Chapter 196 Reflections
After returning to school and checking off her leave, Jinran took a change of clothes and went back to her dormitory.
Some of her roommates asked Jinran curiously, "Shen Jinran, what have you been doing all these days?"
Jinran smiled and said she had something to do.
Chen Feng said sharply, "Why are you asking them? They don't even want to talk to you."
Jinran glanced at her and said with a sneer, "Clean yourself up first before you talk about others. Where do you get the nerve? You'd better not mess with me. Sometimes I'm even afraid of myself."
Chen Feng kept a cold face and dared not be sarcastic anymore.
The dormitory quieted down. Feng Lijuan's eyes flickered. She felt that Chen Feng must have some kind of leverage over Shen Jinran, but Shen Jinran was too difficult to deal with and not easy to get close to.
Jinran was still happily going through the motions as a college student when she received a call from her family saying that land was being distributed to individual households. They wondered if Jinran knew anything about this, and whether it was good or bad.
It's good news, but Jinran really doesn't know how to proceed. She usually gets lucky when it comes to farming. The fact that it can grow in this space is because of the good seeds and the good soil.
Wang Cuifen said to Jinran, "Your second uncle's family wants to raise pigs and chickens. I'm a little skeptical. People say that wealth doesn't count if it involves livestock. But your second uncle asked your father for a loan, which is a legitimate business. He said he would share the profits with us, and if they lost money, they would cover it. If they made a profit, they would give us 10% as interest, but only for two years. I thought your father only had this one brother, so I lent him the money."
Jinran said, "This is a good thing. Let's lend it. The country is doing very well now, and you can make money doing anything. I was thinking of you and Dad coming to the capital. I bought a house, so you won't have to worry about not having a place to stay. We can do some business and that will be a good way to settle down in the capital. I was also thinking of bringing Grandpa and Grandma over."
Wang Cuifen said with barely concealed surprise, "Go to Beijing? I can't even imagine it. What if the business fails? And my dear daughter, how did you manage to afford a house?"
Jinran then said the words she had prepared beforehand, "I sold the ginseng that Zhao Cai Jin Bao found for me. A while ago, I went to Hong Kong with Gu Siyan's grandfather. I also bought you a lot of things. Mother, I bought you a gold bracelet and a set of gold rings and necklaces. I'm sure you'll like them. My father has one too, and Grandma has a bracelet as well. I bought Grandpa a tobacco pouch, but I don't dare to mail it because I'm afraid it will get lost. After all, it's quite expensive."
Wang Cuifen loudly stopped her, "You can't mail it. Just wait until you're on vacation to bring it back. Don't leave it in your dorm room either, it's not safe there. Just sew a pocket inside your clothes, that way it'll be safe."
Jinran: "............." Is this some kind of exaggerated statement?
"Mom, why don't you and Dad discuss coming to the capital? Although you two have secure jobs now, it might not be in the future. Also, doing business is very profitable now. You can earn enough in a month to cover your and Dad's annual salaries. I'm also thinking about what kind of business we can do so we can get rich together."
Wang Cuifen laughed on the phone, then quickly said, "Okay, okay, phone calls are too expensive, I'll stop here. I'll talk to your dad when we get back, and you can keep looking around."
Jinran hung up the phone. From what her mother said, she agreed, but was worried that the family wouldn't have a stable income and would cause her trouble.
Jinran then started to wonder what her parents were suited to do.
Selling clothes? That's possible, but unstable. It only offers quick money for a short period, and then that's it. The main problem is it's exhausting; you have to source the goods yourself, and transportation isn't very developed these days. Besides, if you want to make money now, you have to go to Guangzhou or Shenzhen. My brother could help, so that's a backup option.
Selling food, but what to sell? That was the question. A small eatery wouldn't do; it was too tiring, barely making any money, and requiring her to prepare ingredients and clean up from dawn till dusk. As for a big restaurant, her parents didn't have the culinary skills. That wouldn't work. Besides, her original intention was for her parents to enjoy a comfortable life.
Oh, right, you could sell replicas of a certain brand of braised duck, as well as fried chicken and the like. That's feasible. In her past life, Jinran loved spicy food. Whenever she craved duck products, she couldn't afford to buy them, so she could only follow online tutorials to make them. Later, she made them better and better, and her duck product platter was the most popular dish at the orphanage's New Year's Eve dinner.
Jinran's mouth watered just thinking about it.
As for which of the two to choose, she needs to think about it carefully. Moreover, the raw materials are a problem; unlike later generations, there aren't various raw material suppliers now. She does have some in her spatial storage, but that's not a long-term solution. It's also quite dangerous, so she needs to consider it further.
Jinran first bought some duck feet and necks at the market. She also bought some chicken legs and chicken breasts. As for duck intestines, duck gizzards, and duck heads, she took them from her spatial storage, as they weren't available at the market.
Jinran also bought a lot of vegetables suitable for braising, as well as seasonings and other similar items.
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