Li Yuzhu said, "I didn't expect the tricycles to sell so well. The machinery factory isn't our own; if it were, we could build our own factory."
The problem lies here: although Dongqing has contracted out the machinery factory, it is still a state-owned asset. The factory has plenty of vacant land, and since the factory is not his own, he cannot build anything. He only has the right to produce and sell, and has no other rights.
Dong Qing knew that if he wanted to buy the machinery factory, he would have to wait until the 1990s. There was no way he could do it in the 1980s. State-owned enterprises were generally not allowed to sell their factories; they could only contract them out.
Of course, the companies that outsource are all factories that lose money every year. Profitable factories would never outsource. This is a way for the higher-ups to help the machinery factory turn a profit. In this way, the higher-ups will at least not help the machinery factory lose money, and at the same time, they get rid of a debt burden. They can also earn some contract fees from it. Why not?
Dong Qing said, "As long as Yi Minghui vacates the warehouse tomorrow, the workshop will be basically enough. I bought so much land in Sucun, and I haven't told you about your bad mood. Actually, part of the land was originally intended for building a factory. Let's wait a bit longer. When things have calmed down, we can build an agricultural vehicle manufacturing plant there. We can't just limit ourselves to manufacturing tricycles; we also need to produce agricultural vehicles in the future."
Dongqing has ambitious plans and goals. Agricultural tricycles will be continuously upgraded and improved. By the 1990s, he may be able to buy the machinery factory and build several workshops to produce double-cylinder and four-cylinder fully enclosed tricycles. For now, he can only maintain the status quo.
In the future, the factory built in Sucun will only produce four-wheeled agricultural vehicles, and the machinery factory will not be enough. Therefore, buying so much land in Sucun is all part of his plan.
If we don't buy land this year, we really won't be able to afford it by next autumn. By then, the land in Sucun will have increased in value many times over. Let alone spending one million to buy a thousand acres of land, even spending five million might not be enough.
Li Yuzhu couldn't stop Dong Qing from taking out a loan to buy land, and there's no point in stopping him now. She can only try to pull him back from the brink. Even though they're divorced, they're still in the same boat, and if the boat capsizes, neither of them will be happy.
At this point, Li Yuzhu had no choice but to go all out. Since she couldn't stop it, why not give it her all?
She can only support Dong Qing now. He has already poked the sky with his stick, and even if he pokes a big hole in the sky, she will try to patch it up. She now truly understands the meaning of that saying: Once the arrow is released, there is no turning back.
Li Yuzhu has been killed and beheaded as she should have been, but she hasn't severed Dong Qing's belief in investing. Now all she can do is support him, even if it means pretending to be crazy and going crazy with him, even if she's not stupid, she has to pretend to be stupid.
With tears in her eyes, she said, "I can't wake you up even with divorce. I've done everything I should have done, and I've also done things I shouldn't have done. I can only pray to Buddha for protection. Things have come to this point, and I have nothing more to say."
Although we're not husband and wife now, our hearts are still together. I can only support you; I really have no other choice. We can worry about the future later; let's focus on the present. It's getting late, go wash up and go to bed.
Although Li Yuzhu obeyed her ex-husband, she could never put her mind at ease, as such a large investment was beyond what a woman like her could bear.
The huge investment has a bleak future; there's no sign of sunrise in the east, and who knows if tomorrow will be a sunny day?
To be honest, Li Yuzhu wasn't even 50% confident that this project would succeed. Her heart was still hanging on the edge of a knife; if it sank, she would be stabbed all over by an invisible knife.
While she appears to be supporting Dong Qing now, it's actually out of helplessness and passivity. She still hopes he will immediately stop investing, pay back the 15 million yuan loan, and buy the 1,000 mu of land, which they can afford now.
But can Dong Qing stop investing? If he could, he wouldn't have chosen to divorce her a few days ago.
From the moment the official seal was stamped on the divorce certificate, Li Yuzhu understood completely that she couldn't stop Dong Qing from making this investment. If she tried to forcefully stop him, it would probably lead to his lifelong disappointment and regret. If she loved him, she should follow his wishes. Since things had come to this point, she should let him be.
After finishing her sentence, Li Yuzhu shook her head in pain, stood up from the sofa, and walked towards her bedroom. Her back ached so much from running all day that she couldn't even straighten up. She endured the pain and straightened her back.
Upon seeing this, Dong Qing said, "Come back."
Li Yuzhu stopped and turned around to ask, "Is there anything else?"
Dongqing said, "Sit down, I'll massage your back!"
"Never mind, I'll just sleep it off and feel better tomorrow."
After Li Yuzhu finished speaking, she walked towards the bedroom.
Dong Qing shook his head helplessly and said nothing more. He went to the bathroom to wash up quickly and then went back to his room to rest.
The next day, after breakfast, Li Yuzhu was changing clothes in her bedroom. Just as she took off her clothes, the door was suddenly pushed open. She quickly covered herself with her clothes, turned around to look at the door, and saw Dong Qing standing there, angrily saying, "Have you forgotten what I told you after the divorce? Get out!"
Dong Qing then realized that he had been too rash. Divorce is divorce, and he really shouldn't just barge into his ex-wife's room.
Dong Qing tossed the things she was holding onto the bed, casually closed the door, and stood outside, saying, "I'm sorry, this is the spring/autumn suit we bought for you after our divorce. You weren't home when we got back, so it's been sitting in my bedroom. Try it on and see if it fits. If not, take it and exchange it."
This was the first time Dong Qing had bought clothes for Li Yuzhu in the two years since their marriage. However, this outfit was bought after their divorce. Looking at the clothes on the bed, she felt like crying. Why did she only start to care about herself after the divorce? Where was she before?
Li Yuzhu took the clothes out of the packaging bag. It was a spring and autumn skirt suit, and the fabric, workmanship, and color were all very beautiful.
She put on her underwear, then put on her skirt suit and said, "Come in."
Dong Qing pushed open the bedroom door and walked in. Looking at the suit Li Yuzhu had just changed into, he said, "It fits perfectly. Wear this to the drive today."
Li Yuzhu nodded in agreement and said, "If there's nothing else, go wait for me in the car!"
Dong Qing said "okay" and turned to leave the bedroom.
Li Yuzhu found two changes of clothes, went to Dong Qing's bedroom to find him two more sets of clothes, put them in her bag, and then went downstairs with the bag.
Li Yuzhu walked to the tractor, opened the door, got on, put her bag on the back berth, and said, "Let's go!"
Dong Qing started the tractor and drove towards the porcelain factory in Li Yuzhu's hometown town.
They drove to the porcelain factory, where Su Wei was already there. Li Yuzhu said, "I can't be of much help here. You guys load the truck; I'm going back to my parents' house to see the kids."
Dong Qing said, "Go ahead."
Just as Li Yuzhu reached the front gate, Dong Qing caught up with her and said, "Wait a minute?"
Li Yuzhu stopped and turned around to ask, "Is there something you need?"
Dongqing took out 10,000 yuan from his bag and said, "Give this money to your mother and leave it at home."
Li Yuzhu said, "Forget it, the family doesn't need that much money. I'll just leave some for Mom when I get back."
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