Chapter 115 Chapter 115: Making money together.
When Liu Suqin returned home after making the call, it was not yet time for dinner, but the main room was already bustling with activity. The Lin brothers were all gathered around the fire, and He Shengli and Lin Quansheng were also there.
Lin Quansheng was picking at a roasted sweet potato that had just been taken out of the fire.
Although there wasn't much separation between men and women, Liu Suqin had no interest in joining in the chatter of a bunch of grown men. Just as she was about to turn around and check on the children running around, the sharp-eyed Lin Nanjiang spotted her and waved frantically at her, "Suqin, why are you still standing at the door? Come in and warm yourself by the fire."
As soon as he finished speaking, the person sitting next to him stood up and made room for him. Everyone looked at Liu Suqin at the door with smiles on their faces.
Unable to refuse such a kind invitation, she stepped inside, greeted everyone, and finally her gaze landed on Lin Quansheng. "Brother Quansheng, didn't you have breakfast?"
Lin Quansheng nodded. "I woke up late, and it's almost lunchtime. I'll just have a roasted sweet potato to fill my stomach."
Lin Nanhe couldn't help but complain when he heard this, "I was just saying it. After you guys went back last night, Brother Quansheng was like a wild party, making a fuss with a bunch of people until late at night. If Mom hadn't been unable to help herself and came over to tell them to go home and rest, there would have been more trouble."
Lin Quansheng wasn't ashamed but rather proud. "Hey, isn't this just celebrating for you? The bigger the commotion, the more we express our best wishes for you."
Lin Nanhe himself mentioned the wedding night prank last night, and everyone's attention was immediately diverted to it. They all smiled meaningfully. Lin Nanjiang felt that they were not serious enough, so he leaned close to his wife and whispered in her ear, "Are you done with the phone call?"
Liu Suqin nodded and was about to tell him the good news that she had successfully handed in the task of starting work after the New Year, when Lin Quansheng, who had just finished eating sweet potatoes, came over and asked, "Phone call? Suqin, did you make the call?"
"Yes, I just called to ask if my parents got home safely. I also called Xiaoqing." Liu Suqin glanced at him and said, "It's a good thing I asked. You didn't tell me until you came back. Do you know how worried Xiaoqing is at home?"
Lin Quansheng wanted to scratch his head, but when he raised it halfway he remembered he had just peeled sweet potatoes and hadn't washed his hands yet. He quickly put his hands down and made excuses rather awkwardly, "Well, I was busy helping Nanhe pick up the bride and prepare for the bridal chamber yesterday, and today I slept in until now, so I haven't had time yet..."
Liu Suqin tutted softly, and Lin Nanjiang followed her lead, standing on the moral high ground and accusing his good brother, "You're just making excuses. You just had too much fun back home and forgot about your wife and children."
Lin Quansheng: ...
He was originally at home, hugging his chubby son and telling stories. Who had coaxed and tricked him into coming back?
Liu Suqin just casually complained, and then began to relay, "Xiaoqing is fine at home. She said that the house is quiet now, and Lele doesn't cry so much anymore. She and Aunt Li cook and watch TV together. They are quite free, so you don't have to worry."
Lin Quansheng nodded. "Since their mother and I are free at home, I will take the time to call and ask about it."
"That's even better." Liu Suqin had just finished speaking when someone tugged at her sleeve. Lin Nanjiang couldn't wait to ask, "So, how are my parents-in-law doing? Did they return to the village or stay in town? Oh, and what did Li Hong and the others say?"
Liu Suqin also patiently answered one by one, "My parents and younger brother all live in town. My second brother and his wife specially prepared a few guest rooms. They are also planning to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner in their new home. When the time comes, they will invite my eldest brother and his family to town for the New Year's Eve dinner. My mother asked if we want to go too?"
Lin Nanjiang said without hesitation, "Let's go. My second uncle just built a new house, and the whole family is here. We can't miss it. I'll tell my parents later."
Liu Suqin smiled with satisfaction, "If my parents agree, remember to call my parents back."
"OK."
Liu Suqin later talked about the work arrangements, which were also going very smoothly. Zhang Mingliang and Li Hong both took on the tasks with full confidence, saying that as long as the bonuses were in place, they would have no problem taking charge of their workstations.
Lin Nanjiang immediately smiled happily, "That's great."
"What's good?" Lin Quansheng, who had been listening quietly, spoke again, "You don't even have time to go back to work, so what are you going to do?"
Lin Nanjiang told them about their plan to go to Lushan for a few days after the New Year, and casually invited them, "You've never been to Lushan before, why don't you join us for a few days?"
Lin Quansheng himself was tempted, but he also took the reminder from his good brothers to heart. Now that he had a wife and a child, he couldn't just think about his own happiness when he was away from home. His wife and children would be worried. After struggling for a while, he shook his head and said, "Forget it. You guys have fun by yourselves. I'll go back with Liu Ping after the New Year."
The store started work on the eighth day of the first lunar month. Liu Ping was just the boss's younger brother, not the boss himself, so of course he had to report back on time.
Qian Juxiang and Liu Laogen might postpone their return to the city due to their sudden travel plans, but Liu Ping will definitely arrive in Shenzhen before the eighth day of the Lunar New Year.
This time, Lin Nanjiang didn't insist on convincing Lin Quansheng to join them. He stretched out his arm and patted his shoulder. "Okay, then you should go back early. In two years, when Lele turns three, our two families can take the children out to play together."
Liu Suqin thought that when they got together, they would just spend their time bragging nonsense. In fact, this was a stereotype. At least this time they were discussing serious matters. Her arrival just diverted the topic for a moment, but it soon returned to the main topic. Lin Nanhe talked about how his father-in-law and several brothers-in-law had specifically come to talk to him before his wedding.
The content of the conversation was roughly that Xu Xuanxuan was the youngest child and the only girl in the family, so it was not an exaggeration to call her the apple of the eye. Considering the gap between the two families, they did not prepare too much dowry for Xu Xuanxuan, but directly gave her cash. Xu Xuanxuan's parents and several brothers and sisters-in-law all gave a considerable amount of cash, and the betrothal gift collected by the Lin family was also left intact. Xu's father put it all in a card, ready to give it to his daughter as a treasure.
Yes, Lin Nanhe asked his family for the betrothal gift for his wife.
At that time, the Xu family still wanted to test or persuade Lin Nanhe to give up, so they asked for a betrothal gift of 18,800 yuan. With the efforts of their daughter who was very ungrateful, they finally reduced the amount to 10,000 yuan, but Lin Nanhe still could not afford it.
He has been working for two and a half years. He spent most of the first six months trying to save money to pay off his debts. Later, he was made a regular employee and followed his brother-in-law on long-distance trips. His salary increased exponentially like a rocket. His highest monthly income this year was more than two thousand, almost catching up with his girlfriend's salary for most of the year.
But they earn a lot in this line of work, but their expenses are also high. The harder they work, the less they want to treat themselves badly in terms of food and clothing. Many experienced drivers even have the habit of smoking to stay awake. In addition, they travel all over the country to transport goods, so they don't have much time to accompany their partners. They also have to bring back some gifts from time to time to please their partners, so the expenses of dating are not a small amount.
Lin Nanhe had a high salary, and could only save half of it each month. The Xu family's conditions were too much for him to handle. However, since the girls were so hardworking, he didn't want to be a coward, so he went back and fought for it.
In fact, Lin's father and mother are very well off.
After Lin Nanjiang became rich, he gave them gifts every New Year and other festivals, which added up to several thousand over the years. Later, when Lin Erjie and Lin Nanhe became well off, they also learned to show filial piety to the old couple in private. It was no problem for them to pay the betrothal gift on the spot.
However, the old couple's principle is to treat all their sons equally. When the third son got married, most of the expenses came from his salary. When it came to the fourth son's turn, since he was the youngest son, the parents had no pressure. They prepared a wedding house for him in advance and used the filial piety money he had given to them over the past two years to help him get married. This was considered as fulfilling their responsibilities as parents.
If they help pay the bride price, the other sons and daughters-in-law will probably have objections.
However, Lin's father and mother were reluctant to give up such a good daughter-in-law, so they discussed with their sons and decided to give part of the betrothal gift and let Lin Nanhe write an IOU for the rest, which would be returned to the old couple with interest later.
Since it was all borrowed, my brother-in-law and colleague He Shengli also took the initiative to donate generously.
Therefore, the issue of the bride price did not bother Lin Nanjiang, who was far away in Shenzhen, and the Lin family solved the problem themselves.
The Xu family received a betrothal gift that was scraped together from various sources, and finally reluctantly accepted this son-in-law.
However, being picky about sons-in-law is one thing, but their attitude towards their own daughter remained unchanged. They asked for a betrothal gift of 10,000 yuan, and Xu's father and mother turned around and gave Xu Xuanxuan an additional 10,000 yuan as a dowry. Several of their sons also contributed two or three thousand yuan each, and finally the total amounted to 30,000 yuan.
In this era when the average salary in county administrative institutions is less than 500 yuan, 30,000 yuan is undoubtedly a huge sum of money. Xu's father was really worried about his daughter who was in love, so he thought of keeping the money for her first, and then handing the money over to her in two years when she grew up or became a mother.
Considering that there was 10,000 yuan given by the Lin family, Xu's father asked Lin Nanhe to go home to explain the situation. As the father and son talked, they talked about their plans after marriage.
Xu's father and eldest brother Xu said that Xu Xuanxuan had a high level of education, was well-paid at her job, and was about to get married. They would help smooth things out in two years, and it wouldn't be a big problem to get welfare housing, so they didn't have to worry about buying a house and could just wait for the company to allocate one.
The young couple does not need to buy a house. Xu Xuanxuan's salary alone is enough for daily expenses. The money they have pooled is basically useless. Instead of letting Xu's father keep it, he actually hopes that Lin Nanhe can use it to re-plan his career.
In the eyes of the Xu family, only a job with a formal unit can be called a job. Instead of working for a private company, it would be better for Lin Nanhe to work on his own. At least it would be more decent to talk about it.
Lin Nanhe knew that his father-in-law and others were also considering him and Xiao Xu. The problem was that what kind of career could he plan with 30,000 yuan? It was not even enough to buy a van to pick up passengers himself.
He could make quite a bit of money by getting a tractor to haul goods around the countryside and picking up passengers at the market, but his father-in-law doesn't even look down on him as a truck driver. Wouldn't it be worse if he switched to a tractor?
Lin Nanhe couldn't think of a good solution, but on the other hand, he felt that what his father-in-law said made sense. It would be a pity to leave such a large sum of money idle. While his brothers and brother-in-law were all there, he quickly sought everyone's help.
However, since there are many people and many different opinions, he did not disclose the specific amount. He only vaguely said that his father-in-law's family was willing to provide cash support to help him start his business.
Everyone present knew the Xu family's financial situation. Indeed, the whole family had employers and pensions, and they lived a comfortable and decent life, rarely encountering major setbacks or misfortunes. However, in terms of cash flow, they could not compare with those who opened their own shops. They were lucky to be able to support themselves with around 10,000 to 20,000 yuan.
With such a sum of money, it is not enough to build a house in the countryside, so what kind of business can you start?
Everyone looked at Lin Nanjiang, hoping that he, who was knowledgeable and experienced, could come up with a solution.
Lin Nanjiang actually touched his chin and came up with an immature idea.
On the way back, he followed the long-distance bus all the way, and asked the driver a lot of questions during the meal. He suddenly realized that this thing looked insignificant, but it could make a lot of money.
The bus they followed was a large sleeper bus with 55 seats. The driver said that the fare was usually 150 yuan, but it would increase to 80 yuan during the Spring Festival, so he could earn more than 10,000 yuan for one trip. Lin Nanjiang just asked for fun at the time, but now he was really tempted. If he invested in the fourth brother to do this, he could make his money back in one Spring Festival trip, and then he could just lie at home and count his money.
In addition, passenger transport is different from freight transport, especially this kind of sleeper bus, the seats are fixed and are basically full during the Spring Festival travel rush, so it is a bit difficult to tamper with the accounts. Occasionally, a small move will not affect the investment returns. Lin Nanjiang feels that it is still very profitable.
Lin Nanhe didn't expect that his third brother would make such a big deal out of his words. He was stunned on the spot. After he heard the account, he couldn't help but be moved. The denial on his lips instantly turned into, "Would you like to elaborate?"
"Well, I just made a few random inquiries. According to our acquaintance, Master Liu, he spent hundreds of thousands of yuan just on buying the car. He didn't have that much money himself, so he went around looking for investors. So when he made money, he had to pay dividends to the shareholders regularly. He drove the car every day, worked hard, but got the least. If you don't mind, you can consider this model."
Lin Nanhe shook his head frantically. "During the Spring Festival travel rush, you can earn over 10,000 yuan per trip. Even if the majority goes to the shareholders, the portion that falls into your hands is still better than working for a part-time job. Only a fool would mind."
He Shengli nodded in agreement. "Your share is small now because you don't have enough capital. Let's work together like this for a few years. When you have saved enough money, you can buy a car and pick up passengers yourself. Then you will be the one making hundreds of thousands a year."
Lin Nanjiang smiled and said, "Not only that, you will be responsible for the new car you buy yourself, and you can hire a driver to drive the old car and still get dividends."
Lin Nanhe imagined the scene, and the corners of his mouth suddenly became harder to suppress than AK. He looked at He Shengli with burning eyes, "Brother-in-law, how about we do it together?"
"Good boy, you didn't forget to help your brother-in-law when such a good thing happened. It shows that my care for you is not in vain." He Shengli patted his brother-in-law with satisfaction, and then said seriously, "Of course I would love it. I will also try my best to go back and raise funds to participate. However, even if both of our families sell everything they have, they can only raise 20% at most. The remaining 80% will be contributed by the Nanjiang family, which is not a small amount."
As he spoke, he looked at Lin Nanjiang and Liu Suqin with a questioning look.
Liu Suqin also looked at Lin Nanjiang with a smile, letting him make his own decision.
They didn't have any plans to spend money this year. Liu Suqin, the "money-eating beast", was busy with her career. Lin Nanjiang finally realized the joy of making money together. With hundreds of thousands of dollars in his savings account, he felt very confident.
However, the principle of making a fortune in silence must be followed. Moreover, he knew that his second brother-in-law was not a person who would act without purpose. Since he had brought up the issue, he must have some ideas. Under his wife's smiling gaze, Lin Nanjiang wittily brought the topic back, "Brother-in-law, do you have any suggestions?"
"I was thinking that since other car companies have several shareholders, there's no need for you to handle it all alone. We could find a few more shareholders to share some of the pressure and risk. It would be best if we could get our boss involved. He might even be able to negotiate a price when we order the car. A 99% or 80% discount could save us tens of thousands of yuan."
The brother-in-law's admiration and trust for their boss was a result of their kinship and years of friendship. Lin Nanjiang glanced at his younger brother and saw nothing but approval and anticipation on his face. He knew this partner was reliable, someone who could convince his employees and demonstrate a magnanimous spirit. He said readily, "Then bring in Boss He. Strength lies in numbers. Talk to him about this when you return to work. There's no need to rush. We won't be able to make it in time for this year's Spring Festival travel rush. It would be best to start work in the second half of next year, so we can discuss and plan more slowly."
Although this matter was a slow process, except for Lin Nanjiang and his wife who were not short of money, everyone else treated it as a top priority. Even Lin's father, who was waiting outside to help watch the car, was called back by his wife at some point. The father and son, including the eldest and second brothers Lin, were discussing it enthusiastically and could not stop at all.
With such a huge investment, the families of the eldest and second brothers Lin don't have the money to join, but that doesn't stop them from caring about it and looking forward to things being settled soon, because they know that only when their brothers' families are doing well, will they be able to benefit from it as well.
Just like the third child helps the fourth child.
The third brother has been focusing on working hard in Shenzhen in recent years. Sometimes he may not even be able to come back during the Chinese New Year, so it is beyond his reach to help them. The fourth brother is different. He has married a local wife. Even if he doesn't return to the village in the future, he will definitely settle down in the county. Then when he becomes rich, it will be easy for him to benefit his brothers in his hometown.
In fact, they are at this age and don’t expect to enjoy anything themselves, but they are more concerned about their children. Just like Brother Lin’s daughter, she is in her teens and her academic performance is average. If she fails to get into high school, she can go out to work in three to five years. Being a ticket seller on her uncle’s bus is a very good way out.
If the little girl is willing, she can also go to Shenzhen to learn makeup from her aunt. With a skill, she won’t be afraid of getting married in the future.
For the boys, the best way out that Brother Lin and Brother Lin could think of was to learn to drive from their uncle, work for others, or buy their own car and drive it themselves in the future, which would be enough for them to support their family.
In short, as long as the third and fourth children get better and better, they will always be able to help their nephews and nieces in the future.
Just for this reason, Big Brother Lin and Second Brother Lin would only sincerely hope that they would make a fortune and discussed it very seriously.
The men couldn't stop talking about making money. They talked about it before dinner and were still discussing it tirelessly after dinner. They even stopped playing mahjong. Liu Suqin had to find some other entertainment and asked her sister-in-law Xu Xuanxuan, who had only a few common topics with her, to join the village intelligence team.
Xu Xuanxuan stayed in the room alone in the morning, and in the afternoon she stayed with her sister-in-law Liu Suqin. Later, she was joined by Lin's mother and Lin's second sister to talk, and she soon became friends with everyone.
In the following days, she would take the initiative to call her sister-in-law to listen to gossip together.
As for Lin Nanjiang, no matter how engrossed he was in chatting with everyone, he had not forgotten what he had promised his wife. Before dark, he told his parents that he wanted to accompany his wife back to her parents' home for the New Year's Eve dinner, and he called Qian Juxiang in time to inform her.
Lin's father and mother were indeed very happy to see their sons and sons-in-law enthusiastically discussing how to make money together. However, when they heard that the third son wanted to invest tens of thousands of dollars, they were still a little panicked. If something went wrong, wouldn't the third son lose everything?
The third brother was so generous mainly because he wanted to help his brothers. Most women would not let their husbands go easily if they saw them like this, but the third brother's wife was sitting next to him and did not even blink, letting the third brother make the decision. Only then did Lin's father and mother feel relieved.
Fortunately, the third son’s wife has no objection. If something happens, at least the third son will not be separated from his wife and children because of this incident. At most, he will lose some money. With the ability of their family, the third son should be able to earn it back.
Lin's father and mother were relieved and began to be purely happy for their children. At the same time, they also regarded Liu Suqin, their tolerant, generous and kind daughter-in-law, as a "treasure". When they knew that they wanted to go back to her parents' home for the New Year's Eve dinner, they were not unhappy at all. Instead, they happily prepared gifts for them, and followed the gift specifications that Lin Nanhe gave to his wife when she returned home.
So on New Year's Eve, Qian Juxiang and others happily welcomed their daughter's family at the doorstep. However, they were stunned when they saw the gift boxes of cigarettes, alcohol, bacon and other local specialties they took out of the car. Their first reaction was that they might have taken the wrong things.
Lin Nanjiang certainly wouldn't say this was his parents' compensation. He spoke with honey on his lips, "That's right, that's right. My brother has already sent the gift for his wife to go back home with him. This is a token of my family's love for you. After all, it's such a big event for my second brother to build a house in town, almost like getting married. They didn't have time to come over to celebrate, so we can only prepare something. Mom, Dad, and my second brother and sister-in-law, please don't think it's simple."
"Don't mind, don't mind, come in quickly." Liu Suqin's second brother and sister-in-law not only didn't mind, their mouths were grinning from ear to ear. They hurriedly piled the things in the living room, and the couple personally led them to visit the house.
When Liu Erge's family built a house, they did not borrow money from Liu Suqin, but Liu Ping took the initiative to lend them three thousand yuan, so they had sufficient funds and did a pretty good job. The outside was covered with beautiful tiles, the inside was painted white, and the first floor was the popular terrazzo, which was dirt-resistant and durable. The second floor and above were covered with tiles as suggested by Liu Suqin, so everyone changed into slippers at the stairs to go up.
The second sister-in-law specially prepared new slippers for them, the kind that were hand-crocheted. Even Xiao Fangfang had a pair. They were small woolen slippers with green leaves and red flowers crocheted on them. She liked them very much. Wearing her new shoes, she chased after her brothers and sisters from her uncle's family and ran up to the second floor.
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