This more than one thousand yuan is enough to find a good location in S City to open a restaurant. But she didn’t know if Mom and Brother would agree.
"What are you thinking about? Looking so worried." Liang Hongmei had already started learning middle school knowledge, and these books were found by Lin Wan from the recycling station.
At the recycling station, she not only found middle school books but also many other professional books.
Among them were some finance and management books, which she gave to her brother. There were also several design books, covering architecture and fashion.
She wasn’t interested in architecture, but when she had free time in the evenings, she would look at the fashion books with Mom. Sometimes when she was interested, she would draw a few fashion designs she had seen in her previous life and liked.
"Mom, I was thinking, now that we have money, we can open another restaurant."
As soon as Liang Hongmei spoke, Lin Wan knew it was a no-go. "Another one? Mom thinks one is enough. It supports both of you siblings and still has money left over. I don’t want to open another restaurant. Didn’t your brother find you a lot of high school books a few days ago? Hurry up and review. Mom wants you to take the college entrance exam next year. Our family has money now and can support both of you."
"Mom, I don’t want to go to college. How can you take care of a restaurant all by yourself? Besides going to college, I still prefer making money." Lin Wan had only said half when she saw Mom about to argue. Lin Wan didn’t give her the chance. "Mom, I know what you want to say. Although Brother doesn’t spend much money now, policies can change quickly. Maybe next year, schools will start charging tuition fees. I heard that university tuition is very high. If I really go to college, our family won’t manage just by you running a small restaurant."
"But Mom doesn’t want you to have regrets. Mom knows you are more talented than your brother; otherwise, you wouldn’t have gotten into college at such a young age. When you ran away from home, your high school teacher even came to our house and told me, no matter how poor the family is, you must support your college education. Even your teacher was afraid Mom would favor sons over daughters and waste your talent. But in the end, we didn’t let you go to college, and Mom has always felt guilty."
"Mom, you’ve done very well. I never blamed you or Brother. Whether to go or not was my own choice. Mom, please don’t think like that anymore. I’ve heard there are adult universities now, also called night colleges. After a few years, when Brother graduates, I’ll go to an adult college, work during the day, do business, and only attend classes at night, so nothing gets in the way."
"Really? Adult college?"
"Yes, if you also want to go, we can go together then, just the two of us."
"Don’t tease me. I’m too old for school. It would be embarrassing."
Since she couldn’t persuade Mom about opening a branch, Lin Wan had to try with her brother.
When Sunday came, Lin Wan discussed opening a branch with her brother.
The siblings talked it over and found it feasible.
"You don’t have to worry about the location. I’m more familiar with S City than you are, so I’ll take some time to look around."
"Okay, be careful. Until we have things sorted, let’s not tell Mom. Otherwise, she will definitely oppose it."
"I know. But this time, are we opening another casserole shop?"
Lin Wan shook her head. "Find a high-consumption area in the city, a bigger store, and it would be best if it has private rooms. The weather is getting cold soon, so we’ll open a hotpot restaurant. It’s straightforward, doesn’t need a master chef; we can simply hire a few assistants and waiters."
"Hotpot?" Lin Yinghui was delighted. The winter here is particularly cold, and their southern-style hotpot is perfect for this place. "I think that’s great. Let’s open a hotpot restaurant."