Jiang Shushu and Yang Xiaobei each held a child and walked towards home.
"Huanhuan, Lele, did anything happy or interesting happen at school this morning? Can you tell mom and dad about it?"
"Mom is right. Dad also wants to know what interesting things happened at school. Share it and make Mom and Dad happy."
Then the two children started talking to each other.
"I've made three new friends. They're really nice. They're Xiaohong, Lili, and Huahua."
"I also made three new good friends: rice balls, steamed buns, and dumplings."
"My Chinese teacher praised me today, saying I'm smart and that I know a lot of words."
"My math teacher praised me today, saying I'm very fast at math and I'll never get into trouble when I go shopping."
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The two little guys talked about everything they thought was happy, even talking about how they ran to the toilet as fast as possible after class. Then they talked all the way from the school gate to home before they finished telling the story.
Jiang Shushu and Yang Xiaobei listened all the way but couldn't find a chance to speak.
Jiang Shushu: “…” Wow, I’ve done a lot this morning.
Yang Xiaobei: "You two are great. Your mother and I are proud of you."
After dinner, the two children told Jiang He and his wife about their glorious deeds again, and asked Jiang He and his wife to praise them again and again.
Huan Huan sighed after she finished speaking, "Ah, everything else is fine, except for Little Fatty."
When Jiang Shushu heard Yang Huan mention "little fat brother", he immediately thought of the little fat boy who weighed at least 60 kilograms in the morning.
Jiang Shushu had originally forgotten about that family, but when Yang Huan mentioned it, he instantly became interested in that family and wanted to know what happened to them after he left.
"Huanhuan, is the little fat boy you're talking about the chubby kid that many parents sent to school this morning?"
"Yes, his nickname is Fatty. We all call him Little Fatty. Mom, Little Fatty is a very nice person and easy to talk to, but he cries a little bit. And he cries very loudly. When Little Fatty cries, the only sound in the classroom is his sobbing."
"Sister, what do you mean by a little crybaby? I mean a very crybaby, okay? I don't know why he has so many tears. He sat behind me and almost deafened my ears." Yang Le said while covering his ears to express how much suffering he had suffered this morning.
"Mom, let me tell you, I counted and my little fat brother cried 12 times in the morning. In Chinese class, the teacher told us a story. When he talked about his mother, he cried and said he missed her. He also cried when he talked about his father. I said I missed my father. Later, when he talked about his grandfather, grandmother, aunt, uncle, and aunt, they all cried and said they missed them. The Chinese teacher changed the story to games halfway through.
In math class, the teacher taught us to recognize money, saying that money can buy a lot of things. When the chubby boy heard about braised pork, roasted sweet potatoes, etc., he started crying, saying that he thought of the delicious food his family made for him. The math teacher stopped talking about food and switched to buying clothes and shoes. The chubby boy also cried, saying that his parents took him to buy new clothes and new shoes yesterday. In the end, the math teacher only taught us to recognize money and didn't buy anything else.
Jiang Shushu couldn't help but laugh: "Wow, he managed to change the teacher's scheduled classes all by himself. What a talent!" If the teacher hadn't been afraid of losing face, he would have wanted to cry.
"What a special child. Okay, okay, don't laugh at him. He will be fine in a few days. You can take him out to play when you are free. When he is having fun, he won't have time to miss his family. If he doesn't miss his family, he won't cry." If he stops crying, you won't suffer. Save one person and liberate the whole class.
Lele: "That makes sense. For the sake of my ears, I will take little fat brother to play with me in the afternoon." With a little cutie like me around, I don't believe he can still cry.
In the afternoon, Jiang Shushu and Yang Xiaobei sent them to school again. In the evening, Yang Le shared his achievements with Jiang Shushu, saying that he took little fat brother to play in the afternoon. Little fat brother was very happy and only cried once.
In this way, the days passed one by one, 1980 passed quietly, and 1981 arrived.
After the Spring Festival, there was a sudden surge in house-building activity, with groups of construction workers emerging to specialize in building houses for others.
Seeing that a lot of people had started building houses, Jiang Shushu immediately asked someone to demolish a 220-square-meter house he had bought nearby and built a two-story simple and elegant villa. In addition to the bathroom, kitchen, living room, and dining room, there were six livable rooms.
The small villa was built overtime and took two months to complete. Jiang Shushu spent another month to decorate it, and they could move in after only two months.
In the evening, Yang Xiaobei said, "Shushu, ever since the first batch of construction workers appeared, I've been paying close attention. I've noticed that some people have set up companies, specifically to do business legally. They're a joint venture between many individuals with shares."
"You want to start a company?"
"right."
Jiang Shushu was in a dilemma. The reason he kept buying houses and land in different big cities instead of opening a shop was that he didn't want to be too busy in the future. He didn't want to work all day long. Instead, he wanted to go out and travel every year and collect rent.
Jiang Shushu didn't deny it outright, but wanted to come up with a comprehensive solution. "Tell me what you think first."
"I've always had my eye on the real estate sector and I don't want to miss out. I want you to live a comfortable life together, but I'm a public servant and I can't touch it. You could, but your dream is to be a landlady, and I don't want you to be too tired, so I thought of investing money and getting shares.
I've already found out. As long as we have shares, we can get dividends every year without having to work. This way, our family will have a steady stream of income every year, and we can both do what we like.
"Who are you planning to cooperate with, Qian Xiaobao?"
"Yes, he's done very well this year, which shows that Xiaobao has excellent business acumen. He also shares my views on the real estate sector, and I want to work with Xiaobao. He'll manage the company from now on. As long as it's profitable and the overall direction is sound, we won't interfere. Since Xiaobao works hard managing the company, we can give him a larger share as a reward for his hard work. That's what I think. What do you think?"
When Jiang Shushu heard that he didn't have to do any work, he naturally agreed. "Okay, does Xiaobao agree? Talk to him."
"I mentioned it to Xiaobao, but nothing has been finalized. He said he wants to learn more about the company first and then give me an answer. This is a great project, and I believe Xiaobao will be interested after learning more about it."
"I don't know much about the company. How much money do you think it will cost? I have 280,000 yuan in cash on hand. Is that enough?"
"It's enough. 100,000 yuan per person will be enough, but how much exactly? We still need to see what Xiaobao is doing."
"Then you should have a good talk with Xiaobao. I feel very relieved to cooperate with him."
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