This is the life she was meant to live.
Chu Yu, however, offered her another possibility.
Deng Fangping and Shu Aiguo were wealthy, but 15,000 yuan was no small sum. She also had a younger brother. How many rural parents could give their daughter that much money? Even though her parents had always treated her well, Shulan couldn't bring herself to ask.
Shulan was lost in thought and barely ate any dinner. Deng Fangping noticed that something was wrong with her, sent Xiao Jiang to take a shower, and then went into Shulan's room.
Yunyun was doing her homework when Deng Fangping sat down next to Shulan.
"What's on your mind? Did Zhao Gan come to see you?" In Chu Yu's words, Shu Lan was a love-struck fool. She almost ruined herself in a relationship. While others were focused on making money, she was eager to be disliked by her mother-in-law.
After Guan Huichun was arrested, there was no explanation. Deng Fangping was afraid that Zhao Gan would come looking for her, so she dragged her feet and refused to break up with him.
Shulan smiled wryly, "Mom, that's not true. He's in Rongtai, how could he possibly find Deyang?"
“Why not? Her mother is gone, and the Zhao family is probably finished. I’m afraid he’ll hold a grudge against you and come after you, and I’m also afraid he’ll drag things out and refuse to break up with you.”
Deng Fangping feared Zhao Gan's retaliation, but Shulan knew her worries were unfounded.
“Mom, it’s not because of Zhao Gan’s matter. Chu Yu came to me today and said she wanted to partner with me to open a fabric store. She wants to get me to join her, but the cost of fabric is high. A single bolt of fabric costs at least one or two hundred yuan. If we have several hundred bolts of fabric in the store, it will cost tens of thousands of yuan. Add to that the sewing machine and the store rent, and we’ll need at least fifty thousand yuan in capital.”
"fifty thousand?"
Shu Lan nodded, "Chu Yu will take 20,000, which is 40%, and Shen Zhuyu and I will split the rest equally, with me taking 15,000, which is 30%."
Ordinary families don't earn more than a hundred or two a year. What does 15,000 yuan mean? If a family had 10,000 yuan, the whole village would set off firecrackers to celebrate. How could Deng Fangping possibly give so much money to a daughter who was destined to get married to start a business?
Deng Fangping's silence made Shulan somewhat disheartened.
She wished she were a son; parents would always support their sons.
"Mom, 15,000 is too much. Chu Yu said that even if I don't contribute money, I can still get half a percent of the profits every month by contributing my skills as equity."
Deng Fangping glared at her, "How can that be? Can half a percent compare to three percent of Mom?"
Shulan was taken aback. "But I don't have the money."
"You don't have it, but Mom does! Mom will give you the money. You should give the money to Chu Yu tomorrow. Don't be late, or she might change her mind."
Shu Lan was stunned. "No... Mom... Aren't you going to hesitate, or discuss it with Dad?"
"What's there to hesitate about, what's there to discuss? Chu Yu isn't just anyone; she can succeed at anything she sets her mind to. Do you know how much money her clothing store and furniture store make in a month? At least over 100,000 yuan. It's not that she doesn't have money; she's inviting you to join her because she wants to give you a helping hand."
Shulan understood the reasoning, but she didn't understand why Deng Fangping gave her so much money.
Deng Fangping and Shu Aiguo are not sexist, but they do have the traditional values of the older generation. In their eyes, what is more important than their daughter’s career? Saving money for their son to get married is not as important as saving money for their son.
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