In the afternoon, Jiang Xiaoli received the complete set of physics competition books and past exam questions from Teacher Liu.
Teacher Liu advised, "You're only in the first year of high school, just do your best and don't get stuck on things, okay?"
"Okay, don't worry. By the way, Xu Xing from my class will be participating with me, and I'll share the materials with him."
Teacher Liu became interested. "Are you two really at odds?"
Jiang Xiaoli touched her nose. "Hehe, there's no question of us going head-to-head, it's just a friendly exchange."
"Alright, you don't need to worry about it. I'll find him another set of books," said Teacher Liu.
As school was about to end, Chen called her and Xu Xing to his office and pointed to a stack of books and test papers. "That's all I can get for now. You two can take turns looking at them. I'll find you more later if I find any more."
Xu Xing said, "I have these two books at home. I'll take the test paper first, and I'll make a copy and give it to you tomorrow."
Jiang Xiaoli nodded in agreement.
Chen looked at the two of them with a loving smile on his face. "Besides studying, you two should also pay attention to your diet and exercise. Good health is the foundation of everything, you know?"
Jiang Xiaoli said with a smile, "Teacher Chen, I go for a run every morning now, and I'm in great shape, so you can rest assured!"
Xu Xing remained silent. He quietly planned to go home and add the exercise plan to his schedule. He couldn't let Jiang Xiaoli outdo him!
She had just ridden her bike to the street corner after school when she bumped into Li Guizhi.
She asked curiously, "Mom, where did you go?"
The two pushed the cart side by side, Li Guizhi beaming, "I'm going to the steamed bun shop. Pumpkin is such a capable child! That place is so clean and bright!"
Jiang Xiaoli also became interested, "Is everything done over there?"
"Yes, everything is ready. Pumpkin asked me to tell you that Xiao Zong will come over tonight to discuss when to open for business."
These partners are definitely the right ones; their execution is truly amazing!
She went inside and put down a large stack of books, then came out to help Li Guizhi pick vegetables. "Mom, how's the wholesale business here these days?"
"With their help, I feel much more relaxed. Recently, my daily order volume has been around 3,000 jin."
Jiang Xiaoli was a little surprised. Not long ago, she was only making five or six hundred jin a day! Now, with 3,000 jin, her family's spicy snack business is making a net profit of 1,200 yuan a day?
She swallowed hard. "Mom, if the daily shipments increase, we can give Grandma Zhang and the others a raise."
"Don't worry about it! I've already increased their pay to 20 yuan per day!"
At this point, Li Guizhi seemed to suddenly remember something, and excitedly went into the house and came out with a photo frame, "Xiao Li, take a look!"
The photo frame clearly shows the individual business license that Xiao Jincheng helped her family obtain.
Looking at the old-fashioned business license, Jiang Xiaoli said, "We're operating with a license now, that's great."
Li Guizhi hung the photo frame on the wall of the main room. "That's right, your Uncle Xiao reminded me that we still have to pay taxes regularly, it's called something like 'assessment and collection'."
“Mom, it’s assessed taxation,” Jiang Xiaoli added with a smile.
"Yes, yes, that's the assessed tax collection! I just don't know how much I'll have to pay." Li Guizhi knew nothing about these things.
Jiang Xiaoli couldn't remember the assessed tax standard for self-employed individuals at this time. She comforted her, "It's okay, Mom. It's only right that we pay some taxes after we make money. The assessed tax won't cost much. I'll go to Xiaoyu's house and ask Uncle Xiao later."
Li Guizhi picked up the vegetables she had picked, patted her daughter's head, and said, "Good! Little Pear is so capable!"
After saying that, she went into the kitchen to cook.
Zong Jia arrived just as the food was being served.
Jiang Xiaoli really suspected that this person had come by smelling the scent, and she asked him directly.
He nodded seriously, "Yes, Auntie's cooking is so good that you'll want to keep eating it."
Li Guizhi brought over the rice and tapped her daughter's forehead with her chopsticks, "Look at you, so stingy! I was the one who told Nan Gua to invite Xiao Zong over for dinner this afternoon!"
Jiang Xiaoli covered her forehead and said sourly, "Mom! You can't favor boys over girls, I'm your real daughter!"
Zong Jia poured a glass of water for the mother and daughter, saying, "If Auntie likes me, I can recognize her as my godmother."
"Look how well Xiao Zong chats!" Li Guizhi said with a smile as she served food to the two of them.
Unlike her mother, who was clueless and just laughed it off, Jiang Xiaoli knew what the role of her mother meant to Zong Jiayu.
She put down her chopsticks and tapped the rim of her bowl. "Are you serious?"
Zong Jia nodded. "Of course."
After saying that, he looked at Li Guizhi and said, "Auntie, since we met, I have really felt your motherly care. I really like you. I wonder if you would like to?"
Li Guizhi was taken aback by this sudden suggestion. After a moment, she saw her daughter nod at her.
She said happily, "Of course I'm willing, Xiao Zong. Auntie likes you very much too. You can ask Xiao Li and you'll know. Auntie often says at home that you guys are good young men!"
Jiang Xiaoli interjected, "Then let's do it today, why not?"
With her witness, Li Guizhi adopted a godson.
At this moment, this newly minted godson simply took over the work from her biological daughter, chatting with her mother outside while washing dishes with great enthusiasm.
She had always known that her mother was an emotionally lonely person. Ever since her father passed away, her maternal grandfather, uncles, and aunts were all afraid that the mother and daughter would come to their door to freeload, and they wished they could sever ties with them.
In the past, my mother's relationships with her colleagues and neighbors were not particularly close.
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