At 10:20, the Peng family uncle and nephew left, and many customers came to the shop for a late-night snack.
He Wenlin and Lin Fei got busy.
At this time, He's mother and younger brother He Shan also returned.
Seeing He Wenlin and Lin Fei working so hard, He's mother and younger brother also quickly helped collect and change the money.
At 10:40, when things calmed down, Aunt He finally asked, "Where's your dad?"
When asked about this, He Wenlin was both angry and helpless: "They were playing cards over there and didn't come over."
Upon hearing this, He Ma was furious and rushed to find He Ba. Before He Ma could lash out, the wives of several of her cousins from Jiangxi Province were the first to lose their temper.
The commotion finally broke up the party.
When Mr. He returned to the shop, Mrs. He angrily said, "You quit your job, thinking you could keep this shop afloat, but instead you spent the whole night playing cards! Linlin and Linfei have been busy in the shop all night."
"It's just a few hands of cards, not every day, why are you in such a hurry?"
Hearing this, He Wenlin was furious. She tried to calm herself down and said, "Dad, how can I entrust this shop to you with this attitude? How can I trust you to be the emperor emeritus? How can a treacherous minister like you, who wants to rebel and seize power, be so obsessed with playing cards? Can't you have any ambition? Playing cards is more important than business. And yet you still want to manage the finances? I'm afraid you'll embezzle public funds."
"It's getting more and more serious. You're lecturing your old man now. You really think you're something special."
Mrs. He retorted angrily, "Where did I go wrong? You quit your job at the factory, so you should have stayed at the shop and learned the ropes properly. Instead, you let your child suffer here while you went out and had a good time all night."
After saying that, he instructed He Wenlin, "Linlin, you can't let your dad manage the money."
He Wenlin said seriously, "Dad, if this is your attitude towards work, then you should go back to work at the factory. I will retrain the chefs and store manager. You are being too unreliable."
"What's going on? Is this never going to end? You've made a few bucks, so you think you're something special, even lecturing your old man like that." Mr. He felt his authority as a father had been challenged, and he felt very embarrassed, so he was very angry.
“You’re my dad. If you can’t help, then you can go work at the factory. You can come and help out during the lunch and afternoon rush hours. I’ll give you three hundred yuan a month for cigarettes as a token of my respect.”
He Wenlin really disliked her father's attitude.
That's so unreliable. She was genuinely worried that once she went to school, her father would ruin the business.
In her past life, He Wenlin had heard her mother complain about how unreliable her father was when he was young. Seeing that her father was now working honestly, she never expected that he would neglect his work and stay at the mahjong table.
He Wenlin continued, "What I need here is someone who can cooperate with me and help me. My goal is to buy a house and settle down in Shaoxing within a year. If you can't help, I hope you won't hold me back. Also, I've already called my grandma. She will bring my second brother to Shaoxing. I will train my second brother to be the head chef, and my grandma will be the manager."
Grandma hasn't agreed to come yet, but Dad is so unreliable, he'll go and complain to her as soon as it's light tomorrow, and Grandma will definitely come!
"You called your grandma over?" Mr. and Mrs. He looked at each other, both surprised.
“Yes, Dad doesn’t see me as his boss, so I can only ask my grandma to come out of retirement. Grandma will definitely support me unconditionally and trust me. I’ve already rented a place and I’m moving tomorrow,” He Wenlin said. “How about I get Dad back to work at the factory, and you quit your job to help me?”
“We’ll talk about this later. You just said you rented a place?” Aunt He asked, her eyes wide.
"Yes, I just rented it tonight. It's nearby, a red brick house with a cement floor and a bathroom inside. I can't stay in the dormitory forever. If I get up this early every day, the other people in the dormitory will complain."
"Such a big thing, and you didn't even consult me!" Mrs. He was furious. "You two, father and daughter, are both so capable, do you even care about me?"
"Mom, if I told you, would you agree to me renting a place? You'd probably just tell me to make do."
He's mother was used to being frugal her whole life and would make do with whatever she could. He Wenlin didn't want to make do, so she simply acted first and asked for permission later.
"Why can't we compromise if we can? Do you think you own a mine? How much is the rent?"
"Two hundred and eighty."
"So expensive!" He's mother's first reaction was that He Wenlin had been ripped off. "A room usually only costs forty or fifty yuan. You've been cheated. Take me to the landlord right now."
"Mom, I rented a floor with four rooms. It's a red brick and cement house with a private bathroom. 280 is a reasonable price. You and Dad will share a room, Grandma, my younger brother and I will each have a room, and my second brother Lin Fei will live here from now on."
Everything was arranged perfectly.
He Wenlin continued, “Mom, we earn money to make ourselves live a better life. It’s necessary to improve our living conditions a little. Don’t you also complain about the poor condition of the public toilets? Besides, when Grandma and my second brother come, they will also need a place to stay. Even if your factory dormitory is not big enough, we can’t accommodate so many people.
Aunt He fell silent.
He Wenlin continued, "Mom, please consider whether you want to come and help me. But I have to say this upfront: if you don't cooperate with me and want to be like Dad and become Empress Wu Zetian, then you can continue working at the factory and come to help during the lunch and afternoon peak hours. I will give you three hundred yuan every month as a token of my respect."
He Wenlin really wanted to hand over the shop to her parents to run; she had even paved the way. But her father was just too much for her to handle.
This is even more infuriating than not cooperating with He Wenlin or plotting to usurp power.
If they don't cooperate, the money is in He Wenlin's hands anyway, and there's nothing they can do about it.
Moreover, his lack of cooperation with He Wenlin only shows that he has his own ideas and is not convinced by He Wenlin. But to go play cards and stand up for guests who have made appointments is serious. This is a matter of attitude!
This is intolerable!
At 11:10, He Wenlin ended her conversation with her parents.
After tidying up the shop, I closed up shop and went back to my dorm.
Mr. and Mrs. He were deeply troubled.
Lying in bed that night, He's mother was still carefully recalling He Wenlin's words. She nudged He's father and said, "Just now, Linlin said that she wanted to buy a house, right?"
"It seems so."
"How much money does she have?" Since He's mother could say that, she felt that He Wenlin must have some money.
It would have been better if Mrs. He hadn't said anything, because as soon as she did, Mr. He got angry: "That brat is wary of me. She's holding onto her money tightly, as if she's afraid I'll take it. Besides the four hundred yuan she keeps from the shop, she's also saved two thousand six hundred."
"How much?" Aunt He jumped out of bed in shock. "How much did you just say?"
"Don't get so agitated."
"That brat, he has so much money in his hands, and he kept it a secret."
"If I hadn't gotten angry and ignored her today, she wouldn't have said anything. I don't know where she got her bad habits from."
He was grumbling under his breath, but in reality, he was very happy. Anyone would be happy to have such an outstanding daughter. Of course, it would be even better if she could "step down" and let him take the throne.
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