Chapter 33 Capable People
It was already past ten o'clock in the evening when Li Ye and Jin Peng returned to Qingshui County.
He thought about it and decided not to go back to school today but to go home instead.
For people in the 1980s, the nights were dull and cold. Even in the county town, there were few bright lights. Everyone went to bed early to keep warm, and would never turn on the lights to do things that could be done in the dark.
Save electricity.
When Li Ye arrived home, everyone in the family had already lain down to rest. After knocking on the door for a long time, his father finally came out in a cotton-padded jacket to open the door for him, and he still looked unhappy.
"Why did you come back at this time today? Are you disturbing the neighbors?"
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Li Ye was speechless for a while, but when he took a look at Li Kaijian's clothes, he immediately understood.
Li Kaijian had been single for more than ten years and only married Han Chunmei last year. The age difference between them is nearly ten years, and Li Kaijian is very fond of this young wife.
Now Li Ye has ruined Li Kaijian's good fortune. As men, they all know that if they were not father and son, they would become enemies.
Li Ye lowered his head and pretended to admit his mistake. He pushed his bicycle into the house and saw that the light in his grandfather's room was on.
"Both of you come in."
The old man called Li Ye and Li Kaijian into the main room, asked them to sit down in a very serious tone, and then suddenly stared into Li Ye's eyes, his sharp eyes revealing the edge like a sharp bayonet.
“.”
Lord Li Ye, a time traveler, a son of luck, and a possessor of the protagonist's aura, actually had a nervous emotional reaction under the sharp gaze of an old man.
“Hiss~~”
[It was indeed a one-on-three fight, but he was able to kill three Japanese soldiers. Even at this age, his eyes are still so creepy. ]
Li Ye took a deep breath and gained a deeper understanding of his cheap grandfather who had crawled out of a pile of dead bodies.
But Li Ye didn't know that Li Zhongfa was also very surprised when he saw Li Ye's reaction.
My precious grandson has become much braver! He used to be scared to death when his father glared at him, but now he dares to look me in the eye.
Good, follow me!
Li Zhongfa's eyes softened instantly, and he asked Li Ye with a smile: "I heard that you partnered with someone to start a hemp candy business?"
"Hemp candy business? What hemp candy business?"
Li Ye's father, Li Kaijian, looked at Li Ye in confusion, then looked at his own father. It took him a long time to understand one thing.
You two grandchildren don't care about me, right? You are hiding something from me?
Pfft, I can't beat the old one, and I can't beat the young one? You wait for the little thief.
Therefore, Li Kaijian's eyes when looking at Li Ye became completely unfriendly because of the double BUFF.
"Grandpa is asking you a question! Tell the truth quickly and then come back to my room and go to sleep."
Are you sure you will let me sleep after you bring me back to the house?
As soon as Li Ye heard Li Kaijian's tone, he knew what he was going to do.
But since he decided to go home today, he was of course prepared.
Li Ye looked at the smiling Li Zhongfa and said with a smile: "Grandpa, if someone asks me about this, I will definitely not admit it. I am just a student, why would I start a business?"
“.”
Li Ye's answer was beyond the expectations of Li Zhongfa and Li Kaijian, causing silence for a second or two.
Then, Li Kaijian swung his big slap towards Li Ye, quickly and sharply, showing the skills of a retired soldier.
"I called you a smooth talker!"
The moment Li Ye felt Li Kaijian's move, his body responded with a stress response. He twisted his waist and turned sideways, easily avoiding Li Kaijian's slap in the face.
"You still dare to hide?"
Li Kaijian was really angry. This was a sign of losing his family authority!
The eldest daughter is not very obedient and talks back to her all day long. Han Chunmei is the apple of her eye and can't bear to let her go, so she is also going to rebel with this one who "can beat and hit" as the only one left?
It must be suppressed, severely suppressed.
"Bang~"
Li Zhongfa slapped the table, and Li Kaijian, who had been acting aggressively, immediately sat down like a deflated ball.
[Okay! You have a backer, I can't beat you, but this month's living expenses are gone, don't come to me for help, hehe. ]
Li Kaijian paid the bulk of Li Ye's living expenses, so he felt that no matter how much Li Ye jumped around, he could not escape his control.
Li Zhongfa looked at Li Ye and said with a smile, "Not bad, you are quite smart. It seems that you have already thought about who will take the blame before you do this business, right?"
Li Ye shook his head and said, "Grandpa, I don't think this is a case of taking the blame. I provided the funds and the idea to make money, and they took the risks. This is an equal sharing of responsibilities, and no one owes anyone anything."
“You really did it.”
Li Kaijian was about to get angry again, but was forced back by Li Zhongfa's sharp eyes.
Li Zhongfa said to Li Ye: "It's definitely okay to fight a little, but I heard from Jin Peng that your business is quite big, money can attract people, have you thought about the consequences?"
Li Ye blinked and said, "A business of only a few thousand yuan a month is not small, right? If there is really any danger, Grandpa, can you get me a place as a food processing cooperative?"
Li Zhongfa glanced at Li Ye and said, "As for the food processing cooperative, you can ask that Hao Jian to go to your elder sister to apply for it tomorrow.
Besides, you are a little too ambitious. You should be more pragmatic in the future. Isn’t a business worth a few thousand yuan a small amount? "
Li Kaijian also chided Li Ye: "Do you know how much the monthly output of a street factory is? It's only a few thousand yuan. You've been studying so much that it's useless."
Li Ye didn't know how much money those small street factories that made matchboxes could make in a month?
But considering their business attitude of "waiting for buyers to come and be PUA-ed", they probably won't have much business to do.
Now, Li Ye may become a millionaire in a few months at most, which may really make some people jealous.
He didn't know about other partners before, but now he knows, he still has to rely on his grandfather, this big Buddha.
So, under Li Kaijian's contemptuous gaze, Li Ye put his bag on the table and took out handfuls of money.
“.”
After putting all the money on the table, Li Ye said, "This is this month's profit. It was not stolen or robbed, nor was it cheated or deceived. It is all the hard work of the working people."
“.”
It was quiet. Li Ye's surroundings became completely quiet. After a long time, he heard the sound of Li Kaijian swallowing his saliva.
"Is this your monthly profit?"
"No, it's my profit for one month. The rest of the people have taken their own money. Wang Jianqiang's share is not much, so I'll keep it with me for him first."
Li Kaijian stopped talking and looked at his father.
Li Zhongfa, who had experienced many ups and downs, had never expected that a business that his grandson thought was a joke would make so much money.
He only needed to look at the denomination of the banknotes on the table to know that they were the work of small traders. Exchanging a handful of candy for a Mao bill could really be related to the "working people".
But what do you mean by "hard work and sweat"?
Can we talk seriously?
Did I not bleed for XX? Or did I not work hard enough? Why is there such a big difference?
The old man thought for a moment and asked Li Ye, "What are you going to do with all this money?"
Li Ye said: "Leave it at home for now! But don't worry, I heard that the south has long allowed self-employed people, and it may not be uncommon to have a millionaire in the future."
Li Zhongfa nodded and said, "Okay, then leave it at home and let your dad keep it for you. Don't worry, you won't lose a penny."
Li Ye shook his head and said, "I don't need that much money. You can buy whatever you think the family needs! But I may need to take a large part of it with me when I go to college next year."
Li Zhongfa: "Of course. A poor family can make a rich career. Our children must not suffer financial hardships when they go abroad."
Li Kaijian couldn't stand the way the father and son were talking anymore, so he said angrily, "Fuck, if you can really get into college, I'll double your money."
Li Ye silently turned his head and looked at Li Kaijian, and said clearly: "This thousand is actually half a month's profit. If everything goes well next month, it should be able to reach three thousand, and next month."
“.”
Li Kaijian's expression became extremely interesting.
[Damn it, your father, as a workshop director, only makes 60 or 70 yuan, and you are here to negotiate with me for 1,000 yuan? ]
Li Zhongfa looked at Li Ye and liked him more and more. But when he looked at his son again, he felt annoyed.
"Okay, Li Ye, go to bed first. You have to get up early for school tomorrow."
"Oh, then I'm going to go to bed first, Grandpa."
Li Ye got up and left, but just as he was about to leave, Li Kaijian suddenly asked as if he was watching a thief: "Did you hide any money?"
Li Ye was stunned for a moment, then turned around and walked back. He reached out and took a stack of money from the table and put it into his schoolbag with great dignity. It looked like there was at least one or two hundred yuan.
"Now I'm hiding."
“.”
It wasn't until Li Ye quickly walked out of the room that Li Kaijian reacted and was about to run away in anger.
"Okay," Li Zhongfa said, "Don't treat Xiaoye like a child anymore. Look at what you can achieve."
"No," Li Kaijian defended, "Look at how dangerous what Xiaoye did is!"
"Whether it is dangerous or not depends on the time," Li Zhongfa said, "The county held a meeting a few days ago to discuss the issue of self-employed people. Two years ago, there were self-employed people in the south, and they were even issued business licenses. I think it will be the same here soon."
Li Kaijian was stunned for a moment and said, "Then why do we still allow Hao Jian to be a processing household? We can make him an individual business owner in the future to avoid him from being implicated with our family."
Li Zhongfa looked at Li Kaijian with disdain and said, "If a capable person emerges from your workshop, would you be willing to send him to another workshop?"
Li Kaijian came to his senses and realized that his father wanted to tie down Hao Jian.
He said somewhat unconvincedly: "What kind of capable person is he? He is just an educated youth who has settled down."
Li Zhongfa snorted and pointed at the pile of banknotes on the table and said, "Then you should go to the provincial capital tomorrow and see if you can bring back that much money."
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"In the future! You have to study harder, otherwise you won't be as good as Xiao Ye."
(End of this chapter)
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