Upon hearing this, Xu San stood there for a long time, looking at him warily. "You're not a liar, are you?"
Zhou Mingli smiled and said, "Now I think of you just as you think of me."
Xu San fell silent.
After all, he initially planned to get something for nothing.
After a long silence, Xu San gritted his teeth, took a watch off his wrist, and said, "This watch is worth two hundred! I'll give it to you as collateral. Once I've sold all the books, I'll pay you back, and then you can return the watch to me."
"You, you, you still have to give me a written agreement, make it clear."
Zhou Mingli said, "I'll give you a hundred booklets, I'll charge you five yuan per booklet, and you can give me five hundred when you come back."
He can earn two hundred from one hundred books.
Xu San made up his mind and nodded, "Okay!"
Zhou Mingli then took the form, took out paper and pen from his bag, wrote down two identical documents, and had Xu San write his name on the paper as well.
One serving for each of the two people.
Zhou Mingli put it away and said, "Wait for me in Mianhua Hutong. I've brought you the documents."
Xu San was happy and followed Zhou Mingli's bicycle all the way to Mianhua Hutong.
He also kept a watchful eye on things and secretly followed from a distance.
But then they saw Zhou Mingli talking familiarly with a policeman.
"Xiao Mo, are you busy here?"
"That's right, we've received orders from above to intensify our patrols."
"Okay, I have something to do, so I'll go home first and visit my master later."
Zhou Mingli deliberately sought out Officer Mo to speak, firstly to let Xu San know that he knew someone in the public security bureau, thus dissuading him from causing trouble, and secondly to reassure Xu San and make him truly keep the matter of selling books in mind.
Xu San was terrified by the way Zhou Mingli and Public Security Officer Mo were talking. He stayed obediently in Mianhua Hutong, praying that Zhou Mingli was not lying to him.
After waiting anxiously for half an hour, just when Xu San thought Zhou Mingli was lying to him, the sound of a bicycle bell came from the alley entrance.
Xu San quickly peeked out and saw that it was Zhou Mingli. Only then did his heart sink.
Fortunately, Zhou Mingli did not lie to him.
“There are a hundred copies here. I advise you to go far away and not sell them within the jurisdiction of the police. Otherwise, if you get caught, I will never admit to having anything to do with you,” Zhou Mingli warned him.
Xu San's eyes were glued to those booklets. He nodded and said, "I promise I won't sell them within the jurisdiction of the public security bureau."
Zhou Mingli watched as Xu San carried the booklets away carefully, seemingly cherishing them.
How could we not cherish it!
This isn't a book! This is Xu San's path to wealth!
We must take this seriously!!!
"Don't worry, I guarantee I'll sell all these books. Let's meet here again tomorrow... no, the day after tomorrow night, and I'll give you the money!"
Zhou Mingli nodded. "Okay."
After saying that, Zhou Mingli turned around and rode away on his bicycle.
Xu San never expected Zhou Mingli to be so carefree.
He dared not underestimate Zhou Mingli.
It seems that Zhou Mingli's superiors are quite capable and are not afraid that he will run away with these things.
Xu San carried the books and walked away, huffing and puffing.
Zhou Mingli returned, but the books he had brought were gone. Jiang Ci glanced at him briefly and asked, "Where are your books?"
"I found a distributor to sell them on my behalf." Zhou Mingli packed another fifty copies. "I'll get rid of the rest of the books in the next couple of days. I won't be selling any more of these."
Jiang Ci glanced at him sideways and laughed, "The bookstore must be restocking soon, right? I heard that the school has also bought a lot of review materials. I'm afraid the printing factory won't be doing small-scale business like yours anymore."
Zhou Mingli gave her a thumbs up, "No wonder you're President Jiang, you have such sharp eyes."
"Old Li from the printing factory probably printed quite a few of our sample books himself. I went out for a walk today and found that some people were selling booklets that were exactly the same as ours."
"The asking price is twenty."
Jiang Ci hissed, "It's the same price as selling fake review materials now."
Zhou Mingli laughed and said, "At least Old Li can guarantee its authenticity?"
Jiang Ci nodded, "Mhm."
“Anyway, we won’t raise prices.” Zhou Mingli said, carrying fifty booklets. “I’m afraid I’ll have to go a bit further today, and I might be back late, so don’t wait for me.”
"We'll go to the state-run restaurant tonight. Miaomiao wanted to eat roast duck. I'll save a duck leg for you when we get back."
It's alright. Remember to save him the best piece of meat.
Zhou Mingli smiled broadly. "Okay."
He left home and rode his bicycle out again.
Jiang Ci recited some political knowledge points for a while, and then someone stood by the window.
"Hey, Xiao Jiang, your husband's been coming and going all day long, what's he up to?" The person who came was an old lady from the backyard.
Her eyes were full of gossip.
Jiang Ci twirled her pen as she said, "What else can I do? A grown man like me needs a reason to go out?"
"What are you saying, Xiao Jiang? You'd better keep a close eye on your man. He's got a lot of tricks up his sleeve. One minute he'll tell you, 'Oh, I'm just going out for a stroll in the park, nothing much,' and the next minute he'll be hooking up with some widow or a prostitute who's only half-hidden in her room!"
“Look at your man, he doesn’t earn as much as you, and he’s not as good at handling things as you. You might feel like he’s being suppressed by a woman.”
The middle-aged woman kept talking and talking.
People who had just entered heard this topic and immediately gathered around. "Aunt Liu is right! Do you know that guy from the next compound... Team Leader Chen's wife?"
Team Leader Chen is very powerful at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and she is just as impressive at home. Her husband is just the director of a textile factory, and he doesn't earn as much as Team Leader Chen. No one in the family is as powerful as Team Leader Chen, and they can't hold their heads up in front of her!
Look what happened! Team Leader Chen got involved with a female textile worker at the factory, and oh my goodness, he caught them red-handed! Now they're getting a divorce!
Jiang Ci threw down her pen. "Where were you arrested? Are you divorced now?"
People who love gossip love people like Jiang Ci, whose eyes light up as they guide the conversation. The person speaking immediately perks up and starts chattering away.
"Right at the guesthouse! Team Leader Chen's wife is really unlucky. She had just entered the guesthouse with a textile worker when Team Leader Chen checked in with foreign guests. They ran right into each other!"
"If it weren't for the foreign guests, I think Team Leader Chen would have scratched her right away! I heard from people in the next compound that after Team Leader Chen went back that day, she beat her husband up...there were several bloody marks on his face!"
Jiang Ci grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds and gave them to the two older women, listening intently through the window.
I should have known she should have been working and studying at the same time. There must be rumors about this in the department, and that gossipy aunt in her company must know a lot!
Jiang Ci sighed, "That's the downside of studying behind closed doors."
After she transmigrated into the book, her only interest reached her ears, but by then the story had already fallen behind!
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