Rebirth of the Millennial: Getting Rich After Parents Get Laid Off

Chapter 8 Her mother can make ceramics?!
Shen Qingqing went downstairs and followed her parents home.

She had been following Li Xunli happily, thinking of asking her mother if she could take her along on the weekend.

But before she opened her mouth, she suddenly remembered that she had promised to celebrate Chen Man's birthday on Sunday afternoon. It was Chen Man's birthday, and her uncle loved Chen Man so much, it was impossible for him not to be there.

Since her uncle is here, her father must show up more in front of the new boss!
Thinking of this, Shen Qingqing immediately turned around and followed her father, eagerly asking, "Dad, can you take me to Chen Man's supermarket at 2:30 on Sunday afternoon?"

Shen Rongzhou was holding Shen Yangyang and walking towards the sisters' room. When he heard Shen Qingqing's words, he turned around and asked her, "Why are you going to the supermarket?"

Shen Qingqing answered honestly: "Chen Man is having a birthday. She is your new employer's niece. She invited me to her house for her birthday. We agreed to meet at the supermarket, and she took me to her house."

"Okay, then I'll tell my boss that I'll go to class later." Shen Rongzhou agreed without thinking too much.

Shen Qingqing howled to the sky in her heart.

She even specifically reminded her new boss that it was her niece's birthday, and her dad didn't even show any reaction?!

"People are inviting you to their birthday party. Have you decided what birthday gift to buy?" Li Xunli came out and asked after settling the sleeping Shen Hong to rest.

Shen Qingqing's eyes lit up and she looked at her mother. Her mother was reliable and knew how to build a good relationship with the new boss!

"This is the first friend you made in elementary school, and she's the niece of your father's new employer. Even though we're young, we should understand how to socialize."

Listening to what Li Xunli said, Shen Qingqing nodded vigorously, "Yeah, Mom, you're right! So what gift do you think I should give you?"

Li Xunli thought for a while, turned around and went back to their room. After a while, she came out holding a wooden box.

Shen Qingqing was curious, what was this?
Li Xunli carefully opened the lock of the wooden box, lifted the wooden lid, and revealed the contents of the box.

"Wow--"

When Shen Qingqing saw what was in the wooden box, her eyes widened in surprise and she exclaimed.

It was a box of twelve ceramic figurines, and also came with some simple kitchen spatulas.

The twelve ceramic figures are all wearing red clothes, but they are all different, and it can be clearly seen that there is a whole family inside.

"Mom, where did this come from? I've never seen this before!"

Li Xunli saw Shen Qingqing's silly look and laughed, "Of course you haven't seen it before. This is what your mother made with her grandfather when she was ten years old!"

Shen Qingqing looked at her mother in disbelief.

What? Her mom can make ceramics?!
Chaocheng Ceramics?!
Chaocheng Ceramics Holds the "World's Best"?!
Why didn't she know this in her previous life?!
Shen Qingqing's expression was so shocked that it made Li Xunli laugh.

"Why are you so silly? It's normal that you don't know. The Li family's ancestors were in the ceramic business, but they mostly made daily-use porcelain. Your mother's grandmother gave birth to six girls, and the ancestral rule was to pass the inheritance down to sons, not daughters. Then, after your grandmother married your grandfather, they transferred their relatives to this family and gave birth to your uncle and mother."

"Your grandpa wanted to pass on his craft to your uncle, but your uncle didn't like making porcelain. Only your mother liked it. Due to the rules, your mother couldn't make porcelain either. So she could only learn secretly from your grandpa and make what she liked."

"Mom can make little porcelain figurines like these and some small animals!"

Li Xunli smiled and said, "It's a pity. After Mom's grandfather passed away, there was no one in the family to make ceramics, so the small porcelain factory in the backyard of the old house fell into disrepair. Later, your uncle made some money and moved to where he lives now. Now, only your grandfather occasionally goes back to clean the old house."

"This set is for you to give to your classmate as a birthday present, okay?"

Shen Qingqing was a little hesitant to accept it. The weight of this set of small porcelain was a bit too heavy. When her mother talked about this set of porcelain, her eyes were full of sparkles.

Perhaps noticing Shen Qingqing's hesitation, Li Xunli patted her head and said, "What are you afraid of? This set of porcelain is only given to your little classmate, so Mom gave it out. Your dad is now living under his uncle's care, so we have to give a decent gift without making people think it's for an adult. This is just right."

"Yeah!" Shen Qingqing nodded heavily and returned to the room with the wooden box in her arms. Time passed as Shen Qingqing occasionally opened the wooden box to look inside.

On Saturday morning, Shen Qingqing was awakened by the noise outside.

Li Xunjin came to pick up Li Xunli to go to the neighboring Shancheng to look for work.

Shen Qingqing threw off the quilt and ran out, hugging her mother before she left: "Mom! Everything is going well!"

Li Xunli was touched. She squatted down and kissed Shen Qingqing on the cheek, then left with Li Xunjin.

Shen Rongzhou had already gone to work. He now only had half a day to attend classes. He spent half a day in the morning helping the masters unload goods and was also paid.

After washing up, Shen Qingqing ate the buns left in the kitchen. While doing homework in the room, he kept an eye on whether Shen Yangyang was awake.

After Shen Yangyang woke up, he took her to the bathroom to wash up, let her eat the remaining buns, and then thought about how to take care of the baby.

After much thought, I decided to teach her to read.

For lunch, I cooked some noodles with a fried egg and vegetables. Shen Yangyang ate so much that she even drank up the soup.

When Shen Rongzhou came back in a hurry in the evening, he found that Shen Qingqing had prepared dinner again.

It was the first time that Shen Rongzhou cooked independently, and he didn't think Shen Qingqing really knew how to do it. He might have just seen her do it too much before.

But the second time was no coincidence, and the dish he made was completely different.

Shen Rongzhou completely believed that Shen Qingqing was really capable.

When it was time to go to bed at night, she didn't let Shen Rongzhou worry about anything and went to bed with Shen Yangyang.

After taking a shower, Shen Rongzhou was reviewing in his room when his flip phone kept vibrating next to him, indicating that the incoming call was from Li Xunli.

Shen Rongzhou told Li Xunli what happened to his two daughters at home today, and talked about dinner. He and Li Xunli felt that Shen Qingqing had really grown up.

The pride of being a parent flowed through the hearts of the two people through the phone.

The next day, after Shen Rongzhou finished unloading the goods in the morning, he went to find Mr. Zhang to ask for leave, saying that he would come to class later.

"Okay, okay, what are you going to do?"

Shen Rongzhou said truthfully: "My daughter has made an appointment with your niece to celebrate her birthday, and I have to take her there."

Mr. Zhang was surprised. He was also going to celebrate his niece's birthday in the afternoon, but he didn't expect that his newly hired employee was the father of his niece's classmate.

So he waved his hand and said, "I've seen your progress. You're pretty fast. You don't have to come this afternoon. Come with me!"

Shen Rongzhou remembered his daughter's words, "Your niece has made an appointment with my daughter to meet at the supermarket."

"It's okay, it's okay. I'll just call her and tell her. You can go back and pick up your daughter now. We can go together in my car this afternoon." Mr. Zhang made the decision in just a few words.

When Shen Rongzhou went back and told Shen Qingqing about this, Shen Qingqing was quite surprised.

Then he asked Shen Rongzhou to quickly send Shen Yangyang to her grandmother's house to play with Li Chunchun, and the father and daughter got in Mr. Zhang's car and headed to Chen Man's house.

　See you tomorrow night~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)