Seeing that Bai Jiaojiao was genuinely happy, Shen Heng felt that everything was worth it.

“Last time I went to someone’s house to deliver a TV, I saw that their dog had given birth, so I ordered a puppy from them. Its mother is so round and plump, you can’t see puppies like that in our countryside. She had just weaned, and I thought she was quite pleasing to the eye.”

Bai Jiaojiao couldn't identify the breed of this little dog, but it was quite different from the big black dog and the yellow dog from the countryside. It had short legs, soft and long fur, and a fluffy tail that curled upwards.

"So cute." Bai Jiaojiao turned the puppy over and saw that it was a little girl.

"You should give it a name."

"Hmm... let's call him DouDou, Bai DouDou."

Shen Heng laughed upon hearing this: "The name you gave me sounds like it belongs to someone of your generation."

Bai Jiaojiao, Bai Doudou, what kind of names are those for dogs?

"This sounds like a family, DouDou, DouDou."

Bai Jiaojiao held Bai Doudou in her arms and sat down on the sofa.

Seeing that there was no place for him, Shen Heng sat on the armrest of the sofa and squeezed himself next to Bai Jiaojiao.

The puppy, having just been separated from its mother, became clingy, clinging to Bai Jiaojiao's arm with both paws and trying to snuggle into her embrace.

Shen Heng reached out and grabbed it by the scruff of its neck: "Go away."

"Be gentle."

"You haven't seen me in so long, don't you miss me?"

Shen Heng picked up the dog and put it on the ground. He squeezed onto the sofa with Bai Jiaojiao, his huge body rubbing against her, even more annoying than a puppy.

Bai Jiaojiao said, "By the way, when you come back, please help me kill the pigeons outside. I'm afraid to kill them; they've been raised for several days."

Suddenly craving pigeon?

Bai Jiaojiao then took a moment to tell Shen Heng about Bai Shibao's transfer, and then complained, "My third brother is a bit reckless now. As he climbs the ranks, he'll only encounter increasingly dangerous missions. I'm really scared."

Shen Heng said, "If he really thinks that way, then I'll consider him brave; we didn't help the wrong person."

What kind of man is he if he only relies on his family's help, lives a mediocre life, and doesn't know how to be grateful?

Bai Jiaojiao glanced at Shen Heng, then decided it was pointless to talk to these men about it. She would tell her sister after Bai Shibao recovered, and Bai Shiqing would definitely handle Bai Shibao properly.

Are you going to see your brother again tomorrow?

“I’ll go tomorrow afternoon. The patients in his ward are waiting for me to bring them things. It’s all thanks to the People’s Liberation Army for serving the people. I, as a member of the people, finally have a chance to serve them in return.”

Bai Jiaojiao's smile made Shen Heng's heart flutter: "I can help you, but you have to give me some benefits and I'll help you."

Bai Jiaojiao knew that whenever they spoke at home, Shen Heng would never leave out being a scoundrel in any of his ten sentences.

She said, "Then I'll go find Sister Meng next door to help me kill it."

"You still have to give someone a kickback if you hire someone to kill you. Do you think it's easy for me to make money outside? If you do this, you might as well let me have my way. It's a risk-free business anyway."

"What have you called me?" Bai Jiaojiao bit Shen Heng's neck. Shen Heng winced in pain, then smiled and patted Bai Jiaojiao's head.

"They really are from the same family as Bai Doudou."

"...Heng-ge, you're getting better and better at making me angry."

"Heng-ge dotes on you so much, Jiaojiao." Shen Heng touched Bai Jiaojiao's face and then squeezed her hand.

"Where did you put the money you earned? Let me see it."

Shen Heng brought a lot of money this time, so he must have earned quite a bit.

"Little money-grubber, come on, let's go up to the kang (heated brick bed) and take a look."

Shen Heng scooped Bai Jiaojiao up in his arms, and Bai Jiaojiao quickly wrapped her arms around his neck.

Bai Doudou jumped up and down at Shen Heng's feet, yelling, "Aww! Aww aww!"

Shen Heng shoved it aside with his foot: "I'll just stomp this dog to death."

"Heng-ge, be careful when you walk." Bai Jiaojiao anxiously peered down, worried that Shen Heng might accidentally step on a stray dog.

The two got onto the kang (a heated brick bed), but even with her neck craned upwards, Bai Doudou couldn't see what the person on the kang was doing. She was humming and moaning under the kang.

"Brother Heng, it's so pitiful. Why don't you pick it up and play with it?"

"You still let this beast onto the bed? Don't let him develop this habit while he's still young. You can keep counting your money."

Shen Heng took out a stack of money wrapped in oil paper and said, "This money can't fit in that tin box anymore. Let's find a savings book to deposit it tomorrow. It will be more convenient for me to use it when I'm out and about, so I don't have to carry it in my bag and keep an eye on it while I'm in the car."

He was fine when he came back, but he went there alone by train, and he was on high alert.

"You're right, hurry up and open it so I can see how much this costs."

Even in her own backyard, Bai Jiaojiao still drew the curtains with great ceremony.

When counting money, you have to be discreet.

The money inside was neatly stacked by Shen Heng. Bai Jiaojiao touched it with her hand first before counting it one by one. She counted it once and then counted it again.

"Brother Heng, aren't we now a ten-thousand-yuan household?"

"Ten thousand yuan household? You really know how to come up with names. Next time I'll go again, and then we'll be twenty thousand yuan households." Shen Heng planned to bring back some refrigerators next time. After all, he had more funds now, and the families who wanted televisions before were his overlapping market this time. Although it didn't have the same sales volume as televisions, people who wanted to buy refrigerators were even more willing to spend money. The profit from selling a refrigerator would definitely be much higher than that from selling a television.

Bai Jiaojiao couldn't bear to put the money away, so she spread it under her head as a pillow.

“Brother Heng, I don’t think hiring someone to help transport the goods is a long-term solution. After all, it’s smuggling. Although the policy has been relaxed now, abusing public ships will definitely cause trouble if discovered.”

Shen Heng also knew: "This is the best way right now. It's not worth it for us to buy a ship for such a small amount of goods. We can't afford to buy one right now."

A ship capable of withstanding long-distance transport costs a lot, not to mention the cost of buying the ship itself, but the annual wear and tear is also substantial. If Shen Heng had 100,000 yuan, he would dare to spend tens of thousands to get a ship and hire some people to transport goods together. But right now he only has a little over 10,000 yuan, which sounds like a lot, but when it comes to doing business, he is still struggling to make ends meet and has to be careful with every expense.

"Brother Heng, doesn't Shili Village have boats? Our village's big fishing boat doesn't go out to sea every month. Do you think we could talk to the village committee about requisitioning it?"

“When we go back for the New Year, we see that our family’s situation is still the same as before. Now, if we want to rent a fishing boat, the brigade may not be willing to give it to a private individual.”

In most areas, the household responsibility system has not yet been implemented, and people are still working collectively as before. These people have worked collectively for half their lives and are certainly unable to accept cooperation with private individuals. Most importantly, they are still implementing the previous policy, which does not allow private contracting.

If you take too advanced a step, you will face the situation where the surrounding environment cannot keep up. Therefore, even though being at the forefront is a good thing, the trailblazer will also encounter more difficulties.