In fact, recently she had been suffering from the summer heat. While Duan Xi was busy outside, apart from attending classes, she spent most of her time at home enjoying the air conditioning, sleeping, and catching up on the latest popular TV dramas.

"Make a lot of money for me to spend?" Old Master Shu looked at her.

Jiaojiao nodded, "Of course, Jiaojiao wants to make a lot of money just so Grandpa can spend it! Buy whatever you want in the future, Grandpa."

But what could Old Master Shu possibly lack? However, hearing Jiaojiao say this made him feel incredibly heartened. This was the first time he’d heard someone say such a thing to him, and the feeling of being moved was indescribable. He immediately slapped his thigh and said, "No matter how much money it is, Grandpa will cover it all for you!"

Upon hearing this, Jiaojiao wasn’t greedy and said with a smile, "No need for so much, four to five thousand would be more than enough."

With that said, she immediately abandoned the Old Master Shu who had been swayed and, before he could react, she latched onto Ruan Hao.

But Ruan Hao didn’t need any coaxing from her. He just smiled and ruffled her head fondly, "Just let the finance department know how much you need."

"Okay." Jiaojiao nodded eagerly, and her gaze shifted to Ruan Jie on the other side. Ruan Jie touched his own face and said, "The passbook is in the drawer of my room. The password is your birthday."

Ruan Jie was still studying, but he received subsidies every year. Over the years, he had spent a little, but most of it was saved up, and he estimated there would be about two or three hundred thousand.

Hearing this, Jiaojiao was completely satisfied. She clapped her little hands and looked toward Duan Xi, who hadn’t spoken the whole time but was watching her with a warm gaze, proudly lifting her chin as if silently asking, "Am I impressive or what?"

Duan Xi nodded and gave a response: Very impressive.

It wasn’t difficult for Duan Xi to raise starting funds, but when Jiaojiao offered to help, he didn’t refuse because he enjoyed seeing her this way, feeling like he was the most important in her heart.

In the end, Jiaojiao gathered four hundred thousand at Little Potato’s birthday party, with Old Master Shu contributing two hundred thousand, Shu Lang giving a hundred thousand, and Shu Wen giving another hundred thousand.

Holding the money, Jiaojiao was overjoyed, counting it repeatedly on the way back, her eyes narrowing into slits. Her money-loving appearance made Ruan Jianguo, who was driving in front, quite annoyed.

But as Qin Qiong said, his pockets were always patched up, and if he needed more funds for regular use, he’d have to get approval from his son; he simply couldn’t come up with that much money for Jiaojiao.

When Jiaojiao got home, Ruan Jie went back to school. As soon as she returned to her room, she found the passbook and took a look. Jiaojiao didn’t expect the balance to be even more than she imagined—nearly four hundred thousand!

Jiaojiao held the passbook and asked Duan Xi, "Brother Xi, do you still need this?"

She had never started a business nor knew anything about doing business, so she had no clue.

Duan Xi nodded, saying that aside from manpower, the equipment alone would be a significant expense.

Upon seeing this, Jiaojiao lent a small portion of the money from the passbook without any psychological burden. Of course, as she promised, she delivered IOUs to the lenders the very next day.

Shu Wen and the others didn’t hesitate and accepted them. They never expected Jiaojiao to repay, as this money was given to her and Duan Xi just for fun. They didn’t care whether she made or lost money because neither the Shu Family, the Ruan Family, nor the Qin Family lacked money.