Yun Duo was a little surprised. Actually, she gave the money to Yun Dazheng for two reasons. First, she was afraid that giving royal jelly to someone else without a reason would make the two elderly people think too much. Second, it was also because although the two elderly people managed the family's money, they had never been short of money when she needed it. She felt it was only right to give them some money since she had it herself.
Little did anyone expect that Yun Dazheng would say something like that...
Yun Duo was surprised and didn't respond to Yun Dazheng's words for a moment. Yun Dazheng thought that Yun Duo was somewhat unwilling. He thought that his granddaughter had lived through several years of hardship and was probably really afraid of poverty. He didn't want to say anything harsh. After thinking it over, he continued to say to Yun Duo: "Duo'er, actually, the reason why Grandpa asked you to return the money is not just because we can't charge people more money, but also... In my early years, Grandpa worked as a shop assistant in your 'grandmother's' shop for a while. I know that doing business properly is about slow and steady progress, not about making a one-off deal."
"Slow and steady wins the race, and that's what sustains a lifetime, or even several generations. But if you're always looking to make more money, trying to make as much as possible in one go, turning a perfectly good business into a one-off deal... People will come once or twice, but if it happens too often, eventually, no more customers will come."
"If there are no customers, the business will not be able to continue. If it is open, it will lose money. If it is closed, it will not make any money. The whole family can only live off their savings. Once the savings are gone, they will have nothing left to eat."
"Our Duo'er is a smart child, think about it, isn't that right?"
Seeing that Yun Dazheng had put things this far, Yun Duo was somewhat amused and exasperated. She had only been momentarily stunned out of surprise, and had no idea what her grandfather was imagining. However, if she didn't speak up, her grandfather would probably continue to speculate... It was also difficult for the old man, racking his brains to come up with a solution so as not to hurt his pride...
Thinking about it, Yun Duo smiled at Yun Dazheng and said, "Grandpa, I understand what you're saying. It's my fault for not explaining things clearly."
"Actually, this money is not only for the lady to buy royal jelly, but also a thank-you gift from the gentleman of that family to us."
"Because the royal jelly we sold to that lady was very effective, her health improved a lot compared to previous years. Her husband was very grateful to us and specially gave me a red envelope as a New Year's gift."
"Then the lady was going home for the New Year. I thought that once she went home, she wouldn't be able to buy our royal jelly anymore. Our royal jelly is different from the ordinary one, as you all know, so I thought of giving her a jar from home."
"Actually, they didn't pay for the royal jelly. It was Duo'er who wanted to give it to them, but she was worried that you and Grandma wouldn't agree, so she said it was for them to buy..."
At this point, Yun Duo suddenly felt something was amiss. She silently walked up to Yun Dazheng, gently tugged at his sleeve, and whispered, "Grandpa, Duo'er was wrong. Please don't be angry with Duo'er."
"Sigh...you child..."
Yun Dazheng let out a long sigh. A strange feeling welled up inside him. He wasn't exactly angry, but he wasn't completely indifferent either. It was just a strange tightness in his chest… but he couldn't put his finger on it. In the end, he could only pat Yun Duo's hair and let out another long sigh.
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