Chapter 24 I'm not picky
Jiang Jianni pointed at herself in surprise: "You're asking me?"
Jiang Haibing was confused: "Yeah, it's just you and me here, who else should I ask if not you?"
Jiang Jianni was even more surprised: "Didn't you always say that I was a bookworm and that going to school was useless except for finding a job, and that I made all my own decisions? Why are you asking me about this today?"
Jiang Haibing was even more confused: "You're married, you're an adult, isn't it normal for me to ask you? Besides, you're a college student, you know more than me, of course I have to ask for your opinion."
Jiang Jiani's face immediately became complicated.
This is the first time in her life that someone has asked her if she can handle something so important.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Jiang Haibing urged, "Tell me whether it's okay or not, don't just stay silent."
Jiang Jianni rolled her eyes at him: "Weren't you doing well with your brother in the transportation business? Why did you stop?"
Jiang Haibing smiled wryly: "Transportation isn't something that's easy to handle."
Jiang Haibing and a few brothers ran a private transportation business; seven or eight people owned three large trucks.
There's no shortage of business, but there are too many robbers and highwaymen.
Each time they go out, at least two people are needed to escort each vehicle.
You also need to prepare things like crowbars and watermelon knives, because fights and injuries are common.
If Jiang Haibing is out driving for ten days, half a month, or even a month and doesn't come back, it must be because he's injured and recuperating outside.
But transportation has always been a lucrative job.
They help people transport goods, and each person earns several hundred yuan per trip. In more than a month, they can earn two or three thousand yuan, which is already quite remarkable.
Furthermore, Jiang Haibing is quick-witted, and he also carries small items with him, such as various watches.
Once, I ran into a boss from the south who was clearing out his inventory. He bought over a thousand electronic watches in one go. The watches he bought cost only a few yuan each, and the cheapest ones he brought back to sell for twenty yuan, while the nicer ones sold for fifty or sixty yuan.
That one deal alone made him a fortune.
Jiang Haibing is a very good at keeping things to himself.
Despite having made a considerable amount of money and being arguably the wealthiest person in the Jiang family, he never boasted about it; his official income came from the money distributed among the car fleet.
So much so that even Yang Yuemei, who was extremely careful with money, was unaware that her eldest son was already a millionaire.
Jiang Jianni only found out that her older brother had been quietly making a fortune long ago when she bumped into Jiang Haibing at the bank while shopping.
However, Jiang Jianni is a straightforward person. Jiang Haibing bought her a new dress, and she never mentioned Jiang Haibing to anyone.
When Jiang Jianni retrieved this memory from her mind, she was filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred—she never imagined it could be like this.
Jiang Haibing doesn't want to continue in the transportation business anymore for a simple reason: last time they were out on a trip, they encountered a group of armed robbers who not only stole their goods but also assaulted them.
Fortunately, their convoy consisted of more than a dozen vehicles traveling together, but even so, several people were injured.
Jiang Haibing said sadly, "You can make a lot of money driving a car, but you also risk your life."
"Of the eight of us on this mission, three were injured, and one of us even lost an arm."
In comparison, he only had a cut on his arm, which didn't even qualify as an injury.
"So we discussed it and decided to transfer the car out to see what we could do in our city."
Actually, they are capable of doing quite a lot.
There are many stalls and shops on the street, selling all kinds of food, drinks, daily necessities, and clothing.
They can make money even if they get involved.
That's just how people are.
Having already made a lot of money, they don't really care about these small sums, even if the other person has actually made quite a bit of money.
Furthermore, they have traveled all over the country and have seen a lot of things. Especially after this injury, they want to find a stable job that they can do for a long time.
That's not easy.
During this period, the guys were stuck in a state of deep sorrow, their hair turning white.
If it weren't for hearing that his younger sister was getting married, Jiang Haibing would still be sitting in a row with his brothers, trying to figure out what to do next.
To his surprise, Jiang Jiani gave him a surprise as soon as he returned.
Jiang Jianni listened to the dramatic twists and turns and couldn't help but say, "Your life is quite like that of a江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry)."
Jiang Haibing rolled his eyes: "Unfortunately, I don't have the martial arts skills of that great hero."
"Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Just give me a straight answer: if I were to go and help people with their renovations, would that be okay?"
Jiang Jianni pondered for a moment and said, "If you do a good job in renovation, you can do it for decades without any problem."
Jiang Haibing was overjoyed: "Really?"
Jiang Jianni rolled her eyes at him: "You're out there all day long, I don't believe you don't know how many houses have been built outside."
Jiang Haibing scratched his head and chuckled, "I actually know that!"
"Didn't I go to Beijing last year?"
"In Beijing, wow, the housing prices are rising incredibly fast."
"The price changes every day, increasing by a hundred each day."
"As soon as the Asian Games started this year, wow, the price of housing in the Asian Games Village area has already exceeded 10,000 yuan per square meter."
Jiang Jianni exclaimed, "So expensive?"
It's not uncommon for housing prices to exceed 10,000 yuan per square meter; what's unusual is that housing prices were already over 10,000 yuan per square meter in 1990.
This is just unbelievable.
Are housing prices already this insane?
She was even thinking of making more money so she could go to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen to snag cheap properties and become a landlady.
As a result, house prices have all exceeded 10,000 yuan per square meter. How can I be a landlady now?
Jiang Haibing: "What's so expensive about that? I heard that some villas are only sold to foreigners, and they cost two thousand US dollars per square meter."
"I can't even calculate how much it would cost to buy a villa."
Jiang Jianni perked up: "So, have you bought a house?"
Jiang Haibing chuckled, refusing to give a direct answer.
Jiang Jianni was speechless: "I'm not going to steal your house, why are you so wary of me?"
Jiang Haibing quickly shook his head: "I would guard against anyone but you. I'm just afraid you'll laugh at me."
Jiang Haibing envied people's houses and Beijing hukou (household registration) in Beijing. After making money, he took advantage of the opportunity to drive a car there and bought a house in Beijing as well.
However, he didn't buy a new or nice house in the city because he thought the prices were too high, the living space was too small, and it wasn't comfortable to live in. Instead, he bought a traditional courtyard house in the Third Ring Road area. It wasn't small, with a building area of five or six hundred square meters.
Jiang Haibing was both happy and dejected after spending fifty or sixty thousand yuan to buy an old house, and he dared not tell anyone.
None of his brothers knew, for fear of losing face.
Jiang Jianni: "................................"
She said out of the blue, "Brother, I'm your own sister, right? How much money do you have left? Lend me some so I can buy a house in Beijing."
"I'll buy the house next to yours. Do you have any houses for sale next to you? If not, there are some nearby. I'm not picky, as long as it's the same as your house."
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