Shu Hui thought she had misheard. Go to Beijing?
Chu Yu had to push her to get to Deyang before she could take that one step. She was a country girl who had never left Deyang and didn't speak standard Mandarin. How could she dare to go to such a big city?
People will laugh at me if I go.
Shu Hui felt lost, hesitant, and timid. She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to adapt to Beijing, that she didn't know enough, that she couldn't speak Mandarin well, and that she would be ridiculed as a country bumpkin. Thinking of those difficulties, Shu Hui couldn't take that step.
Deyang is safe and comfortable. She has her own roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop in Deyang, and her brother and sister-in-law are here. How can she just leave?
"Mom doesn't understand anything, she can't go to a big city."
Chu Yu knew her concerns and just wanted to give her a heads-up.
“I didn’t originally plan for you to go, but I’m going to settle down in Beijing. If Chu Chu goes to Beijing to film, it would be best if she stayed in Beijing to study. Chu Xiang will be taking the college entrance exam in July, and we’ve already agreed that Chu Xiang will apply to a university in Beijing. Chu Xiang and I can take care of ourselves, but Chu Chu is young and needs someone to help her. Can you really bear to leave the three of us in Beijing?”
Chu Yu knew that Shu Hui loved the child and would definitely not be able to bear it, so he said these words only to provoke her.
Shu Hui was confused, "A roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop..."
"This is for my second aunt. If you want to open a shop, you can open one in Beijing, or you can do something else instead of roujiamo."
"Mom can't do anything."
“Don’t you still have us? When I went to Guangzhou before, I saw people drinking a beverage called milk tea. We can open a fast food restaurant and sell drinks and fast food.”
"Fast food? Like boxed meals? The kind where a set meal includes a rice dish and a few side dishes?"
Chu Yu was referring to fast food chains like KFC, but with limited ingredients these days, it's impossible to find suitable bread rolls. She wanted to make Chinese-style hamburgers.
A soft bread sandwich filled with crispy fried chicken, or a flatbread roll filled with crispy fried chicken, is definitely more profitable than a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger).
It's difficult to open chain stores for roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), but fast food restaurants are different. As long as they are done well, they can flourish everywhere.
Chu Yu wasn't interested in doing it, but Shu Hui was different. She was hardworking, patient, and had a background in the food service industry. If Shu Hui opened a fast food restaurant, she would definitely do a better job than Chu Yu.
However, Coca-Cola is not yet widespread these days, so we still need to experiment more with beverages and decide on a few signature drinks.
Shu Hui was somewhat tempted by what she said, but without Deng Fangping by her side, she was afraid she couldn't manage such a large store. However, Chu Yu said that fast food restaurants have simple preparation processes and don't require much interaction with customers.
Shu Hui was in a state of utter confusion and could only say, "Let Mom think about it some more. All of Mom's relatives are in Deyang. It's too much for me to go to Beijing alone..."
However, with all three daughters going to Beijing, it wouldn't be right for Shu Hui to be left alone in Deyang.
Shu Hui was caught in a dilemma. Moving her entire family away from the hometown where she was born and raised was not a decision to be made lightly. Such a decision would change the lives of her and her descendants, so Shu Hui was extremely cautious.
That evening, after applying face cream, Shu Hui lay in bed, recalling her daughter's words, and couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
Beijing, that distant and mysterious city, is where Zhou Jian'an abandoned his wife and daughter, cheated on his wife and betrayed his family, all in order to stay in Beijing, yet he only managed to become a low-level employee.
If she could build a career in Beijing, open a shop to make money, get a Beijing hukou, and buy a house in Beijing, wouldn't that be a slap in the face to Zhou Jian'an?
"Mom, you're still awake?" Chu Xiang leaned closer. "I have something to tell you. My sister has a house in Beijing. It's quite big with lots of rooms. We can all fit in there."
Shu Hui sat up in shock. "Your sister doesn't have a house anymore? She's not a Beijing resident, how did she buy a house?"
“My sister bought a courtyard house, the kind you see in TV dramas, a three-courtyard house, it’s huge, and the backyard opens right onto Houhai Lake, it’s so beautiful. Mom, I love my sister’s house. It was a gift from Brother Dai, I don’t know how it was transferred, but it’s in my sister’s name.”
Shu Hui was worried that her daughter was too naive. Could this house be something ordinary? Could she just take it away like that? What if they divided the property in the future?
She was so worried that she didn't sleep all night, and the next day she woke Chu Yu up.
Chu Yu was both amused and exasperated. "Mom, it's just a courtyard house, right? It's only 100,000 yuan. I can just give him a piece of land or buy him an apartment in Hong Kong, isn't that enough?"
Shu Hui almost fainted. She thought that houses in Beijing were only a little more expensive than those in Deyang. A house in Deyang cost several thousand yuan, so ten thousand yuan in Beijing should be enough, right?
A courtyard house costs 100,000 yuan? Are houses in Beijing made of gold? How can they be so expensive?
Shu Hui sat on the bed, slowly processing the information. Deyang couldn't compare to Beijing. If she went to Beijing, she could earn more money and give her children a better life.
Putting aside everything else, surely one house per person is necessary? Chu Yu said that boys and girls are the same, and big cities will buy houses for girls. Shu Hui didn't have this awareness before, but now she does.
Houses in Beijing are expensive; three houses would cost at least tens of thousands of yuan.
Chu Yu's fiancé is Dai Donglin. The Dai family has high standards, so Chu Yu's dowry must be substantial, which is another considerable expense. Shu Hui's roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop alone cannot cover it.
When Chu Yu gets married in the future and people ask about her mother's job, she can't very well say that her mother runs a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop, can she?
Shu Hui didn't think that running a shop made her inferior; she just felt that the Dai family associated with important people, and if she didn't do well and dragged her daughter down, she would be ridiculed.
Ultimately, she, as a mother, has to prove herself.
Shu Hui sighed and told Deng Fangping about Chu Yu's plans. Deng Fangping was taken aback, not expecting her sister-in-law to go to Beijing. However, although the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop was profitable, it was located in a small city and couldn't compare to Beijing.
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