Wan Zhenzhen was determined to buy a storefront, and she also made it clear to Wang Hua that the storefront with a small entrance owned by the descendants of the previous generation would become the center of the entire oil field in the future.
The building was designed in an angled shape, with one side facing the Zidisi Primary School and the other side facing the street.
Not to mention the small business, they can do anything without losing money, selling food and drinks, and there are even several training classes and music and dance studios upstairs.
The storefront on the other side is even more popular, with various stalls and stores inside. Clothes are concentrated on the first floor, and there are also hardware and jewelry sellers. Gradually, this area has developed into a famous "small department store" in this area.
It was not until twenty years later that the building was demolished and a thirty or forty-story building was built. It is a famous landmark building in Y City.
Therefore, if you can take over one of the stores here, you will have a golden goose in your hands in the future.
Wan Zhenzhen's obsession with the house is so deep in her bones. Wang Hua watched Wan Zhenzhen look confused when she talked about the development of other times, but her expression changed when she talked about the house. He was also secretly estimating in his heart.
It would be great if he could win the lottery in the factory. Wang Hua would do his best to get the store even if he had to borrow money. But there are only three spots in the entire maintenance team, and more than 200 people are drawing lots. Can he really win?
In the end, Wang Hua decided to let Wan Zhenzhen draw. Wan Zhenzhen could even have such a good thing as rebirth. Her luck was bad, so who can say that they have good luck?
Wan Zhenzhen has been pregnant for four months now, but she still claims to be less than three months pregnant. But even the unmarried guys in the maintenance team can see that something is wrong with Wan Zhenzhen.
Although Wan Zhenzhen was wrapped like a ball, her belly was already visible after three months? A group of young men congratulated Wang Hua with a dry smile. Wang Hua supported Wan Zhenzhen with a stiff mouth.
Qian Qing and Zhou Hao stood together, and they looked just like they did on the day of the group wedding, the man was handsome and the woman was beautiful. Qian Qing picked a turmeric coat for herself, and wore a short skirt and stockings she bought from Guangzhou, and a beret on her hair.
Standing there, no one will not envy Zhou Hao.
A group of young boys came over shyly to say hello, their minds were captivated by Qian Qing's smile. They all secretly wished that they could marry such a beautiful wife.
Zhou Hao looked at the people around him angrily, his expression almost unable to hold back. Qian Qing pinched his hand, and Zhou Hao looked over with some grievance in his eyes.
It's great that my wife looks so good in this outfit, but I feel unhappy inside. I just want these idiots to go back and memorize the technical data. If they can't finish memorizing it, they will be punished by copying it ten times.
Qian Qing lifted her hair. She just liked herself to be pretty. Even Zhou Hao could not interfere with her beauty.
Wan Zhenzhen was filled with jealousy. She had experienced this feeling countless times in her previous life and childhood. They were both human beings, so why did they contrast so obviously?
Wang Hua held her hand in a perfunctory and careless manner, not even noticing that she almost sprained her ankle when she was walking just now. Qian Qing, on the other hand, held Zhou Hao's arm tightly, and Zhou Hao carefully protected Qian Qing when the crowd was pushing them.
And these young people who just laughed in front of him couldn't even speak a complete sentence in front of Qian Qing.
Wan Zhenzhen thought bitterly that Qian Qing was still the same as she was before marriage, dressing up all day long, as if she couldn't show her charm without attracting men's attention.
And there's that idiot Zhou Hao, who just watches his wife act like a peacock in front of him, what a fool!
Wan Zhenzhen cursed the couple over and over in her heart until she touched her belly and felt relieved.
What does it matter if the two have a good relationship? Qian Qing is still not pregnant. Even if Qian Qing lives a good life, she is not complete without a son.
Wang Hua also noticed Zhou Hao and his wife next to him, and he held Wan Zhenzhen's arm tightly.
Wan Zhenzhen hates Qian Qing, but doesn't he hate Zhou Hao too?
But when the couple is not able to compete with each other, they should not act rashly.
Finally it was their turn to draw lots. Wan Zhenzhen couldn't wait to take out a slip of paper from the ballot box. When it was Zhou Hao's turn, Zhou Hao held Qian Qing's hand and reached into the ballot box.
Qian Qing struggled twice but failed, so she could only honestly pinch out a piece of paper. Her luck has always been average, and she has never won a prize since she was a child.
Zhou Hao whispered to comfort her: "Two hundred people draw three, if you don't win, then you don't win. The important thing for us is to participate."
Not long after, Zheng Xian arrived. In full view of the crowd, he pulled out a piece of paper from another identical ballot box: "158!"
Immediately, a young man cheered for the prize. Although he didn’t know much about the concept of this storefront, he was very happy to have won it.
Zheng Xian smiled and took the remaining two: "69!"
"197!"
Immediately there was a burst of noise coming from different directions.
Qian Qing shrugged. She had never thought that she would win. It was all a matter of probability and luck. If she didn't win, she couldn't blame anyone.
Wan Zhenzhen was very unhappy. Her heart almost jumped out of her chest when the numbers were read out just now. In the end, she didn't get any of the three numbers right.
Wang Hua felt frustrated, but he had more reason to dislike Wan Zhenzhen. She really couldn't do anything right. He should not have counted on her if he had known earlier.
Wan Zhenzhen bit her lip. She didn't know how much money Wang Hua had, but it was no more than a thousand. If they didn't have this quota to purchase internally, they would have to compete for the quota outside the factory, and Wang Hua would definitely not be able to afford it.
She pulled Wang Hua's sleeve and whispered, "Wang Hua, why don't you ask those who drew the lottery tickets if they can give us their numbers? They don't have to buy them, so there's no point in keeping the numbers."
This was exactly what Wang Hua was thinking. Wang Hua was determined to buy a storefront, but a lot of his family's money had been squandered by Wan Zhenzhen some time ago, and the two thousand yuan that Wan Zhenzhen had cheated Qian Qing of was also snatched away by Zhou Hao.
Now they can only afford the internal price at best, and can forget about the external price.
As the crowd dispersed, Wang Hua quietly approached the young man No. 197.
"Qiangzi, you are so lucky!"
The young man named Qiangzi had a mouthful of white teeth, and at this moment he also grinned: "Hahaha, it was just today, I didn't expect that."
Wang Hua carefully reviewed what he knew about Qiangzi's situation in his mind, and spoke as if he cared about the other party.
"How is your mother's health recently? Is she still taking medicine all day? Qiangzi, don't blame me for speaking frankly. Given your family's situation, the money for buying a storefront..."
Qiangzi's shoulders slumped instantly. He was just happy just now, but now he remembered that just having a quota was not enough. The factory's lottery only gave him a qualification. If he really wanted to get the store, he might need to spend hundreds of dollars.
But he has a patient at home now, and he has just joined the factory a few years ago without much savings, so this little money is really a stretch for him.
Wang Hua saw that the other party was agitated, and quickly added fuel to the fire: "We don't know how the business will be after opening this store. I don't think you can spare anyone to look after the store now."
"In that case, I'll give you an idea. Why don't you sell this qualification? I have exactly 100 yuan on hand right now. If you're willing, just give it to me. You're welcome. Who made us know each other for so many years?"
Qiangzi's eyes widened. One hundred yuan?! Just a small piece of paper?
He was very conflicted for a moment. He wanted a storefront but couldn't afford it. Now he could sell it for a hundred dollars, which seemed... like a good deal?
Just when Wang Hua was fooling Qiangzi, Zhou Hao happened to come back to look for the handkerchief that Qian Qing accidentally lost. Hearing this, he frowned and looked at the two people in front of him.
Qiangzi didn't know the situation, but Zhou Hao knew it. Qian Qing had already told him that the value of this piece of storefront would rise steadily in the future.
Qiangzi may give up now due to his own conditions, but he will definitely regret it in the future.
But if it was Qiangzi's own idea, Zhou Hao would not intervene. It's like everyone knows that something will appreciate in value in the future, but if you don't have the first pot of gold, you can only watch the opportunity pass you by. This is not uncommon, people have to make choices at all times.
But if the passing by was deliberately guided by someone with ulterior motives, then it would be wrong.
Wang Hua and Wan Zhen are truly a couple, using their knowledge of information to deceive others.
"Think carefully before making a decision." Zhou Hao said expressionlessly, "I can't give you any advice, but I think if you don't understand something before making a decision, you should ask more questions and collect more information. Don't make a hasty decision. The factory hasn't released the internal price yet, so you might as well wait for a while before making a decision."
Wang Hua stared at Zhou Hao with eyes full of anger, as if he was going to bite him if Zhou Hao said one or two more words.
Qiangzi hurriedly thanked Zhou Hao. What Zhou Hao said was right. Since he already had the qualification, it wouldn't hurt to wait a few more days. He had to go back and discuss it with his parents.
He turned around and said apologetically: "Brother Hua, I'm going to go back and discuss it with my family. You're not in a hurry, right? I'll come find you when I've made up my mind."
After Qiangzi left, Zhou Hao found the handkerchief in the bushes on the side of the road. It must have been squeezed away by too many people just now, and someone saw it and picked it up and left it on the side of the road.
Zhou Hao put away his handkerchief and was about to leave. Wang Hua stared at Zhou Hao with a gloomy face and asked him the question that had been on his mind for a long time.
"Zhou Hao, do you always think I'm ridiculous? I'm almost the same as you, but I'm always dragged down by the people around me. I can compete with you, but I'm always unlucky and you're the one who beats me."
Zhou Hao still had the same expression, without even raising his eyebrows, and asked Wang Hua calmly from the bottom of his heart.
"Are you ill?"
"Although I don't know what's wrong with you to come to such a conclusion, I can still answer you."
"No, I never considered you as my rival. In the past, it was because I only compared myself to others, but now I think you are not worthy of me."
"Don't use the people around you as an excuse. You can't compare to me in terms of technology. What does this have to do with Wan Zhenzhen? As for saying that you have bad luck."
Zhou Hao sneered: "My wife is unlucky to be involved with you two."
These words were so typical of Zhou Hao's style that Wang Hua felt choked and felt a dull pain in his heart.
The most hurtful thing in the world is that you regard the other person as a thorn in your eyes, and believe in your heart that you and the other person are evenly matched opponents, but in the end you are slapped awake by the other person's harsh words "you don't deserve it".
Wang Hua returned home in a daze, and Wan Zhenzhen came up to him and asked him about the number. Wang Hua waved weakly and lay on the bed, but the hesitant choice in his heart became clearer and clearer.
Go to sea.
He couldn't stay under Zhou Hao's command any longer. If he continued like this, he would never make any progress in his life.
Before the official notice from the factory came down, Wang Hua went to find two more people and finally bought a qualification from a well patrol worker who had drawn a number for 150 yuan.
On the day the notice was released, the well patroller came to see Wang Hua's family like crazy.
The factory may have considered encouraging internal employees, so the prices of the storefronts are divided into three levels: 800, 500, and 400. Anyone who draws a number can choose, first come first served.
The wife of the well patroller sat at the doorstep of Wan Zhenzhen's house and cried, "This family is full of liars! They lied to us that a storefront would cost at least a thousand yuan, and they also said they knew inside information and advised us not to buy it."
"Wang Hua! You liar! Give me back my qualifications right now!"
…
But crying and making a fuss was useless. Wang Hua took Wan Zhenzhen to the accounting department to pick a storefront. They didn't have much money, so they quickly chose a storefront on the first floor, which was only about ten square meters.
Wan was really dissatisfied, her eyes were fixed on the shops on the first floor just below the entrance as shown on the white paper.
Wang Hua said unhappily, "Don't look at them. Those shops are for sale outside. The factory relies on these shops to make money."
Wang Hua felt bad for deceiving others about their qualifications, especially knowing that they would definitely come to make trouble today, which made him feel even more frustrated.
"You should go back to your parents' home today." To avoid any noise inside and outside that might hit her stomach again.
Wan Zhenzhen nodded reluctantly. She had not been back to her parents' home for a long time since she had embarrassed them. Her mother had not come to see her even though she was four months pregnant. She probably still resented her for bringing shame to her parents' home.
"I'll give you ten dollars. Buy some things and stay for two or three days. I'll pick you up."
Wan Zhenzhen felt relieved. Now that she had money, her mother would give her food to eat when she returned, no matter how reluctant she was.
On the other side, in the tube building, Qiangzi, who lived on the second floor, heard the wailing coming from the door of Wang Hua's house and couldn't help but patting his chest with lingering fear.
Fortunately! Fortunately, he didn't make a decision so quickly.
Although the family was in a tight financial situation, he could still make up the difference by borrowing 400 yuan. He was not stupid, and compared to 400 yuan, the storefront was definitely better.
Even if he doesn't do business himself, he can rent it out. The stalls in the night market can be rented for several months, and he can definitely rent a storefront for more. The four hundred yuan will be paid back in one or two years, and then he will have a storefront.
Qiangzi's mother coughed and scolded him: "Be more careful in the future, don't listen to others. If Zhou Hao hadn't given you a heads up, you would have sold your qualification for 100 yuan. I would have been mad at you. Go and thank Zhou Hao later, and send him some of our freshly made pickled vegetables. Don't come empty-handed."
Qiangzi nodded like a chick pecking at rice, and had some secret opinions about Wang Hua in his heart.
Seeing that Wang Hua acted so quickly and found another company, it was obvious that he knew more about the situation than I did. He still offered me a hundred dollars even though he knew the situation and kept asking me to thank him.
It is true that you can never know a person's heart by his appearance. Zhou Hao used to be cold and quiet, and as the leader of the study group, he always forced them to memorize technical materials. However, Wang Hua treated him like a brother. In the end, when they encountered problems, Wang Hua almost betrayed him, but it was Zhou Hao's words that saved him from throwing away the golden nugget in his hand.
"Well, I'll go tomorrow."
****
After the internal distribution in the factory is completed, it is the turn of external purchase, which is relatively simple. The price of the pavement jumps directly to one thousand yuan, and there are also pavements for two thousand and three thousand yuan. When buying, you need to be guaranteed by the factory employees that they will not engage in illegal business. The money is paid in full at one time.
Qian Qing immediately withdrew 15,000 yuan and asked Zhou Hao to accompany her to the accounting office.
Under the watchful eyes of the public, Qian Qing paid a sum of money for each shop she chose, and Zhou Hao wrote the guarantee letter over and over again. In the end, Qian Qing bought two of the largest shops, each with an area of 50 square meters. One faced Zidi Primary School, and the other faced the street. They were on the first floor near the gate. For this "golden location", Qian Qing even paid an extra 500 yuan. There were also two medium-sized shops, both about 30 square meters. One was on the second floor opposite Zidi Primary School, and the other was at the back of the first floor near the street. In the end, Qian Qing also chose a small shop on the first floor, just at the entrance. Although it was only 10 square meters, the location was so good that the price naturally doubled.
In total, Qian Qing bought five stores and spent 12,500 yuan.
Big piles of money were taken out, and even though the accounting department was used to dealing with money, they were still stunned.
Everyone in the factory knew that Qian Qing was doing business, but who would have thought that she was so rich? Didn't she just sell popsicles, pillowcases, fabrics and clothes? How did she have such a large amount of cash flow?
The ten thousand yuan household is not scary. What is scary is that the ten thousand yuan household is a real ten thousand yuan household, a ten thousand yuan household who can easily take out ten thousand yuan in cash!
The cashier who was counting the money worked with several colleagues and it took more than half an hour to count everything.
After successfully handing over the certificates and documents for the five storefronts, Qian Qing finally put down a huge stone in her heart. She felt at ease after spending this money. Otherwise, how long would it take for her to expand her business with just her small stall?
Qian Qing locked the certificates of the five storefronts in a small box. It turned out that this box was modified for her by Zhou Hao from a popsicle box. The iron box had buckles on the outside, so it was strong and not afraid of falling.
After hiding the things, Qian Qing felt better. So she decided to give herself a holiday!
He dragged Zhou Hao to watch a movie, and after the movie he went to Qian Mu's house for a meal.
Qian's mother bought a big silver carp today and was worrying about how to finish it. Seeing her daughter and son-in-law coming, she simply cut open the fish head and made a fish head pancake, made the fish body into a sauerkraut fish hotpot, and left some fish pieces to make fried fish nuggets.
The two main dishes directly occupied the two largest pots in the house. The silver carp has a big head and tender meat. The salty and slightly spicy sauce makes the aroma more intense and lingering. The handmade pancakes soaked in the sauce make the sauce more fragrant.
The sauerkraut used in the sauerkraut fish was the sauerkraut that Zhou Hao had sent to Qiangzi’s family. It wasn’t pickled that long ago so the taste wasn’t very strong. Qian’s mother increased the amount of green peppercorns, and a layer of golden color floated over the fish pond. She added some tofu skin, green vegetables, and black fungus, which tasted sour and spicy and was appetizing.
When they got home, Qian Qing was already a little drowsy. Zhou Hao hugged his soft wife, his mind full of random thoughts.
Sometimes he thinks his wife is so nice, and sometimes he thinks that it is a blessing that they don't have children now. If they have children, it will be annoying for them to be around the children all day long. For example, now he can hug his wife whenever he wants, but if they have children, his wife will definitely be around the little kid.
Zhou Hao took out a condom from the secret compartment at the head of the bed with a serious face.
Well, kid, it doesn’t matter if you come later. Dad doesn’t need you now anyway.
*****
After November, the weather turned cold, and the temperature dropped faster and faster every day.
After working for more than half a month, Qian Yu finally finished the first batch of vermicelli. She did not rush to sell it, but took a bundle of vermicelli to the compound, wanting to let Qian's mother and daughters and sisters taste it first.
Qian's mother is a good cook and naturally knows how to identify good ingredients. She picked up the vermicelli and examined it from left to right, then tried to cook a pot of stew at noon.
Stewed dishes are big pot dishes, with fried meatballs and crispy pork. Stir-fry the pork belly in the pot until the slices shrink, add mushrooms, potatoes, winter melon, kelp and various seasonings, then add the meatballs and crispy pork, add a little water and boil, and when it is almost half cooked, add the soaked sweet potato vermicelli.
When the dish is finally served, it is simply mouth-watering. Various ingredients are mixed together in the big pot. The aroma of this home-cooked dish is different from the aroma of other dishes. It is a kind of aroma that can make people hungry instantly.
It's like a child running around outside and forgetting the time. When he accidentally smells this fragrance, he will immediately feel extremely hungry and can't wait to go home, pick up his chopsticks and eat a bowl of stew with a big white steamed bun.
Qian's mother asked Qianqian to call Zhou Hao and Qian Qing. It is easy to make a lot of stew at once, and this big pot is enough for seven or eight people to eat together.
The dishes were already varied enough, so Qian's mother simply steamed some white flour buns and cooked a pot of millet porridge.
Qian Qing gave her sister a thumbs up while eating, saying that the vermicelli was very delicious. It was not the low-quality stuff that would break if you pinched it. Because it was freshly made, it tasted especially tasty.
Although Zhou Hao didn't talk much, he acted very honestly and ate three steamed buns by himself.
After finishing the meal, Qian Qing slapped the table and immediately had an idea in her mind: "Sister, how are you going to sell these vermicelli?"
After all, she still owns a 10% stake in the vermicelli factory, so of course she has to make full use of her strengths in the sales link.
Qian Yu thought for a moment and said, "I don't plan to sell much this month. I will just go to the town and sell at the morning market in the oil field. I will ship in large quantities when the next month starts."
Qian Qing gave her sister some advice: "Then you have to build up your reputation for quality this month so that you can sell better next month. Doesn't your factory have a name? It's called Qianyu Vermicelli Factory, right? Go find a printing factory and get some printed snakeskin bags. Get a small batch and I'll pack them separately and send them to the director of the women's department and the people in the logistics department to taste. Our vermicelli is so good, if the purchasing department in the factory takes a liking to it, we can sell it to the cafeteria."
"By the way, sister, when you are free, say hello to Lao Ding and send him some samples. Anyway, he has a store, so it would be good to set up a sales agency with him. We can also sell to provincial cities."
Qian Yu nodded excitedly. There is nothing more valuable and more joyful than creating wealth with one's own hands.
During these days, she was very tired and hard-working. Making vermicelli is a strenuous job. The sweet potatoes must be picked first. The red core ones produce less starch, so they must be separated from the white core ones. They must also be cleaned and crushed, ground into powder by a powder grinder, and the starch pool must be precipitated. The starch must be hung up to drain. The powdering needs to be kept under close watch. At night, the vermicelli must be spread out on the clean ground to freeze, and when the frost subsides at night, it must be hung up to dry the next day. This process must be repeated three or four times before it is considered done.
But all efforts are worth it. The handmade vermicelli made in this way is more resilient than the vermicelli made by machines in large factories, and basically no chemical materials are added.
Qian's mother also suggested: "I have a recipe for hot and sour noodles. When you sell vermicelli later, make a small pot, prepare the seasoning and put it aside. Whoever wants to try the vermicelli can take a bite. This will also help you attract some popularity."
Mother Qian looked at the vermicelli through a filter and thought that the vermicelli made by her daughter was extraordinary. It was simply the best vermicelli she had ever eaten.
"Don't worry about the oil field. The night market is not strictly managed now. I will just set up a small stove and sell hot and sour noodles there. You can put a batch of goods in my canteen and I will be your sales outlet for vermicelli."