Rebirth in 1984: Starting the Rise Through Borrowing a Tractor

This novel avoids pretentiousness and revenge tropes, focusing purely on entrepreneurship, daily routines, emotional bonds, and family ties.

Winter Qing, a multi-millionaire tormented by regr...

Chapter 179 Opening of Two Wholesale Markets

Zhang Jian and Su Guifang escorted Dong Qing and his wife to their car. Li Yuzhu said, "Master Zhang, I'm entrusting my sister-in-law to you now. I hope you'll treat her well."

Zhang Jian said, "Don't worry, I'll say it again, I'll treat her well for the rest of my life."

Dong Qing said, "I've already spoken to Factory Director Chen. You two can work together again from now on."

Su Guifang said thank you.

They said goodbye to each other, and Dongqing and his wife drove home.

Zhang Jian and his wife rested for two days after their wedding.

On the third day, after breakfast, Zhang Jian and Su Guifang went into the workshop. Chen Hong was also there. He said, "Master Zhang, I've already told the warehouse material clerk to go to the warehouse and get another welding machine. Pass on your skills to your wife and train her to be an excellent female welder."

Zhang Jian said he would, pushed a cart in the workshop, and went with his wife to the warehouse to get the welding machine.

The couple went into the warehouse, took a new welding machine, lifted it onto a cart, and pushed the cart toward the workshop.

Zhang Jian spent almost the entire morning teaching his wife how to weld. While Su Guifang was welding, he watched her with a mask in hand, correcting any mistakes promptly.

It's true that a good teacher produces outstanding students. Zhang Jian taught diligently, and Su Guifang learned diligently. In just two weeks, Su Guifang was able to work independently, and her welds were very beautiful.

Chen Hong was very satisfied after seeing it. He said, "The welding is good. Keep up the good work, and you two can easily earn 800 yuan a month."

Su Guifang is not only beautiful, but she is also just as hardworking as any man. She welds as many car frames as her husband in a day.

Zhang Jian said, "If you're tired, take a break. Don't push yourself."

Su Guifang said, "The workload was no less than this when I worked in the bean product factory, but I was able to persevere."

The work in a bean product factory requires speed, but it's a different story for welders. Welders are all about technique. As long as the welded product doesn't need to be reworked, it's considered fast. If the welded frame is twisted, reworking it is more troublesome than re-welding it. So, as long as the welded product is formed in one go, it's considered fast no matter how slow it is.

Su Guifang's husband helped her redo the welded frame a few times within two weeks, but then stopped.

Two weeks later, Zhang Jian stopped paying attention to his wife for a single day, not even glancing at her. He just did his own work and let her do the welding all day by herself to see how good her welding skills were. Only by letting her do it herself could he see her level.

By the time she finished get off work in the evening, Su Guifang had welded just as many car frames as her husband, and in fact, the number she had done was exactly the same.

Zhang Jian inspected the frame his wife had welded; the welds were neat and clean, with no areas needing rework. He said, "I never imagined my wife was so capable."

Su Guifang smiled and said, "That shows you're a good teacher."

A young man joked, "Sister-in-law, Master Zhang teaches during the day and at night too, right?"

Su Guifang laughed and said, "Get lost, you're just making fun of your sister-in-law."

You can also let yourself go while working, and you can forget about some of your worries.

Time is the best medicine for healing the heart, and busy work is the catalyst for healing the heart. If a person stays at home after suffering a setback, it will only aggravate his heart disease. Even if he is not sick, he can become sick from pent-up emotions.

Isn't Su Guifang a perfect example? If she hadn't chosen to marry Zhang Jian immediately, her wounded heart would have had a hard time getting out of the shadows. Working with her husband, she finally freed herself from the pain.

Su Guifang has indeed completely forgotten the unpleasant things of the past during this period. Her husband treats her very well, never letting her cook a single meal after get off work, and never even letting her wash clothes.

In daily life, Zhang Jian was very attentive to his wife. Life was hard in those days, and the couple ate meat at least once a day, which was already a good life.

Su Guifang's smile was beautiful at that moment, as if she had completely freed herself from the labor.

Zhang Jian asked, "Honey, isn't welding all that tiring?"

Su Guifang smiled and said, "Of course I'm tired, but I'm not mentally tired. Let's go home."

What is love? It is having each other in your hearts. When two people work together for the sake of their family, their love can go further.

The couple returned to their dormitory. Zhang Jian was busy preparing dinner, while Su Guifang took a towel to the women's bathroom to take a shower.

In another two weeks, the comprehensive department store wholesale market and the farmers' market will open simultaneously. In the past two months, the two markets have invested a lot of money in advertising.

Hard work pays off. Currently, all stalls and storefronts in the department store wholesale market and farmers' market have been sold out, a result that Dong Qing never expected.

In his opinion, it would be good if 80% of the stalls and storefronts could be sold on the opening day. Dong Qing did not expect that the advertising would have such a good effect, which made him more confident in the two markets.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and on October 16, 1987, the Yusheng Company's department store wholesale market and agricultural wholesale market opened.

The local television station is broadcasting live. Today, regional and municipal leaders are present, and they attach great importance to these two projects.

Party Secretary Li delivered a speech.

Next, Dong Qing will speak;

Distinguished leaders, honored guests, ladies and gentlemen, good morning!

Today, under the clear autumn sky and gentle breeze, and with the correct leadership of city leaders and government departments at all levels, and with the strong support of all sectors of society, the comprehensive department store wholesale market and the agricultural wholesale market officially opened!

On behalf of Yusheng Company and all its employees, I would like to extend my warmest welcome to all the leaders, guests, and friends from all walks of life who have taken time out of their busy schedules to attend today's opening ceremony!

General Manager Dong Qing then spoke about Yusheng Company's future plans and prospects.

Next, city leaders, General Manager Dong Qing, and Deputy General Manager Dong Ermei went on stage to cut the ribbon.

Because the company had recently invested heavily in advertising, on the opening day, long-distance buses from all over the country filled the huge square. Long-distance buses kept arriving, and the square simply couldn't accommodate so many vehicles. The people from Dong Ermei Pai demolished a gap in the wall surrounding the open space and parked the buses in the hundreds of acres of open land, temporarily solving the parking problem.

The city's bus company has launched a dedicated bus line, offering free rides for the first two weeks after its opening, which fully demonstrates the importance that city leaders attach to these two major projects.

Initially, buses ran every ten minutes, but later they were added every five minutes, and each bus was always fully booked.

Two award ceremonies were continuously being awarded, and the bustling sales at the wholesale market were unprecedented.

Just one hour later, an air conditioner and two color TVs were given away. Such huge prizes were incredible in this day and age, enough to arouse people's desire to shop. The merchants' business was booming on the opening day.

On the opening day, a problem was also exposed: there were no restaurants in the area, there was no business before, and no one wanted to open a restaurant here. It was a problem for wholesalers who came from afar and customers who came from nearby to eat.

But there's really no need to worry about that; the area is packed with food vendors at lunchtime.