Chapter 51: Each Shows His Special Abilities
The eldest lady saw Rulan's indifferent expression and knew that she would never let her father get the money from her. The eldest lady came up with a plan and said with some complacency: "I will open a bank!" Everyone looked at her, and seemed very surprised that they could play like this. "I suggest that you children keep your money with me. I can help you keep it and not spend it carelessly." At this point, several children began to discuss, and Rulan retorted boldly, "Mother just doesn't allow us to take money ourselves. We are all grown up, and we have to open a shop to make money. If we give it to you to keep, how can we play games?"
"It's hard to say whether I can make money from other people by opening this money bank, but I will definitely make money from Rulan's money!" The eldest lady said firmly, her face full of absolute confidence, which made Rulan choke with anger, "I won't save money in your money bank, mother, don't try to lie to me!"
"You probably don't know that this money bank can not only save money, but also take money out of it..." "If you take money out, others will come to you for money, how can you make money, won't you lose money?" Before the eldest lady finished speaking, Rulan interrupted with doubt.
The eldest lady glared at Rulan in dissatisfaction, warning her not to interrupt the elders at will. "Of course there are requirements for taking money from the bank. You are here to borrow money, and you must repay it. If you come to borrow money, our bank is not willing to lend to everyone. You can either use your reputation as collateral. If you have always had a very good reputation, I won't ask you to use other things as collateral. But if we have no friendship, you want to take something else. "I used something as collateral. I can only give it to you when you pay me back. If you can't pay me back, the collateral will belong to me. Money houses are open for business, and they won't do business at a loss. If you want to borrow money, you have to pay a corresponding price. There is no such thing as good things without fate or reason in this world. The price is secretly marked!" The eldest lady explained it clearly and the younger ones felt educated.
Sheng Hong also nodded and agreed with the eldest lady's words. He felt that although the eldest lady didn't read much, she had a deep understanding of the wisdom of life. Sheng Hong was very satisfied with the education of his children by his wife. Then, Sheng Hong turned to look at Mingxi. Mingxi knew that it was her turn. Mingxi had already had an idea. Although she wanted to make a big profit with a small investment, she was more inclined to a safe plan in her heart, which was to open a shop with a small investment. "I love telling stories, so I'll open a teahouse to make tea and tell stories for everyone!"
"Ah! Okay! Okay!"
"Great! I love listening to my story the most!" Mingxi had not officially opened the shop, but she had already gained two little customers, and they were particularly supportive. Mingxi felt that Rulan wanted to pay her to tell stories immediately.
Changbai, Changfeng and Hualan were all surprised. Aunt Wei's stories were very popular. The three had never dealt with Mingxi, and unlike Rulan and Molan, they could not see Minglan every day and had heard about the wonderful storytelling of Mingxi, so they were curious. Mingxi was even more pleased with the two little customers. They were like his own agents, attracting customers for him. Seeing Changbai, Changfeng and Hualan's curious expressions, they should want to hear his stories.
"Shuyi's mind is full of stories I have never heard of. If you want to hear them, you can go to her teahouse for tea. Okay, Huaer, tell me, what kind of shop do you want to open?" Sheng Hong secretly attracted customers for Mingxi and then asked Hualan what she thought.
"My daughter is a person of little talent and learning. She only has a superficial knowledge of many things, and dare not claim to be an expert. She always feels that she is mediocre. However, in recent days, she has improved her skills in embroidering dowries. I will run an embroidery shop. Grandmother, father, mother, brothers and sisters, if you like any patterns, just come to me. The price is fair! Grandmother and little Changzhang can come to me for anything they like. I won't charge you."
"You are good in everything. Don't be too modest. Just your filial piety and love for your younger brother show that you are filial and sensible." The old lady saw that Hualan's words were full of humility, so she wanted to praise her eldest granddaughter.
"What the old lady said is very true. Hua'er, you are good in every way. If it were you, the Yuan family would have been very lucky to find you as their daughter-in-law." The eldest lady didn't like Hua Lan to belittle herself. Her daughter was very outstanding.
"Okay, okay, we were talking about opening a shop. Why did it bring up the Yuan family again?" Sheng Hong was afraid that the eldest lady would bring up the unpleasantness when the Yuan family came to propose marriage, so he quickly changed the subject. "Hua'er wants to open an embroidery shop. It's good for her. What about you, Changbai?" Changbai
was silent for a while. It was obvious that he hadn't made up his mind. He just wanted to finish the book he hadn't finished, but he still had a few questions to ask his father. What could he do to make money? Mingxi saw his hesitation and entanglement, "Since the Second Young Master likes reading, he can open a bookshop and sell things used by scholars. You have a lot of books there, and if any of them needs something and likes it, they can buy it from you, and the Second Young Master will make money, right?" In fact, Mingxi knew that the younger ones were not careful enough in their daily lives, and they were always short of something when they were studying. Changbai was easy to talk to and cared for his younger siblings, so whoever needed something would go to him to get it. Now, they could use the books for free. Changbai had no idea either, so he nodded in agreement, "Then I'll open a bookshop!"
"I, I, I, it's my turn! I'm going to open a theater. I've got lots of toys to play with. You can come to me if you want to play anything. Second brother, second brother, come to me and I can recite poems with you. If you can't, you'll have to drink..." Sheng Hong stood up suddenly, startling everyone. Changfeng stopped talking abruptly, "You idiot, how do you know about places like theaters? Do you want to learn to perform like actors or perform like geishas?" Changfeng was so scared that he didn't dare to breathe. He thought: Didn't you come here to play games? Isn't this theater a place for people to have fun? But he didn't dare to say it. Sheng Hong was obviously mad at Chang Feng. He was the one who was not doing his job properly. Chang Bai was thinking about studying while playing games, while he was thinking about playing games while studying. Sheng Hong didn't want to embarrass him in front of his younger brothers and sisters, so he didn't say much. After giving him a look that said "just wait", he said, "Don't you want to do anything serious?"
Chang Feng had originally had a good idea. He wanted to open a Wa Si and make everyone happy. Everyone would be happy that he could make money, and he would be happy too. But his father wouldn't let him, so what else could he do? Mingxi found Changfeng's cowardly look amusing. She hadn't been able to figure out the personalities of Lin Qinshuang's two children before, but after getting to know them, she found that they were not bad kids and each had their own lovable qualities. Changfeng's understanding of Wa Si was obviously different from Sheng Hong's. One could only say that Sheng Hong, as an adult, felt things were more complicated. "Can't the Third Young Master sing and perform for us by himself? Then what does the Third Young Master want to do by opening this tavern?" Sheng Hong didn't agree with Ming Xi's sudden words, but he didn't scold her out of consideration for her face in front of the younger generation. Chang Feng quietly raised his eyes to see Sheng Hong's reaction, and found that his father didn't move. He immediately became happy and spit out his original plan, "I have bamboo cats and puppets here. I have puppets, elephants made of clay and wood powder, and many animal models of lions, cats and dogs. I can also play spinning tops, pitch pots, puppet shows, and fishing rods..." Chang Feng listed dozens of gadgets and fun games. Sheng Hong became more and more uneasy. It turned out that this child thought that Wa Si was a place to play, but even so, he knew how to play too many things and was not doing his job properly!