Gu Wei kept his word and gave generous bonuses to the employees who worked during the Spring Festival, allowing them to enjoy a belatedly prosperous New Year.
Then, he went back to the 1980s.
It's already 1986 here, and the Lunar New Year is just about a month away.
Unlike decades later, the festive atmosphere of the New Year is still very strong now, and people buy all kinds of New Year's goods before the New Year.
Therefore, Gu Wei's clothing and department store business was very successful.
Of the three stores, the one in the provincial capital naturally had the highest sales volume, so Gu Wei wasn't in a hurry to return to the forest area.
Gu Wei parked the car downstairs and then locked the wheels with a chain.
This little car is great in every way, except that its wheels are easy to steal.
Since only Jinshi has an after-sales service department in the whole country, what's a little trouble to avoid the hassle of getting spare parts?
As soon as Gu Wei reached the second floor, he heard the sound of a television playing the TV series "Journey to the West" in a house.
He stopped and listened carefully, and realized it was still an episode being broadcast, so he continued climbing the steps.
The original version of "Journey to the West" is definitely a classic TV series that you can watch over and over again, accompanying many generations through their childhood.
The production team spent six years and traveled to thirty provinces, but ultimately only produced 25 episodes.
In fact, after the production team was established on February 25, 1982, a test episode of "Exorcising Demons in Wuji Kingdom" was filmed in July and broadcast on CCTV on October 1.
This original version was only broadcast once.
From 1983 to 1985, the series included "Stealing the Ginseng Fruit", "Capturing Pigsy", and "Three Battles with the White Bone Demon". The first eleven episodes were broadcast on the first day of the Lunar New Year in 1986, and the first 25 episodes were broadcast on February 1, 1988.
The television was also on in Grandpa Chu's house.
Perhaps it's because I'm getting older, my hearing isn't as good as it used to be, and I'm turning the volume up really loud.
Even though it was cold and the doors and windows were closed, Gu Wei could hear some noises before he even got close.
He casually glanced inside as he walked by and noticed that, besides the old man, there were several other elderly people in the room with the lights on.
Gu Wei didn't stop walking; he went straight to the door of 322, took out his keys, and prepared to open the door.
Just then, they heard the sound of a door opening, and Old Master Chu, who lived in the next room, poked his head out. "Gu Weicai's back? Have you eaten?"
Gu Wei paused in his action of opening the door. "I've already eaten, Grandpa Chu."
Grandpa Chu chuckled and said, "When you weren't home, the postman came to deliver the mail. It was two letters from Xiao Jie, one for you and one for me."
"Really? He writes letters quite frequently." Gu Wei smiled, took out the key, and walked happily toward Old Master Chu.
"I guess he's on winter break and has more time." Old Master Chu originally thought Gu Hongjie would be able to come during the break, so he specially asked someone to buy some fruits and snacks that were hard to come by. But when he saw in his letter that Gu Hongjie was too busy with the family business to come, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
"Yes."
Gu Wei followed the old man into the house and greeted some neighbors who were watching TV.
Grandpa Chu took a letter out of the drawer and handed it to Gu Wei.
"They're showing Journey to the West. Why don't you watch for a while before going back?"
"No, Grandpa Chu, you can see for yourselves."
If Gu Wei wants to watch it, he can find the resources online anytime, anywhere, which is much, much better than the effect of this small-screen black and white TV.
Grandpa Chu didn't try to stop him, but still saw him to the door.
In front of outsiders, they did not mention Chu Baisheng, who had gone south to seek his fortune.
However, both of them were well aware of each other's current situation.
Once Chu Baisheng arrived there, he quickly started working with his two comrades who had established a company.
One of my comrades' fathers-in-law was no ordinary man; he brought a lot of convenience and resources, and his business flourished.
When Gu Wei got home, the first thing he did was wash his hands before tearing open the letter that Gu Hongjie had written to him.
The letter was three full pages long, densely packed with writing, and the content was rather rambling.
Besides describing the situation of Gu Jianguo and the shops on both sides, it was also mentioned that Li Bin was dating a girl who was the daughter of the deputy director of a forest farm. She worked as a broadcaster at the farm headquarters, but she was not very good-looking. It was unclear what he saw in her.
Gu Wei shook the letter and suddenly burst into laughter.
It seems the father is a total looks-obsessed person.
As a teenager, one doesn't have such profound understanding of issues.
Of course, they wouldn't know that sometimes when looking for a wife, looks come after other factors.
Even if two people are as beautiful as angels, if their personalities clash and they have nothing in common, they can't live together.
Furthermore, there are no fairy tales in the adult world.
Of the men and women who eventually get married, how many are truly doing so because of love?
Even if there is love, it has an expiration date. As time goes by, love will disappear, leaving only the mundane details of pots, pans, firewood, rice, oil, and salt, leading to mutual loathing.
Most people are just living together out of convenience, or simply meeting that special someone at the right time.
Gu Wei pulled herself out of her thoughts and read on, only to find that the content was mostly about how much she missed him and how she kept asking if he would come back for the New Year.
In fact, Gu Wei would go back to the forest area to collect payments every now and then, and would stay for a few days there.
But the holidays make us miss our loved ones even more, and the Spring Festival is different from any other time of year.
He will definitely come back, but it will take some time.
Gu Wei sat down at his desk, turned on the lamp, took out paper and a pen, and began writing a reply to Gu Hongjie…
The next day.
Gu Wei slept until he naturally woke up.
He mailed both his and Old Master Chu's replies together, and then took the two large bags of goods to the store.
As always, there were many customers in the store, selecting goods.
Upon hearing the sound of the car, Tao Yan immediately came out of the store.
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