Chapter 14 Chapter 14 There are so many rich people in the world, why not...
When Liu Suqin saw the telephone supermarket, she remembered that they hadn't called home for two months.
Speaking of which, she and Lin Nanjiang had a wedding banquet and got their marriage certificate at the end of last year. During the Chinese New Year, they were still the new son-in-law and daughter-in-law, and had to be treated with respect by both her parents' and her husband's families, so this year was their first Spring Festival after their marriage.
In their hometown, married young people have their own family and need to be polite to their parents. To put it bluntly, they need to show courtesy and filial piety during festivals and holidays, especially the first year after marriage, they must show their attitude, even if they do not go back to their hometown for the New Year.
Lin Nanjiang and Liu Suqin have already greeted their acquaintances, and when they are about to go back, they will come over to help bring the red envelopes.
Considering that fellow villagers would also need to bring a lot of things with them when they go back, it would be bad to add to their burden, so the couple decided to prepare red envelopes of 500 yuan for both sets of parents.
Didn’t I say it? Instead of asking about their well-being, it is better to give them a large sum of money. Giving money directly is convenient and practical. When the fellow villagers who bring red envelopes back to them tell others about it, it can also help them promote their reputation as filial piety, and they will gain both face and money.
Liu Suqin remembered it now and gave a heads-up in advance, so she wouldn't forget it when she got busy. Although most of her fellow villagers were reliable and trustworthy, five hundred yuan was still a lot of money, so she had to inform her hometown to completely avoid the possibility of the person handling the money secretly taking it.
After she finished explaining the business, Lin's mother, who came to answer the phone, pulled her aside to exchange some caring and pleasantries, then said that long-distance calls were too expensive and hung up in a hurry.
It was her mother who answered the phone at her parents' home. Although Liu's mother was also concerned about the phone bill, she was more worried about something else this time. She asked bluntly, "I heard that you two are no longer working at the factory. Is that true? What are you thinking? You don't want to work, and you don't want to go back to your hometown. Or do you think you can just sit in Shenzhen and make money?"
Liu Suqin thought that their village probably hadn't had the first group of people go back for the New Year yet. Where did this news come from? Her mother had a wide network of contacts.
However, they didn't intend to keep it a secret forever, and even if they wanted to, they couldn't. Once their familiar friends went back to celebrate the New Year, everyone they should know would eventually find out.
Although her mother's questioning came too quickly, she was not at all panicked. She opened her mouth and said, "There were so many people talking on the phone before, and we were afraid that a few words wouldn't explain clearly, which would make you worry more. We didn't hide it from you on purpose. We haven't been in the factory for the past two months, but we haven't been idle. We found some small business privately. Your son-in-law has been busy from morning till night these past two days and didn't even have time to come and call. Don't worry, Mom."
"Do you think I should trust you with your boasting? Business isn't like playing house. How can you be so careless?" Ever since her daughter decided to stay in Shenzhen to give birth, saying she wouldn't go home until she got home, Mother Liu knew she was completely overconfident. There was no way she could persuade her, and she didn't bother wasting her breath. She got to the point, "As parents, I tell you, stop messing around. Put in a few years of down-to-earth work at the factory and save some money to raise a child. By the way, running a business requires a lot of investment. Do you have enough money to have a baby?"
This is probably the difference between a mother-in-law and her own mother. The mother-in-law is gentle and amiable, but she never asks how they are doing outside; the own mother scolds them, but is afraid that they will starve to death if they don’t have enough food to eat outside.
Liu Suqin is not really in her twenties. She can already see the essence through phenomena, so she can still be patient with her mother. "Doing business is not easy, but it is not as difficult as you think. There are more opportunities here. As long as you are hardworking and courageous, you can make a small business and earn more than working in a factory."
She only reported good news and not bad news, so her mother might not believe it. Besides, her mother wasn't the only one on the other end of the phone. Many villagers gathered in the store to chat and play cards. Liu Suqin didn't want them to hear and cause misunderstandings, so she started complaining, "Alas, but working on my own isn't as comfortable as working for someone else. If I want to earn more, I have to work harder. Plus, I have to worry about everything all day long. I've never worried so much in my life. If it weren't for the high cost of raising a child, I'd rather stay in the factory. I don't have to worry about anything except going to work every day."
Hearing this, Liu's mother was relieved, no longer embarrassed by being slapped in the face. "As long as I can make money, it doesn't matter if I'm a little tired or hard. Can it be as hard as farming in my hometown?"
Worried that the two young people might be afraid of hard work, Liu's mother advised them earnestly, "Now that this business is established, you two should work hard. We country people have no skills or education, so it's not easy to find a job. Don't try to do anything you want."
"Um."
"Don't bother with that. You have to remember this. Also, don't bring any red envelopes. You earn a lot out there, but you spend even more. You won't be coming back for the New Year anyway, so even if you don't give anything, no one can say anything."
Faced with her mother's endless worry, Liu Suqin simply replied, "This red envelope is for both parents. Do you really not want it?"
Not wanting to suffer a loss, Mother Liu changed her words smoothly, "Then I'll keep it for now and save it for my grandson's New Year's money."
Liu Suqin: ...
Her mother really understands the essence of "the wool comes from the sheep".
After repeating the same old things and giving many reminders about the precautions for childbirth and confinement, Liu's mother ended the call.
Liu Suqin went to the auntie at the door to pay the bill. Several phone calls cost ten yuan, which was a luxury, but she paid the bill and left without blinking.
Counting the days, she is now less than a month away from giving birth.
Lin Nanjiang always felt that his wife didn't care much about her health and was always trying her best to lighten his burden, but Liu Suqin wanted to say that this was a beautiful misunderstanding. She didn't take that little workload seriously purely based on her physical condition and rich experience in her previous life.
If her body couldn't take it any more, she would have died safely long ago. No matter how important making money is, it is not as important as herself and her daughter.
What's more, she has the advantage of foresight. Even if she doesn't become rich in this life, as long as she works hard and buys more houses, she can become rich steadily. So making money is important but not urgent. Anyway, no one in the world values life more than her.
Just like now, as the discomfort in the late pregnancy becomes more and more severe, hasn't she just let go of business matters and thrown them all to Lin Nanjiang and Lin Quansheng?
Her biggest task now, and her only job, is to deliver lunch to them. She doesn't have to worry about dinner. The two of them can just have a quick bite outside and then have some midnight snack when they get home after closing the stall.
Besides shopping and preparing for the New Year, Liu Suqin would go to the yard to listen to Aunt Chen and her old sisters gossip when she had nothing to do.
It's a big city after all. Even if it's just a village nearby, the life of the people there is so rich and wonderful that she can't imagine it.
The main reason is that the people in this village are basically not short of money. The land under the names of many people were expropriated. Not only did they receive a large amount of compensation at the time, but they also received dividends from the village collective interests every year. In addition, many people, like Uncle Chen's family, built houses for rent, and the rental income alone is several thousand or even tens of thousands of yuan per month.
Some people are like Uncle Chen. After becoming rich, they continue to live their lives as usual, wearing old man's shirts and slippers, and riding a tricycle to collect scrap from time to time. Some people can't wait to cut off their past mediocrity, buy cars and houses to enjoy life, and then stories like gambling, cheating, abandoning wives and children, keeping mistresses and raising illegitimate children follow.
The most shocking gossip Liu Suqin has heard these days is that an old man who owns three rental buildings in the village has an illegitimate child with his daughter-in-law.
In parentheses, the old man is fifty-six years old this year.
This news is still very explosive after 30 years, and it is even more shocking now. For three days in a row, the aunts have been discussing this topic. Some scolded the old man for being unkind, some were very disappointed with the old lady in the family, saying that even if she didn't get a divorce, she couldn't rush to take care of her during the confinement period. But some people empathized with the old lady. The house, land and savings were all in the old man's name. Divorce would only benefit the old man, and the old lady would get nothing. No one could get a divorce.
Liu Suqin didn't know much about this family's situation. Apart from listening to the melon with her ears perked up, she was also sighing in her heart, saying that they were indeed from Shenzhen. Look at how wealthy they are, with all the properties they own.
Really, there are so many rich people in the world, why can't she be one of them?
Liu Suqin, who had just felt proud because she had a little money, was instantly brought back to her original form.
The poor guy is actually herself.jpg
After adjusting her mindset, Liu Suqin stopped laughing foolishly and would occasionally steer the conversation towards the aunt, asking her to talk about the rental and sale of houses and land in the area, and whether there was a quick and easy way to get a border pass.
The result of the former was not satisfactory. The village committee repeatedly ordered them not to sell the land under their names to outsiders. There were no restrictions on the sale of existing houses, but they did not have property certificates, unless they bought the entire building and changed the owner.
The houses in the village are basically six or seven-story buildings. With the little money in Liu Suqin's pocket, she might not even be able to afford to buy land in the village, let alone an entire building.
Fortunately, the aunts had a wide network of contacts. As soon as Liu Suqin asked about the border pass, she immediately got some information. The eldest grandson of Aunt Jin next door worked in the border defense brigade.
Aunt Jin patted her chest and assured her that there was no problem. When she got up to go back for dinner after the conversation, she enthusiastically pulled her along and said, "My grandson should be home from get off work by now. Come with me. I'm going back to ask him now."
Liu Suqin: ...
It was unreasonable to go to someone else's house empty-handed for the first time. She only had time to go into the house, pick up a bag of fruit, and then followed Aunt Jin home. She also successfully met her eldest grandson Chen Lin.
Most of the people in this village have the surname Chen.
The young man is nineteen years old this year. He graduated from a technical secondary school and got the job through connections. Aunt Jin asked Liu Suqin to call him by his nickname "Dalin".
Because of his work, he often gets asked to do things for others. Dalin told Liu Suqin, "It will be quick to prepare the materials. It will be ready in a day or two. I'll have my grandma deliver it to you then."
The required materials are somewhat complicated. An ID card, a temporary residence permit and a photo are all necessary, and the temporary residence permit is the most difficult for her.
Dalin was not surprised. "Then it's the same if you give me your ID card and ID photo. I'll also get a temporary residence permit from my friend at the police station."
Liu Suqin was overjoyed when she heard this. She thanked him profusely before asking about the cost.
The other party mentioned a relatively high figure, and she agreed without hesitation. "Thank you for your help. I'll send the money and documents over when the time comes."
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