Although surprised again by her beloved son, Tang Xiuxia had to accept it as the facts were laid out before her.
She didn't disturb her son's earning any further, and with some words still on her mind, she decided to say them tomorrow morning.
She even went to a nearby fruit store that was about to close and bought some fresh fruit to take home.
After cutting a fruit platter, she brought it into the room and placed it on the table next to her son.
Qin Tian glanced at the fruit platter and looked up at his mother with a surprised expression.
“It’s a reward for you. Eat it, I’m going to sleep now.”
Tang Xiuxia patted her son’s shoulder and said with a smile.
“Okay, thanks, Mom. Goodnight!”
Qin Tian said gratefully.
“Don’t play too late, though. By eleven-thirty at the latest.”
Tang Xiuxia reminded him seriously.
“Okay, don’t worry!”
Qin Tian agreed with a smile.
Tang Xiuxia nodded, turned, and left the room, gently closing the door behind him.
“Master, what are you eating?”
“It’s a fruit platter my mom just cut to reward me.”
“Auntie is really kind, I’m so jealous!”
“No way, you’re jealous just for eating fruit? Boss, if you ask, someone will cut it for you right away.”
“How can that be the same… Never mind, let’s not talk about this. Hurry up and catch them, the opponent doesn’t have flash.”
“Got it, almost there. You lure them first and wait for my signal.”
“Understood!”
Easily carrying the team to victory again, Qin Tian picked up a piece of watermelon and put it in his mouth, then clicked the mouse to start another ranked game.
At the same time, on the second floor of a luxurious villa in Jiangcheng, a young man in pajamas leaned back comfortably in an expensive gaming chair.
“Crack!”
The young man lit a cigarette and slowly exhaled a thick cloud of smoke.
“Phew… With Master playing jungle, the gaming experience is completely different!”
“That’s for sure. I have to make sure the boss feels it’s worth spending money on, right?”
“Haha…”
The young man was amused again and said with a chuckle, “You’re such an interesting guy. If you ever have a chance to come to Jiangcheng, you must find me and we’ll play a few games together in person.”
“Brother Wang, you’re from Jiangcheng?”
Qin Tian asked in surprise.
“That’s right!”
“It’s not far, I’m from Yucheng. It’s only an hour or two by high-speed train to Jiangcheng.”
“Really? That’s great! I’ll definitely come visit after my exams are over. I’ll treat you.”
“No problem!”
Qin Tian agreed with a smile.
As the game was loading, Qin Tian suddenly thought of something and hesitantly asked, “By the way, Brother Wang, do you know anyone who does clothing business?”
“Yes, I have relatives who run clothing companies. What’s up?”
Wang Hao asked in surprise.
“Really? It’s like this, I have a few clothing design drafts in my hand. Brother Wang, could you possibly help me connect with your relative so I can meet and chat?”
Qin Tian asked eagerly.
“Clothing design drafts? Did you do them yourself?”
Wang Hao asked, surprised.
“Yes, don’t worry, I’m confident in the quality of the designs.”
“This…”
Wang Hao hesitated.
He didn’t understand clothing design, but due to his family background, he was very proficient in business. Clothing design drafts could have a very high ceiling but also a very low floor.
The drawings of famous fashion designers were definitely valuable.
But ordinary design drafts could be bought for a few hundred or a thousand yuan, or even less.
Even though Qin Tian said he was confident, a high school student’s own designs had no credibility at all!
“Brother Wang, please. It’ll only take as long as a cup of coffee. If not, that’s fine.”
“Then I’ll try. I’ll give you a reply later.”
“Okay, okay, thank you, Brother Wang.”
“I’m really quite curious what your designs look like. You’re not an art student, are you? How did you get into fashion design?”
“I needed money! I happened to know how to do it, so I tried.”
“Alright!”
…
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The next morning, Qin Tian and his mother were sitting in the main hall eating breakfast.
“Son, I’m still a bit worried. You just play games with people and casually earn ten thousand yuan?”
Tang Xiuxia brought up the matter again with a serious expression.
Qin Tian took a big bite of a bun and smiled at his mother, saying, “Mom, didn’t we already talk about this yesterday?”
“I just feel it’s too…”
Tang Xiuxia didn’t quite know how to describe it.
She had lain in bed last night, seeing the light in Qin Tian’s room go out, and she had thought for a long time before falling asleep.
“Too outrageous?”
Qin Tian smiled and comforted her, “Mom, it’s a willing exchange, no problem at all. Just put your mind at ease, okay!”
Tang Xiuxia gave him a playful glare.
“Mom, why don’t you quit your job at the garment factory?”
Qin Tian suddenly suggested.
Tang Xiuxia was stunned, frowning, “What do you mean? You’ve made a little money and gotten arrogant? Do you think jobs are easy to find? What will we do if we run out of money after quitting?”
“Mom, that’s not what I meant.”
Qin Tian took a sip of soy milk and said seriously, “This is what I’m thinking: your job at the factory is so tiring, and you work yourself to death for only three thousand yuan a month. Why not quit and open a small shop yourself to do some business?”
“Do what business? It’s easy for you to say.”
Tang Xiuxia rolled her eyes.
“I think opening a clothing store would be good. You understand this kind of thing a bit. I have a classmate in my class whose family opened a clothing store. His parents used to work, and they didn’t understand clothing at all, but now their store is doing very well, earning tens of thousands a month!”
Qin Tian told a white lie.
“It’s that profitable?”
Tang Xiuxia was taken aback.
“Yes, believe me, now is the right time to do physical clothing stores. In a few more years, it will be difficult.”
Qin Tian said with certainty.
Tang Xiuxia pondered thoughtfully.
She was indeed tempted.
Especially after seeing how easily her son earned so much money just by playing games yesterday, and now hearing his words, she felt that she really should make a change.
And thinking about her son’s future girlfriend whom she hadn’t met yet, and the difference in their families’ financial status, this idea became even stronger.
Opening a clothing store, even if it didn’t make a lot of money, would at least be more comfortable than working in a garment factory.
“Let’s talk about this after your college entrance exams!”
Tang Xiuxia compromised.
“No, working a couple more months won’t earn much. Why don’t you quit now and come back to spend these two months understanding more about opening a store and preparing.”
Qin Tian paused at this point and added, “You can also take care of me for my college entrance exams at home. You don’t know, the food in the school cafeteria is really bad. Every day at noon, Xia Nuannuan brings me food from her home.”
“What?”
Tang Xiuxia exclaimed, and asked with displeasure, “You let someone bring you food from home?”
“I didn’t ask her to. It was Xia Nuannuan and her mother’s idea. I refused many times.”
Qin Tian quickly explained.
“No, no, this is too much trouble for others. Don’t let them bring food anymore. I’ll listen to you. I’ll resign in the next two days and come back to take care of you after your college entrance exams.”
“Mom, you’re brilliant!”