Reborn in a small village in the 1990s

Cheng Jinxiang was quite receptive, after all, she knew about Zhao Dage's water business and that Zhao Dage had paid for the building materials for their house. She had heard Zhao Dage mention before that he wanted to try other businesses, but Cheng Jinxiang didn't think much of it at the time, assuming it was just a small business. However, she was surprised to find that Zhao Dage wanted to open a clothing store.

Zhao Tiesheng was too shocked to process the information; the amount of information was too much for him to believe.

Zhao Da'e didn't say much, but pulled his parents into Xiangzi's van.

"Dad, Mom, if you don't believe me, I'll take you to see it. Xiangzi, drive to the shop."

Upon seeing this, Xiangzi immediately got into the driver's seat and shouted, "Alright!"

The county town is a small place, and it's very close to the city center, only about twenty minutes away. Zhao Da'e had the shop key in her hand, and she easily opened the iron curtain of the shop and led Zhao Tiesheng and Cheng Jinxiang inside.

"Dad, Mom, this is where I'll open my shop in the future," Zhao Da'e said.

This shop is one of the larger ones in the area. It was originally a restaurant that could accommodate more than a dozen tables of people and even had a small warehouse, so it looked quite big.

Zhao Tiesheng's eyes widened. He never expected that what Zhao Da'e said was true, and that his daughter was indeed a business genius.

Cheng Jinxiang had already figured it out and accepted it easily. Seeing Zhao Tiesheng's shocked look, she stepped forward and grabbed his ear in annoyance, "Stop watching here and go help the goose carry the tea leaves in!"

There are still 25 large boxes of tea in Xiangzi's van that need to be moved over; this is hard work.

Cheng Jinxiang pinched Zhao Tiesheng's ear until it hurt, and he quickly said, "Okay, wife, stop pinching, I'll go help right away."

Cheng Jinxiang then stopped what she was doing, and Zhao Tiesheng didn't dare to delay either, so he immediately went over and picked up the heavy box of tea.

Zhao Da'e took the key and opened the innermost small storage room. It had been cleaned by Zhao Da'e and Cai Xiaofeng before and was quite clean, just right for storing the tea leaves.

Xiangzi went over to help and saw two big men carrying large boxes, running back and forth into the warehouse.

Xiangzi was alright; he used to deliver water to people often, so his arm muscles were well-developed, making the work relatively easy for him. But Zhao Tiesheng was already panting heavily after carrying the load for a short while.

Seeing the two busy, Cheng Jinxiang took the opportunity to pull Zhao Dage outside to whisper to him.

Cheng Jinxiang took out the 9,000 yuan savings book that Zhao Chunqin had given her and handed it to Zhao Da'e. She said seriously, "Da'e, this money is for you to use to run your business. Remember not to tell anyone that I gave you this money, and don't tell your father either, so that he doesn't think you are a child who doesn't know how to ask for money and comes to ask to return your money."

Looking at the money in his hand, Zhao Da'e was somewhat moved and said, "Mom, you've given me all your money, but what about the money for building the house?"

Cheng Jinxiang's eyes softened, and she said helplessly, "When you took out five thousand yuan out of your own pocket to give to your great-grandfather, didn't you think about what you would do?"

Zhao Da'e pursed her lips and explained, "That's because I have some money on me, but Mom, you don't have anything except this nine thousand yuan."

Cheng Jinxiang ruffled Zhao Da'e's hair and smiled helplessly, "Silly child, I know you're different from other kids. You want to open a shop and make more money, but you've used most of your money to buy building materials. So you don't have the start-up capital to do what you want. Mom doesn't want the family to be a burden on you. This money is rightfully yours. If it weren't for your suggestion to cause trouble at Zhao Chunqin's workplace, we wouldn't have gotten this nine thousand yuan. You're the one who deserves the most credit in our family. Take this money and do whatever you want. If your dad finds out, I'll take care of him."

Zhao Da'e was deeply moved after hearing this, and her nose tingled with emotion. She hadn't expected her mother to think of her so much.

"But Mom, you gave me all the money to buy tea, and now you're giving me this nine thousand yuan. Do you really trust me to do this well? What if I fail and the business fails? Then all forty thousand yuan will be wasted."

Cheng Jinxiang shook her head, clearly not caring. "It's okay. I just hope my goose stays healthy. You don't need to think so much or have so much burden. If you fail, you fail. You can always start over. This is all I can give you. I'm afraid you'll resent me for not giving you enough."

That's how mothers are; they always feel they owe their children something.

Zhao Da'e's eyes were red. She hugged Cheng Jinxiang and choked up, "No, I won't blame your mother. You've already given me so much. Don't worry, Mom, I won't let you down. Leave the house building to me. I'll find the workers and pay for it myself."

Having received such a large sum of money from his family, Zhao Da'e had no reason not to do anything; at the very least, he should build a proper house for his family.

Even if Cheng Jinxiang hadn't given Zhao Dage the money, Zhao Dage had already figured out where to find workers. She had already contacted Zhang Daya, who had the contact information for the best team of workers in the county. Zhao Dage was just waiting to go there and have a good talk with them in person.

After carrying the tea leaves, Zhao Tiesheng was so tired that he could barely lift his hands, but his day's journey was finally over.

On the bus, Zhao Da'e was so tired that he fell asleep leaning against the window. Zhao Tiesheng leaned closer to Cheng Jinxiang and said playfully, "Jinxiang, this nine thousand yuan..."

Before Zhao Tiesheng could finish speaking, Cheng Jinxiang glared at him and said, "Let me make this clear: you're not allowed to have any designs on this money!"

Seeing Cheng Jinxiang's strong reaction, Zhao Tiesheng felt a little wronged. "Jinxiang, I was just thinking about my family. Building a house requires money everywhere. I just wanted to discuss how to use the money and help you share the burden."

Cheng Jinxiang snorted coldly, "You always made excuses about building a house before, but now that you're preparing to build one and have money, you're coming up to me saying you want to help share the burden. Let me tell you, don't even think about it. I'll figure out how to build the house myself, and I'll call you if I need any help."

Zhao Tiesheng couldn't stand Cheng Jinxiang's sarcastic remarks. It was just that he had kept making excuses when she mentioned building a house before, and Cheng Jinxiang was still holding a grudge.

Half of that nine thousand yuan was earned through his own hard work. What's wrong with him discussing how to use the money with Cheng Jinxiang?

Forget it, let's not argue with this woman.

The next day, Zhao Da'e was awakened by the crowing of a rooster, followed by her older cousin Zhou Chunwen calling her to get up and have breakfast.

Zhao Da'e yawned, clearly lacking energy and feeling drowsy. He had been busy all day yesterday, first causing trouble at Zhao Chunqin's workplace, then moving tea leaves and such. Zhao Da'e is still a child at heart, and he was quite tired after a long day. He took a nap, but didn't wake up naturally, and didn't get enough sleep. He was still a bit sleepy when he woke up in the morning.

"Hey goose, wake up! Get up and eat! The food will get cold if you don't eat now. You're the laziest one in the family; you're always the last one to get up."

Zhou Chunwen smiled, reached out and pinched Zhao Da'e's nose, thinking that Da'e looked rather cute when he was still half asleep.

Seeing that Zhao Da'e was squinting, clearly wanting to lie back down and sleep, Zhou Chunwen first took out clothes from the wardrobe and dressed Zhao Da'e in that festive red coat, which was both good-looking and warm.

Then Zhou Chunwen went out and got a wet towel to wipe Zhao Da'e's face. Zhao Da'e's sleepiness instantly dissipated by more than half, and her eyes opened wide. She said somewhat groggily, "Big Cousin?" She still seemed to be unable to wake up from her sleepiness.

Seeing Zhao Dage looking dazed, Zhou Chunwen couldn't help but laugh and said, "You're still not awake? It's time to get up and eat. You're such a lazybones, don't stay in bed."

After realizing what was happening, Zhao Da'e instinctively lay down, sinking into the comfortable blankets, and sighed, "This blanket is so comfortable, Big Cousin, I don't want to get up."

Seeing this, Zhou Chunwen shook his head helplessly, pulled Zhao Da'e off the bed, and tapped Zhao Da'e on the forehead, "Wake up, eat quickly."

Zhao Da'e touched the head that Zhou Chunwen had hit, and couldn't help but cry out in pain. There was nothing he could do but get up, otherwise he would get hit on the head again.

When I arrived in the kitchen, Cheng Jinxi had just finished stir-frying the greens. The greens had been larded and smelled quite delicious.

When Cheng Jinxi saw that Zhou Chunwen had finally woken Zhao Da'e up for dinner, she chuckled and said, "Oh, whose little lazybones is this? He's finally willing to get up for dinner."

Zhou Chunwen helped serve Zhao Dage and herself a bowl of porridge. She smiled helplessly and said, "Mom, you don't know how drowsy Dage is when she wakes up. I even washed her face, but she can still lie down. If I don't help her up, she might fall asleep again."

Zhou Chunhong laughed loudly from the side, stammering, "Hahaha, lazy...lazy bug, the goose should be renamed...lazy...bug."

Zhao Da'e scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "Second cousin, don't make fun of me. It's only natural to want to stay in bed, it's a perfectly normal thing."

Zhao Da'e had already sat down on the wooden chair, picked up some vegetables with his chopsticks, and started drinking his porridge.

Cheng Jinxi couldn't help but laugh and said, "Big Goose, I heard that you and your mother went to your aunt's workplace yesterday and got all the money back. I congratulate you in advance. Now that you have money, you can build a new house."

Zhao Da'e sighed and said, "Auntie, we only got back a few thousand yuan. My aunt used tea as collateral to pay the remaining tens of thousands of yuan. I'll have to switch to selling tea in a few days."

Cheng Jinxi was somewhat shocked. Tea? Using tens of thousands of yuan worth of tea as collateral?

Yesterday, Zhao Da'e and Cheng Jinxiang came back too late. Cheng Jinxi originally wanted to ask about the specific situation, but seeing that the whole family was very tired, she didn't bother them to ask more. Instead, Cheng Jinxiang started a conversation and asked Zhao Chunqin to get the money back. But what she didn't know was that she only got back a few thousand yuan. The remaining tens of thousands of yuan were all pawned with tea leaves.

"Big Goose, is what you said true? Your aunt actually used tea leaves as collateral for your family's debts? That's outrageous! What's the use of tea leaves? You can't eat tea leaves, money is much more useful." Cheng Jinxiang couldn't help but curse.

Zhao Da'e quickly said, "Auntie, you can't say that. Whether the tea is useful or not depends on whether it can be sold. But now that the tea is in my hands, I guarantee that it will be sold and I will make money." Zhao Da'e patted his chest, very confident.

Cheng Jinxi breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Zhao Dage say that. She knew that the girl was in the water business and was doing very well. She believed that she could also sell tea.

"That's good. Oh, Da'e, stay away from your aunt from now on. She's no good." Cheng Jinxi instructed. Zhao Chunqin borrowed money and wouldn't pay it back. She would only pay it back if the matter was brought to her workplace. Her second sister had suffered a lot of bullying from her since marrying into the Zhao family.

Zhao Da'e nodded, feeling helpless. She knew who was good to her. Zhao Chunqin was a bad person, and she looked down on her and her mother. There was no point in her associating with Zhao Chunqin; it would be thankless and she would likely be treated coldly. On the contrary, her aunt's family had taken good care of her, and Zhao Da'e remembered all of that.

"Auntie, I'm going to the county town again today, and I won't be back until the afternoon," Zhao Da'e explained to Cheng Jinxi first, so that she wouldn't start to worry if she didn't see her.

Cheng Jinxi knew that Zhao Dage ran a water-selling business in the county town and often went there, so she wasn't suspicious of it. Instead, she said, "Be careful on the road. If any bad people offer you candy, don't accept it. There are a lot of bad people out there lately, so remember to have Xiangzi go with you. Don't come back too late at night; it's not safe. Your aunt will save some food for you tonight."

Cheng Jinxi couldn't help but nag a bit. Looking at Zhao Da'e, she felt that she looked even more haggard than before. She thought that she would cook some cured meat for dinner tonight to help Zhao Da'e recover.

"I know, Auntie, how could I not be at ease?" Zhao Da'e felt warm inside. She thought to herself that when she made a lot of money in the future, she would definitely take good care of her aunt.

These days, it's better to eat your fill first, so you'll have the energy to do things. With that in mind, Zhao Da'e couldn't help but shovel a few mouthfuls of porridge into his mouth.

After dinner, Xiangzi arrived outside in his van. Zhao Da'e had told him yesterday to drive to her aunt's house to pick her up.

Xiangzi called out from the doorway, "Little Aunt, I'm here! I'm getting ready to head to the county town."

Hearing the shout, Zhao Da'e had already tidied up and came out of her room. This time she didn't bring much, just a thousand yuan in cash, which she was going to use for important business.

Zhao Da'e got into the van, which contained Xiangzi and Cai Xiaofeng.

Cai Xiaofeng was holding a piece of paper with an address written on it.

Cai Xiaofeng said, "Boss, I went to see Aunt Zhang yesterday to talk about the workers. I also mentioned that we want to renovate the shop and build a house in the countryside. Aunt Zhang gave me an address and said she has already made arrangements. So we can go there and have a good chat with them."