Zhou Hua's gaze fell on the younger sister beside Old Lady Liu. How should he answer?
Zhou Xiang pointed to his chest.
Is it just what he wants? Does he hate it? Does he feel resentment? Who does he hate? Who does he blame? Is he the culprit?
Seeing that Zhou Hua didn't answer for a long time, Old Lady Liu smiled and said, "It's okay, take your time."
Mother Zhou pushed her little girl aside and went into the east room. It was a bright and clean room that was bigger than her mother's room. There were only two beds, a wardrobe and a long table. How could such a good accommodation environment be possible?
"Niao Niao, what is your job?"
Zhou Niao looked at her mother in confusion, "It's just doing these things around the house! I do whatever Ling Ran and Wei Mingliang assign me to do."
Liu Dagang: “…” You are talking about me, right?
"Who is Wei Mingliang?"
"It's Wei Mingliang!"
"Mom," Zhou Xiang said with a slight annoyance, "Are you asking about Ling Ran's personal affairs?"
Uh, Zhou's mother was stunned. "Then I won't ask, Niao Niao, save your salary. The second son makes money from your grandmother's business, so you should save your own earnings."
"OK."
Mother Zhou looked at the sky and became anxious. "Hurry back, Niao Niao. There are salted meat and salted fish in the kitchen basket. Let's eat together."
"OK."
After the three people left, Liu Dagang asked Zhou Niao why?
"Secret, you should learn from Wei Mingliang. You did a good job today."
"Aren't you learning too? Why do I feel like you learn faster than me?"
"Yeah?"
"Yes."
When Zhou Xiang and his mother arrived at the town, it was already dark. If they had not stopped a passing car, they would not have been able to return.
When I got home, there was no food yet.
"I thought you weren't coming back."
Zhou Yu's words made Zhou's mother furious. "I don't have to go to work tomorrow? Go cook."
"Oh." Zhou Yu went to cook obediently. She suddenly felt that it was better to have her grandma at home. She was scolded by her father this afternoon and by her mother in the evening. Who did she offend?
"Who did I offend?" Before going to bed at night, Zhou Xiang heard her second sister ask this question. She wanted to slap the bed frame and laugh at her. "Second sister, you are so stupid."
"What's wrong with me?"
“You make too much money.”
"Ah? Isn't it good to make more money?"
"That's great! But the good thing is you and Old Lady Liu. You got a hundred yuan for each collection, right? And all the subsequent sales were profits, right? That means you might get a few hundred yuan more, but you didn't give anything to your parents."
"This is what I earn. Isn't it tiring to buy goods? Isn't it tiring to sell goods? I..."
Under his sister's clear eyes, Zhou Yu couldn't continue, "What do you think we should do?"
"You can coax me with money. Dad is a man who can't save money. You should either buy him a watch at the end of the year or give him two yuan every market to buy cigarettes. Mom likes to save money and is especially worried about us having a lot of money. But you have to run a business and you are in partnership with Old Lady Liu. She doesn't dare ask you to give her the money to save. You can only pay for her living expenses, 20 yuan a month."
Zhou Yu scratched his fingers and asked, "44 yuan a month?"
"You're a big-money earner, why would you care about such a small sum? I've already handed over all the money I earned from working with Ling Ran during the New Year! If you're willing to be scolded and criticized like this every day, then so be it."
Zhou Xiang crawled into bed and went to sleep, leaving Zhou Yu counting on his fingers to figure out whether it would be more appropriate to give his father two dollars per episode or to buy him a watch by the end of the year.
At breakfast the next day, Zhou Yu suggested that if the business could continue for a long time, she would give her mother 20 yuan every month to supplement the household expenses, and buy her father a watch at the end of the year.
Zhou's father and mother grinned and said, "Okay, okay, work hard. This business is very profitable."
"Dad, you can't tell anyone else. Otherwise, everyone will sell clothes, and how will I be able to sell them?"
Zhou's father nodded repeatedly. Fortunately, he held back his anger and didn't say it out loud, otherwise his watch would be gone.
Zhou's mother also nodded and said that she would not know the answer no matter who asked, as she did not understand business matters.
Zhou Xiang was slightly stunned. His second sister's brain was also useful. Was her second life covered up by Zhu Hang?
Go to school when it's time to go to school.
Zhou Xiang, carrying his schoolbag, was caught up by Yang Ji again. "Zhou Xiang, what did you do when you took leave before the New Year? I heard you had to take a make-up exam. Did you take it?"
"We've broken up."
Zhou Xiang replied indifferently and walked away with big strides.
Yang Ji “…”
The next day, Saturday, was the market day, and Old Lady Liu took the early bus over. This had nothing to do with Zhou Xiang, as she had to go to school.
When I got home from school at noon, I saw my second sister pouting, but Old Mrs. Liu was quite happy.
"Old Four, we sold over thirty pieces today."
"That's pretty good. Each person can get 100 yuan."
"I didn't give any points. It's the capital for next time."
So that's why my second sister pouted? "Yes, we should set aside some capital. Even if we suffer losses in the future, we can make up for them with our earnings, so it won't be considered a loss."
Zhou Yu's expression looked better.
When Zhou Xiang got out of school in the evening, he found that Old Lady Liu had gone back to the county town again.
After dinner, Ling Ran came and took Zhou Xiang out for a walk. "Did you pass the make-up exam?"
Zhou Xiang rolled his eyes at him, "Shouldn't I be the one asking you this? If I can't get through this, I can just buy a piece of tofu and kill myself."
"I passed too. By the way, Wei Mingliang has brought Zuo Heng back, and my grandfather has also reported the problem with the opera troupe."
"Brought it back? Where did you put it? Can your grandfather report it? The troupe has a backer."
"I've already mentioned the issue of the troupe's backing. It's probably Tang Ganwen's job. I also asked Wei Mingliang to buy a new yard. What about the Zuo family? Don't you give them a place to live? Don't worry! They'll work for me in the future."
Well, that’s not the question. The question is, “Where do you get the money?”
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