Rebirth of a Village Girl novel Chapter 423

Chapter 423: 124: Buying a Restaurant, a Promising Future_3

Perhaps it was because she had suffered many hardships in the first half of her life, but Ni Cuihua now had no great ambitions and was very content with her current situation.

“Mom,” said Ni Yan, “a life without dreams is a life without purpose. I may be a commoner without grand dreams, but I just want to become a female tycoon and prove to the world that there’s no difference between men and women. As long as one is willing to work hard, a girl can also make a name for herself.”

Ni Cuihua herself had lived a painful early life due to a cultural bias preferring boys over girls, so every time Ni Yan made such a declaration, she felt a deep resonance.

Girls are no different than boys – they are not handicapped or deficient in any way. Why should they receive unequal treatment?

Ni Cuihua continued, “I understand the principle you’re talking about, but 480,000 yuan is no small sum. I hope you’ll consider carefully.”

Ni Yan nodded her head, “Don’t worry, mom. I never take on anything if I’m not confident about it. And I never do loss-making businesses.”

“Alright.” Ni Cuihua continued, “You go and have a good talk with them, then. I’ll take Yunyun and go check on our noodle restaurant.”

Ni Yan was going in to discuss business. Having her child with her might be somewhat distracting, and Ni Cuihua was not a woman without sense.

Ni Yan nodded slightly. “I’ll come to the noodle restaurant as soon as I’m done here.”

“Mm.” Ni Cuihua mounted her bike and left with Little Ni Yun.

Instead of going straight into the restaurant, Ni Yan hailed a taxi, “Sir, could you take me to the Agricultural Bank?”

At this point in time, taxis were a luxury, used only by a minority of people. Even Benz cars with three rows of seats were used as taxis.

By the early 1990s, it was the heyday of cars with vanity plates and economy models.

“Alright.” The cab driver was a very talkative man. “Young lady, you don’t look like you’re from around here.”

Ni Yan nodded slightly, “I’m from Haicheng.”

“Haicheng is more than a thousand kilometers from Beijing, isn’t it?”

Ni Yan said, “Mm, about one thousand two hundred kilometers or so.”

“I’ve been to Haicheng before. Everything is good but the preference for sons over daughters is too severe…” The driver continued, “Which part of Haicheng are you from?”

“Dam Village,” Ni Yan answered truthfully.

“Oh.” The driver nodded, a strange look flashed in his eyes, and he fell silent.