Chapter Seventeen Earned Sixty Cents

  Qiu Ye's shout really attracted several students. "How much is this?" a bespectacled refined-looking boy asked, walking up to Qiu Ye.

  "Hey big brother, these Sichuan meatballs are two cents each, and they're delicious. Try one for free first." Qiu Ye was afraid that the customer would ask a question and then leave, so he quickly pulled out his policy of offering free samples to develop potential customers.

  "Really? And it's free to try?" The elegant man still had some doubts and confirmed again.

  "Honestly, big brother, this is my first time selling, I just want to see if everyone likes to eat it. You're very lucky, free trial for only three days, after that, it's gone." Qiu Ye hastily explained, fearing he would ask about the price like the few people before him. She had just said she wanted to give them a free taste, but they didn't know whether they were scared or embarrassed, and they all ran away, leaving Qiu Ye speechless. So she had to work harder on this refined man.

  "Hehe, I'm so lucky? Okay, I'll try one. If it's delicious, I'll buy a few more." After saying that, the refined man took out his own chopsticks and picked up a meatball from the lunchbox, bringing it to his mouth for a bite.

  Qiu Ye felt like a student waiting for exam results, watching others eat the dishes she made in front of her, feeling anxious and thinking wildly in her mind. What if they ate it and said it didn't taste good? Then she comforted herself by thinking that it shouldn't be possible, as she had personally tasted it before. With her 21st-century palate, she felt that although the meatball wasn't particularly delicious, there was still room for improvement. However, in this era where seasonings were scarce, it should be passable.

  Finally, that refined man finished eating the whole bun and said: "Hmm, your buns are actually quite tasty, okay, bring me three more."

  Qiu Ye let out a huge sigh of relief and then burst into wild joy, her dumplings had finally been sold.

  She happily picked up three white buns again, dipped a full circle of seasonings in the seasoning box, and then put them into Sven's lunch box.

  "Six cents, thank you." Qiu Ye said with a smile as bright as a flower.

  That elegant man didn't say anything, stretched out his hand from his pocket and handed a one-yuan note to Qiu Ye.

  Qiu Ye looked at the big bill and felt annoyed. She had forgotten a very, very important thing - she had come to sell things but hadn't brought any change, and now she was on the verge of tears.

  "Big brother, do you have any change? You're my first customer and I haven't sold anything yet, so I don't have enough to give you change." Qiu Ye hoped that this refined man just didn't want to bother finding change, and would take out some small bills himself.

  That elegant man did not expect that this little girl could not even find one cent, and after being stunned for a moment, she began to turn out all the pockets on her body, taking out everything, with the smallest bill being 0.1 yuan each.

  Qiu Ye wanted to cry but had no tears. The buns were already put in his lunchbox, and she couldn't take them back out to resell. Was she supposed to just give them away for free? But if she gave away one, it was okay; giving away three would be painful for herself.

  She was struggling with this when suddenly an idea struck her, and she put on a bright smile again to the somewhat flustered gentleman in front of her: "Big brother, I don't have any change, how about this? You buy two more dumplings, and I'll give you one for free. It's like buying five and getting one free, what do you think?"

  The refined man thought for a moment about the little girl's proposal, and said, "Alright, this way I can get it cheaper and don't have to look for money." "Alright, then let's get five meatballs."

  "Alright." This time Qiu Ye first received a one-mao coin handed over by Si Wen, then gave him three more pellets.

  Watching the stylish man who had already left, Qiu Ye clenched the 10 cents in her hand, still unable to conceal the excitement in her heart. Finally, it's open for business! Although she only sold more than 20 pellets in a bowl for 10 cents, Qiu Ye was still very happy and believed that business would get better and better in the future.

  Wishes are beautiful, but reality is cruel. Qiu Ye stood at the entrance of the cafeteria until 12 o'clock, and most students inside had finished eating and left. There was still half a bowl of dumplings in her basin that hadn't been sold, and she only had 60 cents in her pocket. This was because just a few students who had tried some for free came to buy more after finishing their meal, and she had persuaded them to buy five get one free, which is how she managed to sell 60 cents worth. The rest of the dumplings were given away for free, and the remaining half bowl was left unsold even after being offered for free.

  Qiu Ye sighed softly in front of the basin, thinking that this era was full of gold everywhere, but after being reborn once, she didn't even get a chance to touch any golden opportunities.

  Qiu Ye saw fewer people and didn't plan to sell anymore, it was already 12 o'clock, so he went home for lunch.

  Just as she was bending down to pick up her things, Qiu's father emerged from under the trees on both sides of the road.

  He thought of the girl saying she would come to sell boiled dumplings today as he passed by the cafeteria on his way home from work. The girl was so young and hadn't even started school yet, and although he had said it was a good idea for her to come out and exercise yesterday, he was still worried in his heart. Now was the time when students were eating, if the girl came to sell dumplings, she should be selling them now, he turned into the small path leading to the cafeteria, preparing to go take a look at how the girl was doing.

  The result was that he didn't see the old lady, but heard her clear and crisp calling out. When he saw the old lady, there were a few students in front of her asking questions, and she was smiling and greeting them. However, in the end, they didn't pay, and the old lady gave one of them a free bun in their lunchbox. He wondered if she had been cheated. Just as he was about to go over and take a look, he heard the old lady's calling out again, almost startling him. "Free tasting?" This spendthrift old lady really didn't know how to live! However, after thinking about it carefully, he felt that what the old lady did was right. So he hid in the shade of a big tree and watched as the old lady sold her buns. When someone finally bought some, but was worried because they didn't have change, he quickly searched his own pockets, but also found no change. He was thinking about whether to run back home to get some change for the old lady when she quickly reacted and said "buy five get one free". This way, she sold a few more buns, and as for the ones she gave away for free, they could be ignored. After all, giving them to someone who paid was better than giving them to someone who didn't pay! Old man Qiu thought happily.

  However, from the overall point of view, the girl didn't sell much today, only 5 or 6 people paid for the rice balls, and the rest were given away by the girl. Now that the girl has started packing up her things, he knows she wants to close up shop, so he comes out of the shadows, ready to help the girl move everything back home.

  "Dad, how did you get here? Look, I've earned some money!" Qiu Ye was tidying up things and saw a shadow in front of her, thinking it was someone coming to buy glutinous rice balls. She lifted her head and saw that it was her own dad, so she excitedly called out and hurriedly showed off the money she had earned.

  "Uh, my old girl is great, Dad is here to pick you up and go home, let's go back home for dinner." Qiu Dad bent down and picked up the basin and small stool with one hand, holding the girl's hand with the other, and they went home together.

  On the way home, Qiu Ye chattered non-stop with her boss, talking about interesting things that happened when selling things, which person was scared away by her, and how cleverly she solved the problem of not having change, etc. Qiu's father just smiled and listened.

  When it was time to go home, Qiu's father suddenly asked: "Miss, are you going to sell meatballs again?"

  Qiu Ye was taken aback, what's going on? Didn't I just think that I didn't say anything wrong just now? Why would Dad ask this? He said: "Of course, I made money today."

  "Girl, if you've decided to sell, you must stick to it and can't give up halfway," said Qiu Dad seriously.

  "Uh-huh, I know what you said. Once you decide to do something, you have to stick with it and not give up halfway. Dad, I will persist, and I also want to save money for college." Qiu Ye replied seriously.

  "Alright, my girl has spirit. Dad will support you too, from now on, every day at 11:30 when dad gets off work, I'll go pick you up and take you home, how's that?" Mr. Qiu heard his daughter's response and smiled with pleasure.

  Qiu Ye thought, "This is great! I'll just make and sell the meatballs. Mom can deliver them at noon, and Dad can pick up the orders. That way, I won't have to do anything else."

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