Song Lili was finally able to relax for a few days, spending her days at home reading books. However, she didn't forget about Lin Xue's shop.
Lin Xue will be back in two or three days. She needs to stand firm at her post until the very end and can't afford to have any problems in the last few days, or she'll be devastated.
So, for the last two days, Song Lili stayed in the store to keep an eye on things.
Having been deterred by Song Lili's previous actions, no one dared to cheat or shirk responsibility while she was away these past few days.
Because they all knew that when Lin Xue arrived, their future would be decided, and they dared not try to be clever again.
What if Zhang Shengtian writes it down and tells Lin Xue when he gets home? What if they get expelled?
So everyone behaved themselves, and Song Lili was very happy. She didn't have to worry about anything; she was fine.
Zhang Shengtian also felt a bit relieved; in two more days, he could go home.
For some reason, he felt a little uncomfortable in Lin Xue's shop, unlike in the hot pot restaurant.
Both of them had the same thought in mind, and since no one was causing trouble, they naturally had smiles on their faces and seemed to be in a good mood.
"Lin Xue will be back tomorrow. I'll tidy up the account books today and show them to her." Lin Xue said this on the last afternoon.
Since she arrived, the shop has kept daily accounts. Song Lili keeps the accounts when she's there, and Zhang Shengtian keeps them when she's not.
Although Zhang Shengtian didn't know many characters, he had no problem keeping accounts.
Zhang Shengtian nodded, "Then hurry up and do it. When she gets back, she'll have a clear view of where her money went."
Song Lili finished in about two hours. The store's accounts were very simple, so it didn't take long.
Once everything was ready, Song Lili felt relieved and went home with Zhang Shengtian after get off work.
When they got back, they saw Lin Xue, Yang Mei, and a few others at home, waiting for them to have dinner.
“You’re always the last one to come home now, you’re busier than any of us,” Wang Daming couldn’t help but joke.
"Everyone has things to do, right? Don't act like you're the only one with a lot of work to do every day." Song Lili couldn't help but retort. Wasn't this person looking down on her for being unemployed just a couple of days ago?
Therefore, seizing the opportunity, Song Lili naturally wanted to retaliate properly.
However, she felt somewhat helpless. Did Wang Daming not consider the occasion? Was it appropriate to say such a thing now?
She was helping out at Lin Xue's shop. By saying this now, aren't you indirectly blaming Lin Xue?
Will Lin Xue be happy after hearing this?
Sure enough, Lin Xue smiled and said, "It's my fault. The shop closes late, which made my sister-in-law come back late too."
Lin Xue's snack shop closed a little later than Song Lili's hot pot restaurant.
"No, everyone closes around this time. When you're doing business, you naturally stay open as long as there are customers." She glared at Wang Daming, saying, "Serves you right for talking nonsense."
Lin Xue isn't someone who can take a joke easily, so it's no wonder she gets angry if you say something bad about her.
Now what are you going to do?
Reminded of this obvious "reminder," Wang Daming understood and immediately felt somewhat uneasy, his face showing embarrassment.
He was just joking with Song Lili, he didn't expect that breaking up would offend Lin Xue. Now, things were much more awkward.
"That's not what I meant, Lin Xue, don't be angry," Wang Daming said, scratching the back of his head somewhat embarrassedly.
But deep down, I felt a little uncomfortable. Wasn't Lin Xue overthinking things?
He clearly meant something else entirely, so how did it come to mean something else entirely because Lin Xue bothered him? This made Wang Daming think that Lin Xue was too sensitive.
After that, Wang Daming didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, for fear of offending Lin Xue unintentionally.
"Having been in my shop for so long, have you had any thoughts?" Song Lili asked after the meal.
She couldn't get over it if she didn't ask, but Song Lili really didn't want to ask.
"To be honest, I've learned a lot. Sister-in-law, you're so smart. You manage the store so well."
"I didn't know until I saw it. I realized how ignorant I was before. I thought I was amazing just because I achieved a little bit of success. Now I realize how ridiculous I was."
Compared to Song Lili, Lin Xue felt utterly insignificant, a thought that had been lingering in her mind ever since she went to the hot pot restaurant.
Song Lili smiled slightly and said, "Everyone has a learning process; it will get better gradually." However, Lin Xue was too self-satisfied and complacent, which is why she has become the way she is now.
Song Lili naturally wouldn't say any of this. If it were Wang Daming, she would have told him directly, but this person is Lin Xue.
One of them changed a lot after coming to the capital and became much more distant from everyone. Song Lili didn't have the good mood to talk about it.
Naturally, it was just polite talk, so no one felt awkward.
"No, it's you who did a great job, sister-in-law. Look at you, you've accomplished so much in just a few years. Many people admire you." This is something Lin Xue often hears in the shop.
Song Lili continued to smile without saying a word, just listening to Lin Xue speak.
"I learned a lot this time. I never realized that there is so much to learn about doing business."
Lin Xue had never been to school. She only studied with Zhang Qingguo for a period of time and became familiar with some simple characters, but she knew nothing else.
Dealing with the hot pot restaurant staff every day made her feel ashamed and inferior, as if she had no merits at all.
Anyone you randomly pick from that shop is much better than her, so what right does she have to be so smug?
So, after experiencing a huge setback on the first day, Lin Xue composed herself and began to study seriously every day.
Believe it or not, I actually have this idea now and want to implement it in my own store.
"It's good that you've gained something. All your time and effort over the past few days hasn't been wasted, has it?"
"Yes, these days have been so worthwhile. I would gladly go back for even longer."
Lin Xue felt that she had only just touched the threshold, but time was up, and those who hadn't completed the task had to return. She was still somewhat reluctant.
"Let's talk about it another time. You can't leave me to watch over your shop anymore. You, the owner, have to come back."
Not only am I exhausted every day, but I also have to ignore and overlook the things that I don't like, which is quite painful.
Now that Lin Xue is back, Song Lili doesn't need to go anymore, and she's very happy about it.
We can't let Lin Xue go to the hot pot restaurant again, otherwise she'll be forced to mind the shop, which would be torture for her, and she really doesn't want to go through that.
Let Lin Xue worry about it herself. It's the result of her own hard work. Even if she's unhappy, she should just bear it herself and not push it onto others.
Song Lili was unwilling to be that other person.
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