ebookland Chapter 126 Business Gets Worse
Chapter 126 Business Gets Worse
Hua Lichu knew who it was without even looking up from that sleazy voice.
Seeing that Hua Lichu wasn't looking at him, Liang Jingdong's face flashed with annoyance: "What? You're too scared? Well..."
Hua Lichu glanced at Liang Jingdong's target and slammed her pen on the table.
"You defeated opponent dare to show off in front of me!"
What's the point of daring to apply for the "Sunshine Class"? If you're so capable, go and get in through the entrance exam!
Even I couldn't pass the exam, and you still have the nerve to apply for the "Sunshine Class"? If I were you, I'd just find a block of tofu and smash my head against it.
"you!"
Xu Yaozu grabbed Liang Jingdong's finger that was pointing at Hua Lichu: "What do you mean, 'you'? You didn't even pass the exam as well as me, and you still have the nerve to challenge Lichu!"
Liang Jingdong shook off Xu Yaozu's constraints: "I just had an off day."
After two monthly exams, Xu Yaozu rose from last place in the class and 90th in the grade to 80th in the grade.
Liang Jingdong, on the other hand, remained stable at 88th in his grade, showing neither progress nor regression.
Hua Lichu leaned back in her chair, arms crossed, and sneered, "Once is called a poor performance, but three times in a row is still called a poor performance?"
There was a moment of silence, followed by a burst of laughter.
Liang Jingdong was so angry that his teeth itched, and his face turned pale and then red.
Hua Lichu picked up a pen, wrote the number "50" after her name, and handed the form to the person behind her.
He turned to Liang Jingdong and said, "Wait until you pass my test before you challenge me! You're not qualified right now!"
Hua Lichu emphasized the words "unqualified" with extra force, as if a heavy hammer had struck Liang Jingdong's heart.
Liang Jingdong felt insulted.
He tried to raise his hand, but Xu Yaozu next to him was staring intently at him.
He reasonably suspected that if he dared to point a finger at Hua Lichu again, she would punch him without hesitation.
Enraged, Liang Jingdong could only utter a harsh threat, "You just wait!" before turning around and returning to his seat.
Xu Yaozu asked with concern, "Pear, you..."
Hua Lichu shrugged: "Don't worry, it's just a few barks."
When she first entered the school, for reasons such as not wanting to admit defeat, she did indeed consider Liang Jingdong her rival for a period of time.
But at some point, she stopped paying attention to Liang Jingdong.
During the recent monthly exam, if Liang Jingdong hadn't come up to her and said some random things, she probably wouldn't even know what rank he got.
Her only concern was whether she had improved today compared to yesterday.
Although she can't compare to her sister, she has her own plans.
Progress isn't just about making rapid strides; it's about climbing step by step, like a snail.
The two days of exams went by incredibly fast.
After the exams, the entire campus instantly became deserted.
Except for the senior students who have to stay at school for extra classes, the students in the other two grades are all on winter break.
Hua Lichu was both happy and sad.
After all, no student dislikes holidays. Winter break is finally here, and you can finally sleep in.
But with the students on holiday, the business of her two shops located near the school plummeted instantly.
Not only did the students leave, but all the parents who brought their children to school in nearby rented houses also went home.
Hua Lichu's two shops saw their profits drop from 900 a day to 500 a day, and then to 300 a day.
There's no worst, only worse.
On the tenth night of winter vacation, Hua Antao turned deathly pale as she finished reviewing the accounts.
"Pear, Grandpa, the two shops combined didn't even make 100 yuan today..."
Hua Lichu was also a little flustered.
If business is bad for other reasons, she can find a way to solve it.
But everyone nearby had left. What was she supposed to do? She couldn't just make up a group of customers out of thin air, could she?
Two days later, the store's profit dropped to 70 yuan.
After deducting water and electricity costs and employee salaries, the actual cost is probably even less.
With only about 20 days left until the Lunar New Year, Hua Lichu thought for a moment, then waved her hand and decided to close the shop and go on holiday!
After a year of hard work, what's wrong with taking a 20-day break?
Hua Lichu thought there was nothing wrong with it.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he mentioned taking a holiday, he received four pairs of horrified eyes.
The new employee at the bubble tea shop was straightforward and spoke before he thought: "Boss, is our shop going out of business?"
"Pah! You jinx, what are you saying? Heaven forgive me, Heaven forgive me, you didn't hear anything..." Hua and Qiu said.
As shop assistants, we all know that business has been terrible lately.
Hua Lichu was speechless: "How could it possibly go bankrupt! You've been busy for months, wouldn't it be better to give you an early holiday so you can go home for the New Year?"
The new employees breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that the company wasn't going bankrupt.
As soon as he got his salary, he happily went home.
After the two left, Hua Heqiu and Yan Moli found Hua Lichu and said in unison, "Lichu, we don't want a holiday! And we don't want any wages."
They felt that the reason Hua Lichu closed down so early must be because she had too many idle people on her side.
It's such a waste to leave the shop here unopened!
Hua Lichu was both amused and exasperated: "No salary? You're helping out at the shop for free?"
"That's right! I'm your aunt/auntie, what's wrong with helping out at the shop for a few days?"
Hua Yuansheng glanced at his granddaughter and saw that she remained unmoved.
He waved to his youngest daughter, "Alright, since Pear said to close the shop, then close it! You've been busy for months, come home and have a good New Year!"
Seeing that the three of them had made up their minds, Hua, Qiu, and Yan Moli didn't say anything.
Hua Lichu called out to Hua Heqiu, "Auntie, you should rest well at home for the next two days and come back on the third day."
Hua Antao glanced at her younger sister.
Just say it!
How could someone so obsessed with money not even care about 70 yuan!
So that's where they were waiting!
Hua and Qiu didn't ask why.
Anyway, I do whatever Pear tells me to do.
Hua and Qiu, and Yan Moli, were not like two new employees who would immediately go home after receiving their wages.
Instead, he went back to the shop and thoroughly cleaned it.
After everything was tidied up and there were no safety hazards, Hua Lichu checked it again, and only after receiving her approval did the door get locked.
After Hua and Qiu earned their money, they didn't go home as usual. Instead, they went straight to a public phone booth and called Li Liangping to come and pick them up.
Li Liangping came to pick up his wife, and he didn't come empty-handed.
He carried a shoulder pole with a large sack in each of his two baskets and a small bag in his hand.
Upon seeing Hua Yuansheng, he scratched the back of his head and smiled憨厚ly: "Dad, these are all vegetables grown at home. Take them back and eat them."
Only after Hua and Qiu were completely out of sight did Hua Yuansheng wave his bullwhip and head towards Huajia Village.
The house, which hadn't been lived in much for six months, didn't look dirty.
Before Hua Yuansheng went to the city, he gave the key to his older brother.
Hua Yuanqing would come over to check on the roof whenever he had free time, to prevent the roof tiles from breaking and leaking.
When Yan Dahua saw that the nearby primary school was on holiday, she quickly came over and cleaned the house.
They say there's no place like home, no matter how good it is.
Hua Lichu felt exactly that way at that moment.
But she's the kind of person who can't stay still. After resting for a day, she's like a spinning top, busy again.