyone recognizes his and Da Hu's faces, so they don't need Erniu to help them create publicity.

Hear from the eldest child? He doesn’t need the second and third children to help him, Shen Lie snorted coldly.

Ning Tang knew that Da Wa had passed the second test when he saw Shen Lie's expression, and then asked, "What about the third test, which affects study?" He asked Da Wa, "What place did you rank in your major in the final exam?"

Da Wa said without hesitation, "Professionalism comes first."

Ning Tang: "How many people are there in your profession?"

Big Boy: "One hundred people." He chuckled, "Next year's scholarship award will include me."

He knew that he couldn't hide the fact of setting up the stall and would definitely be held accountable, so he worked hard in the month before the exam. He also worked hard on a normal basis, and this time he got the first place, which was the result of his hard work.

If you rank first among a hundred people, you can also be awarded a scholarship.

Shen Lie loosened his hand holding the belt and slowly tied it around his waist, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

If it doesn't interfere with your studies, then practicing basketball in your spare time is really not a big deal.

What’s more, the eldest son didn’t lose money. He was able to make money and made a lot of money.

Once these two points are mentioned, there is nothing much to say about the first one.

Shen Lie said, "Okay, I won't beat you today."

Da Wa curled his lips and said, "You are so merciful."

Shen Lie glared and said, "Of course not." He then added, "If you feel itchy, I can satisfy you."

Ning Tang said, "Okay, it's New Year's Day, stop scaring the children."

Shen Lie said, "Just get used to him." He muttered, "A loving mother often spoils her child."

Ning Tang was amused, "Is this called defeat?"

If this is called a defeat, then there are not many people who have a future.

In the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, selling clothes on a stall was a hassle of counting money.

I never thought that Da Wa was so smart. Ning Tang said to Da Wa, "Don't worry, son. Just do it bravely. Mom supports you."

The eldest child smiled and said sweetly, "Mom, you are so nice." He then glanced at Shen Lie and said, "Dad, you are not as open-minded as mom. Learn more from her."

Shen Lie glared back, "You deserve a beating again, don't you?"

Ning Tang said, "Don't bluff him, just go and laugh secretly."

Shen Lie: "Why am I laughing? You don't concentrate on studying at a good university, but run a stall to do business. I should be crying."

Ning Tang was amused. "Don't think that you don't have to do anything after you go to college. College teaches everything except how to make money. Da Wa learned the most important subject by himself. You should be happy."

There are so many people going to college, but only the eldest child thought of starting a clothes stall business. What do you call this? This is called a smart mind.

Shen Lie shouldn't be happy, should he be crying?

Shen Lie had already accepted it in his heart, but he still pointed at Da Wa with his index finger, "You...you should keep a low profile."

Ning Tang was happy and asked, "Shall we still eat?"

Shen Lie wanted to say that he was already full, what else could he eat? But when he looked at the food on the table, it was almost no longer steaming. His stomach growled in time, and he said softly, "Eat, eat, eat."

This year's New Year's Eve dinner consists of six dishes and one soup, including braised chicken in soy sauce, sweet and sour pork ribs, hot pot, salted duck feet, ants on a tree, gold ingot eggs, and a large pot of seaweed fish ball soup.

Dishes like braised chicken with soy sauce and sweet and sour spareribs are all family favorites, but the Yuanbao egg is a new dish that Ningtang learned from Wu Xiuqin.

Cook the eggs, cut them in half, replace the egg yolks with minced meat, deep-fry them and thicken the sauce.

Erniu and Sanwa kept talking, and the eldest boy successfully passed the test and ate with relish.

At the appointed time, firecrackers were heard outside and the TV was turned on to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

The Spring Festival Gala has been going on for several years and has become more and more exciting.

Nowadays, whenever Chinese New Year is mentioned, one thing that cannot be forgotten is watching the Spring Festival Gala.

Those who have TVs at home will squat down at the appointed time; if they don’t have TVs, several families will watch together.

Erniu and Sanwa were watching the TV without blinking, and only hearing the sounds of singing and dancing.

Shen Lie had no interest in the Spring Festival Gala. He just drank tea and took a look occasionally.

The eldest child rolled his eyes, picked up the peanuts and longans, peeled the shells clean, leaving only the peanut seeds and longan pulp inside, peeled a pile of them, put a full plate, put it in front of Ning Tang, and smiled flatteringly, "Mom, you eat."

Ning Tang glanced at him, picked up the peanuts and longans and ate them.

The eldest child said, "Mom, are you thirsty? I'll make you a cup of tea."

Ning Tang said, "Make a pot of longan and red date tea. The tea bags are in the cabinet."

Da Wa made some tea, poured it into a cup, and handed it to Ning Tang, "Mom, drink it."

Ning Tang took the cup in his hand, blew the steam off the cup, and was not in a hurry to drink it. "Go ahead, what's the matter? You are being so kind even if there is nothing to do. You know what I am going to say next."

Da Wa chuckled and scratched his head, "It's not a big deal, it's just, it's about Da Hu, can you help me talk to Uncle Qi and Aunt Zeng? Tell them?"

Shen Lie has discovered it. Captain Qi and Zeng Xinlan are not stupid people. Even if they don’t discover it now, they will discover it sooner or later.

Compared to them, their business is getting bigger and bigger now, and they are making more and more money. With the money they make, they buy things and send them home. They definitely can't hide it. After all, Da Hu is a college student, and his monthly allowance is no more than 16 yuan. Where does he get so much money?

Ning Tang thought it was something else, but it turned out to be this. He readily agreed, "Okay, I'll talk to your aunt Xin Lan."

Da Wa achieved his goal, but he didn't leave yet. He glanced at Ning Tang and stammered, "What are you going to say, Mom? Ah."

"Just tell me the truth. Don't worry, Aunt Lan is not an unreasonable person." Ning Tang said.

After exchanging glances with the eldest boy, he immediately understood.

Captain Qi is now completely controlled by Zeng Xinlan. Even if Dahu's stall business is exposed, as long as Zeng Xinlan cries in front of Captain Qi and says that all the family money was used to support relatives when Dahu was a child, and the child suffered from material scarcity, and only started setting up a stall to do business and make money after going to college to support the family, Captain Qi will be left with nothing but anger.

The eldest child was immediately satisfied and gave a thumbs up, "Mom, are you really this?"

Ning Tang was amused. "Okay? You're talking as if it's free. Okay, go watch your Spring Festival Gala."

The eldest child said, "Let's go now."

There was a constant sound of firecrackers outside and a happy atmosphere inside the house.

Another year has passed.

Compared with the bustling Shen family, the Su family was silent. Su Junyan and Ning Xue sat opposite each other in silence.