Chapter 71

“You’re saying you bought all of this? Where did you get so much money?”

Zhang Qiufeng wasn’t happy at all. Instead, she looked anxious.

Just how much did all these things cost?

“Mom, don’t worry. I earned this money, and there’s more where that came from.”

As she spoke, Ye Yao pulled out a thick stack of bills from her pocket and handed them to Zhang Qiufeng.

Zhang Qiufeng’s eyes widened in shock, frozen in place.

“There’s 800 yuan here. Keep it safe, and from now on, you’re not allowed to do odd jobs for other people anymore,” Ye Yao said firmly.

She had indeed bought a lot of things, but they had cost less than 100 yuan in total. On the way home, she couldn’t help but marvel at how much further money stretched in this era. She kept a little over 100 yuan for herself and handed over the remaining 800.

“Yaoyao, w-what exactly did you do?”

Zhang Qiufeng suddenly stood up, her voice trembling with worry.

Ye Yao quickly explained, knowing her mother had misunderstood.

“It’s all legal money! Before, when I had nothing to do at home, I liked to draw and design. I ended up designing a set of clothes for myself, and a businessman took a liking to it and insisted on buying my design.”

“A design? Clothes? I don’t understand! Why would someone give you so much money? Do they have ulterior motives?”

Zhang Qiufeng was emotional, her mind filled with worst-case scenarios.

“Mom, look at me—what kind of ulterior motives could they have?” Ye Yao said helplessly. “Let me explain it like this…”

As she spoke, she pulled out a tracksuit and spread it out in front of her mother.

“Do you think this outfit looks nice?”

“Yaoyao, is now really the time to talk about clothes?”

Zhang Qiufeng was extremely anxious.

“Mom, just answer me first.”

Seeing no other choice, Zhang Qiufeng took a glance at the outfit and then nodded.

“It looks good.”

“Exactly! I came up with this design myself, and a tailor made it according to my ideas. The businessman saw it and thought, ‘Wow, this looks great!’ So, he offered to buy the design from me.

In the future, he’ll produce this outfit and sell it in his store. That’s how it works.”

This explanation should make things clear, right?

Zhang Qiufeng was stunned, trying to process everything Ye Yao had just said.

“You’re not lying to me? You really designed this?”

She had never known her daughter could make something like this.

Ye Yao breathed a sigh of relief.

“Of course not! If you don’t believe me, I’ll take you to the store tomorrow where they’re selling my design. You can ask the owner yourself.”

Hearing this, Zhang Qiufeng was about 70-80% convinced.

“But… how could it be worth so much money?”

She still found it unbelievable.

“Mom, you just don’t understand fashion. You think this is a lot? I actually think it’s too little! This outfit is stylish and practical. It’s definitely going to be a bestseller in the future.”

“Bestseller? What’s that?”

Zhang Qiufeng felt more and more out of touch. The words her daughter used were becoming harder to understand. But this wasn’t how she used to talk before.

“A bestseller means it’s a style that a lot of people will love! Mom, just put the money away. I promised to give you a better life, and this is just the beginning. In the future, I’ll earn even more money, buy you a big house, and make sure you eat the best food!”

At this moment, Ye Yao already had a complete plan in her mind. She was full of confidence, convinced that she would soon make a name for herself!