Seventies Sweetheart: From Breakup to Billionaire-Chapter 291: Ten-Thousand-Yuan Household

"One day’s net profit is one hundred and one, which means three thousand three hundred in a month, and in a year... that’s a lot of ten thousand! Are we going to be ten-thousand-yuan households too?"

Although Cheng Jinyun had brought home ten thousand yuan before, both Mrs. Lin and Lin Xiang tacitly divided the money into three parts, giving the majority to Cheng Jinyun.

But now it’s different. The money was earned by themselves through hard work!

Mrs. Lin’s smile widened right up to her ears, "Didn’t expect making money in Beijing to be this easy!"

If she had come to Beijing a few years earlier, wouldn’t their family have become ten-thousand-yuan households already?

After spending over a year together, Lin Xiang understood Mrs. Lin quite well. Seeing her expression, she knew exactly what she was thinking.

She spoke coldly, "Firstly, the freedom to trade was only allowed by the country in the past six months. Even if you came to Beijing earlier, you wouldn’t have been able to open a restaurant to make money!"

"Secondly, although Xingfu Restaurant made a considerable amount today, it’s a new store, and people are just curious. Plus, there’s a ten percent discount and it’s a Sunday. The subsequent business definitely won’t be as good as today."

Mrs. Lin didn’t mind, "Even if it’s not as good as today, making fifty yuan a day should be no problem, right? Fifty yuan a day, one thousand five hundred a month, that’s over ten thousand a year. Our family would still be ten-thousand-yuan households!"

Lin Xiang: ...

"Mom, do you remember what I told you after we made money by setting up stalls in Mianyang Town?"

Lin Xiang said a lot!

But the tacit understanding between mother and daughter made Mrs. Lin immediately think of the specific sentence Lin Xiang was referring to.

She patted her chest and assured Lin Xiang, "Don’t worry, everything you’ve said, Mom remembers. No matter who asks, I won’t tell them exactly how much our family makes."

Money makes people envious, and it must be tightly sealed to avoid causing jealousy and sabotage.

Lin Xiang replied, "It doesn’t have to be that tightly sealed. If someone asks, just cut it in half."

Mrs. Lin indicated she understood.

Lin Xiang glanced at the time; it was almost seven o’clock.

She had promised to deliver food to Ge Yuanyi at the medical college and had to hurry back to the dorm by nine-thirty tonight for inspection.

Lin Xiang grabbed a few aluminum lunch boxes and filled them with food from what Cheng Jinyun brought back, stuffing all five boxes to the brim.

"Mom, I’m heading back to school now."

"Get going, get going."

Seeing that Lin Xiang didn’t take any money when she left, Mrs. Lin fetched a money box lined with filter paper from the bedroom and stuffed a bunch of small bills and coins into the top opening.

"Mom, I have something to attend to outside. Could I have a key to the house? I’ll be back late tonight, so I won’t disturb your sleep." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Mrs. Lin handed a key to Cheng Jinyun, "Don’t be back too late, be safe."

"Got it, Mom. You rest early."

As Cheng Jinyun headed out, he could still see Lin Xiang’s silhouette gradually disappearing at the alley’s end.

He turned and walked in the opposite direction.

Lin Xiang carried the lunch boxes to the hospital but was told that Ge Yuanyi had been discharged.

Feeling helpless, Lin Xiang had to retrace her steps back to Beijing Medical College.

Thankfully, the medical college wasn’t far from the hospital, and Lin Xiang took only a few minutes to reach Ge Yuanyi’s dormitory.

It was yesterday’s dorm mate who answered the door, greeting Lin Xiang enthusiastically.

"You’re here for Yuanyi again, huh? She’s asleep right now. Would you like me to wake her up for you?"

Lin Xiang immediately spotted Ge Yuanyi lying comfortably in her bed. Seeing her sleep so soundly, Lin Xiang was reluctant to wake her.

She placed the lunch boxes on Ge Yuanyi’s table and said to the roommates, "Thank you for taking care of Yuanyi these past few days. I don’t know how to thank you, so I’ve brought some home-cooked food for you. I hope you don’t mind."

Lin Xiang didn’t want to lie, but cooking at home was clearly not feasible in time.

The dishes weren’t leftover from sales; Lin Xiang had set them aside before starting the business.

"Lin, you’re too kind."

"Exactly, we’re roommates; we’re supposed to help each other out. Although this time we looked after Yuanyi, we believe that when we face difficulties, Yuanyi would also offer help. So there’s no need for you to go all out to thank us."

"But, when thinking back, had it not been for the incident with Yuanyi getting hurt, we’d have had to live with that person for four years. It’s terrifying to think about. Things are much better now, the atmosphere in our dorm feels much fresher."

In the next few minutes, several roommates expressed their anger towards the roommate who had caused the incident.

Lin Xiang listened to the gossip for a while, noticing it was getting late, and decided to excuse herself.

Upon leaving the medical college, it was already eight-thirty. At this point, the last bus had already ended its route, so Lin Xiang had no choice but to walk back to school.

These surroundings were far from bustling, and without street lights, the flashlight was of little help.

Lin Xiang quietly cheered herself on, while quickening her pace.

"Ring-ring—"

A bike bell sounded from behind, prompting Lin Xiang to move aside and make way.

But the person behind caught up with her pace, stopping the bike beside her.

"Don’t be afraid, it’s me."

"Brother?" Recognizing Cheng Jinyun’s voice, Lin Xiang was somewhat surprised, "How did you end up here? Wait, where’d you get a bicycle?"

In the night, Lin Xiang couldn’t see the bicycle’s design, but she clearly heard the wheels rolling over the ground.

"It’s for you." Cheng Jinyun handed the handlebars to Lin Xiang, "Try riding it and see if it’s comfortable. If not, I’ll get you a different one tomorrow."

Lin Xiang was amused, "This is a bicycle, not cabbages in the field; you can’t just swap it out easily."

Mentioning bicycles reminded Lin Xiang of something else.

When she first secured an export order for the cotton spinning factory, Director Chen included two industrial tickets in her reward.

The second reward had two tickets as well.

And the third time was the same.

Lin Xiang had given one ticket to the brigade committee, who used it to help a leader, eventually receiving a new bicycle.

Thus, the tickets Director Chen gave her could not only buy bicycles but also TVs and refrigerators.

As long as you have enough money.

Xingfu Restaurant had two freezers brought in by Cheng Jinyun, so currently, there’s no need for a refrigerator.

But, she could buy a TV.

Televisions in the seventies were rare commodities; even black-and-white ones weren’t things ordinary families could own.

If she could buy a television for Xingfu Restaurant, would she ever worry about customer flow again?