The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 848 - 817: Girlfriends’ Private Talk

Chapter 848: Chapter 817: Girlfriends’ Private Talk

He Tiantian patted her head, as if she had just remembered something.

"I’ve been so busy lately, I haven’t had the time to catch up with you, and you haven’t had time to find me, I completely forgot to tell you this," He Tiantian said with a laugh, "Yingjie has already been transferred to Yanjing, and I’m taking the kids there. Besides, the two shops there are planning to open at the same time, so I need to be there to oversee everything."

"Oh, then we won’t be able to have tea together often," Huang Jingli sighed. "You’re going to Yanjing, but you’ll still have Xiao Yan with you. I still have Cui Ying, so I won’t be lonely."

"You both are not in the institutional system, so you have more free time. You can come to Yanjing later on, and I will come back when I’m available," He Tiantian said. "Distance isn’t the issue, it’s all about the timing."

"That’s true," Cui Ying said. "I’ve been wanting to visit for a while now, and it just so happens that my uncle is on vacation and can help look after the shop, so I’ll go to Yanjing with you."

"Hehe!" Huang Jingli winked, "Still saying you don’t miss Huashan, you’re practically chasing after him, yet you deny it!"

"Yes, denying it indeed." He Tiantian agreed, grinning mischievously.

When married women talk together, they don’t hold back.

"Alright, alright, I do miss Huashan, so what? He’s my husband, can’t I miss him?" Cui Ying said defiantly, "Don’t men also miss their wives when they are away for a long time?"

"Cough cough!" He Tiantian choked, feeling it deeply.

"Okay, let’s not talk about this anymore. Let’s talk about business," Cui Ying said. "The antique shop is doing quite well. Once things stabilize in Yanjing, Huashan is thinking about opening a branch there too."

"Ah, opening a branch, by then all of you will be in Yanjing, leaving me all alone in Nan City," Huang Jingli said with a bitter smile. "You’re really too ruthless, leaving me behind."

Cui Ying smiled, "It’s not certain yet, but the key point is it could be profitable. Just take our antique shop in Nan City, do you know how much we could earn this year?"

"How much?" He Tiantian asked. There were no dividends last year because the shop had just opened.

Cui Ying stretched out one finger.

"Ten thousand?" He Tiantian asked, "Is that ten thousand per shop or ten thousand in total?"

"Neither, guess again," Cui Ying said. "Guess higher."

"A total of one hundred thousand?" Huang Jingli said, her heart heating up with excitement, with one hundred thousand, she had a twenty percent share, that would be twenty thousand yuan, her capital was coming back.

He Tiantian smiled and said, "If it is one hundred thousand, that wouldn’t be bad."

The business at the antique shop wasn’t one to make one rich overnight.

"You wouldn’t guess it," Cui Ying said. "Tiantian, with a forty percent share, could earn one hundred thousand, Jingli could earn fifty thousand, my husband and I could earn seventy-five thousand, and Qin Li could earn twenty-five thousand."

"What?" Huang Jingli exclaimed in shock. "My God, that’s so much money! I thought earning ten thousand would be good."

"Yes, I can earn one hundred thousand," He Tiantian felt somewhat dizzy. She hadn’t expected that the antique shop, without much fanfare, could truly epitomize the saying ’three years without opening, and when open, eat for three years’, quietly earning so much money.

Cui Ying said proudly, "And this is just Nan City. If we open in Yanjing, these numbers could double!"

"Cui Ying, you and Huashan should head to Yanjing then. From now on, I’ll be relying on you for my personal spending money," Huang Jingli said with a laugh, having completely forgotten her earlier expression of accusing her friends of all heading to Yanjing.

"Now that there’s money to be made, you’re willing to let your friends leave?" Cui Ying gave Huang Jingli a sidelong glance, "Such a hypocrite, now it’s your turn."

"Yes, yes, accuse me of being hypocritical," Huang Jingli replied. "Right, about opening the store in Yanjing, the ratio will still be the same as now, based on the investment amount. We will contribute the capital."

Huang Jingli knew she had a twenty percent share, all because she had a good relationship with Cui Ying, which was why she was lucky to have such a deal. She was aware of her limits and would not

Cui Ying nodded, "Mhm, let’s go with that. In a few days, I’ll meet Qin Li and talk to her. If she agrees, we’ll head to Yanjing to open our store. There are a lot of wealthy people there, and many who like to collect antiques."

"Don’t worry, she’ll definitely agree. She’s even more of a money-lover than I am," Huang Jingli chuckled. "But Qin Li has one good point, she’s moderate in her actions."

"Indeed," Cui Ying said. "She is a good person."

"Mhm, indeed," He Tiantian nodded. "The pastries have arrived, and they have my favorite lotus seed cakes!"

"Ah, I envy how much you guys can eat without gaining weight." Huang Jingli looked at Cui Ying and He Tiantian mournfully, "It’s one thing that Cui Ying hasn’t had kids, but Tiantian, you’ve had a child. Why are you so slim! It’s just not fair how fat I am!"

Cui Ying laughed, "Stop complaining, what you call fat is really just plumpness. Besides, you weren’t slim even before you had a child. You’re just a bit plumper than before."

"Stop it," Huang Jingli, irritated, turned her sorrow into strength and picked up her favorite silk candy and put it in her mouth. "I’ll just eat less when I go home. Watching you guys eat is just too painful."

"Haha!" He Tiantian and Cui Ying laughed upon seeing Huang Jingli react like that.

"Stop laughing, please!" Huang Jingli pleaded, scrunching her nose, "Still laughing, you’re really too bad... Do you guys have any tricks that would allow me to eat what I love and still lose weight?"

He Tiantian shrugged, "Well, I really have no idea. I’m always busy, and I eat a lot, you know what my appetite is like. I can’t give you any good advice on this matter."

Knowing He Tiantian had a big appetite, her friends, Cui Ying and Huang Jingli, were aware that normally she could eat two bowls of rice when she wasn’t hungry and three bowls when she was, not counting all the meat and vegetable dishes.

"You’re an exception," Huang Jingli said. "Cui Ying, tell me, you eat quite a bit too, yet you don’t exercise much. How do you keep your figure?"

Cui Ying smiled and said, "I’ve learned a set of body training techniques. If you’re interested, come over to my house every week, and I’ll teach you. Once you’ve learned it, you can practice at home and that should help you lose weight."

"Body training techniques?" Huang Jingli was surprised. "Is it easy to learn? Can I really learn it?"

"The movements are very simple, but you need to be persistent. If you can’t keep it up, it won’t be effective," Cui Ying said. "But if you do stick with it, I guarantee you won’t have to worry about getting fat."

"Okay, I’ll learn it, I’ll learn it," Huang Jingli nodded, her financial situation at home now stable enough to buy lots of clothes, but she lacked the figure.

Though her husband didn’t mind now, as their wealth grew, who knew if Wu Youliang might change his mind?

A woman still needs to treat herself well, and besides, more exercise is good for her health.

"Alright then, I’m mostly in the store. If you have time, come by, and I can teach you the movements in the office," Cui Ying said. This way, it wouldn’t interfere with her work, as long as Huang Jingli could make time to come over.

"That’s settled then," Huang Jingli nodded. "When I slim down, let’s go shopping for clothes together."