Lu Siyuan wore a look of triumph, "No matter how much they plan and scheme, they definitely won’t expect you to go to Third Middle School."
"Mhm," Shen Mianmian nodded, "If no one leaks the information, I should be able to have at least one or two years of peace."
However, it was impossible to keep it a secret from them in the long run. Zhou Siyu was as sharp as a monkey, and the distance between Third and Second Middle Schools wasn’t far. There was no telling when they would find out she was at Third Middle School.
"You’re thinking too much," this time, Lu Siyuan was clearly a bit smarter than Shen Mianmian. "With you being the top student in the city, giving up First Middle School for Third Middle School, do you think that can be kept a secret? It’s already the talk of all the schools."
A twitch appeared at the corner of Shen Mianmian’s mouth, she had indeed forgotten about that.
With this realization, she couldn’t help but sigh deeply, "Looks like the good times will last at most another month."
Once school started, her parents would definitely cause trouble again.
"Don’t worry too much," Lu Siyuan comforted her, "City schools are not like those in the countryside. Even if they want to create a scene, the school will protect its students and won’t indulge them. Plus, you’re a top student; the school will definitely be biased towards you, treating you like a national treasure. You just need to maintain your status as a national treasure."
Shen Mianmian let out an ’aiya,’ "I didn’t see it coming, but you’ve gotten clever." She had to admit that Lu Siyuan’s analysis was very logical.
"Don’t underestimate me, I’m quite smart," Lu Siyuan snorted, his tail almost lifting up to the sky.
Shen Mianmian smirked.
Thinking that Shen Mianmian was genuinely praising him, Lu Siyuan proudly embraced the title "Big Genius," looking particularly pleased with himself.
Worried that he would notice something was off, Shen Mianmian held back her laughter and steered the conversation back to business, "The shelves are already set up in the shop, just waiting to be stocked and start selling vegetables. Bring Junge and Xiaocui with you tomorrow! Let Junge familiarize himself with the route. We can’t keep collecting produce from farmers haphazardly; it’s better to find some regular suppliers. Have Junge carry a ledger to keep track of the accounts, with vegetable payments settled monthly."
This would be more convenient, keeping the accounts clear and freeing Junge from running around, ensuring smoother cash flow in the store.
She now had only a few hundred dollars on her, which wasn’t a small amount, but you never know when you might need a large sum of money; it was better to be prepared.
Lu Siyuan was somewhat worried, "If we do this, won’t we be unable to collect produce from those who sell miscellaneous goods?"
"Don’t worry! Those uncles and aunties are clever, too. We’ll only collect from certain regular suppliers, and those who sell miscellaneous goods will bring their stuff to our regular customers to sell to us if they want to."
Hearing her say this, Lu Siyuan immediately nodded, "Then let’s do that. Recently, many people in the village have been asking if we are still buying vegetables and eggs. I’ve been putting them off."
Because of their previous business buying and selling vegetables, many in the village had started to grow produce and earn an income. When he suddenly stopped buying, everyone was anxious. Vegetables grow fast and if not sold in time, they can get old, and there’s too much for just one family to consume. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹•𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒•𝙣𝙚𝙩
So, there was no need to worry about sourcing goods.
"For now, let’s start by selling vegetables. Once the business picks up, we can start selling poultry as well." Selling meat could also be very profitable, but dealing with pork was a bit of a hassle and there was already plenty of pork in the market, so she planned to also sell old hens on the side.
"Sure," Lu Siyuan agreed without hesitation. Although the two were about the same age, he always felt that Shen Mianmian had a lot of clever ideas, and following her lead was never wrong.
All these affairs he had to attend to would require him to go back to the village. Not daring to stay in the city for long, after eating the noodles cooked by Shen Mianmian, he hurriedly drove the ox cart back to the village.