Chapter 23 Negotiation

  "I want to say... something about these clothes." Mom said hesitantly. "Okay, okay, go ahead! What do you really think?" I exclaimed excitedly. "I think they look pretty good..." "Of course." I chimed in. Mom smiled: "And since nobody else is selling them, maybe I should actually open a small store in town to specialize in this kind of clothing?"

  I immediately agreed: "Mom is absolutely right. This is what we should do." Mom looked at Dad, then at my second brother: "Shouldn't we discuss this with the two older ones? After all, it's a big deal." Dad nodded: "Let's do this, tomorrow I'll take Hui to town and give them a call to ask for their opinions." "Ah? Do you still need to go through so much trouble. You're adults, can't you just make your own decisions?! I believe my older brother and sister will definitely support you." I don't want Mom to change her mind, this is my dream of opening a clothing store for many years, in this life I must open it up.

  My mom looked at me and said, "This girl is more anxious than I am. Your older brother and sister work in the county, they have a bit more experience, asking them won't hurt, right?" My second brother asked curiously from the side, "Mom, who designed your clothes? If that person designs for others, it wouldn't be good!" My mom and I exchanged a smile. "Don't worry about that! It's impossible for anyone else to design," I said confidently. "How do you know?" my second brother asked doubtfully, "Unless it was you." "You're right, it's true, I designed it myself. I'm the genius beauty girl and super fashion designer Yín Ruòyún!" My second brother looked disbelieving. I didn't bother explaining either.

  "Hey, Dad, how's your thing going?" I asked, turning my head to ask Dad. "My thing?" Dad was taken aback, "What thing do I have?" "Don't pretend! It's that thing you told me last time, didn't you promise to consider it?" I said unhappily, "You were just teasing me." "Oh, I remember now. The thing you're talking about is too big, we need to think carefully about it." Dad suddenly realized and quickly explained. "Think carefully? A month? A year? Or ten years?" I asked, getting to the bottom of things.

  "That's not a small matter, and now we have to deal with your mother's thing first. Let's make this thing a success, and then plan the second thing, okay? Girl." Dad said helplessly. "Don't be in a hurry! We have to eat one mouthful at a time, and do things one by one. We must act according to our abilities. Xiaoyun, don't you think so?" Mom chimed in from the side.

  "What's the big deal? I don't understand what you're saying." My second brother was confused and couldn't make sense of it. "Oh, it's like this, I suggest that Dad start a kindergarten, you guys have no idea how popular and profitable kindergartens will be in the future," I explained enthusiastically. "Start a kindergarten? It'll be very profitable in the future? How do you know it'll be profitable in the future? You don't have X-ray vision?" My second brother looked puzzled.

  "I'm just guessing! You think, now that the country is starting to pay attention to education, do young children need education? Of course they do! They say on TV that education should start from a young age. So opening a kindergarten is a surefire way to make money." I rambled on, making excuses randomly.

  "It makes some sense." Second brother nodded, "Hey, when did you become so concerned? You used to be someone who didn't care about anything else and only read martial arts books!" Second brother looked a bit incredulous.

  "Hey, haven't you heard the saying 'after three days, one should look at each other with new eyes'? I'm a member of this family, so of course I have to contribute my ideas for the family's benefit." I said proudly. "How about it? My idea isn't bad, right? I'm someone who looks at problems from a long-term perspective. Second brother, if you encounter any problem, I can also help you come up with a plan!" I suddenly remembered that second brother had failed his college entrance exams last year and was so disheartened that he didn't recover for a long time. It wasn't until big sister came up with a solution to get him working that he slowly started to feel better.

  "Second brother, what do you think if you don't go to college, what would you most like to do?" "If I didn't go to college, I'd most like to build houses," Second Brother said without hesitation. "Build houses?" I couldn't help but think of the terrifying housing prices in later generations, which changed and rose every day. Ah, yes! I patted my head, why hadn't I thought of this before? Real estate development is a lucrative business, much better than opening a kindergarten. "Second Brother, do you really like building houses? Then go study architectural design, and you'll earn a fortune!" I said with excitement, "Really, Second Brother, it's great to study what you love the most!" Second Brother murmured thoughtfully: "Study what I love the most?"

  When my brother and I were talking, Mom got up and left, don't know what she was doing. Then she came back with a drawing paper in her hand. "Xiaoyun, you have some free time to draw a few more design drafts these two days, there are still a few pieces of fabric at home, I'll make them this week and see how they look." Mom's face was full of joy. It seems that Mom has fully entered the state and is very entrepreneurial.

  "Alright, whatever mom says is what Yuner does, I will unconditionally obey mom's orders." I said firmly. Mom smiled and nodded: "This girl has a really sweet mouth."

  Second brother took the painting paper from mom's hand and looked at it, then exclaimed in surprise: "What? This painting was done by little sister? Really?" Mom nodded affirmatively: "It was painted by your sister, I followed the picture above to create it. Take a look, does it resemble?" "Yes, it's extremely good! Little sister, when did you learn to paint? I wasn't even aware of it!" Second brother had some doubts. "I usually just doodle for fun when I have nothing else to do. You know how much I love watching TV, and there are always people wearing different clothes on TV, so I just learned from that."

  "Little sister, I have to admit that I'm impressed with you," said Second Brother seriously. "Hehe, no big deal! Don't be too serious, I just do whatever comes to mind." I smiled and joked around, looking at Second Brother's expression, seeming a bit embarrassed, which wasn't good - couldn't let him lose confidence like this.

  "Second brother, it's great that you're back! This semester we have an additional chemistry class and the teacher talks about so many things I don't understand. Can you explain them to me later?" I looked at him with anticipation. "Oh, chemistry? Alright, bring your book over and I'll teach you." Second brother agreed happily, and his face indeed showed a few shades of delight.

  Then, I hurried back to the room, took out my chemistry book, scribbled some notes that didn't make sense, and then very seriously asked my second brother about those questions. My second brother taught me very seriously, and I listened very seriously too. Hehe, I was secretly delighted, got it!