After expressing her gratitude, Chen Zhu took Ning Zhihuan home. Holding the hundred yuan, she felt happy but also a little unreal, as if she was dreaming, and her feet were dizzy.
Not only that, when they were leaving, many people said they wanted to make a reservation and asked them where they were staying.
Ning Zhihuan was afraid that these people would disturb Old Lady Ning's peace, so he just told them to come back in half a month.
Even if those who didn’t buy something are unhappy, they can’t say anything.
Along the way, Chen Zhu's excitement was written all over her face, and her hands tightened unconsciously, for fear of losing Ning Zhihuan and also afraid of losing the hard-earned money.
Excitement rushed to his head, and he even forgot to ask about Wu Shuang, so as to save Ning Zhihuan from having to make excuses when he went there again.
The two of them discussed it and returned home. Chen Zhu gave Old Lady Ning a hundred yuan, but Old Lady Ning didn't accept it or show any joy. Instead, she asked cautiously, "Where did this come from? Chen Zhu, you are a decent person, don't do anything stupid."
Old Mrs. Ning was still a little panicked, after all, it was not a small amount of money.
Suddenly, she thought of something and looked at Ning Zhihuan beside her and said, "Huanbao, could this be the money Xiaochi gave us? Listen to grandma and return it to her."
Ning Zhihuan felt a little guilty. She had no idea where Xiao Yuchi lived, so how could she pay him back?
So she avoided the main point and didn't mention the matter of the five hundred yuan, but instead attracted the attention of Old Lady Ning.
"Grandma, this isn't a gift from Xiao Yuchi. This is something my aunt and I earned when we went to the market together this morning. We carried a large bag of clothes with us when we left. Do you remember?"
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Ning laughed and scolded, "Huanbao, you cunning fellow! Your grandmother may be old, but I'm not stupid. Can that bag of clothes be sold for over a hundred?"
Ning Zhihuan shook his head. Old Lady Ning's smile widened. He wanted to ask more, but she only said, "More than that. We sold over 190 of them in total. I asked my aunt to keep over 90 for our family's meals. We still can't buy more, as many people have ordered them."
Seeing that she didn't seem to be joking, Old Mrs. Ning was also stunned and looked at Chen Zhu beside her inquiringly.
Chen Zhu nodded, took out the money from her pocket and showed it to Old Lady Ning, saying, "Don't worry, Mom! We earned this money cleanly. Huanbao's clothes are well designed, and people in town are vying for them."
Seeing Chen Zhu also say this, Old Lady Ning believed it in her heart. She looked at Ning Zhihuan with surprise and praised him, "Really? Our Huanbao is really amazing."
Chen Zhu chimed in, "Yeah, yeah. Huanbao's educated and full of ideas. He set up some kind of... some kind of auction? He let them bid, and whoever offered the most got the clothes. The first piece sold for over fifty yuan."
"Oh my god, are you serious?" Old Mrs. Ning was shocked. These clothes that cost only fifty yuan were probably made of gold.
Chen Zhu was afraid that Mrs. Ning wouldn't believe him, so she showed her the design drawings and pointed at the pictures on them and said, "Look, these were all drawn by Huanbao. How about it? They look good, don't they?"
"It's beautiful, beautiful, really beautiful!" Old Mrs. Ning looked at Ning Zhihuan with surprise. The old man and the young boy praised her to the sky, and she couldn't help feeling a little dizzy.
"Our Huanbao is so great!" Old Mrs. Ning did not hide her praise. She waved her hand and decided to have something good today and took out the meat prepared for the New Year at home to celebrate.
Chen Zhu wanted to help but was driven away.
Old Lady Ning said, "It's not easy for you to make clothes on a daily basis. As an old lady, it's better for me to do these things."
Chen Zhu refused and wanted to say something, but Mrs. Ning was stubborn. She took Ning Zhihuan away and asked Ning Zhihuan for help.
Ning Zhihuan seemed a little excited. It was not an exaggeration to describe her life as having nothing to do during these days in the book.
If you are a wealthy family, that is natural.
But the Ning family is not rich. In other families, girls would be married off early, not to mention someone like her who was a little stupid before. If someone with a conscience met her, they would marry her off early, while someone without a conscience would just sell her off.
Ning Zhihuan followed Old Lady Ning to the kitchen, and was ready to show off his skills when he rolled up his sleeves, but was stopped by Old Lady Ning.
Ning Zhihuan looked at her in confusion, but Old Lady Ning took out the hundred yuan that Chen Zhu had just stuffed into her bag and put it back into Ning Zhihuan's pocket, which made her laugh and cry.
"Grandma, I have money. My aunt left me ten dollars."
As she spoke, Ning Zhihuan took out some money from her bag and waved it to show that she had money. This was the money Chen Zhu had given her no matter what, telling her to buy whatever she wanted to eat.
Ten yuan was a considerable sum, even for an ordinary family, let alone a fourteen-year-old girl. Chen Zhu was afraid it wasn't enough, so she tried to force more money into her pocket, but Ning Zhihuan sternly refused, and she gave up.
Old Mrs. Ning nodded and said, "Grandma knows." She certainly knew Chen Zhu's character, and she also knew that Ning Zhihuan couldn't be without money.
Ning Zhihuan was dumbfounded. If he knew that, why did he still give him the money?
Old Lady Ning slowly explained the reason. "When Grandma mentioned Xiao Chi's five hundred yuan today, you didn't say anything. I guess you didn't return it. Grandma didn't know if you used it or just couldn't bear to give it away. But Huanbao, we shouldn't accept gifts without merit. Since you two are friends, friendship shouldn't be measured by five hundred yuan."
She patted Ning Zhihuan's shoulder and continued earnestly, "If you earned it through your own ability, then Grandma would never stop you. Just like today, Grandma would be happy and proud of you. But this isn't earned. To put it nicely, it's Xiaochi's reward, but to put it bluntly, it's charity... Grandma doesn't want you to be in an unequal position when making friends."
Listening to what Old Lady Ning said, Ning Zhihuan felt her nose sore and tears were about to burst out in the next second.
It turned out that it was not her cleverness that worked nor that Old Lady Ning was confused. She had never fooled Old Lady Ning before. It was just that the old lady was protecting her dignity.
Old Mrs. Ning was always thinking about herself. Even when she didn't return the money, she didn't get angry or question her. Instead, she explained the situation to her.
Finally, she said, "If Huanbao, you really don't want to return it, grandma won't force you. After all, this is money given to you, and you have the right to use it. But grandma hopes you will return it, understand?"
Ning Zhihuan suppressed his thoughts and nodded cautiously.
"Grandma, I will return it."
Old Mrs. Ning looked into her eyes without blinking, as if she could see her true thoughts through her eyes.
After a while, she smiled and nodded, "Grandma believes you."
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