No matter how much the Tian sisters, Tian Yuzhen and Tian Yuzhu, complained, Li Guizhi remained unmoved.
She has only one principle: no matter how bad things are for the two of you, can they be worse than my life as a single mother?
The two talked in circles for almost half an hour, but seeing that it wasn't working, they had no choice but to order another 100 jin of spicy strips and leave.
Seeing them leave, Jiang Xiaoli jumped out of the house, giving two thumbs up, "Mom, you're awesome!"
Li Guizhi said proudly, "How was it? Your mother handled it pretty well, right?"
"That's amazing!" she exclaimed, hugging her mother. "Mom, you have the potential to be a female entrepreneur!"
Li Guizhi smiled broadly, but said modestly, "We're just running a small business. You call yourself a female entrepreneur? You're thinking quite far ahead."
Jiang Xiaoli disagreed, "We can keep maintaining this small scale. Our goal is to start a company and make big money! Maybe after I graduate from university, I can directly inherit the family business!"
Li Guizhi was delighted by the scene she described. "Don't rush, I'll go get the ledger. Let's calculate how much money we've made selling spicy strips recently!"
The mother and daughter set up a stall in front of the Children's Palace for 13 days. Except for earning 3.5 yuan on the first day and 16.1 yuan on the second day, they earned an average of about 32 yuan per day for the other 11 days. Their net profit for the 13 days was a total of 377.5 yuan.
The net profit from wholesaling spicy strips these past two days is 445 yuan.
Finally, there's Zong Jiayu's 450 yuan franchise fee and the 137.5 yuan net profit from the seasoning packets.
Jiang Xiaoli added all the numbers together, "It's 1410 yuan in total, but there might be a few yuan fluctuation, since the cost of the seasonings is estimated."
Li Guizhi went inside to retrieve the biscuit tin where she kept her money. She gave Jiang Xiaoli a wad of cash, and the two counted it together.
Besides the five 100-yuan cards and one 50-yuan card given by Zong Jiayu as franchise fees, the rest were 10-yuan, 5-yuan, 2-yuan, and 1-yuan cards.
After the two finished counting and summarizing, Jiang Xiaoli wrote down 437.5 yuan on the paper.
Li Guizhi finished counting, "I have 432 pieces here."
"It's 1419.5 yuan in total, no mistake!" Jiang Xiaoli closed the ledger.
Although Li Guizhi knew she had made a lot of money recently, she was still very excited when she heard the number and saw the money in front of her.
"We only worked for half a month, but it's worth five months of my salary!"
Jiang Xiaoli nodded, "That's right, Mom. Making money in business is good, right? So you don't need to miss your factory job anymore. We've only just started. We've already earned 2 square meters in half a month. Once things are on track, it's not impossible to live in a small house by the end of the year!"
Li Guizhi patted her daughter's head with a look of satisfaction, "My daughter is so clever! Don't worry, Mom will make sure you move into a little villa soon!"
That night, Li Guizhi dreamed of Xiaoli's father, Jiang Weimin.
He stood far away, watching her. She could only see his lips move, but couldn't hear any sound.
But she could tell from his expression that he was saying, "I'm relieved that you two are doing better and better."
Jiang Xiaoli was rather carefree; she slept soundly with a towel between her legs, without a single dream!
Early in the morning, Li Guizhi specially prepared new clothes for her daughter, and she helped Jiang Xiaoli straighten her collar.
"Today is the first day of high school. Our Xiaoli dressed up nicely to go to school and leave a good impression on her teachers and classmates!"
Jiang Xiaoli stood obediently like a Barbie doll, letting her mother do whatever she wanted.
But she wouldn't stop talking, "Mom, even if I don't wear new clothes, my teachers and classmates will still remember me!"
Li Guizhi felt a headache coming on. Her daughter's grades had improved, but where did she learn this restless and lovable nature of teasing cats and dogs?
"Be quieter when you're with your new classmates! You should learn from Xiaoyu; look how popular she is at school!"
Jiang Xiaoli had a different opinion: "Mom! If I learn from Xiaoyu, then I'm still Jiang Xiaoli! I am who I am, a unique spark!"
"With your sharp tongue, I'm really afraid you'll offend people at school. Remember, don't cause trouble, but if someone does offend you, don't be polite. Come back and call me to back you up, understand?" Li Guizhi emphasized tirelessly.
"Okay! Mom, I'm off! I'll be late if I don't leave now! It's the opening ceremony today!" Jiang Xiaoli, carrying an empty schoolbag, stuffed a steamed bun into her mouth, grabbed another one, and ran off.
As soon as she reached the intersection, she ran into Tian Xiaomeng. Jiang Xiaoli felt she had reason to suspect that this little green tea was waiting for her on purpose!
"Xiao Li, good morning! What a coincidence, you just left too. Let's go together!" Tian Xiaomeng greeted her with a friendly smile.
Jiang Xiaoli gave a forced smile, "Isn't this the typical time for school? It's pretty much a given."
The two chatted casually when Tian Xiaomeng suddenly asked, "Xiaoli, how come you did so well on the class placement exam this time? Can you tutor me?"
"Why hasn't she given up yet?" Jiang Xiaoli thought to herself, while pretending to look surprised.
"Didn't Aunt Tian tell you when she got home yesterday? She wanted me to tutor you at my house yesterday, but I'm just naturally gifted and I learn things quickly. There's really no way to improve my grades quickly. I'm so frustrated!"
Tian Xiaomeng opened and closed her mouth repeatedly, before finally managing to squeeze out a dry, "Oh, it's okay, it's okay."
Neither of them spoke again on the rest of the journey until they arrived at school.
As soon as Jiang Xiaoli entered the school gate, a bicycle coming from the other side wobbled and almost fell on her.
She reacted quickly and dodged to the side, but Tian Xiaomeng, who was next to her, was unlucky and was knocked down by the bicycle.
Jiang Xiaoli looked at him and thought, "Oh ho, is this kid doing this on purpose?" He bumped into her on the day of registration in her past life, and now he wants to ride on her on the first day of school in this life?
That's outrageous!
But when she saw the two people who had bumped into each other, she laughed. This time, the person she had bumped into was Tian Xiaomeng!
In that case, is it possible for these two to "lock in" their relationship in advance?
I can't wait!
She kindly helped Tian Xiaomeng up and scolded Wang Xu, "What's wrong with you? Don't you know how to get out of the car and push it inside the school gate? You've hurt her, are you going to take responsibility?!"
Then she turned around and looked at Tian Xiaomeng with concern, "You must have hurt yourself after being bumped like that. Don't worry, I'll have the culprit take you to the infirmary!"
Wang Xu quickly spoke up, "Excuse me, I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to. Let me take you to the infirmary."
Watching the two figures depart, Jiang Xiaoli smiled contentedly, keeping her accomplishments hidden.
Unbeknownst to her, a boy watching her actions nodded in agreement, "This person isn't likable, but she's quite kind-hearted."
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