"Yes, my home is in a village about one kilometer from here."
Dog Egg nodded without hesitation, then eagerly added, "Sister Zhiyin, I can do it!!!"
"I can help you sell things."
He pursed his lips again, looking somewhat conflicted, as if he had something difficult to say.
After a long while, she looked at Zhiyin with a pleading voice and said, "It's just that I might not be able to help you all day long anymore."
"I want to find other jobs to support myself and my dad."
After saying that, fearing that Zhiyin might misunderstand, he quickly added, "But Zhiyin, please don't misunderstand anything else."
"I didn't mean to not want to help you all day, it's just..."
He seemed unsure how to describe it, and could only keep scratching his head, unable to utter a single word for a long time, his face turning bright red.
"What kind of heartless capitalist do you take me for? If you work for me, I'll definitely pay you!"
Zhiyin laughed, speechless. Did Gou Dan really think she was going to use this to blackmail him into working himself to the bone for her without any reward?
How could that be!
She's not that vicious!
"Really?"
Gou Dan was so excited that his eyes lit up as he looked at Zhiyin, as if he had seen a kind-hearted god.
"No need to pay wages, just provide food for me and my dad."
Thinking of the help his confidant had given him, he rubbed his hands together a little shyly and said...
"Alright, don't overthink it. Meals aren't provided. You just need to help me sell them, and it won't take long. I won't give you much, just 10 coins a day!"
Zhiyin no longer wanted to argue with him, so she simply and boldly settled the matter.
"Starting tomorrow, you should come to see me around 5 a.m.
After saying that, as if remembering something, he quickly added, "No, where do you live? If I pass by your house on my way here, I'll give you a ride."
Upon hearing this, Gou Dan immediately gave his home address, becoming incredibly excited, especially after learning that he would receive ten coins every day. He was deeply grateful to his kindred spirit.
He completely trusted her.
"Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity, Sister Zhiyin. I will definitely work hard."
"Okay, I trust you, and it's on my way, so I'll come pick you up."
After Zhiyin finished speaking, she gestured for Gou Dan to leave.
"Wait, if you don't have enough money to make the wheelchair, you can come to me to borrow it, and I'll deduct it from your wages."
Zhiyin seemed to remember something and quickly called out to his back.
"Okay, thank you so much, Sister Zhiyin!"
Gou Dan's eyes reddened again. He looked deeply at Zhiyin, as if trying to imprint her whole being into his heart, before gratefully and happily skipping away.
"Sister, why are you suddenly hiring? Do you think I'm not efficient enough?"
Zhihua felt rejected and couldn't help but pout, looking at Zhiyin with a hint of resentment.
"Haha, how could that be?"
Seeing how adorable she was, Zhiyin immediately pinched her cheek. "Weren't we thinking about our art exams coming up soon?"
"You can't get distracted; you need to have time to review."
"All right…"
Zhihua then smiled sweetly with satisfaction.
…
From then on, Zhihua spent every day at home studying with Zhiyin, while she and Gou Dan would set up a stall to sell glutinous rice, boiled fish, and potato chips without fail.
During this time, Grandmother Wang Cuihua learned from her eldest uncle that Zhiyin had earned money, and at her eldest uncle's urging, she went to find Zhiyin.
However, this time she was smarter and didn't act fiercely like before, nor did she use her status as a grandmother to intimidate others.
Instead, his words implied a longing for Zhiyin and Zhihua, suggesting that family members shouldn't be so distant.
She said that she only realized how good the three women were after they left, and she missed them so much that she couldn't eat and cried all day long.
They tried everything to persuade Zhiyin's family to return to the Zhi family home.
They want to merge the two companies back together.
They even promised that they wouldn't have to do any housework or anything else in the future.
They absolutely treat them like treasures.
But how could a true connoisseur not see through their little scheme?
Isn't it just because she's making money now that they want a piece of the pie?
Isn't it just a desire to reap the benefits without sowing?
Isn't the goal simply to merge back into one entity and then let them control it?
Unfortunately, my kindred spirit wasn't fooled at all!
This infuriated my grandmother's family, especially my uncle, who was the one who started it all, and he was almost driven mad with anger.
Later, realizing that their kindred spirits hadn't been fooled, they sent their aunt over to offer help free of charge.
They claimed they were all family, but seeing how hard their two little ones were working, they couldn't bear to watch and felt really sorry for them.
He said nice things, but actually he just wanted to steal the recipe. His confidante knew this, so she didn't tolerate it at all and simply grabbed a broom and threw him out.
Seeing that Zhiyin was a tough nut to crack, neither yielding to soft words nor hard tactics, they were at their wits' end and stopped trying to ingratiate themselves with her.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, ten days have passed.
Zhiyin had just returned from selling his goods in the county. As soon as he got home, he couldn't wait to take out his small box and start counting the money he had earned during this period.
She glanced disdainfully at the small, narrow, and musty thatched hut, then at the gradually warming weather outside, and decided it was time to build a house.
A crisp and melodious ding-dong sound rang out.
Zhiyin poured all the silver onto the table.
Seeing this, Yao Yulin was afraid of being seen by others, so she quickly closed the door tightly to make sure that not even a fly could get in.
Then they sat down at the table, their eyes shining.
Looking at the table almost full of various broken silver and copper coins, Zhihua and Yao Yulin felt as if they were dreaming.
They had never seen so much silver in their lives!
"My God, there are so many! Am I dreaming?"
How much will this cost?
Seeing Yao Yulin and Zhihua, one big and one small, both looking equally bewildered and incredulous, even pinching their thighs hard as if they were ignorant, Zhiyin immediately burst out laughing.
"Hahaha, you guys have a weak stomach, it's just a little bit of silver."
"There will only be more in the future!!"
"As for how many there are, we can just count them and find out."
After saying that, he raised an eyebrow and began counting on his own.
Seeing Zhiyin so calm, Zhihua and Yao Yulin also suppressed their nervousness and excitement.
His hands trembled as he counted the money, afraid he wouldn't be able to count it all.
Zhihua even solemnly and seriously took out her abacus and started calculating rapidly.
Seeing the two of them acting like they'd never seen anything like the world, Zhiyin felt both amused and a little sad.
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