Seeing everyone's eager eyes, Chen Xia nodded and said:
"It's actually very simple. For example, when I buy rice in the countryside, the price is 20% higher than at the grain station, usually 9 cents or 10 cents per pound. Then I find a rice mill to process it, and I get paid with rice bran. This way, I can process it into white rice for free. I take this rice to the big city, and I don't need food coupons. The rice costs a little over 10 cents, but I sell it for 40 cents per pound. That's a huge profit."
Gu Wei nodded. "Rice without food coupons is 40 cents a pound. There's definitely a market for it in the city, but there's a problem. How are you going to solve the transportation problem?"
Chen Xia smiled mysteriously. "The reason I dare to do business is that I have a way to handle transportation. Just like the benefits we give out at work, no matter how far away the place is, I have a way to transport it back. Others can't do that. Smart people know that transporting food to big cities can make money, but they don't have the means to transport it there, so they can't make that money."
Gu Wei asked again, "What are your plans for the future? Will you continue to engage in speculation like this?"
"Speculation is currently the only option. My idea is to open a pharmaceutical factory. I have ways and means to safely obtain information on advanced drugs, and I want to process and produce these drugs domestically.
But private factories aren't allowed in China right now. You can choose to affiliate, but the legal risks are too great. Once the factory grows bigger and stronger, it's easy to get kicked out if the ownership isn't clear. So I'm going to wait."
"wait?"
Everyone asked in unison.
"Yes, I have to wait for the policy to become clear. I have confidence in our country's reform and opening up. I believe that in a few years, private factories will be allowed to operate. Then I will set up a pharmaceutical company to produce the best and most effective drugs. When I have enough money, I can even open a chain of private hospitals."
"Nonsense, how can a hospital be run by a private person?" Chen Chun said.
"Sister, don't be skeptical. In a few decades, there will be countless private hospitals, but most of them will be scams. If I were to open one, I would make it the best hospital in the country. How about you be the dean then?"
Gu Wei and his mother were very happy to hear this. This future son-in-law had great ambitions, so they felt relieved.
Gu Lin was even happier after hearing this, but she also had a question: "Where did you buy all those imported snacks, Chen Laoer? They're so delicious."
"I bought it at the Overseas Chinese Store. There's a lot of it. I'm planning to go to Shanghai in a few days. Do you want to come with me? There's the largest Friendship Store in the country over there."
Gu Lin nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay."
Mother Gu coughed lightly and said, "Xiao Xia, you two are not married yet. It's not appropriate for you two to go out together."
Chen Chun smiled, "Auntie, don't worry, I'm going with the third and fourth brothers. It's also okay to bring Xiaolin along, so we can go see the scenery of the Bund together."
Gu Lin looked at her mother pitifully.
Dean Gu sighed and said, "Let her go. I only just realized now that girls are extroverts. I've loved you for so many years in vain. It's sad."
Gu Lin quickly leaned her head on her father's shoulder and gently patted his big belly: "Don't worry, I'm just going on a trip. I'll bring you Marlboro when I come back."
Dean Gu pinched his daughter's nose affectionately. "Marlboro? The question is, do you have money?"
"I don't have it, but Chen Xia does."
Well, Chen Xia was speechless. It was settled, and the wedding was held during the Chinese New Year.
Dean Gu and his wife had their concerns. They were afraid that the young woman might accidentally have sex and then get pregnant. That would be really embarrassing.
It would be better to arrange the marriage as soon as possible, and then let them do whatever they want. If they can't have a baby, I can settle the score with them later.
When leaving, Chen Xia gave Gu Lin a Longines women's watch. It was bought last time at the Friendship Hotel in the provincial capital. Chen Chun and Chen Qiu had already received it.
I also have a watch, but I wonder if I’ll have the chance to give it to the girl who paints again.
The next day at work, Chen Xia called his fourth grandfather.
"Fourth Grandpa, are there any smart young men in the village who can be recommended? I have four vacancies in the logistics department. If you have suitable candidates, please come in first. You will have the opportunity to become a regular employee and start working for the government."
Chen Yigen was delighted when he heard this. "There shouldn't be too many young people in the village. I will definitely choose the best candidate for you. Do you have any specific requirements?"
"It's best if you have a junior high school education or above, and it's best if you've served in the military. That way, you'll be given priority when vacancies open up in the future. If you can't read, you'll have no chance at all. Also, you have to be honest. We don't want those who are cunning and dishonest. We just had a gang case here. It's so embarrassing."
I called in the morning, and the people arrived after lunch. They were Chen Zheng, Chen Chiyun, Chen Zijun, and Chen Chen.
The person was brought by Chen Yigen and Chen Guoqing personally. He was a male descendant of the Chen family. As the de facto patriarch, Chen Yigen attached great importance to him.
Chen Xia asked in surprise: "Brother Zheng, why are you here too?"
Chen Zheng is Chen Guolin's son. After returning from the army, he works as a temporary worker in the commune police station. Chen Xia really doesn't know the other three people, but since they are relatives and were personally selected by the fourth grandfather, they are definitely trustworthy in character and ability.
Chen Zheng was also embarrassed, so it was his fourth grandfather who answered for him.
"Chen Zheng is a good kid. He has no chance of getting a permanent position at the police station, but his chances are better under your watch, so I brought him here. These four are all your brothers, so you must take good care of them."
"Brothers fight like tigers. Don't worry, Fourth Grandpa. As long as I, Chen Xia, am here, I won't let them get bullied. I just have to work as a temporary worker at first, but now that the correspondence course has started, you'd better get a diploma so that I can get you a place next time."
The four brothers all smiled shyly and agreed.
"Then Chen Chen will go to the warehouse, Chen Chiyun to the cafeteria, Chen Zijun to the infrastructure team, and Chen Zheng to the purchasing team. This time, the focus will be on overseeing the accounts. Your predecessor was just arrested for corruption, so I hope you can manage yourselves well in the future and not be corrupted by certain people."
Also, if you feel there's anything wrong, please tell me and don't do anything yourself. I'll take care of everything. As for becoming a regular employee, don't worry. If there's a vacancy, I'll definitely give you priority."
In the afternoon, Chen Xia took his four brothers to visit Vice President Sun.
Sun Jianshe owed Chen Xia a favor because of the disciplinary action, so he signed the agreement readily. In his eyes, four temporary workers were nothing.
Chen Xia personally sent them to the team. As long as the people in the team were not blind, they would know that these were the confidants sent by the section chief. They would surely not bully the newcomers, especially the section chief's brothers.
Do your colleagues in the hospital have any objections?
Why can't a section chief assign a few temporary workers? And everyone on earth knows that Comrade Lao Gu has become his future father-in-law. Now everyone, from top to bottom, has to give him some respect, right?
Of course, except Yang Jingye and others.
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