From-DIDIDA Novels
824 Educating the Children
It was not the children’s fault. They had stayed by her side for so long and ate fruits and vegetables infused with energy every day. Their taste buds had long been pampered too much. They did not care for ordinary foodstuffs at all.
It could be considered a good thing. Did people not say that daughters should be brought up in abundance?
“Miao Miao, even if it tastes bad, you can’t say it out so directly. If someone buys our seeds and says that it tastes really bad in front of you, will you be angry?” Qiao Mei asked.
Zhang Miao immediately said angrily, “Our seeds are the best! How can anyone say that they taste bad!”
“Look, I’m just making an analogy and you’re already so angry. That person also thinks that his seeds are the best. Don’t you think that he’s angry when you pass that comment?” Qiao Mei said with a smile.
Zhang Miao realized her mistake and looked at the seeds in her hand in silence. Not long after, she raised her head and asked nervously, “Should I apologize to that uncle…”
“Let’s forget about it today. There shouldn’t be a next time, do you understand? It’s fine as long as you realize your mistake,” Qiao Mei said in satisfaction.
Li Gui stood at the side and watched Qiao Mei educate the children. There was an indescribable feeling in her heart. The little baby whom she held in her arms back then was going to be a mother soon.
She did not set a good example as a mother, but Qiao Mei had grown up to be very outstanding. It was all thanks to Qiao Qiang.
“Let’s go in. The movie is about to start,” Li Gui said.
The children were curious about everything and had thousands of doubts in their hearts. However, Zhang Chao was not interested in the movie at all, but was wondering how the images were being projected on the screen.
He had not read about this in the books that Xia Wen gave him. He could only make his own observations and think through it himself.
Qiao Mei could not help but sigh. If computers were available in this era, Zhang Chao would definitely become a very capable engineer in the future.
After the movie, they waited for a car by the roadside. Li Gui stood beside Qiao Mei and said smugly, “If we sell our seeds for 30 cents a cup, it would definitely outsell theirs! The taste of their seeds is far inferior to ours.”
“Let’s sell it for 50 cents,” Qiao Mei said.
“50 cents! That’s too much. How about we sell ours in a bigger cup?” Li Gui said hesitantly.
“Just use the same type of cup and we’ll sell it for 50 cents a cup,” Qiao Mei said confidently.
If they sold their wares in a bigger cup, it would affect the business environment. It did not matter if they sold it at a higher price as long as someone was willing to buy it.
Qiao Mei saw that Li Gui was still a little hesitant and turned to ask the children, “Do you think our seeds are delicious?”
“Yes! It’s so much better than what those people sell!” Zhang Miao said agitatedly.
“It’s a fact that our seeds are delicious. Even if we sell it at a higher price, people will still buy it. So it’s alright,” Qiao Mei said.
Li Gui nodded. She decided to go to the train station to take a look tomorrow. Perhaps she could sell them at the train station during the day and at the cinema at night. Then she could earn a lot of money in a day.
“Alright! I’ll listen to you!” Li Gui said with a smile.
Everyone had a good night’s sleep. The next morning, they were woken up by weeping sounds outside the main door. Qiao Mei covered her head with the blanket and went back to sleep.
Unexpectedly, the cries outside the door became louder and louder, disturbing her sleep. Qiao Mei sat up from the bed impatiently and frowned as she looked in the direction of the main door.
It was very noisy outside and she could not hear what was going on. She could only hear the sounds of many women crying.
Qiao Mei put on a fluffy shawl and prepared to go to the door to take a look. The closer she got to the door, the louder the sounds became and she could hear a few words clearly.
“My poor daughter! She doesn’t have a good life after marrying into the Xia family!”
“The Xia family is too cruel to us! Not only are they not helping us, but they’re also taking our house away! We really have no choice!”
“Everyone, come and judge! After this woman married into the Xia family, she started to bully my daughter!”
Qiao Mei pushed open the door and saw that the alley was already filled with people. They were all here to have a laugh, but most of them were here to see the Tan family make a fool of themselves.
When Qiao Mei first moved in, she went from door to door to greet all the neighbors. As the saying went, to receive a favor was to sell one’s liberty. After they received gifts from Qiao Mei, these people definitely tended to side with Qiao Mei and thought of her as a good person.