Rebirth of the Millennial: Getting Rich After Parents Get Laid Off

Chapter 109: One Door After Another Was Rejected

Upon learning the news, Li Xunli was at Chen Manyu's home and told the elderly couple Li Huifen that if Chen Manyu was willing, he could go back to school.

When Li Xunli heard that Shen Qingqing had gone to the school to ask for her help, the old couple Li Huifen looked at Li Xunli and her daughter with tears in their eyes, their faces full of gratitude.

Just as I was about to continue talking to them about tuition and fees, I received calls from the two families I had met with before.

After hanging up the phone, Li Xunli felt something was wrong, but they were all from the same village, so there was no reason for him to play tricks on her like this.

So after they changed their minds, Li Xunli came to them and asked if they had any other concerns that made them not want to sign.

But I didn't expect that I couldn't even get through the door.

"Xun Li, I'm so sorry, there's nothing we can do. Please ask someone else!"

Shen Qingqing stood beside her mother and watched the old lady say these words with an apologetic look on her face, and then immediately slam the door shut with a muffled bang.

Something is wrong, very wrong.

Shen Qingqing raised her head and looked at her mother. Li Xunli's face was also full of confusion.

"Let's go home first." Li Xunli put away the confusion on her face, lowered her head and looked at Shen Qingqing, and said.

However, in the next five days, Shen Qingqing and Li Xunli went to every house they visited, but were turned away.

When they heard that they wanted to discuss the leasing of the porcelain kiln, they all refused.

Shen Qingqing sat on the back seat of Li Xunli's bicycle, feeling the breeze blowing from the alley, which dispelled some of the summer heat, but the next second, an even bigger heat wave hit her face.

Because they were out of the alley, without the shelter of the houses on both sides of the alley, the scorching sun shone directly on them, making them feel a little dizzy.

Li Xunli drove Shen Qingqing back to the porcelain kiln. During these few days of running around, Chen Manyu had already learned how to make the five Fuwa that Li Xunli taught him.

As soon as he saw Li Xunli coming back, he immediately held up the porcelain embryo he had made and showed it to Li Xunli: "Auntie Li, do you think my work is okay?"

Li Xunli pushed the bicycle into the porcelain kiln and parked it, then closed the door to block out the heat waves that were constantly pouring in from outside.

The large fans placed in the two empty corners of the porcelain kiln were blowing towards the center of the patio, promoting air circulation and dispelling some of the heat.

As Li Xunli walked in, she carefully looked at the two rows of porcelain embryos made by Chen Manyu, and pointed out that the expressions of two of them were a little deformed.

Seeing Chen Manyu sitting back in his seat to start kneading the mold again, Li Xunli also sat back in her seat to work.

Shen Yangyang was taking a nap on a small bed made of chairs placed side by side. Shen Qingqing glanced at her, helped her push the chairs inward, and then sat down next to Li Xunli. While helping her mother add water to the clay, she said, "Mom, why did they suddenly say they don't want to rent it to us anymore?"

"You'd be a fool not to make money. Besides, we're just renting a place. We've even signed a formal contract with legal effect. How could you suddenly go back on your word?"

This is indeed something that Shen Qingqing is very puzzled about.

What she said were all things that Li Xunli couldn't understand.

But when faced with Shen Qingqing's questions, Li Xunli couldn't find an answer.

Soon, the answer to their question came.

The iron door of the porcelain kiln was knocked. Shen Qingqing and Li Xunli looked at each other, then quickly ran over to open the door.

Standing outside the door was a somewhat reserved Li Huifen. Shen Qingqing blinked and called out, "Aunt Huifen, why are you here? Is there something you want to talk to Brother Manyu about?"

As he spoke, he made way for the old lady at the door.

Li Huifen walked in, waving her hands: "No, no, I'm not looking for Manyu, I'm here to talk to your mother about something."

After saying that, he stood at the door and didn't go in, just looking at Li Xunli.

Shen Qingqing keenly sensed that something was wrong.

Li Xunli scraped the clay off her hands and walked over to ask, "Aunt Huifen, what can I do for you?"

After seeing Li Xunli, Li Huifen's expression became even more reserved, and her dry hands were clasped together and rubbed continuously.

Li Xunli did not urge her, but just waited for her patiently.

After a while, Li Huifen seemed to have finally made up her mind. She took a deep breath and said, "Xun Li, we don't plan to rent the porcelain kiln anymore!"

"Why?" This is the question that Li Xunli asked from the bottom of her heart.

"Why?!" This was Chen Manyu's question in disbelief.

Li Xunli might not be very clear about the situation in other people's families, but when it comes to Chen Manyu's family situation, Li Xunli believes that she knows at least 70% or 80% of it, if not 100%.

The money for renting the porcelain kiln is absolutely necessary for their family.

Why would you tell her you don’t want to rent it at this time?

Li Huifen glanced at her grandson and ignored him. Instead, she smiled apologetically and awkwardly, "Xun Li, I'm really sorry, but we really don't want to rent this place anymore. As for that contract... can you please just let it go?"

"Grandma! Why don't you rent it to Aunt Li? We have someone who can do it!" Chen Manyu walked up to Li Huifen in two or three steps, his childish face full of confusion and anger.

"Don't talk! Grandma is doing this for your own good!" Li Huifen reached out and pulled Chen Manyu to her side, scolding him lightly.

Li Huifen's attitude made Shen Qingqing certain that something must have happened that they didn't know about.

She followed Li Huifen's words and said, "Brother Manyu, don't worry. Aunt Huifen must have encountered some difficulties, so she can't rent the porcelain kiln to us."

"Aunt Huifen, please tell us what difficulties you have encountered. We will definitely help you if we can!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Manyu immediately joined forces with Shen Qingqing and asked Li Huifen, "Grandma, what difficulties has our family encountered?"

Li Huifen's expression froze, a trace of guilt and struggle flashing across her face before she quickly replied, "It's not a big deal, I just don't want to rent it anymore."

Li Xunli, who had been turned down for several days in a row, would be a real fool if she couldn't see that she could get useful information from Li Huifen.

She said to Li Huifen, "Aunt Huifen, you know, we signed a contract to rent your porcelain kiln. If you cancel the contract now, you will have to compensate me. I know you still want Manyu to continue to go to school, so why don't you refuse the rent for the porcelain kiln?"

"Don't you want Manyu to go back to school?"

Chen Manyu hadn't known he could go back to school yet. Now that he heard about it, he was even more delighted. He took two steps toward Li Xunli and cautiously asked her, "Aunt Li, you just said I can go back to school...to go to school?"

　Hey, thanks for the corrections, darlings!

　　Sometimes I write too quickly and don’t notice~
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