In the end, Lu Yuncheng gritted his teeth and handed over the two hundred yuan he was clutching tightly to Old Lady Li.
Old Mrs. Li was grinning from ear to ear after receiving so much money in one day; she truly enjoyed the days of collecting money without separating the household.
Managing the family's finances was the highest honor for her.
Lu Yuncheng and Qi Ran handed over the money they hadn't even had a chance to enjoy. They could only frantically console themselves: the fifth branch of the family had handed over even more than them, so in the end, they would be the ones who suffered the loss!
This comforting gesture lasted for three months, but suddenly Shen Qianqian's share of the money she gave to her family decreased by more than half.
"Fifth brother's wife, why have you suddenly earned so much less?" Old Mrs. Li held the little money in her hand, counted it briefly, and found that she only had less than 100 yuan.
This is less than half of the 300 yuan that Shen Qianqian brought back before!
Shen Qianqian pretended to be worried and said, "Alas, it's because our family has too few goods now. We only sell daily necessities, which are no longer attractive to people."
Seeing that the small shop was the safest way for Old Lady Li to make money, she couldn't help but worry: "What should we do now?"
Shen Qianqian revealed her purpose at the opportune moment: "So I want to ask Mom for that money."
Another debt collector!
Old Mrs. Li's lips drooped visibly: "You want money again? I won't agree to this time no matter what!"
Shen Qianqian calmly persuaded her, "Mom, look, last time we only took this little money to buy daily necessities to sell, and in three months we earned at least 900 yuan for the family!"
"This is a sure-fire way to make money!"
"Besides, our shop is right next to an elementary school. If we sold snacks, the door would be worn down by all those kids, and all the money we made would end up in our pockets, wouldn't it?"
Grandma Li hesitated. Following her fifth son's wife's suggestion, she decided to get some snacks to supplement her diet.
The variety of goods in the small shop is indeed quite appealing to children.
But having learned from past mistakes, she dared not easily give in.
"How about this?" Seeing that Old Lady Li was wavering, Shen Qianqian reassured her, "Give me 100 yuan first, and I'll go buy some goods to test the waters. If it really makes money, then we can go all in, okay?"
One hundred yuan is indeed not a very large sum for the Lu family now, and Old Lady Li's heart has already tipped in favor of Shen Qianqian.
But she retained a sliver of clarity: "Okay, but I need to tell my family first."
When Grandma Li mentioned this to her family, Qi Ran immediately refused: "No way!"
Why should the two families hand over their money to the family together, while the fifth family can take it as they please? Absolutely not.
Lu Yunfeng from the second wife's side also spoke up to dissuade her: "Mom, this matter needs to be carefully considered. Have you forgotten that last time, it was the fifth brother and his group who started it and almost broke up the family?"
Old Mrs. Li recalled her experience of struggling to keep the secret, and then she saw that the eldest and second wives, who usually liked to go against the fifth wife, said the same thing.
She made a firm decision and refused Shen Qianqian: "Fifth brother's wife, it's not impossible for you to sell those things first, we can talk about the money later!"
She will definitely not repeat the same mistake this time.
Grandma Li thought she would have to argue with Shen Qianqian for a while longer, but Shen Qianqian simply gave up on arguing with her.
"Alright then," Shen Qianqian said.
No one could believe that she had said this, and they waited quietly for what would happen next.
Shen Qianqian changed the subject and said, "I'll ask my dad for money to buy the goods first. As for the money we make from selling snacks, we'll consider it our own income and won't hand it over to the family."
After she finished speaking, without waiting for anyone else to react, she pulled Lu Yunzhi and left.
The newly developed snacks section of the system currently only offers two types of snacks: spicy strips and milk candy.
She created a portion using the system and temporarily stored it in the system's warehouse. She then made a special trip to the city to retrieve the inventory.
When Shen Qianqian first put the snacks in the store, not many students came. Most of the customers were middle-aged women or aunties buying daily necessities.
The older woman pointed to the pile of newly arrived goods and said, "Sister Chen, what's this? What useful stuff did you get? Hurry up and show it to everyone!"
Shen Qianqian opened the box: "Auntie, it's milk tea and spicy strips."
"Oh~ I thought it was for something else." The aunt immediately lost interest. Milk candy and spicy strips are not cheap. They are just for kids to satisfy their cravings. It's not as cost-effective as buying some daily necessities.
The older woman was about to leave when Shen Qianqian called out to her.
"Auntie, don't go yet." Shen Qianqian took out two milk candies and a bag of spicy strips and handed them to the auntie: "Look..."
My aunt often comes to my shop to buy things, so these are just a little perk for my regular customers!
After giving the gift to the older woman, she went outside and raised her voice to announce to the people outside, "We just received a new batch of goods today, for one day only! Regular customers will receive a gift!"
After Shen Qianqian finished speaking, a large group of people rushed into the small shop. She didn't mind the large number of people and gave each of her regular customers spicy strips and milk candy.
After a busy day, Shen Qianqian finally made it home before sunset. There she was again, Qi Ran's sarcastic and mocking tone.
"Oh my, you all didn't see it today! Fifth sister-in-law was giving away snacks like they were free! She might even lose all her money this time!"
"Luckily I didn't agree to give her the money back then." Old Mrs. Li felt a wave of fear. She was glad she hadn't given her the money, otherwise there would have been another big fight in the family.
Shen Qianqian pushed open the door. Their eyes held undisguised mockery:
"Hey, the great philanthropist is back."
Shen Qianqian was too lazy to argue with them and replied indifferently, "Thank you for the compliment."
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