"Xiaoxiao, are you back from your business trip?"
Zhao Ruii said as her gaze fell on the bulging burlap sack.
"Wow, did you bring back a lot of goodies?"
She looked enviously at Liu Cuilan and said, "Cuilan, you’ve really raised a good daughter. Look how capable she is; your whole family benefits from it."
Hearing the praise for her daughter, Liu Cuilan was very pleased.
She imdiately invited Zhao Ruii into the house with a smile, "Co, Director Zhao, have a seat inside and have a drink of water."
Zhao Ruii was not shy and imdiately followed her inside.
Liu Cuilan poured her a cup of brown sugar water, which Zhao Ruii took a sip of, enjoying the sweet taste.
Su Xiaoxiao curiously asked her, "Sister Zhao, is there sothing you need this ti?"
"Good news, definitely good news."
Zhao Ruii took another big sip from her enal mug before continuing, "Our village organized a literacy class recently, and a couple of days ago, higher-ups ca to inspect the results. Guess what? Our village ca in first place, and Xiaoxiao, it’s all thanks to you."
Zhao Ruii was all smiles, feeling quite happy about it.
The leaders even specifically praised her, sothing even the village chief hadn’t received.
"The leaders think our village’s literacy class was a great success, and they want you to share your experience with other village classes. Of course, you won’t be working for free; there will be not only honor but also additional financial rewards."
Upon hearing there was money to be earned, Su Xiaoxiao perked up. Though she wasn’t short on money now, who would refuse extra cash?
Liu Cuilan couldn’t bear to watch her daughter’s eyes light up at the ntion of money.
This girl, why is she so obsessed with money?
The family wasn’t that poor anymore, so there was no need to earn every penny.
Lately, the girl’s been working during the day, attending literacy classes at night, and was as busy as a spinning top, which was hard to watch.
What’s more, the college entrance exams were returning next year, and preparing for them would keep her busy enough.
Before Su Xiaoxiao could speak, Liu Cuilan spoke on her behalf, "Director Zhao, my Xiaoxiao is preparing for the college entrance exams next year. She’s busy with work during the day and needs to study at night, so she doesn’t have the ti. Maybe you should find soone else for this task?"
"Auntie, the leaders specifically value Xiaoxiao’s teaching ability. How could anyone else replace her?"
"Besides, if Xiaoxiao manages this successfully, she’ll make a na for herself with the leaders, and her future prospects will be limitless, which is far better than that college entrance exam."
"The college entrance exams are resuming for the first year; we don’t even know what to expect. This is a tangible honor that could bring glory to the family."
Zhao Ruii made an impassioned case, noting that managing this project could also benefit her future promotions.
"Sister Zhao, my mom is right; I’m indeed quite busy now. How about this, give three days to think it over, and I’ll give you an answer then."
Although Su Xiaoxiao felt she could handle it, she didn’t want to agree right away; the tougher it seed for her, the more benefits she might receive.
She definitely wanted to earn the money, and she surely planned to take the college entrance exams.
"Alright, take your ti thinking it over, and I’ll wait for your answer in three days."
Zhao Ruii said before leaving.
Liu Cuilan advised her earnestly, "Xiaoxiao, as the saying goes, ’All trades are lowly, only studying is esteed.’ You mustn’t be confused by imdiate small gains and give up on the college entrance exams. Our family conditions have improved, and we don’t need that bit of money. Just focus on your studies..."
"Mom, don’t worry. I’ve been revising the college entrance exam subjects constantly. On this trip to Hai City, I even t a high school teacher on the train who gave a lot of guidance. Regarding the literacy class, I’d like to give it a try. After all, it won’t take up much ti. I can just briefly share so insights with other villages; it won’t be a big disruption."
She said reassuringly, hugging Liu Cuiran’s arm, "Mom, relax, I know what I’m doing. I can distinguish between what’s more important and what’s less."
Liu Cuilan sighed, "You’ve taken after your father, always striving for the best. Oh well, you’re grown and can make your own decisions. If you want to go, then go."
"Mom, I knew you would support ."
Su Xiaoxiao said as she stood on tiptoe to plant a kiss on Liu Cuilan’s cheek.
"Mom, this ti I brought you back quite an array of goodies from Hai City. Take a look."
With that, she untied the burlap sack, revealing what was inside.
Liu Cuilan’s eyes widened at the sight of the sack filled to the brim with seafood.
There were two big grouper fish, each weighing several kilos, and a particularly rare Chinese sturgeon.
In addition, there were plenty of dried shrimp, dried squid, dried mackerel, and so on, all stuffed inside.
The two younger brothers beside her couldn’t stop swallowing as they watched.
Their elder sister was really sothing, bringing back so much seafood and all of top quality.
"How did you manage to bring back such a load? It must have been expensive, right?"
Liu Cuilan counted the items one by one, feeling increasingly distressed. These were not cheap goods.
Just those three big fish alone must have cost quite a bit.
"It didn’t cost much. I bartered for all of it."
Su Xiaoxiao explained with a smile, "See this dried shrimp? I swapped it for a stainless steel cup. This dried mackerel? I exchanged it for a flashlight..."
"I used inventory from our departnt store, which didn’t cost much. If you like these things, I’ll bring so back for you on future business trips."
Hearing this, Liu Cuilan let out a small sigh of relief.
Her third daughter was truly resourceful, managing to exchange for such treasures without spending much; now they had New Year’s dinner sorted.
That evening, Liu Cuilan braised a big grouper, and the whole family ate until they were stuffed.
After dinner, Su Xiaoxiao patted her round belly and climbed onto the kang.
Just as she got up there, she heard a barrage of ssage notifications.
She opened the ga interface and, wow, she had countless unread ssages.
She randomly opened a few ssages to look at them; they were all complints about the seafood.
The ssage from Bald Brother was especially prominent.
The Big Spender: "Sis, your seafood is top-quality. When can you help get so more? I love this stuff."
The Big Spender: "Sis, the beef sauce рецепт и seafood canned food recipe you gave , I’ve already started working on producing them these past few days. Once the first batch is done, I’ll send so to you to try."
Su Xiaoxiao promptly replied with a ssage to him.
Chased by the God of Wealth: "Bro, fresh seafood is temporarily unavailable, but would you like so dried seafood? If you want, I can send you so."
She had collected quite a bit of dried seafood this ti, more than they could eat, so she could spare so for Bald Brother.
As soon as she sent the ssage, it showed the other party was typing...
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