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

Chapter 16 Want to Repair the Porcelain Kiln

After dinner, Shen Qingqing gave Chen Man two more hours of Chinese lessons before seeing off a reluctant Chen Man at the door.

As soon as I entered the door, I heard her mother discussing with her father whether or not to use the family money to repair the porcelain kiln.

Thanks to her grandmother who had often gone to clean it over the years, when her mother and her uncle went to discuss the acquisition of the small porcelain factory that day, they also went to check it out. The damage to their own small porcelain kiln was not serious, and it could be put back into use after spending some money to repair it.

However, although Li Xunli is in charge of the family's money, she still has to discuss it with Shen Rongzhou when using the savings.

Shen Rongzhou frowned. He hoped that his wife would accept the job that Zhang Zeqin mentioned. At least it was more stable. It was okay to pay for repairing the porcelain kiln now, but if it was only used once after it was repaired, what was the difference between that and spending money in vain?
Not to mention that there is not much savings at home now.

But seeing Li Xunli's eager look, he couldn't say anything. He tried to hold it in for a long time but couldn't utter a word.

Shen Qingqing knew her father too well. As soon as she saw his expression, she knew what he was thinking. After closing the door, she ran to Li Xunli, hugged her and asked, "Mom, how much does it cost to repair the porcelain kiln?"

Li Xunli subconsciously hugged her back, "It'll cost about a thousand yuan. Repairing the porcelain kiln is one part of it, and the other part is to rebuild the door outside the porcelain kiln."

Shen Qingqing thought about the stocks she had bought. The principal was already one thousand. Even if she withdrew it now, she could still make some money.

But the money is with her uncle. Why not go to her uncle and sell the stocks after the exam on Wednesday afternoon?

After making up her mind, Shen Qingqing said, "Mom, you still have to tell my uncle and grandpa and grandma about repairing the porcelain kiln. Otherwise, if you start right away, grandma will scold you again."

This is a fact. Although Li Xunli still lives in Chaocheng after getting married, in the eyes of Chaocheng people, a married daughter is no longer a member of their family. If they want to move their own land, they must ask the elders in the family for their opinions.

Li Xunli paused. She didn't want Li Yuxing to know about this. When she followed Li Xunjin to learn how to make ceramics from her grandfather, she was always scolded by Li Yuxing. She said that it was useless for a girl like her to learn this thing, as it couldn't make a living.

The general environment at that time was indeed like this. Girls who studied ceramics could not work in porcelain factories because the factories did not want them.

Shen Qingqing also knew that the knot between her mother and her grandmother was difficult to untie. Her grandmother's preference for boys over girls was obvious, but she also gave her mother some maternal love and never deprived her mother of food and clothing. She did not directly stop her mother from going to school when she was young, but because the family really had no money, she talked frankly with her mother and her uncle. Even when she was in the hospital for treatment in the later stages of her previous life, her grandmother, who was over 70 years old, always went to the hospital.

She had no way to intervene in the mother-daughter relationship between her grandmother and mother, so she could only act as a small intermediary in the middle.

"Grandma has to take care of Xiaohong now, so why not talk to your uncle? Mom, you still have to go to work. I'll get out of school early on Wednesday afternoon and talk to your uncle! He will definitely support you!"

When Shen Qingqing mentioned the word "go to work", Li Xunli put aside her hesitation. This was just an attempt, and she still had a serious job to go to.

"Okay, then you can go talk to your uncle, but you can't ask him to pay for it, okay? This is something Mom wants to do and repair herself, and I can't always trouble your uncle to pay for it."

Shen Qingqing nodded quickly like a chick pecking at rice.

Shen Rongzhou was teasing Shen Hong, who still refused to go to sleep, with a complicated expression on his face.

I was so preoccupied with things that time passed by unnoticed, and soon it was Wednesday afternoon.

The desks of the entire first grade class were removed and each student sat at a separate table.

The Chinese teacher divided the test paper into four parts.

Shen Qingqing wrote very quickly. She finished in less than 30 minutes out of the 45 minutes in a class for the exam.

Seeing her sitting so leisurely, the Chinese teacher even walked over to take a look at her test paper. After a quick glance and finding that she had all the answers correct, the Chinese teacher left her alone and just asked her to stay quiet.

However, Chen Man, who was sitting in front of her, scratched his head and hummed while writing for a full forty-five minutes.

When the Chinese teacher asked her to collect the papers, she fell directly onto the table like a deflated ball, with a dazed look on her face.

The teacher collected the papers and left. Shen Qingqing was packing her schoolbag while looking at Chen Man, and she was very happy.

Unexpectedly, after the teacher left, Chen Man suddenly sat up and said to Shen Qingqing with a piercing gaze, "Qingqing, I'm telling you, I have a feeling I'll do well on the test this time! I've memorized a lot of the questions you helped me review the other day!"

Chen Man shook her body proudly. "When the results come out this time, I'll ask my dad to buy us both a set of Barbie doll family portraits!"

After waving goodbye, Shen Qingqing returned home and called her grandfather, asking him to pick her up.

After climbing into the car, Shen Qingqing asked, "Grandpa, is my uncle home?"

Zhang Mingfang put the helmet on Shen Qingqing and said, "No, I'm at the company."

"Then I want to go to my uncle's company. Grandpa, please take me there!" Shen Qingqing turned her head and looked at her grandfather.

There was no reason for Zhang Mingfang not to respond. He always listened to what his granddaughter said.

When Li Xunjin heard Shen Qingqing's voice in the company, he thought he was hallucinating until he saw Zhang Mingfang leading Shen Qingqing into his office.

"Dad? Why did you bring Qingqing here?" Li Xunjin hurried over.

Before Zhang Mingfang could say anything, Shen Qingqing hugged Li Xunjin's thigh and said, "I asked Grandpa to bring me here! I have something to tell my uncle today, and my mother asked me to come here!"

Li Xunjin laughed when he heard it and pinched Shen Qingqing's nose: "You are just a little kid, do you know what a commission is?"

Shen Qingqing shook her head, shook off Li Xunjin's hand, and then told him the whole story about Li Xunli wanting to repair the porcelain kiln.

Li Xunjin was surprised that his sister had made this decision: "Did your mother decide this herself?"

Shen Qingqing nodded: "Yes!"

"Uncle, please sell my stocks! I want to give money to my mother to repair the porcelain kiln!"

Shen Qingqing stated the ultimate purpose of her trip.

Li Xunjin was touched by Shen Qingqing's words. He lowered his head and looked at Shen Qingqing for a long time. He could not see any hesitation in her eyes. He bent down and picked up Shen Qingqing without refusing her: "Okay, uncle will help you. Let uncle also find someone to repair the porcelain kiln, okay?"

Shen Qingqing wanted to nod, but suddenly remembered her mother's instructions, "Uncle, my mother said that I can't let you pay anymore. If I don't have enough money from stocks, I can go home and get it, but you can't give it to me."

"Also, Uncle and Grandpa must keep the matter of repairing the porcelain kiln a secret. Grandma can't know about it!"

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　　See you tomorrow night~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)