CHAPTER 417: CHAPTER 417: BEG ME?

"What does this have to do with RMB?" Bai Qing didn’t catch Tang Yue’s meaning for a moment.

Tang Yue explained: "Everyone likes RMB."

Everyone likes RMB, so Tang Yue is not RMB and cannot be liked by everyone.

After a roundabout explanation, Bai Qing finally understood and couldn’t help but burst out laughing, "Xiao Yue, your words took such a roundabout path, I’m really not used to it."

"I didn’t beat around the bush." Tang Yue looked at Bai Qing’s reaction, and thought that unlike in the future where this sentence would be understood by almost everyone, in this era, probably not.

Tang Yue touched her nose and said, "Bai Qing, let’s not talk about this anymore, I really have no interest in the Lian Family’s property."

"Only a fool like you would say no. If the Lian Family owes you, why not take it?" Bai Qing didn’t have a good attitude towards Lian He.

But she felt everything that belonged to Lian He should have a part for Tang Yue; even though he didn’t raise Tang Yue, she deserves a share of it.

"I don’t want it, let him feel guilty." Tang Yue smiled lightly as she said, "Sister Qing, you should come too for the spring outing at Yan Mountain, right?"

"Going." Bai Qing nodded.

"That’s perfect, I’ll have company. But, that day isn’t a weekend, and the stocks..." Tang Yue’s gaze fell on Bai Qing, who would go to the stocks company every day except Saturdays and Sundays, no matter how busy she was.

Bai Qing replied, "Xiao Yue, do I really act as exaggerated about stocks as it seems?" She thought seriously, as recently she had been spending a lot of time at the stock company.

"Yes." Tang Yue answered without hesitation.

Bai Qing cleared her throat awkwardly and said, "Ah, actually, I got hooked too, it’s just so profitable."

Bai Qing excitedly discussed with Tang Yue about how much money they made from stocks in such a short time.

"Sister Qing, it’s making money, but we also shouldn’t forget to live." Tang Yue was worried that Bai Qing was getting too absorbed in it.

*

"Zhaodi, do you want to join us for the spring outing?" Zhang Tingyu specifically invited Yu Zhaodi. Although they weren’t particularly close to Yu Zhaodi, she had a good disposition and a caring heart.

Previously, when she and Tang Yue had clothes they couldn’t wear, Yu Zhaodi would pack them and send them back to their village. After learning about this, they bought a lot of books to send back to the village for children who couldn’t afford books.

"Sure, but..." Yu Zhaodi hesitated and said, "Will I be a bother?"

"How could you be, it will be nice having more company." Zhang Tingyu invited her warmly.

"Then, sure." Yu Zhaodi answered promptly.

After class, she went to Zhang Tingyu’s home, and they discussed what to bring for the spring outing.

"Zhaodi, you came at the right time, here’s your clothes." Tang Yue handed over some clothes to her and said, "Zhaodi, the last time you brought that salted ginger from your home, do you still have any? If you do, could you give me some?"

The salted ginger brought by Yu Zhaodi was one of Tang Yue’s favorites.

"I do, I’ll ask my grandma to send some more to you." Yu Zhaodi didn’t take the clothes, instead she said, "Xiao Yue, you don’t need to give me these clothes."

"That won’t do," Tang Yue, full of anticipation, said, "I not only want salted ginger, but also dried shiitake mushrooms, which are expensive. I’m trading clothes for them, you won’t be angry, right?"

"No." Yu Zhaodi then smiled genuinely. There were a lot of dried shiitake mushrooms at her home, since she would pick a lot in the mountains during holidays. They didn’t eat much on regular days, so there were plenty left at home.

The last time she brought local produce for Tang Yue and others, thinking dried shiitake mushrooms were really good, she brought some, which they really liked.

"That’s great." Tang Yue and Zhang Ting exchanged a quick glance; Zhang Ting said, "Zhaodi, I also want dried shiitake mushrooms and salted ginger, and the dried black fungus you brought last time. I like those too, I want as much as you have. However, I can’t sew clothes, I’ll buy them at market price."

"I’ll give them to you." Seeing her talk about money, Yu Zhaodi hurriedly said, "These things, I picked them from the mountains during my holidays, they didn’t cost money."

"That won’t do, I wouldn’t feel right accepting these things from you as a gift." Zhang Ting insisted on giving Yu Zhaodi a deposit of one hundred RMB, saying, "If there are other people in your village who also have these, collect them too, and we’ll buy them at market price. We really like these natural products at home."

"That’s fine." Yu Zhaodi happily accepted the money and immediately called her village, asking them to gather these items. When the villagers heard that someone was paying for them, everyone was very happy. After hanging up, Yu Zhaodi was still very excited and said emotionally, "On behalf of the people in the village, thank you."

"Zhaodi, actually, we should be the ones thanking you for letting us buy such delicious foods." Tang Yue said with a smiling face.

After Yu Zhaodi left with her clothes, she was still very excited; the people in the village were going to make some money.

Suddenly, someone covered Yu Zhaodi’s mouth and dragged her into an alley.

Yu Zhaodi struggled, her eyes filled with terror.

"Mmm... Mmm..."

Yu Zhaodi struggled desperately, but, being just a girl, her little strength was merely like tickling to an adult man.

On the weekend, when Tang Yue arrived at the Lian Family quarters, people who usually gathered in small groups chatting about this and that were nowhere to be seen. Instead, everyone had a basket next to them filled with dolls, and they chatted while sewing.

Seeing Tang Yue arrive, everyone warmly greeted her.

"Xiao Yue, the dolls we made are really quite good. I earned over a dozen RMB." Jiang Lan said excitedly.

Although they hadn’t been making them for long and were slow at it, earning just over ten RMB in half a month, in the past few days they were producing more and more each day.

Even though ten RMB wasn’t much, it helped relieve some burden on their families. This month, they even had meat for two extra meals, which made the kids very happy.

"That’s great, sister-in-law, as you make more, you’ll definitely earn more." Tang Yue responded with a smile, spent a day seriously chatting with the ladies, and was relieved to discover that everyone had earned a significant amount; the doll factory’s owner also kept his word, not shortchanging them a single penny for the dolls they made.

"Xiao Yue, for such good fortune, we really have you to thank," Jiang Lan said, a sentiment echoed by the other sisters-in-law.