Chapter 902: Don't Joke (Page 1/2)
Song Jingjing got the thousand yuan her mother gave her, and hurried back to the hot pot restaurant with the children, preparing to ask her mother-in-law to go home with her.
It's already two o'clock, but unexpectedly the hot pot restaurant is still very popular and has a constant stream of customers.
Song Jingjing thought to herself that if her sister-in-law could rent the third floor to her for use as a restaurant, perhaps her restaurant business would be even better. However, her sister-in-law was too stingy and would rather let the space sit idle than rent it out.
However, Song Jingjing didn't care too much. She decided that after her clothing store opened and made money, she would also open her own hot pot restaurant on this street.
Then we’ll see whether her hot pot restaurant is doing better or the hot pot restaurant run by my sister-in-law is doing better.
Xiao Ya saw Song Jingjing returning with the children and immediately went forward to greet them. "Jingjing, why didn't you go back with Qingyan this morning?"
"Mom, I went back to my parents' home this morning," Song Jingjing replied, "Chenchen has been helping me take care of my sister all day. Mom, please help me take An Yan back with me!"
Xiao Ya thought for a moment, then said, "Let's go back together after the lunch break!"
Seeing that his younger brother and sister-in-law were waiting for their mother to come home together, Huo Qingci took out several pounds of beef and mutton from the kitchen.
"Mom, if you need anything, go back first! The store is well-staffed now, we can handle it. Qinghuan will come to help on weekends, so you don't have to worry too much."
Huo Qinghuan suddenly interrupted and said, "Brother, I come to the hot pot restaurant to help out every day after school at noon and in the afternoon. I eat lunch and dinner here."
Huo Qingci patted Huo Qinghuan's shoulder and said, "It's great that you can come to help. I will ask your sister-in-law to pay you."
Huo Qinghuan smiled and refused: "Brother, we are all family, what are you talking about salary? It's my duty to come here and help."
Xiao Ya knew that her youngest son would stay after school to help, and she was very relieved: "Since Qinghuan wants to stay in the store to help, Jingjing and I will take the children back first."
Huo Qingci handed the bag of meat to his mother and said, "Mom, take your brother and sister-in-law back! Be careful on the road."
Song Jingjing took her mother-in-law, sister-in-law and several of her own children home by car.
Because they didn't sit together in the car, Song Jingjing missed the opportunity to talk to her mother-in-law.
After getting off the car, Huo Yichen walked in front with his younger brother, sister and aunt, while Xiao Ya and Song Jingjing each held a little girl in their arms and walked slowly.
Song Jingjing finally found an opportunity to speak: "Mom, I went back to my parents' home today and told her about opening a clothing store. She supported me very much and gave me a thousand yuan."
Although Xiao Ya was not very smart, she guessed what Song Jingjing meant. Didn't she just want her to invest money as well?
If Song Jingjing is given one thousand yuan, then does the eldest son's wife also have to give one thousand yuan, and does the third son's future wife also have to prepare one thousand yuan aside?
"Jingjing, have you really decided to open a clothing store?" Xiao Ya asked tentatively.
Song Jingjing said confidently, "Well, as long as I open a clothing store, I will quit my current job."
Xiao Ya seemed to have thought of something and offered a suggestion: "Jingjing, why don't you ask your parents to help you find a way to apply for unpaid leave, just in case business doesn't go as expected, you can still go back to work."
Song Jingjing is now thinking that as long as she marries him into the store, she will definitely make a lot of money. No matter if she takes a leave of absence, she will earn hundreds or thousands of yuan a month. How can she be interested in a salary of dozens of yuan a month?
The most important thing now is to find a way to open a clothing store first. Song Jingjing explained: "Mom, my sister-in-law has opened several stores and they are all doing a booming business with customers coming in one after another.
As long as I open a shop in a place with a lot of traffic, business will definitely be good."
Seeing that Song Jingjing refused to listen, Xiao Ya said, "Since you've decided to open a shop, then open it!"
"Mom, can you lend me two thousand yuan to buy goods? I will pay you back as soon as I make money." Song Jingjing went straight to the point and asked her mother-in-law to borrow money.
Xiao Ya didn't say whether to lend it or not, but said: "Jingjing, I need to go back and discuss this with your father-in-law."
Seeing that there was a chance of borrowing money, Song Jingjing smiled more. She said, "Mom, wait for my mom to help me find a shop, and then I'll go to Yangcheng to pick up the goods. While I'm there, I'll also pick up two sets of clothes for you and Dad."
Xiao Ya's mouth twitched. Song Jingjing had been married for so many years, but she had never worn a single piece of clothing she bought. Now she actually said that she wanted to buy two sets of clothes for her and her husband. Why did she find it a little unbelievable?
"No need. Your father and I have clothes to wear. You don't have to buy us any."
"Mom, why didn't my sister-in-law buy clothes for you and Dad when she went to purchase goods?" Song Jingjing was jealous of her mother-in-law.
Xiao Ya said, "Didn't your sister-in-law buy shoes for the children? And she bought clothes for me and your father before, otherwise she would always spend money."
Song Jingjing pouted, "Mom, my brother and his family are so rich, it's only natural for them to buy you some clothes. If Qingyan and I were that rich, I would buy a big house and let Mom and Dad move in together."
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Xiao Ya smiled. Although she was confused sometimes, she was not stupid. The reason why Song Jingjing made such a big promise to her was just to get her to lend her money.
But she really couldn't refuse. After all, the Song family gave her a thousand yuan directly, and Song Jingjing only asked her to borrow two thousand yuan, and she would pay it back. It would be unreasonable for her to refuse.
When Huo Junshan got home from get off work in the afternoon, he saw his wife sitting on the sofa with a sad face, wondering what she was thinking about.
So he walked up to her and said, "Xiaoya, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so sad? Who has offended you?"
"Junshan, you're back. Jingjing went back to her parents' home and got a thousand yuan, saying she wanted to open a clothing store. She asked me to borrow two thousand yuan so she could go to Yangcheng to buy some goods. I came back to ask you if you would lend her the money."
"Xiaoya, if we lend her the money, what if she doesn't pay it back later? If she doesn't pay it back, we have to prepare 2,000 yuan each for Qingci, Qinghuan, and Rourou.
If we give all the money to the children, will we be left with nothing in the future?"
Huo Junshan knew the situation of his family very well. If he opened this loophole to give money to Song Jingjing, he would definitely have to give money to the other children as well.
It is not a big deal to be partial to one of your children on some small issues, but when it comes to the distribution of money, you must not be partial.
All four of them are his children. If he gives money to one of them, he must also give money to the others.
"I don't think Jingjing will let it go like this, Junshan. Maybe after dinner they'll come and ask us for money."
"Then we'll talk about it after they arrive. The second son's wife only sees the immediate benefits, but doesn't see the hardships on the road to making money.
You said she was going to Guangzhou to get some clothes, but she'd never even been out of Beijing and didn't even know where Guangzhou was. How could she possibly get the clothes? She wasn't afraid of being kidnapped by traffickers on the train and sold off to some remote mountain village to be married off.
"With Jingjing's size, human traffickers shouldn't be able to catch her, right? Besides, she's not as pretty as the eldest brother's wife. If they want to catch someone, they'll probably go for someone as pretty as Xiaoman."
Huo Junshan shook his head slowly, a trace of helplessness and a sigh on his face.
He said softly, "Xiaoya, don't you know what kind of person Xiaoman is? She is not only smart, but also has a steady personality.
Given her personality, she would definitely choose to take a sleeper for a long-distance trip like to Guangzhou.
After all, traffickers are usually reluctant to spend so much money on sleeper tickets."
He paused for a moment and continued, "Besides, Xiao Man is so beautiful that she is more likely to attract the attention of others.
If human traffickers kidnapped a beautiful woman like her, the risk of being discovered would be much greater. Besides, Xiao Man is so smart, how could she be easily fooled?
Huo Junshan changed the subject and mentioned Song Jingjing, "Compared to her, Xiao Song is quite self-centered.
She always thinks she is very smart, but in fact, she is very foolish and trusts others easily.
He paused and continued, "Besides, Xiao Song's appearance is relatively ordinary, so it's unlikely that she would attract attention. If she were to take the train south alone, she would easily become a target for human traffickers."
After listening to her husband's analysis, Xiao Ya suddenly became nervous and asked anxiously:
"What should we do? We have to find a way to persuade Jingjing to close the shop so she doesn't have to go to Yangcheng to buy goods."
However, Huo Junshan shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Xiaoya, she definitely won't listen to what you say. If she could listen, she wouldn't have gone back to her parents' home to get money to open a shop.
Opening a clothing store is actually very promising. When I retire, we can open a clothing store and sell clothes for the elderly and children. What do you think?
"Junshan, stop joking. Jingjing is planning to open a clothing store. She's also planning to rent a shop and go to Yangcheng to purchase the goods.
Qingyan definitely doesn't have time to accompany her to Yangcheng to purchase goods, and Jingjing is reluctant to spend money on a sleeper berth. What if she gets kidnapped on the way, let alone purchasing goods?
Do we have to ask Qingyan to find another one? How pitiful it would be for Chenchen and the others if they lost their mother!"
Xiao Ya became more and more anxious as she spoke. She wished she could run to the second brother's house right now and persuade Song Jingjing not to open a clothing store and not to go to Yangcheng to purchase goods.
"Okay, Xiaoya, nothing has happened yet, why are you so nervous?
I'm just giving you an example. I want you to remind Xiao Song that if she really goes out, she shouldn't take advantage of others or eat anything handed to her by anyone."
“Why can’t I eat it?”
"If you eat something from a stranger and they drug you, you'll be in big trouble, so you have to be alert when you go out.
Don’t talk too much with strangers, don’t eat food handed to you by strangers, and don’t trust strangers easily.”
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