Lin Yan quickly adapted to her current life. The children in the small town were more innocent than those at her previous private school, and they were curious about their new classmate.
They were enthusiastic about sharing their favorite things, and Lin Yan was taken by them to explore almost the entire town.
Infected by their innocence, Lin Yan felt as if she had grown younger, becoming almost their age.
At the end of the semester, Lin Yan returned with the top score in the entire school and also received a 500 yuan prize from the school.
Her parents, Lin's father and Lin's mother, were deeply touched. They had truly feared that Lin Yan would be negatively influenced, but seeing their daughter still so outstanding, they felt a little relieved.
"Xing Ran, what do you think if I go out and find a job that earns more money after the New Year?"
Both husband and wife were lying in bed, and Lin's father couldn't help but ask Lin's mother.
"I also agree with you finding a higher-paying job, but if you go out without a plan, what kind of work can you find!"
Lin's mother understood her husband's pressure. After all, she felt distressed that they couldn't prepare anything for their daughter. However, she couldn't just let her husband go out like that.
If he couldn't find a job and lost his current one, wouldn't their family be in an even more difficult situation!
"How about I go out and find a part-time job? Tutoring classes are quite profitable these days. I can take on a few students, and that will be some income."
Lin's mother was a teacher and had always been dedicated. While others were running training classes, she hadn't been tempted. But now, she also wanted to earn more money.
"But haven't you always said you're tired? If you start a training class, can your back handle it?" Lin's father asked with concern.
Lin Yan stood in the living room, listening to the faint sounds of her parents talking, and felt a warmth in her heart. She tiptoed, not wanting to be noticed by those in the room.
She had originally come out for a glass of water because she was thirsty. But she hadn't expected to overhear such a conversation.
Their family's livelihood seemed to be a real issue, but it wasn't insurmountable. However, without significant initial capital accumulation, it would be difficult, requiring more effort and hardship.
She hadn't wanted her parents to work so hard. After all, she had experienced the highest level of material comfort and also gone through extremely harsh environments. Therefore, she truly didn't care about living conditions.
However, since her parents cared so much about the material conditions they could provide for her, she decided to indulge their parental pride and let them work hard to earn better conditions for her.
Still, she didn't want them to work so hard. She would come up with some ideas for them later. She just didn't know how much savings her parents had and what kind of investments they could make.
The first time Lin's father brought up the idea of going out to work at the dinner table, Lin Yan stopped him.
"Dad, even if you go out to work, you won't earn much money."
"Huh?" Lin's father hadn't expected that after convincing his wife, he would be met with a cold shoulder from his daughter.
"Let me calculate for you! If you go out to work, even if your salary is ten thousand yuan a month, after deducting rent, utilities, transportation, and food, how much will be left? Places with higher salaries will definitely have higher expenses.
Even if you're thrifty, if you get sick because of this, it will cost a lot of money. So, it's better to keep your current job. Although the salary is a bit lower, you can still take care of the family."
Lin's father didn't know how to refute his daughter's words. He had only thought about getting a higher salary and hadn't considered the expenses at all.
"Old Lin, I also think Yan Yan is right. She also doesn't want her husband to go out and suffer." Lin's mother didn't side with Lin's father either.
"Then, then what do you suggest we do?" Lin's father didn't really want to leave his wife and daughter, especially since his daughter had just returned and was so thoughtful and sensible.
"That depends on how much savings Mom and Dad have. There are ways for more, and paths for less," Lin Yan said fluently.
"Your father and I have about over a hundred thousand yuan in savings, but this money is for your schooling. If we really need the money, we can also borrow some from your uncle," Lin's mother thought for a moment and said.
"Then let's open a small hot pot restaurant in the county town! Dad's cooking is very good, and his broth is even better. The hot pot should taste great. And hot pot doesn't require many people; Dad can manage by himself most of the time.
As for holidays, Mom and I can help. I've seen those rotating hot pots outside where they count the skewers. This way, Dad only needs to prepare the soup base and ingredients. " Lin Yan directly suggested an investment method.
"Actually, a milk tea shop would also be good, but the customers for milk tea are usually young girls. It might not be very suitable for Dad to do this.
There are also those all-you-can-eat barbecue restaurants, but the investment would be larger, and they require more staff. If the business isn't good, it's easy to lose money."
"Actually, opening a small workshop to make some food items is also possible. Then I can buy Dad a truck, and he can deliver goods for our own business while also doing transportation. But this requires more technical skill.
And it's too tiring, and hiring people wouldn't be cost-effective..."
Lin's father and Lin's mother listened in amazement as Lin Yan spoke. It seemed like making money was very easy in her words. In just a short while, she had come up with many ideas.
"Yan Yan, where did you learn so much?" Lin's mother asked.
"You just need to observe and think more! After all, making money from money is quite easy; the difficult part is starting from scratch. If Mom and Dad only had tens of thousands of yuan in savings, I would suggest Dad set up a stall after work to sell food.
Like the crepes sold at our school gate. I calculated their costs and profits. The investment is not much, maybe less than ten thousand yuan.
But she can sell about 400 to 600 at our school gate every day. I heard she also goes to the park when she has classes. This way, she can sell over a thousand yuan a day, with a profit of more than two-thirds..."
Lin Yan's mention of the snack stall outside the school gate was familiar to them. They had even eaten crepes from that vendor, but they hadn't expected her to earn so much, nor had they expected Lin Yan to know her profits just from observation.
However, this also made them understand that the investment options provided by their daughter were likely feasible. Although they were reluctant to admit it, their daughter indeed had more experience than they did.
"Then let's wait until you have your holiday, and we'll go together to scout for a good place to rent a shop and then calculate the costs." Lin's father felt it was best to follow his daughter's advice, and that way, the family could work together, which was better than being separated.