Chapter 1821: Paid to Take Photos
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Is that so? But I seem to recall that all the classes have been canceled today since it’s the new students’ first day of school. The seniors are supposed to go to the main gate to help everyone with their things and to show them the way,” Qiao Mei said.
“I.. I don’t know…” Cui Hua said in a panic.
“You really don’t know or are you deliberately waiting for Wu Duo here? Oh! Don’t tell me you want to get back together with Wu Duo?” Qiao Mei asked curiously.
Cui Hua was unable to answer the question and started crying out of anxiety. She said aggrievedly, “I’m not waiting for Wu Duo here. You’ve misunderstood… 1 don’t know that Xie Jing doesn’t have class today. I’m really not doing it on purpose…”
Qiao Mei wanted to clap for her. Xia He could not even act as well. Xia He’s stage performances required exaggerated acting. Cui Hua’s acting was perfect for real life.
Fortunately, Wu Duo was not so stupid and was able to see through Cui Hua’s disguise. He said coldly, “Then you can continue to wait here. We’re going to do our registration. Goodbye.”
“Goodbye, Cui Hu?” Qiao Mei said happily.
One second ago, Cui Hua was still crying. The next second, she looked at the departing figures of Qiao Mei and Wu Duo with a cold and gloomy expression. She had actually also taken the college entrance examination this year, but her results were not ideal and she could not make it to any university. She had thought that Wu Duo would fail the examination as well, and definitely did not expect him to be so capable.
What was the use of regretting her decision now? It was impossible for Wu Duo to like her again. It was better to quickly tell Xie Jing this piece of news so that he could make preparations earlier.
While on the way, Qiao Mei looked at Wu Duo like she expected more from him and said, “You, you! You just told me you want to take revenge on her. Did you hear yourself just now! ”
“l… I also don’t know why it turns out like this… But now, I’ve completely seen her true colors clearly. Thank you, Mentor. Otherwise, I would have fallen into her trap again,” Wu Duo said gratefully.
“Stop all that! You should think about what to do in the future. Don’t get deceived by that woman again, especially when you meet her alone. You have to remember what I said and don’t get into any argument. Even if you’re at a disadvantage, we can just settle the score with them later. Don’t cause trouble in school, do you understand?” Qiao Mei reminded him.
“Understood!” Wu Duo said seriously.
The two of them met up with Li Xue and Wang Wei. Together, they went to get their student pass and meal cards, as well as many new books. Wu Duo and the rest helped Qiao Mei carry all her things to her car before they headed home. Xia He also closed shop for the day. She leaned back against the front passenger seat and said wearily, “Qiao Mei… Do you know that I’m about to die of exhaustion… You have to make me delicious food as compensation when we get home! ”
“Compensation? Have you checked how much money you made in this short period of time?” Qiao Mei said.
Xia He hurriedly sat up and opened her bag to count the money. She had actually earned 6,000 dollars!
“Oh my goodness! How can there be so much money! I was so busy that I didn’t even notice how many photos 1 took. This is more than my annual salary!” Xia He said excitedly.
“Now do an estimate of the cost,” Qiao Mei continued.
“Let me think… I know people from the film factory. They can give me the lowest price for film and photo paper. Bai Dian’s family runs a photo studio, so there’s no cost to develop the photos. I’ll just buy some gifts for Bai Dian. In that case, the cost of a photo is two dollars! I have made a net profit of 3,600 dollars today!” Xia He said.
Qiao Mei did not expect Xia He to know a film supplier and a photo studio owner. When she first did the calculations, she thought that they could make 50 cents per photo. She was not interested in such a small business, but Xia He could not stay at home every day. She had to think of a way to get Xu Lan to let Xia He come out to work.
“But these people won’t need to take photos after this period of time. That means this income is just one-off,” Xia He said dejectedly.
“How many universities are there in the capital? How much money can you earn by taking photos at the entrance of every university? If school has started for all the secondary schools, then they probably also want to take photos. The secondary school students probably have less money so we should lower the price for them. There are so many schools in the capital. Do you have any idea how much money you can earn?” Qiao Mei asked..