Chapter 37 Chapter 37 Luck Value is at an Abnormal Level
After a night, Liu Mianmian had gotten over the embarrassment in her heart. She felt that it was not a good idea to hide away such a comfortable and cool nightgown after washing it. If the straps were not strong enough, she could just sew two more stitches on it. She had to wear it anyway.
After she had done her own ideological work, she was very calm when facing Shen Weizhuo.
However, Shen Weizhuo did not go to work or the study early in the morning. He sat at the desk in the room, writing something seriously.
Liu Mianmian didn't mean to peek... well, she was curious, but she did see it accidentally. She found that Shen Weizhou had written down some of the things that had happened since their marriage, and each event was clearly marked with the time and place.
"Why are you writing this?"
Shen Weizhou continued writing as he casually said, "I feel like my memory has been getting worse lately. I'm writing this down so I don't forget it over time."
Looking at the markings on the manuscript paper that were accurate to the hour, Liu Mianmian fell silent.
Not to mention what happened a month ago, even if it happened three days ago, she couldn't remember it so clearly.
If his condition is considered a poor memory, then what about hers?
Liu Mianmian didn't want to talk to him. Shen Weizhou looked up at her and asked, "You want to buy all the defective fabrics from the garment factory? Do you have enough money?"
"Um?"
Shen Weizhou: "If it's not enough, I have some here, you can take it first."
Liu Mianmian didn't expect Shen Weizhou to ask her if she had enough money. After a pause of two seconds, she said, "It should be enough. I plan to continue to form a partnership with Jiang Hongmei. She should also contribute part of the money when the time comes."
Shen Weizhuo nodded: "That's good. If it's not enough, just tell me." Then he lowered his head and continued to write.
Liu Mianmian was intrigued by him: "You actually have savings, can you tell me how much? I'm just curious, it's okay if you don't want to tell me."
Shen Weizhou paused again and looked at her sideways. "Is it strange that I have savings? I've been at the research institute for several years. Although my salary is based on my attendance, I don't usually spend money, so I saved all this money. Add to that the bonuses from some projects and the red envelopes given by my elders during festivals, and it's more than enough to buy the goods for the garment factory."
What Shen Weizhuo didn't say was that if he included the things his grandmother left him, it would be no problem to sell more goods.
Liu Mianmian clicked her tongue twice, it seemed that the "ten thousand yuan household" was right next to her!
The batch of goods from the garment factory would cost at least 7,500 yuan. Since Shen Weizhuo said it was more than enough, Liu Mianmian estimated that his savings should be more than 10,000 yuan.
"The interest on money in the bank isn't very high. Next time you find a good investment project, why not invest in it?" Liu Mianmian thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "Take the 'Liu Niang and the Scholar' I told you about last time. The script is quite good. If Li Yaoming can raise funds to start filming, should we invest together?"
"You said last time that you were interested in this book. Do you want to invest in it?"
Liu Mianmian nodded: "Yes, I have a feeling this movie will be a hit."
Investing in a movie did sound a bit unreliable. Liu Mianmian thought hard, trying to find a suitable reason to persuade Shen Weizhou. Before she could think of a good reason, she heard Shen Weizhou say, "Okay, tell me when the time comes."
Liu Mianmian: “Hmm?”
I couldn't help but ask: "Aren't you afraid of losing money?"
Shen Weizhou raised his eyebrows: "Didn't you have a feeling that this movie would be a hit? Why don't you have confidence in your hunch?"
Liu Mianmian shook her head firmly: "How is that possible? I made a reasonable judgment based on the script and the Hong Kong film market. Don't worry, I won't say too much, but I should be able to earn two or three times as much."
Shen Weizhou's eyes flickered slightly, and he smiled: "Then I have to thank you for introducing this way of making money to me?"
Liu Mianmian waved her hand: "No big deal, we're all roommates... uh, I mean, we can make money together." She almost blurted out the words "roommates". Liu Mianmian quickly waved her hand: "I'm going to have breakfast first."
Watching her quickly walk out the door, Shen Weizhuo pursed his lips, turned around and went back to continue writing.
Not long after, he put down his pen and looked at the timeline and corresponding events he had sorted out. What emerged in his mind was the slightly mechanical voice of System 009: "Host, your health points are full. You can return to your original world at any time. Friendly reminder, there are signs that the host's fate in the original world has been altered. The luck value is at an abnormal level. The host needs to pay close attention after returning."
Shen Weizhuo looked out the window. The sunlight filled the yard. From the restaurant not far away came the laughter of Liu Mianmian and Aunt Liu.
Everything is completely different from the previous life.
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Liu Mianmian had originally wanted to find time to visit Jiang Hongmei at the military industrial complex, but before she could find the time, Jiang Hongmei showed up. According to her, the defective clothing had already sold out, and she had received word that the factory had another batch of defective fabric they wanted to process, but this time, they refused to give it to her.
"On the one hand, people are often forgotten. On the other hand, even though I give them a lot of benefits every time I buy goods, it is precisely because of this that they are even less likely to give me things, for fear that I will really become rich."
Jiang Hongmei said angrily, "As a self-employed person, I work from dawn to dusk to earn a little money, and they're happy to give me some benefits. But if I make more, they won't be happy. It seems that there's not much point in them being in the factory."
Liu Mianmian expressed her understanding. As a former colleague, she was not worried that you would suffer, but was afraid that you would drive a Land Rover.
"I heard several people are asking about this batch of goods, but the factory thinks it's best to sell it to one company or individual all at once." Jiang Hongmei sighed, "If only we could get a few thousand yuan and get this batch of goods in one go, I'll ask someone to talk to the head of the sales department directly. Maybe we can get it done."
She frowned. This was just talk. These days, not many people have a thousand yuan in savings, let alone ten thousand yuan. Even if they had ten thousand yuan, who would dare to spend so much money on a piece of moldy and spotted cloth?
"Forget it, let's think of other ways to make money. Oh, by the way, I heard that Clivia is selling well in the north. Someone traded a pot of Clivia for a TV, and someone else sold their Clivia for over 100,000 yuan. How can this thing be so valuable? Should we…"
Liu Mianmian hurriedly stopped him: "Don't ask for it, absolutely not!"
"Think about it, you all think it's a bit ridiculous to sell a pot of grass for so much, right? Actually, I believe everyone feels the same way, that it's not worth so much money. It's just that the market price keeps going up, so people keep buying it. It's like the game of pass the flower, you need someone to keep passing it, but will there really be someone who will keep catching the flower forever?"
Jiang Hongmei thought for a moment and said, "It depends on who it falls into!"
Liu Mianmian nodded. She had seen a related explanatory video on the Internet in her previous life and had a deep impression of the Clivia fever. So she roughly remembered that the price of Clivia collapsed around June of this year.
It's already late May, and the collapse is not far away.
Besides, they are far away. If they really start purchasing Clivia now and ship it to the north, the price will probably collapse by the time it arrives. By then, they will have no place to cry.
The 1980s was an economic boom with many opportunities to make money, but Liu Mianmian never thought of making money by trading Clivia, because in essence, it was similar to a Ponzi scheme.
Jiang Hongmei pulled her hair and said, "What should I do? If it really doesn't work, how about Liu Anmin and I go to the countryside to collect vegetables and sell them in the city?"
She was so worried that when she looked up she saw Liu Mianmian eating mulberries and laughing. Jiang Hongmei suddenly realized what was happening and started complaining as soon as she entered the room, but Liu Mianmian didn't say a word at all.
This is not like her character. She usually talks about making money in a very clear and logical way. A while ago, she was muttering that she needed to make more money quickly so that she could find someone to make a movie and make some money in the entertainment industry.
Jiang Hongmei didn't understand anything about the entertainment industry and thought it was just a foreign term that Liu Mianmian learned from the manager of the western restaurant, Gangcheng.
Jiang Hongmei understood the idea of making a movie, but she thought Liu Mianmian was just daydreaming.
They only earn a few dollars and they want to make movies. Is that something ordinary people like them should think about?
Jiang Hongmei now just wants to make some money quickly, rent or buy a house, and move out to live on her own, so that her mother won't try to marry her off to make room for her brother and save money for his wife.
"No, have you already thought of a way to make money?" Jiang Hongmei glared at Liu Mianmian, "Are you deliberately making fun of me?!"
Liu Mianmian laughed heartily, saying, "You haven't stopped talking since you walked in. I haven't had a chance to say anything to you! Look, Aunt Liu tried to interrupt several times, but couldn't."
Aunt Liu was sewing, her reading glasses nearly falling off her nose. She glanced over the top of her glasses at Jiang Hongmei, "Oh, that's right. As soon as you walked in, you were bombarded with requests. I wanted to remind you about that fabric, but I sent someone to get it, but they didn't find the chance."
Jiang Hongmei blushed: "Aunt Liu, I'm just worried... Wait a minute, you said Liu Mianmian has already asked someone to get the fabric?!"
Aunt Liu sighed and looked at her speechlessly: "Oh, you finally listened to me."
Liu Mianmian laughed again. Jiang Hongmei rushed over to strangle her. Liu Mianmian dodged everywhere: "Jiang Hongmei, is this how you treat investors? Hahaha, let me go, let me go, ouch ouch, okay, aunt, please let me go, I won't dare to do it next time!"
Jiang Hongmei said proudly, "Little guy, I can't cure you."
When she looked up, she found that Shen Weizhuo had come out of the study at some point. Jiang Hongmei's eyes met his and she reflexively let go of Liu Mianmian and even jumped three feet away.
Shen Weizhuo nodded at her and turned to go into the restaurant.
"Oh my god, your man is so aggressive. I'm afraid if I pinch you again, he'll just tell me to get out." Jiang Hongmei whispered.
"That's not an exaggeration. He has a good temper." Although he never smiles, he's even willing to lend her money.
Jiang Hongmei didn't believe it: "Haha."
"Tell me about the fabric quickly. Who did you find and how much you plan to take? I was thinking we could pool our resources and take half. It would be best if we could find someone else to take the other half..."
Liu Mianmian waved her hand: "No need to be so troublesome, just take them all!" She made a fist-clenching gesture.
"All of it?" Jiang Hongmei's voice rose an octave. "I can only scrape together a little over a thousand at best. Can you take the rest?!"
She glanced at Aunt Liu and lowered her voice again: "You didn't ask your husband for money? No, your husband must have no money, so you asked your parents-in-law for money, right?"
Liu Mianmian waved her hand again: "I have money, to be more precise, I have money in my hands." This money cannot be considered hers.
Moreover, "Who said Shen Weizhou has no money? He also has money. He even said before that if it's not enough, he can lend me some first."
Jiang Hongmei: “…”
I really want to compete with these rich people.
After listening to Liu Mianmian's explanation of the whole process, Jiang Hongmei could no longer sit still. "I know Xu Haitang. Her father is a capable man, but she is not. She is too soft-hearted."
After much thought, Jiang Hongmei felt uneasy and decided to go and talk to Xu Haitang herself. She got up in a hurry and left. A moment later, she came back in a hurry. "Oh, by the way, Liu Jinshi has gone back to the factory to sweep the floor. My old man said that the factory originally wanted to fire her. Her mother went to the boss every day, and the boss was annoyed by her pestering, so he transferred her to a sweeping position."
Liu Mianmian thought for a moment and said, "As long as she doesn't bother me, I won't interfere in their family affairs anymore."
Jiang Hongmei: "Okay."
Jiang Hongmei's execution ability was quite amazing. When she and Xu Haitang appeared in Courtyard No. 9 two days later, the work had been done and they were just waiting to get the money.
Since it was Xu Haitang who brought the news, and she had been running around to contact him, Liu Mianmian originally wanted her to contribute some money to buy a share, or even give her a certain amount of "introduction fee". However, Xu Haitang refused, saying that as an internal employee of the garment factory, it was not appropriate for her to do so. Liu Mianmian thought carefully and realized that it was easy to give people a chance to criticize her if she was in a melon field or a plum field. So she just remembered the favor and would repay it later when she had the chance.
The three of them went to the bank to withdraw money, and then went to the garment factory to pay the money.
Zhu Yushan, the head of the sales department, saw Jiang Hongmei and said with a helpless smile, "Comrade Jiang, you said you resigned and started your own business, but you can't just take advantage of our garment factory, right? Your father works at the military factory, so why don't you try to fleece them too?"
Jiang Hongmei: "Section Chief Zhu, you think too highly of me. Do you think I can afford so much money?"
She pointed at Liu Mianmian and said, "I'm just helping out with errands. This guy is the big boss."
Zhu Yushan looked at the youngest female comrade among the three and asked in surprise, "Who is this female comrade?"
Liu Mianmian smiled, briefly introduced herself, and asked directly: "Can I pay now?"
Zhu Yushan could see that she didn't want to say much, but he thought it was normal. There weren't many people who could casually spend tens of thousands of dollars these days, so it was normal for people not to want to show off.
He smiled and nodded: "Of course."
There were actually quite a few people who contacted him wanting this batch of goods, but most of them could only afford part of the money. He originally thought that if it really didn't work out, he would just sell them to these people in batches. After all, if people really could afford so much money, why would they do something else with it? Why would they come to buy moldy fabrics that might not be sold?
He has a good relationship with Old Sun, who is in charge of the warehouse, and he is eager to help settle the account as soon as possible.
Before signing the contract and paying the money, Liu Mianmian seized the opportunity to bargain with Zhu Yushan again, lowering the price from 7,500 yuan agreed upon by Xu Haitang and others to 7,380 yuan.
After paying, Zhu Yushan reminded them, "According to the rules, the goods should be moved today. We all know each other well, and I have a good relationship with Old Sun in the warehouse. I can buy you two more days. You must move the goods within three days."
Liu Mianmian smiled and said, "Don't worry, Section Chief Zhu. I've checked the weather forecast and it's expected to rain in the next two days. I'll find someone to transport it away tomorrow."
With so much fabric, others might have worried about where to put it, but she didn't have that worry. After all, there was an empty courtyard in Courtyard No. 9, and she had already made arrangements with her stepfather-in-law and mother-in-law. There was more than enough space in the courtyard to store the fabric.
Zhu Yushan felt more and more that this girl was not simple, and his words became more polite. He personally sent her out of the factory and said with a smile that they could keep in touch in the future.
After Liu Mianmian and the others had gone far away, Zhu Yushan was about to turn around when someone called out to him, "Uncle Zhu!"
He turned his head, saw who it was, and smiled, "Yingxue, why are you here?"
Jiang Yingxue walked quickly forward, greeted politely, and then explained her purpose.
Zhu Yushan said in embarrassment, "Yingxue, when you said you wanted to buy some before, I thought you were joking. Besides, the factory still wants to get rid of everything at once. Look, a colleague from the purchasing department introduced someone, and that person paid the full amount in one go and bought everything."
Jiang Yingxue returned to the military compound from the garment factory. As she walked, she unknowingly arrived in front of the Shen family's small red building.
Fang Meiyun was pruning flowers in the yard. Seeing her, she waved, "Yingxue, come in."
Jiang Yingxue entered the yard.
Fang Meiyun looked her over and asked softly, "What's wrong? Did you get bullied outside? If anything goes wrong, tell Grandma Fang and she'll help you vent your anger."
Jiang Yingxue blinked, tears streaming down her face. She choked and whispered, "Grandma Fang, why can't I do anything right? I just, I just want to live a better life!"
Fang Meiyun held her hand, patted it gently, and comforted her: "Don't be discouraged. Failure once or twice doesn't matter. As long as you work hard, you will succeed one day. You must remember that you and Weihong are both blessed by fate. No matter how tortuous the road is, you will definitely be happy."
Immersed in her own emotions, Jiang Yingxue didn't hear clearly what Fang Meiyu said. She just felt that since she came to Nancheng and entered the military compound, Grandma Fang was the only person who was always kind and close to her.
And if Liu Mianmian were here, she would find that the Fang Meiyu in front of her had eyes full of calculation and determination, which was completely different from the weak, slightly scheming, but emotional Fang Meiyu she had seen before.
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