"Nowadays, policies strongly encourage economic development, and self-employed individuals are no longer illegal. My friend has a clothing factory in Shangjing, and his products are selling very well. I can connect you with him and help you buy from him. I guarantee that he'll sell out immediately, so there won't be any inventory backlogs."
After Yan Rushan's words, he had already laid out all the paths before them, leaving it to them to choose.
Zhong Jiaquan pondered for a long time. Zhong Jing didn't interrupt him. Feng Jianhong was impatient and her patience was almost worn out. "Jiaquan, can you make up your mind? Tell us."
"Three thousand yuan, if I can't pay it back..."
"Pooh, pooh, pooh, there's nothing you can't pay back. Comrade Yan said that you can sell it all in one go; you can pay it off a few more times. Now you have Yuxiu and Comrade Yan to back you up. If you keep hesitating, we might as well go back to the countryside." He didn't even have the courage. She knew her son was dull and couldn't think straight; but it was really worrying that he was still hesitating at such a critical moment.
Zhong Jiaquan looked up at his parents and said slowly, "I've never sold clothes before, so I have no experience."
Feng Jianhong was silent. Lack of experience was her biggest flaw. Even though her son-in-law gave her money and effort, he couldn't even build up his network of contacts. She had to admit that her son was a hopeless case.
Zhong Jing said, "If you're not sure, forget it. How much money did you bring with you?"
"Three hundred. I brought a little more because I was afraid you would meet someone asking me for money in Beijing." Zhong Jiaquan looked up and said, then took out a stack of money and handed it to Feng Jianhong.
Feng Jianhong knew at a glance that it was all the family savings, including the money that Yan Rushan and Yuxiu had stuffed in when she went back last time.
"Then we can try to ship some goods to the county town first. There are many people in the county town who are willing to spend money." The county town is prosperous, the income is high, there are more self-employed people, the economy is improving, and there are many people who are willing to spend money.
"After all, the county town is a small place." Feng Jianhong said to Zhong Jing, holding the money, "Why don't we give it a try? Instead of three thousand yuan, we can borrow one thousand from Comrade Yan. Add the three hundred yuan we have and try to trade goods first."
How could Zhong Jing not understand that the county town is small and selling goods may be difficult; his son is not capable and does not have the courage, what can they do as parents?
Yan Rushan sighed silently, hoping that they would not let Yuxiu down.
"It doesn't matter if you don't have experience. I know someone who has bought goods from my friend's factory and is selling them there. I can put you in touch with him. I can ask him to guide you to the capital and assign you a sales area. They should be willing to do so."
Zhong Jing and Feng Jianhong looked at Zhong Jiaquan, waiting for his decision.
Under the silent gaze of his parents, Zhong Jiaquan couldn't bear to refuse. Most importantly, he was also moved.
"Dry."
"Comrade Yan, thank you. I'll temporarily lend you 3,000 yuan. I'll sign the IOU and pay you back if I make money. If I lose money, I'll work hard to make money and pay you back."
Having made up his mind, Zhong Jiaquan's eyes were red, his heart was beating fast, and his body temperature was rising; he was excited and nervous, but he still held a glimmer of hope in his heart.
If they make money, their whole family can live in Beijing. If they lose money, the worst that can happen is that they can earn money on the construction site in the future to pay it back.
His brother-in-law had given him all the support he could get, including money and connections; he couldn't give up at this time, otherwise, he would be too sorry for him.
"Then do it, Comrade Yan. Thank you very much."
"That's all right." Yan Rushan smiled, feeling relieved. "Tomorrow I'll go get the money for you, and then take you to meet the people at the garment factory and the vendors. Shangjing is a big city, and it's a mess. I'm worried about you without someone to guide you."
Not only are they outsiders, but they are also outsiders who have never seen the world and are easily deceived.
The Zhong family thanked them repeatedly, and Yan Rushan sent them to settle down at Grandpa Yan's place; he asked all the Zhong family members to take a shower and change clothes.
"You guys clean up first and come over for dinner tonight."
"Okay, thank you for your help." Feng Jianhong and Zhong Jing smiled as they escorted him out the door. They turned and said to their son, "Jiaquan, we must seize this opportunity. Comrade Yan has created such a good opportunity for us. If we don't seize it, we will be doomed to a lifetime of poverty."
Zhong Jiaquan nodded, "I know, Mom and Dad, I will study hard and do my best."
"Let him take a shower and change his clothes. We have to go to Yuxiu's place for dinner in the evening. Let him change into the clothes that Yuxiu asked someone to buy for us last time. Did you bring them?" Zhong Jing asked.
"I brought it." How could I not bring new clothes? When I go out, I have to prepare everything I need.
Feng Jianhong smiled and pointed to the corridor on the left side of the hall. "Then go take a shower. The layout of my grandfather's house is similar to Yuxiu's. The bathroom is in the corridor over there."
"Okay, I'll take a shower first."
Zhong Jiaquan returned to the guest room where he had been staying before, took his clothes and went to the bathroom to take a shower. When he came out, he felt much more refreshed.
"Mom and Dad, I see there's a cup and toothbrush in the bathroom."
"That was bought for us by Comrade Yan. The unused one is yours; cups, toothbrushes, tooth powder, towels, soap, washbasins and buckets. Comrade Yan thought of everything. Look at the newest one, it's yours." Feng Jianhong said.
Zhong Jiaquan nodded, feeling that he owed his sister and brother-in-law. "Does my sister recognize you?"
"I don't know." Feng Jianhong was filled with disappointment when she said this. "Although Comrade Yan didn't call us father-in-law and mother-in-law directly, he called us Zhong's parents. I think Yuxiu recognizes us now, but she can't get over the hurdle in her heart."
Zhong Jing was silent. Zhong Jiaquan said disappointedly, "It's all Zhong Erya's fault. If it weren't for her, my sister would have grown up with us."
"What's the difference between her growing up with us and us? Could we have raised her so well? Could we have let her achieve so much?" Feng Jianhong's heart was filled with conflicting emotions since she met her daughter. "Growing up with us, she didn't receive the best upbringing and education, and I'm afraid she wouldn't have the ability she has today. Sometimes I don't know whether to blame Zhong Erya or be grateful for her existence."
Because of Zhong Erya, they haven't seen their biological daughter for more than 20 years; also because of Zhong Erya, their daughter is very successful.
The two elders didn't know that Zhong Yuxiu's excellence had nothing to do with Wan Yutong; Zhong Yuxiu was originally brought up as a good girl, and her father and brother took care of everything for her. Without the protection of her father and brother, she died in just a few days.
Their cognition is biased, but it is also the bias of normal people.
"Let's not talk about it anymore. It's enough that Yuxiu is doing well. If she doesn't recognize us, then don't recognize us. We never raised her. She never drank a sip of my milk, never ate a grain of rice or drank a sip of water from our family. We owe her." Feng Jianhong sighed heavily.
Zhong Jing was open-minded and understood. "Although Yuxiu didn't acknowledge us, she truly cared about us. Yuxiu and Comrade Yan cared about us and our family. Even their biological daughters, raised by them, wouldn't necessarily be as attentive as they are."
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