Chapter 63: A Word of Awakening
Lu Hongzhe had come back to sort out some of the issues left over from his previous shop, which was a gift from his family for him to go to college. When he met them here, she was surprised: "Aunt Jiang, Lili?"
"Brother Hongzhe, what a coincidence!" Jiang Lili obviously didn't expect to meet him here, so a somewhat awkward scene occurred.
"Are you planning to buy a house?" Lu Hongzhe came back yesterday and heard his parents mention Jiang Lili. They said that she is very successful now and has earned 10% of the shares of the toy factory with her own talents. Lu Hongzhe used to be surprised by Jiang Lili's intelligence. After all, she often said strange things in front of him. Later, he thought that the saying that there is only a fine line between genius and madness is indeed true.
"I had this idea, so I came to take a look first." Jiang Yulan smiled and nodded, speaking a little vaguely.
Lu Hongzhe quickly understood that they chose to buy a house probably because they didn't want to trouble their family every time. However, in his opinion, now is indeed a good time to buy a house. Jincheng has developed well in recent years and will be even better in the future. Buying a house now can also be considered an investment.
Fortunately, Lu Hongzhe was a man with a sense of boundaries. He didn't press the issue further, but simply invited them to his house for lunch. However, both of them felt a little embarrassed, and Jiang Lili apologized, "Next time. We're too tight on time this time."
"Okay, if you need any help, just call my mom." Lu Jiaze said and glanced at the agent behind them. He had met this person before and he was pretty good.
"Okay." The mother and daughter nodded. After Lu Hongzhe waved goodbye to them and walked away, the agent Xiao Li behind them asked, "Sister Jiang, do you know each other?"
"Former neighbor." Jiang Yulan said casually, but Xiao Li couldn't help muttering, that was the Lu family.
"So that's how it is. Come here, please. Based on the requirements you just mentioned, we have several houses that meet your expectations. Can I take you to see them first?" Xiao Li asked.
"Sure." If you want to buy a house that suits your taste, how can you find it without looking around carefully?
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When Lu Hongzhe arrived home, Li Shuhua was watching TV in the living room. She heard a noise at the door and looked up to see the person coming. She asked casually, "You're back. How's everything going?"
"It's almost done. We are going through the final process." Lu Hongzhe said in a gentle voice.
"Have you bought your ticket back to school?" It's already the end of December and it's too cold. It's more convenient to take a plane.
"Well, the flight is tomorrow night." After Lu Hongzhe said that, he glanced at Li Shuhua. He thought that she didn't know that the Jiang family came to Jincheng. Judging from their expressions, they probably didn't want him to tell it, so he didn't mention it to Li Shuhua.
"At night, wouldn't that be inconvenient for you to go back to school?" Li Shuhua looked at him worriedly.
"No, it's very convenient." Lu Hongzhe signaled her not to worry.
"That's good. Since your second uncle and his family moved out, the house has felt much quieter." The two families used to live close to each other and often visited each other. Now that Qiu Shaoli and her family have moved out, she feels bored.
"Isn't Grandpa going to Yuncheng soon? You can play there for a few days when you send him there. Speaking of which, we haven't been back to Yuncheng for a long time, right?" After saying this, Lu Hongzhe fell into reminiscence and began to recall how many years it had been since they had been back to Yuncheng. When they left, Jiang Lili was still a little girl, and now she has become a graceful young lady.
"Let's go to Yuncheng for the New Year this year. As your second uncle is a leader, he will definitely take the lead in working overtime. Our two families have celebrated the New Year together for so many years, and we can't make an exception this year." The couple had already discussed going to Yuncheng for the New Year.
"I'm fine with anything." For Lu Hongzhe, it really doesn't matter where he goes to celebrate the New Year.
"But your suggestion just now is indeed a good one. I haven't been back to Yuncheng for many years. This time I can take the opportunity to stay for a few days." The more Li Shuhua spoke, the more she felt that this was a good suggestion. She could also send the old man over in person, which was killing two birds with one stone.
"Go ahead. Dad is on a business trip these days anyway." Lu Hongzhe agreed with her going. It was really too boring for her to be alone at home.
"Then I'll go ask your grandfather which day to buy tickets." Li Shuhua suddenly became energetic, and in the blink of an eye her back disappeared in her work. A smile flashed in Lu Hongzhe's eyes.
Thinking of the mother and daughter he had just met at the agency, the first thought that flashed through his mind was that the toy factory they worked for was doing well.
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The agent took them to see five apartments in total, all near the train station. Both mother and daughter liked the apartment on the third floor, but the price was almost a thousand yuan more expensive than the others, which means the total cost was 28,000 yuan, which was obviously beyond Jiang Yulan's budget, which was between 23,000 and 25,000 yuan.
"Sister, this price is not expensive. If the original owner of the house was not in a hurry to sell it, he would not be able to buy it at this price." The original owners of the house were an elderly couple. Their children were all developing in Beijing, and now they wanted to take them to Beijing to live in their retirement, so the two old people decided to sell the house with great reluctance.
All the furniture in the house was still there, and the floor was spotless. It was obvious that the original owner was a very clean person. Jiang Lili didn't think 21,000 was expensive, but now was the bargaining stage, so she couldn't show a satisfied expression, and she needed to find as much fault as possible. Speaking of which, she had seen these techniques on the Internet before, but she had never had the chance to try them before. Today was the day she had the chance.
After Jiang Lili found a few harmless flaws, Jiang Yulan quickly agreed: "I really like this house, but my daughter is not satisfied with it. Let's think about it again."
We have seen all the suitable houses nearby, and we have to look elsewhere. Xiao Li next to us started to criticize Jiang Lili, refuting the shortcomings she had just mentioned one by one. In short, no matter what is said by the agent, it is a priceless treasure.
Jiang Lili ignored his rebuttal and spoke slowly: "In addition to what I just said, there is another biggest disadvantage, which is that it is expensive, so I don't think there is any need for everyone to waste each other's time." Xiao Li had just emphasized to them that there would be no bargaining, but Jiang Lili felt that there was still room for bargaining.
"This is near the train station, and the price is very reasonable." Xiao Li tried to convince her that it was not expensive.
"You also mentioned the train station, and it's not in the city. If 26,000 is acceptable, we'll buy it." The remaining 2,000 yuan would be considered the hard work fee for them coming all the way from Yuncheng, and the house was already quite old.
The original couple had already gone to Beijing and had entrusted Xiao Li with the sale of the house. They had also agreed on a low price they could accept. Jiang Lili's asking price was right at their bottom line, so Xiao Li was hesitant. Selling it felt too cheap, but not selling it was a concern, and he was worried he wouldn't be able to sell it for even that much. Many people liked the house, but few could afford it.
"Then can you wait a moment while I contact the original owner?" It can be seen that Xiao Li does not want to lose this potential customer.
"Okay, then we'll wait a while." Jiang Lili nodded, her expression serious. After Xiao Li left, Jiang Yulan couldn't help but ask, "Lili, is there any hope?"
"I think it's highly likely that the call was made to deceive us. For a commission like this, the landlord should tell him his lowest price," Jiang Lili analyzed.
"Then let's wait a little longer. If we can finish this today, we won't be so tired tomorrow. By the way, Hongzhe ran into us just now. Should we go there after we finish our work?" Jiang Yulan was a little conflicted, so she discussed with her.
"He won't tell anyone." Jiang Lili remembered that Lu Hongzhe was very tight-lipped. She thought that he should understand what they were thinking in the situation just now.
"Then let's tell them about this after we buy the house." Jiang Yulan said as she looked at Xiao Li who was making a phone call inside. Most of the money for the house of 26,000 yuan was borrowed. At this moment, Jiang Yulan felt unprecedented pressure.
After a while, Xiao Li hung up the phone and came out from the inner room: "I just spoke to the original owner on the phone. They are willing to accept this price, but hope to complete the formalities as soon as possible."
"We can do it too." Jiang Yulan nodded and said that it was no problem. Since the original owner was still away, the sales contract would not be signed until a few days later. They only needed to pay a deposit of one thousand yuan today.
The house deal was considered done. When they came out of the agency, both mother and daughter were in great moods. Jiang Lili even took Jiang Yulan's arm and suggested with a smile: "Mom, this is also a happy event. Let's go celebrate?"
"Okay, let's go have a nice meal to celebrate." Jiang Yulan agreed with a smile. She still had to go to the department store to sign a contract in the afternoon, so she really deserved a nice meal.
In the afternoon, Manager Zhang was waiting in the office early. Although the details of the contract had been agreed upon by both parties, he still brought a lawyer to avoid risks in advance.
Jiang Yulan couldn't help but feel a little nervous when she saw this. She whispered to Jiang Lili, "Shouldn't we find a lawyer too?"
"No need. This contract was drafted by President Cheng. She has already avoided the risks in advance." Jiang Lili shook her head to indicate that it was not necessary.
Although this was their second collaboration, Director Yang had previously been the one who handled the negotiations personally. In a sense, this was also their first collaboration. After the contract was signed, Jiang Lili extended her hand to Manager Zhang: "Manager Zhang, it's a pleasure working with you."
"It's a pleasure working with you. If your factory continues to release new models, remember to tell me." As of now, Manager Zhang is quite optimistic about them, or perhaps it should be said that she is very optimistic about Jiang Lili's design.
"Of course." Jiang Lili nodded immediately. New toys always need sellers. Even if he doesn't say it, the factory will send him a set every time a new product is released.
The contract was in two copies. Jiang Yulan put the copy belonging to the toy factory into a leather bag and then politely said goodbye to Manager Zhang.
Coming out of the department store, Jiang Yulan looked at Jiang Lili and asked, "Do I need to change the time of my return ticket?"
"No, I guess we can take advantage of tomorrow to get familiar with Jincheng." After the landlord came back and signed the contract, they had a house in Jincheng.
"Okay, I can sleep in tomorrow." This is the first time in all these years that Jiang Yulan is looking forward to sleeping in. Although she is very tired during this period, she is very happy. She is happy that she still has more potential to be discovered.
"Then sleep until you wake up naturally tomorrow." For high school students, sleeping until you wake up naturally is a luxury.
It was the end of December and it was completely dark at six o'clock. There were still many pedestrians on the street, but they had no intention of staying any longer. They returned to the hotel they had booked in advance and looked much more comfortable after spreading the sheets and quilt covers they brought with them. The mother and daughter lay on the bed and chatted: "In the future, we can live in our own home when we come to Jincheng." Although they were familiar with the Lu family, they always felt uncomfortable staying in someone else's home.
"Yes, then let my uncle and his family buy a house nearby and continue to be neighbors." Jiang Lili agreed.
"Will your uncle and others agree?" Jiang Yulan stared at the light bulb above her head. She hoped to continue living with her family.
"Yes, doesn't my aunt approve of the development here? The sooner you buy, the sooner you can earn. Even if you don't live there yourself, you can use it for investment. The better the city develops, the more people it will attract to work here. Then you can rent out the house and earn rent." In Jiang Lili's mind, these are all small profits. What she is most looking forward to is the demolition. As the center of several surrounding cities, Jincheng must expand the railway station. All they need to do is wait.
"You make sense. Let's talk to them when we get back." In that case, she would have to work harder to make money.
"Well, there are quite a lot of orders from Jincheng and Rongcheng this time. Once the hand-torn books come out, I feel it will be another big order, so we will be able to pay off the money to my uncle and others soon." Jiang Lili sighed that time flies. In a few days, it will be 1997, and the days to come will get better and better.
That night, both mother and daughter slept soundly. Even though they had agreed to sleep in, it was still their biological clocks that woke them up. A night was enough to wear off some of their fatigue. Jiang Yulan savored this rare quietness. Next to her, Jiang Lili soon woke up as well. She yawned and quickly made a decision: "I'll sleep a little longer."
"Go to sleep, it's still early," Jiang Yulan said as she tucked the quilt in for her. She tried to close her eyes and fall asleep, but she couldn't feel sleepy at all. She knew she was belatedly excited, excited that she and Lili would have another home, a home without Ji Yushu's trace. Just as Lili had said, there were a lot of orders for dental glue in Jincheng and Rongcheng this time. Her ten percent stake should give her some profit, and they should be able to pay off the house soon.
It was almost ten o'clock when Jiang Lili woke up again. She sat up from the bed and found that Jiang Yulan was not in the room. She couldn't help but frown. Where would she go at this time? Before she could continue thinking, the door opened from the outside and Jiang Yulan came in with steamed buns and steamed buns. Seeing that she woke up, she raised the corner of her lips and said, "Calculating the time, it's time for you to wake up. I bought some buns. Hurry up and wash your face and eat."
"Okay." Jiang Lili nodded.
After a simple breakfast, they wandered around the area, familiarizing themselves with the surroundings so they would know their way around next time. From then on, Jiang Yulan took over all the liaisons between the Tongqu players and Manager Zhang. The factory was starting to grow, and it was impossible to shift all of their time to the weekend.
"You don't have to travel around anymore in the future. Just study hard." Jiang Yulan said as she smoothed her flying hair.
"Okay." Jiang Lili nodded. She really couldn't handle running back and forth like this while taking care of her studies and submissions. After all, she was not Superman.
Probably because it is close to the train station, the disadvantage of this place is that it is noisy, but the level of noise is acceptable to both of them. On the return train, the mother and daughter still chose the sleeper. This time they were lucky, as there were only the two of them in the carriage, so they could sleep a little more peacefully.
When they returned to Jiang Aiguo and the others, Jiang Qitong pulled Jiang Lili aside to ask about her homework. Jiang Jianyi asked, "How do you think it looks? Is there anything suitable?"
"No, the landlord is still out of town. It will probably take a few days to complete the paperwork." Jiang Yulan took the initiative to tell him about the situation there.
"It sounds good. As long as you are all satisfied, that's fine." Jiang Jianyi did not interfere with their thoughts.
In this way, this matter was finally implemented after New Year's Day. At that time, Tongqu Players had also completed the order for teething rings in Jincheng. According to Manager Zhang's feedback, everyone had a high opinion of the teething rings.
The older generation may think that if a pepper stick can solve the problem, why bother to spend money to buy this thing, but the younger generation has begun to follow scientific parenting concepts. In their opinion, a teether that costs less than ten yuan is very good, at least it makes them feel safer than a pepper stick.
This time, Jiang Yulan went to Jincheng not only to handle the house procedures, but also to visit the market in Jincheng to get the most authentic feedback from customers, which will help them with subsequent improvements.
Just as Jiang Lili and Cheng Yuntian had thought before, since Manager Zhang had obtained the exclusive operating rights, he would naturally work hard to develop more sales outlets. Judging from the current orders, he has developed well and has even begun to urge new products. This is the first time that people have started to look forward to the new products before they come out.
Jiang Yulan was busy running around the Jincheng market, and Jiang Lili was left entirely in the care of Jiang Aiguo. She'd been up late writing a story last night, and the blue under her eyes was noticeable. On the way to school, Lu Jiaze couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you stay at Uncle Jiang's house with Tongtong tonight?"
"Why?" Jiang Lili was a little surprised. He knew that it was more comfortable to sleep in one family, so why would he say such a thing?
"Aren't you scared of being alone?" Lu Jiaze's gaze fell on the blue color in her eyes again.
"No, how come I don't know I'm scared?" Jiang Lili felt that he was a little strange.
"You haven't slept well these days. Isn't it because you're scared?" Lu Jiaze looked at her strangely. After all, apart from this, he couldn't think of any other reason.
Now it was Jiang Lili's turn to be at a loss whether to laugh or cry, but thinking that he was also concerned about her, she explained: "It's not that I'm afraid to sleep, it's that I forgot the time while writing. I won't do it today." Jiang Lili yawned as she spoke, and made the decision in her heart to go to bed early tonight.
"What to write?" Lu Jiaze frowned. There shouldn't be much homework recently, so they were asked to review on their own.
"Just write it casually." Jiang Lili said vaguely. As the end of the semester approached, the atmosphere in the school became tense. After all, the final grades were related to the New Year's money, so everyone worked very hard.
Before the childish gamer's hand-torn book, Jiang Lili was quite looking forward to the final exams. After the exams, she would have a full month of winter vacation. When she started her second year of high school, she wouldn't have as many vacations, so she had to cherish this one. As for her grades, Ji Mingyue was no match for her. She had already been consistently in the top 20 in her grade, and it seemed that her grades might continue to decline.
Jiang Lili was very satisfied with the result. If Ji Mingyue could continue to get the first place in the exam in this state, then she really wouldn't have to struggle. Now it seems that the so-called plot is reversible, even if she has the halo of the heroine.
You can leave school after the final exam, but you still need to go back to school seven days later to get your transcript. Many people regard these seven days as the last crazy day. After all, after the results come out, some people may eat the fried pork with bamboo shoots carefully prepared by their parents.
Jiang Lili was not worried about the results. As soon as she had a holiday, she would go to the factory with Jiang Yulan the next day and keep an eye on the progress of the hand-torn books. The themes of the hand-torn books were all selected from the essay contest. There are currently ten themes. These ten winning children's stories will receive a reward of 100 yuan. Both parties are very satisfied with the result.
"The cloth is very soft, but can't the Velcro be improved?" Jiang Lili suggested.
"It's still under improvement. I'm already waiting for the next version." Cheng Yuntian also had a headache. In order to do better, she had already revised several versions.
"Oh, let's wait. By the way, will Rongcheng continue to place orders for teething rings?" Jiang Lili asked.
"I just placed an order a few days ago. My dad went on a business trip to Quan City a few days ago. He said he saw our teether in the department store there." Cheng Yuntian's tone was full of surprise.
"Is it really ours and not a fake?" Jiang Lili's words woke the dreamer up. After all, Quan City is quite far away from Yuncheng, Jincheng and Rongcheng.
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