Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack! Chapter 24: The Plan

Gu Ruhai was silent all day.

The family mbers knew better than to provoke him.

Gu Xiaoqing and Gu Xiaoying were inside, taking apart the bedding; the state of their belongings was truly unbearable to look at.

Finally, when they had so free ti, Gu Xiaoqing discussed with her sister.

They decide to take advantage of the good weather in the next couple of days to sort everything out.

The two of them took apart the quilts.

The quilt covers and sheets that had been used for many years couldn’t even be washed clean anymore, and they were covered in patches everywhere, which really made Gu Xiaoqing’s heart ache.

After washing them, as she looked at the sheets drying in the yard, Gu Xiaoqing finally made up her mind and went into the house to find Li Xuei.

Li Xuei was nding a pair of pants for Xiao Jie.

Upon seeing Gu Xiaoqing co in, she didn’t even raise her head.

"Mom, shall we go to town today?"

Gu Xiaoqing braced herself and said.

She knew her mom would definitely be reluctant to hear it.

But Gu Xiaoqing wasn’t planning to just wait around like this.

With all this clutter in the house, she wanted to change everything; if they hesitated too much and missed the best ti for reform and opening up, then what was the point of her reincarnation?

At the very least, no matter the reason for her rebirth, she intended to make so changes for her family. The first step had already been taken, so the rest was to gradually get her parents to accept her ideas and take it one step at a ti.

Li Xuei felt annoyed and rolled her eyes at Gu Xiaoqing, saying, "Why are you starting to worry too? What are we going to town for? That’ll cost money."

After all, the 29 yuan hadn’t even ward in Li Xuei’s hands.

Li Xuei was so intent on not spending a penny if possible.

Gu Xiaoqing gently persuaded, "Mom, we can’t live off this little bit of money forever. Let’s go and see what we can do in town. At least the house is idle now; we have ti and could start a small business to earn so pocket money. Just look at how worn out our quilts are."

Li Xuei sighed internally. She knew their situation at ho, but starting a business wasn’t easy.

They were uneducated, couldn’t read, and weren’t good with words. In Li Xuei’s mind, business was for those smooth talkers.

Both she and Gu Ruhai were clumsy with their words, unable to articulate a sentence properly, let alone run a business. If they got cheated, they’d lose everything.

But the child ant well. She knew Gu Xiaoqing was different now; her thoughts had deepened and she had beco harder to talk to.

Gu Xiaoqing was assertive, and because she, Li Xuei, as a mother, was incapable, she had pushed her child into this.

"Xiaoqing, you don’t know. Running a business isn’t easy. Your dad and I are not talkative, and we can’t read. We also need capital to do business. Our family only has 29 yuan. If we get cheated or lose money, we won’t even have your school fees."

This was supposed to highlight the pitfalls of doing business.

Gu Xiaoqing imdiately responded, saying, "Mom, even if you and Dad aren’t good at speaking, it’s okay. Nobody is born knowing how to do it. You just have to practice and speak up more; you can learn anything. Besides, we can start with sothing small, like selling food. It’s a small investnt, and even if there’s a risk, at worst, we can’t sell it and we’ll eat it ourselves. It wouldn’t be a loss."

This was an indirect persuasion.

Li Xuei was moved.

But then she thought again and started to worry.

Food!

In these rural areas, she could only cook simple ho als. Who would know how to make sothing a bit special and fancy?

Wasn’t that setting herself up for failure?

If it didn’t taste good, wouldn’t they end up with a loss at ho?

"Xiaoqing, making food isn’t easy. If it doesn’t taste good, who would buy it?"

Li Xuei had absolutely no confidence in her cooking skills.

She was just an ordinary rural housewife, selling food.

That’s just putting her in a difficult position.

Gu Xiaoqing knew her mom’s cooking skills were only passable enough to deal with her own kids, but to sell it for money, it really wasn’t good enough.

But it wasn’t a problem because she was there.

Even though she was only twelve, she was an adult inside, having experienced drifting for decades. And the biggest advantage was that back in the day, she worked to make money to pay off Fu Guoqiang’s gambling debts.

Gu Xiaoqing had worked in many small food shops, hotels, restaurants, and various bakeries.

Gu Xiaoqing was clever and capable, honest and hardworking, so she was often relied upon by the employers and learned everything.

Now, if she took out one or two things for her mom to learn and start a business, it could beco their unique family skill.

A skill that was sure to be profitable.

At least Gu Xiaoqing thought that towns were different from villages. Towns had organizations and units; most people there worked for the governnt and were paid wages, so they spent money more freely. People weren’t as constrained as the villagers.

As long as it tasted good, she believed it would have great financial potential.

Gu Xiaoqing held her mother’s hand and said, "Mom, don’t worry, you’ve got ."

Li Xuei laughed.

She laughed until her stomach hurt.

"You? I can’t see it."

It wasn’t that Li Xuei doubted Gu Xiaoqing, but at this mont, Gu Xiaoqing hadn’t yet demonstrated any special culinary skills.

Gu Xiaoqing, full of confidence, said, "Mom, don’t doubt . How about this: you give two yuan, and I’ll buy so ingredients. Today I’ll cook a al for you all, so you can see my skills. If it’s good, then follow my lead. Deal?"

This was a provocative tactic.

Gu Xiaoqing also knew that getting her mom to listen to her was a difficult thing.

Li Xuei suddenly rembered that last night when she ca ho, the kids said they wanted to eat dumplings and she had readily agreed.

It must be that this little girl was craving it, which gave her the excuse.

Li Xuei’s heart softened.

The kids rarely ate anything good all year round; just this once wouldn’t hurt.

She took out two yuan from her pocket and handed it to Gu Xiaoqing, "Take it, but rember, if it’s not good, you’ll stop with these antics and focus."

Gu Xiaoqing happily took the money and ran out, saying to Li Xuei as she went, "Mom, just watch ."

Gu Xiaoqing pulled Gu Xiaoying, who was still washing clothes in the yard, along to Butcher Feng’s place in the east of the village, intending to buy a piece of at. One pound should be enough. They would also gather so chives from the field to make stead dumplings with chive and pork filling.

In Butcher Feng’s astonished gaze, the two sisters spent eighty cents to buy a pound of pork.

Butcher Feng knew that the Gu Ruhai family was the poorest in the village, mainly because of Mr. Gu’s favoritism, so this family had never done business with him before.

This was their first ti, and Butcher Feng couldn’t help but give them an ounce more at, to support this family.

Gu Xiaoqing saw that extra ounce and understood it was out of kindness, so she thanked him repeatedly.