Chapter 387 Zhiqi Wants to Make Money
Jiang Ning has recently taken to embroidery because she's had so much free time. She mainly does it when she goes out to chat with the families of military personnel, so she always has to do something.
One day while doing laundry, she noticed that Zhiqi had a hole in one of his clothes. Since the clothes with the hole were definitely unwearable, she thought she could try embroidering an animal to patch the hole.
Jiang Ning originally just wanted to give it a try, but it turned out that embroidery was really not suitable for her.
Everyone has their own expertise, and she really overestimated her own hands. Sure enough, being able to hold a silver needle doesn't necessarily mean being able to use an embroidery needle.
Finally, a crooked tiger pattern was embroidered over the hole.
But it's so ugly that it's hard to look at.
Jiang Ning looked at the crooked and uneven stitches of the pattern and became increasingly speechless.
She didn't dwell on it and planned to throw the clothes away.
As she was looking at the embroidered pattern through the hole in her clothes, Zhiqi came home from school.
Zhiqi rushed into the yard, "Mom, have you finished mending the clothes?"
Jiang Ning spread the clothes on the table. "The patching is done, but it looks a bit ugly."
Upon hearing this, Zhiqi picked up the clothes and examined them closely. "They're not ugly at all. The tiger that Mom embroidered is the prettiest!"
Jiang Ning: "......"
She reached out and pinched Zhiqi's cheek. "Who taught you to compliment so forcefully?"
“Dad,” Zhiqi tilted his head back, “Dad said that Mom is amazing at everything she does, and I think Mom is amazing at everything she does.”
Jiang Ning: "......."
How could this father and son so blindly worship her?
But despite my admiration, this outfit is just too ugly; I really can't bear to look at it.
Jiang Ning said, "Zhiqi, this shirt has a hole in it. Let's throw it away later and Mom will buy you a new one."
Zhiqi said, "Mom, please give me this dress. Even though you think it might not be embroidered well, it's a dress that you mended for me by hand, and I want to keep it."
Seeing that Zhiqi wanted to keep the clothes, Jiang Ning didn't argue with him and gave them to him.
Jiang Ning noticed that his collar was rolled up, so she reached out and smoothed it down. "Don't you have enough clothes? These clothes have loose threads. In a couple of days, Mom will buy you new clothes at the department store."
Upon hearing about buying new clothes, Zhiqi quickly said, "Mom, I have enough clothes, so I don't need to buy any new ones."
When he said this, Jiang Ning looked at the clothes on his body and didn't believe him.
Although she remembered buying a lot of clothes for the children, they were growing rapidly, their height increasing almost every day.
She knew that even though the family was well-off now, Zhiqi was very frugal when it came to money and had never spent money extravagantly.
He's stingy with himself, but when it comes to buying toys for his younger siblings, he doesn't even blink an eye.
"Don't try to save money for Mom. She's got plenty of money. She'll go buy new clothes in a couple of days."
Seeing that he couldn't argue with her, Zhiqi stopped talking.
Now he's in junior high, at a much bigger school with thousands of students.
The school requires students to wear school uniforms, and there are many other miscellaneous expenses.
His mother paid all of these fees for him.
His mother treated him well in her own way, and he also had his own way of treating his mother well.
He was already calculating in his mind that the compensation money he had should be enough to buy his mother a better necklace.
After discussing the clothes, Jiang Ning asked Zhiqi how his life at school was, since he had just started junior high and it had been more than a month since the start of the semester.
When Zhiqi heard his mother ask him about his recent situation at school, his eyes flickered. "Mom, I'm doing very well at school."
Jiang Ning smiled and said, "If the school needs to buy anything, remember to tell your mom."
Zhiqi nodded.
Jiang Ning put away all the needles and thread on the table, deciding never to touch them again.
"Okay, Mom will go make dinner first. You do your homework. Tonight we're having sweet and sour pork ribs and braised pork. Remember to take your lunchbox out so Mom can pack it for you to take to school tomorrow."
Zhiqi immediately said, "Mom, I finished my homework at school. I'll help you."
Jiang Ning gently nudged him, "You play with your younger siblings. Your dad will be back soon, so you don't need to be there."
Previously, I was constantly running between the school and the hospital, so I didn't have much time to spend with the children.
Because of the kidnapping, Dean Kong told her to stay home and rest, but didn't specify when she should return to work.
This allows her to spend quality time with the children.
Because Jiang Ning was at home, Zhiqi had been bringing different meals to school every day at noon.
Shen Mo usually cooks at home, and the dishes he brings with him are always the same few.
Although he's not picky, his mother's cooking is still the best.
Jiang Ning noticed that Zhiqi had been coming home later and later lately.
After Huo Zhiqi went to a jewelry store and picked out a necklace to buy for his mother, he realized he didn't have enough money, so he had the idea of making money.
He studied in the city center, which was different from the primary school he attended in the family compound.
He noticed that there were many snack vendors near the entrance of the junior high school.
Moreover, the students who leave school all have money, and the food stalls are always packed with people after school.
But he didn't have time to sell snacks, and since the weather hadn't gotten cold yet, popsicles were the fastest-selling item.
One day after school, as he passed by a popsicle stand, the owner was shooing away customers, saying, "We've sold out of popsicles for today."
When they heard that the popsicles were sold out, everyone dispersed with regretful expressions.
With the hot weather, the demand for popsicles is high, and the popsicles outside the school are always the first to sell out every day.
After making up his mind, Zhiqi went to a bicycle shop that same day to rent a bicycle, because the place that wholesaled popsicles was a bit far away. He had some money saved up, which was enough as start-up capital.
I spent money to rent a bicycle, and then rode it to the wholesale market to buy a box of popsicles.
He had calculated that a box of 100 popsicles cost six cents each, while popsicles sold for ten cents each at the school gate. This way, he could make ten yuan from a box of popsicles. After deducting the cost of renting a bicycle, since he only rented it for the afternoon when he sold popsicles, the owner only charged him two cents a day because he was a student.
Worried that he might run off with the bicycle, the shop owner held onto his backpack until he returned it.
Huo Zhiqi earned thirty-eight yuan by selling popsicles for ten consecutive days.
He was very satisfied with the amount.
He had calculated that during the hottest period, he sold every day. He bought a necklace for his mother and had some money left over to buy gifts for his father, younger brother, and younger sister.
After making money this time, he discovered that business opportunities were everywhere.
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Jiang Ting thought that with pressure from the military, Lin Yufei would soon submit his marriage application.
However, more than half a month has passed since Lin Yufei fainted in the camp, but she still hasn't gone to the leaders to submit a marriage report.
This made Jiang Ting anxious.
No matter how anxious she was, there was nothing she could do if Lin Yufei refused to submit a marriage certificate.
She just didn't expect that there would be so many rumors about the two of them in the camp, yet Lin Yufei remained unmoved.
Does Lin Yufei really not want to marry her?!
But she was unwilling to give up. The more unwilling Lin Yufei was, the more she wanted to marry him!
Only by marrying Lin Yufei can she completely outshine Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning is only successful now; fortunes change, and she will only be more successful than Jiang Ning in the future.
But the condition is that Lin Yufei must marry her.
Just as she was about to fuel the rumors in the camp, Lin Yufei quietly took leave and went back to her hometown.
Jiang Ting was so angry about this that she cried.
Just when she thought Lin Yufei wasn't going to take responsibility, the head of their performing arts troupe suddenly called her to his office.
Jiang Ting went to the office and met someone there.
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