Zhang Lei's salary was greatly reduced after he changed his job. Half of it was given to Liu Ercui, and the remaining half was used to support three children and take care of the elderly. It was normal that he was short of money.

But not giving a single cent all of a sudden still caught Liu Ercui off guard.

She has rent to pay, and her salary is barely enough to make ends meet.

She was always worried that something unexpected would happen in her life and she would have to ask others for help.

Qin Hanshu asked: "Are you planning to quit your job as a salesperson?"

Liu Ercui nodded: "I've had enough of relying on others. I want to make as much money as I can so that I don't have to ask for money from anyone again in this life."

"I know the risk is quite high. If I lose money, I will lose my money and my job."

"But fortunately, Minyong has grown up. If it really comes to that, he can help me share some of the pressure."

If Minyong and Peipei were still young, Liu Ercui would never dare to quit her job and start a business.

Qin Hanshu accompanied Liu Ercui to look for a storefront for a few days and found two houses in a small alley.

Her business does not need to be on the street, and the house she found is not very good, but the price is very cheap.

At the same time, Liu Ercui also got the license.

It is easy to get a license to sell things, but Liu Ercui's industry is special, so it was not issued at the beginning.

Later, Qin Hanshu gave her an idea, asking her to apply for a license to sell things, then put up two shelves, buy some things and sell them at the same time.

Although it is a false claim, at least it has the appearance of a legitimate business.

In just two months, Liu Ercui's agency was open.

Unexpectedly, her first client was Wang Xiaogang.

After graduating from university, Wang Xiaogang was assigned to stay in Jiangcheng, and he often visited Qin Hanshu's family.

One of his teachers' family wanted to find a nanny, so he thought of Gu Yan from Qin Hanshu's family. He thought Gu Yan was good and planned to ask Qin Hanshu to help find one.

It just so happened that Liu Ercui’s agency opened.

However, the agency will charge clients an agency fee, and people at this time may not necessarily accept this model.

This requires Liu Ercui to negotiate herself and introduce to the customers the services she can provide.

Since Wang Xiaogang could also be considered an introducer, he took Liu Ercui there.

In Liu Ercui's eyes, the teachers' dormitory of Jiangnan University was a place where intellectuals gathered. As a person who only graduated from elementary school, she couldn't help but feel timid.

Wang Xiaogang noticed Liu Ercui's nervousness and smiled to comfort her: "Sister-in-law, it's okay. My teacher is very approachable. You can say whatever you want. It doesn't matter whether it succeeds or not. After all, this is our first time."

Liu Ercui tugged at her clothes uncomfortably.

She was wearing a suit today, stockings and low-heeled leather shoes.

This was prepared for her by Qin Hanshu, who said it was a white-collar outfit that looked formal and professional.

But the first time she wore it, she felt uncomfortable.

"Xiao Wang, is it okay for me to dress like this? Will your teacher think that I am not...proper?"

Liu Ercui believed in Qin Hanshu, but she was too nervous and always doubted everything about herself.

Wang Xiaogang looked at Liu Ercui carefully.

The dark grey suit made her look very capable. Her hair was tied up, revealing the outline of her face, which suddenly made her look three-dimensional and clear.

In Wang Xiaogang's impression, Liu Ercui's face was always blurry. It was only at this moment that he saw that Liu Ercui had a very high nose bridge, deep eyes, and her skin had become whiter after attending school for a few years.

It’s actually quite beautiful.

Wang Xiaogang panicked and lowered his eyes, but then he saw her calves in stockings.

Wang Xiaogang's face turned red, he coughed quickly and looked straight ahead.

"Little Wang?"

Wang Xiaogang said quickly: "Very, very good."

Seeing that Wang Xiaogang suddenly didn't want to pay attention to her, Liu Ercui thought she had talked too much, so she tactfully stopped asking any more questions.

Wang Xiaogang's teacher had studied in Suzhou before, and had no objection to Liu Ercui's dressing style. In fact, he had a better impression of her because of her capable and neat appearance.

But, as expected, he was hesitant about the intermediary model.

"Old sir, the opportunity for me to be an intermediary came from a good sister of mine in the countryside. She got married at the age of seventeen, and on the wedding night, she was kicked to the ground by her husband because she did not bring him footbath water in time."

"To this day, she has been married for more than ten years and has three children. Her eldest son is about to start looking for a husband, but she is still beaten by her husband every other day."

"In our countryside, husbands who don't beat their wives are praised."

Speaking of this, Liu Ercui thought of Zhang Lei. A man like Zhang Lei would definitely be regarded as a good husband by everyone in his hometown.

She also realized at this moment that although she was not well educated, she was able to divorce Zhang Lei, which made her fundamentally different in thinking from those women in her hometown.

"Your sister deserves sympathy, but does this have anything to do with you being an agent?"

Liu Ercui came to her senses and said, "There are countless women like this in the countryside. They have no other way out except to endure until their children grow up, marry a wife and become a mother-in-law themselves."

"My sister did not choose to endure, but chose to divorce, because she listened to my stories about the city and knew how the women in the city lived. She also wanted to have such a chance to change her fate."

"My agency can at least establish a channel, even if it doesn't change their fate."

"Of course, I'm not saying that what I do is great. My purpose is definitely to make money. The social atmosphere is different now, and making money is no longer a shameful thing."

"Being able to make money and also have some positive meaning at the same time, I think this is the basic belief that all people who participate in the redistribution of resources in the future should have."

The old man burst into laughter and said to Wang Xiaogang, "She said she is uneducated, but I think she is very eloquent."

Wang Xiaogang glanced at Liu Ercui and nodded.

Liu Ercui continued: "The agency fee we charge is not only for providing you with labor, but also for subsequent services."

"For example, if you are not satisfied with the nanny, or if the nanny does anything that harms your interests, you can complain to us and we will replace her for free until you are satisfied."

"For example, you can also make a request in advance, such as whether you want someone who can cook delicious food, take care of children, or something else, and we will find the right person for you in a targeted manner."

"In short, you don't have to worry about the unknown origins of the people you use, and you won't have any worries."

......

As soon as Liu Ercui walked out of the dormitory building, she felt that all the strength in her body had been drained away, and her legs were so weak that she almost had to lean on the wall.

Wang Xiaogang asked with concern: "Sister-in-law, are you okay?"

Liu Ercui shook her head and confirmed with Wang Xiaogang: "Is it settled?"

Wang Xiaogang smiled and said, "Yeah, I didn't expect my sister-in-law to be so eloquent."

Liu Ercui waved her hands embarrassedly, "I memorized all of this in advance. Your sister-in-law from Captain Zhou's family taught me."

"That's amazing too!" Wang Xiaogang looked at Liu Ercui with new eyes, "You were calm and composed. You couldn't tell at all that you were memorizing the script."

Liu Ercui was so praised that she could only smile.

After a while, she felt she had regained some strength and reviewed what had just happened in her mind.

I found that I said some repetitive and useless words and missed some content.

But the result is good.

This good start gave her great confidence in the future.