1327 Hard to Earn Money
“You!” Zhao Fei was so angry that he could not speak. How could he have relatives who were like bloodsucking vampires! His father and mother might as well have taken him with them back then! It would have saved him the agony of having to live in this world!

“Xiao Fei, we’ve always treated you well. If you cast us aside, then you’re really an ingrate! There’ll be retribution!” Zhao Liu said.

“And our family as well! Our family has also helped you before. You can’t forget our kindness!” Zhao Ming said hurriedly.

Zhao Fei had nothing to say to these people. The more he said, the worse it would get and they always had all kinds of reasons to rebut him. In the end, he could only silently agree to this arrangement.

At most… at most, he would also quit the business and idle around at home. As time passed, Zhao Liu and the others would not be able to stand it and would naturally chase him out. By then, he would be alone and carefree again.

If the storeroom remained filled with popcorn, as the humidity set in, it would not taste good and they would not be able to sell it. When Qian’e heard that Li Gui was in a bad mood, she quickly went over to stay with her for a period of time. With Qian’e by her side, Li Gui seemed to be in a happier mood.

“Auntie, why don’t we go shopping! Let’s go shopping at the mall! We can bring the children with us too!” Qian’e said with a smile.

The simplest way to cheer up an unhappy woman was to bring her shopping and buy lots of stuff! Most women liked to shop. As soon as they bought something they liked, all the unhappy things from before would disappear like smoke in the air.

“Mom! What’s a mall?” Zhang Miao looked at Li Gui in puzzlement.

It was only then that Li Gui realized she had not taken a good look around after being in the capital for so long! All her waking hours only revolved around the business. It was a little too absurd that she did not know how to spend any of the money she had earned.

Her original goal of earning money was to give the children a better life. If she spent all her time being busy and did not have any time for the children, then the whole process of earning money seemed to have become quite meaningless.

“Alright! Let’s bring the children to the mall today! Let’s go and spend some money!” Li Gui said happily.

“Yay!!!” The four children cheered loudly. They even put on their new clothes which they usually could not bear to wear. Li Gui held the young Zhang Miao’s hand while Qian’e walked with Zhang Qin. The two boys, Zhang Wei and Zhang Chao, ran boisterously in front. The family arrived at the shopping mall in a showy manner.

It was a workday and there were not many people in the mall. The bustling activity level of the Spring Festival was over and it was now back to a lull period. A sales assistant’s eyes lit up when she saw Li Gui and her group. She stood at the door and kept asking Li Gui to go into the shop to take a look!

Zhang Qin’s eyes were immediately drawn to the princess dress in the display window. She had never seen such a beautiful dress! If she wore this dress, could she turn into a princess from a fairy tale?

However, when she looked at the price tag, she realized that it cost 80 dollars.

This was such an astronomical price! Was this dress made of diamonds? Was it made of fabric weaved by fairies? Why was it so expensive?

“Xiao Qin, do you like it?” Qian’e asked softly when she saw Zhang Qin standing rooted to the spot.

Zhang Qin immediately shook her head against her will and said, “I don’t like it. I just want to take a look. There’s nothing special about these things.”
Zhang Qin knew how difficult it was to earn money. In the past, when they were still in the village, she also had to go up the mountains to pick wild vegetables. Although she could only earn a few cents at that time, it was enough to make her happy for a long time. She did not know how long it would take her to earn 80 dollars! It was better not to buy it.

Qian’e wanted to enter the shop to buy the dress for Zhang Qin, but Zhang Qin hurriedly grabbed her and walked out. She did not expect such a tiny girl to have so much strength and could almost drag her down to the ground.

“Alright, alright. I get it that Xiao Qin doesn’t like this dress. We won’t buy it. Then what do you like? I’ll buy it for you,” Qian’e said.

“Mom says that I can’t just casually accept gifts from other people. If I like something, I’ll ask Mom to buy it for me,” Zhang Qin said sensibly.

Qian’e patted Zhang Qin’s head and her heart ached for the girl. When Qian’e was at Zhang Qin’s age, she had no concept of money at all. Her family had always provided for her when it came to food and clothing. Ever since she was young, she had worn all kinds of gowns to perform in many different places.