Chapter Thirty-Seven: Decoration Complete

  Lin He's eyes were slightly moist, this was the money Qin Lao had sold his family cow for, and he had planned to use it for retirement, now he had taken it out. Lin He thought for a moment, then accepted the money as well.

  This is Qin Lao's wholehearted intention. If he takes it out, it means he regards them as his own family. If she refuses to accept it, the old man will inevitably have a knot in his heart. Just take it first and let your mother add some silver money to return it next year.

  Lin He said to Qin Lao Die, "Grandpa Qin, then I won't be polite with you, I'll just take it. If you need money in the future, tell my mother."

  Grandpa Qin smiled and said, "Silly girl, where do I have to spend money? My wife and I are old, we live with you, eat and drink at your house, and every month you give me 200 yuan as a living allowance. When I go to the market, I can still earn some extra money. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't know what to do now."

  Qin old man knew that, in fact, they were of no use at all in Lin He's home. Usually, it was just feeding the cows and there was nothing else to do. Lin He's family raised them as if they were raising idle people. Qin himself had nowhere to go with his little grandson, so he shamelessly lived here.

  Lin He saw Qin Lao Die and knew what he was thinking, so she spoke up: "Grandfather Qin, although it's winter now and there's nothing to do at home, you just take care of the cow and that's all. When spring comes, our family's fields will all depend on you. My brother is still young, and at home, only my father does farm work. Besides, my father doesn't know how to use a cow, so it'll all depend on you then."

  Qin old man nodded, his eyes gazing into the distance, lost in thought.

  Returning home, Huang heard that sweet potato dry goods were selling well and was delighted. Thinking that there were so many sweet potatoes at home, he planned to make them into dried sweet potatoes to sell, which could at least supplement some food expenses by winter.

  Lin He handed over the silver money given to her by Qin Laotou to Huang Shi. When Huang Shi heard that it was Qin Laotou who gave it to Lin He, she scolded, "You child, what's going on? Why do you want Qin Laotou's money? This is Qin Laotou's retirement money, I'll send it back to him right away."

  Lin He said his thoughts to Huang, although Huang didn't completely agree with Lin's words, he didn't insist on giving the money to Qin Laodao anymore. Besides, it was true that they needed silver for their own use, and Lin's idea was also right. If they treated others as family members but acted like outsiders themselves, how could they expect others to behave? It would be better to wait until next year and find an excuse to give the money to Qin Laodao then.

  Mr. Mu has also returned, and the big treasure and others have to go back to school every afternoon. These children have already lost their freshness when they first started school. The children of farmers are all like this, and there are not many who like to read books. They were used to being outside before, and suddenly being restrained is always a bit awkward. However, the masters have been invited, so even if they are forced to learn, they will still learn something.

  Several days passed like this, and the weather got colder day by day. It was almost December, and everyone had changed into thick winter clothes. Each person had two sets of winter clothes, even Little Jun and Old Man Qin each had a set made entirely of cotton, with an outer jacket.

  This winter can also pass, and one or two pieces of winter clothes are enough. The undershirt is a piece of clothing made of ordinary thick fabric worn over the winter clothes. When changing clothes, just change the undershirt. These are not lacking at home this year.

  In just a few days, the shopkeeper of Cai Die Xuan also came over and said that the store had been decorated and asked Da Bao and Lin He to go take a look. Lin He was originally not planning to go, but since Da Bao couldn't handle it alone now, and she really wanted to see what kind of design the store could come up with according to her own design, so she also went along.

  When they arrived at the town, the horse carriage stopped directly in front of "He Cai Wa Wa". The shop door was closed and from the outside, it didn't look like there was anything special about it. But after Lin He went inside, it was quite a sight to behold.

  The decoration of the store is much better than she expected. The walls of the store are originally white, and the shelf opposite the entrance with Mickey Mouse's head is painted bright red, very eye-catching, with some light-colored small bears on it. The left shelf is painted light yellow, with some Doraemon, pirate ship and other toy plushies in various colors, placed densely.

  The wooden frame opposite is pink, with some small foxes and big-mouthed monkeys on it. Each plush toy has a different color, only one of each color, no duplicates can be found. There are many plush toys that look better than the original colors matched by Lin He.

  The short shelves in the middle of the house were also painted rose red, very eye-catching. The toy dolls on top were smaller than the original ones. Lin He said that the cash register was also a light purple color. Lin He thought that this Old Wen was really born to do business, his mind was quick-witted, and children would surely love it as soon as they entered the store.

  Lin Hezheng looked on as Old Master Wen walked in from behind and said to Lin He, "He'er, how is it? Are you satisfied with the decoration?"

  Lin He smiled and said, "Uncle Wen, you're really amazing! I just mentioned it casually, but you've actually renovated the store so beautifully. I'm extremely satisfied. Tomorrow's opening must be crowded to the point of being packed."

  Boss Wen smiled "This is exactly the effect I want, tomorrow we will make our Holocolor Dolls signboard known to everyone, from then on whenever people mention plush toys they will think of our store."

  "And yet there's still something missing from this kind."

  Lin He said, "Uncle Wen, I know this. Our current types are fewer, only a few, but later we will launch one or two new ones on a fixed day every month, and slowly accumulate more and more. We also sell children's toys, and in the future, we will sell other things, not just plush toys. Let's take it slow, don't rush."

  Mr. Wen burst out laughing and said, "Well, take your time, it's my fault for not considering this carefully enough, making you laugh, He'er."

  Lin He blinked and also smiled. Then, Boss Wen took Lin He to the backyard to take a look at the signboard, saying that after Lin He saw it, they would hang it up again. Lin He took a look at the signboard, which was also very innovative.

  The entire sign was painted pink, and the four characters "Holland Doll" were written in different colors. Mickey Mouse's head was also made very eye-catching, and a small lotus leaf was drawn on the lower left side of the sign, which was the same as the logo sewn on their toys. Lin He couldn't help but admire Mr. Wen's ingenuity.

  "Why did Uncle Wen put the lotus leaf at the bottom?"

  "Later, our store will open branches. This lotus leaf will be the logo of our store and it will look elegant and beautiful on top. When Lotus opens her own store in the future, she can also use this as a symbol for her store."

  Lin He was still very grateful to Wen Shu in her heart. Wen Shu was the first person Lin He met here who made her feel warm, aside from her family members. Now this action made Lin He think that Wen Shu was really a good person, thinking so far ahead for her, even further than she had thought herself.