Xu San was with a boy who looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old, eating a sesame seed cake by the roadside, when he noticed someone approaching from not far away.
The boy straightened up and immediately shouted to the person who had come, "Uncle! Over here!"
Hearing the commotion, Xu San quickly finished the sesame seed cake, wiped his mouth, and said, "Second Brother! You've finally arrived."
He turned his head and saw the young boy next to Zhou Mingli.
"Isn't this Yangyang? Why is his face turning blue?"
Zhou Yang wanted to say that he was hit by Miao Miao, but he felt that it was very embarrassing to be hit by a little girl, so he just grumbled and didn't say anything.
"Ignore him." Zhou Mingli changed the subject, shifting his gaze from Xu San to the boy. "Aren't you going home? Are you eating pancakes on the way?"
Huang Zheyue tugged at her scarf, a flattering smile on her neat and tidy face, and said, "Third Brother's family bought a few cassette tapes, and he asked me to stay at his house to listen to them. I was thinking that we could meet up when it's time, and then I'll go home with you."
Xu San nodded, "Yeah, Second Brother, I found several cassette tapes of songs outside! There's even a 'Sweet Honey' one! Do you want it? I got you two!"
The two of them were each sticking to their own opinions.
One calls him uncle, the other calls him brother, and the two can address each other as brother and younger brother.
Zhou Mingli remained silent and said, "No need."
His family has bought a radio, but they mostly use it to listen to the news; they don't really need anything else.
In recent years, electrical appliances have developed rapidly, and radios will become obsolete. They will only be able to buy a color TV when there is a clearer picture.
"I'm going to Guang City after the New Year, do you want to come?"
"Going to Guang City?" Xu San's eyes widened. He looked around, then leaned closer to Zhou Mingli and said, "Second Brother, is there some good business opportunity again?"
Zhou Mingli pushed him away, not letting him get so close, and said, "I do have some connections. If you want to go, I'll take you with me. A few people can go together and look out for each other on the way."
“Why not!” Xu San nodded immediately. “I’d go to the ends of the earth for a job that makes money!”
Huang Zheyue quickly said, "Uncle Zhou, I want to go too!"
"Have you finished reviewing?" Zhou Mingli asked back. "You'll be taking the college entrance exam next year. How can you face going out like this?"
Upon hearing this, Huang Zheyue felt even more discouraged.
Yes, Huang Zheyue is taking the college entrance exam next year. He wants to go out. Not to mention Uncle Zhou and Aunt Jiang, even his school teachers can come all the way from the school to his home to ask him what's wrong.
Huang Zheyue dejectedly gave up the idea and sighed deeply, "What about after I finish the exam?"
"Let's talk about it after the exam."
Okay.
Xu San patted his shoulder and chuckled, "I'll bring you two more cassette tapes when I go to Guang City!"
Huang Zheyue hung her head and said, "Thank you."
Xu San inquired about the specific time, made a promise, and said he would definitely go.
Zhou Mingli said, "Let's get together after the New Year to discuss how to join and share profits."
Xu San laughed and said, "If you can take me under your wing, Second Brother, I'll definitely put all my savings into it!"
Zhou Mingli, "You're not going to treat your father's illness anymore?"
Xu San: "Uh...it needs treatment."
Zhou Mingli said, "Leave some money at home. Your wife has to take care of both the older and younger child by herself. Can she manage without money?"
These words made Xu San think twice.
After speaking with him, Zhou Mingli led Huang Zheyue and Zhou Yang back.
He went out again.
This time, I'm not busy with anything else, but rather finding another head chef for the company.
If he leaves, we'll need to find someone else to cook for his workplace.
Fortunately, he has taken on a lot of big jobs in recent years and has made many chef friends.
Zhou Mingli rode his bicycle to one of the houses, chatted with the other party in Spanish, and the two hit it off immediately.
Once Zhou Mingli mentioned it to the HR department, with Cheng Wenyun acting as a go-between, his resignation was processed very quickly.
The HR personnel didn't ask any questions, and apart from expressing regret that he wouldn't be able to eat his cooking anymore, they readily processed Zhou Mingli's resignation.
As Jiang Ci's position in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs rose, the Zhou family had to entertain more people during the Lunar New Year.
These were things Jiang porcelain and Zhou Mingli were used to making, so there wasn't much of a mess.
After finishing the Spring Festival holiday, with the children still in school, Zhou Mingli began to think about going to Guang City.
After celebrating the Chinese New Year at home, Brother Yu and his family rushed directly to Beijing.
Jiang Ci and Huang Zheyue discussed it and decided that Brother Yu would pay Huang Zheyue the rent, and they would rent Huang Zheyue's two rooms.
After the family found a place to stay, before they could even settle in, Brother Yu went to find Zhou Mingli.
"Brother Yu, please take care of things at home first. We're not in a hurry," Zhou Mingli reassured him when he saw that Yu had come to see him the next day.
Brother Yu sighed, "I came all the way from the countryside to Beijing. If they don't give me work, I won't feel at ease."
Upon hearing his words, Zhou Mingli remained silent for a moment, said nothing, and then took Brother Yu to meet with the others.
Besides Zhou Mingli, Brother Yu, Xu San, Cheng Shaojun was also among the people who went to Guang City this time.
Zhou Gou was also on holiday. When Zhou Mingli mentioned this matter to him, he also thought about saving more dowry for his daughter, so he took out the family savings and gave them to Zhou Mingli as an investment.
When the five people met, they each told each other what amount of money they could get.
Xu San had been in business for several years, and theoretically he should have saved a lot of money, but he had a sick father, which made expenses much higher.
He carefully pulled out two thousand yuan, saying, "This is all the money I've saved."
Brother Yu took out five thousand yuan and said, "Second brother, is this enough?"
Cheng Shaojun placed a box on the table, saying, "This box contains not only mine but also my uncle's. Grandpa took 20,000 yuan, saying that 5,000 yuan would go to Sister Jiang, 5,000 yuan to Keke, and 10,000 yuan would go to the four of us brothers."
Cheng Yehan truly doted on Jiang Ci as if she were his granddaughter. Jiang Ci recognized him as her godfather, and Cheng Yehan took out a quarter of his life savings and gave it to her.
Zhou Mingli was slightly taken aback and said, "The portion that Grandpa gave me is considered his pension separately. You don't need to tell him. I'll talk to my wife about it when I get back."
Cheng Shaojun didn't mind and nodded.
Zhou Gou chuckled twice and took out eight thousand yuan. "This is my savings over the years, I'll add a share."
Zhou Mingli wrote down the amount of money for each person and said, "My wife and I will take a total of 30,000."
"We'll divide the money among Huasheng, Wenyun, Shaotian, Wencheng, Keke, and Grandpa, according to the different amounts each person contributed, as a percentage."
Brother Yu is a truck driver, so we'll definitely need him to drive us to Guang City. Shao Jun got a vehicle; it's essential for transporting goods. After we bring the goods back, Xu San and I will go to different places to buy them. Everyone has a different role and contributes, so we'll split the profits after the goods are sold.”
"Do you have any objections?"
Several people nodded in unison.
Whoever pays more gets to call the shots, they know that.
I never expected Zhou Mingli to have saved up so much.
Thirty thousand!
so much!
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