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

Chapter 23 Porcelain Kiln Wiring

Li Xunli also understood that what Shen Rongzhou said made sense, and nodded: "Okay, but you don't have to find time to teach me. Dad and brother know how to do it, so it's the same for me to learn from them."

Shen Rongzhou thought for a moment and said, "I have two days off at the end of this month. I'll see how you've progressed with your studies. If you're almost there, we'll buy you a motorcycle, shall we?"

When Li Xunli heard what Shen Rongzhou said, she refuted him without thinking: "What nonsense are you talking about? Don't you know how much money your family has now?"

"Besides, even if I don't have a motorcycle, I can still ride a bicycle. If you insist on buying a motorcycle, then I won't learn."

A motorcycle in 2006 would cost at least several thousand dollars.

It can be said that buying another motorcycle is equivalent to emptying the family savings.

Shen Qingqing ate her rice bite by bite, and from time to time she glanced at the rice in the bowl of Shen Yangyang who was sitting next to her, thinking about how she could transfer some rice to her without anyone noticing.

When she heard what her parents said, she immediately gave up eating and asked, "Is buying a motorcycle expensive?"

Li Xunli was just about to tell Shen Qingqing to stop interrupting as she was just a kid, but when she saw the expression on Shen Qingqing's face, she remembered what Li Xunjin had told her, that Shen Qingqing had made money buying stocks.

She swallowed her original words and reworded: "It's not a question of whether it's expensive or not, it's a question of whether there's any need to buy another one for my family right now."

"Even if you have money, you still have to think carefully about whether you really need to buy this thing."

Li Xunli knew that Shen Qingqing was rich now, so she wanted to take the opportunity to help her daughter develop a correct view of money so that she wouldn't spend money lavishly in the future.

Shen Qingqing immediately said, "Isn't it absolutely necessary to buy one now? Daddy goes to work at Uncle Zhang's company now, and he doesn't take the same route as you do. Yangyang's kindergarten is a bit far from home, and you have to ride such a long distance on your bike to pick her up every day after get off work. It's definitely not as convenient as having a motorcycle!"

However, Li Xunli didn't give in at all, "You kid! I can exercise by riding a bicycle!"

Shen Qingqing wanted to say something else, but Shen Rongzhou spoke first: "How about this, when you learn how to drive, you can drive my car. I'll only drive it to and from get off work anyway. If I'm going on long trips, it'll just sit there at the factory anyway, so why not you drive it back and use it?"

"When I go to work, you can go with me and ride back. When I get off work, I can just take Lao Shang's bike back."

Li Xunli wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Shen Rongzhou: "Okay, it's decided. Let's eat!"

Shen Qingqing was very confused. It was just a motorcycle. How could the family not even afford a women's motorcycle?
Although her father had one, it was a men's motorcycle, which was heavier than a women's motorcycle and not as comfortable as a women's motorcycle.

Especially for her mother.

But her parents had already made the decision, so Shen Qingqing had no way of saying anything more.

As Li Xunli was eating, she thought of something else. "I've taken too many days off at the factory lately, and my boss is a little unhappy about it. But I've asked my uncle to go to the porcelain kiln to do some circuit work tomorrow, and I don't want my mom to know about it. My brother's been very busy lately, so could you move one of your two days off at the end of the month to come tomorrow?"

Shen Rongzhou swallowed a mouthful of rice and said, "It's hard to say. Vacations are arranged in shifts. I don't know if I can find someone to replace me at the last minute."

Shen Qingqing raised her hand actively again, "I can do it! My uncle is not an outsider, he also knows where the porcelain kiln is, I can go with my uncle!"

Li Xunli thought for a moment and then warned her, "Then you have to take your sister and stay close to your uncle. Don't run around with your sister, and don't run around by yourself either. Got it?"

"Mom and Dad, don't worry. I'll call grandpa before I go out. If he's at the old house, I'll tell him to come and see the porcelain kiln." Shen Qingqing added another layer of assurance.

Zhang Mingfang had opened a plot of land behind the old house to grow vegetables. Next to the plot was a small bamboo forest, which produced a lot of bamboo shoots every summer vacation, enough for both families to eat. So he went to the old house almost every day to look after the vegetable plot. The next day, her parents went to work as usual. Shen Qingqing was at home playing the Little Teacher game with her sister. Halfway through, the doorbell rang.

"Who is it?" Shen Qingqing quickly crawled to the sofa and picked up the phone, ready to call her grandparents if anything went wrong.

"it's me!"

The familiar voice of her uncle sounded, and Shen Qingqing hung up the phone and went to open the door.

My uncle, who was tall and thin, about 1.8 meters tall, walked in carrying an electrician's box. "Qingqing? Where are your parents?"

"Uncle!" Shen Qingqing greeted Shen Yangyang before answering her uncle, "Mom and Dad have gone to work. Yangyang and I will go with you today!"

Zhang Mingyang's face darkened upon hearing this and he scolded, "Nonsense! What kind of parents would let two little kids go to a construction site with them?"

Shen Qingqing blinked, ran over and hugged her uncle's long legs, her cervical spine bent to 90 degrees, "Uncle, no, my grandfather is here too, I want you to take us both there."

When Zhang Mingyang heard that the third brother was also there, his expression softened slightly, "That's more like it!"

"Then let's go. Are the gas and electricity at home turned on?"

Shen Qingqing squatted down to help Shen Yangyang put on her shoes. "It's not on. Mom turned it off before going to work!"

"Uncle, wait for me! I need to call grandpa!"

After Shen Qingqing called her grandfather to find out where he was, she told him that they were going to the porcelain kiln with her uncle to make circuits today, and asked him to go with them.

It was when he heard her on the phone that Zhang Mingyang realized that this clever little kid had actually acted without first reporting to the authorities.

The third child is called over now.

"Okay, uncle! I've finished my call, let's go!" Shen Qingqing stood in front of Zhang Mingyang holding Shen Yangyang's hand without any guilt.

Zhang Mingyang also found it amusing, laughed, and led the two children out of the house.

As soon as the car started, Shen Qingqing held Shen Yangyang tightly between her and her uncle, fearing that the speed of the car would blow them both off in the next second.

No one told her that her uncle was driving so fast at that time!

It’s a good thing they were sitting in the back. If they were sitting in the front, their faces would have been blown crooked!
They rushed all the way at lightning speed, and when they arrived at the porcelain kiln, Shen Qingqing's ponytail had become as tangled as a feather duster.

The old house was close to the porcelain kiln, and Zhang Mingfang had already opened the door of the porcelain kiln, which had just been made yesterday, and was waiting.

Shen Qingqing walked towards Zhang Mingfang with a dazed look on her face, holding the hand of Shen Yangyang, who was sandwiched in the middle and looked dazed.

Zhang Mingyang parked the car, carrying his electrician's box, and followed Zhang Mingfang and his three companions into the porcelain kiln. He looked around and asked, "Why did you think of repairing the porcelain kiln?"

(End of this chapter)