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12-Year-Old Girl Buys Shop, Manages Profits Wisely

3/17/2026

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Li Yue, a 12-year-old girl from Jiangxi province, China, purchased a stationery shop.
She used her savings to buy the shop after receiving over 44,000 yuan in lai see.
Because interest rates were low, she invested the money rather than depositing it in a bank.
She managed the business during the holiday and paid her mother 3,000 yuan per month when school resumed in March.

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Story summary

Li Yue, a 12-year-old girl from Jiangxi province, China, purchased a stationery shop.
She used her savings to buy the shop after receiving over 44,000 yuan in lai see.
Because interest rates were low, she invested the money rather than depositing it in a bank.
She managed the business during the holiday and paid her mother 3,000 yuan per month when school resumed in March.