Chapter 78
Malatang is a common thing in the night markets of later generations, but it is a new thing in the provincial capital today. As soon as the stalls are lit and the fire is turned on, the fragrance spreads. Many people who visit the night market are attracted and come to ask.
Because it is the first day of opening, Qin Xiang is worried that Qin Juan can't handle it alone, so she came to help. Some people who know her even talk to her.
However, Qin Xiang is just an assistant today, and Qin Juan still has to do more work by herself.
Soon, the two tables are surrounded by people. Qin Juan is busy and happy in her heart.
A portion of malatang is not expensive, and many people come to try it. With the praise of the previous customers, more people come. It was not until 10 o'clock in the evening that the number of people in the night market gradually decreased, and the ingredients were gone. Qin Juan then put away the things with satisfaction.
When she returned to the store, Qin Juan said excitedly, "Xiangxiang, I didn't expect the business to be so good."
Qin Juan smiled, "Let's go, go up first, you count the money, you will be happier."
Nowadays, malatang does not have those meatballs and the like. The most expensive thing is probably pork. Those who don't want to eat meat can eat vegetables, and it doesn't cost much to eat a meal.
Qin Juan smiled and nodded, went upstairs to check on the sleeping Nian Nian, and then she spread out her stall and started counting the money. As she counted the money one by one, Qin Juan's heart became more and more excited. She ran out and said to Qin Xiang, "Xiang Xiang, the total amount collected is more than 150 yuan. After deducting the cost, I can make more than 70 yuan."
She was so excited. When she worked in the county, her monthly salary was only more than 30 yuan, but the money she made on the first day of setting up the stall was twice as much!
No wonder Qin Xiang asked her to do it first and open the store in front of the school when school starts, because it really makes so much money.
Qin Xiang was generous with her praise, "Not bad, sister, keep it up."
Qin Juan's eyes were red, "Xiangxiang, thank you, if it weren't for you, I would definitely not have been able to succeed."
"But facts have proved that you can do it." Qin Xiang encouraged, "You are no worse than anyone else, you see, other people can't cook this, but you can, and it's so delicious, everyone likes it, you see, today is only the first day and it's so popular, there will probably be even more people tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. But after a while, when the novelty has worn off, the business will be stable, I'll come over to help you when I'm free these few days."
Qin Juan nodded hurriedly, but said, "Xiangxiang, I plan to move tomorrow during the day."
Qin Xiang frowned . "What will happen to Nian Nian if you move in? Let her follow you to set up the stall so late at night? It's not good for a child to go to bed too late."
Hearing this, Qin Juan hesitated, "I can let her stay at home by herself, save food for her, and don't let her go out."
Qin Xiang disagreed even more, "I wouldn't worry if she was six or seven years old, but no matter how sensible she is, she can't be more than three years old. At least there are many people here to take care of her, don't you think? How about waiting for you to work for a while and earn more, and then hire a nanny to take care of Nian Nian. What do you think?"
"Nanny?" Qin Juan was surprised. She really didn't dare to think about it. After all, a family like theirs didn't need a nanny. But Qin Xiang was right. She was really worried about Nian Nian being alone at home.
She hesitated for a moment and thought of the enthusiastic Aunt Liu. Actually, Aunt Liu's house was next to her current house. If she paid her to help look after Nian Nian, and she could lock the door and leave after coaxing Nian Nian to sleep at night, maybe that would work?
In short, she owed Qin Xiang too much and didn't want to bother Qin Xiang anymore. She should have moved out a few days ago, but she didn't move because of the Malatang thing.
Qin Juan said, "Then I will pay some money and let Aunt Liu help take care of her. What do you think?"
Qin Xiang was stunned, and Qin Juan explained, "In the past few days, I have been looking for a nursery during the day, and let her go to the nursery during the day. In the afternoon, I asked Aunt Liu to help pick her up and cook some food. After putting her to sleep at night, Give her a dollar a day. Do you think that's okay? "
This is the best way she can think of so far. She knows that her sister is kind and wants to help her, but she can't rely on her forever. She has a soft temper, but she is not a shady person, and she can't take advantage of her sister.
She held Qin Xiang's hand and said, "Xiang Xiang, don't think that your sister is alienated from you. As the saying goes, sisters should also settle accounts. You have helped me enough. It is impossible for you to drag me around for the rest of my life. I still have to rely on myself in the future."
Qin Juan looked at her sister and finally nodded, "Okay, when the time comes, leave some good food at home and let her help cook for Nian Nian to eat. Tell people nicely."
Qin Juan nodded with relief and smiled, "Okay."
Looking at Qin Juan like this, Qin Xiang actually felt like an old mother watching her own child grow up.
Qin Juan, who used to be soft-tempered, finally became strong for her daughter.
The next day, Qin Juan moved and reached an agreement with Aunt Liu, one yuan a day. Qin Juan naturally had to talk to Nian Nian in advance and got Nian Nian's support.
On this day, Qin Juan went to the nursery to ask about enrollment. Sure enough, it was much easier to enroll with a household
registration. Qin Xiang also had her own things to do. Today, someone came to look at the storefront and wanted to rent it. When she went to look, she saw that there were several small vendors who came to rent it.
Some people were scared away when they heard the price, and some people carefully asked about the price of the storefront without the second floor.
Qin Xiang was very confident that there was no better storefront than hers in the vicinity, and she insisted on 15 and 25 yuan. For her, the rent was actually just the profit of one or two pieces of clothing, but it was a long-term profit.
In the end, including the two small rooms at the corner, there were a total of six storefronts. Three were rented out first, and the others were rented out within two days. Only the one at the edge with the second floor was not rented out. Someone even asked about it and felt it was a pity not to rent it out. Some of
these storefronts sold student supplies, some sold small items such as underwear, panties, and socks, and of course some sold clothing.
This had nothing to do with Qin Xiang. The clothing industry was only a little less popular now. In a few years, everyone would see the profit of clothing and rush in. Competition was a matter of sooner or later. Qin Xiang was very confident in his vision and the goods he had obtained.
At this time, it was finally July 30th, and the college entrance examination results were about to be released.
When I woke up in the morning and turned on the radio, it was all about the college entrance examination results being announced at nine o'clock this morning.
Qin Xiang had just finished washing up when Sister Gu from the nearby public phone came over and called Qin Xiang, "Qin Xiang, someone is calling you, go and call you back."
Qin Xiang guessed that it was Teacher Ning at this time. She has been busy with Qin Juan's affairs recently, and she really hasn't contacted Teacher Ning.
She trotted over and returned the call. It was indeed Teacher Ning on the other end of the phone. Teacher Ning was a little nervous, which was rare, but he was still comforting Qin Xiang, "Qin Xiang, don't be nervous, you can definitely do it. We have carefully checked your answers on the paper and I think your score will be no less than 600. As long as you can be in the top 40 in the province, you will have a great chance of being admitted to Tsinghua University."
Qin Xiang was too embarrassed to say that she was not nervous at all when she heard Teacher Ning's words. She would have even forgotten about it if she hadn't listened to the radio.
She chuckled, "Okay, Teacher Ning, I'm not nervous, and you shouldn't be nervous either. We'll know when the time comes."
Ning Sumei smiled, "If you're free, come back?"
Qin Xiang thought for a moment and said, "Teacher Ning, I will definitely go back in two days. I will then host a banquet for you and Principal Cao, but not today. I've rented out my shop and agreed to sign the lease agreement today." Ning
Sumei felt a little regretful when she heard this . , but still said, "Okay, then call me after nine o'clock and I'll tell you the scores, okay?"
Qin Xiang agreed, "Okay, thank you, Teacher Ning."
Ning Sumei smiled and said, "You're still polite to me. I have no regrets if you students can get into the university of your choice."
Listening to her words, Qin Xiang felt warm in her heart. The teachers of this era are really simple and honest. Think about the future... It's better not to mention it. Because the two ungrateful people went to a noble school, the tuition was expensive, and they had to say good things to the teachers and buy gifts during festivals. Even so, they had to hire a tutor to teach them some knowledge after class.
And like Teacher Ning, they are eager to teach you everything they know. If you buy her something, she will worry that it will put pressure on the students.
After hanging up the phone, Qin Xiang breathed a sigh of relief. She finally felt a little nervous.
In her heart, she wanted to go to Tsinghua University, the best university, who wouldn't want that?
When she returned to the store, Mi Hongjun had already prepared breakfast, but the atmosphere was not very good. Mi Hongjun and Qin Yang used to chat, but today they ignored each other. Mi Hongjun looked particularly aggrieved. When he saw Qin Xiang, he called out aggrievedly, "Sister Xiangxiang..."
Qin Xiang smiled and responded, "What's wrong?"
Mi Hongjun glared at Qin Yang and asked, "If you go to the capital, can I go with you?"
Qin Xiang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I'm going to school, why are you following me?"
Mi Hongjun said hurriedly, "I can cook for you, wash your clothes, and take care of you."
Qin Xiang: "...I'm going to school, not to enjoy myself, and I can live on campus at the university."
"Then don't you plan to open our store in the capital?" Mi Hongjun was anxious, "I heard that people in the capital have more money and things are easier to sell."
Qin Xiang was stunned. She did think about it, but she was not very familiar with the capital at that time. If she wanted to open a store, she had to wait until everything here was stable. She shook her head and said, "Don't worry for now. You stay in the provincial capital and take care of the university town for me."
Since the third brother did not intend to take the profits of other stores, Qin Xiang could only let Mi Hongjun be responsible for the university town.
Mi Hongjun's face fell all of a sudden, and he looked depressed.
Seeing her like this, Qin Xiang felt a little bit sorry, so she comforted her, "But we will definitely open a branch, but don't be in a hurry. I have to find out more about the capital first, don't you agree?"
Mi Hongjun asked, "Will you let me go when the time comes?"
"Okay, I'll let you go when the time comes." Qin Xiang smiled. Although Mi Hongjun looked a little childish, she was very steady when doing things. When the university town was opened and stable, she could ask her third brother to help take care of it, let Tan Xiu be the store manager to look after the new store, and then train new people, and let Mi Hongjun follow her to the capital to build an empire.
There are several streets in the capital that are good places for shopping in the future. Her idea is to buy it now while it is cheap, and it will definitely be a big fortune in the future.
But thinking of Mi Hongjun's thoughts, Qin Xiang felt helpless. She had already walked out a few steps, turned back and looked at him and said, "Xiaomi."
Mi Hongjun grinned, "Hey. Sister."
Qin Xiang smiled, "Since you call me sister, then I will be your sister all my life. I don't have a biological brother, so you are my biological brother."
After that, she patted his shoulder, turned around and left. Mi Hongjun stood there with a bitter mouth. Why can't he? Although he called her sister, he didn't want to be a brother.
After dinner, Qin Xiang went to the university city to sign a lease contract. Several tenants rented the houses at this time to welcome the opening of the provincial university at the end of August. Because during the holidays, the university city is almost empty.
The lease is one deposit and three payments, but except for one store that only signed for half a year, all other stores signed with her for one year.
After signing, Qin Xiang took the agreement and the money and went to her store to take a look. Tan Xiu had been transferred here. Mi Hongjun was temporarily the store manager and Tan Xiu was the deputy store manager.
Seeing Qin Xiang coming, Tan Xiu told her about the situation here, "Most of the clothes are autumn clothes, with a small amount of summer clothes. Boss, because there are not many goods over there, we temporarily took some over here. Boss, we should restock in the next few days."
Qin Xiang looked at the inventory and calculated the time, "Okay, I will go back to Qingshui County in the next two days, and then go to Yangcheng when I come back."
At around nine o'clock, Qin Xiang found a public phone and called Ning Sumei. The phone was picked up almost as soon as it rang. Qin Xiang felt that Ning Sumei might have been waiting for her call.
I looked at the time and it was already ten o'clock. The results should have come out long ago.
"Qin Xiang."
Ning Sumei was very excited.
Qin Xiang smiled and said, "Sorry, I was busy just now and forgot the time."
"Don't worry." Ning Sumei was very happy at this moment, and this emotion was also transmitted to Qin Xiang through the microphone.
Qin Xiang also felt a little nervous and expectant. Through Ning Sumei's tone, Qin Xiang was almost certain that she had done well in the exam.
Ning Sumei said excitedly, "Qin Xiang, the results are out. Your results are the first to come out. Do you know how many points you got?"
Almost without asking, Ning Sumei raised her voice and said, "635 points, Qin Xiang, you got 635 points, the first in the province."
Qin Xiang was shocked even though she was mentally prepared, "What?"
So she only lost 65 points in seven courses?
Ning Sumei's voice was distorted with excitement, "Yes, 635 points, 118 points in mathematics, the highest score in the province, 115 points in Chinese, the highest score in the province, 98 points in English, the highest score in the province, 84 points in physics, 85 points in chemistry, 89 points in politics, and 46 points in biology. Qin Xiang, you are the well-deserved provincial science champion."
As she said this, Ning Sumei burst into tears. This was Qin Xiang's moment of glory, and also the most glorious moment for Qingshui County's high school, which had never been valued.
At nine o'clock, leaders from relevant departments in the city and the province called one after another to inquire about Qin Xiang's situation, which made Ning Sumei and Principal Cao burst into tears.
They had already foreseen that because of Qin Xiang's score, the school would step onto a new level in the future, with more educational resources and support from relevant departments.
Hearing Teacher Ning's crying, Qin Xiang was also very happy in her heart. She felt that she had done well in the exam, but she didn't expect to get such a high score. Let alone other subjects, the math alone made many people cry. Who would have thought that she could get a high score of 118 points when the questions were so difficult?
Qin Xiang herself couldn't believe it. She comforted, "Teacher Ning, I will go back to the county in the afternoon. I will invite you, Principal Cao and Teacher He to have dinner in the evening. Thank you."
"We should be thanking you." Ning Sumei was so excited that she was shaking. "It was you who gave our school the opportunity and made us lucky enough to be your teachers. But we haven't given you any help in the past few months. We feel unworthy of this. But come over and we'll treat you to a meal."
She paused and added, "The school will pay for it."
Qin Xiang smiled and said, "Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Qin Xiang couldn't believe it, but with this score, it was a sure thing for him to be admitted to Tsinghua University. Qin Xiang was refreshed and returned to the store. She said to Tan Xiu, "I'll treat everyone to a snack at noon."
Seeing her so happy, Tan Xiu said happily, "Sister Xiangxiang, did you get your score?"
Qin Xiang smiled, "Yes, it's out."
Thanks to her strong Chinese, math and English, otherwise it would be impossible for her to get such a high score with her physics and chemistry. "But I have to go back to the county town at noon, you can entertain them then."
Tan Xiu nodded hurriedly.
The two closed the store door and returned to the square, and then saw a lot of people gathered at the door, it looked very lively.
Qin Xiang's heart skipped a beat, what happened?
She pushed through the crowd and walked in. She was immediately confronted with a large camera. Someone shouted, "She is Qin Xiang."
Qin Xiang was startled. A female comrade in a white shirt and black trousers looked at her with a smile, "Excuse me, are you Qin Xiang?"
Qin Xiang's heart was at ease. Looking at the expressions of these people and the excitement of Mi Hongjun and others next to her, she could guess why. She nodded calmly, "Yes, I am Qin Xiang."
"Excuse me, have you participated in the college entrance examination this year? Do you know how many points you got?" The female reporter was also very excited. After receiving this task, she quickly organized people to come over.
The top science student in the province.
I didn't expect that the top science student was not only good at studying, but also opened a store to do business. She has been to this store many times and has met the boss several times. I didn't expect that he is also a top student.
Qin Xiang smiled and said, "I know, I got 635 points. My teacher just called me."
As soon as these words came out, everyone watching the excitement took a deep breath.
635 points!
Many of the people watching the excitement had students at home, and they also knew the difficulty of this year's college entrance examination. It's
really frustrating to compare yourself with others. Their own children or relatives shouted "pills" after the exam, saying that they didn't do well in the exam, but they were all human beings, and they could get more than 600 points.
Hao Jingjing looked at Qin Xiang with starry eyes, at least she didn't forget her interview mission, "Then do you know how many points higher you are than the second place in the province?"
Qin Xiang shook her head, "I really don't know."
"15 points, you are 15 points higher than the second place." Hao Jingjing was excited again, "Jie Zong has been the first in the province since he entered high school. This time, many people are optimistic that he will get the top scorer in science in the college entrance examination. Unexpectedly, Qin Xiang became a dark horse and broke through the siege, becoming the well-deserved top scorer in science this year."
Not far away, Wang Junsheng walked forward with a dark face. Cui Hong chased after him for a few steps and took his arm, "Junsheng, I am so humble and follow you to take care of you, serving you in bed and out of the bed, what else do you want?"
"I don't want anything." Wang Junsheng was very irritable. He went back to the provincial capital to build a good relationship with Huang Yuqin and find a good unit to be assigned when he graduated. But he didn't expect Cui Hong to come out and make trouble again and again.
When he was about to say something, Wang Junsheng suddenly saw someone in the crowd not far away asking, "Student Qin Xiang, how do you feel about being the top scorer in the province in science?"
Wang Junsheng froze in his place.