During this holiday, An An worked diligently in the restaurant for more than a month. Every day felt like a year. The hot and depressing environment, the endless plates to serve, the endless bowls to wash, and the never-ending work all made An An extremely miserable.

He didn't expect that making money would be so hard, and he didn't expect that the work would be so tiring. However, when he saw everyone's happy smiles after receiving their wages, he felt that it was all worth it.

However, An An also swore in his heart that he would never do this job in the future because it was too tiring.

After working for more than a month, An An earned 48 yuan. Looking at the money in his hand, his eyes were shining.

Lu Shi handed over the money consciously. An An looked at his father's useless appearance and kept complaining in his heart:

"It's useless."

However, when An An saw his mother's eager eyes, he had no choice but to hand over his money.

An An's heart was bleeding. The money he had earned with great difficulty hadn't even warmed up yet.

Zhang Weifang pretended not to notice his reluctance. He patted An An's shoulder and said with relief:

"An An has grown up and knows how to spend the money he earns on his mother. I told you, my son is not a stingy person. He even knows how to take care of his classmates, so how could he forget his mother?"

When it comes to taking care of classmates, An An doesn't dare to speak. He now knows that he was wrong before.

After school started, An An's deskmate was replaced by a boy who ranked first in the last final exam. The teacher arranged the two of them together, hoping that they could improve together.

Huo Yu moved and changed schools. An An didn't see her. She felt happy and disappointed, and her heart was full of melancholy.

After the formal classes started, he no longer had time to think about anything else. With the encouragement of his deskmate, An An now studies very hard.

In September, Zhang Weifang received a letter from home saying that Zhang Weifen had given birth to another son and named him Li Ji. She didn't have time to go back, so she mailed something to express her feelings.

Zhang Weifen was very happy when she received the things sent by her elder sister. In addition to milk powder, there was also a set of children's clothes. Just by looking at the style and quality, she knew that they were not cheap.

While changing the child's clothes, Zhang Weifen said to her husband:

"See? My eldest sister is still reliable. My brother is capable, but with my sister-in-law, many things are hard to say."

The days continue to move forward, the golden autumn has passed, and the cold winter has come. After the cold winter, it is the New Year again.

During the Chinese New Year this year, Zhang Weifang did not let the four of her family go back home. She chose to go home alone. Lu Shi was worried that she would get carsick and wanted to go back with her, but was rejected by Zhang Weifang. Last year's events were still fresh in her mind, and she didn't want Lu Shi to be looked down upon by them.

During the Chinese New Year of 1982, Zhang Weifen didn't come to see her children, and Jin Wen didn't come back because he was not feeling well. The rest were all family members, so we had a pretty good New Year.

When Zhang Weifang returned home for the Chinese New Year, he discovered that several families in the alley had bought televisions. Lu Shi had wanted to buy one for a long time, so he also suggested buying one.

An An was so excited that he danced with joy. He went to his neighbor's house every day to watch cartoons on TV and had long wanted his mother to buy him one.

Zhang Weifang didn't care. She wasn't very interested in the current black and white TVs, and color TVs were too expensive, costing several thousand yuan each, which she was a little reluctant to buy.

Finally, the family decided to buy a black and white one first, which was not ostentatious and the price was acceptable.

Lu Shi chose a 14-inch Yellow River brand TV and spent four hundred yuan.

After returning home and completing the installation, An An couldn't wait to turn on the TV and watch a cartoon. It was a short and meaningful story called "Eight Hundred Whips". Zhang Weifang watched it for a while and then left.

Since getting a TV, An An has become a different person. He no longer goes out to play football every day. He goes home and watches TV as soon as he gets home from school.

Zhang Weifang did not stop him, but just told him not to delay his studies. Fortunately, An An listened to him.

After the junior high school entrance examination, An An was sure that his grades were good enough to get him into high school, and his mind was completely focused on TV.

Fortunately, TV shows are only broadcast at night and not during the day, otherwise Zhang Weifang would really be worried that An An would become addicted.

Seeing that he was really out of line, Lu Shi took him to the restaurant to help. An An was very resistant in his heart. He didn't like such noisy and greasy places, but under the pressure of his father, he had to put himself in a difficult position.

This time, Lu Shi didn't ask An An to serve dishes, but asked him to help collect money, which was a relatively easy job.

Lu Shi recently discovered a new business opportunity. He found that there are many people who want to buy TVs, but the number of TVs is limited, so reselling TVs must be very profitable.

After working in a restaurant for a few years, Lu Shi found that the profit of the restaurant was almost fixed, and he could only earn 200-300 yuan per month. Moreover, he had to get up early and go to bed late, which was extremely hard work, so he wanted to change his career.

With An An in charge of the hotel, Lu Shi took some time to investigate the market situation. He found that televisions and washing machines were the current popular trends.

If he could get these two things, he would definitely make a lot of money.

Lu Shi contacted Captain Wang from the previous transport team and followed him on a trip to the south.

The two men had not expected the changes in the south. The gorgeous and bright clothes, low prices, and a wide variety of electrical appliances all opened their eyes.

Lu Shi's original intention of this trip was to see the outside world and broaden his horizons and knowledge.

However, when he saw so many electrical appliances with his own eyes, his thoughts changed dramatically.

He thought to himself: "If I can bring all these electrical appliances back to my hometown, the profits will be enormous!" This idea flashed through his mind like a spark, making him very excited.

After all, in their relatively closed and backward place, these high-tech appliances would undoubtedly arouse people's great interest and demand. With his keen business acumen when he landed, he knew that there were unlimited business opportunities behind this.

So, Lu Shi decided to seize this opportunity and do everything he could to bring these electrical appliances back home safely.

He began to carefully observe each appliance and understand their functions, features and market value.

At the same time, he also actively thought about how to transport and sell these goods to obtain maximum profit.

With full of expectations and determination, Lu Shi embarked on a challenging but promising entrepreneurial journey...

Captain Wang had the same idea as Lu Shi. He also saw the huge profits in front of him. The two hit it off and decided to bring a batch of goods back.

Captain Wang's car was loaded with rice and couldn't accommodate the electrical appliances, so the two men decided to put the items on the train and transport them back.