"Little sister, how are you?"
After his two days of exams were over, Xu Nian’an rushed immediately to the hospital. Although he was physically sitting for the exams, his heart had remained in the hospital.
"I’m fine. They changed the medicine on my head again. After one more change, they can remove it," Xu Nianhua said, munching on an apple and holding a contract, which she was reviewing for the last time. She asked, "Second brother, how were your exams? Were they okay?"
"Nah, your second brother is clever," he said.
Xu Nian’an scrutinized her from head to toe to make sure she was recovering well, and then he sighed in relief. He said, "By the way, there’s something I want to discuss with you."
Xu Nianhua put down the contract in her hands and looked at Xu Nian’an attentively.
"Remember I mentioned before I wanted to start a stall? What do you think I should sell?" Xu Nian’an asked. He always felt his little sister had better ideas.
"You’re really planning to sell things?" Xu Nianhua was somewhat surprised.
She thought her second brother was just talking about it. She hadn’t expected that just a few days later, he was ready to take action?
"Of course, I’m serious. I’m not just fooling around."
Xu Nian’an was completely earnest.
After thinking for a moment, Xu Nianhua said, "Women and children’s money is the easiest to earn. What do you think about selling something in that line?"
"Children’s clothes, I don’t understand, and women’s clothes, it’s not quite appropriate for a man like me to sell," Xu Nian’an murmured. Selling clothes involved fitting, and it seemed awkward for him.
Xu Nian’an’s eyes lit up. He slapped his thigh and said, "I know what to sell now, things like hair clips, scarves, things that almost every female student at the school could use."
"That’s a good idea. But do you know where to get the supplies?" Xu Nianhua asked curiously.
Xu Nian’an shook his head honestly. He added, "I don’t know, but Yicheng and Yining are locals, they must know, right?"
"Why are you asking that?" Pei Yining looked at Xu Nian’an with a curious expression and said, "There are many shops that sell those in the nearby department stores."
"You’re thinking of buying wholesale to sell?" Pei Yicheng caught on immediately to Xu Nian’an’s idea.
"Yes," Xu Nian’an nodded in confirmation. He thought that if Yicheng didn’t know, perhaps someone in their dormitory would, since several of them were from Ningbei.
"I’ll take you there tomorrow."
Pei Yicheng said, and sure enough, on Saturday, he took Xu Nian’an to the wholesale market. They also delivered Xu Nianhua’s proofread contract to Lou Fan.
When Lou Fan saw the contract, it was like seeing a lifesaver. He had been waiting for this contract for several days.
However, since Xu Nianhua had been in an accident, he felt bad about pushing too much.
Xu Nian’an used the afternoon to buy stock, and then set up his stall in a particularly crowded area near a school.
He chose not Ningbei Medical University but a normal university, where there were particularly many female students. He stood at the entrance selling, and with his experience of selling Mung Bean Jelly, he began calling out to attract customers. Soon, with the beautiful hair clips and scarves displayed, a crowd had tightly surrounded Xu Nian’an.
"This one for one dollar, this one for three dollars."
Xu Nian’an didn’t stop talking as he quoted prices, supplied goods, and collected money, wishing he had ten mouths and ten pairs of hands.
He was busy until he had sold all of today’s stock. When he looked up, the sky had completely darkened. He hurriedly dragged his tired body to the hospital.
"Second brother, you haven’t eaten yet, have you?"
Xu Nianhua handed over the thermos containing food that Pei Yining had brought.
"Little sister, you’re really great." Xu Nian’an, who was extremely hungry, took the thermos and devoured the food voraciously, looking as if he was starving.