After getting into the car, Wei Zhu was still worried: "Mom, is it a bad thing to anger him like this?"
“What’s wrong with that? He’s been harassing you for a month, can’t we at least vent our anger? Once we get to the provincial capital, he won’t even be able to find any of us, how will he get revenge?”
“Auntie is right.” Yue Ting laughed. “Wei Zhu, stop worrying. We’re about to start a new life and will never cross paths with him again.”
After being persuaded like this, Wei Zhu felt much more relaxed. She would finally no longer have to face Jing Jun's entanglement. But why was her mother so willing to take a taxi this time?
"Mom, you came all this way, won't that interfere with your business?"
Song Xia had told her daughter Wei Zhu about her business ventures. Wei Zhu expressed obvious concerns about this, but Song Xia always managed to evade them.
"It won't disrupt business much in a day."
Wei Zhu nodded. She thought it was because business was bad, so it didn't matter if she was delayed. But after she got there, she realized how amazing her mother was.
"This is it. The place is a bit small." Song Xia led them inside. What was originally a large one-bedroom apartment felt much cramped with the addition of two more people, but all three of them were hardworking, so they thought it was alright.
Song Xia sighed: "I originally wanted to rent a two-bedroom apartment, but that kid Wei Deng strongly opposed it. It wasn't even my money. I've never seen such a heartless child."
Yue Ting chuckled and didn't interrupt. Boys from families that favor sons over daughters always think that all the money in the family belongs to them, even if they didn't earn it themselves.
Although Aunt Song was very harsh on Wei Zhu before, she treated her quite well after meeting her, and it was not appropriate for her to interfere too much in other people's family affairs.
“Wei Zhu, I feel that your brother is becoming more and more irresponsible. He only knows how to ask for money. This can’t go on. Our Wei family is counting on him to bring honor to our ancestors. So I’m thinking about whether I can find a way to correct his wasteful spending habits.”
Wei Zhu blinked. What did Mom mean by that?
As Song Xia watched them pack their luggage, she said, "We absolutely cannot let him become like the grandson of the Zhang family, who ends up accomplishing nothing and whose family has to worry about everything for him. We can't let him live a carefree life."
Yue Ting opened her mouth slightly. Although Aunt Song's words still had a hint of favoring sons over daughters, her thinking seemed different from that of typical families that favored sons over daughters.
"Mom, why did you suddenly think like that?" Wei Zhu didn't know what to say, so she simply asked this question. This made Yue Ting very anxious. At this time, she should go along with Aunt Song's idea and set some rules for Wei Deng!
"Mom is just worried that he'll get used to taking things for granted and won't be able to take responsibility in the future. Besides, university is too expensive. He keeps saying he'll bring a daughter-in-law home for Mom. What if he can't bring her home and all the money is spent by those women?"
At this moment, Wei Zhu and Yue Ting felt that the key point of this conversation was in the latter part; it turned out that he was indeed reluctant to spend money on outsiders.
"So take this opportunity to get him to focus on his studies and not be fooled. Your brother used to be very naive."
"What time?" Wei Zhu was stunned and still didn't react.
“Since you’ve quit your job, there’s no income for the family. If he doesn’t save his pocket money, he’ll go hungry.”
Wei Zhu said earnestly, "Mom, I can find a job here too, and I can work and study at the same time."
Her attitude made Yue Ting extremely anxious. She finally had a chance to take the civil service exam, but if she started working, work would inevitably take up most of her time, so how could she study?
"No way." Before Yue Ting could say anything, Song Xia refused without even thinking. "If you're going to take the civil service exam, just focus on taking it. What are you doing being half-hearted? What if you fail the exam and end up in a terrible job with no future? Wouldn't all the years of hard work I've put into raising you have been for nothing?"
Although the last sentence wasn't very pleasant, seeing that she genuinely wanted Wei Zhu to focus on taking the civil service exam, Yue Ting was completely relieved.
"Mom has made an appointment with Pei Xin for dinner. She'll come over tonight and have her explain to you how to register and buy study materials."
Wei Zhu had heard Pei Xin's name from Song's mother more than once. At first, she thought Pei Xin was a fraud, but she didn't expect that there was actually a young girl who got along with her mother.
This was also a scene that Wei Zhu had never seen her mother selling snacks. If she had, she would know that the customers got along well with her mother and chatted very happily.
After saying that, seeing that it was getting late, Song Xia began to prepare dinner. Although the restaurants outside were not bad, they were inevitably not as healthy as what she made herself. One of the reasons why her stall had many repeat customers was that she used good ingredients, especially fried rice and fried noodles, which were not as greasy as those from other places. As for meat patties, these kinds of products would not taste good without oil, but fortunately she used good oil.
Now many hospitalized patients come to buy her food. Because it's worrying that eating too much meat patty and fried noodles is bad for their health, she's added porridge to her stall in the mornings and evenings.
The porridge is cooked in advance and then poured into cups every day. It's just a bit busy to pour the porridge into cups when making it at home, but when selling it at the stall, it's as easy as making tea eggs.
This congee has brought in many repeat customers, and it's often not enough to meet demand. Many customers have suggested that she rent a shop here. She only goes twice a day, in the morning and evening, and the quantity is limited, so many customers can't buy any unless they're lucky.
With a small shop and one or two employees, she can sell all day long, and she won't have to work so hard herself.
Song Xia herself would love to open a small shop, but she doesn't have enough savings right now!
Some discerning customers did want to invest, but Song Xia politely declined, preferring to take it slow on her own and not wanting to partner with anyone from the start.
Because she knows her craft, she's reluctant to give up most of her future profits for just a small initial investment. Besides, what if she opens a branch later? And if there's a conflict in the business model, whose opinion should she follow?
She likes to be in control of her own affairs, but right now her power is still too weak.
As soon as Wei Zhu and Yue Ting finished unpacking, they smelled an incredibly strong aroma of meat. In this one-bedroom apartment, the kitchen was built on the balcony. One end was the study space she had left for Wei Zhu, and the other end was a small kitchen.
Recently, the nearby tenants have been suffering from the tantalizing aroma. Some clever ones have bought meat pies from Song Xia's stall several times, while others still can't figure out which stall it is.
Besides the aroma of meat, there was also the aroma of braised meat. Wei Zhu looked at all of this in amazement. She had never known that her mother's cooking skills were so good!
"Mom, how did you make this? It smells so good!"
"I learned it online. People online are quite generous these days; they even teach cooking secrets."
Wei Zhu and Yue Ting nodded. There are indeed many bloggers who teach cooking nowadays, but this one seems to have an excessive level of comprehension. The dishes look even more delicious than those carefully made online.
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