"You're right! I guess you could say I've turned misfortune into a blessing in disguise!"

Xu Kailin rubbed his shoulder, wincing, but felt much better inside.

He turned to look at the shop behind the two of them, lowered his voice and asked, "What about you? What are your plans for the future? Can you keep looking after the God of Wealth? To be honest, I've already saved up tens of thousands of yuan."

Li Bin's smile faded, his eyes filled with envy. "That's great! It's a pity my old lady is still terrified and her attitude remains firm. Brother Gu trusts me so much. Even when the arson incident happened before the New Year, he didn't blame me at all and even gave me a lot of bonuses. It makes me feel embarrassed to quit. I'll wait and see."

Xu Kailin could understand Li Bin's situation and comforted him, "Waiting is fine too. These changes are really hard to keep track of."

...

at the same time.

Gu Wei is in a modern villa, counting money that belongs to the 1980s.

The 10-yuan "Great Unity" notes have already been bundled up.

It's relatively easy to find out.

In the end, even Gu Wei didn't expect it to be as many as 390,000.

If you include the cost of collecting antiques, buying a house, and other expenses, it will definitely exceed 400,000.

If this money had been deposited in a bank, it would have become big news and a major focus of attention long ago.

It might even cause a lot of unexpected trouble.

After all, a worker's monthly salary was only a few dozen yuan, and it was still the era when being a "ten-thousand-yuan household" was a source of pride.

Many people aim to become millionaires.

certainly.

He also knew that after the reform and opening up, many bold and courageous people made money.

But even if they have money, most of them pretend to be poor.

Nobody wants to be the first to stick their neck out.

For experienced people, caution is their protective shield.

Gu Wei will go to the provincial capital to buy a house in a few days, but it won't cost much.

The remaining 300,000 yuan is truly a waste to leave it there.

I heard that you can buy a small courtyard house in Beijing for ten or twenty thousand yuan now.

If he were to use that money to buy it, he could easily realize his dream of becoming a billionaire several years later.

However, buying a courtyard house now is not so easy.

Many of them are large courtyard houses, housing multiple families.

If any party disagrees, the transfer of ownership cannot be completed.

Even if you buy the property, it's still troublesome if you can't get rid of the person and there are endless disputes.

You can't possibly have to outwit and outmaneuver some complete strangers just to buy a house, can you?

That's really just idle talk, a waste of time and energy.

However, courtyard houses with clear property rights that can be traded and transferred may not be so cheap.

Gu Wei still remembers a joke circulating online:

A Beijing resident sold his courtyard house to raise 300,000 yuan in order to fulfill his dream of going abroad.

He left his homeland to seek his fortune abroad, working tirelessly from dawn till dusk until his temples turned gray, finally saving up a million US dollars, planning to return home to retire and enjoy a life of luxury.

Upon returning to Beijing, he discovered that the courtyard house he had sold years ago had skyrocketed in value to 80 million yuan, and he was devastated.

Although this is just a joke, its truth is unknown.

However, this also illustrates some issues.

In the 1980s, the housing system was still based on welfare, and commercial housing was extremely rare in the country.

However, while researching, I discovered that a portion of commercial housing was built as a pilot project in Fangzhuang, Beijing, in 1985.

At that time, Gu Wei can buy some.

And don't miss the new district where people were the first to try eating crabs.

Gu Wei was overjoyed at the thought of investing a small amount of money in real estate in this era and then reaping countless times the returns in the future.

This is much more enjoyable than getting on a high-class bus in modern times.

Because he was happy, Gu Wei had a smile on his face when he returned to the 1980s.

Gu Jianguo and the others all thought that Gu Wei was happy because he had paid for the watch for Xu Kailin and had received a large sum of money.

Gu Wei was happy to let them misunderstand.

They also distributed some of the local specialties that Xu Kailin had brought to everyone.

When Zhao Zhengying was assigned to the job, Gu Wei specifically asked, "Yingzi, are you going to Uncle Zhao's house after get off work?"

“Go. But this is enough, Brother Gu, you don’t need to give any more.”

Zhao Zhengying is more than three months pregnant. Her morning sickness is not so severe, and she is much more energetic.

Gu Wei smiled and said, "Take it. We can't finish this bread, and it won't taste good if it's left for too long."

Gu Jianguo and Li Guizhi also spoke up to persuade them.

"Yes, apart from Xiao Jie, no one in the family likes to eat it."

"We're all family, no need to be so formal."

Having spent so much time with Gu Wei and the others, Zhao Zhengying had figured out their personalities, so she didn't refuse them anymore.

"Then I'll accept it without hesitation. Actually, my mom, like Xiao Jie, also likes to eat this."

For a moment, they all burst into laughter.

As it turned out, speak of the devil and he appears.

Gu Hongjie ran back with his schoolbag on his back.

He was panting heavily because he had run so fast.

Even in the dead of winter, his cheeks were red, and his forehead and the tip of his nose were covered in sweat.

Gu Wei was smiling as he watched Gu Hongjie run into the store, and was about to make a joke.

But seeing his expression, she immediately sensed something was wrong and asked with a serious expression, "What happened?"

Gu Hongjie, supporting his knees and catching his breath, straightened up and said anxiously, "Teacher Yao is going into labor! She's already been taken to the hospital by the other teachers at the school!"

This news came like a thunderclap, ringing in everyone's ears.

Gu Wei clearly remembered that during the Spring Festival, when they were chatting together, they mentioned that Yao Shulan was going to give birth in April.

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