"Headquarters? What does this have to do with headquarters? Explain yourself."
Li Chu was clearly intrigued and hurriedly urged him on.
“I heard them say this once when I went to a meeting at headquarters. They have a piece of land in Fangshan, and it seems like they're going to lease it out or something.”
Do you know how big it is?
"How would I know? I just overheard it."
"Never mind then, I'll go ask on Monday."
"What, you think that piece of land is okay?"
"We'll have to see if we can find out, but if possible, it's definitely safer to take it from the military."
"Don't you think that place is too far? It's dozens of kilometers away."
"What are we afraid of when we have a car?"
After hearing this, Ding Qiunan stopped talking. Under normal circumstances, she wouldn't object to what her man had decided.
Just thinking about how much money she would have to spend made her heart skip a beat.
Sigh, her husband doesn't usually spend much money, no, you could even say he doesn't spend any money at all, but whenever there's a need to spend money, it's always a lot of money.
It's not easy for her to save up some money through hard work.
Seeing his wife's pouting lips, Li Chu secretly chuckled. He knew exactly what his wife was thinking—she was worried about the money.
He walked over and stood behind Ding Qiunan, gently massaging her shoulders.
"Honey, don't worry about the money. I have some good news for you. Salaries will be adjusted next year, and we should both get a big raise."
"Really?" Ding Qiunan perked up immediately upon hearing this and turned to look at her man.
"Of course it's true. Why would I lie to you about something like this?"
How much can we raise our prices?
"I don't know the exact increase, but it won't be small; it'll probably double."
"So many!"
Seeing his wife's eyes practically turning into ¥ symbols, Li Chu laughed heartily.
His smile made Ding Qiunan realize what was happening, and she playfully punched her man's chest with her small fist.
Is your information reliable?
"What? You still don't believe me?"
"It's not that I don't believe it, it's just that I don't quite understand why there would be a raise?"
"That means the country has more money now. And haven't you noticed that many small commodities no longer require coupons?"
Li Chu's words made Ding Qiunan realize what was going on.
"Oh right, I didn't even notice until you mentioned it. It's true that you don't need coupons to buy a lot of things anymore, and industrial vouchers are no longer required."
She paused here, thought for a moment, and then continued, "That's not right either. We still need a lot of things. Xiao Song even asked me to borrow industrial vouchers the other day."
Li Chu smiled slightly and ruffled his wife's hair: "You're talking about big-ticket items that require coupons, such as TVs, bicycles, washing machines, etc. But small items like thermos flasks and towels don't require coupons."
"What does this prove?" Ding Qiunan asked, somewhat puzzled.
"This shows that with the development of our country's economy, the supply of goods in the market has improved. The reason why you needed coupons to buy those things before was because the market supply was insufficient. There was no other way but for the country to implement unified purchase and sales and limited supply. Now that there are enough goods, of course there is no need to limit the quantity anymore."
However, large items were still relatively scarce, so ration coupons were still required to purchase them; the same applied to grains and oils.
Li Chu stopped there and shook his head slightly.
Seeing this, Ding Qiunan asked, "What's wrong? What do you mean by shaking your head?"
"It's nothing. I was just thinking that when the supply of goods in the market exceeds the demand, many factories will go bankrupt."
Ding Qiunan looked at her man with some confusion. She didn't understand what "supply exceeding demand" meant at all.
Having no other choice, Li Chu had to explain to her what he knew.
"You mean those factories will go out of business?"
"Of course! The products manufactured in those factories can't be sold and are all piling up. If the factories don't have money, they can't pay wages. If this continues, they'll go bankrupt sooner or later."
"Won't the government care? What will happen to the workers if the factory closes down?" Ding Qiunan asked, still not believing it.
"The government wants to intervene, but what if it can't manage it all?"
"No, no, you're exaggerating. How could the government just stand by and watch the factory close down and leave so many workers without food?"
bidige.
Li Chu smiled slightly and didn't explain further. People these days simply don't believe such a thing could happen, so saying more wouldn't make a difference.
People only believe the facts when they actually happen.
However, when that time actually comes, what follows is even greater confusion and disbelief.
Aren't workers supposed to be the masters of the country? Whose master is living such a miserable life?
However, Li Chu didn't have any good solutions to these problems. He was just a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, at most with a certain rank, but he really couldn't reach the level of a great doctor who could heal the country.
One reason is that he genuinely lacks the ability, and the other, most importantly, is that he has no say in the matter.
Although he usually interacts with people in high positions of power, he can only respond to whatever they talk about.
He's not qualified to bring this up, and even if he did, his limited economic knowledge wouldn't be enough to give him any insight.
He didn't continue the topic. He glanced at his watch; it was almost time to leave work. He patted his wife on the shoulder and said, "It's about time. Let's pack up and get ready to go home."
When they arrived home, Wang Yueyue had already prepared dinner, and Li Wenxuan was also home.
"Young Yueyue, the sun rose in the west today."
"Qiu Nan's mother, why did you say that to me? I'm so sad."
Wang Yueyue, who was carrying food from the kitchen to the living room, put the bowl in her hand on the dining table and pouted as she spoke.
"Alright, stop playing these tricks on me." Ding Qiunan wasn't buying it at all and reached out to flick Wang Yueyue's nose.
"Speak, what is it?"
"Oh dear, Qiu Nan's mom, there's nothing wrong, can't I just be a little more diligent?" Wang Yueyue stomped her foot and said in dissatisfaction.
"Hehe, Yueyue, do you think I believe that?"
Li Chu sat on the sofa with a smile, watching the two women, who were not mother and daughter but were closer than mother and daughter, bickering.
Li Wenxuan stood at the living room doorway, holding two plates of food in his hands. Just as he was about to call someone to help him lift the bamboo curtain, Xiao Hei ran over and pushed it open with its head.
Ding Qiunan came out of the bathroom after washing her hands and looked at Wang Yueyue, saying, "Yueyue, are you sure you don't want to tell me what it is? If you wait any longer, I won't want to hear it anymore."
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