Seeing the money Lin Xue handed him, Mo Yuan instinctively wanted to refuse!
"This is from my father, take it! I'll think of another way."
"I have no use for it, and I don't have anywhere to spend the money. You're short of money, so you can use it first!"
"You don't have to give me all of it. Keep some for yourself so you can buy something at the supply and marketing cooperative when you have time. Look how thin you've gotten!"
Lin Xue felt a little awkward, still somewhat unaccustomed to communicating with Mo Yuan like this.
Moreover, she wasn't really prepared to give it all; she was still a little worried about Mo Yuan, wondering if he could really change so much.
Since all other options are unsuccessful and there's no desire to return to the city, this is the only remaining path.
Unfortunately, she knew Mo Yuan's reputation.
They say you need capital to do business, but I bet if I give it to them one day, they'll squander it all in the county town the next.
However, after listening to Mo Yuan's analysis of the current environment, which was quite insightful, she understood some of the points, but she hadn't thought as far ahead as Mo Yuan had, nor had he analyzed the future prospects.
But since I've decided to marry him, I still want to see how things go.
If this time, they can truly turn over a new leaf, then that would be quite good.
If the other party is just trying to scam you out of money, then you should give up on them!
"No, I didn't give you all of it. This is thirty! It should be enough. You should spend it sparingly!"
Thirty is enough!
Mo Yuan happily accepted the money, muttering that he would be able to pay Lin Xue back with interest in just a few days!
He didn't think much of it. Since they were going to get married soon, there was no need to be so particular. Borrowing money from others was much simpler!
Little did they know how much determination Lin Xue had made!
Seeing that Mo Yuan had accepted the money, Lin Xue thought it over and over again before finally speaking up: "Actually, there's really no need to buy the 'three turns and one sound' (referring to a radio, watch, and microphone). Eighty yuan is quite a lot. You can tell Uncle Youshan that I don't have many demands. I just hope that you can live a down-to-earth life from now on!"
Lin Xue knew a bit about Mo Yuan's family situation; they were genuine three generations of poor peasants!
His older brother was only able to get married at the age of 25 because his family was poor!
Mo Yuan's second brother is quite promising. Last year, he was admitted to a vocational school in the city. Just for these two things, the family borrowed money from all over the place and went into debt!
Mo Yuan was another idle, good-for-nothing rascal.
Our family's income depended entirely on the work points we earned from the production team; we were extremely poor!
Six or seven hundred yuan is an astronomical figure for Mo Yuan's family!
Even if you manage to get everything you need, you'll still have to pay off the debts after you marry into the family.
Mo Yuan certainly knew what Lin Xue was thinking.
"Lin Xue, don't think too much. My dad promised, and he'll definitely keep his word! But I won't need him to lend me money; I'll earn it myself. Just you wait and see, things will get better soon! Trust me! I promised to marry you in a grand and glorious way, and I will definitely keep my word. I will make you happy! Alright, you can go back now. I'm leaving."
After saying that, Mo Yuan smiled, waved, and turned to leave!
Looking at Mo Yuan's expression, which seemed quite sincere, Lin Xue wondered if he had really changed his ways.
Let's hope so!
After saying goodbye to Lin Xue, Mo Yuan didn't go straight home. He needed to think about how to get started!
Based on his family's skepticism and Lin Xue's hesitant attitude...
Mo Yuan knew that the most important thing facing him now was not just making money to improve his standard of living.
You also need to show everyone that you are truly repentant and determined to change your ways!
I was such a jerk in the past, and I left such a bad impression. I can only change little by little!
So, I wanted to show everyone that I could work hard and earn money steadily, gradually gaining my family's trust and inspiring them to work with me.
That's the most important thing! And at this stage, there's no need to take too big a step!
Making a fortune and achieving instant success is meaningless to me these days; in fact, I might even be used as a scapegoat!
It's only 1980 now, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future, and the thing I'm least worried about right now is making money.
After much thought, I think that working in the food and beverage industry is the most suitable option for me right now.
What should I sell? Something that suits the current situation, can make money, and can change my family's and Lin Xue's perception of me.
He walked along absentmindedly, lost in thought.
Before I knew it, I had arrived at the riverbank west of the village. It was only April, and the weather was neither too hot nor too cold.
There were no groups of adults and children bathing in the river, so it was very quiet.
Mo Yuan sat on the riverbank, gazing absently at the calm river surface, pondering what kind of food he should sell for his first business venture.
After an unknown amount of time, Mo Yuan was interrupted by a voice.
"Brother Yuan? What are you doing here?"
Mo Yuan's eyes lit up when he saw this, and he replied affectionately, "Doggy, what are you doing here?"
The boy across from them, who looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old and whose nickname was Gouzi, was the son of Mo Yuan's third uncle. His father died early, and he lived with his mother.
He was Mo Yuan's best friend since childhood, but in the last two years, Mo Yuan started to mess around, and Gouzi's family situation did not allow him to be as willful as Mo Yuan!
The two gradually drifted apart, but after Mo Yuan's family had an accident, he rarely returned home.
The dog takes care of the cemetery of my parents during holidays and festivals.
Therefore, Mo Yuan was very grateful to him.
Therefore, seeing him again felt especially warm and familiar!
"Brother Yuan, I still have some time before work starts this afternoon, so I'm taking this opportunity to check on the fish traps!"
Mo Yuan understood. As the breadwinner of the family, Gouzi was thinking of finding some extra money to supplement the family income.
Compared to the other person, I was such a jerk before!
Mo Yuan felt somewhat ashamed and repeatedly changed the subject.
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