Because it is summer, business is pretty good.
Shani quickly saved up her money. In just half a month, she already had ten thousand yuan. This ten thousand yuan was a lot of money for her.
Tong Zhenmei used to give them some change, usually a few hundred yuan a month, and a thousand yuan to Ji Huai.
This month I directly gave one thousand to Shani. Before she could react, he said, "Ji Huai's share is also included. You don't have to spend any money. I'll save some for you. Xiaofan starts school again." With this expense, the family’s money is flowing like water.”
"Yeah." Since knowing the profit of the store, Shani's attitude has changed a little. She used to say a few words, but now she responds directly.
With a profit of more than 10,000 to 20,000 yuan a month, I only gave them 1,000 yuan, and I really thought they were fools.
Tong Zhenmei didn't know whether it was because she felt guilty or because Ji Yongan had said something to her. She had been cursing less recently and was working hard to greet customers outside.
From time to time, he "helped" her with work.
This is a routine that works for her, and Shani is used to it. Every time she or Ji Huai shows signs of dissatisfaction, she will stop for a while to give them a good look.
After all, they are horses, and you have to give them some grass occasionally before they can do things willingly.
Shani took one thousand yuan back. When Ji Huai saw it, he glanced at it and said nothing.
"How much can we ask for as much as mom gives us?" Shani looked at the money in her hand, "What can we do with a thousand dollars?"
Ji Huai: "Just give me whatever you want."
Shani sighed in her heart, Ji Huai didn't care about money, he did the most work, and all the money was spent by Ji Yun and Ji Yong'an.
Sometimes I think about it, it’s not worth it.
What can I do if it’s not worth it? We all live together, do you want to make a noise? There were more things going on during the quarrel, which I couldn’t explain clearly.
Shani forced herself not to think too much, just let it be one thousand.
Today was a bit busier. In the evening, the store also received an order for thirty-six cups of lemon tea. It was an order from a class in the middle school in the town. They also sent two pancakes as a gift.
It was all a two-person job.
After the cups are packed, Jihuai battery car will deliver them.
Five minutes after he left, Shani's cell phone received a message: "Payment: one hundred and four."
Tong Qingmei was not there. After dinner, she went to wash her hair and make a facial mask. Ji Huai actually pocketed all the money, which was four yuan for a cup, minus the fraction to round up the whole amount.
That night, she looked at the receipt and found that Ji Huai had pocketed 600 yuan.
The most so far.
Shani concluded that he was expressing dissatisfaction through his actions.
Ji Huai himself is taciturn and not good at words. He doesn't care much about intermittent things, money or effort, and he really doesn't get annoyed much.
She originally thought that Ji Huai would charge too much. After all, her family also needed expenses, and Tong Zhenmei also needed to save money. But she didn't expect that after the store had been open for nearly three years, the other party actually told them that they had no money. No money was saved.
The reason is that the house in my hometown needs to be built.
Ji's father and Tong Zhenmei also lived in the countryside before. Ji's father worked as a wall builder and earned some money in the early years. He bought this land in the town for less than 10,000 yuan, and gradually built a house. The shop floor.
People in the countryside pay attention to returning fallen leaves to their roots. The old house is too dilapidated and has begun to leak. It must be rebuilt. After all, we still have to worship our ancestors. We have to go back every year to burn incense and worship Buddha. Uncle Ji proposed to build it together, with each person contributing half of the money.
"The auspicious date for the demolition has been determined. When the time comes, we will see how much money our family needs to pay, and you can give it to your eldest brother." Ji's father said to Tong Zhenmei while eating.
"How can I have money?" Tong Zhenmei immediately raised her voice and lowered her face, "If you want to build a house, you have to pay for it yourself. What money can you ask me for?"
Ji's father was also stunned by the yelling and frowned, "Don't you have our family's money? It doesn't cost much. Our family can build it with only 100,000 yuan."
All the money he earned from working was given to her, and his family's shop was also making money. There were still some crops in the countryside every year. How could he not have hundreds of thousands in these years
Ji Huai ignored him. He couldn't even get out 50,000 yuan, let alone 100,000 yuan.
"One hundred thousand? Where can we get one hundred thousand? We don't need money to eat for a big family? How can we save money?" Tong Zhenmei's eyes widened and she preemptively said, "Yong'an just graduated and got another 40,000. He has been spending money before. Ji Huai Get married, have children, Xiaofan goes to kindergarten, the store is doing well when business is good, but when business is bad, it’s dozens of yuan a day, and you still get 100,000 yuan! Is it going to kill you?”
When Ji's father heard nothing, he became a little angry and asked, "Did you take it to play mahjong and lose?"
"I play mahjong and work all day long, so you have no time." Tong Zhenmei not only denied it, but also spoke aggressively.
Shani was not involved in this matter, but she knew that Tongchenmei liked playing mahjong very much. Sometimes she would play mahjong in the evening even if she didn't see anyone in the morning.
I have to play mahjong two or three times a week at least, wash my face and hair, and get a full body massage. Everything is indispensable, and I live a very moist life.
"It's going to be demolished in a few days. How much money do you have left? You still have to pay the contractor a deposit, and the family has to pay half." Ji's father was also worried, looked at her and asked.
Tongzhenmei hesitated, her eyes evasive, "Let me borrow it. I can borrow 40,000 yuan, but that's it at most." After saying that, she scolded with a dark face, "The store doesn't make any money, day by day, it's just not enough." You think you’re making a lot of money because of the rebate? You pay for electricity and water, and you pay for this and that, and in a few months, business will be even worse when the weather gets colder.”
She was obviously changing the subject. Ji's father was so good-tempered that he got angry and yelled, "What's the loan? How much money do you have left? I sold a few trees last year and gave you 28,000. What's the return?" With the money I earn from going to the construction site, what else do I need to borrow?”
"It's all spent." Tong Zhenmei also shouted, not losing her momentum, "Didn't Yong'an take 40,000? I have 15,000 now, and I will borrow 40,000 myself. If you want to build a house, then it will be yours." return."
“Otherwise, don’t build it.”
After she finished speaking, she put down the bowl with a "pop", stood up and left with a sullen face.
Ji's father was so angry that his chest heaved, but he just sulked alone, and Ji Huai followed his temper.
"Don't be angry." Ji Huai looked at him and said, "Don't you understand my mother? The money is gone long ago, and the house still needs to be built, so let her borrow it. Don't give her the money you earn. , not even a single point was given.”
"How can you spend all the money?" Ji's father was so angry that his face turned blue. He still couldn't figure it out. He looked at Ji Huai and his wife and was embarrassed to explain clearly.
Last year, he gave Tongzhen Mei fifty or sixty thousand, all of which he earned every year, but now he can't even get out one hundred thousand.
Ji's father went to ask several times later, but Tongzhenmei said that it was gone. He went to her parents' house to borrow 40,000 yuan and came back, saying that they would pay it back later.
Because of this, Ji's father was so angry that he stayed in the countryside for nearly a month without coming out.
Tong Qingmei didn't pay attention at all, and she remained cool every day, but occasionally scolded them, saying that they were not doing their jobs well.
Shani couldn't figure out why Tongzhenmei didn't have tens of thousands of dollars in her hands. Is the spending really that high
She looked at Ji Huai who was changing clothes and was very puzzled, "Where did mom take the money? How could she not even have 100,000?"
In the past two months, she has already earned 20,000 yuan. This small shop earns more than 100,000 yuan a year, if not 200,000 yuan, right? Ji's father's money was all given to her, and the other party couldn't even bear to eat the two-dollar buns.
Very frugal and only knows how to make money.
"Maybe I spent a little on others." Ji Huai straightened his collar and looked at her, feeling extremely helpless but did not say anything clearly.
Shani felt a little weird when she heard it.
Flowers for whom
On the weekend, their family of three went out to eat. When they passed a restaurant, they saw Tong Zhenmei inside, sitting with a large table of men, chatting and laughing.
That voice could be heard from the door.
Shani was also embarrassed and didn't look over. She suddenly remembered the last time she went to sell fruit across the street. The aunt opposite asked her why her mother-in-law didn't come to buy it
After she replied, the other party said meaningfully, "Your mother is very good at playing. You young people are not as good as her."
She smiled at that time and didn't know what to answer, but now that she thinks about it, she feels guilty.
Ji Huai pretended that he hadn't seen it, and she wouldn't take the initiative to mention it. This kind of thing was just a guess, and she didn't dare to say it.
However, that day she overheard something she shouldn't have heard.
Ji Yun came back with her little daughter. She was five years old. She was not as wild as the little boy. She was submissive and didn't like to talk.
Shani was just about to come down from the second floor. Before she could go down, she heard a voice coming from the stairs. It was Ji Yun's voice, "Mom, I heard recently that you are getting close to the man who cuts hair in the market?"
"Who did you listen to?"
Shani heard the displeased voice of Virgin Mei and stopped her footsteps.
There is only one barber shop in the market. Inside is a tall, thin young man who always wears sunglasses. He looks to be only forty years old. It is said that his wife has run away with someone.
That man's reputation wasn't very good and he was often scolded.
"It's been said all over the street. Who do you think I heard from? Everyone knows it." Ji Yun was dissatisfied with her words and then added, "It is said that she even paid for him to buy a car, right?"
"How can I have money?" Tong Zhenmei immediately denied, "You damn girl, what are you talking about? I've been divorced seven or eight times and haven't gotten married yet. Now I'm fooling around with that Zhang Yong. My face has been completely ruined by you." ”
"You cursed me? What seven or eight times? If you hadn't objected, I would have married him long ago. Wouldn't my life have been so miserable because of you?" Ji Yun was no longer calm when she mentioned this. Words complain.
There were voices of quarreling again below, and Tong Zhenmei was not soft-spoken when she scolded her biological daughter, cursing.
The sound was so loud that Shani heard it clearly. She walked over quickly, not wanting to get involved.
Back in the room, Ji Huai was lying on the bed, sleeping.
He didn't have any big ambitions, all he had to do was work and rest. When Shani told him about the matter, Ji Huai didn't seem surprised and said, "I've heard about this too. They said that my mother had changed several old people." lover."
Shani was speechless for a moment.
Where is my old friend? Tong Zhenmei was looking for fresh meat. After all, she was already over fifty.
"Just pretend you don't know." Ji Huai didn't want to pay attention.
The town is only so big, and it has been replaced one after another. This is not the first one, nor is it the last one. It’s not like Mai Qing is just restless now.
"That's right. We can't let dad know. He's already so old. It's not good to make a fuss and make people laugh." Shani nodded.
"Yeah." Ji Huai responded. He didn't tell her. In fact, everyone knew it. How could he have any dignity? He has been laughed at for a long time behind his back, and Ji's father will also find out later that there will be a big fuss at home, and it will be useless after the fuss.
"We still need to borrow money to build the house at home. I heard that dad is going to borrow money from my aunt? We have some in hand, do you want to give it to dad?"
Ji's father is a nice person, but Shani still can't bear to see him borrowing money at such an old age.
"No, let him borrow it. Dad can't stay idle. He can earn fifty or sixty thousand a year. Mom will spend it all if you give it to him. It's better to let him pay back slowly." Ji Huai stopped her and warned, "Just save it carefully. Mom doesn't have any money. How much do you expect to give us if something happens?"
These words made Shani change her mind again.
However, Ji's father stopped giving her money to her and used it all to build a house. In addition, her lover had to spend money, so her money was getting tighter and tighter.
In the end, Tongzhenmei played less mahjong and stayed in the store more frequently. She tried her best to solicit customers and stood outside to greet anyone she saw. She was very enthusiastic.
In this way, Ji Huai's chances of making a move were significantly reduced. The money he collected increased from three to four hundred to one or two hundred a day. Tong Zhenmei was still complacent and said to the two of them, "Look, you have to be able to speak well in doing business. If I count on you, It’s impossible for two people to run a good store.”
"You have a stupid mouth. Without me, I don't know how bad this store would be."
Ji Huai didn't respond or pay attention.
Shani answered a few words perfunctorily. She had some respect for her in the past, but since she learned about Tong Zhenmei, she also had some thoughts about her.
Life was tepid, with Shani and Ji Huai working in the kitchen every day, relying on him to use QR codes to collect money, and they also made a little money every day.
Tongchenmei is still the same as before, but the young man is probably younger. She has also dyed her hair recently, and often buys clothes to look younger.
Shani sometimes wears clothes that she sees young girls wearing on the street, which makes her very embarrassed anyway.
When the house in the countryside was capped, Ji's father came to the town again. He was so good-tempered, as if this incident had never happened.
Ji's father made some money in the past few months, and borrowed another 30,000 yuan from a friend. It was almost enough, and he would pay back the rest slowly.
Ji Huai also specifically said to Ji's father, "Dad, you'd better ask your uncle if mom borrowed 40,000 yuan or did she lie to you."
He guessed that he wanted to keep the flowers.
"Forget it, there's nothing you can do about it after you've spent it. It's in the past." Ji's father didn't pursue it any further and went back to the countryside to make money.
Shani listened and felt that there was a reason why Tong Zhenmei was so bold.
Ji's father is even more insensitive than Ji Huai. To put it bluntly, he is a slow, submissive and weak good man.
This incident can be regarded as a turning point. When Ji's father was able to settle the house, Tong Zhenmei's guilty conscience disappeared again. She gradually let go and said she would go to Xiaonan's beauty salon to have a 20,000-time picosecond treatment. Six thousand wrinkle removal injections.
It is said that the repair after the treatment costs 150 yuan per mask, at least twice a week.
Shani didn't comment either, and at this time, she was pregnant.