Chapter 107 He Pan Wants to Start a Factory
The amount of money my aunt asked for was exactly ten thousand yuan, which was the same as the amount Molly took out to buy a house today.
Molly couldn't help but wonder, if Aunt Ji knew that she had taken 220,000 yuan to buy a courtyard house yesterday, would she ask for 220,000 yuan now?
So Aunt Ji believed that the 10,000 yuan was given to her by Grandpa Ji and Grandma Ji, which is why she came to their door.
Sure enough, the next second Aunt Ji pointed at her and said, "You're willing to give this country girl ten thousand, but I'm your daughter, and you're not even willing to give me ten thousand? What kind of logic is that?"
Li Qingyang followed Ji Xiaogu and glared fiercely at Mo Li.
“We have no money, and we’ve never given Molly any money.” Grandma Ji felt extremely tired, both physically and mentally. She was repeatedly disappointed in her youngest daughter and wished she had never been born.
"Grandma, if you don't give her money, how will she have any? I saw her take out 10,000 yuan from her backpack today! She bought a two-story house on the street. Did you know that?" Li Qingyang said with schadenfreude. If her grandparents knew that she spent 10,000 yuan to buy a small house, they would be furious.
To Li Qingyang's surprise, her grandparents were not angry at all. Instead, they asked Molly with smiles, "Have you bought the house?"
Molly nodded. "I've bought it. It's not far from our house; it takes about thirty minutes to get there by bike."
"That's good." Grandma Ji was quite satisfied with the distance. "When do you plan to renovate? You can ask your cousin for help with the renovation; he has experience in this area."
Molly: "Grandma and I are on the same page; that's exactly what I'm planning."
"mom--"
Aunt Ji shouted angrily, "I'm talking to you!"
Grandma Ji's face turned ugly again. "I have nothing more to say to you."
"Give me 10,000 yuan so I can open a shop and start a business. Please help my daughter out, okay?" Aunt Ji pleaded.
"I told you your father and I have no money." Grandma Ji was too weak to look at her daughter anymore. "Have Old Ding drag her out."
"You're being biased. You're willing to give it to your granddaughter-in-law, but why not to give it to my own daughter? Just consider it a loan from you, and I'll pay you back when I earn money, okay?"
Aunt Ji still believes that the 10,000 yuan was given to Molly by Grandpa and Grandma Ji.
“That ten thousand yuan wasn’t given to me by my grandparents, it was given to me by my husband,” Molly said.
Aunt Ji: "I don't believe it. Ji Hefeng is just a regular guy with a fixed salary, how could he have ten thousand yuan?"
Molly sighed. "He said he has an uncle who went to Hong Kong. He invested a lot of money in this uncle back then, and now he can make money even while lying down. Do you see those two cars in our yard? They were brought back from Hong Kong."
"You even bought a car!" Aunt Ji's eyes widened.
“Yes, we bought it. But the car is ours, it has nothing to do with you. Someone like you who even framed our parents, I'm afraid you'll taint our car. Also, this house is mine, it's in my name, so don't come here again, I find your family disgusting.” Molly said, looking at the butler, Uncle Ding, and the servants beside him, “Everyone remember these two faces, don't open the door when they come. Now, please help us throw them out.”
Even after Aunt Ji and her daughter left, the atmosphere at home remained oppressive.
"Did Dad go house hunting today?" Molly asked.
Ji Liangyou nodded, "I've seen it, the house is very nice, the location and environment over there are better than here."
“But Dad is more used to living here,” Molly said with a slight smile.
Ji Liangyou also laughed, "It's because we're used to it here. But you and Xiaofeng can go stay there occasionally to bring some life to the house."
Molly thought the suggestion was good and agreed. That evening, she mentioned it to Ji Hefeng.
Upon hearing this, Ji Hefeng's eyes immediately darkened, as if he were brewing something. Lately, he'd been in the study the last few times, and he'd forgotten what it felt like in bed.
The study is nice, but the bed is good too. No matter how much Molly screams, no one will hear her.
"You take care of buying the house, and I'll decorate the rooms, how about that?"
"Sure. But it's fully furnished inside, so there's not much you can decorate."
"Hmm. I'm planning to get a new bed first. I think those Simmons mattresses in Hong Kong are pretty good—soft and bouncy. If I were to sleep on one—"
Molly quickly covered that unrestrained, unbridled mouth.
Ji and Feng let out two whimpers, accusing Molly with pitiful eyes.
Molly withdrew her hand, angrily saying, "The children are here."
"Is it okay if the children aren't here?" Ji Hefeng took out family planning supplies from his pocket. "We've used up the free allowance. I bought these at the Friendship Store. They say the experience is better. Shall we try them in the study tonight?"
Molly's heart skipped a beat as she looked at the colorful little bags. Did the Friendship Store sell these? Why hadn't she seen them last time?
Furthermore, how could Ji Hefeng bring this up without batting an eye?
“I’m not going,” Molly refused.
“You’re clearly enjoying it too, so why are you refusing?” Ji Hefeng pulled her into his arms and whispered in Molly’s ear, “I’ve learned a few new positions, let’s try them out tonight.”
"No." Molly felt like she was on fire.
"Protest denied." Ji Hefeng chuckled. "It's getting dark, let's put the children to bed."
Molly glanced at her watch; it was only 7 p.m.!
After a night of fooling around, Molly was woken up by several children the next day.
"Mom is still sleepy." Molly turned over and closed her eyes again.
Ji Yi glanced at her mother, and was about to lift her eyelids again, but Ji Hefeng picked her up and said, "Let's go, Dad will take you out. Don't disturb Mom's sleep."
When Molly woke up, the sun was already high in the sky.
The courtyard was quiet; the children must have gone to Grandma Ji and Grandpa Ji's courtyard.
After washing up, Molly went to the restaurant first.
"There are still steamed buns, fried dough sticks, and millet porridge warming on the stove. Would you like some? Or would you like to wait an hour for lunch?" the maid asked her.
"Let's eat steamed buns, fried dough sticks, and millet porridge. I'm going out after that; I won't be eating lunch at home." Molly planned to help Lin Yanan move first, then clean the house before going to find her cousin Guo Lin.
Lin Yanan was quick; by the time Molly arrived, she and Yuan Xiaoxiao had almost finished packing.
Lin Yanan only took two large bags of things with her, and gave the rest of the furniture to Yuan Xiaoxiao.
"Once you leave, I don't know when we'll meet again." Yuan Xiaoxiao said sadly, reluctant to part, her eyes reddening.
"It won't be too long, at least two years, at most five years. My roots are here, my parents are buried here, and I can't bear to leave here for too long." Lin Yanan comforted Yuan Xiaoxiao with a smile. She didn't want to leave, but she had just sold her house, and if she didn't leave, she wouldn't be able to keep the money she had just earned.
"Miss Lin is leaving Beijing?" Molly was a little surprised. Lin Yanan had a stable job in Beijing, why was she giving it up?
“Yes, let’s leave Beijing and go south. Everyone says the south is developing rapidly and the situation is great. I’ll go and give it a try. Maybe I can make a name for myself.” Lin Yanan smiled, her eyes filled with longing for her new life.
Molly admired such a brave girl. "I wish you all the best."
"Thank you." Lin Yanan glanced back at the house. "I also thank you for buying this house."
In the afternoon, Molly went to her aunt's house.
Her timing was unfortunate; her cousin Guo Lin wasn't home, only her aunt and uncle were. When her aunt heard that Molly had bought a shop and planned to start a business, she gave her a thumbs up, saying, "Not bad, you have ideas and guts."
Molly smiled and said, "It's just a little thing, Auntie, please don't make fun of me."
“What you did was nothing special, what is this? No matter what you do, if you take it seriously, it deserves respect. Besides, opening a shop and doing business nowadays involves a lot of pressure, and many people don’t dare to take this step.” Nowadays, everyone feels that a stable job, being a worker, is honorable, and opening a shop and doing business will be looked down upon and ridiculed. So, Auntie thinks it’s rare for Molly to have the courage to open a shop.
Molly didn't think it required any courage; she never cared about other people's opinions. But she was still very happy about her aunt's affirmation. "When the cake shop opens, I'll treat you and your uncle to cake."
"That's great! I haven't had cake in a long time, and I'm missing it."
Molly left the shop's address and arranged to meet at the shop at 10 a.m. the next day.
Besides Guo Lin, she also made an appointment with the pastry chef, intending to seek his advice during the renovation process.
When Molly got home that evening, she called He Pan to tell him that she had bought the shop and was preparing to renovate it.
After listening, He Pan first congratulated Molly, and then, without warning, asked, "Sister-in-law, would you be interested in starting a factory with your brother?"
Molly wondered if she had misheard. "Brother He, what did you just say?"
“I asked you if you were interested in starting a factory with me,” He Pan repeated.
Molly was puzzled. "You don't need people or money, so why are you looking for me?"
"No, sister-in-law, I lack people and connections." He Pan wanted to start an electronics factory to produce small items such as electronic watches, electronic clocks, and electric fans.
But he had no technology, no people, and no production line.
Molly: "Neither do I."
“Ji Hefeng has it.” He Pan was quite direct. “I want him to bring me two production lines from Hong Kong. If Hong Kong doesn’t have them, we’ll get them from overseas. The factory will start with small products, and once the policies become clearer, we’ll move on to larger products, such as refrigerators, televisions, and washing machines.”
Molly was a little tempted. "Brother He, you're not getting into cars anymore?"
“It won’t cause any delays.” He Pan felt that the two were not mutually exclusive. “Currently, cars can only be imported from abroad, but I plan to build a car factory to produce cars in the future.”
Molly: "You have the skills?"
He Pan wasn't discouraged by Molly. "I may not have it, but others do. It's about cooperation and mutual benefit. It's too early to talk about this now. Let's get the electronics factory up and running first. What do you think, sister-in-law?"
Molly thought for a moment, "I think with the current policies, we can't set up an electronics factory, but a small workshop would be fine."
He Pan wasn't discouraged. "Then let's start with a small workshop. You can mention it to Fengzi tonight and see what he says."
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