Lei Wenjun and Xiao Hongyan started arguing in the car.
The car had already driven off, so the news wouldn't have reached the alley.
Little did anyone know that Uncle Li's son, who had just returned home, overheard them and immediately told Uncle Li.
Uncle Li also runs a small shop, and before dinner time even arrived, the news had already spread far and wide.
Especially during the Chinese New Year, with so many people and so much gossip, rumors tend to spread and become increasingly unfounded.
When Xiao Hongyan and Lei Wenjun returned, she almost choked on her own blood.
Enraged, Lei Wenjun slapped Xiao Hongyan across the face.
"You...you, look at what you've done! You've completely disgraced me."
Xiao Hongyan also felt deeply wronged, "They...they've gone too far, isn't this nonsense?"
"What nonsense! What nonsense! Tell me, where is it nonsense?"
"But... but that's not going too far. All I did was not want to give the Lin family's two kids a red envelope. It's only 2 yuan, it's not a crime punishable by death."
Lei Wenjun said disappointedly, "Was that 2 yuan? They didn't give us any money in the whole alley! You ran away and got more than 10 yuan, not just 2 yuan. Haven't you realized it yet?"
Xiao Hongyan did realize what was going on, but that was exactly what she had planned. She never expected those people to be so foul-mouthed and blurt it all out.
"How about this, we'll send the money back tomorrow, wouldn't that be fine?"
"The words have already been spoken. Even if you send the money back, people will only laugh at you for trying to salvage the situation."
It's better to fix something than not to fix it at all.
"Tomorrow we'll go distribute the money, visiting each household to offer New Year's greetings and explain why we went out today."
"well."
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evening.
Lin Xiaomeng hailed a car and took them to the cemetery.
“In previous years, after I ate at home, I would come over and talk to them. It gave me something to look forward to, and it made my days less hopeless.”
Looking at the two children, Lin Xiaomeng truly felt a change in her state of mind.
"Now it's great, with the two of you with me, I'm not lonely anymore. My mind is so busy with things every day that I can't think about anything else."
“Auntie still thinks I’m too fussy, but there’s nothing I can do. How can a person live without any problems?” Turning her head, Lin Wei said to the grave mound in front of her, “Uncle, brother, sister, don’t worry. Yuanyuan and I will stay with Auntie from now on and won’t let her feel lonely anymore.”
“We will take care of my aunt, live with her, and support her in her old age.”
But then again...
In her previous life, Lin Xiaomeng did not remarry when she died.
If I could find someone else in this life and move on from the shadows of past relationships, that would be the best outcome.
If you can't get out—
She certainly wouldn't force anyone; everyone is in control of their own life, and how they choose to live is entirely their own decision.
But she would never abandon him.
She must repay the kindness from both lifetimes.
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After Lunar New Year's Eve, Lin Wei officially began her drawing work.
Needless to say, the basic skills are excellent; anyone who can get into this major must be outstanding in all aspects.
Unfortunately, architectural drawings are complicated, and every detail cannot be ignored. She put in a lot of effort, but could only draw architectural drawings that were slightly better than the initial sketches.
"Forget it, this level of understanding is enough as long as you can roughly comprehend it. There's no need to rush for the more detailed parts, since the demolition hasn't even started yet."
After putting away the blueprints, Lin Wei had only wandered around the yard twice when Zhang Min caught her.
With expectant eyes, she asked, "Weiwei, are you done with your work?"
Lin Wei took two steps back in fear. "Aunt Zhang, what are you going to do? You look like a wolf to me, like you want to devour me whole."
Gao Huifang from the right courtyard laughed and said, "Your Aunt Zhang has been waiting for you for several days. Every time she goes to your house, she sees you drawing there. She was too embarrassed to disturb you, but now she's finally waiting for you to come out."
"Oh, it's finished. I'm done with my work. And you are...?"
"Jiangzheng Street, they sell clothes there. Come with me to go shopping. You've been staying at home for several days, it's time to go out for a walk."
That made sense, so Lin Wei naturally didn't refuse.
"Sure, when?"
"Now."
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When Lin Wei regained consciousness, she was already at the intersection of Jiangzheng Street.
Gao Huifang was also brought along.
"No, why did you bring me here? I'm not buying anything. The clothes you gave the kids for Chinese New Year are already big enough for them to wear until next year."
"Come with us for a walk, it's good for you to get some rest."
Lin Wei finally came to her senses. "We don't need to buy anything today. Let's find out the prices: what's the price for a single item, what's the wholesale price, and how many pieces we need to buy at once for wholesale. Tonight, we'll go to the night market to browse the stalls, find out the rental price, and see what the prices are for clothes at the night market."
Lin Wei said, "The profit margin on clothing is huge; you can make a profit by adding ten times the purchase price."
Upon hearing about the profit, the two men's eyes widened in astonishment.
There was no way around it; Lin Wei really had experience selling clothes at the night market.
Thinking back to my past life, after hearing the news that a younger brother had appeared in a city, the only way I could make a living was by setting up a street stall.
To keep that small transfer fee, she often traveled around with a lot of stuff, so she knew these small businesses inside and out.
However, when it came to making things on a larger scale, she really didn't understand.
But what she saw and heard in later generations always gave her a perspective that people of her time did not have.
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After an afternoon of shopping, they had a general idea of the prices of the clothes.
“A piece of clothing costs 25 yuan, but you can bargain down to about 15 yuan. However, if you buy in bulk, they can give you 5 yuan per piece.” Zhang Min said, “The profit is indeed considerable. I’m not going to say much, but I’ll make a profit if I sell it for 10 yuan.”
"It's definitely more than that price. You can find vendors selling it for 5 yuan. They get their goods directly from the factory to sell in large quantities. But if it's at the night market, it might sell for more than 30 yuan. If the style is more unique and the quality is better, it could even sell for more than 40 yuan."
In the 1990s, clothes priced at 40 yuan or more felt very expensive, considering that a month's salary was only a little over 200 yuan.
But in reality, before Taobao came out, most people's clothes were not cheap.
Because it's hard for people to find places to buy cheap clothes.
Clothes aren't cheap, so people cherish them more and naturally wear them for longer.
Times have changed.
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Turning around, the group arrived at the night market.
Although they had some understanding of clothing prices at the night market, it still surprised them.
The same piece of clothing costs 40 yuan on Jiangzheng Street, but here it costs over 100 yuan.
"How could I forget about this? I used to avoid buying clothes here because I thought they were too expensive and I would even swear when I tried to bargain. Look at this, isn't it the same style as the ones on Jiangzheng Street? They even claim that the goods are shipped from Guangdong Province, what a load of nonsense! And they're charging such high prices, who would buy them?"
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