Chapter 78 I'm Bald
Lu Yanping and Tang Shaohui were high school classmates and later went to the countryside together as educated youth. When the college entrance examination was resumed in 1977-1978, both of them took it but failed.
Later they returned to the city, but because there were too many educated youth returning to the city, there were simply not enough jobs. Both families were very ordinary and there was no way to help them find jobs.
Lu Yanping did look for her aunt Lu Hongyun, but at that time Zhu Tianlin had just got a job in the government through the Zhang family's connections and was unable to help her.
The couple became unemployed and could only make a living by doing odd jobs.
Later, when the country opened up its policies, many people started to do business, and the two of them were also eager to try. However, their savings were too little, and if they lost money, they would have nothing. So they were always hesitant about whether to do business and what kind of business to start.
They hesitated like this for more than a year, until they saw that Gu Jianguo and his team were doing well in the flat-clothes business, and they became eager to try again.
They asked about Gu Jianguo and the others and found out that they were not from Lizhou, but were farmers in the countryside. The two of them became inexplicably confident.
Lu Yanping, in particular, mocked Tang Shaohui at the time, saying, "A bunch of uneducated peasants can make a living in this business. Are we any worse than them?"
So, the two of them took out all their savings, borrowed some money, and gathered a thousand yuan to follow Gu Jianguo and Han Deyi to Shenzhen.
At first, Tang Shaohui suggested that they invite Gu Jianguo and his friends to dinner, and then the couple would go with them to buy goods. Lu Yanping immediately called him a fool and said, "Competitors are enemies. It's good enough that they don't cheat us. How can they help us?"
In their couple, Lu Yanping has always been the dominant one, and Tang Shaohui can only listen to her.
After arriving in Shenzhen and being left behind by Gu Jianguo and Han Deyi, the two were completely clueless, having no idea where to buy the goods. They finally found a manufacturer of puffer jackets, but they were out of stock. After much persuasion, they managed to buy dozens of them for 35 yuan each.
Just as they were wondering what to import, they ran into Duan Xinghua, who was dealing in smuggled goods. He even took them to the port to have a look. They saw with their own eyes that the clothes were sold in piles by the pound, with 100 pounds of clothes only going for 200 yuan.
They were not stupid and saw that the clothes were not legitimate, but the huge profits made them think only of money and nothing else. Even if they thought of it, they were lucky enough to think that they would not be found out.
They weighed 200 yuan worth of clothes and took the train back to Lizhou. After returning, they washed and ironed the clothes, working for a week before finally putting them up for sale.
Business was not very good on the opening day because the store next door was selling puddings and they had more styles and colors than they did, so they had to sell them at a lower price.
The cheaper jackets sold well, and they were sold out in a few days. The old clothes were also selling slowly, but because there was only one of each style, and not all of them were cotton-padded, their business started to slow down again.
Seeing the neighbor's business booming, Lu Yanping was jealous and couldn't sleep for several nights. After thinking about it, she felt that she couldn't let the neighbor get a bargain, so she started to talk to people about the purchase price of the bread coat.
Sure enough, the business of the store next door was greatly affected. She was so happy that she even sang while walking for two days. But she didn't expect that the neighbor would report her goods as smuggled.
However, she suppressed the matter through Zhu Tianlin, and then reported the matter to the neighbor. She knew that the goods next door were not smuggled, and it would be clear after a quick investigation.
But it's okay as long as it disgusts them, and investigation takes time. Closing the store for a few days will affect their business for a few days.
But she didn't expect that the peasant next door actually knew the director of the Dongcheng District Police Station, and they seemed to have a good relationship. The matter was resolved on the same day, and at the same time they were targeted by the police station and customs.
Now everything is gone and Lu Yanping wants to die.
The fire burned for more than twenty minutes. After it was put out, the customs officers took Lu Yanping and Tang Shaohui away and were going to impose relevant punishments on them.
The customs officers left, and the onlookers also left one after another. Many people also entered the store, and Gu Erhui and the others became busy again.
There wasn't much stock left to begin with, and after this wave of sales, there was only one jacket left and five pairs of jeans. Gu Jianguo and Han Deyi discussed the decision to close the shop completely. Gu Jianguo said he would take the remaining jacket and give it to his mother, Wu Dani, when he got home.
Although Wu Dani is very partial, as a son, he has to be filial to her. This time when he went home for the New Year, his family went back with new clothes. If he didn't bring new clothes for her, he would definitely make a fuss.
It’s the New Year, so spend some money to buy some peace of mind.
Wang Yueju didn't say anything about this. She had only one principle when it came to Wu Dani: to do things that would save her face and not let anyone find fault with her and accuse her of being unfilial.
After closing the door, the two families began to settle the accounts and divide the money.
They had already divided the proceeds from the previous batches, and now they were mainly dividing the proceeds from the final batch. They bought 800 jackets and 1,000 pairs of jeans. They sold them for a total of 57,200 yuan, with each household receiving 28,600 yuan.
Hearing this number, Gu Siqing began to think about what she had heard in her previous life: how much a courtyard house in Kyoto sold for in the 1980s.
Because housing prices continued to rise, Kyoto courtyard houses became astronomically expensive. Many media outlets have reported on the price of Kyoto courtyard houses in the 1980s and 1990s. Some say that in the 1980s, a courtyard house cost around 10,000 yuan.
In other words, their family can now at least buy a courtyard house.
Gu Siqing's heartbeat began to accelerate, thinking that her small goal might be achieved soon (cheers!).
But how can I get my dad to agree to buy a courtyard house in Kyoto?
"Dad, if you have money, you have to spend it. Let's go to Kyoto and buy a house!"
How would Dad react to hearing this? I guess even before Dad reacted, Wang Yueju would chase her with a rolling pin. She finally became a millionaire, but before she could even warm up to the feeling, it was gone. Isn't that a waste of money?
"Dad, let's go buy a house in Kyoto. Then you'll be the man with the house in Kyoto. It will be so impressive when you tell others about it!"
Comrade Gu Jianguo would say, "I don't need those empty things."
Gu Siqing began to scratch her head. Oh! What a headache!
"Xiao Si, is your head itchy?" Gu Sanjing asked when he saw her scratching her head.
Gu Siqing: My head isn’t itchy, it’s bald!
"I'll take you to the bathhouse to take a bath later." Wang Yueju looked at the two sisters and said.
Gu Siqing: ""
Okay, let’s take a shower.
After dividing the money, Gu Jianguo and Han Deyi picked up the money and put it in their arms. Gu Siqing glanced at her father's bulging chest and felt warm in her heart again. It was a courtyard house!
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