From abandoned baby to CEO

During lunch, Sun Xue heard someone shouting outside the door: "Boss Jin, it's time to collect the waste!"

Sun Xue put down the bowls and chopsticks and ran out the door. She saw a middle-aged man collecting scraps helping an old man weigh the scraps outside.

Sun Xue had to move all the junk out of the store.

"10 catties, 5 cents per catty, 5 yuan in total."

With that said, the middle-aged man collecting scraps handed the 5 yuan to the grandfather.

Just as the middle-aged man was putting the bundle of scrap books and newspapers on the tricycle, Sun Xue caught a glimpse of the "Youth Literature" on top.

"Uncle, can I see these books you collected?" Sun Xue asked the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment and said, "Okay! See if there are any books you want."

The middle-aged man untied the rope, and with a crash, the books fell apart.

"Youth Literature", "Story Club", "Pipilu and Lu Xixi"... Sun Xue was like discovering a new world. She picked up one book and another, and she couldn't put it down.

"Uncle, can you sell these books to me?"

"Okay! Which book do you like?" the middle-aged man replied cheerfully.

"I want all the books!" Sun Xue said eagerly.

"Yeah, sure. Let's do this. I'll sell you a book for 2 yuan. There are a total of 5 books here. Please give me 10 yuan!"

"Why are you like this? When you first collected it from me, wasn't it 5 yuan? Besides, it was included with these newspapers. How can you sell it to this little girl for 10 yuan now?"

The grandfather on the side couldn't stand it anymore.

Sun Xue originally thought that a middle-aged man would sell it to her for 5 yuan, but she didn't expect that he would sell it to her for double the amount when he changed hands.

"We are in business and must make money. This is normal!"

"You are too evil!" The old man glared at the middle-aged man.

"Little girl, are you selling it? At this price, you can buy it if you want. It doesn't matter if you don't." The middle-aged man looked at Sun Xue and asked.

"I...I'll buy it!" Sun Xue said cruelly. She took out a crumpled 10 yuan note from her pocket and handed it to the middle-aged man.

This was the money her grandfather gave her the day she came to the city, but she was never willing to spend it. However, when she saw the books in front of her, she made her decision without hesitation. She was afraid that the boss would regret it and would be in trouble if he raised the price again later.

Among these books, "Youth Literature and Art" and "Story Club" she had read when she was in school. Teacher Liu bought them at that time, and Teacher Liu asked her classmates to pass them around. The stories in it deeply attracted Sun Xue. To this day, Sun Xue still remembers many of the stories in the book.

Now she actually owns these books. This is her first set of extracurricular books. Holding it in her arms, she felt as if she had found a treasure, not to mention how excited she was.

The old man was a little aggrieved by the middle-aged man's behavior.

After the middle-aged man left, he walked to Sun Xue, touched Sun Xue's head and asked, "Little girl, do you like reading so much?"

"Yeah! Grandpa, these are my favorite books, but I can't afford new ones!"

So Sun Xue started chatting with this grandfather. Grandpa told Sun Xue that these books were read by his grandson when he was a child. Now that he is about to go to college, these books have been piled up at home. He thought they took up too much space, so he took them out and sold them.

During the chat, the old man learned that Sun Xue came from deep in the mountains, liked to read, and had excellent academic performance. He used his summer vacation to work in a restaurant to earn money, which made him feel that Sun Xue was a very good child.

Before leaving, grandpa put the 5 yuan from selling scraps into Sun Xue's hand and said: "These 5 yuan are the books that grandpa gave you. I hope you can study hard. Grandpa still has many books at home. Grandpa Kong will bring it to you and give it to you." He also told Sun Xue that he could call himself Grandpa Jiang, and left his phone number and home address for Sun Xue. She told Sun Xue to call him if he needed help with anything, and hoped to be a guest at his house when he was free.

After saying goodbye to Grandpa Jiang, Sun Xue felt so touched. It turns out that not all people in the city are like Boss Jin, but there are also uncles who collect scraps. There are also people like Grandpa in the city.

With these books, Sun Xue's life is full of sunshine.

After get off work in the evening, no matter how tired she was, she would dive into the ocean of knowledge and read eagerly. She was deeply attracted by the stories in the book and read for several hours. Suddenly she looked up and found that it was already early in the morning.

During this period, Sun Xue did an excellent job, and Boss Jin became more and more fond of this diligent little girl. Sun Xue's workload and work efficiency are no worse than those of an adult. Boss Jin even feels a little regretful that Sun Xue will go back to school when school starts. This means that he has to pay an extra 200 yuan a month to hire others to do the work. After all, he has to pay nearly 2000 yuan more a year, which really makes him feel a little distressed!

Boss Jin even went to Sun Xue specifically and told Xue'er that it was of no use for a girl to read so many books, so she might as well make money for the family earlier. If Sun Xue is willing to stay in his store, he will give her an extra hundred yuan every month.

However, Sun Xue was not tempted by Boss Jin's lobbying. She liked school and was eager to study.

Ever since he had his own set of extracurricular books, Sun Xue would secretly bring a book with him when he went to work. In her free time after finishing her work, she couldn't wait to take them out and read them for a while. She had read these books many times, and many of the stories had become rotten in her stomach.

It has been raining these past few days, and the business in the store is not too busy, so Sun Xue has more time to study. However, she did all the reading in secret. There was a small utility room in the kitchen, and Sun Xue always hid there to study. The window of the utility room faced the restaurant, and when a customer came in, Sun Xue would The windows can also be seen.

In the morning, when the boss went out, he told Xue'er that the steamed buns were being steamed in the pot. The steamed buns would be cooked in an hour. Sun Xue remembered to turn off the heat.

Due to the rain, there were almost no customers in the store, and the chef went to the store opposite to chat with fellow workers.

After they left, Sun Xue glanced at the clock on the wall. The pointer pointed to nine o'clock. "It's nine o'clock now. Turn off the gas valve at ten o'clock." Sun Xue said to himself, and then took out the book to read. stand up.

As soon as Sun Xue opened the book, she was attracted by the stories in the book...

"Sun Xue, where are the people? The pot is burnt!" Sun Xue, who was immersed in the story, was suddenly awakened by Boss Jin's shout.

She quickly put down her book and ran into the kitchen. Boss Jin was standing in the kitchen, and the kitchen was filled with a pungent burnt smell.

Boss Jin opened the lid of the pot and threw it to the ground.

"Look at what you've done!"

Sun Xue saw from the smoke that all the steamed buns in the pot had turned black.

It turned out that I was so absorbed in reading that I forgot to turn off the heat. The water in the pot boiled dry, the bottom of the pot was burned red, and the steamed buns in the pot were smoked black.

"What are you doing?" Boss Jin yelled.

"I……?"

Boss Jin caught a glimpse of several books on the kitchen table.

Boss Jin was angry. He picked up the books and turned around and walked out the door: "Fuck you, I invited you here to do work, not to read books. I threw them all away for you..."

"Boss Jin, please, don't throw away my books!" Sun Xuezhui went out and pulled Boss Jin's arm, begging.

"Get away!" Boss Jin flicked his arm, and Sun Xue fell to the ground.

Boss Jin threw all the books into the trash can outside. It was the trash can used by the restaurant to dump leftovers.

At this time, it was pouring rain outside. Sun Xue, who fell to the ground, was completely soaked by the rain.