Today, Jiang Xiaoli finished reading all the math textbooks for junior high school. It was as if she had opened the door to her memories, and the problem-solving methods she had forgotten in her previous life were slowly coming together as she read and studied.
She just redid her middle school entrance exam math paper and got a perfect score!
When Li Guizhi got home, she didn't look too good. Jiang Xiaoli asked with concern, "Mom, you don't look well. Are you tired from selling spicy snacks and going to work these past few days?"
Li Guizhi shook her head, "This little bit of work is hardly tiring. You were right, the factory's orders can't keep up, so starting next month we'll only be working day shifts."
When the factory announced the news, she and many of her coworkers in the workshop were very happy, as they could finally have regular working hours again. But she couldn't be happy.
The factory only needs to work day shifts now. If the number of orders gradually decreases in the future, will she be laid off, just like Xiaoli said?
When Jiang Xiaoli heard about this, she smiled and comforted her mother, "Mom, isn't this a good thing? We can set up a stall at night from now on, and business at the night market is much better than at the entrance of the Children's Palace!"
After listening, Li Guizhi thought about it and realized that if she didn't have to work shifts, her and her daughter's small business could be stabilized, which would be a good thing.
Thinking about it this way, she felt much better. She hugged her daughter and kissed her, saying, "Our little pear is so clever!"
The next morning, just as Li Guizhi finished making the spicy strips and Jiang Xiaoli was helping to package them, Xiao Jincheng arrived with Xiao Muyu. They heard his hearty laughter, "Little Pear, look what good stuff your uncle brought you!"
Seeing the Xiao family father and daughter reminded Jiang Xiaoli of how Uncle Xiao had given her and Xiao Muyu each a Sony Walkman before the start of high school, encouraging them to study English well.
At first she was very happy, but later when she was playing with Tian Xiaomeng, she heard her say that the Walkman cost nearly two thousand yuan, so she insisted on returning it to Uncle Xiao, which made things very awkward.
Sure enough, Xiao Jincheng pulled out a box from behind his back, which contained the most popular portable music player at the time.
She smiled sweetly at Uncle Xiao and Xiao Muyu, "Uncle Xiao, Xiaoyu, please make yourselves at home."
After saying that, she leaned out and shouted towards the kitchen, "Mom, pour some water for Uncle Xiao and the others. My hands are covered in spicy snacks, so it's inconvenient for me to do this."
The two were intrigued by the spicy strips she mentioned. Seeing that Jiang Xiaoli was quite enthusiastic today, Xiao Muyu couldn't help but ask, "What are spicy strips?"
Li Guizhi brought over two glasses of water. "The spicy strips are the ones Xiaoli is currently wearing. Here, let me get you a pair of chopsticks to try. This is a recipe Xiaoli found in a book, and it's delicious!"
The father and daughter were also won over by the spicy snacks after a few bites. Xiao Jincheng asked, "Sister-in-law, I see you've made so many. Are you planning to sell them?"
Li Guizhi nodded and said with a smile, "Yes, Xiaoli and I have been selling them at the entrance of the Children's Palace these past two days, and business is booming."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jincheng pulled Li Guizhi aside and said, "Sister-in-law, weren't you doing well at the factory? Why are you suddenly thinking about starting a business? Is there something you need that requires money? Just tell me, I have some!"
Li Guizhi quickly waved her hand, "No, that's not true! The idea of selling spicy strips was Xiaoli's, but I've figured it out after selling them for the past two days."
"While I can still work, I'll do as much as I can. Anyway, we run a business based on our skills; we don't steal, we don't rob, and we don't cut corners!"
Xiao Jincheng was relieved to hear that they were alright. "Sister-in-law, what you said is absolutely right. More and more people are going into business these days. We all earn money through our own abilities. I support you!"
Xiao Muyu, upon hearing that Jiang Xiaoli had learned about this delicious spicy snack from a book and that she and her mother even set up a stall to sell it outside the Children's Palace, couldn't contain her curiosity. "Jiang Xiaoli, I feel like you've changed."
Jiang Xiaoli chuckled inwardly. "Long time no see, you little girl, your sense of me is quite accurate. I've changed a lot!"
While packing spicy snacks, she replied, "Yeah, don't you look better? I think so too~"
Xiao Muyu was stunned by her narcissism, "How could you..."
"How come I'm so good-looking?" Hahaha, Jiang Xiaoli blurted out.
"Shameless!" Xiao Muyu's face turned bright red from her words.
Jiang Xiaoli stopped teasing her. "Haha, why are you so easily teased? Okay, I've just grown up. I feel like it was pointless to argue before, and I only suffered for it."
Right now, all I want to do is study hard, improve myself every day, and work hard to make money so I can get rich as soon as possible!
After Xiao Jincheng finished speaking with Li Guizhi, he returned to hear the second half of Jiang Xiaoli's sentence. His hearty laughter followed, "Hahaha, I like that! But can you manage to study and make money at the same time, Xiaoli?"
Jiang Xiaoli confidently assured him, and even saluted Xiao Jincheng, "Don't worry, Uncle Xiao, I will definitely complete the mission!"
When Xiao Jincheng saw her imperfect salute, he laughed so hard he bent over. "Xiaoyu, you should play with Xiaoli more often. Don't just stay at home all day playing the piano and painting. That girl is so interesting!"
Xiao Muyu pursed her lips and muttered with a laugh, "That's interesting, and she's shameless too."
Xiao Jincheng and Li Guizhi were too far away to hear, but Jiang Xiaoli heard it all clearly. However, she didn't mind; there was plenty of time ahead.
Jiang Xiaoli finished repackaging the spicy strips. There were more than 30 jin of spicy strips today, which couldn't all fit in the plastic bucket, so Li Guizhi specially took a large bag to pack the rest.
She made a simple bowl of noodles for the four of them. After they finished eating, Xiao Jincheng had to leave, but Xiao Muyu was attracted by Jiang Xiaoli's small business. "Dad, I want to go with Auntie and the others to set up a stall. I'll go home by myself later."
Xiao Jincheng had always been willing to let his daughter play with Xiao Li, so naturally he wouldn't refuse.
Thus, Li Guizhi pushed the bicycle in front, while Jiang Xiaoli and Xiao Muyu held the bucket on the seat from behind.
On the way, Jiang Xiaoli started teaching Xiao Muyu, "The spicy strips we sell are packaged like this, one bag at a time, 3 cents a bag, 5 cents for two bags."
Most customers buy two bags, so it's easy to calculate. You can handle collecting the money, right?
Xiao Muyu was just there to watch the fun, but she inexplicably became the "financial director," as if she had been given an important responsibility. She nodded seriously, "Okay, no problem."
Li Guizhi glanced at her daughter, saw her ingratiating smile, and let her be, since she had her daughter watching over her anyway.
As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the Children's Palace, a crowd gathered in front of their bicycles. Jiang Xiaoli greeted them enthusiastically, even chatting with a girl who had come to buy spicy strips a couple of days ago.
Xiao Muyu was stunned by the sudden surge of people. A group of people stuffed money into her hands and shouted, "Give me spicy strips!"
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