Wei Xuan pursed her lips and said, "I can help you answer the phone now because I have nothing to do at home. After the baby is born, I will also go to the store to help out. By then, it will not be appropriate to leave the phone at home!"
"Moving to the grain store is a one-step process, or moving to the small courtyard house is also fine. Aren't you still planning to open a transportation company? Have you decided when to open it? Once the baby is born, you should be able to free up your hands here. Do you want to find an office location for the transportation company now? I think the small courtyard house is quite suitable. Then you can change it to a place for braised meat, and that place will be left for you to use as the storefront of the transportation company."
In fact, Wei Xuan also had some other ideas about the braised meat business, but it was only a vague concept. Everything would be decided after she gave birth to the baby next year.
Jiang Che felt that his wife was probably thinking about these things every day at home, otherwise how could she think of such a long-term thing. To be honest, he had mentioned the idea of opening a transportation company, but he did not plan to start it so early. He felt that the time was not ripe yet. Now that his wife said this, he felt that it was not too early.
"Then let's do as you say and transfer the call to Xiaosiheyuan, forget about the grain store." Their business isn't so good that they need to hire someone to answer the phone. If they transfer the call to the grain store, they'll have to assign it to Wang Xiaomei, which will interfere with her job and isn't very appropriate.
And now that I think about it, the geographical location of the small courtyard house is indeed quite suitable for the transportation company. It faces the main road and there are several markets nearby.
"Okay, then transfer to Xiaosiheyuan. I'll help you take over now. After your company opens, you can find someone to be in charge."
After the couple reached a consensus, Jiang Che went to do it the next morning. First of all, the call transfer must be reported to the telecommunications bureau in advance. Anyway, it can be installed before Wei Xuansheng, a few days earlier but not later.
Wei Xuan's due date is in early August, which is less than two months away. She wanted to make some small clothes for her child when she had nothing to do at home. Her daughter was born in winter, so the clothes she wore when she was born were too thick and could not be used directly.
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Wei Xuan had no choice but to slightly modify the clothes she wore when she was one year old, so that they would fit the second child just right. I hadn't touched needlework for a long time, so I was a little unfamiliar with it at first, but after working for a while, I slowly got the feeling back.
Apart from the clothes for when the baby is just born, Wei Xuan did not prepare any other clothes. The baby can continue to wear his sister's clothes, no matter if it is a boy or a girl. Children are not picky about this.
As for when she grows up a little bit, she doesn't need to worry about preparing anything. Who wears homemade clothes nowadays? They just buy ready-made clothes. Most of Yuanyuan's clothes were bought for her by Wei Xuan when she went to Yangcheng to purchase goods. It was because the skin of a newborn baby was so delicate that Wei Xuan specially packed out a few pieces for her.
Liu Ying brought a bowl of washed grapes from the kitchen and placed it in front of Wei Xuan: "You've been sitting for more than an hour, do you want to get up and walk around?"
Wei Xuan also felt her neck a little sore. She nodded, put down the needle and thread in her hand, stood up and walked around the living room.
Wei Yu hadn't seen Wei Xuan for several days since she came to Beijing. That night, she couldn't help but ask Hao Qing, "Do you think we should treat Wei Xuan and Jiang Che to a meal and thank them?"
What Wei Yu really wanted to ask was, Wei Xuan must have known that she was coming, so why didn't she come over to say hello or just show up? After all, she was her cousin.
But asking this question was a bit hypocritical, so she kept it to herself and didn't ask. Besides, her husband was still working for Jiang Che, and even the place they lived in belonged to Wei Xuan. It was even harder to say something when you were working for someone else.
So she could only express her doubts in such a tactful way, hoping that the man could help her solve them.
Unfortunately, Hao Qing didn't understand what she meant because he knew the inside story.
As for eating, Wei Xuan is pregnant, so she definitely won’t come over for dinner.
He had promised Wei Xuan and Jiang Che not to tell anyone about this, so he had no choice but to explain to Wei Yu: "Wei Xuan and Jiang Che are usually very busy, so let's talk about the meal when I'm free. Besides, you're pregnant now, so even though no one will come to check on you here, you still have to be careful and try to go out less. If someone reports you, it will be bad."
Speaking of the baby in her belly, Wei Yu's attention was diverted. She asked, "Will anyone report it now?"
Hao Qing had no idea, but in order to appease Wei Yu, he nodded seriously and said, "Yes, so you should go out less, and it's best not to go out at all." Anyway, the yard is big enough for his wife to go around. Lu Fangfang comes to make braised meat every day, and there is someone to chat with her, so she won't be bored at all.
So he scared his wife without any psychological burden.
Wei Yu was indeed frightened by him, and quickly said: "Then I won't go out, and I'll let you buy the groceries every day."
"Okay." It's just buying groceries. It's a small matter. Hao Qing agreed immediately.
On the sixth floor, Wei Xuan was also asking Jiang Che, "You said, isn't it bad for me not to show my cousin when she comes?"
It would be fine if you don’t know, but if you know and don’t go to meet him, he will definitely be worried.
Jiang Che said, "There's nothing wrong with it. Your brother-in-law won't think too much about it when he knows you're pregnant. As for your cousin, even if she has some thoughts in her mind, she will naturally get over it after you give birth." Anyway, no matter what, Jiang Che would not agree to let her go out and see people.
Speaking of these two people, Jiang Che remembered Hao Qing asking him to help ask about the children's schooling. "Brother-in-law wants his children to go to school in the city. Do you know if schools will accept rural hukou like them?"
At that time, it was Wei Xuan who arranged for her daughter to go to school, so Wei Xuan actually knew about it.
"It doesn't seem possible. You have to transfer your household registration first." Wei Xuan didn't go to find out this specifically. It was just that when Yuanyuan was in school, Jiang Che was still working at the National Cotton Mill, so Yuanyuan could also choose to go to the National Cotton Mill's children's primary school. It was Wei Xuan who thought that the school was not good and was far from home, so she chose the current school.
That is to say, even if one does not have a Beijing hukou, it is possible for a school to accept a child, but the prerequisite is that the parents must work in the school. Obviously, Hao Qing's family does not meet these two conditions.
Jiang Che had a headache: "Then my brother-in-law will be disappointed. I see that he still wants to take the child to him."
That's right, it sounds like someone wants to be separated from the child. Not to mention Hao Qing, for the children themselves, being a left-behind child is very pitiful.
There is a big difference between growing up with parents and growing up with grandparents.
Wei Xuan thought for a moment and came up with an idea: "There is actually another way. Let my brother-in-law buy a house here and transfer his household registration here. He has already separated the family, and he is the head of the household now. If he plans to develop in Beijing in the future, it will be cheaper to buy a house earlier."
Jiang Che agreed with this point. After all, the house his family bought a few years ago has increased in price.
"Then I'll ask my brother-in-law tomorrow."
The next day, Jiang Che told Hao Qing about Wei Xuan's suggestion.
Hao Qing was stunned. He had never thought that he could settle down in Beijing.
Jiang Che advised him, "Actually, I think what Wei Xuan said is quite right. The housing prices in Beijing are not very high. If you want to bring your child over, this is the only way. Renting a house is not a long-term solution. If you want to settle down, you should have your own house."
Hao Qing's heart was deeply moved by what he said. After half a lifetime, his sons were already in their teens, but he couldn't give them a stable home. This was really a failure.
As long as they could buy a house in Beijing and settle down, their family of three could be reunited. This was indeed very attractive to Hao Qing, but when he thought about the family's current savings, his heart, which had just been excited, instantly cooled down again.
He had asked Jiang Che about the price of the courtyard house and the house on the sixth floor where he lived now. Let alone several thousand yuan, he couldn't even take out a hundred yuan now.
Jiang Che saw his embarrassment and took the initiative to say, "Brother-in-law, if you are planning to buy a house, I can lend you money first, and you can pay me back when you have money in the future."
"Well... OK, as your brother-in-law, I am shameless enough to accept your kindness." Hao Qing hesitated for a moment and finally agreed, but his face turned slightly red after he said this. Jiang Che has helped him enough, if he was not really short of money, he really should not agree. But the child's growth only happens once, it's not that he doesn't trust his father-in-law and mother-in-law, he just doesn't want to regret it in the future.
Jiang Che patted his shoulder without saying a word: "Then you should go out more often during this period of time. If you find a house you like, tell me how much it costs."
As they are all men, Jiang Che understands Hao Qing's difficulties.
Here, Jiang Che was persuading Hao Qing to buy a house in Beijing, and at home, Wei Xuan was also calling Wei's mother, trying to persuade her to let the Wei family buy a house in Beijing as well.
It didn’t matter that Wei Xuan’s brothers had no money before, but now they have money, so they can buy a house in Beijing as an investment.
Of course, people nowadays have no concept of investment. Wei Xuan couldn't use investment to persuade her family, so she brought up the matter of her cousin-in-law Hao Qing.
"Even if it's for the sake of the children, you should buy it. The teachers in the schools in Beijing are much better than those in other places. If the children in the family can study here, they will have a better chance of getting into university. Why do the brothers work hard to make money? It's for the sake of the nephews and nieces. Now, you can spend a little money to give them a better future. What a good deal."
When the topic of buying a house first came up, Wei's mother was not very willing to do so. They were not going to live in Beijing, and it would be a waste to buy one. But when she heard that it was for the sake of her grandchildren, Wei's mother's attitude changed.
She thought her daughter's words made sense, so she agreed: "Okay, I'll go back and talk to your brothers."
The matter was done, Wei Xuan hung up the phone happily, this is right, buying a house is so good. In the future, several nephews and daughters will thank her.
Even though she has so many houses now, she is still not satisfied. She will continue to buy commercial housing when it comes out. Doing business is too tiring. It would be much more pleasant to collect rent.
In the future, the two children will each get dozens of houses, so there is nothing to worry about.
The more she thought about it, the happier she became. Liu Ying came in from the balcony after drying clothes and interrupted her sweet dream: "It's almost ten o'clock. It's time to make lunch. What do you want to eat for lunch today?"
Wei Xuan thought about it but couldn't think of anything she particularly wanted to eat, so she said, "Sister-in-law, just make whatever you like."
"Okay, then I'll do it casually." Liu Ying was much more casual now. Wei Xuan was not a difficult person to get along with, and she also got rid of the initial restraint.
It has been more than half a month since Jiang Che last came back from Yangcheng. He really didn't expect to receive a call from Cai Jiahuai at this time.
After hanging up the phone, Wei Xuan saw that he didn't look very good, so she asked him what was wrong.
Jiang Che moved his lips for a long time before saying, "Something may have happened to Wu Ge."
Wu Ge? "Wu Yun?" It had been a long time since I mentioned this person. When Wei Xuan suddenly mentioned him, he seemed unfamiliar.
Jiang Che nodded: "Yes, Cai Jiahuai called and said that the smuggling gang last time was caught. I wonder if Wu Ge is among them." At this point, he still couldn't help but stand up: "I'll go and take a look. You go to bed early tonight."
"Okay, go ahead. I won't go downstairs for a walk tonight."
Liu Ying heard the door close and walked out of the house. Seeing Wei Xuan sitting alone in the main room in a daze, she poured her a glass of water and handed it to her: "Do you want me to go for a walk with you?" Knowing that Wei Xuan would go downstairs with Jiang Che every night, and now that Jiang Che had gone out for something, Liu Ying was afraid that Wei Xuan would not be used to it, so she asked this question.
Wei Xuan shook her head and smiled at her: "Sister-in-law, you go to sleep. I will go to sleep after sitting for a while."
"Okay, call me if you need anything."
"Um."
After Liu Ying entered the room, Wei Xuan sighed.
If something really happened to Wu Ge, Jiang Che would definitely feel very guilty. Although it was none of his business, the source that led Wu Yun to this path of no return was the watches he brought back from Yangcheng. Maybe without those watches, Wu Yun would have eventually come into contact with them through other channels, but now...
Oh, I hope it’s just a false alarm!
When Jiang Che arrived at Wu Yun's house, Zhong Guilan told him that he had not returned yet.
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"Sister-in-law, do you know when he will be back? I have something to discuss with him."
As a result, Zhong Guilan only knew that he went to the south, but she had no idea where he was going or when he would come back.
In response, Jiang Che could only express disappointment: "If Wu Ge contacts sister-in-law, you must tell me, I have something important to discuss with him."
"Okay, I'll make a note of that."
Jiang Che came out of Wu Yun's house and went to the courtyard where Wu Yun used to do business to ask his former younger brother.
In the end, they found out nothing. They didn't even know where Wu Yun had gone. They only knew that Wu Yun said before he left that he was going to make a big profit this time, but they didn't know the rest.
This sentence made Jiang Che feel disappointed. It seemed that Wu Yun really went to smuggle used cars with others as Cai Jiahuai guessed. This time he was in great danger.
Jiang Che was right. Wu Yun’s current situation was indeed very dangerous.
Ever since he got the news that a batch of smuggled second-hand cars would arrive in Yangcheng soon, he packed up all the belongings in his family and went to Yangcheng, ready to look for an opportunity to see if he could get a piece of the pie.
But with such a big deal, who would be willing to take him along? They were willing to give him some soup before, because they saw that he was smart and could make a profit, so they didn't mind showing him some small favors to win him over.
The big bosses all value this business very much. Who would share the profits they have earned with others?
However, no matter how many difficulties there are, they cannot stop Wu Yun's determination. If others don't want to play with him, he will find another way and take the initiative to join them and build a good relationship with them. If it doesn't work this time, he will try next time.
So he bribed a younger brother of the big boss, and with the younger brother speaking for him, the big boss finally agreed to take him with him on this operation.
Only by participating in this operation can he be considered to have truly joined them, unlike before when he was at most just a connection and could get some unimportant goods from them.
They have such a big business that they have a complete production line from sourcing to sales.
The really good stuff is usually consumed internally by the company, so there is no chance for outsiders to get it. Wu Yun understood this point clearly, so he took the risk to join them.
Whenever he thought about the fact that after this time, they would consider him one of their own and he would have so many good things to choose from, he couldn't calm down.
But no matter how much he planned, he never expected his luck to be so bad.
As soon as the cargo was unloaded from the ferry and before they had time to load it onto the truck, they were surrounded by a group of police.
In fact, what he didn't know was that this arrest was a long-planned one. This big boss relied on the power of his family to dare to act recklessly in Yangcheng. He and his family had been targeted for a long time, and they were just waiting to be caught red-handed this time.
Fortunately, he was not that unlucky, because he was a new member, so he was only responsible for keeping watch at the back. When the police arrived, he took advantage of the chaos and ran away.
After all, he was someone who had done business during those ten years, so he still had some basic vigilance.
But even though he had escaped, he still couldn't rest easy. He was afraid that the group of people would betray him, so he didn't dare to go back to the hotel and could only find a place to hide.
Jiang Che didn't get any news about Wu Yun in Beijing, so he called Cai Jiahuai and asked him to help him find out more at the police station over there.
Cai Jiahuai agreed, but still said: "Although I can help you find someone to ask, don't hold your hopes too high. This matter is quite a big deal here, and you may not be able to find out anything from this kind of situation."
"Yes, I know. No matter what, I'm sorry to bother you, Brother Cai. Just do your best. I owe you a favor for this matter. I will definitely treat you to tea next time I go back."
After hanging up the phone, Wei Xuan saw that she was really worried, so she said, "Why don't you go to Yangcheng to take a look."
"No." Jiang Che shook his head. He had originally had this idea yesterday, but in fact, as Cai Jiahuai said, he might not be able to find the person if he went there, so why make a wasted trip? Besides, his wife was about to give birth, and he really didn't want to go out at this moment.
He has done what he should do, and the rest is up to fate.
A few days after this incident, Cai Jiahuai still had no news about Wu Yun, so Jiang Che could only put the matter aside for the time being.
After finishing his work that day, he took some time out to go to the small courtyard and clean the remaining three rooms inside and out.
Seeing this, Wei Yu wanted to go over to help, but Jiang Che quickly stopped her: "Second cousin, you are pregnant, don't do it, let me do it. I just put the quilts and other things in the yard to dry. When my brother-in-law comes back in the evening, ask him to help me collect them."
"Hey, don't worry, I won't forget it." After saying that, Wei Yu asked in confusion: "Brother-in-law, why are you cleaning up this house? Is someone going to live here?"
Jiang Che didn't say that his family was coming to live here, but he didn't deny Wei Yu's question: "Yes, someone will move in for a few months in a while."
Wei Yu didn't ask any more questions. After all, it was Jiang Che's house, and it was his freedom to let anyone live there.
After cleaning, Jiang Che said goodbye to Wei Yu and planned to go see what stage Master Lu and his team had reached with their project.
Because of Wu Yun's incident, he hadn't come here for several days. This time, he noticed something different. He pointed at the scaffolding in the front yard and asked, "What is this for?"
Master Lu said, "Ask Wang Jin. He was the one who did it. I don't know."
When Jiang Che mentioned Wang Jin, he realized that he didn't seem to see him here today, so he asked, "He didn't come today?"
"He said he has an exam and he probably won't be here in the next few days."
Oh, yes, Jiang Che remembered that he had mentioned to him before that there would be a final exam, but he had forgotten about it because he was busy.
It was not until July that Jiang Che finally got news about Wu Yun.
As soon as he arrived at the store that day, Zhong Guilan came and said that Wu Yun had returned and wanted to see him. Jiang Che immediately turned his bicycle around and followed her to her house.
Wu Yun was lying on the bed. When Jiang Che entered the room, he saw that he looked ten years older. He took two quick steps to the bed and asked with concern, "Brother Wu, what happened to you?"
In fact, Wu Yun had returned two days earlier, but he had been worried and frightened for more than half a month. When he finally returned home, his energy and spirit had dissipated, and he couldn't hold on any longer and fell ill.
Just as he got better, he heard from Zhong Guilan that Jiang Che had come to see him several times in the past few days, so he immediately asked Zhong Guilan to call Jiang Che over.
Facing Jiang Che's question, Wu Yun calmed himself down. Just as he was about to speak, he saw that his wife was still there, so he made up an excuse to send her out.
After Zhong Guilan left, he told her everything that had happened to him during that period.
He didn't tell anyone about these things, not even his wife. Why did he tell Jiang Che? It was because he had an idea in his mind. Jiang Che might have heard about it from others, otherwise he wouldn't have come to see him so many times.
Sure enough, when Jiang Che showed no surprise after he finished speaking, he knew that he had guessed correctly.
In fact, Jiang Che was not surprised, he just didn't show it. He did hear some news from Cai Jiahuai, but it was not as specific as Wu Yun said.
Anyway, no matter what, he felt relieved now that he knew Wu Yun was fine.
"I'm glad you're okay. Brother Wu, please don't do this kind of dangerous thing again. This time it was really thrilling. I feel scared just listening to it. If something happens to you, what will happen to your sister-in-law and two nephews?"
This time Wu Yun listened to the advice. He had finally escaped a disaster, so who would want to seek death again?
He just nodded and said to Jiang Che: "I plan to take your sister-in-law back to my hometown for a while, and come back after the storm has passed." Wu Yun's grandmother had passed away, and he had not been back to his hometown for a long time since his only sister got married two years ago.
It seems that he was really scared this time, otherwise he wouldn't have suddenly had such thoughts. Jiang Che didn't persuade him. It would be better for him to go back and relax.
The two chatted for a while, and Jiang Che saw that Wu Yun was a little tired, so he said goodbye.
In the evening, Wei Xuan felt a little sad when she heard from Jiang Che about Wu Yun's experience.
"Anyway, it's good that people are well. We must not go astray in the future."
Coincidentally, this was also what Jiang Che was thinking. The money earned through legitimate means was enough for their family to spend, so there was really no need to make money through dishonest means.
In July, Yuanyuan officially had her summer vacation. As soon as the vacation started, she pestered Jiang Che to send her back to the countryside to play. Jiang Che could not resist her pestering, and thought that he didn't know when his wife would give birth, so it would be a good time to send her back now, so as not to neglect the child while taking care of his wife.
So he chose a free day and took his daughter to the countryside.
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