Chen Shumin was mysteriously called by her second sister to the kitchen behind the convenience store.

She actually saw her elder sister chopping meat on the kitchen counter with a kitchen knife in her hand.

Oh my god! What's going on? Are my eldest and second sisters familiar with this family? That's impossible!

"Little sister, you're here! Come sit down for a while and try some of the dumplings I made for lunch. Today is the Lantern Festival, and your second sister said she'd make tangyuan (sweet rice balls), so I'll make you some dumplings. You haven't had dumplings made by me in over 20 years, right?"

Chen Shufang was chopping the stuffing as she spoke.

"well."

Chen Shumin sat down in a daze, "Sister, whose house is this? Why don't you stay in the hotel?"

"This house belongs to Duoduo! Little sister, you may not know this! This is the new house Duoduo bought!"

Chen Shufang stopped chopping meat with the kitchen knife and said to Chen Shumin with a smile.

"Ah? The house Duoduo bought? Why would Duoduo buy a house in our small town?"

Chen Shumin asked more and more questions, and she felt that there were a hundred thousand questions in her mind waiting for her elder and second sisters to answer.

"Duoduo, this child... little sister, I was just about to tell you about this!"

Chen Shuyue took over the conversation and sat down next to Chen Shumin. "Duoduo heard somewhere these days that houses here are cheap. She bought this house and the convenience store downstairs without even discussing it with me."

"Little sister, isn't this infuriating? We don't even live here anymore, so what would she do if she bought a house and a shop? I'd be heartbroken if they just sat there empty and wasted!"

"This... Second Sister... Don't worry. Ask Duoduo if we can return this house."

When Chen Shumin heard that her niece had bought the house on a whim, her heart ached along with her second sister's.

Duoduo, this child...

How to say it, if you can earn money, you can also spend it!

How can you just buy a house worth hundreds of thousands of dollars?

"I can't return it. The house has already been transferred. Sigh... It seems I can only leave it empty for now and wait for the right buyer to come along before selling it."

Chen Shuyue sighed, lowered her head and looked sad.

"Second sister, why are you sighing? Duoduo doesn't need this little money! She said that this house is not for sale, so it is usually empty. When we come to visit relatives during the New Year, we can stay here. I think it's great!"

"If you think it's a pity to leave it empty, then let me move in with the kids! The convenience store in front is perfect for me! Isn't Xiaozhu's high school right in town?"

Chen Shufang chopped the minced meat and put it in a stainless steel bowl to season. Seeing that her second sister had already brought up the key point of the topic, she suggested that her youngest sister come over to stay with them.

"Oh! That's great! Why didn't I think of that? Little sister, would you like to come live here and help Duoduo look after the house? The convenience store up front is doing pretty good business. I calculated it yesterday, and after deducting the costs, the daily income is over 300 yuan!"

Chen Shuyue excitedly grabbed Chen Shumin's hand, as if she had found a savior, and insisted that Chen Shumin and the children move to the town to live.

"How can we live in such a big house?"

Chen Shumin pulled her hand away from her second sister and quickly waved it away to refuse.

This house is so nice, it’s on the town’s street, and there’s a convenience store in front. Even if you rent it for a month, it would cost two to three thousand!

How could I take advantage of such a big thing for nothing?

"Why not? Duoduo's house is empty anyway. I'll feel at ease if you help her look after it! Little sister, just consider it as helping me, okay?"

Seeing that her younger sister was hesitant, Chen Shuyue started to play the family card.

"Yes, little sister, we're worried if you don't keep an eye on Duoduo's house for her! What if someone finds out no one's lived here for a long time and a thief breaks in? Not to mention anything else, these appliances alone are worth 10,000 or 20,000 yuan!"

Eldest sister Chen Shufang joined the lobbying at the right time.

She brought the prepared meat filling and a bag of dumpling wrappers she had just bought from the market, placed them on the dining table next to her two sisters, and started making dumplings.

Seeing this, Chen Shuyue and Chen Shumin hurried to the sink to wash their hands and helped Chen Shufang make dumplings.

"Then... I'll bring the kids over to live here and help Duoduo look after the house."

Chen Shumin thought that what her elder sister said made sense. If they went back to J City in a few days, the house would be left empty and would indeed attract attention.

Especially the convenience store in front, no matter what, I have to help Duoduo sublet it so that Duoduo can still collect rent every month.

Speaking of this convenience store, Chen Shumin was indeed tempted.

There has always been a good flow of people here. She and Aunt Wang set up a stall nearby. People come and go every day, and it is also close to the town’s primary school.

When the children go back to school, I will set up a stall selling glutinous rice balls in front of the store, and business will definitely be good.

This makes more money than selling mountain products from door to door, and I don’t have to worry about rainy days anymore.

"That's right! I'm relieved that you agree to this, little sister."

Chen Shuyue breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she had finally tricked her younger sister into coming to live with her.

"You two wrap them first. I'll go stew the old hen I bought this morning. Let's all have a good lunch to celebrate my little sister's move."

Seeing that the matter was settled, Chen Shufang's face was full of smiles.

"Sister, don't be so exaggerated! We are just here to look for a house for Duoduo. And as for that convenience store, I will find a way to help Duoduo rent it out, otherwise it will be a waste."

Chen Shumin finished wrapping a dumpling skillfully, looked at her two sisters and said with a smile.

Although she was interested in this convenience store, she had no money.

The goods in the convenience store, plus the monthly rent, is not a small amount of money.

Chen Shumin only has a little over 10,000 yuan in her hands now. Xiaozhu will have to pay tuition in a few days. Although the younger ones don’t have to pay tuition, insurance and other miscellaneous expenses will still cost some money.

She simply didn't have the money to rent the Duoduo convenience store.

Although Chen Shumin knew that as long as she mentioned renting a convenience store, her second sister and Duoduo would definitely not ask her for rent, and might even give her so many goods for free.

But I can't take advantage of my second sister and Duoduo. No one's money comes from the wind.

Chen Shumin thought that after helping Duoduo rent out the convenience store, she would talk to the owner of the store to see if she could set up a small stall selling glutinous rice balls next to the door.

If the owner of the rented shop agrees, she can also have a stable income in the town.

If the shop owner disagreed, she could continue selling mountain products from door to door, or she could join Aunt Wang in setting up a mobile stall in town. After all, she was living in town, and the opportunities to make money were definitely better than in the village.

At least I can save myself the bumpy journey back and forth on the mountain roads every day.

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