Chapter 391 Profits from Selling Recorders

After returning from the black market, Xia Juanjuan went to see Qi Jiaan and Qi Ningyu on the way, and took Qi Jiaan's pulse.

Qi Ningyu said gratefully: "Sister Juan'er, after six months of recuperation, my dad's cough has improved a lot! Sister Juan'er, you are so amazing!"

Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "It's mainly your credit. If you hadn't supervised and stopped your father from smoking, no matter how good the medicine was, it would only treat the symptoms and not the root cause."

Qi Ningyu smiled embarrassedly.

Qi Jiaan snorted in dissatisfaction and said, "You guys will team up to abuse me!"

As he said this, he also laughed.

Didn't he know the state of his health in the past six months? In the past, he could sit for two hours at most, then he had to lie down and cough so hard that he almost vomited out his lungs.

Now, I can basically get out of bed during the day, my cough has eased a lot, and the symptoms of coughing up blood have basically disappeared.

So, even though he said that, in his heart he was still willing to be controlled by his young lady.

Qi Ningyu put her hands on her hips and said angrily, "Dad, it's fine if you say that to me, but I won't agree if you say that to Sister Juan'er!"

Qi Jiaan pointed at her and said with a smile: "Look, it's only been half a year and you're already not on my side as your father!"

Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "Uncle Qi, Ning Yu, I'll be leaving first. I'll bring the medicine over tomorrow."

Qi Ningyu agreed, went into the inner room immediately, took out a piece of medicine money and stuffed it into Xia Juanjuan.

Xia Juanjuan did not refuse and accepted it.

Just as she was about to leave, Qi Jiaan suddenly stopped her and said:

"By the way, Juanjuan, didn't you say you wanted to do some small business when you bought that small shop? Why haven't you made any moves yet? I think the policies have been relaxed a bit in the past six months, so some people are brave enough to open a small door and sell things secretly."

Xia Juanjuan thought he was worried about Qi Ningyu's work, so she smiled and said, "Uncle Qi, I think we can wait a little longer. We can open the store this winter at the latest. Don't worry, Ningyu..."

Qi Jiaan waved his hands and said:

"I'm not worried about that. Can't I see what kind of person you are in these six months?

The street office approached me a few days ago. As for your storefront, didn't I say it was originally part of the restaurant passed down from our ancestors?

It is now used as a warehouse, and the doors and windows facing the street are closed, but it is empty most of the time.

The street office said that they recently intended to release the house to individuals for rent to make a living, and they chose me first.

I haven’t turned them down yet, and thought you might be interested.”

When Xia Juanjuan heard this, her eyes lit up.

I hurriedly said, "Uncle Qi, you are really smart. I am really interested! How is the rent calculated? How long can it be rented for at a time? Also, is it possible to sell this restaurant to an individual?"

After hearing her series of questions, Qi Jiaan couldn't help but laugh:

"You are too impatient. Nothing has been decided yet. The street office is just asking for opinions first. It is not certain whether it will be rented out in the future. As for selling it, after the public-private partnership, this restaurant is now owned by the state, so it is unlikely to be sold."

When Xia Juanjuan heard this, she couldn't help but sigh.

Indeed. It is already very rare to have the intention to rent out a property now. As for selling it, I am afraid it will take another ten or eight years.

Qi Jiaan continued, "If you are interested, I will tell the street office that I am interested and let them know about it first. But you have to prepare the money in advance."

Xia Juanjuan said gratefully: "Thank you, Uncle Qi. Don't worry about the money. There will be absolutely no problem."

After leaving Qi's house, Xia Juanjuan took a big watermelon from the space before returning to the courtyard.

As soon as they returned to the yard, Li Zhan rushed over, picked up Xia Juanjuan, and spun her around several times.

Xia Juanjuan was so frightened that she couldn't help but let out a cry, and could only hug him tightly, fearing that she would be thrown out.

After Li Zhan put her down, she asked unhappily, "What are you so happy about?"

Li Zhan handed him a letter and said with a smile, "Read it for yourself."

Xia Juanjuan took the letter in his hand, opened it and couldn't help feeling happy.

"Can Dad and Mom go back to Beijing now?!"

Lizhan nodded solemnly.

In fact, starting from a year and a half ago, the situations of Rong Zhenbang and Shen Wanxue have been gradually reviewed and investigated, and many of them have returned to the city one after another.

The Fu family and Li Zhan were both working hard for the affairs of Rong Zhenbang, Shen Wanxue, and Yang Qiushi, and now there is finally a result!

"That's great! I'll decorate our west wing first and let them move in later." Xia Juanjuan said with a smile.

Li Zhan laughed and said, "Don't believe everything you hear. The letter says it might be September. It's not too late to sort it out when the time is almost up."

Xia Shuangshan and Lin Yuru were also happy when they heard the news.

"Alas! Lizhan has a miserable life. He has been separated from his biological parents since he was young. After recognizing his biological parents, he cannot show them and has to be separated again. Now it's great! The family can finally be reunited."

Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "Isn't it? This is really a case of waiting for the clouds to clear and the moon to appear! What about Master? Is there still no movement?"

Lizhan shook his head and said, "I'll go ask again tomorrow. It should be about the same. It may be either this batch or the next one."

Xia Juanjuan nodded, and then said: "If the master returns to the city, I don't know if his original residence is still there. Lizhan, I plan to take the master to live with me. Anyway, this three-story courtyard can accommodate him."

Li Zhan smiled and said, "It's up to you to decide. I have no opinion."

Because of this happy event, Xia Juanjuan took three chickens and a large piece of pork from the space, as well as some freshly picked beans from the backyard vegetable garden and some bean sprouts she made from soybeans.

The braised noodles were made at noon. The pork, beans and bean sprouts were fried first, leaving some juice, then the steamed noodles were mixed in and it was done.

I also made chicken soup.

Three old hens were used to make a big pot of chicken soup, which was filled with wolfberries, ginseng slices, mushrooms, etc.

After the soup was ready, Xia Juanjuan asked Xiaowen to bring a thermos and deliver about one to Mr. Fu and Fu Weixin.

The rest was eaten by the whole family.

Xiao Wen came back from running errands with a bowl of vegetables in her hands and said, "Mom, Grandma Chen stewed some pig's trotters, and Grandma also asked me to bring some back."

When Xia Juanjuan saw that she sent some chicken soup but got a few pig's trotters in return, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Didn't you tell grandma that we have already prepared dinner and chicken soup? Is it enough to eat?"

Xiao Wen said, "Of course I did. Grandma insisted that I take some, and my third uncle also said that there was a happy event at home today, so he bought about ten pig trotters. If he brought some back for us, it would be enough for us to eat."

Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "Happy event? What a coincidence! Did you mention any happy event?"

Xiao Wen said, "I heard that my third aunt is coming back to the city! My third uncle is so happy!"

This is indeed a happy event.

Since Xia Juanjuan left the island, she has not seen Yue Sizhu again.

My third brother finally doesn’t have to live apart from his wife anymore.

"That's a good thing indeed. Now, wash your hands and have dinner."

Xiaowen agreed and went.

A few other kids came up.

Beibei asked, "Mom, my third aunt is coming back. Will there be a wedding? Can I see the bride?"

Xiao Wu said with a smile: "There are also red envelopes to be won!"

The triplets also came over to join in the fun: "There are delicious foods to eat!"

Xia Juanjuan couldn't help laughing: "It's not like you guys are getting married, look how excited you are. Come on, hurry up and eat."

After dinner, Xia Juanjuan went to Fu's house and asked around, and found out that it was indeed the case.

It looks like Yue Sizhu will be back next month.

Fu Nanzheng works in the hospital and has been allocated housing, a one-bedroom, one-living room apartment which is quite spacious.

He planned to move in when Yue Sizhu came back.

Xia Juanjuan asked about the wedding.

Fu Nanzheng smiled and said, "Yes! She must be re-appointed. She has been treated very unfairly in the past two years."

Xia Juanjuan nodded, and then asked: "What about Uncle Yue and Aunt Yue? Is there any movement?"

"Yes, she has. She said she will be able to return to the city by the end of the year. Otherwise, Sizhu would not be willing to come back. However, her parents urged her, so she agreed to come back in August."

Xia Juanjuan went to practice calligraphy with Mr. Fu for a while, and took a walk with Fu Weixin for a while before going back.

Time flies.

The sales of tape recorders at Dahei's place were also quite good. The first batch of ten was sold out very quickly.

Xia Juanjuan gave twenty units the second time, and after a few times, all the tape recorders and tapes were sold out in half a month.

The purchase price of Xia Juanjuan's tape was 28 yuan per set, Deng Lijun's tape was included as a gift, and Xu Guanjie's tape was bought at 2 yuan per box, so the cost of one set was 30 yuan.

She sold 41 units to Dahei, and the tapes were sold at three dollars a box, and two boxes of Teresa Teng and Sam Hui were sold at six dollars, totaling 46 dollars. The profit was 16 dollars.

Of the 75 tape recorders, apart from the ones she kept as gifts and for her own use, she sold a total of 65, with a net profit of 1,040.

In just half a month, he earned almost two years' salary!

Dahei also tasted the sweetness and said with a smile: "Sister Juaner, do you have other goods from Hong Kong? It makes money really fast!"

Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "There are also some scattered digital watches, sunglasses, wallets and the like. There aren't many. If you want them, I'll give them to you."

Dahei nodded eagerly: "Of course!"

Xia Juanjuan had originally been thinking of setting up a stall in the black market, but she gave up and just gave it to Dahei.

The profit from these things was not much, just a total of one hundred dollars.

In the evening, Xia Juanjuan reported the account to Li Zhan.

Li Zhan looked at her with a smile and couldn't help laughing: "My wife is amazing."

Xia Juanjuan blushed and rolled her eyes at him, saying, "Why do I feel like a child asking for praise when you say that?"

Li Zhan pinched her nose and said with a smile: "You think too much? I am sincere. But..."

Li Zhan said sternly: "The origin of these goods is a bit subtle after all, you should be more careful in the future."

Xia Juanjuan nodded and said, "Yes. I've thought about it. Last time I went to the small fishing village to explore the way and bought some by the way. In the future, I will try my best to get the supply through legitimate channels."

The method used last time was actually smuggling in a strict sense. She was not short of money, so there was no need to take risks just to keep costs down.

If something happened, she would be caught, which would be the least of her worries. If there was a fierce war, the Fu family would be implicated, and the kids in the family would not be able to hold their heads up when they go out.

So, she had already decided that the last time was an exception and she would never do it again.

If you go through the customs declaration route, you will need to pay taxes, but the price may be negotiable.

She planned to go directly to Chen Rongsheng, whom she met last time, to try to purchase goods next time.

Xia Juanjuan continued, "By the way, I want to go to Guangzhou again in August. The light industry there is quite developed. Last time we went to a small fishing village, there were already many newly built factories along the way. I want to buy some clothes to sell."

After hearing this, Li Zhan nodded and said, "You have space, and the house there has been rented, so you don't have to go on a bumpy and tiring journey. But I can't go with you, so be careful. It's open there, but there are also many dangers."

Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "I'm not a three-year-old child. Of course I know. Why are you acting like a fuss?"

Li Zhan couldn't help but tickle her and said with a smile: "My mother-in-law, I'm just worried that you really don't know how to be kind!"

Xia Juanjuan was so amused that she was out of breath. She quickly begged for mercy: "Good brother, is it okay if I was wrong?"

Lizhan's eyes darkened as he looked at her and smiled, "What did you call me?"

Xia Juanjuan blushed and looked at him while biting her lip.

Li Zhan leaned over and kissed her, murmuring, "Be good, call me again."

As he spoke, his hands started moving.

Summer was thin, and soon the two of them were frank with each other.

Xia Juanjuan refused to shout anymore, but a fierce fight had its own methods. At the end, Xia Juanjuan seemed to be floating in a storm, begging for mercy breathlessly.

In August, Xia Juanjuan said that the school had a two-day summer camp to attend, so she went directly to Guangzhou through Space.

This time, she went directly to the state-owned clothing factory.

Although the clothing styles here are also very simple, it is close to Hong Kong after all, so it is more or less influenced by Hong Kong. Some designs are much more novel than those in the mainland.

State-owned clothing factories supply designated department stores and are generally unwilling to wholesale to individuals.

However, this clothing factory has a lot of unsold goods that it cannot sell, so the department store only consumes a little bit each time.

The sales manager of the clothing factory initially refused to pay attention to Xia Juanjuan.

However, Xia Juanjuan persevered in visiting the manager several times. Later, she heard that the manager's mother had arthritis, so she took some fruit and visited the old lady, helped her take her pulse, and sent some Chinese medicine to her the next day for her to boil and take for conditioning.

The old lady was not that defensive. Moreover, although Xia Juanjuan had selfish motives, she did her best to feel her pulse and deliver medicine to her. Therefore, she had a very good impression of Xia Juanjuan.

Xia Juanjuan sighed. In the current situation, it was really depressing that even if you had money you couldn't buy anything.

Fortunately, she was not particularly anxious and would visit the old lady every now and then to make her presence felt.