When the Side Character Gets a System and Travels through Difference Worlds Chapter 363: Yue Ming 13

Tan You chuckled. "Are you really letting Little Min handle the money? She’s still so young."

Liuu Yuming said, "Let her do it. If I’m working as a bridal makeup artist, I’ll have even less ti to manage things like this. Besides, with you watching over her, Mom, I’m sure Little Min will do a great job."

Tan You smiled. "Alright. Little Min, you keep your mom’s money safe. From now on, if she needs to spend anything, she’ll have to ask you."

Chen Min brought over her tin box, her expression solemn. "Okay. I’ll be sure to keep the family’s money safe."

She put the 88 yuan from Liuu Yuming together with the 50 yuan from the other day, grinning so wide her baby teeth showed. "I’m going to earn lots more money in the future, too."

"Mom, I’ll work hard so you can live a life of mooching off your kid."

Liuu Yuming wasn’t the least bit embarrassed. "Great! I’ll be waiting for my Little Min to grow up big and strong. Then I can strive to live off my daughter and mooch off my kid."

Tan You shot her a glance. "So ambitious. Now hurry up and get so rest. Even if you’re earning money, you shouldn’t sacrifice your health for it."

’She was aware that the old Liuu Yuming had been determined to live off her child, but she herself wasn’t Zhang Wangying. With her watching, there was no way Liuu Yuming would end up actually mooching off her kid—it simply wouldn’t happen. That’s why Tan You didn’t pay any mind to Liuu Yuming’s joke.’

Perhaps because he’d found his purpose, Liuu Jun was barely ho for the next few days, constantly running all over the place. His efforts yielded remarkable results, and he quickly landed two clients.

Liuu Yuming was still a bit dazed when she was called out of the factory. "We already have two clients?"

"Yep," Liuu Jun said, propping up his bicycle with one leg. "One of them is getting married the day after tomorrow. I told them we could do a makeup trial tomorrow evening. Think you can do it, Sis?"

"Yes, definitely," Liuu Yuming nodded. "Let’s et at the factory gate tomorrow evening. Bring my makeup case."

Liuu Jun said, "It’s a sha they already have their own wedding dress..."

Liuu Yuming replied, "That’s fine. To be honest, I don’t make much from the wedding dresses anyway. I basically just earn about ten yuan for the handiwork."

In reality, the wedding dress side of the business wasn’t very profitable; Liuu Yuming mostly used it to hone her craft. Her real money-maker was her styling skill. The dresses were just a tie-in, a lot of painstaking work, but Liuu Yuming truly loved making clothes for people.

Liuu Jun added, "Okay, I’ll wait for you here tomorrow evening. I’ll take Little Min over to my house. You should get back to work, Sis. I’m going to use this ti to scout for more business."

"You know, it’s pretty tiring riding this bike everywhere. I was thinking, I can use the bike when I’m out looking for clients. But when we have an actual bridal makeup appointnt, maybe we should hire a car?"

"They have car services like that in town. I’ll ask around."

Liuu Yuming certainly wasn’t going to object. "Fine by . I’ve said it before: I’m just providing the artistic skill. Everything else is your headache."

Liuu Jun was thrilled. ’Lots of relatives go into business together and end up fighting, but his sister was so refreshingly direct. She didn’t want to manage anything, only contribute her skills. That was great! Didn’t it an he had the final say on everything? It gave him more freedom to make things happen.’

Liuu Yuming smiled. "By the way, I’ve got sothing scheduled for next Wednesday. A coworker from the factory is getting married, and I’ve already locked it in."

Liuu Jun flipped open the calendar he carried with him. "Got it. That’s the 27th, right? I’ll write it down. By the way, does this job from your coworker also..."

"It’ll be handled the sa as the others," Liuu Yuming said with a smile. "It’s business we got after we beca partners, so of course it counts toward our joint venture. You go on and get busy. I need to get back to work."

After waving goodbye to Liuu Jun, Liuu Yuming went to find her team leader to ask for ti off. The leader knew Liuu Yuming had started a side business, but she felt no jealousy. After all, Liuu Yuming had it tough, and people in this era were still fundantally kind-hearted.

The team leader approved her request without any fuss. Of course, another reason was that it was genuinely easy to get ti off from the garnt factory.

Liuu Yuming’s bridal makeup business took off from there. By the ti Chen Wei returned, she and Liuu Jun had already completed ten jobs. Six of them were the full 188-yuan package, and the remaining four were the 158-yuan styling-only package.

Their aunt sat to one side, a broad smile on her face as she watched the two of them settle their accounts.

Liuu Jun scribbled on a piece of paper. "Six jobs at 188 yuan is 1,128. Four jobs at 158 yuan is 632. That’s 1,760 yuan in total. Sis, that’s so much money! No wonder the bosses of those photo studios all drive cars."

Liuu Yuming tapped the table. "Subtract 400 yuan for the cost of costics, and that leaves 1,360. We split it fifty-fifty, so that’s 680 each."

Her aunt’s jaw dropped. "That much? That’s almost two months’ wages for most people!"

Liuu Jun closed his notebook. "And that’s not all. We haven’t even built up our reputation yet. Once we do more jobs, we’ll get even more clients!"

He counted out 680 yuan, pushed the rest toward Liuu Yuming, and grinned. "Heh heh, it feels great to earn your own money."

Liuu Yuming smiled and casually pushed her share of the money in front of Chen Min, who calmly packed it into her little bookbag. Her aunt’s eye twitched. "You’re just letting Little Min hold on to it? She’s still so little."

Liuu Yuming laughed. "Little Min is the one who manages the money in our family. I’m so busy, when would I have ti for all this? It’s a good thing for a girl to learn about finances from a young age."

Her aunt thought about it and had to agree. "That’s true. Little Min is very level-headed. She’s been taking great care of the house."

She couldn’t help but give Chen Min a little warning. "Don’t go telling anyone how much money your family has. Your mother works hard for it."

Chen Min clutched her little bookbag. "I know. I won’t tell anyone."

For now, no one in the village knew that Liuu Yuming was working as a bridal makeup artist. After all, news didn’t travel fast back then. Plus, both she and Liuu Jun left early and ca back late, so nobody was aware that they were earning money.

Seeing that the profits had been divided, Liuu Changzhen lit a cigarette. "Chen Wei called this afternoon. Said he’s coming back tomorrow. Are you sure you want to go through with the divorce?"

"I an, now that you have this skill..."

Their aunt hesitated. ’If Liuu Yuming went into business with Chen Wei, what would happen to her son, Liuu Jun?’ But she swallowed the words before they could escape.

Tan You saw it all clearly. ’So, Liuu Changzhen and his wife are fundantally good people.’

Liuu Yuming said, "I think he’s disgusting. I want the divorce. Once it’s done, I can focus on building my career in peace. But before we finalize it, it’s best not to let him know about my makeup business. I don’t want him getting any funny ideas."

Liuu Changzhen thought for a mont. "That makes sense. Alright, tomorrow we’ll lay all our cards on the table and settle this face-to-face. He hasn’t been back in years, hasn’t sent a single penny ho, and he’s just been stringing you along. There’s no defending that, no matter who you tell."

Liuu Yuming said, "I’ll be counting on you, Uncle. I just want to be completely free of him so Little Min and I can live a good life."

Her aunt stroked Chen Min’s head. "It’s just a pity for Little Min. To be without a father at such a young age."

Chen Min was very calm. "My mom is all I need."