Chapter 286: Chapter 284: There’s Simply No Easier Way to Make Money Than This!
"Xiaotong, why did you buy new clothes?"
"Where are the old clothes? You didn’t lose them, did you? Aren’t they still wearable?"
Yang Xiumei immediately noticed something was different about her daughter.
But she only saw the external changes.
For instance, the change of clothes, and the new hairstyle.
She’d never seen anyone in the village with such a hairstyle; the originally very straight hair was now curled, styled with mousse, looking particularly fashionable.
"Did the salon help you with this hairstyle? Did they charge you?"
Yang Xiumei leaned over, cautiously touching her curls while exclaiming her amazement.
"It looks really nice, my daughter is truly beautiful with this new look, it’s a real eye-opener."
Ye Xiaotong felt like she was floating from the compliments.
Happily, she touched her new hairstyle and handed the oil-paper wrapped meat buns to Yang Xiumei.
"Mom, let’s have meat buns for dinner. Haven’t you gone a long time without having some?"
Holding the meat buns, Yang Xiumei’s eyes widened.
"Oh my, have you been making money or something? Haven’t even made money yet, and you’re already spending so extravagantly. These meat buns are so expensive, wouldn’t it be better"
"Mom~"
Ye Xiaotong interrupted her with a smile.
"I’ve already bought them, so eat them while they’re hot. You’ve been helping me with Wu, and haven’t had much good to eat lately, right? This is my way of being filial, just enjoy it, the meat buns are really tasty."
Yang Xiumei was so moved that tears nearly came to her eyes.
Especially after taking a bite of the fragrant meat bun, the thin skin and ample filling, bursting with juiciness, was too delicious to swallow right away, wanting to savor it a few more times.
Ye Xiaotong also had meat buns for dinner.
She bought four, and these meat buns were quite large, just two could fill someone up nicely.
Moreover, she was really craving meat.
During the past year of carrying Wu, so many things have happened, she’s experienced both good and bad, and now she’s at peace with it all.
Thinking too much doesn’t compare to enjoying the moment.
Only what’s in the belly is truly yours.
The two sat together, eating and chatting, as if it’s been ages since they’ve spent time together this harmoniously as mother and daughter.
Ye Xiaotong clearly noticed all the changes.
All the past problems, dissatisfaction, and quarrels were because of money.
Now that she has money, not only has life improved, but her relationship with her mother has also improved.
Even when she returns to the village in the future, she can proudly say she can make money, no worse than Ye Manman.
In the evening, before bedtime, Yang Xiumei offered to let her daughter rest well and be ready for work the next day by suggesting that Little Wu could sleep with her.
If Little Wu gets hungry, she would just make some malted milk for him to drink, sparing Ye Xiaotong from having to get up in the middle of the night to nurse.
Ye Xiaotong couldn’t agree more.
She really didn’t want to continue nursing.
If she kept nursing, her figure would definitely change.
She was already quite proud in this aspect, having had another growth spurt after giving birth; previously with poor nutrition and sleep, her belly trimmed down, and now she has a great figure.
Otherwise, why would Wang Gang say he noticed her at first sight?
And Zhang Mingzhe.
Didn’t he also fall head over heels for her?
After her bath, Ye Xiaotong lay back on the bed, reminiscing about the day’s events, feeling more wronged than ever.
In the past, she was clueless, naively getting together with Xie Fengmian and even having a child.
Despite not having much of a married life, she was already worn out into a housewife.
But now, she regained her confidence as a woman.
If Xie Fengmian doesn’t like her, it’s because he’s blind, not because she’s lacking in charm.
After all, there are so many men out there who want to be with her.
Immersed in fantasies about the future, Ye Xiaotong soon drifted off into a smiling slumber.
The next day, she tidied herself up and went to the hair salon again.
This day, her spirits were even better than the day before.
Wang praised her, saying that her skin had improved since she had a man, she looked even more charming.
Ye Xiaotong was very happy and gradually began to anticipate her first customer.
Actually, the hair salon mostly catered to regular haircut customers, both men and women, and Ye Xiaotong usually was responsible for washing hair at the back.
But in the afternoons around two or three o’clock, the customers were different.
Firstly, the number of customers who came was relatively few, usually one or two, never more than three.
Since Xiaotong was the only one washing hair, under normal circumstances, if more people came, others would wait outside.
But when it came to these special customers, Wang would always give Xiaotong a heads-up.
Even though Ye Xiaotong was quite nervous, the salon offered her a sense of security, maybe because her first time happened here, marking the turning point in her state of mind.
Her first customer was a middle-aged man with a large belly; not unattractive, but definitely older, about Ye Guoqiang’s age.
Initially, Xiaotong found it hard to accept, but when the guest offered five yuan for a session, she instantly came to terms with it.
After all, she was supposed to attend to the guests; it wasn’t for her to pick and choose. If the customer was willing to pay so much, wasn’t it a recognition of her value?
Immersed in the vanity and transactions of money, she quickly took on her first customer.
Truth be told, she’d only practiced with Wang Gang and them a few times and was inexperienced.
But this lack of experience instead satisfied this customer greatly.
Though this customer wasn’t particularly capable, he rated her highly, even slipping her an extra yuan tip and proclaimed he’d come back to see her tomorrow.
Wang had said that apart from the customer money shared with her fifty-fifty, any tips she earned were entirely hers, with Wang not taking any cut.
So from this first deal, she made three yuan fifty!
Ye Xiaotong couldn’t contain her joy.
When the second customer came in and also gave her five yuan, she completely let go of her worries and gradually indulged in it.
Just by seeing four customers, she could make as much as a female worker’s monthly salary in the factory!
This was even better than she had imagined!
Within a week’s time, Xiaotong even figured out some of her little tricks.
For instance, when meeting older customers, she’d act more innocent, the more she resembled a little girl, the better, almost guaranteeing tips without uttering a word, sometimes five cents, sometimes a whole yuan, all her personal earnings.
If she encountered younger customers, or those slightly older than her, she’d act a bit more seasoned, applying what she’d learned on the guests, often yielding great results.
Engaged in this work, it only took a week for her to earn over thirty yuan!
Over thirty yuan!
A week equated to three months’ salary of an average female worker!
There was simply no job more lucrative than this!
Every day, Ye Xiaotong was in an excellent mood, even giving Yang Xiumei several yuan to buy some good food daily.
These carefree days continued for over half a year.
Her life increasingly improved, her shape more graceful, and her household items more numerous and valuable.
Until she encountered a familiar face from the village while attending a guest...
