Chapter 53 Everyone should be better
Because of Mingxi's generosity and generosity, everyone became more generous. Those who liked to listen to stories went to listen almost every day. Later, Mingxi almost became a god in their hearts. They couldn't understand how Mingxi could have so many stories to tell. Changbai even wanted to worship Mingxi as his master. He said that Mingxi was well-educated, talented, well-versed, eloquent, far-sighted, insightful, and able to teach students according to their aptitude. She was a good candidate to be a teacher. Mingxi was almost blushing with praise. It was really thanks to the power of the Internet that she could extract so many stories from fragmented knowledge.
Minglan also made a lot of money. Not only did Mingxi summon her every day, Sheng Hong also liked to find Minglan to cheer her up. Even the eldest lady would find Minglan when she was angry, and let Rulan watch from the side, saying that she wanted to see how Minglan made people happy. Then Rulan called Minglan over and scolded her, saying that it was all Minglan's fault that she was scolded. Minglan took double the reward and expressed happiness that the eldest lady and Rulan took turns to find her. Zhenzhen also wanted to find her sister, and the old lady sometimes needed Minglan to coax Zhenzhen. Minglan also had to deal with Changfeng who came to her to join in the fun. In the end, Minglan ran around the ship all day, and really looked like a busy shopkeeper.
The eldest lady was not bad. Although she did not attract Rulan as a customer to deposit money, Rulan was the first one to borrow money. A mother really knows her child best. Rulan's food business did not make much money. Except for Mingxi who occasionally went there to order a few dishes, only the eldest lady and Hualan went to support the business out of true family affection. The others had no intention of trying it. Rulan also had to pay the cook extra wages. She was a spendthrift. She went to Mingxi's place every day to listen to stories. When she had nothing to do, she would call Minglan over to scold her to satisfy her craving. When she had nothing to do, she would go to Molan's place to ask Molan to play music for her. As a result, Rulan soon ran out of money.
Having squandered all her money, Rulan had no choice but to go to the eldest lady's bank to borrow money. The eldest lady refused to lend her money directly and asked her to pawn her own belongings, which had to be her favorite items. After reluctantly mortgaging a few of her favorite items, Rulan learned to control her desires, listened to stories less frequently, stopped picking on Minglan, and stopped going to Molan to listen to the piano. After a few days of planning and control, she finally didn't have to go to the eldest lady's bank to borrow money anymore.
The second person who spent all his money was Chang Feng. No one except Ming Xi visited his shop, so he had no money. Although he didn't spend money recklessly, he often went to Ming Xi's place to listen to stories, and he also went to support his sister. In order to please the sisters in the room, he also went to Hua Lan to buy a few handkerchiefs. The money was soon gone.
Originally, Chang Feng would have just not spent it, but Sheng Hong hinted that he should go to ask questions. Chang Feng studied hard in the room for two days and prepared the questions he wanted to ask, but he was short of money, so he could only go to the eldest lady's bank to withdraw money. After this incident, Chang Feng worked even harder to promote his own shop. No one was willing to go, so he tried his best to attract people to go. He took several brothers and sisters, including Mingxi, to go fishing! Yes, fishing! No one was interested in the fun games he prepared in the shop. It was silly to just go fishing. But with Mingxi leading the way and brothers and sisters around him making fools of themselves, they all talked and laughed, which was quite interesting!
After Chang Feng's efforts, he finally paid back the money he borrowed from the money bank. The rest of the story depended on his thick skin. He went up to listen to it because he didn't have any extra money in his pocket. Even though Sheng Hong told him that he should ask questions, Chang Feng pretended to be stupid and didn't ask. He survived until he reached Tokyo.
Because of this business simulation game, the Sheng family was busy all day long. Although sometimes they didn't know what they were busy with, the days passed quickly. Before they knew it, they could see the outline of Tokyo.
On the day when they could see Tokyo, the old lady gathered everyone together and said that things should be done from beginning to end. Since the game had started, it should have a result. The old lady asked everyone to take out the money they earned and count it to see who earned the most, and then let everyone evaluate and see who ran the best shop. In fact, Mingxi's business was the most prosperous and she earned the most money, but she also spent the most. As long as she earned money, she would wander around and spend it again. In the end, she only had 11 taels left.
Mingxi said, "These ten taels are the capital, and this one tael is for the tea I drank because I was thirsty from telling stories. All in all, I have broken even. I neither made nor lost money."
Mother Fang was standing behind the old lady holding Zhenzhen, who was also a participant in the game. "Young master, your mother is a very thoughtful person. Our young master looks just like mother!"
The old lady heard the voice behind her and turned to glance at Mother Fang. The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly. They both thought Mingxi was a wonderful person!
The one who earns the most money is our Minglan. Minglan runs around the boat every day on her short legs. She can endure hardships, be scolded, coax people, and do everything. Naturally, she returns home with a full load. She is the real champion and won the white jade peacock pendant. Minglan won the jade pendant by herself, and she was so happy that her teeth were showing, and she treasured it very much.
Mingxi scanned the crowd one by one. After playing this game, she had a more comprehensive understanding of everyone. Each of the children of the Sheng family was kind-hearted and good-natured. Hualan was dignified and generous, but too generous and lacked means. This might be the reason why Hualan had a bad life in the early stage after marrying into the Yuan family in the play. I hope that the powerful dowry found for her can reverse her disadvantage and she can live more smoothly than in the play. Such a good girl should not be tortured by that old woman.
Changbai is calm, fair, principled, filial, and loving. He loves his younger brothers and sisters. It can be seen that he has received a good education since he was a child and is highly expected by the Sheng family. He is worthy of being the most promising son of the Sheng family in the future.
Chang Feng is a playful person. Sometimes he looks timid and weak. He is unwilling to work hard and has a bit of sentimentality. However, he has a pure heart and is full of curiosity and love for everything in the world. At the same time, he is a meticulous person who can keenly perceive the emotional changes of people around him. If someone encourages him well, he will still achieve something.
Molan is the most complicated child in Mingxi's eyes. At this time, Molan is like a lady from a noble family. She is well-educated, has the talent that a talented woman should have, and is willing to work hard. Although she sometimes likes to get stuck in a rut and is a little vain, she has her own persistence and bottom line. It is hard to imagine that such an excellent Molan will become the narcissistic, selfish, inferior and vain person in the later part of the play, and has no long-term vision. Mingxi looked at Molan and suppressed the guilt in her heart. She comforted herself: Maybe it is not a bad thing for Molan that Lin Qinshuang and Zhou Xueniang are gone. I hope that in this life, Molan can grow up to be the kind of woman that Sheng Hong and she hope to see!