As Ke Meiyu's belly grew bigger, the Ke family's general store became extremely popular. Even though Ke Enshu offered various discounts, attracting elderly people to queue up early every day for a few eggs, college students continued to flock to the Ke family's general store.
Both were pregnant, but Ke Enshu had to stay at her family's shop, while Ke Meiyu could order men to pick her up and drop her off.
When Dong Youlan opened the door early in the morning, she saw the old men and women who had already brought their stools and lined up. She gritted her teeth in anger and couldn't help but mutter to her daughter, "Enshu, you always say that eggs are cheap and attract people to buy things, but these are all stingy old men and women. They buy according to your standards."
"How many new customers can be turned away by this long queue alone?"
“They pick and choose things when they buy them, and after they buy them, there are still a lot of things to do. It’s not enough time for us to keep busy.”
Although they also earn money, and more than the four members of her family who work outside, she is envious of those around her!
Ko Eun-sook was also a little frustrated. According to the heroine's plan in the novel, she would definitely be doing very well, but she was held back by a small shop.
Just as Dong Youlan said, what achievements could she possibly make with such small-scale efforts?
I'm working myself to the bone every day, when will this ever end?
At first, she tried to sell cheap goods to bankrupt the nearby grocery store, but the store didn't take the bait. She then learned on the spot and negotiated with Hanks, using movie tickets as a gimmick.
The two immediately diverged in their approaches: one targeted the mass market, while the other focused on the mid-range market, resulting in significantly different profit margins.
She had already won over the old folks in the community who loved to take advantage of small gains, so how could she give up? As long as they wanted to live here, they would have to keep working like oxen, even if they had to quit this line of work.
With limited capital and a baby in her belly, Ke Enshu was simply not suited to pursue other avenues.
She lowered her head, her hand stroking the jade pendant hanging around her neck, a slight smile playing on her lips.
"Ke Meiyu, I didn't want to go down this path, but why don't you give people a way to survive?"
Ko Mi-yu got pregnant, and her belly swelled up like a balloon. Even though she got pregnant later than Ko Eun-sook, her belly was almost the same size, and even tended to be larger.
Her family treated her like a goddess. She already lived the life of a pampered young lady, and now Ke Meiyu was even more like a princess, with people following her everywhere she went.
During this period, the remaining three brothers of the Ke family also started dating.
The four elders have already begun preparing for the wedding, planning to marry off the three daughters-in-law one by one within six months!
But before that, they need to solve the housing problem.
Ying Yan inherited many houses from the Qin family, and each one was very particular in terms of layout, location, and construction.
According to his idea, since they were all family, he would give each of his brothers a house.
Ke Meiyu didn't care. She's always been thick-skinned, treating Ying Yan as one of her own, and using her own people's things to repay the Ke family's kindness was perfectly justified.
Besides, she owns quite a lot herself; the baskets of ginseng rich in spiritual energy that she has cultivated in her space are enough to buy many courtyard houses.
Moreover, she has never experienced hardship and has always been extravagant with money.
Even when she was still a wealthy heiress, she had given away her car to a friend, let alone a blood relative.
However, when the whole family was finally together, Mrs. Ke held a family meeting.
“Your eldest brother and sister-in-law are settled down and working in the south. Only the second brother and Yutong are married here, so we haven’t talked about the house.”
"Now the third, fourth, and fifth brothers are all in relationships and are getting married soon. I want to know your thoughts."
The brothers exchanged glances.
The second son looked at his wife, who smiled and nodded at him, signifying that he was the head of the family and that he would make the decisions.
Ke Yuanxia chuckled and scratched his head. "Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Mom, even if you don't mention it, Tongtong and I have discussed it. With my younger brothers getting married, there aren't enough rooms in the house, so we'll rent a small place outside."
"Tongtong gets a salary, so I'll shamelessly take advantage of it. I'll get a salary after my internship a year from now. Besides, I'm a graduate student, so my position will definitely be high once I start working."
"The organization takes special care of us; they'll definitely assign us housing as soon as we join the unit."
Ke Yuanhua, Ke Yuanwan, and Ke Yuansui nodded quickly, "Before we got married, we could shamelessly stay at my sister's house, but after we get married, no matter how good our relationship is, we still need to have a plan."
"With a large family, it's easy for conflicts to arise. As the saying goes, distance makes things better, and we can't let trivial matters cause us to drift apart."
Before Ke Meiyu could say anything, Ke's mother nodded with a satisfied smile, "With your words, your father and I are satisfied."
“You are all graduate students. If you work hard for another year or two, you will all be allocated your own housing.”
“Your father and I have been working for three and a half years. Our daily expenses are not high, so we have saved some money, which we will divide equally among you six siblings. Moreover, the village has always been grateful for our contributions and has specially reserved a share of the profits for each of us, saying that it will continue until you become formal employees.”
“The village’s dividends are not low; each person can get two or three hundred yuan a year. I’ve saved them all for you.”
"Let's do as you say, rent a house first, and we won't treat the woman badly when we get married, we can provide all the 'three turns and one sound' (referring to a set of three-piece suitcases, a watch, a radio, and a watch).
Ke Meiyu pursed her lips slightly, knowing that her mother was actually giving her older brothers a heads-up, making them clear about which families belonged to the Ke family and which belonged to the Ying family.
Just because you live here doesn't mean you can take it for granted and stay here.
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