Wang Peng returned to the steel rolling mill's residential compound.

Chen Yinghao's home.

"Xiaopeng, you're back. Have you eaten yet?" Liu Yili asked.

"I've already eaten. I ate at Mingzhu's house." Wang Peng went to the bathroom to wash his face and then sat down next to his cousin to watch TV.

A martial arts period drama was playing on TV, and the family of four watched it with great interest.

Half an hour later, the TV series ended, and strange commercials began to be shown.

"Sister Fang, give me the keys. I'm going to bed now," Wang Peng said.

"Xiao Peng, why aren't you staying here anymore?" Chen Yinghao looked at him. "Is it inconvenient for you?"

“No,” Wang Peng hurriedly shook his head and said, “I’ll pick up Uncle Li at the train station at three o’clock tomorrow morning. I don’t want to disturb your rest.”

Chen Yinghao has a very poor sleep; even the slightest noise can wake him up.

He can't fall back asleep if he's woken up in the middle of the night.

"What brings Uncle Li here? Are you buying videotapes?" Li Fang asked.

Wang Peng nodded. "A new batch of tapes has come out in Hong Kong. He's going to the Special Economic Zone to buy them and will also give me some money while he's there."

Chen Qingshu stood up and said, "Dad, we're going back too. You should get some sleep."

Wang Peng left Chen Yinghao's house and went to his cousin's house, returning to his bedroom to prepare for sleep.

"Brother Peng." Chen Qingshu walked in with an alarm clock and placed it on the table.

“After the New Year, your second uncle and aunt will be coming to work at the steel mill,” he said. “You should also find someone trustworthy to help you keep an eye on the video arcade ticket business.”

"Oh?" Wang Peng immediately became interested. "Brother, what kind of work did Uncle Yinghao arrange for them?"

“My mother-in-law guards the warehouse, my father-in-law is my dad’s driver, and the factory provided my dad with a car.” A hint of pride flashed in Chen Yinghao’s eyes.

The steel mill owner was provided with a Xiali sedan worth 70,000 yuan.

Wang Peng laughed, "Then we'll have to make sure Second Uncle learns driving skills properly."

“Absolutely, there are experienced drivers in the factory who can teach him,” Chen Qingshu said in a low voice. “Your second uncle’s salary is four hundred yuan, and your aunt’s salary is three hundred and thirty yuan.”

Keep in mind that this was 1994, and 400 yuan was considered a high salary in the provincial capital.

My aunt sells tickets outside the video arcade. It's cold in winter and hot in summer, and her salary is only three hundred yuan.

"Brother, this is all thanks to my uncle." Wang Peng was happy for his second uncle and aunt.

"We're all family, don't be so polite." He patted Wang Peng on the shoulder and said, "Set your alarm and go to bed early."

Wang Peng was woken up by his alarm clock at 2:30 a.m.

I put on my clothes and shoes, and drove straight to the train station.

Around 3 o'clock, the train arrived at the station, and Wang Peng waited for Li Longfei at the exit.

The father and son found a hotel nearby and slept until eight o'clock in the morning before getting up to have breakfast outside.

Li Longfei's train is at nine o'clock.

"Xiao Peng, we need to buy five videotapes this time. Take a look at the list." He handed the list to Wang Peng.

Upon closer inspection, Wang Peng realized that four of the books were about to become blockbuster movies, while he had never heard of the last one.

"Uncle, I suggest you don't buy this book. Just looking at the title makes it seem uninteresting," Wang Peng said.

Li Longfei nodded and took out four hundred yuan from his pocket. "It's almost Chinese New Year, and the video arcade is doing very well. This is a share of the profits."

Wang Peng put the money in his pocket and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

The Warm Garden residential complex has a preferential policy.

Pay 15,000 yuan upfront for a house now and get a CD player for free.

He had no money and wanted to withdraw his investment from the video arcade business, but he was too embarrassed to ask.

Li Longfei also looked somewhat conflicted.

"Xiao Peng, I'll give you another 11,000 yuan. You can leave the group now."

He blushed and said, "Partnerships are too troublesome. I want to buy the videotapes according to my own ideas."

Upon hearing this, Wang Peng laughed.

Just as I was about to doze off, someone brought me a pillow.

Yesterday, Li Longfei gave a vague answer on the phone, so I guessed this would be the result.

Wang Peng was worried because his second aunt was coming to work in the provincial capital, and he wouldn't feel at ease without her recording the daily ticket sales.

Business partnerships are indeed difficult to run.

He invested 10,000 initially, and now he can get an extra 1,000, which is not bad.

"Uncle, are you serious?" Wang Peng asked.

Li Longfei's face turned even redder. "Xiao Peng, it's mainly because Mengjiao's mother is always complaining and making her do the accounts every day, which annoys her."

Since it's a partnership business, the accounts definitely need to be clear, which requires someone to calculate costs and revenues.

Wang Peng nodded. "Alright then, I agree to withdraw my shares."

"Xiao Peng, thank you." Li Longfei hurriedly opened his bag and took out a stack of hundred-yuan bills. "It's exactly eleven thousand yuan. Count it."

Wang Peng counted it twice, and it came to exactly eleven thousand.

Including previous dividends, the investment in the video arcade has earned a total of more than two thousand yuan.

"Xiao Peng, I'm sorry." Li Longfei was still embarrassed.

"Don't say that. Breakups and reconciliations are normal in business."

At this point, Wang Peng joked with him, "Uncle, if I want to use the car in the future, can I still use it?"

"Oh," Li Longfei laughed, "You can use it whenever you want as long as I don't use it. Whoever uses it can do their best."

Wang Peng fiddled with the car keys and said, "Uncle, have you ever thought about selling the car?"

"What?" Li Longfei was stunned. "You're not kidding me, are you? You want to buy my car?"

The final price of this Santana is 205,000.

He has been running it for two years.

After a long silence, Li Longfei said, "I'm not kidding you. If you really want it, give me at least 190,000."

"Then you might as well buy a new car." Wang Peng smiled slightly. "Uncle, I was just kidding. I don't have the money to buy a car right now."

"Hehe, I know you're joking." Li Longfei glanced at his watch. "You go back to your work, I'm going to catch my train."

The two left the hotel and parted ways at the train station square.

Wang Peng drove to Li Mingzhu's house.

I took the Li family of three to the sales office of Wenxin Garden.

The staff brought out floor plans and served tea and water with great hospitality.

Wang Peng thought the apartment layout was pretty good, and casually handed the floor plan to Li Kefan, asking, "Uncle, do you think this apartment is nice?"

“I think it’s alright, you guys take a look too.” Li Kefan then handed the floor plan to his wife and children.

Duan Cuilu frowned. "I don't understand any of this either. Mingzhu, please explain."

“I think it looks nice.” Li Mingzhu pointed to the small bedroom in the picture. “This can be used as a study, and it’s very close to the other two bedrooms.”

“Yes, that’s what I was thinking too.” Wang Peng turned to the sales manager and asked, “Are there any rooms available? Are there many people booking?”

"There are still many properties available." The sales manager immediately led them into the manager's office.

Inside the room was a large sand table, which was the two-dimensional model that Wang Peng had mentioned.

"This is Building Number One. Only the fifth floor and the first floor are left."

"This is Building No. 2. No one has bought a house here yet, but you can choose whichever one you want."

"..."

He introduced all the available properties in one go.

Confused, Wang Peng asked, "Uncle, which is better, the first floor or the fifth floor?"