EBE Chapter 465 The After-School Dining Table is Making Money
Chapter 465 The After-School Dining Table is Making Money
Wan Shu smiled, took a small chair, and sat down, looking at the little boy. "How did you know?"
The little boy opened his mouth and smiled, revealing a gap in his mouth where he was missing a front tooth; he looked very cute.
"You are all graduate students in the architecture department of Tongji University. Everyone knows about the whole cotton mill and this area. Architecture is a good major, you can make a lot of money. If someone's child gets into the architecture department, they have to throw a banquet."
Tu Nan sat down next to Wan Shu and asked the little boy with a smile, "Whose doll are you?"
The little boy raised his eyebrows. "Our mom and dad don't work at the cotton mill, you don't know them."
Song Ying served the children rice while explaining.
"Starting this year, the affiliated middle and primary schools of the cotton mill will generate revenue. As long as you pay the tuition fee, you can come to school. These children are all from dual-income families and live far away from home. They can't go home for lunch and there's no one to watch them do their homework after school, so they come to our family's after-school care."
The little girl next to her swallowed her food and nodded quickly. "The adults all say this courtyard has good feng shui. Four living signs walked out of this courtyard, and one came back with them, making a total of five."
Upon hearing this, the little boy quickly stretched out his hands, holding up two fingers on each side. "Two Fudan University coins, two Tongji University coins." After saying this, he realized he didn't have enough hands, so he gently nudged the girl next to him.
The girl quickly stretched out her hand, holding up one finger, to add, "There's also one from Jiaotong University."
At this moment, Lin Dongzhe walked over with two plates in his hands and winked at them. "Brother, sister-in-law, eat up. You'll be better off working after you've eaten your fill. We're the first targets for Mom, Uncle Zhuang, and Aunt Huang to exploit."
It has to be said that the family's small dining table is doing very well.
Thanks to its reputation for delicious and clean food, as well as the unique advantage of having several high-achieving students tutoring students after school, the place has been recommended by word of mouth among children and parents.
In just five days, the after-school care program grew to serve an average of about thirty students a day.
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In early July, with the end of the final exams, primary schools began their summer vacation.
Every summer, there are always reports of children drowning while playing in the water, which makes parents very worried.
In dual-income families, parents have to go to work, leaving their children alone at home with no one to look after them.
At this time, the appearance of the after-school care center was a lifesaver for them.
The after-school care program not only provides a meal for the children, but also helps with their winter vacation homework and provides a safe and fun play space for them, costing only 2.5 yuan a day.
For dual-income families, a monthly cost of sixty yuan is still affordable.
After all, Jiangsu Province is a major province for college entrance examinations, and these working-class families still value their children's education.
Since the implementation of the family planning policy, most of the first and second grade elementary school students who have just entered school are only children, and each child is treated like a treasure.
There are high-achieving students, and even teachers of these high-achieving students who help with homework, so parents feel that spending this money is well worth it.
At the end of July, after dinner, everyone gathered in Dong Zhe's room on the second floor.
Song Ying and Huang Ling leisurely ate peaches.
Lin Dongzhe, Xiaoting, Pengfei, Tunan, and Wanshu, the five tutors, were gathered around a cardboard box, diligently counting the money inside.
An hour passed, and after carefully counting twice, everyone began to report their numbers.
Lin Dongzhe held the counted money in his hand. "I have five hundred and thirty-eight yuan here."
Xiaoting then said, "This is four hundred and ninety-six."
Pengfei also counted out the number. "Four hundred and eighty-one yuan."
Tu Nan continued, "Four hundred and seventeen yuan."
Wan Shu finally said, "Four hundred and eight yuan."
Upon hearing the numbers they reported, Song Ying hurriedly urged Lin Dongzhe to hurry up.
"Dongzhe, quickly use the calculator in your pocket to add it up. At the same time, take the daily meal attendance sheet that Xiaoting designed for the after-school care center. This way, it will be easy to know how many people come to eat each day."
He added, "Dongzhe, quickly calculate, June has five days, and July has twenty-six days."
Lin Dongzhe quickly took out his calculator, pressed the keys rapidly, and soon got the answer.
"The total is 2,340 yuan, and there are still some coins that we haven't counted. Our labor costs are free, and we don't have to spend extra money on the house. After deducting the costs of electricity, gas, and food, the net income is 1,628 yuan."
Upon hearing the number, Song Ying and Huang Ling excitedly hugged each other.
Huang Ling said excitedly, "Ah, Song Ying, we made money! We made money! This is so much more than the 160 yuan a month we earned at the factory!"
Song Ying responded happily. "Sister Ling, the kids have worked with us for a month, we can't let them work for nothing."
Huang Ling nodded in agreement. "That's what I was thinking too, one hundred yuan for everyone."
Then they handed five stacks of small bills, mostly one dollar, to the five laborers.
The five of them happily accepted the money and said in unison.
"Thank you, Aunt Huang and Aunt Song!"
"Thank you, Mom! Auntie!"
They took the money and went to Tu Nan's place to play cards together.
With Huang's parents looking after Xiaoyuyao, only the four adults remained in Song Ying's family at this time.
Huang Ling took the sunflower seeds that Zhuang Chaoying had peeled for her.
"Everyone says that doing business is profitable, but I never imagined it could be this profitable. Song Ying, your idea is really right."
"Sister Ling, you have a lot of family members who all came to help, so in the end I'm the one who benefited."
Huang Ling ate some melon seeds and waved her hand. "Song Ying, neither of our families is taking advantage of the other. It's just that we're both a bit more relaxed now that they're back for vacation. Once school starts and everyone leaves, we'll be busy. It's better to be busy than to stay at home, and we can earn money too."
This is money they earned through their own abilities, unlike anything they've earned before, and it gives them a great sense of accomplishment.
Just as they were happy about making money from their after-school care program, the sound of the evening news on TV caught everyone's attention.
"Soaring housing prices have left ordinary people unable to afford homes, making control imperative. In response to the current problems of high prices and sluggish sales in the housing market across various regions, the Ministry of Construction, the Price Bureau, and the Construction Bank are drafting six regulations, hoping to correct the chaotic and rapid rise in commodity housing prices through legal means... According to the latest statistics, the total amount of national savings deposits plus cash in the pockets of four individuals has reached 550 billion yuan. How to transform these consumer funds into productive funds...?"
In January of this year, Shanghai piloted a program to sell over 11,000 homes at the beginning of the year, but less than one-tenth were sold. Many buildings remained unsold, the reason being exorbitant prices. The highest price per square meter reached 2,300 yuan. The main reason for the soaring housing prices is that real estate is considered the most lucrative industry, leading to a surge of various real estate companies entering the market over the past few years…
Upon hearing the news, Song Ying's eyes widened in surprise. "Housing prices have risen so high! Could they have already peaked? Just a few days ago, the experts on TV said that housing prices were abnormal and advised everyone not to buy houses."