Shen Jun felt a pang of heartache seeing her daughter like this. In their previous life, they hadn't lived a wealthy life, but they had never let their daughter suffer like this. They could save money on other things, like air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter, but when it was too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter, people couldn't feel happy.
Shen Jun secretly went to the rally with her neighbor and bought several stoves and several tons of coal for her family. When installing the stoves, fearing that something might happen, she specifically told the neighbors to put the stove's ventilation opening outside the window to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning.
After the coal was burning brightly, the house warmed up instantly. Hot water was boiling on the stove, and sweet potatoes and peanuts were roasting. The house was cozy and warm. Shu Hui and Deng Fangping then brought the cooked food to the table. It was steaming hot, and it finally felt like the New Year.
When Shen Jun came to visit this year, Deng Fangping specially prepared some delicious dishes, set the children to a small table to eat, and had a separate table for the adults.
“Sister Shen Jun, it’s such a waste of money for you to buy this stove. We only come back for a few days a year, so just bear with it. Even if we were to buy one, there’s no reason for you to pay for it. I’ll pay you back later,” Deng Fangping said with a smile.
How could Shen Jun possibly accept it?
Deng Fangping found it strange that she refused to accept it.
Shen Jun is Chu Yu's godmother. It's only natural for a godmother to love her daughter, but it's rare to see someone dote on her like this. In fact, Deng Fangping has never seen a godmother like this in her entire life.
Seeing that my daughter is cold, I'll buy her a few stoves. If she likes diamonds someday, should I buy her a diamond mine?
Deng Fangping is a good cook, and with the help of Shu Hui and Shu Aiguo, the New Year's Eve dinner was quite sumptuous.
A pot of mutton hot pot, fried spring rolls and fried lotus root slices, braised pig's trotters and braised beef, braised pork ribs and braised pig's trotters, plus seafood such as fish, shrimp and abalone, several soups, and eight cold dishes—this table is full of food, making one's mouth water.
Chu Yu ate like a little hamster. Deng Fangping put a piece of fatty pork hock on her plate. Shen Jun knew that Chu Yu didn't like fatty meat, so she ate the pork hock for her and then put a piece of lean meat on her plate.
Deng Fangping found it increasingly strange that Shen Jun cared more about Chu Yu than her own mother, Shu Hui. Besides, she could see it clearly; Shen Jun's eyes were full of love for Chu Yu, so much so that it was almost overflowing. Even Deng Fangping, as a mother herself, had never looked at her own daughter with that kind of gaze.
That's quite unusual.
The meal lasted for more than two hours, and before we could even put down our bowls, someone came to visit.
"Aunt Tong?" Chu Yu greeted her with a smile.
"Chu Yu, you haven't been back for several years. I've missed you terribly. Now that I heard you're back, I've brought some braised food for you to enjoy."
Under Chu Yu's guidance, Aunt Tong went to Deyang to sell snacks, including cold noodles and braised pig's head. At first, she could earn twenty or thirty yuan a month, but because she was clean and had good skills, her snack stall became famous in less than a year.
The longer the queue, the more money she earns. Starting this year, Aunt Tong can earn a little over two hundred yuan a month.
She managed to make a name for herself from what seemed like an inconspicuous food stall.
In the past, Aunt Tong was often bossed around by Old Man Tong at home. Old Man Tong liked to go crazy when he was drunk, and it was common for him to hit and curse people. After the fight, he would make Aunt Tong serve him.
After Aunt Tong started making money, she disliked Old Man Tong even more. Last time, Old Man Tong drank some cat urine and tried to hit her again, but Aunt Tong chased him for two miles with a cleaver.
The whole village was in an uproar.
Now Old Man Tong has completely behaved himself. He tells everyone that Aunt Tong has made money and is now very proud. He doesn't take him seriously and often bullies and beats him.
Aunt Tong felt that all the good days she had were thanks to Chu Yu.
The beginning is always the hardest. If it weren't for Chu Yu's encouragement to set up a stall, Aunt Tong would have hesitated for several years even if she had the idea, and it would have been impossible for her to make money so quickly and gain an advantage.
Aunt Tong's braised food is quite good. Chu Yu tried the chicken feet and asked her what her plans were for next year.
"What can I do? I'll just keep selling braised food! My daughter-in-law and son came to help me this year. We rented a shop right where we used to set up our stall, and we plan to continue selling braised food."
Chu Yu nodded. Selling braised food is a good business. It may look inconspicuous, but as long as you make the food taste good, you can earn a lot.
"Renting is not as good as buying. If you have a shop in a good location, buy a few. Once you have a shop, you won't have to worry about the landlord raising the rent, and your business will be more secure. You won't have to move for decades."
After thinking about it, Aunt Tong realized that this was indeed the case. The worst thing for a food stall like theirs was to move to a different location, because once they moved, they would have to start operating from scratch.
Making snacks won't make you rich, but you also won't be poor.
If you have the money to buy the shop, you can run the business for a long time and never fail for decades.
"We originally wanted to buy it, but we didn't have enough money."
"You can apply for a bank loan."
"Wouldn't that mean I'd owe the bank money? Good heavens, the thought of owing money keeps me up at night."
"Money is valuable now, so paying back ten or twenty yuan a month is nothing. But decades from now, ten or twenty yuan won't even buy a pound of pork."
Aunt Tong's son, Tong Dazhuang, fell into deep thought. "Chu Yu, you've been to big cities and seen the world. Tell your brother Dazhuang, are there any pitfalls in getting a bank loan? Will the bank take over my house?"
"There's no pitfall. As long as you pay back the money on time and finish paying it off, the house will be entirely yours. If you buy the house now, you'll save on rent and get a good location. In the future, when your business is doing well, people who are envious of you will buy your shop and open a braised meat shop exactly like yours. What will you do then?"
Tong Dazhuang nodded repeatedly. He had previously thought that repaying loans was unreliable, but after hearing what Chu Yu said, he realized that he had been short-sighted.
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