After dinner, Mr. He drove Mrs. He, Xia Lijuan, He Wenhua, He Wenjun, and Lin Fei to the night market.
He Wenlin went back to work on her physics practice papers. The monthly exam was coming up soon, and if she still failed physics this time, Teacher Cao would be furious.
Since Lin Fei and He Wenjun had gone to the night market, He Wenlin was worried that her father wouldn't be able to manage alone, so she also went to a fast food restaurant around 9 p.m.
"I heard from your mother that you bought two shops, one of which is in her name?" As soon as He Wenlin entered the store, she smelled a strong sour smell.
"yes."
"Whose name is on the other one?"
"Of course I'll write my own name."
Mr. He's expression immediately changed. He sighed and said, "Alas, men have such a hard life."
"Hahaha," He Wenlin laughed, "I was just kidding. One shop is in my mom's name and the other is in yours. I paid for both in full. This shop is for you two to use in your retirement."
The monthly rent will definitely be considerable, more than enough for them to live on after they retire.
He Wenlin then said to her grandmother, "Grandma, after the renovations are finished next door, we can open a small shop in one of the storefronts. You can just sit there, watch TV, and collect money every day. I'll provide the funds to open it, and you can keep the profits."
Hearing this, Grandma He couldn't help but smile and quickly said, "I'm just an old woman, I don't have much to spend money on. You can spend what you earn yourself."
"There are always times when you need to give red envelopes to your grandchildren and great-grandchildren during holidays, and you can't do that if you don't have money on you."
"Now that things are stable for you all, I'm thinking of going back to my hometown. It's more interesting to stay in the countryside. There's no one to talk to here." Old Mrs. He had been wanting to go back for a long time, but her son and daughter-in-law wouldn't listen to their granddaughter, so she had to come. Otherwise, she would have gone back long ago.
Now that she sees that her son and daughter-in-law have given in and are gradually getting used to listening to their granddaughter's arrangements, she still wants to go back and feed her a few chickens and cultivate the two plots of land behind her.
"Grandma, now that you've gone back, I'll miss you terribly. What am I going to do? It's so far away, I can't just rush back in a flash."
Grandma He beamed with delight at He Wenlin's words, but said, "What's there to think about?"
"Of course I want to! If you leave, what if my dad gets the wicked idea again and tries to seize power? Grandma, I need you to stay here and help me guard the place."
Upon hearing this, Mr. He's face darkened. He knew that he was not a good person in his rebellious daughter's eyes!
"I can see your father has improved now." Grandma He felt comforted. "It's just that you've worked too hard and have so much debt."
The thought of He Wenlin's astronomical debts made Old Mrs. He feel uneasy.
“I’m not afraid of this debt. If I want to pay it back, I can pay it off in a year.” He Wenlin said, “At the end of June, we will go back together. You can stay in your hometown during the winter and summer vacations. After the vacations are over, I will help you to come here. We will open a small shop here and let my younger brother work during the winter and summer vacations. He will definitely be happy to do so.”
Grandma He said with a smile, "He would definitely be happy to, but at that time, he would definitely eat more than he sold."
My younger brother loves snacks and drinks, so if I let him run the convenience store, he'd be ecstatic.
"Linlin, stop talking and come help stir-fry the noodles."
A lot of customers have come for a late-night snack, and Dad He is busy making wolf tooth potatoes.
He Wenlin quickly washed her hands, put on an apron, and started stir-frying the noodles.
Tonight, because many people went out shopping, the flow of customers for late-night snacks was not concentrated. It was only at this time that the number of people increased. After being busy for about half an hour, there were not many people left.
It was almost ten o'clock when Aunt He and the others returned by taxi.
They were carrying large and small bags, especially Aunt He, who had five or six bags in one hand.
He Wenlin joked, "Mom, why are you being so generous today?"
Even though she's already the boss's mother, He's mother is still reluctant to buy things because she feels that the family is in debt and she's afraid to spend money.
Aunt He: "These are for you two siblings. The weather is getting warmer soon, so I have to get you some new clothes."
Actually, He's mother had overheard what He Wenlin had told Xia Lijuan, so she was worried that He Wenlin would be looked down upon if she dressed too poorly when meeting the boss or manager. Therefore, she specially bought several nice outfits from the mall.
"Sis, Mom is so biased. She buys you expensive things at the mall, but when she buys me a pair of pants that cost twenty yuan, she thinks it's too expensive," complained He Wenjun, the younger brother.
Mother He scolded, "You think I'm being biased? Can you compare to your sister? Your sister is going to talk business and meeting big bosses. Is it appropriate for her to dress so poorly? You're just a kid, still growing. Why dress so nicely? You'll wear it next year, and it'll be a waste. If you had even a tenth of your sister's ability, I'd buy you anything, even gold and silver. You think I'm being biased? You're like someone I picked up from the trash can!"
He Wenjun: "Then why don't you call the police? You're a human trafficker."
"Hahaha." Everyone burst into laughter at He Wenjun's words.
"You brat! You've learned to talk back now!"
He's mother was so angry that she picked up a broom to hit him, but He Wenjun, being small and agile, ran away in a flash.
"Linlin, this is the backpack I bought for you. What do you think? Isn't it pretty?" Xia Lijuan proudly presented the pink backpack.
Aunt He said with a smile, "I told your sister-in-law not to buy it, but she still wanted to. This schoolbag costs more than sixty yuan."
That's really expensive; it's equivalent to two or three days' wages for an average person.
He Wenlin accepted it: "Thank you, sister-in-law, thank you, brother."
Xia Lijuan: "I'm glad you like it."
"Second Brother, Lin Fei, what did you buy?" He Wenlin asked.
“We’re broke right now, so we didn’t buy anything, we just ate some snacks,” He Wenjun said. “But I heard some good news.”
When this was mentioned, He Wenjun's smile widened.
He Wenlin: "What good news? You won the lottery? Five million? Everyone gets a share! I don't want much, just a car."
"Win five million? What a pipe dream!" He Wenjun said gloatingly. "It's my cousin, He Xing. I heard he lost tens of thousands of yuan playing cards."
"Where did you hear this news?" He's father was more agitated and excited than anyone else when it came to He Xing's misfortune. He hurriedly asked, "We didn't know about this. How come you know? Who told you?"
"What Hui-ge said at the night market today is that they rent houses close to each other. I heard that my uncle often plays cards with a group of people who work on construction sites, and he always loses to them. The couple has also argued a few times at the night market."
“Nine out of ten gamblers lose. Tens of thousands of yuan—that’s almost enough for a down payment on a house.” Old Mrs. He felt extremely regretful and heartbroken.
"Hahaha, as expected, God has smiled upon us!" Father He wanted nothing more than to laugh out loud.
Then, he excitedly said to He Wenlin, "Did you hear that? Did you hear that? You used to say he was better than me, and he really was better than me, better at losing money! I only made one mistake, and you guys keep bringing it up and whipping me every few days. Did you hear that? Did you hear that now? The guy you thought was better than me has now lost tens of thousands of yuan!"
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