Rebirth in the 80s: The Scholar Wife is Cute
Chapter 488 Opening

Chapter 488: Chapter 488 Opening

Although He Nan left the keys with Shen Mianmian before he departed, she never once opened the door to his room.

As for the reason He Nan returned to Beijing, he didn’t say, and she didn’t ask.

Just because Brother He was kind to her didn’t mean she could meddle in his affairs; she understood this boundary. She just didn’t know how long Brother He would be gone this time.

With over a month left until school started, she didn’t neglect her studies. Apart from taking Xiaocui around for a tour on the first day, she had stayed home to read from the second day onwards, while Xiaocui watched television.

Initially, Xiaocui felt sorry for the electricity expense and was reluctant to watch, but it was only after Shen Mianmian urged her several times that she was willing to do so.

After resting for a day, the two of them went to bed early, and the following day, before dawn, Shen Mianmian and Xiaocui got up early to go to the store.

The first day of the shop opening meant stocking up on goods. The elderly got up early to buy vegetables, so they needed to get the vegetables displayed early. Not long after the two arrived at the store, Lu Siyuan and Dajun also showed up.

The two of them brought a cartload of vegetables; Shen Mianmian was in charge of pricing, Xiaocui and Lu Siyuan handled the display, and Dajun managed the transportation.

All three were quick and efficient, taking just over an hour to arrange a cartload of goods. Without taking a break, Dajun rushed back with the cart to fetch more goods.

According to the plan Shen Mianmian and Lu Siyuan made, they would sell the produce from two cartloads a day and three cartloads if the market was good. In this way, the gross for the month would be about six thousand. After subtracting the cost of goods and labor, they could earn around three thousand.

For both Lu Siyuan and herself, this was a significant income. In less than a year, they could afford a rather nice house in the city.

Currently, houses in remote areas of the city were priced at about five thousand, and undeveloped areas were only three or four thousand. In her memory, at the end of the nineties, the area around Licheng gradually developed and house prices tripled or quadrupled.

Speaking of this, Shen Mianmian remembered the Gu Family’s house in the city. Because it was right in the city center, the state expropriated it the second year after Gu Jianbin and Zhou Siyu got married. The compensation was over a million, and it was with that money that they started their clothing business and made their fortune.

"Mianmian, what are you daydreaming about? Take the money!" The day had already brightened considerably, and some older ladies had come in to purchase vegetables. Seeing the first customer picking some greens to check out, Lu Siyuan became a bit excited.

However, she stood in front of Shen Mianmian for quite a while without her reacting—was it too much excitement?

She always seemed unflappable on the surface, but actually, she had a lot going on inside. Had he just discovered that now?

Shen Mianmian was brought back to reality by Lu Siyuan’s words and quickly apologized to the old lady with a smile.

The vegetable-buying lady, who was initially annoyed at Shen Mianmian’s slow response, saw her smile so beautifully and heard her sweet voice; her irritation instantly dissipated.

"Young girl, are you selling real farm vegetables here?"

"Aunty, all of our vegetables are farm-grown with natural fertilizers. Don’t be put off by some of their appearances; they are healthy and nutritious when eaten."

Shen Mianmian spoke and smiled, making people feel comfortable in her presence. These old ladies and aunties liked such a cheerful and polite young girl. Since it was still early and the shop wasn’t crowded, after paying, she didn’t hurry out but started chatting casually with Shen Mianmian.

"Why don’t you sell some old hens? My daughter-in-law is in her confinement period, and she wants some old hen soup."

Shen Mianmian’s eyes narrowed slightly, "Auntie, do you want an old hen? If you’re sure, you can come and get one tomorrow. We can bring one over by tomorrow."