The most a state-owned factory can think of is hiring you and giving you a permanent position; that's the biggest concession they can make.
Suti isn't stupid; unless forced to, she doesn't actually want to cooperate with them.
Li Baichuan thought his wife was exaggerating. When he returned after lunch, he found that there were suddenly several more stalls set up there.
"What's this?" Biancheng was dumbfounded. There were tofu vendors, vendors selling handmade woven baskets, and vendors selling food.
Among the vendors selling furniture, many of the faces looked familiar. Biancheng remembered that these people were all involved in the black market.
“We’ll sell ours.” Li Baichuan knew in his heart that their clothes would indeed be caught up with very quickly.
His wife is right; if they can get the goods, so can others.
Fortunately, they were among the first batch, and the clothes were still produced very quickly.
Li Baichuan and Biancheng watched from a distance; no one knew that these things belonged to them.
In the evening, Li Baichuan gave his men a hard-earned bonus, and even paid their wives.
People's hearts are fickle; they were too busy counting their money to care about anything else that day. It would be a lie to say they weren't envious.
But they knew they didn't have Brother Chuan's abilities, and these goods required capital, which they couldn't afford.
They were more afraid of something going wrong, unlike Brother Chuan who had someone backing him up, so their anxious hearts were put at ease again.
As long as they work hard with Brother Chuan, they'll be content, neither the best nor the worst off, and there's no risk involved.
"Don't worry, this is only temporary. If you stay with me, I won't let you suffer any losses. The policy has just been relaxed."
"Nobody knows what will happen next. I only have one request for you: don't have any ulterior motives. If I'm disloyal once, I'll never use you again."
"But if you follow me obediently, your salaries will be as generous as the size of my business in the future."
"For example, today you earn more in one day than others do in a month. This is just the beginning, and it will only get more in the future."
Li Baichuan could tell from their expressions that their hearts were wavering, and they needed to be reprimanded.
"Brother Chuan, don't worry, the brothers aren't stupid. We want to make money too, but these things aren't so easy to earn."
"Let's not even talk about how much effort it took to get it, or the risks involved. We've invested so much capital, and if things go wrong, we could lose everything."
“We just want to earn money and support our families steadily. We’re not so confused that we can’t tell the difference.” Biancheng glanced at his brother Chuan.
He was excited when the bad cop was played, let alone those who had never seen such a scene before.
After he finished speaking, his men seemed to suddenly realize what was going on, and none of them dared to look at Brother Chuan anymore.
"Brother Chuan, don't worry. You were the one who gave us brothers a job back then. No matter what you do in the future, we brothers will always follow you without any disloyalty."
They realized that Biancheng was right; no matter how envious they were, they didn't have the ability to do it.
These are the things they've found, but do they dare to use them? No, they don't.
Do they have the capital, the ability to bear the risk, and the capacity to gamble everything? No.
Not to mention that the policies are still unclear, so they can't do anything.
Brother Chuan made it very clear that he understood their meaning; if they angered them, he wouldn't need them anymore.
Given the wages Brother Chuan offered, many people would want to do the job, which made those people even more afraid.
“You’ve all been my brothers for so long, and what I say will never change. But if you change, we’ll go our separate ways, and I won’t be soft-hearted.”
Li Baichuan gave them a positive answer before letting Biancheng send everyone away.
"These are for you and Master Lu." The ones given to Biancheng and Master Lu were separate; Biancheng was the one who ran around with him and did all the work.
Master Lu was there to stabilize the rear for him, so he wouldn't have any worries. All these goods were under his supervision.
The money was given to the two separately, and Li Baichuan was very generous, giving each of them two hundred yuan.
"Then I'll accept Brother Chuan's offer." Biancheng wasn't actually envious of how much money Brother Chuan made.
He might have been envious before, but now he's more open-minded. What he earns through his own abilities is what truly belongs to him.
Otherwise, no matter how much others have, it's not yours to claim, including your parents'. His family is in such a state now, it's chaotic every day.
He didn't know whether to blame his father or pity his mother, since his father was now exhausted from coaxing his mother every day.
His mother's daily tears and resentment put him in a difficult position.
If you really can't get over that mental hurdle, then separate. They will still be family, and he won't shirk his responsibilities.
If things can still be resolved, then let's have a proper talk and not give those with ulterior motives any opportunity to exploit the situation.
All he wants now is to follow Brother Chuan step by step, steadily earn money, marry his wife, and give her a good life.
He doesn't care about what isn't his, and he can't follow the same path as Brother Chuan.
After Biancheng and Master Lu had made arrangements, Li Baichuan returned home with a sack of money.
He has all sorts of odds and ends; he'll organize them properly when he gets back.
When Suti returned, he was stunned for a moment when he saw the stack of money on the ground.
"What's going on here? Showing off your money?" Suti sat down on the ground and watched him count the money.
"Honey, this money is all scattered. I just sorted some out. Don't touch it, I'll take care of it. This money is dirty."
Li Baichuan told his wife to stay away. He had seen with his own eyes where those people put the money and took it out, and he really didn't want his wife to clean it up.
Suti was amused by the sight of the person counting money while still wearing gloves.
"Then you can take your time tidying up. I'm going to make some clothes. Chaochao and Hehe have gone to Grandpa's again?"
Suti has cut out all the clothes she designed these past two days, and she also plans to make an outfit for Baichuan to wear when they go to the port city.
Nothing beats wearing something yourself; it's the most direct way to appreciate its beauty.
"Yes, Grandpa is free these days. Grandma said he picked up the people these past two days, so let them stay there for a couple of days. I'm too busy for two days."
Li Baichuan was counting money while talking to his wife. He would forget some of it as he counted, but he didn't get angry and remained very calm.
After talking to his wife properly, he started counting the pile of money carefully.
Suti stopped bothering him and went out to ask her grandmother.
"Baichuan is busy, and my feet have been a bit sore these past few days. When I took them there this morning, the old marshal said he would pick them up and drop them off for the next couple of days, so I told them to stay there for a couple of days."
Grandma was tidying up the vegetable garden in the back, and the house was quiet without the two little ones around.
"Grandma, why didn't you tell me your foot was hurting? Should we go to the hospital to get it checked out?" Upon hearing this, Su Ti quickly put down the water bottle she was holding and told her to sit down and rest.
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