Chapter 29
Seeing his father's bewildered look, Su Miao explained, "The two of you who have reached the position of director are both very capable people. There are so many people who come to them for help every day, but they don't accept fees from everyone.
If you are willing to help, you will accept the red envelope, and a large part of it is because of Mr. Wang's face.
If you don't want to, don't say anything more. Just follow Mr. Wang's wishes. No matter whether it succeeds or not, you just need to be polite.
Before you go, let Mr. Wang review the red envelopes for the directors, and give him the one when you send him home after the work is done."
Su Yuanzheng was a little confused: "Since you have to give it all, why not give it right from the start?"
Su Miao chuckled: "If I give it to him right away, it's like paying him to do something. If I don't mention money at the beginning, it means that the younger generation is asking him for help, and I'm honoring him after the job is done, which means we are closer.
By showing him the amount of the red envelope, he'll know he's getting more, which means we know he deserves most of the credit for this success, and we're grateful. This will also make it easier for him to ask for help in the future."
Su Yuanzheng suddenly realized: "Miaomiao, how did you come up with this? Dad doesn't understand the twists and turns of these official circles at all."
Su Miao played dumb and just said that books contain beautiful women and golden houses.
In fact, these were taught to me in my previous life by the head of a wealthy merchant family.
During her four years in college, she spent most of her time, including every weekend, during winter and summer vacations, at the wealthy merchant's house, teaching her students very well.
The three students and the wealthy couple treated her as one of their own, letting her eat with them and sometimes inviting her to accompany them when they traveled to other places.
In name, it was to prevent the child from neglecting her studies because of playing, but in reality, it was out of pity for her family environment and to help her in various ways.
So she often went with him to see the world, and not only did she have good food and drink, but she was also paid.
When she graduated from college, the oldest student was about to take the college entrance examination. In fact, when he was just in high school, the rich businessman slowly taught him some knowledge about business and officialdom.
She had been following him around all the time and had learned a lot from him. Now she didn't know how the boy performed in the college entrance examination, but considering their family background, she didn't force him to do so.
After dinner, Su Miao asked her father to go find Mr. Wang. Using connections and giving gifts were serious matters, and if she, a little girl, was brought along, others would definitely think it was a joke.
So Su Miao did not go with him, but just told his father to listen to Mr. Wang in everything.
She read a book at home for more than two hours, and then started washing the dishes for tomorrow's use.
She has been on holiday for two days in a row, and she will definitely have to set up a stall tomorrow. Buying a house will empty her family's savings, and she wants to try not to touch the gold for the time being, so she still has to work hard to get rich.
Su Yuanzheng went out at 7 o'clock and returned home at 11 o'clock. At this time, Su Miao had already cut and prepared all the pickled vegetables to be fried.
"Miao Miao! Put it down! Let Dad do it. This kitchen knife is very sharp and dangerous."
When Su Miao saw his father coming into the house, the stone in his heart fell to the ground. Looking at the brisk footsteps, he knew that the matter was probably settled.
"Dad, what's going on?"
Su Yuan was squatting in front of the only faucet in the yard, washing his hands, and he couldn't suppress the curled corners of his mouth.
"It's done! Director Wu from the Subdistrict Office told me to go get the certificate after I close my stall tomorrow, and Director Zhang from the Real Estate Bureau said they'll process it right away once they have the certificate. Miaomiao! You're amazing! Old Master Wang was also very happy. After we got home, he held me back and asked me a lot of questions."
"As long as things are settled, Comrade Lao Su, get to work. After we buy the house, our family will be back to the days before liberation!"
Su Miao handed the spatula to his father and went to light the fire and burn the firewood.
After closing the stall the next day, the father and daughter took the things home and put them away. Without taking the time to clean or deal with them, they hurried off to do something important.
Because we had established a good relationship, the whole process went very smoothly and the staff came to measure the land on the same day.
For a house with such a large yard, even if the redemption price is lower than the market price, it still requires a payment of 5,300 yuan, and their remaining savings are not enough.
Su Miao suggested: "Dad, is there a gold shop now? How about selling a gold bar?"
Su Yuanzheng frowned and thought for a moment, "Nowadays, gold shops are all government-owned. If you want to sell such large gold bars, you must investigate the source. Dad knows an old man who mines gold privately. He only buys and sells, not the source. He handles countless gold and silver every day. I'll go ask him."
After closing his stall the next day, Su Yuanzheng wrapped a gold bar in three layers, put it in his small bag and went out.
He came back in less than two hours and showed Su Miao the money in his bag.
"Old Jin melted the gold bars on the spot. It was so genuine. He charged 75 yuan per gram, which was 1 yuan less per gram than the gold shop. But he gave me cash directly and didn't even register my name or whereabouts. So my father just sold it."
Su Miao looked at the two thick stacks of banknotes, feeling as if she had won a lottery ticket from heaven. Seven thousand five hundred yuan! Adding her savings, her family would already be a millionaire!
If it were a year or two ago, a millionaire would be in the newspapers!
The next day, after paying the money, I got the land certificate and property ownership certificate.
Both certificates were made of hard paper with a red stamp on them. Su Yuan was putting them into the small wooden box containing his documents and passbook.
The wooden box was hidden in the wardrobe, the key to the iron lock on it was placed under the bed, and now the gold bars were also hidden in the deepest part under the bed.
"Miao Miao, I sold one to buy a house, and now I have a few thousand yuan in savings. Should I leave these alone for now?"
Su Miao nodded: "Yeah, we have to find a safer place to hide the gold bars."
Su Yuan was looking out the window at the backyard when an idea suddenly occurred to him: "Why not hide it in the toilet? It stinks, and no one would think of digging it up!"
"I see! But...how do we hide it? Bury it?"
Su Miao felt a little nauseous when he thought of the smelly toilet.
"Leave it to Dad. Dig a deep hole near the wall and put it in. Then cover it with a thick layer of soil."
"Okay! I'll take charge then... and cheer you on from the side!"
What Su Miao meant by "next to" was the backyard corridor which was almost ten meters away from the toilet. There was no way she wanted to get close to the toilet at all, since they were still using a dry toilet!
It's not just their family. Except for the newly built unit dormitories, most bungalows are still using dry toilets. Of course, there are a very small number of families who pool their money to install sewerage.
Su Yuanzheng built the toilet at home himself. It was a small room with three loess walls and a rain shelter on top. The wooden door was more than one meter high, which was luxurious compared to other people's houses.
Many homes are drafty on all sides and cannot block out wind or rain.
A pit was dug in the middle of the toilet, with a bucket placed inside, and two wooden boards placed on the pit for squatting.
Because the smell is so strong and maggots are likely to grow there in the summer, the first thing Su Yuanzheng does every morning when he gets up is to take the toilet to the public toilet at the entrance of the alley to empty it.
As for why people don’t go directly to the public toilet, it’s because there is a fee for using the public toilet, one cent per time, but emptying the toilet is free because it does not occupy a toilet stall.
What's more, the residents queue up to use the public toilets from morning to night, and the sanitary conditions inside are worse than at home. There are mosquitoes, flies, spiders, cockroaches...you can almost open an insect museum.
Su Yuanzheng sighed as he dug, "In the past, regular factory workers were vying for housing spots. The most important thing was that every floor had a bathroom with a sewer. Sharing one toilet on one floor was better than having one for several streets!"
Su Miao came over holding the gold and said, "Dad, when we buy a new house in the future, we must choose one with a toilet."
"Okay! Okay! Dad will work hard to earn money! Then we can go to the city to buy it!"
The gold was wrapped in waterproof cloth and placed in a small iron box. This small iron box was left over from buying candies during the Chinese New Year. It was definitely sturdier than boxes made of cloth or wood.
In this way, except for the Su family father and daughter, no one could have imagined that there were two kilograms of gold buried in this inconspicuous little toilet.
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