Chapter 37: Voice Positioning, Business Signs
Su Jiani doesn't know that her father is plotting against her. Is she hungry?
She was a little hungry, but she also wanted to drink malted milk.
"I want to drink too. I want to drink too."
Su Jiani is three months old. When she was little, she accepted the shame of drinking breast milk. But now she is older and can drink malted milk and milk powder. She doesn't want to drink her mother's milk anymore.
Woohoo, that’s so embarrassing.
"Well, I'll take the child back first."
After the couple took the child away, Li's mother patted her husband twice and said, "You know what life was like for them before. Now that they have finally had some relief, why don't you let them relax a little?"
Father Li glared at his wife. "What do you know? If they do nothing, how will the villagers view them in the long run? How will they think of them living so well without any problems?"
"If you want to live a peaceful life, you have to learn to be patient. I don't know if they are rich. I know, but do you dare to let others know?"
After hearing what the old man said, Li's mother also realized the seriousness of the matter.
Yes, if the villagers knew that they had those things, then it would no longer be a matter of whether they were family or not.
"I understand. I don't care about this matter anymore. You can talk to Zhongguo yourself." Mother Li said with some guilt.
The other side.
After returning to the house, Su Zhongguo and Li Guixiang looked at each other and began to trick their daughter.
"Dad is right. We can't be without a livelihood. If we keep doing this for a long time, the villagers will definitely have doubts. Guixiang, I think reclaiming the land is a good idea."
As he spoke, his hands kept moving, making malted milk for his wife in a teacup.
Li Guixiang was feeding her daughter. Seeing the little girl's somewhat resistant look, Li Guixiang found it funny.
The little kid actually wants to eat meat. Who gave her the courage?
"But clearing the land is too tiring. Your body is already in bad shape. If you clear the land again, I'm afraid you won't be able to endure it. Zhongguo, our family is not short of money now, can't we think of other ways?"
Li Guixiang's distressed tone was touching. She was right to worry about her man, but she couldn't think of a better way.
Su Jiani listened to the conversation between her parents. Although she didn't know they were trying to trick her, she responded happily.
"What's the big deal? Now that we have reform and opening up, Dad can go into business. Even if it doesn't have a good reputation, he can make a lot of money. Why open up wasteland? That's too tiring."
He drank milk with his lips smacking vigorously while responding to his parents' words. He was really trying to do two things at once.
“Wait a few years, and doing business will be the trend among people.”
For a moment, the couple was silent, because they were somewhat reluctant to do business.
Neither Su Zhongguo nor Li Guixiang wanted to take any risks.
But they live in the village, and they can't stop producing. If this goes on for too long, people will definitely become suspicious.
"How about I go to the county town in a couple of days to see if I can buy a job?" Su Zhongguo did not agree with his daughter's thoughts immediately, but thought of another way.
Although Li Guixiang was puzzled, she continued his conversation, "That's true, but if you go to the county town to work, it will be tiring to run back and forth. Baojun and his wife are not at home, and I can't really abandon my parents and go to the county town with you."
She really couldn't bear to leave her parents.
It would be fine if his parents went to the county town with him, but they obviously didn't want to, otherwise they wouldn't have refused when Baojun asked him.
"Well, that's right. You can't let me stay alone in the county town, not only without a good cook but also without seeing you and your daughter for a long time."
When Su Jiani heard that her parents still wanted to buy her a job, she immediately quit. How many years could she keep that job?
By the early 1990s, jobs were no longer worth anything. Countless companies went bankrupt and layoffs became a common occurrence. But it was unacceptable. The pay was low and it was tiring.
"Oh, my parents, can you please just focus on what's hot right now and try something less popular? Who knows, it might explode someday. Although buying a job is stable, it won't last long. If it's not a big company, it will be over sooner or later."
"If you ask me, I'd go straight to the South and start a business. Not only would I earn a lot of money that way, but I'd also get to see the world. Maybe I could become a wealthy second-generation without any effort."
Thinking of the disgusting things Su Jiayi did in her previous life in order to fit in with those upper-class circles, she wanted to become the leader of that circle and watch her jump around, only to end up with nothing.
Yes, that's right, she is so vengeful.
If she wasn't still young, she would definitely kill her right now. All the troubles were caused by her.
"Dad, if we're going to do something, let's do it big-time, don't be so cautious."
The little girl became more and more outrageous as she spoke, leaving the couple in a state of confusion.
But they still took Su Jiani's words to heart.
However, he didn't plan to say much now and would tell her after he returned from the county town.
"What should I do? I can't bear to let you go to open up wasteland. It would be better for you to buy a job. I will take my children to visit you in the city from time to time." Li Guixiang finally compromised.
She had to compromise. First, she didn't want her man to work too hard, and second, she didn't want to live apart from him.
It’s not that she doesn’t trust Su Zhongguo, but she can’t bear to leave him.
"Let's talk about it later. I'll help Dad finish the work in the fields in the next two days, and then go to the county town to have a look. If it doesn't work out, I'll buy a less busy job so that I can deal with the villagers."
The two spoke with distress.
Having a treasure mountain but not being able to spend it is also a kind of suffering.
Su Jiani has fallen asleep. There is nothing she can do. She is only a few months old and all she does is eat and sleep.
Seeing that the child fell asleep, Li Guixiang finished the malted milk in her hand, handed it to Su Zhongguo, and gently put her daughter into the quilt.
"Zhongguo, do you think the business that Jiani mentioned is feasible?" She was still a little scared.
Su Zhongguo shook his head. "I don't know either. I need to go and look around. If there are signs like this, it would be a good business. At least we can decide how much we earn."
The production on the land is limited and it is difficult to exceed it, but doing business is different. The amount is still determined by him.
"These days, jobs can be passed down from generation to generation. Why is Jiani so pessimistic? I really don't know how she found out." Li Guixiang envied those who had jobs in the city.
In fact, she also envied her brother's wife. She enjoyed the good life since her husband got a job. Now she has taken her children to live in the city, and their lives are getting better and better.
Although she had escaped from the Su family's hell, she was still in the countryside. She also wanted her children to live in the city and become city dwellers that everyone envied.
I know my family doesn't lack this little money, but we still need a reputation to show off.
"My daughter won't harm us. Since she said the job is unreliable, then we won't buy the job. It's business. I will think about it carefully."
He trusts his daughter very much.
Thinking of the thing that the Taoist priest had given him, he took it out and said, "Put this on your daughter. This is what Taoist priest Renkong gave to our daughter. It is her opportunity."
What he didn't say was that when his daughter grew up a little, he planned to take her to the mountain to meet the Taoist priest.
He was always worried about hearing his daughter's thoughts, fearing that it would hurt her.
As a father, it would be his fault if he couldn't protect his children, but he also didn't want to hurt his daughter while protecting his family.
After all, she is his own child.
A small, glowing green jade pendant was handed to Li Guixiang, who took it solemnly. "But has the Taoist discovered that our daughter is extraordinary?"
She was a little worried.
Su Zhongguo held her hand and said, "Don't worry, the Taoist priest is a good man. He won't hurt our daughter. He doesn't know how extraordinary our daughter is. He just said that our daughter is the lifeblood of our family. It's quite mysterious and I don't quite understand."
To comfort his wife, Su Zhongguo told her his conversation with the Taoist priest one by one.
After hearing this, Li Guixiang also relaxed. "That's good, but let's wait a little longer before taking our daughter up the mountain. At least let her make her own decision when she's older."
My daughter is precocious, so of course she has to make her own decisions.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. We'll take Jiani with us when we go to pick up Su Wen." In seven years, her daughter will be seven years old by then, and she will definitely be able to make her own decisions.
"good."
After working at home for two days, Mr. Li saw that his daughter and son-in-law had no intention of reclaiming the land and stopped talking.
My son-in-law is a man of his own ideas and he can think things through for himself.
Since we are not going to open up the wasteland, we have other ideas.
Sure enough, Zhongguo came to tell him that he would be going into the city for a few days.
"Just be careful and think more about your family who are waiting for you outside. Don't make them worry."
Su Zhongguo naturally knew his father-in-law's worries, "Well, don't worry, Dad. I won't do anything out of line."
So, Su Zhongguo went to the brigade to get a letter of introduction. This time he would be staying for several days, so he had to get a letter of introduction, otherwise he would be finished if he was caught.
It was only the early 1980s, and you still needed proof of introduction to go out.
Buying things also requires cash and tickets, and money alone is not enough.
When Su Zhongguo left home, he teased his daughter and wanted to laugh when he heard her noisy voice.
"Dad, you must do business, and it's best to make it big and strong, so that your precious daughter can enjoy a lifetime of happiness. Dad, I believe in you."
Perhaps the hurt from her previous life was healed by just a few months of love, and Su Jiani's personality became more lively.
"In my previous life, my grandparents were well-known wealthy people in our city. We can't be weaker than them. We must at least be famous throughout the country."
Listen, what are you talking about?
Su Zhongguo didn't even know he had this ability.
"Listen carefully to your mother. Dad will be back in a few days. Be good." After the kiss, he couldn't listen any more, otherwise he felt like he was about to become an immortal or a god.
"Yeah, Jiani is the most obedient. Don't worry, Dad. I'm waiting for you to make a lot of money to support me."
As expected, after Su Zhongguo left the village, someone came to ask about it in the afternoon.
Li's mother and Li Guixiang answered everyone using the answers they had agreed upon before.
"What else can we do? You all know that Zhongguo has no land in the village and he has to support his family. He can't rely on us for food." Mother Li knew what these people meant and answered them with a worried look on her face.
"Well, if all else fails, I'll just go to the city and find a job. It's better than staying at home all day."
The aunts standing by also agreed after hearing this, and some of them even cursed the Su family.
Anyway, whatever is said is true.
"Guixiang, if your man finds a job, will you also go to the city with him?" asked a daughter-in-law of the Li family who was about the same age as Li Guixiang.
If you ignore the jealousy in her eyes, you might think she cares about Li Guixiang.
"I don't know. Whether I can find a job or not is another matter. It's too early to talk about that now. Even if I find a job, I still worry about my parents. It's not good for the whole family to go to the city and leave them at home."
"It's fine normally, but what if I get sick? I'll be worried without my children around." Li Guixiang said with a smile.
When the man heard this, he didn't know what he was thinking, and suddenly approached Li Guixiang, "If your man really found a job and you're not around, aren't you afraid that he might have someone else outside?"
Well, it turns out that you just can’t stand seeing others doing better than you.
"How could that be? I know Zhongguo's character very well. I believe he wouldn't do anything to let my mother down."
Li Guixiang was a little unhappy at this time. No good person would be happy to hear someone say this about her husband.
"No, Yuesao, how do you know so much about this? Could it be that Zixian has someone else outside?" Li Guixiang is not someone who will be bullied.
Although she came back to rely on her parents' family, she built a big house in the village, so no one would look down on her.
"No, no, don't talk nonsense. My Zixian is fine. Besides, he does odd jobs in town and comes home every day."
She was tough on the outside, but everyone could see that she was guilty.
It can be seen that her man is not an honest man.
Li Zixian is five generations away from Li Guixiang's family. Counting back, they are naturally relatives, but in their generation, they really treat each other as fellow villagers.
"Okay, that's good. Look how anxious the confinement nanny is." Li Guixiang didn't hold on any longer. After all, she didn't want to offend her. "But it's good to be able to earn some money outside. It's not like us in the village. We have a fixed amount of work all year round. No matter how much we work, we won't make much."
Of course, these days the countryside relies on land, but the land can only produce so much, so it’s hard to earn more.
Bao Yue didn't dare to provoke Li Guixiang anymore, as family members knew their own business.
Her husband is not an honest man and has a lover outside. She has quarreled and made a fuss about it, but he just won't change. What can she do?
She can't just not live with him. If she doesn't live with him, there will be plenty of people who will come to curry favor with her.
She has three other children.
Everyone started talking and laughing and talking about other things.
But everyone also knows that Li Kailiang's son-in-law did not eat his mother's family's food for free.
Within two days, the villagers knew that Su Zhongguo had gone to the city to find a job.
What Li Guixiang didn't expect was that the first person to come to her house would be her cousin Li Yan.
"Sister, why are you still being so polite to me? I haven't even thanked my brother-in-law properly for what happened last time. Take this money. If it's not enough, ask me for more."
That’s right, Li Yan came to deliver money.
This made Li Guixiang laugh and cry.
Can she say that her family is not short of money?
"You're from a wealthy family. Have you forgotten that your father gave Zhongguo a lot of good things last time? Keep this money for yourself. Baojun might also get news. When you go to the city, you'll need money everywhere."
Li Guixiang pushed the money back and said, "It's not easy for you to take care of Suisui alone now. I, your sister, and your brother-in-law are also here."
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