Chapter 27 She Made a Fortune in Quiet Place
"No, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first." Chen Yi waved his hands repeatedly. He took a few steps and pointed to the houses in front. "My home is in the first alley, the second house. If you have anything, just come to me."
"Okay, thank you." Su Jiaojiao smiled.
It turns out that handsome people are not bad people at heart.
Who says you can't judge a book by its cover?
Around six in the afternoon, Chen Guilan came over, sweating profusely, pushing her bicycle. She scolded her, "You kid, you didn't come home during the holidays, and you didn't even tell me. I've been looking for you for a long time."
"Mom, I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you." Su Jiaojiao then remembered that she should call the village and tell her mother. She was used to being alone and forgot that there was a mother at home who cared about her.
Chen Guilan looked at the pile of leggings in front of her and asked in surprise, "Where did you get so many pants?"
"I went to the Shuangzhu Park Clothing Fair for wholesale." Su Jiaojiao counted and found that she had sold 62 pieces. There were fewer and fewer people at this time, and the next wave would be at night. There were no street lights in this place, so she couldn't sell goods. So she hurried to close the stall. She made more than 300 yuan in the afternoon, but no one would believe it if she told others about it.
Of course, she wouldn't tell.
You can only make a fortune by keeping quiet!
After making money, she felt good. She put the remaining leggings into a snakeskin bag and put it on the frame of the big golden deer bicycle. With Chen Guilan on the back seat, the mother and daughter went home talking and laughing. The wind was sweet all the way.
Xu Yuxiang had already moved to her uncle's house next door. She stayed at Su Xiumei's house for more than a week before returning. Chen Guilan was used to being submissive and never talked back to her. She made a fuss for two days and then calmed down.
After returning home, Chen Guilan persuaded Su Jiaojiao: "After all, she is your grandmother, you should go and see her!"
"No!" Su Jiaojiao refused directly, "Mom, don't always be a good person in the future, and don't always think that you have to respect her just because she is an elder. Elders also have to be reasonable. This is just foolish filial piety."
It was a rare occasion for her daughter to come home, so Chen Guilan didn't want to upset her. She didn't try to persuade her anymore. She mysteriously took out a waist bag and gave it to her, whispering, "This is the money I got from selling the waist bag at the last big market. It's over 300 yuan. Take it."
"That's so much!" Su Jiaojiao left her wallet and gave all the money to her mother. "Mom, keep this money and remember not to give it to anyone. Don't let yourself get hurt."
The money she has is enough for her to get by.
Chen Guilan needed the money more than she did.
"I can't spend it at home, so you take it." Chen Guilan had never held so much money in her hands before. During the days when Su Jiaojiao was away, she had to put the money under her pillow before she dared to sleep. She stuffed it into Su Jiaojiao's hands, feeling relieved. "I feel more at ease if you take it."
"Then I'll take it!" Su Jiaojiao didn't refuse. She put down two pairs of leggings for Chen Guilan to wear. Chen Guilan refused, saying she had pants to wear. Su Jiaojiao was unhappy, so she reluctantly kept one pair and said, "I'll just wear one. You can keep the rest and sell it."
With money in hand, Su Jiaojiao naturally would not treat her and her mother badly. While Chen Guilan was cooking at home, she went to the street and bought two sausages and a roast chicken, both of which were Chen Guilan's favorites.
Chen Guilan felt sorry for the money and complained that she bought too much, and even gave half of the roast chicken to Xu Yuxiang.
Su Jiaojiao was angry: "When I was eating delicious food, when did I think of you? You are not allowed to send me food. It's okay if you don't send me food, but if you do, something bad will happen."
If they gave them roast chicken, Xu Yuxiang would think they were wasting money and would definitely come to teach them a lesson. Su Jiaojiao had even thought of an excuse for her, saying things like "your father has a hard time making money, why do rural people eat roast chicken?" She would definitely say that.
Why bother!
Chen Guilan thought about it and decided to give up!
The mother and daughter had a delicious dinner.
After dinner, Chen Guilan went to Chen Juan's house to deliver a bicycle. Su Jiaojiao took out two pairs of leggings and gave one to Xu Yue'e and one to Chen Juan. Every time they went to borrow a bicycle, Chen Guisheng would greet them with a smile, and even if there was any delicious food at home, he would send some over.
When the mother and daughter entered the house, Chen Juan's house was in a mess.
Xu Yue'e threw all of Chen Guisheng's bedding into the yard, with the quilt and pillow scattered all over the floor.
Xu Yue'e was standing at the door, holding her waist and cursing, "Why don't you take care of my child? I think you did it on purpose. If you can't find the child, don't come back either."
Chen Guisheng squatted in the corner without saying a word, his expression numb.
Chen Juan sat alone at the cold dining table, wiping her tears. Chen Guilan hurriedly picked up the quilt and put it on the kang, then went over to persuade Xu Yue'e: "Second sister-in-law, don't blame my second brother. The child will come back. Let's go back to the house!"
Xu Yue'e scolded everyone she met except Chen Guilan. Back then, Chen Guilan accompanied her to look for her little nephew, and she wore out two pairs of shoes and even fell seriously ill. Xu Yue'e has always been grateful to her sister-in-law.
She hugged Chen Guilan and burst into tears: "Guilan, I want to go find my child. I dreamed that he was crying and looking for me. Guilan, what should I do!"
"Second sister-in-law, the child will be found." Chen Guilan comforted her with red eyes, "Eat first, take care of yourself, maybe the child will come back one day."
Only then did Xu Yue'e calm down and sit down at the table to eat.
Su Jiaojiao also sat over and gave Chen Juan two pairs of black leggings: "These are for you and your second aunt."
Chen Juan worked in the fields all day, and her face was tanned. She touched her pants and asked in surprise, "Where did you buy them?"
No woman doesn't like this kind of leggings, but she has never been willing to buy them.
"I didn't buy it, it's a sample." Su Jiaojiao lied, fearing that Chen Juan wouldn't want it. "My dad brought back several pairs last time, and my mom and I couldn't wear them all, so we each got one."
"These pants are quite expensive. You and your aunt should keep them!" Chen Juan knew the price and was embarrassed to accept them.
She actually envied Su Jiaojiao quite a bit, as she had a father who worked outside, a healthy mother, and the opportunity to go to school.
"I'll leave you one pair, so you can help me put them on!" Chen Guilan understood and said nonchalantly, "We're all family, so as long as you don't mind them being samples, that's good. These pants are comfortable to wear, so have your mother wear them tomorrow."
"I don't mind." Chen Juan had no choice but to accept it. She looked at the two pairs of leggings over and over again and couldn't let go.
"The generous gift never came back?" Chen Guisheng also moved a stool over to eat. In his mind, his brother-in-law was a capable man.
However, Su Houli looked down on his second uncle. Even though they lived in the same village, he rarely came to visit. When they met, he would just nod and leave.
"He's busy." Chen Guilan didn't want to mention Su Houli.
"It's better to be busy. You can make money if you are busy." Xu Yue'e also became much more normal. She looked at Su Jiaojiao with a smile, "Jiaojiao, study hard and get into college in the future. When you have the ability, help your second aunt find your cousin. Your cousin was willing to let you hold him when he was a child."
"Don't worry, my cousin will definitely come back." Su Jiaojiao smiled, "When he comes back, I'll take him to buy some delicious food."
"That's great!" Xu Yue'e laughed heartily.
The mother and daughter sat for a while and then went home.
The moonlight was bright, bringing peace and tranquility to the village. Occasionally, the barking of dogs could be heard from afar, and crickets on the roadside chirped incessantly. Su Jiaojiao looked at the shadows of the mother and daughter stretched by the moonlight, her heart filled with happiness. It was great that she was back!
The red lantern at Old Lady Yin's door swayed gently in the night wind, as mysterious as ever.
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