Yun Jin and He Tingchuan stayed up late working overtime, while Gao's wife and her husband went to bed early.
Before going to sleep, I could hear Xiao Nian Gao laughing happily, so I knew that the family of three was still awake.
Commander Gao seemed to realize something and asked, "You really spent eight hundred yuan to buy Nian Gao Mama's secret recipe?"
Sister-in-law Gao shook her head: "I didn't spend any money. She said she didn't want any money. She told everyone that she paid tuition so that the other women in the compound wouldn't be jealous and cause trouble for her and me."
"Mommy Rice Cake is such a good person!" Commander Gao exclaimed.
"I'm just lucky to have met such a good person." Sister Gao smiled proudly, then, as if remembering something, said, "I still feel a little bad for her if I don't take the money."
“The previous barbecue stall was the same thing. She transferred it to me without paying me anything. People even asked how much I paid, but I didn’t know how to say. I always felt like I was taking advantage of her.” Sister Gao is a kind-hearted person.
Commander Gao asked, "So, what are you planning to do with your mala tang this time?"
"Spicy hot pot can definitely make money. In the summer, you can have barbecue, and in the winter, you can sell spicy hot pot. If you can manage, you can even sell both barbecue and spicy hot pot at the same time." Sister Gao was very excited when she talked about making money.
"As long as you can make money, that's fine. Or you could give some of Nian Gao's mother's tuition fees too. I don't feel at ease if you're always taking advantage of others." People who sleep in the same bed can't be two different people. Commander Gao is also a person who is not greedy and doesn't like to take advantage of others.
Sister-in-law Gao nodded: "I've already prepared. I'll boil a few eggs tomorrow and put the money inside them for Mother Rice Cake, otherwise she won't accept it. I can't let her secret recipe go to waste."
Commander Gao asked, "How much money?"
"Eight hundred?" Sister-in-law Gao considered it for a moment.
Commander Gao asked, "Can you really earn that much?"
Sister-in-law Gao was displeased: "Who do you think you are? I've only been doing barbecue for a short time, don't you know how much money I've made?"
"Besides, I've learned a skill, so I can sell barbecue and spicy hot pot in the future. When the kids grow up, if they want, they can come with me to set up a stall, or they can set up a stall in other places."
Sister-in-law Gao said, "Having a skill will keep you from starving."
"Others may not know, but you don't. Don't be fooled by the fact that it doesn't make money; it actually does!" Even if it doesn't make you rich, it's still much more than a monthly salary of thirty or fifty yuan.
Realizing they had gotten a great deal, the couple exchanged a glance and unanimously decided to give him 800.
Yun Jin said that if you are a sister-in-law from the compound, you get a 20% discount, so it's 800.
She was also one of the sisters-in-law in the compound.
For someone else, it would be a thousand.
A thousand is a bit expensive; even Sister-in-law Gao can't afford it.
Eight hundred it is, Sister-in-law Gao can afford it.
When Yun Jin and the others returned to Beijing, Sister Gao handed Yun Jin some boiled eggs, saying, "I don't have anything good to give you, so I boiled a few eggs. Take them and eat them in the car."
Yun Jin didn't refuse: "Thank you so much, sister-in-law."
Little Niangao, with her sweet tongue, hugged Aunt Gao and kissed her, saying, "Thank you, Auntie, I like eggs!"
Sister-in-law Gao was charmed by the little rice cake, and hugged her with a smile for a while, then pressed her cheek against hers.
Seeing that it was getting late, He Tingchuan drove over to pick them up. Gao's sister-in-law watched them get into the car, knowing that they probably wouldn't see each other again until summer vacation, and she was very reluctant to part with them.
Yun Jin waved to the person who was still standing at the gate of the compound, signaling her to go back.
As the car drove along the road, Yun Jin sat in the back with Xiao Niangao. Xiao Niangao stared curiously at a bag of eggs. Yun Jin knew she was craving them, so she opened the cloth bag and found the eggs were still warm.
Unexpectedly, I found money wrapped in a small plastic bag inside.
Little Rice Cake warned, "Mom, why are you putting money here? It's not safe!"
Yun Jin shook her head: "It wasn't Mom who put it there, it must have been Sister-in-law Gao who gave it to me."
Yun Jin opened the plastic bag. Besides the banknotes, there was also a note written by Sister-in-law Gao: "Thank you so much for telling me the secret recipe. I feel bad using it for free, so I've prepared 800 yuan for tuition. Please accept it. Next time you come to the camp, let's get together properly."
Yun Jin counted the money; not a penny was missing—eight hundred for tuition.
He Tingchuan raised an eyebrow: "Sister-in-law Gao is too kind. She gave more money than I did."
Yun Jin looked at He Tingchuan, who seemed a little jealous, and found it amusing: "Sister-in-law Gao is Sister-in-law Gao, and what's yours is yours. You've handed over all your salary, and I really like that!"
He Tingchuan's lips curled up, his tone smug: "It's only natural that I should hand over my salary, my wife manages and spends the money, and I earn it."
"Yes, keep it up!" Yun Jin casually praised.
He Tingchuan's smile was incredibly bright.
Little Rice Cake seizes every opportunity to show her loyalty: "When I grow up, I'll earn money to spend on my mom, lots and lots of money!"
No matter how much money Yun Jin earns in the future, she is happy now because her emotional value is at its maximum. She hugged her daughter and kissed her: "Okay, Mommy is waiting for Nian Gao to earn a lot of money for me to spend."
He Tingchuan joined in the fun: "Does Dad have any money to spend?"
"Yes, I also spend money on Dad, a lot of it!" Little Rice Cake patted his chest confidently.
She coaxed He Tingchuan so much that he'd be a doting father for life.
As for the eight hundred yuan given by Sister-in-law Gao, Yun Jin and He Tingchuan discussed it and decided to keep three hundred yuan and let He Tingchuan take the remaining five hundred back: "Tell Sister-in-law that three hundred is enough. Use the rest of the money to buy some good food and nice clothes for the children, and also to take good care of yourself."
Thinking of something, she took out all the face cream and clam oil she had used: "Give these to Sister-in-law Gao, and tell her not to mind them. She says that her hands and feet get cracked in winter, so she should apply them before bed to prevent them from getting damaged."
Sister-in-law Gao's hands were covered in burns and frostbite; it was heartbreaking to see.
Making money from food is easy, but washing vegetables and grilling are tiring tasks.
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