In the hospital hallway, Jaylene hesitated and said, “I checked, you really transferred a hundred thousand to my grandma’s account. I’ll treat it as a loan from you, and I’ll definitely pay you back in the future.”

Alarieka looked at her. Before, the money Jaylene transferred to her was way more than a hundred thousand, and the help was even more significant. Now, what did these hundred thousand amount to?

Alarieka said softly, “No rush, let your grandma get better first. If you need money, just tell me, I still have some here.”

Jaylene looked at her, a little lost in thought: “Alarieka, I’ve really wondered sometimes, why did you help me so much?”

Alarieka gave a playful wink, patted her on the shoulder, and whispered, “I watched the stars last night, guess what I saw?”

Jaylene got curious because of her. “See what?”

Alarieka whispered, “I saw that you would definitely be rich and powerful in the future, things would turn around for the better, and everyone would look up to you.”

Jaylene didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, pointed at herself and said, “Me? You’re overthinking it. No way. In the future, I could only run a street stall or do odd jobs. How could I ever get rich?”

Alarieka smiled meaningfully, “You totally could. I’m just waiting to cling to your leg.”

Jaylene just thought she was joking and didn’t dwell on it. Suddenly, Jaylene’s eyes lit up. “How about I go set up a street stall?”

Alarieka said, “Setting up a street stall? What do you want to sell?”

Jaylene’s eyes were bright: “Selling snacks! I’d set up at the school gate, there would definitely be a lot of students who’d come to buy from me just because I’m a fellow student. I could make some money, too. What do you think?”

Alarieka stroked her chin and thought, feeling like this idea was actually pretty good. And I could set it up after school; the timing is just right.

“Do you have a cart? And those deep fryers?”

“Yeah, my grandma’s neighbor used to do this. She likes me a lot, so she would definitely be willing to lend it to me.”

Alarieka nodded, “Yeah, not bad.”

Jaylene grabbed her hand and said excitedly, “Do you want to come with me? I’ll share the profits with you, and we can make money together!”

Alarieka was a bit amused and helpless. Jaylene really was a born businesswoman. Just by running a street stall, you could already see a bit of her talent for business. She even talked about dividends.

Jaylene suddenly pulled her hand away and said regretfully, “That’s not right, you still have to prepare for your exam. I couldn’t hold up your studying, I’d better do it myself.”

Alarieka smiled and said, “It’s okay, I could come help you when I’m free. It’s not like I’m studying all the time, so you don’t need to worry.”

Jaylene’s eyes lit up: “Sure, it’s the weekend now, we can get things ready, and after school tomorrow, we can set up our stall!”

Jaylene was really good at getting things done. She grabbed my hand and rushed out of the hospital, went home, walked straight into the neighbor’s house, and borrowed a tricycle and equipment for setting up a stall. Jaylene rolled up her sleeves, pushed her aside, and carefully cleaned the tools.

“You didn’t have to, I got it.”

The tricycle and the stall equipment had been used for years, and there was a layer of dust on them. A lot of parts on the tricycle were rusty, too, but it was easy to clean.

Alarieka smiled and shook her head, “If you do it by yourself, who knows when you’ll finish. I’ll help wash, too.”

After cleaning up, it was already dark. Jaylene was still full of energy and just took her straight to the wholesale market, bought some things you’d see at a barbecue stall.

That night, Alarieka called Tamika and said she was staying at a classmate’s place for the night. Tamika didn’t think much about it, just told her to be careful and hung up.

Jaylene carefully put the veggie-wrapped tofu skins she’d just rolled into the hot oil, following the tutorial she found on her phone.

There was a sudden crackling sound, and the hot oil splattered everywhere. Alarieka and Jaylene quickly dodged. “How did this happen? This is nothing like the tutorial. Why did it feel like it exploded?”

Alarieka braced herself and went over to turn off the rice cooker, “When water hits hot oil, this happens. Let’s drain the water first before putting it in.”

Jaylene nodded seriously, “Okay.”

This time, what happened before didn’t happen again. They fried all the dishes, then made the dipping sauce following the instructions online.