Chapter 687: Chapter 681: Preparations for Opening the Shop
“It’s okay, I’ll take it no matter how much it costs.” Gong Wuyou said generously, then put US$ 20 into Chu Molin’s hand.
“I want one too, but I have a smaller allowance, so I’ll start with one bottle.” Lei Xiao put US$ 10 into Chu Molin’s hand.
“I want two bottles.” Fu Shuai also put US$ 20 into Chu Molin’s hand. His family was also from Imperial Capital, but they were not from an aristocratic family. However, their situation was much better than Lei Xiao’s, so he wanted two bottles: one for himself and one to bring ho for his parents to taste.
“Well, I’ll take the money first, and I’ll make up the difference when the ti cos.” Chu Molin said as he collected the money and handed them the bottle he had just opened after putting the lid back on.
“Refreshing!” Gong Wuyou took it and smiled at the others.
Chu Molin glanced at the dishes on the table, then put them away in the cabinet and picked up the unfinished book to read. It wasn’t yet lights out, so he still had ti to read, and it was a good habit to read more when there was ti.
The other three also took out their books and started reading after seeing Chu Molin’s action.
For a while, the dormitory was filled with the sounds of turning pages and writing, and no one disturbed each other until the dormitory administrator called for lights out. Then, they put away their books.
That night, perhaps because they had eaten sothing good, everyone slept very soundly. anwhile, in the Qin’s village, Nangong Shulan started preparing the tools she needed to set up a stall the day after she got back ho.
Last night, Nangong Shulan had told Qin Lei about her plan, so after sending their younger daughter to school this morning, the couple began shopping for tools. They also bought a pushcart to make it easier to transport the tools and supplies in the morning since they couldn’t carry them all with just their two hands.
“My dear, Qin Xue said that this is going to be hard work, but from now on, we’ll have to endure it together,” Nangong Shulan said, rembering what her elder daughter had told her: making food could be profitable, but it was also very tough work, so Qin Lei’s help was inevitable.
“What are you talking about? We’re husband and wife. We do everything for the family. Besides, if you’re not afraid of hard work, what am I, a big man, afraid of? Right?” Qin Lei gazed tenderly at his wife, willing to bear so hardship for her sake.
The best thing about married couples is that they share joys and sorrows, always rembering their humble beginnings and never abandoning each other through thick and thin.
After the couple bought all the things they needed, a quarter of the money Qin Xue gave them was spent. Money doesn’t really last long, but seeing the full cart, Nangong Shulan smiled again. She had never thought about doing business, but after visiting S Province, she realized that they couldn’t continue like this, so she agreed with her elder daughter’s idea.
“Shulan, do we need to buy anything else?” Qin Lei asked his wife.
“No, we can go ho now.” Nangong Shulan said with a smile.
“Alright, you sit on the cart and I’ll push you.” Qin Lei pointed to one corner of the cart and said to his wife.
“No need, I can walk. You can just push the cart.” Nangong Shulan didn’t get on the cart. If she did, wouldn’t people laugh at her?
“Can you really walk? If you can’t, let know.” Qin Lei didn’t insist but repeatedly urged his wife, worried that she was pretending to be strong.
“Don’t worry, I can really walk.” Nangong Shulan thought to herself that she wasn’t the sa as she was twenty years ago. Thinking of twenty years earlier, she couldn’t help but laugh.
She rembered being pregnant at that ti and wanting to go shopping with Qin Lei. However, she wasn’t used to walking and could only make it halfway before she couldn’t go on.
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