Chapter 121

Old Master Lan's visit to Liang Ying this time is truly a good thing.

Recently, several plots of land in the suburbs have become available, and the local government wants to attract investment. Old Master Lan was interested and, since Liang Ying is also in business, he took her along to the suburbs to take a look.

"Xiao Liang, what do you think of this place?" Old Master Lan asked Liang Ying, leaning on his cane.

He was accompanied by Lan Lin.

Liang Ying glanced at Lan Lin, feeling a little regretful for not bringing her daughter along. It would have been good for her daughter to broaden her horizons. However, she thought about it and realized that given her daughter's lazy and unmotivated nature, she probably wouldn't want to travel so far to listen to business advice.

She laughed and said, "This place is quite big. It would definitely be worthwhile to set up a factory here. The people in the surrounding rural areas are nice, so it's easy to recruit workers. More importantly, it's right next to a main road, so transportation is convenient!"

Lan Yeping listened and nodded.

A government official in charge of investment promotion chuckled, "This lady makes a good point, but she forgot one thing: we still have preferential policies available now. If you come to invest, we can offer you an even better deal."

Lan Yeping nodded. "Let us go back and think about it, Director Zhou. I'll call you when I've thought it through."

"Okay, okay." Director Zhou nodded repeatedly, feeling that the matter was almost certain to be settled.

Lan Yeping came by car and returned by car.

On the way, he said to Liang Ying, "Little Liang, your clothing factory is too small to be located at the old house. Besides, the clothing market has great potential. The people you're currently employing aren't sustainable in the long run. If you ask me, why don't you just consider opening a factory? That way, you won't let others steal your business!"

Liang Ying was actually quite tempted.

Although the Liang Residence was spacious, it was not a suitable place to set up a factory.

This experience with the Body-Shaping Pants business taught her a lot of lessons. She said, "Uncle Lan, I want to go home and discuss this with my family."

"Alright, you should go back and discuss this."

Lan Yeping nodded. "If you ever run into financial difficulties, just tell me. I can easily cover a few hundred thousand for you."

Liang Ying was a little embarrassed. "You're too kind. I'll definitely ask you for help if I need anything."

When she got back, the first thing she did was to count the money she had earned over the past few days.

These days, Liang Ying has been busy managing the venue and taking orders, and hasn't really calculated how much money she's actually made.

When I took out my passbook, I was surprised to find that it contained nearly 400,000 yuan.

Liang Ying was utterly shocked. She rubbed her eyes, looked at the numbers carefully, and discovered that she had actually earned over 400,000 yuan.

Everyone outside was watching TV. Liang Ying quietly took out the bankbook and handed it to Gu Jinshui. Gu Jinshui was eating a cucumber. He took it, glanced at it, looked away, then quickly looked down again, and then stared at Liang Ying with wide eyes.

Liang Ying nodded and handed the passbook to He Chunlian.

He Chunlian's reaction was exactly the same as Gu Jinshui's; her jaw nearly dropped to the floor. "Liang, Liang Ying, is this all the money you've earned lately?!"

Liang Ying touched her nose, a little embarrassed, "Yes, I didn't expect to have earned so much."

Gu Jinshui opened his mouth and said admiringly, "Wife, you earn much more than I do. I didn't make money this fast back then. If I had known this would happen, our family should have let you leave the factory as soon as possible. How much could you earn in a month there!"

Liang Ying felt somewhat helpless.

Actually, if she could, she really wouldn't want to leave the Textile Factory; it's just that she couldn't stand the atmosphere there.

She said, "Today, Old Master Lan took me to the suburbs. His idea is that I should start a clothing factory with him there. I think it's definitely necessary to start a clothing factory, but I don't know what you all think?"

Liang Ying looked at her family members with some worry.

Gu Jinshui was the first to raise his hand in support, saying, "Wife, I support you! You make the business bigger and stronger, and when we're rich, I'll just come home and live off you!"

Gu Yousi also said, "Mom, I'll be relying on you to support me from now on."

He Chunlian glared at Gu Jinshui. Like father, like son. She patted Liang Ying's hand and said, "Even Old Mr. Lan thinks you can do it, you definitely can. Daughter-in-law, go for it boldly, our whole family supports you."

Hearing about the flowers from her family, Liang Ying couldn't help but smile.

Many years later, Youyou Clothing became the number one chain clothing brand in China.

When Liang Ying became the richest woman in China, she was interviewed by reporters and recalled this night from many years ago.

Chapter 109 The 109th Day of Being Eavesdropped On

After successfully catching the human traffickers, Gu Yousi had been looking for an opportunity to meet Song Chaohua.

Regardless of Song Chaohua's initial intentions, she did do a good deed after all.

However, Song Chaohua seemed to be very busy. When Gu Yousi looking for her after work, she couldn't find her.

Around noon that day, after having lunch at home, Gu Yousi that Song Chaohua might have already returned, so she went upstairs to look for her.

Their school has three floors. Grades below third are on the first floor, and grades four, five, and six are on the second floor. Gu Yousi walked to their classroom door, and before she even went in, she heard someone inside saying, "Song Chaohua, you knocked over our notebooks. Did you do it on purpose?"

Gu Yousi's ears immediately perked up.

She peeked inside from the doorway. Inside the classroom, several pretty girls were surrounding Song Chaohua, their faces full of disgust. One of the girls even pushed Song Chaohua.

Song Chaohua bent down and picked up the notebook. "Here you go."

"Oh, you make it sound so easy! Your hands are so dirty, you've dirtied our notebooks, you owe us money!" The girl who pushed her spoke in a very sarcastic tone.

Gu Yousi couldn't help but frown.

Although she was an orphan in her previous life, no one dared to bully her because she had good grades since she was a child.

She knew that bullying could happen among children, but she didn't know that it would happen to Song Chaohua.

"Why should I return it? You deliberately placed the notebook so far to the side to try and scam me."

Song Chaohua wasn't afraid of the girls at all. She was usually quiet and reserved, but her sudden sharp tongue caught the girls off guard.

"You, if I don't teach you a lesson, you won't know who's the boss in our class!"

The girl immediately raised her hand as if to hit someone.

Gu Yousi couldn't stand it anymore and shouted, "If you're going to hit someone, I'll go get the teacher!"

Her shout startled not only the girls, but also Song Chaohua.

When Song Chaohua looked up and saw that it was Gu Yousi, a look of surprise flashed across her face.

"Little girl, how dare you! Who do you think you are, interfering in our affairs!"

That girl probably had a really bad temper. When she saw that it was Gu Yousi, a young girl, she immediately turned hostile and even raised her hand as if to hit her.

The two girls beside her quickly stopped her, whispering, "She's Lan Lin's younger sister, her family is very wealthy, she's not someone to be trifled with..."

The girl's eyes flickered, she slowly lowered her hand, glared at Song Chaohua, and pointed at her, saying, "Anyway, you better watch out. If you talk to Lin Bin again, I'll hit you!"

After uttering those harsh words, the girl left with her men.

Gu Yousi walked inside, looked at Song Chaohua, and said, "Why don't we go for a walk? I have something to tell you."

Although the two families were neighbors, there was a significant age gap between them, and the relationship between the two families was tense, so they hardly ever spoke to each other.

Song Chaohua, probably afraid of being seen, took her to the rooftop.

She leaned against the railing, the early spring breeze carrying the fresh scent of grass and trees. Song Chaohua turned to look at Gu Yousi, "Just say what you have to say, I have other things to do."

"It was a human trafficking case. The person has been caught, and the parents are very grateful to us. I think you deserve some credit for that."

Gu Yousi spoke, she took out a red envelope from her pocket and handed the money to her, saying, "They gave this to me. You can take it if you don't mind."

Song Chaohua paused, taken aback.

She instinctively took the red envelope, opened it, glanced at it, and immediately froze. She looked up at Gu Yousi, "There's eight hundred yuan here, and you're giving it all to me?!"

"Yes," Gu Yousi said, "You're probably short of money too."

She glanced at Song Chaohua. Song Chaohua's school uniform was already faded from washing and didn't even fit properly. Fifth and sixth grade girls develop quickly, growing several centimeters a year. If they were caring parents, they would definitely remember to replace it with a new one. If all else failed, they could cut out the school badge and make a set at home.

Song Chaohua has been wearing the same school uniform for almost two years without changing it.

Those girls dared to bully her, perhaps because they could tell she was short of money.

"Can I... can I give this money to someone else?"

Song Chaohua's lips twitched; she felt the money was burning hot, the temperature even reaching her heart.

But she couldn't say no. [This work was compiled and uploaded by SiTu Online Reading Network users.]

"Give it to whomever you want." Gu Yousi glanced at her, then leaned against the railing like her, bending one leg up. "But if you give it to your parents, it's a waste. I'll only give it to you this time; I won't do it again."

"Not for them."

Even the most passionate heart of Song Chaohua has gradually cooled down over the years. Clutching the red envelope, she said, "I want to give it to my deskmate. Her father's hand is broken, and her mother isn't getting paid at the factory. She... she's helped me a lot. I don't want her to drop out of school and go home."

Song Chaohua knew that her deskmate, Lin An'an, had dropped out of school and returned home in the same way in her previous life. Because she was young, she could only do odd jobs. She had several younger brothers and sisters, and the whole family depended on her for support.

Later, she was abused by her husband from her previous life. When she ran away from her in-laws' house, she met Lin An'an on the road. Although they hadn't seen each other for many years, Lin An'an didn't say anything and gave her all the money she had.

In her past life Song Chaohua wanted to repay Lin An'an, but she couldn't find out where Lin An'an had married. She heard that Lin An'an was doing very poorly and had no contact with anyone.

Song Chaohua understood Lin An'an's mindset; people like them who weren't doing well didn't want to see their friends.

Gu Yousi was somewhat taken aback.

She straightened up and looked at Song Chaohua, "Giving her the money directly might not solve the problem."

"But it's better than having no money." Song Chaohua said, head down. "Girls from families like ours, if they drop out of school, they'll be married off quickly and their lives will be like that. I don't want her to repeat the same mistake."

Seeing her like this, Gu Yousi pursed her lips.

She actually disliked Song Chaohua, after all, the Song Family's actions were all shameful, but in that instant, she suddenly realized that Song Chaohua seemed to be different from what she had imagined.

"Don't rush to give it to me,"

Gu Yousi for a moment and said, "Let me see her next time. It's better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. If we give this money away, her parents will just take it anyway. They insist on making her drop out of school. What can you do? If you trust me, don't rush things!"

I believe you!

For some reason, Song Chaohua's tone was very decisive.

Gu Yousi opened her mouth, but swallowed back the words of persuasion she was about to say. She could only say, "Then you wait and see. We'll find an opportunity to let her meet Lin An'an tomorrow."

Song Chaohua nodded heavily.

If she had to say who she thought could change Lin An'an's fate, she felt that only Gu Yousi could do it.

However.

Things are not that simple.

Even someone like Gu Yousi, who has lived a whole life, knows how complicated household chores can be.

Lan Lin noticed Gu Yousi's worried expression after school and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Did something bad happen at school? Did you have too much homework?"

"No."

Gu Yousi shook her head. As soon as she and Lan Lin entered the house, Gu Jinshui's eyes lit up when he saw her. "Daughter, you've come at just the right time. Help your father with something."

Gu Yousi put down her schoolbag, and Lan Lin greeted Gu Jinshui before picking up the water bottle and pouring Gu Yousi a glass of water.

After drinking some water, Gu Yousi asked, "What kind of busy am I? Dad, I'm very busy today."

Her implication was that it wasn't a big deal and we shouldn't contact her.

"It's serious business. Do you remember what Dad told you about being ripped off at a museum in Shandong?"

Gu Jinshui said.

Lan Lin nodded and said, "Uncle, we know that."

"The person who tricked me is now..."