"5100?" Sun Tingting was taken aback. Zhang Qing's salary standard was 5000, but that included performance bonuses and more.

Zhang Qing had managed to receive the full performance bonus and even exceeded it!

"Qing, are you off tomorrow? I'm off too, let's go shopping," Zhang Qing said with a cheerful smile.

Looking at the carefree Zhang Qing, Sun Tingting couldn't quite tell if she was feeling envious or something else.

She was exhausted every day, only earning 5000, and now Zhang Qing had already reached that amount.

Sun Tingting felt an impulse to quit her job, but she quickly suppressed the idea.

Zhang Qing, unaware of Sun Tingting's thoughts, continued, "Ting, didn't you say you wanted to buy a pair of shoes? I'll take you to our family shoe store to have a look."

"Shoe store?"

Hearing this, Sun Tingting was puzzled, "Didn't you guys have a clothing store?"

She knew there were only two Celestial Fortune clothing stores before.

"It's newly opened," Zhang Qing said with a joyful smile. "The shoe store just opened a few days ago, right next to the Celestial Fortune Clothing store we last visited on the shopping street. Business is booming."

Sun Tingting remained silent; she hadn't been to the Celestial Fortune stores but had heard about them constantly from Zhang Qing.

In just two months, Celestial Fortune opened two clothing stores, and now a shoe store; having three stores in such a short time was astonishing.

...

In July, the sky was clear, and the scorching sun seemed to scorch people away. On the road, you could crack an egg, and in a few seconds, it would be cooked.

At this time, the Qin family was thrilled because the acceptance letter from Jiangyuan University had arrived!

After receiving the letter, the Qin family took a trip back to their hometown.

"Zhao Mei, I heard you opened a clothing store in the county, and business is booming. How do you have time to come back?" The villagers smiled when they saw Zhao Mei and the others.

Qingwu County was not that big, and people from the Qin Family Village surely went shopping on the commercial street, finally seeing Zhao Mei after more than two months.

"Yun got into university, so we came home to throw a celebration," Zhao Mei replied with a cheerful smile.

"Oh? Yun got into a university? Which one?" the villagers curiously asked.

In a small village, even a trivial matter could attract everyone's attention.

"Jiangyuan University," Zhao Mei spoke louder as she chatted with them.

"Jiangyuan University? What's that?" The older villagers, with limited knowledge, asked the young people, who quickly found out about Jiangyuan University on their phones.

"Wow, that's a Good University! Your son did so well," exclaimed the villagers.

In their small village with a relatively small population, having someone get into a Good University was exceptional.

"Yun is really capable."

"This kid has always had excellent grades, always ranking first in our Qin Village primary school, and performed well in middle school too."

The villagers praised, with clear envy in their eyes. To them, getting into a good university meant a bright future.

Zhao Mei's smile never left her face as she loudly chatted with the village women, believing that having her son get into such a great university was better than opening ten stores.

Beside her, Qin Guodong also smiled, not saying much, but exchanged a few words with the middle-aged men and casually handed out cigarettes.

As they reached home, the villagers were still discussing.

"Guodong's family is really making it big now. His son got into such a good university."

"I heard their store on the commercial street is doing incredibly well. Aunt Jinlan said she stayed in the store for over half an hour, and the customers didn't stop coming, buying clothes every now and then."

"If that's true, Guodong's store could earn tens of thousands a month."

Previously, Guodong's family was considered poor in the village, struggling to make ends meet, never wearing good clothes, and walking with their heads down, faces sullen and worried.

But now, looking at Qin Guodong and Zhao Mei, they were completely different.

...

Qin Yun returned home, where his parents were busy preparing a big feast for lunch. Qin Yun wanted to help but was chased away.

Soon, the loud voice outside confirmed that his stepmother Feng Lan had arrived.

Indeed, soon after, Qin Yun's suspicion was confirmed.

"Second Brother, Second Sister-in-law, there are lots of dishes to cook for lunch today. Let me help," Feng Lan said with a smile.

Not only Feng Lan but also Qin Yun's uncle Qin Guobin, cousin Qin Fengyu, and cousin Qin Xiaoqi had come.

Qin Fengyu was two years older than Qin Yun and currently studying in Hang City, going into his third year at university.

"Wow, Yun, getting into Jiangyuan University is the best achievement in our Old Qin Family," Feng Lan said with a beaming smile upon seeing Qin Yun.

In June, she earned six thousand two hundred yuan, which was more than two thousand higher than her factory salary.

"Yu, you should learn from your brother; he's not only good at studies but also really capable," Feng Lan said to her son.

After all, having a child go to such a good university and earn so well with their store was more than satisfying.

After speaking, Feng Lan went to help Zhao Mei with their busy preparations. At this moment, Qin Fengyu came to Qin Yun with curiosity, "Yun, how did you suddenly become so capable? Is your clothing store really that profitable?"

Compared to Qin Yun getting into a good university, he was more interested in Qin Yun's earning capabilities.

He knew his mother worked at the store opened by his second uncle's family.

"Just a bit of luck," Qin Yun laughed.

"Brother Yu, I heard from my mom that you're dating in college?" He shifted the topic.

"Hehe." Qin Yu nodded with a smile, "Your brother is so handsome, your sister-in-law chased me for a year before I reluctantly agreed."

"Really?" Qin Yun appeared unconvinced.

However, the Qin family's genetics were indeed good; the men were generally over 1.8 meters tall, with even features, and the girls were about 1.65 meters tall, all looking pretty.

"Ugh!"

At this, Qin Xiaoqi, who was playing with her phone, pretended to gag.

"Qin Yun, don't believe my brother's nonsense. It was my brother who pursued your sister-in-law," she exposed without hesitation.

"I suspected as much," Qin Yun realized.

Qin Fengyu frowned at his sister but Qin Xiaoqi wasn't afraid of him, glaring right back at him.

At that moment, more people entered the house.

Seeing them, Qin Yun, Qin Fengyu, Qin Xiaoqi immediately greeted, "Uncle, Aunt."

It was Qin Guoliang and Zhang Pandi, along with Qin Yun's eldest cousin, Qin Xiaotao, following behind.

"Yun, well done, getting into such a good university. You've brought honor to our Old Qin Family," Uncle Qin Guoliang said, patting Qin Yun on the shoulder with a smile.

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