Seeing his wife's enthusiasm for buying houses and shops, he felt he owed her too much. So when Zhang Yu said he had connections to do some business, he hesitated for a long time before agreeing to join in.

However, the initial capital he used to join the group was borrowed from a friend.

He originally dared not let himself, and even advised Zhang Yu not to take any risks.

After listening to his wife describe the future development, he knew that the business was viable, but they should keep a low profile for the first few years.

Unlike Yu Huimin, Zhang Yu doesn't make money by simply trying to get rich. He has connections and a quick mind, and he truly relies on his own abilities to find good opportunities to earn money.

His network of connections simply made his path to making money easier.

Having confirmed the facts, Zhao Qinglan hugged her husband and gave him a passionate kiss.

"Ah, you're so kind."

"Are you that happy?" Li Huai put his arm around her.

"Of course I'm happy. Those are houses in the capital! If we get a few more, your daughter and son can live off the rent without doing anything else."

Anyway, before she died in her previous life, housing prices in the capital had already risen to a rather frightening level.

That's so nice? Li Huai hadn't really thought of that; he simply wanted to give his wife a gift she would like.

Zhao Qinglan's thought process finally caught on.

"Where will you get the money to buy a house?" Even if houses are cheap now, a house in the capital still costs over a thousand.

Li Huai touched his nose shyly.

“Zhang Yu said a few months ago that he wanted to do some business and asked me to join him.”

Zhao Qinglan gasped. What kind of business is this? Earning enough for a house in such a short time.

Since Zhang Yu is the one in charge, and her husband can earn enough to buy a house just by joining the group, how much must Zhang Yu have earned?

Just imagining it is terrifying for her.

However, when she thought about Zhang Yu's true identity, she felt it was normal.

She asked with some concern, "You won't do anything illegal or disorderly, will you?"

She was happy to have more money, but she hoped even more that her family would be safe and sound.

"How could that be? Zhang Yu and I are both law-abiding citizens, and we would never do anything like that."

"That's good, that's good."

"By the way, isn't Zhang Yu a government employee now? Won't his business ventures affect his job?" After all, doing business is a sensitive matter.

"He said it was all right."

“You can’t just say it’s nothing and then think it’s nothing. Let me tell you, even though we’ve had reform and opening up, some people who have made big businesses have still been made into role models and punished.”

Li Huai frowned immediately. "Didn't you say the overall environment would get better and better in the future?"

"Overall things are getting better, but the process is bumpy. In short, tell Zhang Yu that it's better to earn less and be safe first. Also, he must keep a low profile and not hire too many people, no matter what business he does." Otherwise, something might go wrong.

Li Huai believed his wife's words and immediately called Zhang Yu the next day, telling him a lot.

If Zhang Yu really has the talent for business and enjoys it, Zhao Qinglan plans to observe him for two years before suggesting he quit his job and start his own business.

In the past, with the rise of the private individual economy, many nouveau riche with tens of thousands of yuan emerged.

Even the most secure jobs with fixed salaries are losing their appeal, and state-owned enterprises are seeing their performance decline.

Driven by envy or the pressures of life, many people have resigned and started their own businesses.

Those who can get into government or politics are generally quite intelligent, and many of those who went into business early on became successful entrepreneurs later on.

When his wife described how a house in the future capital might easily cost millions, and a courtyard house could even cost tens or hundreds of millions, Li Huai found it all incredibly fantastical.

These days, anyone who can come up with over a thousand yuan is considered wealthy.

As a result, in later generations, they couldn't even afford a place to stay, which was truly frightening.

For the first time, he also felt the pressure and sense of crisis in life.

My family has four children.

The children are still young now, but in ten years or so, they will all be getting married and starting their own families.

If they, as parents, were to help him out, would he be able to afford it?

No, we have to make money; Zhang Yu's partnership can't stop.

Previously, he only thought about earning some money to buy his wife what she wanted.

But now, Li Huai has included the children's future in his calculations.

Let's talk about the capital city.

After being discharged from the military, Li Wei returned home.

Unable to betray his own family for the greater good, Li Zhenhua had nowhere to vent his anger.

Even with his wife Yu Huimin's intervention, he still beat his son half to death at home.

Even the neighbors could hear Li Wei's screams coming from their house.

Yu Huimin not only cried her eyes out, but also complained about her husband's cruelty.

As a result, the relationship between Li Zhenhua and his youngest son also plummeted.

Because of this incident, he aged considerably, and now half of his hair is white.

His wife and son only knew how to complain; who knew the bitterness in his heart?

Late at night, Li Zhenhua was not sleeping. He stood by the living room window smoking, and the ashtray on the windowsill in front of him was already full of cigarette butts.

His wife's accident last time affected his position; he wasn't dismissed, but his chances of promotion were completely dashed.

This time, he will probably retire a few years earlier.

Li Zhenhua couldn't help but start daydreaming.

If Ru Mei were still alive, someone with her personality would definitely not be greedy for petty gains.

The eldest son, Li Huai, is also an outstanding soldier.

If the three of them had lived a good life together until now, he certainly wouldn't be in this situation now, right?

However, there are no "what ifs".

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