"You say."

“I heard that many state-owned enterprises are undergoing restructuring, many are being auctioned, and many are seeking takeovers through competitive bidding, with relatively low prices.

Do you think I can find one with a truck here and bid for it, or bid for it?"

In fact, Shen Huanxi didn't just hear it from someone. Who in her circle would say such things?

She just knew that there would be a big wave of privatization of state-owned enterprises in the 1980s and 1990s.

After the reform and opening up, many state-owned enterprises are no longer as competitive as private enterprises and are facing operational difficulties. If there is no good way to save them, they can only be sold to private individuals.

Not to mention large enterprises, the state-owned hotel where Shen Huanxi worked before was poorly managed. It could not compare with privately-owned hotels in terms of taste or service, and eventually closed down.

Now that reform and opening up have been in place for many years, there must be some poorly managed state-owned enterprises in Yunnan that need to be auctioned off or that need to be taken over through bidding.

Shen Huanxi said this to Xiao Shanhe now because he also wanted to hear Xiao Shanhe's opinion.

She had just been reborn, and many of her memories of this time in her previous life had become blurred. She also couldn't remember many things about Yunnan City. Xiao Shanhe might know more about it than her.

"Then let's go to the Investment Promotion Bureau and I'll go with you." Xiao Shanhe said after thinking for a moment.

What he meant was that Shen Huanxi's idea was feasible. Upon hearing this, Shen Huanxi was also sure that he was right.

"I can go by myself. There are many things at home that require you. I'll go there tomorrow and take the kids out to play."

"Can you do this alone?"

"I can do it. Why can't I? I'm just going to take a look at the announcement information. I'm not going to bid or auction it tomorrow. Besides, I can't come up with so much money right now." Shen Huanxi explained.

She didn't tell the truth, mainly because Xiao Shanhe had difficulty walking.

"Okay, then you go ahead. I'll go to the credit union tomorrow to ask about a loan. The money we both have now is not enough to bid for a state-owned enterprise."

As Xiao Shanhe spoke, he handed the notebook in his hand to Shen Huanxi.

Shen Huanxi just saw him writing and drawing in the notebook. He didn't know what he was writing and was a little curious.

When I took it and looked at it, I found that there were a few names written on it, and some simple introductions.

"This is the brief information of several leading directors of the Investment Promotion Bureau. I have had contact with them before and have some understanding of them. Here are some of the areas they were previously responsible for. You may not be able to use it when you go to the Investment Promotion Bureau, but it is better to be prepared, it may be useful."

"Okay!" Shen Huanxi happily put away the notebook that Xiao Shanhe handed over.

This thing is very useful to her, very useful.

Xiao Shanhe said it was simple information, but she took a look and found that it was written in great detail and in a very organized manner. Is this man's memory so good?

…

The next morning, the classes at the Children's Palace ended early, and Xiao Huanxi took the four children to the Investment Promotion Bureau.

In this era, all cities are not too large, especially prefecture-level cities like Yunnan. The residential areas, administrative districts, and schools of the entire city are basically concentrated together, so no matter where you go, it will not be too far.

Shen Huanxi brought her four children here because she knew there was a children's clothing street in front of the Investment Promotion Bureau.

Last time she gave each of her four children 50 yuan in pocket money, but none of them bought clothes for themselves. Changan Changning at least bought cotton shoes, Xiao Yuzheng bought a small hat, and Xiao Yutang used half of the money to buy her some incense and didn't buy anything for himself, let alone a cotton coat.

The weather was getting colder, and since the children didn't buy clothes for themselves, she brought them here, and after finishing her own things, she would take them shopping.

As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the Investment Promotion Bureau, I saw a lot of private cars parked there.

In this day and age when private cars are not popular and are rarely seen even in cities, there are so many private cars here. It goes without saying that this is a place where rich people gather. This makes her feel a little stressed, but it doesn't matter. Xiao Shanhe has already asked for a loan for her, so the money issue shouldn't be too difficult.

"Mom, there are sugar painting stalls over there." Xiao Yuzheng pointed to a sugar painting stall on the other side of the children's clothing street.

"Tangtang, take your brothers and sisters over there to have a look. You can each buy a sugar painting. After that, go to the festive bun shop in the back to buy some buns. Wait for me, don't run around. I'll take you to buy clothes after I come out."

Shen Huanxi pointed to the Xixi Steamed Bun Shop over there, which is a steamed bun shop that many children in Guixiang Village have mentioned recently. It is said that the food is delicious, and she also wants her own children to try it.

"Okay!" Xiao Yutang nodded solemnly.

Shen Huanxi still trusted Xiao Yutang very much, so she let the kids play by themselves without worry, and she went to the Investment Promotion Bureau first.

She just took a quick look and only saw private cars parked in front of the Investment Promotion Bureau. When she got closer, she saw the bosses who drove there.

She could only say that there were more cars and even more people.

Looking around, the place is full of local bosses wearing suits and leather shoes, with big bellies, their leather shoes polished to a shine, and all of them have slicked back hair.

This is the most popular hairstyle among local bosses in this era. After combing the hair, mousse is sprayed on it to set the style, making each hair as hard as iron wire. Even when a gust of wind blows, the hair strands will not move.

The weather has turned cold, and it is hard to wear just shirts and suits, so the local bosses stuff one piece of clothing after another into their shirts, including sweaters and thermal shirts. They wear quite a lot of clothes, and the layers of collars can be seen by everyone.

Local bosses are local bosses, very rustic. They wear suits and ties to pretend to be superior, but the layers of collars make them look like big flowered roosters running out of the countryside.

Shen Huanxi was wearing an off-white woolen coat that reached her ankles, a pair of off-white ankle boots, and carrying a white bag. She stood out among a group of greasy local bosses.

Many local bosses also bring their mistresses with them.

In the 1980s and 1990s, the trend of "keeping mistresses" was prevalent. How many local bosses who made a lot of money from doing business did not keep mistresses? It was also common in that era for men to abandon their wives after becoming rich.

Many local bosses like to bring their young and beautiful mistresses with them when they go out to discuss business. This is also a way for them to show off.

Right at the gate of the Investment Promotion Bureau, many middle-aged men in their forties and fifties would casually hold hands with pretty girls in their early twenties, making it hard for anyone not to do something naughty.

As soon as Shen Huanxi showed up, many local bosses thought she was the mistress of some local boss. Everyone present, whether they were local bosses or the mistresses brought by the local bosses, couldn't help but look at her twice.

The mistresses were somewhat envious of her looks, and the bosses were somewhat curious about which boss had the ability to find such a beautiful woman.

But after waiting for a long time, I only saw her walking towards the bulletin board with her bag, and there was no other man around her.

"Comrade, who did you come with? You look familiar to me. I think I have worked with your boss before." A middle-aged man in his early forties with a big belly couldn't help but walk over and greet Shen Huanxi.

There were also a few local bosses who, upon hearing him ask this, looked at Shen Huanxi curiously, waiting for her answer.

"I came here by myself. I don't have any boss." Shen Huanxi said with a frown.

"No, female comrade, are you kidding me? I've met your boss before, he's as fat as me, right?" The local boss asked unwillingly. He was just trying to make a blind guess.

Shen Huanxi glanced at him, then looked at the other local bosses nearby.

"Comrade, I found that there are more than one bosses with the same body shape as you here. You don't have to force yourself to get close to me. I came here alone and I am the boss myself."

After Shen Huanxi finished speaking, he was too lazy to say anything more to him and just went to look at the notice board.

The local boss also saw that Shen Huanxi didn't want to pay attention to him, and felt a little embarrassed, so he didn't follow.

The other local bosses who were also curious about who Shen Huanxi came with were a little skeptical after hearing what Shen Huanxi said.

Such a beautiful woman, if she just puts in a little effort, she can have a life of luxury. Not to mention others, even they would want to keep her. Why would she come out alone to do business?

Could it be that the boss who helped her came to read the notice?

There are many men with mistresses these days. Some of them are very smart and can even help their bosses take care of business. Maybe this lesbian is such a person?

Her boss is so lucky to have found such a beautiful and smart mistress.

Shen Huanxi went to look at the bulletin board, and in her peripheral vision she noticed the ways these men were looking at her. She knew exactly what they were thinking.

The world has always been malicious towards women. If you are beautiful, some people will think that you are not doing a serious job.

You are beautiful and willing to work hard to earn a better life, so some people ask you why you don't just find a good man to be your long-term meal ticket.

Even if a woman achieves success on her own, there will still be many doubts about her, and people will think that she got to the top through some shady means.

Shen Huanxi has always been too lazy to deal with these people. She doesn't want to waste her time on someone whose mind is only filled with thoughts about matters between men and women.

She looked at the notice board and found that indeed many state-owned enterprises were being auctioned publicly, and there were also many transfers that were open for bidding.

There are all kinds of state-owned enterprises among them, including production enterprises, processing enterprises, breeding and animal husbandry, etc.

It can be seen how great the impact of reform and opening up has been on these state-owned enterprises.

This is also a good thing for the whole country. After all, many people in state-owned enterprises these days are just taking empty salaries and not working seriously. If private enterprises can flourish, these state-owned enterprises will not be able to survive, which will be beneficial to the development of the country's overall economy.

Shen Huanxi read the notices one by one, and she finally saw a bidding notice that met her requirements.

This is a state-owned quarry with many years of history. Now, because the stones in the quarry have been mined out, it is no longer possible to operate it, and it is also unable to transform, so it has to be transferred through bidding and look for private individuals to take over.

The quarry is located on a piece of sandy land in the suburbs. All the stones have been mined out, and the remaining pits are of no use. Crops cannot be grown on the sand, and the quarry itself does not have any usable factories or the like. These foundations are basically worthless.

Moreover, quarrying in this era mainly relies on manual labor, and excavators are not popular. Shen Huanxi took a look and found that there was only one excavator in this quarry, and the bidding notice stated that the excavator was already half scrapped...

She was interested in the ten trucks of the quarrying company.

These ten trucks are in good condition.

There is no need to worry about the power and carrying capacity of the trucks that can transport stones. Even though the employees in state-owned enterprises have a slack work attitude in this era, their transportation equipment is definitely the best. Shen Huanxi can use these ten trucks.

The bidding price was between 30,000 and 50,000.

The cheapest trucks these days can be bought for 20,000 or 30,000 yuan. Shen Huanxi has no use for the other resources in the quarry. If she bids for this project, it would be equivalent to spending 30,000 to 50,000 yuan to buy ten trucks. Many people may think that the price is too expensive.

Shen Huanxi thought it was very suitable.

First of all, there is no doubt about the quality of the trucks, which is a very important issue. Secondly, it is difficult to buy a truck directly even if you have money. This is why she came here today to find a project to bid for.

Anyway, after looking around, Shen Huanxi was really interested in this project. She took out a notebook and a pen and wrote down the information on the bidding notice one by one.

"Hey, Shen Huanxi, you are here too. What a coincidence! I meet you here. If I had known, I would have burned some incense before going out, so I wouldn't be so unlucky." Shen Huanxi was copying something from the notice when he heard a man's voice coming from his ear, with an unpleasant smell of smoke.

Shen Huanxi turned her head away, and Luo Bo blew a smoke ring at her disrespectfully.

Luo Bo has been having a fierce quarrel with Jiang Xiaomei recently. Shen Huanxi and Jiang Xiaomei have a good relationship, and Jiang Xiaomei is now working for Shen Huanxi. Luo Bo took out his dissatisfaction with Jiang Xiaomei on Shen Huanxi.

Shen Huanxi waved his hand to get rid of the disgusting look in front of him, and looked at Luo Bo, not wanting to be outdone:

"Forget burning incense, even praying to Buddha is useless. Before I left the house today, I burned incense and prayed to Buddha, and even donated ten yuan for incense oil. And I ended up meeting you here. What bad luck!"

"You!" Luo Bo pointed at Shen Huanxi. He didn't expect Shen Huanxi to be so eloquent.

Seeing that there were still many people around, he didn't want to attack Shen Huanxi.

After a while, he sneered.

"You've also taken a fancy to this quarry? What a coincidence, I've taken a fancy to it too. You want to bid for this quarry? Just your sea buckthorn juice? You haven't even built a factory yet, and you've been working on this for less than a month. Will the Investment Promotion Bureau give you this project? You're dreaming."

"Don't you know who is dreaming? I have been making sea buckthorn juice for less than a month, but my sea buckthorn juice is already sold in major restaurants in Yunnan City, as well as in grocery stores, small shops of all sizes, and vegetable markets. What about yours?

You have been canning fruits for many years. Besides selling them in grocery stores and canteens, do you think you can buy them in restaurants of all sizes in Yunnan City?

My factory has not been built yet, and I was worried that I would not be able to bid for this project. But when I saw that my competitor was someone like you who has been making canned food for a few years and whose sales are not as wide as mine, I felt relieved. There is no pressure at all after winning the bid." Shen Huanxi said the most exciting words calmly.

"You you you!" Luo Bo pointed at Shen Huanxi, even more angry this time.

He was not only angry that Shen Huanxi humiliated him here, but he was also angry that Shen Huanxi actually took a fancy to this project. Wasn't he trying to snatch it from him?

"Oh, Mr. Luo, what a coincidence, you are here too, what project do you want to see?" Luo Bo was holding his breath so hard that his face turned red, and a local boss who was about the same age as him came over to greet him.

This local boss was also one of the local bosses who paid attention to Shen Huanxi when she just arrived.

"Ah, it's Boss Zhou. What a coincidence. I came here today to take a look." Luo Bo did not mention the project he had his eyes on this time. "I met quite a few acquaintances today, including Boss Shen, who is also an old acquaintance of mine."

As Luo Bo spoke, he looked at Shen Huanxi.

"Boss Shen?" Boss Zhou stared at Shen Huanxi with eyes wide open.

Several other local bosses also looked at Shen Huanxi.

Just now, when they heard Shen Huanxi say that she was the boss, no one believed it. Everyone was sure that she was the mistress of some big boss, a smart mistress who came to help the big boss read the notices. Who would have thought that she was actually the boss herself.

"Yes, Boss Shen, she married a crippled man who has no ability, so she has to go out to do business at such a young age, and she runs around dressed like this. We don't know what dirty things she has experienced, it's quite tragic.

Do you think she has a problem with her brain? She is not bad looking, but she has to marry a cripple. Or is there something shameful going on with her that she dares not find a proper man and only dares to marry a cripple? Hahaha..." Luo Bo laughed loudly, afraid that the other local bosses present could not hear him.

Shen Huanxi also laughed.

"Hey, Mr. Luo, what era is it now? We have already implemented reform and opening up. When the Communist Party was still in power, people said that women could hold up half the sky. Are you still thinking like in the Qing Dynasty? No wonder you are so incompetent. You can't keep up with the times."

"Who are you calling incompetent?"

"I'm talking about you, Luo Bo." Shen Huanxi called him by his full name.

"Isn't it, Luo Bo? Look at the big bosses here. So many of them bring their young and beautiful women out for everyone to see. It shows that they are capable and can take good care of their women. What about you? Look at what you have done to your woman. Only incompetent men beat women."

"You!" Luo Bo's face froze.

However, Shen Huanxi's words were very useful to the other local bosses present and the mistresses who came with their financial sponsors.

Shen Huanxi said that the local bosses were capable, and she also said that the second grandma was young and beautiful.

So those local bosses who didn't know Luo Bo couldn't help but speak up.

"It's wrong to hit women, boss. Haven't you heard that women are the feng shui of the house? If you treat women well and the feng shui is good, your business will grow. In the future, please don't hit women."

"Yes, if you really have the energy, use it on business, not on beating women."

…

"You are listening to the nonsense this woman talks about! How do you know that I hit a woman just based on her words? I didn't! I can also take good care of a woman! I am no worse than you!" Luo Bo was accused and felt angry and ashamed.

"Really?" Shen Huanxi smiled again.

"You say I have nothing to say, but what about you? You say you can take good care of a woman, but do you dare to bring your woman out?

Everyone here is a big boss. You will surely meet them in some high-end restaurants or high-end clubs in the future. You and the bosses here will surely meet again in the future. Do you dare to bring out the woman you said you have raised well?

You don't dare, because you are not as well-maintained as these big bosses. Look at the little women of these big bosses, aren't they younger and prettier than the other? You can't." Shen Huanxi said, shaking his head.

Jiang Xiaomei is also young and beautiful, but given her current relationship with Luo Bo, she definitely won't go out with Luo Bo.

Luo Bo certainly didn't dare to bring his mistress out. If he did, and Jiang Xiaomei found out, took photos, and left evidence, his property would be divided up.

He didn't dare to bring it out, and even now he didn't dare to refute Shen Huanxi.

The boss who didn't know Luo Bo and the mistresses present pointed at Luo Bo.

Shen Huanxi had already copied down the bidding information. There was no need to waste time here any longer, so he squeezed through the crowd and left.

…

People continued to come to the Investment Promotion Bureau to look at the notice board. Shen Huanxi had only taken two steps when he saw Su Liming and Lan Linxiang coming towards him.

She didn't want to meet these two people, especially didn't want to talk to Lan Linxiang, so she took the opportunity when they didn't notice her to go behind a rockery.

As expected, Lan Linxiang and his wife did not notice her and were still chatting.

"Ruyi Quarry is pretty good. I've asked someone to inquire about the ten trucks, and they're all very good trucks. I used to know one of the drivers. I think the price is quite suitable. Come and take a look with me now." Lan Linxiang said.

Shen Huanxi was behind the rockery, and his brows frowned slightly when he heard her words.

Ruyi Quarry was the quarry that both she and Luo Bo had their eyes on.

It seems that this quarry is really popular. So many people want it.

Shen Huanxi knew that she, Luo Bo, and Lan Linxiang and his wife were not the only ones who wanted this quarry.

The project that caught her eye at first sight must have great advantages. It seems that she will have to put more thought into it if she wants to bid for this project.

Finally, Lan Linxiang and his wife walked away, and Shen Huanxi came out from behind the rockery. She turned around involuntarily and glanced at Lan Linxiang's back.

She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she found that Lan Linxiang looked very haggard today, and seemed to have aged a lot. What had Lan Linxiang experienced during this period of time?

I remember that at this time in my previous life she had already been married to Su Chaoyang. At that time, she was busy with business, very tired and haggard.

At that time, Lan Linxiang was radiant, young and beautiful. How could she look like she does now?

Shen Huanxi didn't think much about it. It was none of her business anyway. What she should think about now is how to win the bid for this quarry. She must have many competitors.

The strange thing is that freight transportation is so inconvenient nowadays. Railways, the most efficient mode of transportation, have not yet developed, and it is not easy to buy trucks. Many companies want to have their own transportation teams, but having money is not enough. There are certainly many people like her who want to bid or auction off a state-owned enterprise with transportation tools.

What's more, the bidding price for this quarry is really tempting.

…

Just when Shen Huanxi came out of the Investment Promotion Bureau, Xiao Yutang had already brought his younger brothers and sisters to the Xifei Baozi Shop to buy buns.

After the children had eaten their fill, they did not forget to buy a few for Shen Huanxi. They sat in the store waiting for Shen Huanxi, and saw a little boy of three or four years old walking in from outside holding a tin frog toy, followed by a man in his early sixties holding a cream cake in his hand.

"Xiao Yuzheng, you are here too. Are you here to buy buns too? You also know that the buns in this bun shop are delicious? Your mother doesn't like you, doesn't love you, and doesn't care about you. I thought she wouldn't tell you! Did you hear it from others? It definitely wasn't your mother who told you, right?" The little boy started talking a lot as soon as he saw Xiao Yuzheng.

Before Xiao Yuzheng could say anything, Xiao Yutang's brows furrowed.

"What are you talking about? My mother is very good to us."

"You are Xiao Yuzheng's brother. Then why did your mother not buy him a cake when Xiao Yuzheng wanted to eat it on his third birthday? She even scolded him for being greedy. I remember it! It happened last year! Because my birthday was a few days earlier than Xiao Yuzheng's birthday! I remember it very clearly!"

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