The people in the store were thrilled to learn that the goods on the tricycle were welfare gifts for them, and they eagerly rushed to unload them.
"Thank you all for your hard work. After closing tonight, let’s have a meal together. I wish everyone a happy holiday in advance. The store will definitely be busy these days, so please bear with the extra work. After these days, everyone can take turns to rest. How does that sound?"
"Agreed, we’ll follow the manager’s lead."
After the night market closed, everyone had a meal together. Lin Wan specifically asked Aunt Gui to prepare a large plate of crayfish and two pounds of roasted lamb.
Although there was no hot pot during the past two months, the night market business was very good, and everyone worked hard. When paying salaries this month, my brother gave each person an additional five yuan bonus. Five yuan is quite a lot, and it boosted their morale. My brother only found out about the incident at the clay pot store when he came back for his vacation that night. After hearing the details, he was quite frightened and gave Lin Wan a distressed look, "The next time something happens, you must notify me, do you hear? Your brother is experienced in dealing with fights."
Lin Wan chuckled, "Brother, if you want to fight Tong Li, just catch him by surprise someday and give him a beating. This time it was all women causing the trouble, and how could you, a man, fight women? It’s better settled between women. Anyway, your sister here became a proper shrew this time."
The next day, Lin Wan went to the mall to buy a radio for Mom and took some snacks back. She also brought back some yarn.
She delivered gifts to Grandma Wang and Zhang Shuhua.
There weren’t many people at the clay pot store. Liang Hongmei suggested taking a couple of days off during the festival.
"I’ve saved quite a bit of money myself these days. Xiao Wan, the store’s business can be managed by Aunt Liang and Grandma Wang. I want to start my own business." Zhang Shuhua was happy to see Lin Wan and pulled her aside to share her thoughts.
"What do you want to do?"
"I want to open a tailor shop. You know, I quite . Recently, I’ve spent some money to learn tailoring from an old tailor at night. I’ve saved enough money to buy a sewing machine."
"That’s a great idea. Where are you planning to open it?" Lin Wan didn’t know Zhang Shuhua had been learning at night.
"To Z City, where my parents are."
"You... I thought you were local." Z City, in a few years, Han Yi might also be transferred there. I wonder if this lifetime will be the same as the last.
"I grew up living here with my grandma. My parents are working in Z City with my younger sister. My grandma passed away the year before, and after she passed, my dad brought me over for a while. To be honest, my mom doesn’t really like me much; she mainly dislikes that I’m too fat. So, in anger, I ran back here, determined to lose weight. I thought a physically demanding job would help, and that’s how I met you."
"Having you as a friend is fate. Honestly, you’re my only friend here. With you leaving so suddenly, I’m truly reluctant to part. When are you planning to leave?"
"In a few days. Once I leave, I don’t know if we’ll be able to meet again."
Lin Wan hugged her with a smile, "Don’t worry, we’ll meet again. We can keep in touch through letters. You know my address after all. Once you’re settled there, don’t forget to write me."
"Definitely, once I’m settled there, I’ll write to you."
Zhang Shuhua was about to leave, and Liang Hongmei was a bit reluctant. Before she left, she specially prepared some food for her, asking her to be sure to visit when she comes back sometime.
Lin Wan rarely made a close friend, and now with her suddenly leaving, she felt a bit reluctant. Knowing that Zhang Shuhua would need a watch to check the time when opening her shop, she thought about it and went to the mall to buy a Plum Blossom brand ladies’ watch, which cost more than seventy yuan.