northernbook Chapter 282: Busy supporting the family in the foreign land
Chapter 282: Busy supporting the family in the foreign land
Mrs. Peng's hometown is in the countryside. Her father is a landlord who owns over a hundred acres of land, and he only has one daughter, her.
When she reached the age to find a husband, she fell in love with a poor student from the next village at first sight.
Persuade parents to pay for the medical treatment of the poor student's widowed mother and support the poor student's studies.
When a poor student had the opportunity to study abroad, she secretly stole the family savings from her father's house to give him travel expenses.
An illiterate girl ran to the county town every two months to send money to poor students.
Four years passed in a flash, and she had waited from a little girl to an old maid, but the poor student still did not come back to marry her.
Everyone in the village laughed at the fact that the landlord, who had been smart all his life, had a stupid daughter.
Mr. Peng returned to the village, married her in a grand manner, and took her to live a life of luxury in the foreign land.
"What a waste of life! In the city, everything from food to clothing is free. As soon as I open my eyes, I wish this day would never begin."
This was the feeling expressed by Mrs. Peng and Xu Ayu after they finished telling her story.
Now she felt a little regretful. If she had known that the Wei family, who sold braised meat, had such powerful connections, she should have made more friends with them.
Compared to the pretentious Mrs. Huang, she still prefers the carefree Xu Ayu.
"Boss Wei, if you have something to say, just tell me. I will definitely help you in any way I can."
Wei Miao had already thought of an excuse at this time, and said to Mrs. Peng:
"It's nothing important. I just heard the guests today talking about wanting a large quantity of sugar. When I saw you, I was so excited that I wanted to pull you over to talk, but I didn't expect them to go upstairs."
After hearing this, Mrs. Peng slapped her thigh and said excitedly, "That's great. Who is it? I'll talk to him in person. No, let my husband talk to him."
After Mrs. Peng finished speaking, she rolled her eyes for a moment and whispered to Wei Miao:
"You should come to me for this matter. Asan, the candy manager, is going back to his country, and the British want to promote my husband. I can't guarantee anything else, but the quantity and quality will definitely be no problem."
Wei Miao nodded in surprise and looked at Mrs. Peng without blinking.
Mrs. Peng secretly cursed the little brat for being so shrewd. "Don't worry. If this thing succeeds, you will definitely get your share. At least this amount."
Mrs. Peng was a very business-minded person. She made a gesture to Wei Miao, which roughly meant that Wei Miao could get a one-cent kickback for every pound of sugar.
Wei Miao grinned and seemed very satisfied. After all, white sugar only costs one cent per pound in the market.
If it is sold in bulk, the price may be three or four cents cheaper. Mrs. Peng gives her a one-cent kickback. It seems generous, but in fact she does not lose out.
Judging from the fact that there is always more candy than ever at Mrs. Peng's house, she must have her own way of taking advantage of the situation.
After they finished talking about business, they started chatting.
Wei Miao asked Mrs. Peng, "I noticed that there were two neighbors who I had never seen before."
Mrs. Peng thought about it carefully and knew who Wei Miao was talking about.
"The thin one with sallow skin is a university professor, from the Jiaotong University."
Mr. Peng is a cultured man, so he naturally likes to interact more with knowledgeable people, and Mrs. Peng naturally remembers it.
"Let me tell you, Professor Li is a kind man, but he has a bad fate. His wife and children died of infectious diseases, and he is now a widower."
Mrs. Peng was still lamenting that Professor Li's wife and children could not enjoy a good life, but Wei Miao was sighing in her heart that this man was really brave.
If she can recognize it at a glance, why can't others?
"Hey, what are you two talking about hiding here? It's so hard for me to find you."
Mrs. Huang's voice was soft and gentle, and sounded like she was acting coquettishly.
Mrs. Peng felt that she was a woman of respectable family, so she didn't like Mrs. Huang who played mahjong all day long, so she raised her chin and said with a hint of show-off:
"We definitely didn't discuss how to win at mahjong, so we didn't call you, Mrs. Huang."
Mrs. Huang looked around the yard. There was only cold tea and fruit plates, but no one in sight.
I was disappointed in my heart, but I was smiling on my face.
"Wei family boy, your father wants you to go home quickly because there are distinguished guests coming to your house again."
Wei Miao thought about it and realized that most of the people who were supposed to come had already arrived, so who else would come?
But she stood up and thanked Mrs. Huang, and the three of them walked out of the yard and headed towards the Wei family.
Before entering the door, I saw Bai Meigui standing with the blonde man, talking to Sister Gui with her head down.
Dr. Ding's family was nearby. Xiao Ding and Huihui were chatting animatedly with Wei Ran.
Wei Miao thought, Brother Lu is right, this is truly a grand event.
She nodded to the two ladies and led them inside.
"Ms. Bai, Doctor Ding." Wei Miao greeted politely.
"Oh my God, little friend, we meet again." The foreigner next to Bai Meigui didn't understand Chinese and was feeling a little bored. He turned his head and saw Wei Miao walking in.
Wei Miao looked up and saw that this was the foreigner who bought her roses at the entrance of the dance hall.
"Hello, nice to see you again." Wei Miao spoke fluent English.
It might be okay for others, but Mr. Peng and his group really didn't expect this.
In the past, they only knew that she was making a living with an antique dealer. Even though they had been shocked countless times today, they were still surprised that a teenager could speak foreign languages so well.
Mr. Huang smiled and said to Mr. Peng and Professor Li, "You two have studied abroad. Can you give us your evaluation?"
Compared to the taciturn Professor Li, Mr. Huang is more tactful.
“Very standard pronunciation.”
After hearing the affirmation from the professionals, the status of the neighbor selling braised meat, whom they used to look down upon, became higher in their hearts.
Wei Miao knew why they came, so he went straight to the point.
"Brother Lu and the others are next door. Can I take you there?"
Leave the things here, and as for the rest, leave it to Brother Lu.
Xiao Qian just told him that her young master had already ordered food at the best Chinese restaurant, so her family didn't have to worry about the banquet there.
Others would definitely be unhappy with this kind of behavior of taking the initiative, but Wei Miao was not like that.
She said to Xiao Qian, "Sister Xiao Qian, please order a table. I haven't eaten the food at Huidinglou yet."
Xiao Qian agreed readily. Although she didn't know why her young master had to contribute to the Wei family's wedding banquet, she could still make the decision on such a small matter.
Bai Meigui let go of Wells' arm and said to Wei Miao:
"Just take him and Doctor Ding over there. I won't join in the fun. I want to see the cub first."
After listening to this, Dr. Ding waved his hand and smiled:
"I just want to talk to your father and the others. I won't join in the fun over there."
It's not that Dr. Ding didn't want to go over, but he didn't need to. On the surface, he was just a clinic doctor, and if he insisted on going over, he would only be asking for trouble.
He looked at Uncle Cai and his group. Compared to others, these were the ones he should befriend.
Wei Miao nodded and asked Xiao Nanjing to take Mr. Ding to where the men were talking.
Then he said to Sister Gui, "Sister Gui, please help me greet Miss Bai and Mrs. Ding."
Sister Gui held Bai Meigui's hand and smiled brightly at Wei Miao, "I know, go now."
Wilson seemed very excited. Before leaving the yard, he couldn't wait to ask Wei Miao.
"I heard Explorer George is here too?"
Wei Miao complained in his heart that a tomb robber is just a tomb robber, how can he be called an explorer.
"Do you have any ideas about exploration?" Wei Miao asked.
Wilson exaggeratedly said: "I have news about the treasure and I want to find someone to cooperate with me. When I heard that George was also coming to your party, I asked Rose to bring me along."
Wei Miao cooperated and asked: "What treasure is it?"
Wilson raised his eyebrows and said mysteriously: "The Shen family's treasure house."