Ye Qiu carried a large sum of money and turned to buy things for his family.
Of course, there was also Ji Chen.
Everyone bought a few bits and pieces, carrying big and small bags on their way back.
An elderly woman in the village saw the large and small bags Ye Qiu was carrying.
After experiencing such an incident yesterday, everyone couldn’t help but laugh at Ye Qiu’s dreams of opening a factory in the village, teasing him as he walked by.
“Oh Ye Qiu, you really are going to be a factory director; going out to buy things feels like it’s New Year’s Day.”
As she spoke, she leaned forward to peek inside the bag and saw a red jacket embroidered with golden thread, sighing inwardly. Youngsters really become extravagant as soon as they get money.
Though she thought this way, she felt envious; who wouldn’t want a son who was generous with money?
Ye Qiu shyly smiled, “Aunties, stop teasing me. I’m just trying to give my mom a surprise. I hope it’s fitting.”
“Fitting? How could it not be fitting?”
“This child has a good heart.”
The aunts exchanged smiles.
Ye Qiu’s reputation in the village had not been great, and even though he was said to be doing well now, those who hadn’t seen the Ye family’s business in the town still held some doubts. But now, seeing what Ye Qiu had bought, they finally realized that the Ye family was indeed making money.
Yesterday, they spoke kindly to him, which was the villagers’ unanimous front, but now their impressions were genuinely changing.
On the pedestrian street.
“Hey, that person shouldn’t cut in line!”
Sun Lizhen angrily held a medical report as she approached Ye Qiu’s mother. “What’s wrong with your pancakes? My child ate them yesterday morning and ended up in the hospital by evening!”
Hospitalized from eating? That’s impossible!
“Miss, are you mistaken? My food is the cleanest. How could something like this happen?” Ye Qiu’s mother was stunned upon hearing this.
People around them gathered to watch. After years of setting up stalls, they had never heard of someone being hospitalized from eating. What kind of bad ingredients did they use?
Was it a dishonest merchant?
Sun Lizhen was even angrier. “I heard my son say you asked him to promote in class, claiming classmates get a discount of one dime. No wonder it used to sell for three dimes, but now it’s only two. You must have used subpar ingredients!”
“Miss, you are really wronging good people. We have been selling for three dimes all along, just one girl is in school!” Ye Qiu’s mother realized something was off with the perceived price and hurriedly explained.
An older lady selling vegetables next to them interjected, “Miss, you might have the wrong person. The old lady’s place sells authentic three-dime goods, while that place across the street is a newer stall that only sells for two dimes!”
Zhou Caiyan, who was eavesdropping, realized the fire was going to spread to her and loudly defended herself, “How could we sell bad stuff? We have been selling for days and many people have eaten it. Why is it only your child having issues?”
Sun Lizhen was annoyed by this, as it implied she was trying to wrongly accuse someone.
Zhou Caiyan’s words were quite pointed; how come everyone else could eat peacefully, but her kid was the only one in trouble?
If this were in the countryside, a brawl would surely start, but Sun Lizhen was educated and had never encountered such unreasonable behavior, leaving her powerless to refute.
“With you selling like this, who would dare buy? What if someone gets food poisoning again?”
Zhou Caiyan coldly laughed, hands on her hips, unbothered, “Shoo, I’ve been selling here for so many days without incidents. How would I know if your child had any issues? I’ve seen people like you plenty!”
“You… just wait, I won’t let you keep going like this!”
“I’ve been here every day selling. Why would I fear your lies?”
After finishing the insult, she smiled at the passersby, “It’s a big forest; you’ll find all kinds of birds. We’re just trying to do a small business, which isn’t easy.”
Watching Sun Lizhen’s retreating figure, she sneered, “Not working properly leads to no illness, and your child is precious!”
Ye Xia sighed in relief when the person left, “Hmph, it’s just a few stinky coins; what’s there to flaunt? They still won’t leave us alone.”
When Zhao Youxin returned home that evening, he couldn’t wait to hug his wife.
“How did that thing from noon go, Youxin?” Seeing Zhao Youxin without a worried frown, Li Caihua felt relieved; it seemed the matter was resolved.
Zhao Youxin replied with a hint of smugness, “All settled. I coincidentally ran into a worker from the Ye family factory and bought their tomato instant noodles. I heard the supply and marketing cooperative is scrambling to buy them!”
Li Caihua’s heart jumped.
Ye family factory?
Tomato instant noodles?
How come she had never heard of this while working at the supply and marketing cooperative?
“Did he tell you the cooperative was buying, and you truly believed it? I work at the cooperative every day; how come I’ve never heard of tomato instant noodles, let alone the Ye family factory!”
She hurriedly asked, “You didn’t give that person any money, did you? If you didn’t pay, that’s good; when he comes back, just say your boss disagrees. If he keeps pushing, just call the police!”
Zhao Youxin stammered, “He didn’t ask for money then, but I was worried the other side might be too powerful and might not cooperate properly, so I gave him fifty yuan as a deposit.”
“You’re so foolish; why would you use your own money for a deposit? How are we supposed to live now?”
Hearing his wife’s words, Zhao Youxin felt a wave of coldness in his heart.
He couldn’t have been fooled!
That was his one-month salary!
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