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Chapter 214: Chapter 214 Opening
Returning to her place, Tong Yao immediately headed for the shower. She lingered there for more than half an hour before emerging. Si Boyi and Si Xiaohui were still in the living room, waiting for her to eat.
Luckily, the weather was hot, so it didn’t matter if the food had gotten a bit cold.
When she sat down, Si Xiaohui quickly passed her the chopsticks, urging, "Sister-in-law, you must be hungry! Hurry up and eat something."
She herself was starving and impatient. Boyi hadn’t allowed her to eat till Tong Yao came out. Now, as soon as Tong Yao appeared, she hastily handed her the chopsticks and began to eat.
Tong Yao, knowing everyone was hungry, spoke up with courage, "Boyi, you also start eating!" After that, she ambitiously took a few bites, then put her bowl and chopsticks down and returned to her room.
Si Boyi was slightly worried, but he was just a brother-in-law, it wasn’t proper for him to ask too much. Therefore, he told Si Xiaohui, "Pay more attention to your sister-in-law when you go to bed tonight. Big brother isn’t home, we need to take good care of the sister-in-law."
Si Xiaohui grumbled quietly, "You always make such a fuss. Sister-in-law is perfectly fine, not injured, what on earth are you fretting over?"
Tong Yao is usually as ferocious as a little tiger -- who could harm her?
Si Boyi frowned, feeling that Si Xiaohui was becoming increasingly selfish, only thinking of herself and not caring about the family members around her. Fearing that their conversation might be overheard by Tong Yao, he fell silent, yet he couldn’t stop worrying about her. Meanwhile, he reflected, marrying a beautiful wife did involve a lot of heartache. It seemed better to find someone like Zhang Lijuan, who didn’t require constant worrying.
Thinking of Zhang Lijuan, his face reddened slightly, and he felt as sweet inside as if he’d just eaten some jujube honey.
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Time flew quickly, and two days had passed without further mention of Jia Qing. Tong Yao busied herself with buying stuff for the shop. With some hurrying, she was finally able to open the shop on the third day. They didn’t make a big fuss about it – just a small advertisement at the door saying, "Buy a milk tea and get a free gift within three days". They offered pencils, balloons, and some other small trinkets for people to choose from.
It had been nearly a month since Tong Yao last sold milk tea. Now with iced milk tea on offer, she immediately attracted a lot of students, teachers, and even nearby residents coming to buy the milk tea.
Taking the opportunity, Tong Yao introduced a few types of fruit beverages the next day, which instantly boosted the shop’s popularity, and the daily profit soared past a hundred yuan. 𝚗ovp𝚞b.𝚌om
Si Boyi had never seen anything like this before. He had never thought that money could be made so easily. On the other hand, Si Xiaohui remained composed.
Although Si Xiaohui was usually picky, she worked diligently and effectively in the shop. The siblings managed the shop together, one cooking and one selling, and Tong Yao was responsible for collecting the money. They cooperated perfectly and, even though it was tiring working from dawn till dusk, they were fulfilled, especially when counting the money at night, Tong Yao couldn’t stop grinning.
The students mostly paid in change, so the cash box was full of coins. The sight was pleasing, akin to hitting the jackpot.
The first thing Si Xiaohui did after her shower every night was help Tong Yao count the money. Seeing that Tong Yao earned a lot, she was delighted. Even though she liked to nitpick, she knew who her family was.
If her brother and sister-in-law became wealthy, they could give her a generous dowry later, and her husband’s family wouldn’t dare to mistreat her. No matter where she went, if people knew her family had money, they would look up to her.
Just like Tong Yao, whenever people spoke about her behind her back, they’d call her the gold phoenix, because the Tong family was wealthy, wasn’t it?
