After being busy for half a year, Shu Hui finally had some free time to do a thorough cleaning. She and Deng Fangping bought candy, brown sugar, pork, and other things. Knowing that Chu Yu liked canned food, she specially bought canned yellow peaches. There were many children in the family, and Shu Hui used to be reluctant to eat such things, but now she not only does so, she buys a whole box at a time.
Shu Aiguo bought firecrackers again, and Deng Fangping bought some things for her parents' home. When they returned to Shanguan Village, they filled a whole truck. When the villagers saw them, they asked from afar:
"Patriotism, you've made a fortune in the city?"
Shu Aiguo wiped his sweat and chuckled, "What fortune? My wife sells roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), earning her money through hard work. She's been busy until the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, and we haven't bought anything for the family. So, we've stocked up on a cartload of cabbages, and bought some meat, rice, and flour. It looks like a lot, but it's actually not worth much."
The villager glanced at her furtively and noticed a few cabbage stalks peeking out from under the veil, indicating that it was a cartload of cabbages.
Everyone in the village says that Shu Aiguo sells roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) in Deyang, and his business is booming. People say he can earn twenty or thirty yuan a day! That's more than someone else's monthly wages. Who wouldn't be envious?
But being envious is useless. They run a small business and rely on the genuine taste of their food. You don't have the ability to make roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), so you can only be envious of how much money they make.
The villagers were both envious and moved, but a few with ill intentions winked and called out to Shu Aiguo:
"Patriotism, come to my house to gamble tonight!"
Shu Aiguo knew they were trying to scam him out of money.
When Shu Aiguo was involved in the underworld, these little brats were probably still playing in the mud somewhere!
He ignored him, waving his hand and saying, "We haven't even steamed any buns at home, and besides, I don't have any money. You should ask someone else!"
Shu Aiguo wasn't stupid. The furniture store had made a lot of money. He and Chu Yu had split it into nearly 100,000 yuan. But Shu Aiguo couldn't sleep soundly with this money in his hands. He was not only afraid of being robbed, but also afraid that he was too uneducated to keep this windfall.
Making money is one thing, but keeping it is another. Those without ability are easily swayed by sweet talk and tricked into gambling, losing their entire fortune in less than a year. Shu Aiguo knows his wealth comes entirely from luck and his niece, Chu Yu. Given his abilities and experience, he knows he must be extremely cautious to protect his wealth!
Shu Aiguo even made a deal with Deng Fangping: even if they had money, they would live as if they had none, and even be more frugal than before. They couldn't tell anyone that they had made money! Otherwise, relatives would swarm to borrow money, and if they didn't lend it, they would hold a grudge and report them. Who could handle that?
Deng Fangping and he were on the same side. When she came back for the New Year, she bought meat, snacks and fruit, but she didn't buy clothes or get her hair permed!
If a rural person returns to their hometown without getting a perm, doesn't that mean they haven't made any money?
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