Chapter 41 You Deserve to Lose the Money
The letter of certification was issued, and Gu Jianguo and Han Deyi set off for Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
The night before leaving, Wang Yueju took out all the family savings and put them into the secret pocket of her newly made red shorts. She said, "You'll be away for a long time this time, so I won't prepare any dry food for you. If you get hungry, buy something hot and eat something good. Don't just think about saving money."
Gu Jianguo hummed and frowned as he looked at the red shorts. They were really an eyesore.
"I'm a grown man in my thirties or forties. I'm just going out for a while, don't worry." Gu Jianguo sat next to his wife and said, "After I'm gone, you and the four children shouldn't go far away. You and Yimin and Erhui should accompany you in everything you do, so don't be left alone."
Gu Yimin was almost raped last time, and he was still frightened.
Wang Yueju nodded. "Don't worry, I know. Don't worry about us. Be careful outside."
The atmosphere between the couple here was warm, but the atmosphere in the Four Sisters' House was not very good. Today, Gu Yimin received a package. Luo Yongnian sent back the sweater.
Obviously he refused.
From the moment the package was opened, Gu Yimin's face turned grim and she didn't say a word. Gu Siqing and Gu Erhui were both very worried. An eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl was moved for the first time, and after confessing her love and being rejected, they were worried that she would be upset.
"That Luo Yongnian must be not a good shooter." Gu Siqing said as she approached Gu Yimin.
Gu Erhui looked puzzled, "How did you know?"
"Your eyesight is not good!" Gu Siqing stretched out her hand and counted on her fingers. "Comrade Gu Yimin is good-looking, gentle and virtuous, and has dexterous hands. He's at a big loss."
Gu Erhui suppressed her laughter and nodded, "Indeed, everyone in the surrounding villages praises the Gu family's eldest daughter."
"Yeah," Gu Sanjing nodded, "Eldest sister's cooking is delicious too, he can't eat it."
Seeing her three sisters coming up to her to make her happy, Gu Yimin chuckled, "Alright, I just felt lost for a moment. I won't talk about this person anymore."
Gu Siqing and the other two nodded quickly.
"Dad is going to the Shenzhen market tomorrow," Gu Erhui said, "If the goods we get this time sell well, our lives will get better and better in the future."
She turned the topic to their imagination of the future. Gu Siqing and Gu Sanjing chattered about their wonderful future life. The bitterness that Gu Yimin felt when her confession was rejected slowly dissipated.
The next day, Gu Jianguo left home at around five o'clock, arrived in the provincial capital of Lizhou in the afternoon, and then took a train to Shenzhen.
The train ride from Lizhou to Shenzhen took four days. To save money, the two of them skipped sleeper berths and bought hard seats. After four days and three nights, even the fittest would have been exhausted.
It was already 8pm when they got off the train, so they found a small hotel to stay in. The hotel here offered single and double rooms, with single rooms costing 10 yuan a night and double rooms 7 yuan a night. Compared to Lizhou, these prices were quite high.
But no matter how expensive it is, I have to stay here. I can’t just sleep on the street.
After taking out the letter of verification and registering, they requested a double room. After receiving the room key, they carried their luggage to the room.
Just as he sat down, there was a knock on the door. Gu Jianguo stood up to open it and saw a woman in her twenties, with red lips painted on and clothes so tight that her breasts were about to burst out, leaning against the door in a seductive manner.
"Brother, do you need someone to accompany you?"
Gu Jianguo had never seen such a scene before. He was stunned for a moment and then slammed the door shut.
This was the first time Han Deyi had encountered such a thing. He sighed and said, "This is too blatant. Aren't you afraid of being accused of having a bad work style?"
Gu Jianguo sat on the bed and said, "He shouldn't be afraid, otherwise he wouldn't do such a thing."
Han Deyi sighed twice again and went out to get the kettle and a basin for washing. When he came back, he saw the woman from before enter the next room.
Soon after he entered the room, he heard the sounds of humming, ahh ...
But a little after seven the next day, the noise next door started again. This time it wasn't the ambiguous sounds of "hmmmm" or "ahhhhhhh", but the heartbreaking sobbing of a grown man.
The two men immediately put on their clothes and opened the door, only to see a crowd of people gathered at the door next door. They moved closer to see a thin, dark-skinned man in his forties sitting on the ground crying, saying:
"I saved this money for over ten years, and it was stolen just like that. It must have been someone from your hotel. You have to compensate me."
"You're talking ridiculously," said the hotel owner, a woman in her thirties with curly hair. She stood before the man, her hands on her waist. "This is a hotel, not a police station. What does your money have to do with me?"
"Do you dare to say that the woman last night was not from your store?" the man said, wiping his tears.
"What woman? I didn't see any woman." The hotel owner said impatiently, "Your money is lost. If you want to call the police, go to the police station right away. Don't cry in front of me. It's shameful for a grown man to cry."
The hotel owner left after saying this, and the thin, dark man got up and went to the police station to report the case. The onlookers gradually dispersed.
Gu Jianguo and Han Deyi went back to their room to wash up immediately, then checked out with their luggage. After the incident of losing their money, they definitely didn't dare to stay here anymore.
The man who lost the money said he had saved it for over ten years, and they had saved it the same way. If they lost their money, they would definitely want to die.
Gu Jianguo was thankful that his wife had hidden the money in a hidden pocket of her pants; it was unlikely to be lost there. Even the most skilled thief couldn't pick his crotch.
Of course, if you call a woman at night and do that kind of thing, you deserve to lose the money.
The two checked out and were about to leave when the police arrived. Knowing that they lived next door to the dark and thin man, they kept them for questioning.
Gu Jianguo and Han Deyi told the police everything they knew, and after hearing it, they looked at the dark and thin man differently. His behavior was considered prostitution.
The dark, thin man was in agony over the loss of his money. He didn't notice the police's gaze and kept on mumbling, "It must be that woman from last night. My money is sewn into my pants. It's impossible to lose it under normal circumstances."
Gu Jianguo: “…”
It seems that her wife is not the only one who likes to sew money into her pants.
There was nothing left for them to do. The two of them, carrying their luggage, found a state-owned restaurant for dinner. They spent fifty cents on breakfast, then after paying the bill, they inquired about the locations of the factories in Shenzhen and took a bus to the factory cluster.
Shenzhen is a newly developed city, and its infrastructure cannot compare to that of Lizhou. However, there are many factories, most of which are privately owned.
They found a state-owned hotel, put down their luggage, and then started wandering around the various factories.
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