The book Ye Chenming brought back was quickly handed to Ye Ren and Ye Huili. After reading it, the two were so excited they wanted to dance: "Chenming, did Nannan really give it to you?"
Seeing Ye Chenming nod, Ye Ren picked up the phone without hesitation. The little girl couldn't be left alone; she had to be well protected.
Yan Xiaonan was unaware that after she gave Ye Chenming the letter, she had been placed under protection. She continued to shuttle between the clothing store and the furniture factory. Seeing Cuihua counting money enthusiastically, she realized that she hadn't received any money in a long time.
"Mom, is the clothing store profitable?" Yan Xiaonan asked.
As soon as Cuihua heard this, she knew the little girl had remembered, and nodded with a smile: "Make money, of course you make money, what's the point of running a shop if you're not making money?"
"Then why haven't I seen a single penny?" Yan Xiaonan asked, puzzled.
"Don't even think about it. I won't give you a single penny of the money this shop makes. Think about your eight-courtyard house, think about your future children. Don't worry about food, clothing, or other necessities; I'm saving them up."
Yan Xiaonan was taken aback. Well, Mom really overthinks things.
Xuemei smiled brightly on the side. She really liked her job here. She earned seventy or eighty yuan a month with her salary and bonus. She had saved up the money and planned to buy a small house when she earned a thousand yuan.
I've already inquired and found out that a small house of about 20 square meters here can be bought for 1,000 yuan. With my salary and the rental income from my house back home, I can save up 1,000 yuan in a year.
Yan Xiaonan frowned: "Big sister, you definitely won't be able to buy your small house for a thousand yuan by this time next year. Besides, it's better to buy a shop than a small house, as the rental price will be higher in the future."
Xue Mei's eyes lit up, but then dimmed instantly: "Nan Nan, didn't we buy a courtyard house in the county town? This courtyard house has emptied my savings, so I have to work hard to save money."
“I know there are shops for sale in the East City area. They probably can’t do much business now, but in a couple of years, they’ll definitely make money. If you don’t want to run them yourself, you can rent them out to others. The rent won’t be less.” Yan Xiaonan remembered what Ai Dang had told her.
"The shops there aren't expensive. A shop of about 20 square meters costs 800 yuan. You can buy three or five shops, and then you can combine them together or rent them out separately. You'll definitely make money."
"Thank you, Nan Nan. I'll buy it when I've saved enough money." Xue Mei was also very excited.
Cuihua sighed and said, "Xuemei, Nannan said the price won't be this high next year. You should buy it first, and Qianniang will lend it to you. You can pay her back slowly."
"But Mother, aren't you going to give this money to Nan Nan's child?" Xue Mei refused.
“Nan Nan isn’t married yet. By the time the baby is born, you’ll have already paid off all your debts,” Cuihua said decisively. She also hoped that Xue Mei and Dong Nan would have their own careers, after all, they still had two children.
Over the weekend, Yan Aidang took Dongnan to buy a shop. Dongnan and Xuemei had already discussed it beforehand and decided to buy two shops, one for Liujin and one for Fubao.
But Liu Jin shook his head and said no. Teacher Tan had said that once he graduated, making money would be a piece of cake. The couple were very pleased and decided to put Fu Bao's name on both of them.
Ignoring Southeast's objections, Yan Aidang bought five shops in one go, all connected together. Southeast looked at the 1,600 yuan in his hand, and the five shops would cost 4,000 yuan. What should he do?
Yan Aidang unzipped his purse: "Nan Nan said to buy a few more rooms. She gave me the money. Actually, I have money too, but she said you're her own brother. Isn't that too much of a bully?"
Southeast felt a warmth in her heart. Yes, she was her own sister. Since Nan Nan said she wanted to buy it, then she would buy it. She could save money herself and try to pay off her debts as soon as possible.
The two completed the transfer procedures that same day, and all five shops were registered under Yan Tong's name.
Yan Xiaonan glanced at the five property deeds in Dongnan's hand, picked up Fubao and said, "Fubao, you are the richest child I have ever seen."
Fu Bao opened her big eyes, rummaged through her pockets, pulled out a penny and said, "Auntie, I'm the richest."
Duoduo quickly ran over and took out a penny, handing it to Fubao: "Little sister, here's the money, buy some candy."
Fu Bao smiled and took the money, giving two cents to Yan Xiaonan: "Auntie, buy some candy."
Yan Xiaonan had a sudden thought and took out a large piece of royal jelly chocolate from her pocket. This kind of chocolate can be bought in department stores, but it is usually hard to find.
Surprisingly, the supermarket in the space had this. Apart from the slightly better packaging paper, the pattern was exactly the same.
"Fu Bao, Duo Duo, how about we buy some chocolate for two cents?"
Liu Jin exclaimed as he took the chocolate, "Auntie, you can't buy this for two cents. Fu Bao and Duo Duo made a profit!"
"Then why don't you bring Fu Bao, Duo Duo, and Wu Jin Ban to eat together? But each person can only eat a small piece, otherwise they won't be able to eat dinner."
Liu Jinban handed the chocolate to Fu Bao, picked her up and walked to the living room: "Wu Jinban, bring your little brother and come eat some chocolate."
Wu Jinban walked over shyly, took Duo Duo's hand, and followed. "Chocolate, ah, it's been so long since I've had it."
He returned the property certificate to Southeast: "Brother, you should rent out the house now. I asked around, and this storefront can be rented for ten yuan a month. Five rooms would be fifty yuan."
Southeast nodded. He and Xuemei had calculated that they could save two thousand yuan a year and pay off Nannan's debt in two years. Then they could take back the house and see what kind of business they could start.
New Year's Eve arrived quickly, and the Yan family was as lively as ever, but this year, apart from Ye Huixian, no one from the Ye family came.
The telephone in the living room rang, and Liu Jin answered it with practiced ease: "Hello, who is it?"
"Liu Jin, this is Uncle Chenming. Is your aunt here?" Ye Chenming's voice came through the receiver.
"Wait a minute! Auntie's at Great-Grandma's. Auntie, Auntie, Uncle Chenming is calling for you! Come quick!" Liu Jin shouted at the top of his lungs.
Yan Xiaonan rushed out and nodded at Liu Jin: "Shouting so loudly, you'll ruin your voice! Hey, Chenming, where are you?"
"Nan Nan, I'm sorry I can't spend the New Year with you this year. My dad and grandparents can't come either. You know I need to hurry up and try to marry you as soon as possible."
Yan Xiaonan thought of those two books. Could it be that there had been a breakthrough? Should she work harder and make copies of the other two as well?
Today is Lunar New Year's Eve, so let's stay up all night and start again tomorrow, Yan Xiaonan decided.
"Chenming, I have more. Come over once in a while, about a month."
"I understand. You must be careful and stay safe. Happy New Year, my darling." Ye Chenming suppressed his excitement and hung up the phone. He wanted to tell his grandfather and father the good news.
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