Chapter 124: Chapter 124: Don’t Overthink It
“You little brat, why are you so nosy?” Xia Chuyi tapped his head with the letter.
“Hey, sis, what are you saying, who’s a little brat! You’re only three years older than me, just three years! If I’m a little brat, then you’re just a yellow-haired girl… Ouch!”
The last hit, Xia Chuyi didn’t hold back, hurting Zhao Xiaogui so much that he grimaced in pain.
“No respect for elders!” Having said that, Xia Chuyi kicked the letter into her pocket and ignored her cousin.
Zhao Xiaogui rubbed his head for a long time, and finally behaved, coming over with a grin, saying, “Sis, where’s the spiced meat you kept for me!”
His eyes were slyly bright,
“…” Uh, there seemed to be such a thing, she had completely forgotten about it.
When the spiced meat was freshly out of the pot yesterday, Zhao Xiaogui tried a piece of pig’s head and kept nagging that if it didn’t sell out, it would be perfect for him to eat!
But it all sold out before noon, leaving him disappointed.
Seeing him like that, Xia Chuyi promised on the spot to keep some meat dishes for him today, to let him feast to his heart’s content.
“Ahem, well, Xiao Gui, sorry, I didn’t think of it,” she admitted.
She was really too happy making money, she inadvertently sold out all the dishes, not even leaving scraps behind.
“No worries, sis, you can keep some for me tomorrow!” she guaranteed, patting her chest.
Zhao Xiaogui turned his head away, clearly not believing her.
The little brat was even throwing a tantrum.
“Sigh, Xiao Gui, let me do the math for you,” she decided to come clean, “Yesterday I cleared twenty-five dollars and sixty cents, and I haven’t calculated today’s yet, but roughly estimating, it should be over thirty.”
“So, indeed, my mistake, I only had eyes for the money, I’ll definitely…”
Thinking of how her cousin had helped her out a lot, she felt quite guilty, but before she could finish speaking, he interrupted her with an exclamation.
“What, sis, you made over fifty in two days?” Zhao Xiaogui’s eyes widened, his face lit up with excitement as he exclaimed, “Oh my, isn’t that like a worker’s monthly wage in just two days?”
“No wonder my dad wants to do business! So it really is so profitable!” His eyes sparkled. “Sis, I’ve decided, I’m not going to school anymore, I want to learn from you and dad, I want to do business and make big money!”
Watching his ready-to-drop-out-and-make-big-money demeanor, Xia Chuyi finally understood why his mother always beat him up.
Honestly, her hand was itching too.
She laughed helplessly, “What are you thinking? How old are you? You haven’t even graduated middle school, what business can you do?”
“Let alone you, even I am planning to study on my own and take the university entrance exam!”
“What?” Hearing this, Zhao Xiaogui was puzzled, “Sis, why would you want to torture yourself like that?”
“Thump!” She finally couldn’t hold back and gave him a knock on the head.
It wasn’t a hard knock, and Zhao Xiaogui touched his head with a grin, his eyes rolling as he said, “Eh, sis, since you’re going to take the university entrance exam, does that mean you’ll have to leave the shop to someone else to manage?”
“Sis, you see, of all the people around you, who’s the closest to you, the most family, the most reliable? That’s me!”
“When you go to university, just leave the shop to me to manage!”
Xia Chuyi’s mouth twitched.
Wow, thanks to him for really hitting where it hurt.
Thinking about it, indeed, there was no one around she could truly trust.
But Zhao Xiaogui definitely wouldn’t work, he was his uncle’s only hope, no matter what help he offered, it would ultimately still be for his uncle.
Moreover, it truly was an era where one could make a fortune with just the guts and determination.
However, one’s level of knowledge, education, and worldview, that’s what decided the ultimate ceiling.
He, well, he should focus on his studies first!