When Shen Mingzhi got up early and opened the door, she found her upstairs neighbors gathered in twos and threes, chatting and looking her over.
Ignoring them, as she was carrying the coal stove outside, a basin of water was suddenly poured down from upstairs.
Soaked in the rain, Shen Mingzhi smelled a foul stench... the smell of a child's poop.
The old lady upstairs looked down and even spat out a mouthful of saliva, but said, "I'm so sorry, I didn't see anyone down there!"
Wang Xinian came out carrying coal, saw that Shen Mingzhi had been splashed with it, threw the coal down, and immediately went upstairs.
Shen Mingzhi spoke up, "What are you going to do?! It's almost June, and you're still not studying properly. Do you even know how many days are left until the exam?"
Wang Xinian's face was gloomy, and his breathing was unusually heavy.
"Go back to your studies and stop causing trouble." Shen Mingzhi didn't dare approach him; the smell emanating from her...
After watching Wang Xinian enter the house, she went back to take a shower and wash her hair.
Wang Xinian watched her go in and out, pouring water into the bathtub with a thermos, and then sat on the sofa, fuming, "That old woman upstairs, I'll make her regret it sooner or later!"
Shen Mingzhi stopped, looked at the fierce look in his eyes, and couldn't help but frown. "This is a society governed by law. The old lady is uneducated, doesn't know the law, and is unreasonable. Can you stoop to her level?"
"Are we just going to let her bully us like this?!" Wang Xinian was furious.
Shen Mingzhi sighed, "Do you think it's appropriate for me to go upstairs and beat her up now? What if people say it was an accident and report us to the police station? The college entrance exam is coming up soon, and I don't want to cause trouble and drag you down with me."
Wang Xinian clenched his fists tightly, and after a long while, he finally spoke, "I'll tell Jiang Shaochen when he comes back tonight."
"Go study first, I'm going to wash up," Shen Mingzhi said before going into the bathroom.
Wang Xinian sat for a while, then went back to his room.
There were people peeking inside from outside the door.
Around 1 p.m., the old lady came down from the stairwell next door carrying a basket. Shen Mingzhi was standing by the door and saw her pass by. She then splashed the water that Niannian and Zhouzhou used to wash their bottoms out of the room.
"Oh dear!" the old lady exclaimed.
Shen Mingzhi, holding the basin, looked surprised. "Why didn't you say anything when you passed by? Now look what's happened, all the sewage has been splashed on you. Go back and wash yourself quickly."
"Did you do this on purpose?!" the old woman screamed and questioned.
Shen Mingzhi looked aggrieved. "Which eye of yours saw that I did it on purpose? This is my front door. It's okay for me to splash water, isn't it?"
The old woman reeked of stench, with clumps of hair stuck to her hair. She stomped her feet a few times in anger and turned to go home.
Shen Mingzhi took the basin, turned around and got a basin of clean water, then splashed it on the doorway again.
There are still more than two weeks until Children's Day.
After spending ten days or so with the money, Shen Xiuzhu arrived with Li An before sunset.
In the afternoon, everyone sat by their doors and in the corridors picking vegetables. When they saw two men in suits enter Shen Mingzhi's house, they all gathered together and started talking about it.
"In broad daylight, they let two men into the house... I was wondering why she always dressed so beautifully, turns out she has a lot of men giving her money."
"Is her husband henpecked? Doesn't he care about that?"
Shen Mingzhi got some soda for Li An and Shen Xiuzhu, and then washed a few apples, put them on a plate, and brought them out.
"This house is spacious and bright, but it's been too long and the walls don't look good." Shen Xiuzhu took a bottle of soda and drank it.
Shen Mingzhi placed the apple on the table and asked, "Are you here for the Children's Day event?"
"What else could it be?" Shen Xiuzhu said with a smile.
Ang Lee glanced at him and asked Shen Mingzhi politely, "I was thinking that May Day was just over, and there's another promotion on Children's Day. Where are all these people going to buy medicine?"
"What do you think this place is? We're going to use up medicine all the time. We do have an activity plan, but you'll have to be willing to spend the money." Shen Mingzhi had nothing better to do these past few days, so she had already come up with the activity plan for Children's Day.
"You're done?" Shen Xiuzhu couldn't help but rub his hands together.
"Have you spent all the money I gave you last time?" Shen Mingzhi asked with a smile.
Shen Xiuzhu thought she had a really good temper. When he came, his brother-in-law and sister scolded him, and he was almost too embarrassed to come over.
"I've been having a great time lately, all thanks to you! Tell me, what activities are planned for Children's Day?"
“The plan still needs some refinement, but let me tell you first, you’ll need to spend some money. Buy a color TV, three Phoenix brand bicycles, ten electric fans, twenty jugs of rapeseed oil. Um, twenty jin of hard candy, about a hundred bottles of soda, and three styrofoam boxes of popsicles.” Shen Mingzhi said, handing Li An a detailed budget list of these items.
"Why did you buy all this?" Li An reached out and took the items, then looked them over carefully and realized that they had cost quite a bit of money.
“Since we’re doing this event, we have to spend some money, otherwise how will we make money?” Shen Mingzhi said, handing another piece of paper to Shen Xiuzhu. “Take this to the paper mill and have them make one according to what I said. Bring it back to me to see.”
“Okay!” Shen Xiuzhu immediately caught it with both hands.
"This will cost one or two thousand. Will we be able to earn it back?" Li An was still a little worried.
"Last time I raised the price of some of your medicines a little and bundled them with other products. How much net profit did you make in the end?" Shen Mingzhi asked him.
Li An's net profit was certainly high. He said in a deep voice, "So these two thousand are unavoidable. Assuming that we earn one hundred thousand like last time, these two thousand will be my extra contribution?"
“Assuming we deduct the 10% commission I get for giving you the idea, you will indeed earn less. But if you sell another 10,000 yuan worth of goods, your profit will be about the same. Let’s take the gamble,” Shen Mingzhi said.
They discussed their collaboration in the living room, while Wang Xinian listened quietly in his room.
Shen Mingzhi made a lot of money last time, and his stepmother also received a considerable share. Half of it was secretly given to him so he could use it for college.
When it comes to making money, Shen Mingzhi seems to have a lot of ideas.
Ang Lee bit his lip, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Then I'll listen to you."
Shen Mingzhi nodded, "Come over in three days to get the plan, and then start preparations. I won't be working with you this time; I plan to investigate daily chemical beauty products."
"You want to do this?" Li An asked, somewhat surprised. "Aren't you going to sell medicine with me?"
“My suggestion is that once you make money, you should develop in the pharmacy and pharmaceutical industry. If you can, use your connections to gradually expand from a single pharmacy to a chain pharmacy. Once you've established a strong reputation for your pharmacy, then set up your own pharmaceutical company. Do you have any connections?” Shen Mingzhi asked Li An.
Li An glanced at Shen Xiuzhu and thought to himself that she really dared to think big.
All the profits from this scheme will have to be invested.
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