Chapter 9. They arrived at the police station to give their statement...
When they arrived at the police station and were giving their statements, Chen Tingting said, "I don't know if they are spies or not, but I can testify that they bullied Comrade Jiang Can." She then pointed to a few blond-haired men and said, "They just threatened us not to meddle in other people's business. I think they are a group, committing crimes as a gang."
Jiang Can repeatedly emphasized the need to investigate the other party's identity as a spy! He then said to Captain Wang of the police station, "When I was selling food, that fat woman was watching me for a long time before leaving. A little while later, this lewd man came and immediately started harassing me, trying to drag me away. The fat woman even said that I was doing it voluntarily. Once I'm taken away, they'll probably use my beauty to cover for them. I'm so pretty, a simple honey trap would easily help them achieve their goal."
Several policemen listened, their eyes twitching. This young girl was really narcissistic and thought too much. Besides, it was the 1990s now; there weren't that many spies around.
Captain Wang, who was in his early forties, nodded after hearing Jiang Can's words. "You can go back now. The police station will notify you of any further developments."
The steel mill leaders arrived just in time to overhear this. Oh no! The factory workers were being suspected of being spies. If they weren't, that would be fine, but if they really were...
As soon as Jiang Can heard about going home, he started crying. "I can't go home. I was so focused on catching the spy that I didn't have time to worry about my car and my stall. After all, the country's property is more important than my personal property."
"But how am I going to get home now? They've wrecked my car, they've smashed my stall. This is only my first day doing business, and this is going to kill me! I just want to kill myself by crashing my head into this police station!" She slammed her head against the wall inside the room.
Shen Lang hugged her waist and cried out, "Wife, what will I do if you die! You can't die!" He then shouted at the police, "You're trying to force my wife to her death! If anything happens to my wife, I'll leave her coffin outside the police station for forty-nine days!"
Captain Wang: "...Pay what you should pay." He then looked at the leaders of the steel rolling mill.
The bespectacled man leading the group said, "These will be compensated at cost. If they refuse to pay, it will be deducted from their wages. The factory will cover it first, and they can collect it from the finance department tomorrow."
Jiang Can continued to cry: "I used to think that the steel rolling mill was a large factory with tens of thousands of employees, and that they would not do such a thing as humiliating women at the gate. I never thought that on my first day of doing business, I would almost be bullied in the street. How could I dare to do business in front of the steel rolling mill in the future?"
Everyone: ...
Director Liao of the steel rolling mill said, "This kind of thing won't happen again. The factory will arrange for security personnel to patrol. Don't worry, as long as you're willing to do business at the factory gate, no one will bully you."
Jiang Can: "I'd rather do business at the gate of the power machinery factory. If anyone asks me why I'm selling food at the power machinery factory, I'll say that I'm afraid to do business at the steel rolling mill anymore, because I'm afraid that one day I'll be killed by secret agents at the gate of the steel rolling mill."
Liaoxian Electric Machinery Plant and Liaoxian Steel Rolling Mill are the largest factories in Liaoxian, both employing tens of thousands of people. The machinery plant is a bit far, but it's not impossible for her to go. Anyway, her bicycle is her stall; doing business is the same wherever she is.
Moreover, Jiang Can vaguely felt that there was something wrong with the identities of the fat woman and the small-eyed man.
Director Liao reiterated that there were no spies and no one would bully Jiang Can, telling him not to overthink things like he had delusions.
Jiang Can wiped away her tears. This person was really stingy; he was even thinking of arranging a stall for her. "I really hope I'm just overthinking things. I really hope they aren't spies or secret agents."
Director Liao was annoyed. He was extremely busy and still had to deal with this matter. It was such a small thing, why did they have to drag it into the topic of spies? What era are we living in? How can there still be spies?
Jiang Can left with Shen Lang, winking at the two kind girls to thank them for their help.
He didn't speak to the two girls in front of the steel mill leaders, fearing that the steel mill people would make things difficult for the two young girls.
Shen Lang rode away on his bike with Jiang Can on the back. Jiang Can was also annoyed. She was just trying to sell food when this happened. Now she was hoping that these people were really spies. "Shen Lang, you looked especially tall and handsome when you were beating people up today."
If Shen Lang hadn't arrived in time, she probably would have suffered a loss.
Shen Lang: "The way you hit people with an iron basin was especially hot and beautiful. It's a pity I haven't seen you chop people with scissors and a kitchen knife. I don't know how charming you would be."
Jiang Can chuckled, reached out and tugged at Shen Lang's clothes, and asked in a low voice, "Has the matter of the enamel factory been investigated thoroughly?"
This was something she had been longing for, and it was her first thought when she saw Shen Lang.
Shen Lang sighed, "Ugh, just thinking about it gives me a headache."
Jiang Can's heart sank. She hadn't felt this bad even when she was being slandered. "Fake? I just don't have any good luck?"
Shen Lang continued, "We're so poor we're practically penniless, where are we going to get the money? The enamel factory's staff housing is a bit expensive, it costs 20,000 yuan to buy a 50-square-meter apartment, our family can't even scrape together 2,000 yuan, let alone 20,000."
The situation took an unexpected turn, and Jiang Can's heart jumped. "What...what do you mean?"
Shen Lang chuckled, "Wife, we're going to have to sell everything we own to raise money to buy a house."
Jiang Can's hands and feet trembled with excitement. Demolition compensation! Real demolition compensation! Even if it were 40,000 yuan, let alone 20,000, he had to buy it! He absolutely had to buy it!
If they don't seize this opportunity, they deserve to remain poor.
But how can we raise the money to buy it?
There were occasional pedestrians on the road, but neither of them spoke again. When they arrived home, they sat facing each other on chairs in the main room.
Jiang Can whispered, "Tell me quickly, what's the identity of that big boss?"
Shen Lang pulled her into his arms and whispered, "Keep your voice down, don't let anyone hear us."
Jiang Can: "You're covered in sweat, and there's blood on your clothes. Don't hug me."
Shen Lang wouldn't let go and started talking about the big boss who bought Jiang Meiyun's and her neighbor's houses. The other party was named Chen Qiaowen. He was one of the first people in Liaoxian to get rich. His family sold electrical appliances and had two stores in Liaoxian and one store in the city.
The key point is that her husband, Zhang Wensong, is the driver of the city's top official.
He's been driving for the top leader for almost twenty years, and now his family has assets worth millions, yet he's still working as a driver for a high-ranking official.
Zhang Wensong is an honest man who drives very carefully and has never had an accident. Now that his family is wealthy, he still doesn't go home to enjoy his life. He says he wants to drive for a high-ranking leader for the rest of his life.
He has a brilliant mind!
The couple bought more than two houses!
Shen Langguang discovered that Zhang Wensong and his wife had bought a house, but he wasn't entirely convinced. What if they had been scammed? They had millions in assets; if they invested half of their wealth in the house, they could manage even if they lost money.
Shen Lang was penniless and couldn't afford to pay the compensation.
He continued his investigation and discovered that several other people with connections had also bought houses.
The bright path to wealth has been found, but whether one can seize it is another matter entirely; how to raise the money?
Shen Lang: "If we sell our yard, we can get more than 10,000 yuan. I'll borrow money at high interest rates and buy a house first. Then we'll make money. You sell food, and I'll take the clothes from the factory to the fair. We should be able to sell quite a few. If we can catch a good fair, we can buy a second house."
Jiang Can gritted her teeth. If that were the case, Shen Lang would be paying for everything. Whose name would be on the property certificate? She took a breath: "I'll also take out a high-interest loan to buy a bigger one, and put both of our names on the property certificate."
With immense wealth right before their eyes, they have to reach out and grab it, even if it's risky.
Shen Lang glanced at her. "If this demolition is fake, and I can't pay back the high-interest loans, they'll beat me up and make me keep paying back the interest. If you can't pay it back, they might just take you away and sell you."
Jiang Can glared at him, took off the wallet slung across her body, unzipped it, and poured out the money inside. It filled half the table, and at first glance, it looked like four or five hundred yuan.
Jiang Can: "This is the money I earned selling braised meat tonight. Even if the demolition compensation is fake, I can still pay it back."
Shen Lang clicked his tongue, reaching out to rummage through the loose change on the half-table. "Did you sell all this tonight? You made so much money?"
Jiang Can: "There were about ten yuan in there to give change. I'll take it out first."
She first took out ten yuan, then counted the rest, some coins and some whole coins, counting them from largest to smallest, totaling 435.8 yuan.
He then said to Shen Lang, "We sold 100 yuan worth in the morning and 318 yuan worth at noon."
Shen Lang exclaimed in disbelief, "You earn 876.5 a day!!! That's almost half a year's salary for me! Is doing business this profitable?"
He works as a security guard at a cotton mill, earning 180 yuan a month! He certainly can't afford this small courtyard with that money; he has other sources of income.
Jiang Can: "After deducting the cost, the daily profit is about five or six hundred yuan. Today is the first day of doing business. I don't know the market, so I don't dare to do too much. Actually, I can make more braised dishes and sell them at noon. That's where the profit is the greatest."
"From now on, buy more pig intestines and let me wash them." Shen Lang hugged Jiang Can and gave her a big kiss on the cheek. "I've married a golden goose!"
Jiang Can was speechless: "Can't you speak properly? You're the one who's like an old hen."
Shen Lang laughed heartily, "Yes, yes, I'm a mother hen, I lay golden eggs, and I'll give you all the golden eggs I lay."
Jiang Can was even more speechless. "Eat first, then knead the dough and go to sleep. We still need to sell breakfast tomorrow. You take care of the loan shark business." She first put her wallet into her dowry chest, and then mixed the cold dishes.
I kept a little of everything, and mixed them together, it made a big bowl. Drizzled with chili oil, it smelled amazing.
Shen Lang held a cold dish in one hand and a meat bun in the other as the two ate together.
Shen Lang took a bite of the beef first. Braised beef was delicious to begin with, but it was even more flavorful after being cold-dressed. "This is the best cold-dressed beef I've ever had! No wonder it sells so well, who wouldn't love it?" He also opened the cabinet, took out a bottle of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor), and poured a glass for Jiang Can. "I'm happy today, let's have a drink."
Jiang Can has a low alcohol tolerance and doesn't like strong liquor, but she was in a good mood today.
Jiang Can got drunk after downing a glass of wine, grabbed Shen Lang's clothes and started crying, "I studied so well, how could I not get into university? I estimated my score to be 610, I was sure I could get into Henan University, how could I not get in? Am I just that unlucky? If I can't get in, I can't get in. I'll retake the exam for another year, but I was expelled from school even for retaking it."
She cried uncontrollably, as if she had suffered a great injustice, "I just want to go to university, why is it so difficult?"
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