Chapter 484 What Bargains Shouldn’t Be Taken

Chapter 484: What Bargains Aren't Worth Making

Time passed quickly. Su He's business was thriving, and she actually scored a big profit before the New Year, with the shop's daily revenue topping two thousand yuan daily.

You could tell the place must've been packed every day to achieve such revenue even without selling fruit.

When there are too many people, things usually get messy.

However, Su He's shop had surprisingly never encountered any trouble.

Mainly, the locals knew that this shop had connections and understood they shouldn't mess with them.

After all, anyone who had ever caused trouble there was still behind bars.

With the New Year approaching, everyone wanted to celebrate peacefully—why pick a fight you can't win?

As for folks from out of town, they came because they'd heard good things about Su He.

Particularly, many visitors came from the neighboring city where Su He had donated sugar oranges.

In this era, people were really patriotic, and people were pretty straightforward.

Because of Su He’s donation, many small business owners later followed suit, but none got the same results as she did.

Those who were a bit wiser described Su He’s donation as the most successful marketing campaign.

Indeed, during this period, Su He’s shop was raking it in.

To avoid drawing attention, Su He still ordered from suppliers, though most products actually came from her special supply.

The profit margins were through the roof.

The money earned in just over half a month before the New Year beat what she'd earned in the previous several months combined.

After some thought, Su He decided to discuss New Year’s plans with her family.

So, during dinner one evening, she brought up closing the shop a week early to the others.

"What! Close the shop a week early? No way. Your business is doing so well right now—why shut it down?" Su Shiming was the first to object.

Recently, business had been booming. Though exhausting, it was profitable.

After all, it's not like we've got better things to do—why close the shop for no reason?

Su He sighed. Looking at her father, she explained, "Don’t you need to prepare for the New Year?"

"Of course, but we can just close on New Year’s Day," Su Shiming replied matter-of-factly.

"Dad, we’ve already made plenty of money this year. We’re doing good now—isn’t it nice for the whole family to enjoy a good New Year together?" Su He tried to persuade him.

Next year would be even busier, and Su He felt she might not have as much time to spend with her family.

This year was the perfect opportunity. With only one shop, closing early for a few days wouldn’t hurt us much.

"Well, yes. Su He and I discussed it, and we’d like you to come with us to the countryside to celebrate the New Year this year," Fu Tinghua suddenly chimed in.

Wen Qing’s eyes widened in surprise upon hearing this.

"That’s not how it's done. Since when does the wife’s family follow the daughter back to the son-in-law’s home for New Year?"

"Our family doesn't have such a rule, and we've already moved out on our own, not living with my parents," Fu Tinghua immediately replied.

Su Shiming thought for a moment but still shook his head, saying, "No, your mother and I will stay in the city for the New Year. You can come back on the second day of the New Year to come wish us a happy New Year. If you're really busy, you can come by when you return to the city."

Su Shiming also felt this wasn’t quite proper.

"Dad, Mom, Tinghua and I wouldn't feel right about leaving you alone in the city," Su He said with a frown.

To be honest, after the incident with Liu Jianjun last time, Su He was a bit afraid that her unintentional actions might offend someone and lead to retaliation.

After all, she'd heard that the people who stopped their car last time had been arrested, but she didn't know if the town mayor of Xinxu had given her away or not.

She wasn't afraid of retaliation herself, but she couldn't let these two elderly people who had always supported her get dragged into it.

Leaving the two of them alone in the city for so many days—Su He really wasn't comfortable with that.

"What's there to worry about? We're..." Su Shiming cut himself off.

Given what had happened before, it was only natural for Su He to be concerned.

"Mom, Dad, just come with us to the countryside for a few days. It's the New Year—take this time to kick back and enjoy the break," Su He said with a smile.

"Enjoy what? I never expected you to spoil us," Su Shiming chuckled teasingly.

"Well, now you can."

After saying this, Su He pulled out the money she'd set aside.

She turned her gaze to Fu Yanju and said with a smile, "Fourth Sister, when we went back to the village last time, we handed out the sugar orange profits to the family. At that time, everyone discussed it and decided to give you a share of one thousand yuan."

Hearing this, Fu Yanju's heart leapt, but then, as if remembering something, she shook her head and said, "No, I—I wasn't part of it then. It wouldn't be right for me to take it."

Fu Yanju knew what wasn't hers to take.

"How is it not right? I think it's only right, and the family also believes it's reasonable to give you a share. What's more, the wives were the first to agree to give you the money," Su He said with a smile.

Mentioning the wives right away changed Fu Yanju's mind.

After all, wasn't she afraid to take the money just because she was worried her sisters-in-law would have objections?