Chapter 177 One Million
In 1982 in Jiangcheng, buying a TV was a big deal.
Xiong Heping finally asked someone to get him a ticket for a TV show, and he also received his year-end bonus during the New Year's Eve, so he went to Jiangcheng No. 1 Department Store in high spirits.
The city of Jiangcheng is very magical. If you say it is in the south, it is cold in winter; if you say it is in the north, it is hot in summer. It is now the coldest time of the year, and your breath turns to ice. As soon as you go out, you have to wrap yourself in a scarf, gloves, and a thick cotton-padded jacket to protect yourself from the biting north wind.
There were four people sitting in the old jeep heading north: Xiong Heping, Tao Nanfeng, Yao Xiaotao, and Fan Yajun. Three women sat in the back row, chattering about what they should buy with the money.
Fan Yajun said, "Nanfeng, shall we buy some new sweaters? I heard the mall has received a batch of turtleneck sweaters in several colors. They will look great with a coat."
Yao Xiaotao immediately became interested when she heard the word "coat": "Coat? Perfect! I want to buy a new coat. Can you guys go with me to buy it?"
Fan Yajun smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go buy one with you. You have a petite figure, and you will look good in a short, maroon coat with a bright-colored scarf."
Yao Xiaotao nodded with a smile: "Okay, okay, Sister Fan must have good taste, then let them line up to buy a TV, and the three of us will go to the second floor to shop for clothes."
Tao Nanfeng couldn't help but smile as he listened to them excitedly planning which one to buy first and which one next. The city of Hong Kong is bustling and prosperous, and the clothes are fashionable and exquisite, but it always feels a little bit missing without a close girlfriend to go shopping with.
When they arrived at the mall, Xiong and Heping went north to the electrical cabinet on the first floor to line up, while the three women went straight to the second floor.
The mall was crowded, so the three of them untied their scarves and took off their coats as they walked, slowly following the flow of people. The hot steam rose up, and the faces of the three people were flushed, making them look even more beautiful than flowers, attracting the envious glances of the women next to them.
A look of jealousy flashed across the crowd.
Feng You was dressed brightly, and she and Zhou Ruowei were accompanied by a woman in her fifties, one on each side. The woman was wealthy and proud. She held Zhou Ruowei's arm and pouted, "Of course I'm happy that you guys are accompanying me to buy New Year's goods. But there's one thing. Since Feng You has graduated and started working, you should have a child earlier so that your father and I can enjoy the joy of family. Ruowei is the only child in our family. You can't let the Zhou family die..."
Feng You's eyes darkened and he didn't respond.
They receive incense and offerings all day long. Could it be that there is an imperial throne to inherit in their family? If you don’t make money and start a career now, you will miss the opportunity and regret it in the future!
She stared at Tao Nanfeng and wondered in her heart: Why is Tao Nanfeng shopping with two women? Doesn't she want to take care of the children? Does she have a bad relationship with Xiangbei? Judging from the way she was dressed, she didn't seem to be very rich, she only wore a silver bracelet on her wrist.
Feng You looked down at the gold chain on her wrist. It was the prize Zhou Ruowei gave her when she made 5,000 yuan from a big order this year. But when she thought about the last time at Nanfeng Company, when Tao Nanfeng casually entertained guests with antique tea bowls from official kilns, she lost her confidence again.
Feng You has made some money now, but it is far from enough.
After graduating from college, she opened a small house exchange company. Feng You studied at Kyoto University and knew many big names in the field of architectural design. In addition, his wife Zhou Ruowei worked at the Kyoto Housing Construction Office and had a wide network of interpersonal relationships. The couple gradually gained a foothold in the field of housing replacement in Kyoto and earned their first pot of gold.
There is just one thing. The real estate industry in Kyoto has not yet started, and most people have their housing allocated by their work units. Feng You’s housing replacement company is just a small business. Although he knew that the Kyoto courtyard houses would be valuable in the future, Feng You did not have the money to stockpile a batch of houses and could only sigh in despair.
Knowing that you can make money, but unfortunately you don’t have the capital - this feeling is really painful.
Feng You came back for the New Year this time to please her mother-in-law. She knew that Zhou Ruowei came from a well-off family and her mother-in-law Liu Shuqiang's ancestors were also wealthy. If I can convince my mother-in-law to give me a few tens of thousands of dollars, I can buy the small courtyard house in Guilin Lane. After a few years, the value will increase several times, and when the real estate market starts to take off, she will be able to make a fortune!
But Liu Shuqiang was very stingy with the money and refused to give out even a single cent. She only said that the most important thing for her daughter-in-law Feng You is to give birth to a son as soon as possible. As for investments and companies, she has no interest at all.
When Feng You arrived at the department store today, he saw Tao Nanfeng in the crowd at first sight.
Tao Nanfeng wore a yellow and black plaid cashmere short coat on his right hand, a loose candy brown knitted sweater, a pair of dark blue jeans, and a big braid tied with a bright yellow headband on his chest. He looked handsome, fashionable, and indescribably good-looking.
Feng You didn't know that Tao Nanfeng's outfit was the most fashionable among the urban girls in Hong Kong. She just felt that her dazzling light hurt her eyes and muttered, "She loves to dress up all day long, what a bourgeois lady!"
Zhou Ruowei followed Feng You's gaze and accurately found Tao Nanfeng, and his eyes were immediately glued to him. After not seeing her for such a long time, Tao Nanfeng is still as beautiful as ever, dazzlingly beautiful.
Feng You pinched Zhou Ruowei quietly, and felt a little better when he heard hissing sound. She quietly approached Zhou Ruowei and reminded him, "Don't forget how she humiliated you before! We have to do something to make her look good."
Zhou Ruowei suddenly woke up. Yes, Tao Nanfeng rejected his pursuit back then, which caused him to be accused of stealing Fan Yajun's ideas in the residential design competition. This woman is a femme fatale.
His lustful thoughts disappeared immediately. Zhou Ruowei pulled Feng You to block Tao Nanfeng's way and greeted him with a fake smile: "Tao Nanfeng, long time no see."
Tao Nanfeng stopped and glanced at the two of them with a indifferent expression.
Yao Xiaotao looked at the man and woman in front of her with curiosity. As a schoolmate, she certainly knew Zhou Ruowei, but she didn't understand why Zhou Ruowei looked at Tao Nanfeng with a bad expression.
Yao Xiaotao subconsciously stood in front of Tao Nanfeng and said, "Brother Zhou, the road is wide open and we can go our separate ways. What do you mean by blocking our way?"
When Feng You saw this scene, he inexplicably felt that it looked familiar. She laughed sarcastically: "Tao Nanfeng, why do people always jump out to speak for you? One after another, it's as if you can't speak for yourself and have to find others to do it for you."
Yao Xiaotao quickly took over the conversation: "Tao Nanfeng is popular, so what? Are you jealous? Let me tell you! It's useless to be jealous, Tao Nanfeng is better than you in every way."
Feng You hated it most when others said she was not as good as Tao Nanfeng. She shook the gold chain on her wrist and said, "Who said Tao Nanfeng is worse than me in everything? I have already bought a house in Kyoto. Have you bought one?"
Tao Nanfeng burst out laughing. I used to hate Feng You so much that my teeth itched. I always felt that she was a lucky girl and was blessed by fate. Now when he met her again, Tao Nanfeng felt relaxed and felt that Feng You was nothing special.
What is there to be afraid of with such a narrow-minded woman?
If she dreams of having herself stepped on by others and hopes to become Tao Shouxin's pride, she is afraid that she will never be able to do so in this life.
Feng You hated Tao Nanfeng's carefree look the most. Seeing her smile, he became even angrier: "Tao Nanfeng, what are you laughing at! We grew up together, don't I know you? You pretend to be aloof and aloof all day long, but you are actually a housework idiot! A delicate lady who can only survive by relying on others' care. You want to compete with me? I can work in the living room and the kitchen, respect my parents-in-law, and work hard. I am much better than you."
Zhou Ruowei put his hand on Feng You's shoulder and tried to support her: "Feng You is fine."
It was the first time that Fan Yajun had seen such a shameless person, who was standing in a busy shopping mall and brazenly boasting that she was "good at both housework, filial to parents-in-law, and diligent in work." Did this woman think that this was the scene of the neighborhood committee commending the five good families?
Fan Yajun was amazed and looked Feng You up and down. "I see that you have delicate features and you can get more attention if you dress up. Why didn't you look in the mirror before going out? It's better for others to give you praise. How can you brag about yourself?"
As both of them were majoring in architecture, Feng You was no stranger to Fan Yajun. Seeing the legendary Lady Fan, Feng You didn't dare to lose his temper. He lowered his eyes and looked at the instep of her feet, feeling very uncomfortable.
It's always like this. Every time she and Tao Nanfeng have a dispute, someone around her will jump out to speak for her, as if Tao Nanfeng was a mute!
Just when Feng You was feeling dissatisfied, Tao Nanfeng's voice rang out at this time.
"Feng You, I advise you not to compare yourself with me, otherwise you will never be happy in your life. So what if you have a house in Kyoto? I have a building in Jiangcheng; so what if you are good at cooking? I feel bad for my mother-in-law who cooks for me. It's not that I look down on you, but no matter how much money you make, you can't compare to me."
Tao Nanfeng usually doesn't like to argue with others, but once she opens her mouth, her words are powerful and well-reasoned, and ordinary people are no match for her. Even Yi Tiancheng, such a powerful Feng Shui master from Hong Kong, would be scared when facing Tao Nanfeng, let alone Feng You, who has not yet cultivated to the level of a spirit?
Feng You was so angry at Tao Nanfeng that he jumped up and down: "You!"
Zhou Ruowei was also shocked by Tao Nanfeng's high profile: "Tao Nanfeng, who says that no matter how much money we make, we can't beat you? Now that Kyoto is doing a lot of infrastructure construction, there are opportunities to make money everywhere. Even though our house replacement company started late, it's much easier to make money than your design company."
In Zhou Ruowei's opinion, design companies only provide technical services. They employ a bunch of professionals and charge standard design fees. After working very hard on a project, they can only earn a few thousand dollars at most. If the client is not satisfied and makes changes here and there, the post-production services alone can delay a project for a year or two. The cost is high and the profit is small, so the money earned is hard-earned.
But the house exchange companies they two have opened now are different. They are doing a business with no capital and they make money from the information gap. In the future, when residential development starts, the house exchange companies can switch to acting as intermediaries. They have low costs, high profits and low risks. Isn't it much better than a design company?
Tao Nanfeng smiled slightly when Zhou Ruowei mentioned the house exchange company they opened. It is now 1982, and Kyoto is still building residential buildings. The opportunity for Zhou Ruowei to make a fortune is far from coming.
They haven't even visited the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, the earliest area for real estate development, yet they want to make a fortune by lying in Kyoto. Do they think they can compare themselves with me in terms of vision and pattern? I'm dreaming.
Tao Nanfeng shook his head: "I said, don't compete with me."
Yao Xiaotao added: "Compared with my Mr. Tao, you are bound to lose!"
Zhou Ruowei was enraged, and slowly walked to Tao Nanfeng, saying firmly: "Tao Nanfeng, let's have a competition. You open your company, and I open mine. Whoever makes a million first will be the winner!"
One million! Even Feng You was stunned when he heard Zhou Ruowei's words.
She pulled Zhou Ruowei and said, "Are you crazy? One million! How can we earn one million!"
Zhou Ruowei narrowed his eyes and asked her, "Don't you believe we can make a million?"
Feng You didn't know how to respond to this, so he could only stamp his feet fiercely: "I am confident that I can get one million, but now is not the right time. Besides, what is the bet you made with her?"
bet? Tao Nanfeng suddenly became interested.
In her memory, the few times she made bets, the prizes were all considerable.
She made a bet with Miao Jing in an arm wrestling match and won several public school teacher quotas, and properly placed three educated youth private teachers who taught diligently.
She made a bet with Yi Tiancheng on Feng Shui and won two pieces of land in Gangcheng, earning more than six million.
Tao Nanfeng raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhou Ruowei: "It's okay to bet, but what's the prize?"
Zhou Ruowei asked her back: "What do you want?"
Tao Nanfeng: "I want you to stay away from me."
Zhou Ruowei asked Feng You again: "What do you want?"
Feng You: "I want her and her father to personally cook a meal with three dishes and a soup, and politely invite me and my mother to eat together!"
Zhou Ruowei turned to look at Tao Nanfeng: "The prize is as you wish. If you win, Feng You and I will never appear in front of you again, even if we meet on the road, we will retreat. If we win, then you will cook for Feng You and Feng You's mother."
Tao Nanfeng smiled slightly: "Okay!"
Zhou Ruowei made a bet with her, and then he decided how to compete: "Words are not enough, you must explain the source of the one million, and pay it in real money, or you can show the company's accounts..."
Before he could finish his words, Tao Nanfeng raised her hand to stop him from speaking. She brought the small shoulder bag she was carrying in front of her, opened the metal buckle, and took out a light green receipt from it.
"Here, a draft from Hong Kong City Bank for one million, take a close look~" Yesterday, I received the first draft for the land purchase payment from Yu Chengda. Before I had time to process it at the bank, it came in handy here.
Feng You screamed: "What? One million!" She rushed to Tao Nanfeng and subconsciously wanted to snatch the bill of exchange.
Tao Nanfeng raised his hand and held the document higher to prevent it from being torn by her.
Feng You and Zhou Ruowei rushed in front of her, staring at the numbers on the bill with wide eyes, muttering: "Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions... one million!"
Feng You's voice was high-pitched and sharp, attracting the attention of the people around him. They pointed and said, "What is this woman doing? She's yelling and screaming. Is she crazy?"
Feng You couldn't hear any sound from outside. All she saw was this huge money order: "Did you rob a bank? How could you have so much money?"
Even Fan Yajun didn't know that Tao Nanfeng was so rich. With a huge sum of one million in a small black shoulder bag, how could she be able to go shopping leisurely with everyone? Isn’t she afraid of thieves?
Tao Nanfeng looked at Feng You and Zhou Ruowei with contempt in his eyes: "This is the money I made from land trading in Gangcheng. You should open your eyes and see clearly. Don't show off in front of me anymore! Stay away from me in the future. Do you hear me?"
Feng You suffered a heavy blow, and her whole spirit seemed to be drained away. She stared at Tao Nanfeng blankly, muttering in disbelief: "How is it possible? Don't you run a design company? Why did you come to Gangcheng to do land business? How could you make so much money! I don't accept it, I don't believe it..."
After Zhou Ruowei saw the title and amount of the bill clearly, he looked at Tao Nanfeng in shock: "You, you actually went so far!"
He worked in the Kyoto Housing Development Office for several years and thought he had a very clear understanding of the domestic situation. Although the domestic market economy is just starting out and the residential market has not yet taken shape, he is confident that as soon as national policies become clear, opportunities to make big money and quick money will come immediately.
That's why Zhou Ruowei dared to bet with Tao Nanfeng that he would earn one million first.
Unexpectedly, Tao Nanfeng had already made his first pot of gold, with one million in cash in hand.
It turns out that the clown is actually himself.
Feng You wanted to say something, but Zhou Ruowei pulled her behind him, turned around and left without saying another word. Feng You struggled to shake off Zhou Ruowei, but he held her tightly and pulled her to prevent her from talking to Tao Nanfeng again.
The difference is like heaven and earth, what else is there to compare? It just makes people laugh.
A fat middle-aged woman came up to Feng You and the others, and kept complaining: "What are you doing? Didn't you say you would go shopping with me? I just tried on a cotton jacket and I couldn't find any trace of you. You keep saying you are filial to me, but in the end you only care about your own happiness. What about your wife? Humph! With your attitude, Feng You, don't expect me to invest in the company, unless... you quickly give me a grandson!"
Feng You had a bitter face and bit her lip. She was angry but dared not say anything. She looked depressed.
Seeing all this, Tao Nanfeng seemed to hear what Feng You had said in his ear when he was young.
"No one will like you, bourgeois stinky lady!"
"What's the point of being pretty? You can't even speak clearly. You're such a useless person."
"My mother treats you so well. She provides you with food and clothes, and always puts you first in everything. Yet you won't even call me mom. What's your attitude?"
Those who once hurt Tao Nanfeng with words finally tasted the feeling of being hurt by words.
Good deeds will be rewarded with good, and evil deeds will be punished with evil. It’s not that there will be no reward, it’s just that the time has not come yet.
At this moment, the feeling of injustice that had been weighing on Tao Nanfeng's heart for a long time finally dissipated, and his heart became open and happy.
Yao Xiaotao hugged Tao Nanfeng's arm and looked at the bill in her hand curiously: "Boss Tao, when did you go to Gangcheng? How dare you start a land business?"
Fan Yajun was also a little curious: "Nanfeng, what's going on? I only knew that you went to the port city and brought us gifts. I didn't expect you to do such a big thing without saying a word!"
Tao Nanfeng laughed: "I am competing with the Feng Shui master of Hong Kong City. This is my prize."
Yao Xiaotao cheered and jumped up: "So much money! Mr. Tao will treat us!"
Fan Yajun also smiled and punched Tao Nanfeng: "Rich woman, treat me!"
Tao Nanfeng put the bills into his bag, stretched out his hands and hugged the two people on the left and right, smiling brightly without any gloom: "No problem, buy anything you want, I'll treat you."
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