At the end of the year, Zhang Shijie sold the shop and returned alone.
As soon as he came back, he came to see Lu Shi:
"Uncle, how can I lose money? All my clothes are imported from Hong Kong. They are all the latest styles and not expensive."
Lu Shi shook his head at him and sighed:
"Shijie, just focus on your game. Selling clothes is a complicated business. You need to understand the market and customer base first. There are countless clothing stores in Taipei. How can it be that easy to make money?"
Zhang Shijie was particularly unconvinced. After all, he graduated from a key university, so how could he not be able to compare with Lu Shi, who had no academic qualifications?
He felt that he was just unlucky at the moment. After the New Year, he would try other business and he would definitely succeed.
In fact, Lu Shi’s success was not that easy. Although it was easy to make money in that era, one had to dare to think and act. Moreover, it took a lot of things to be able to operate for so many years.
Just after the Chinese New Year in 2005, Zhang Shijie returned to Taipei. This time, he borrowed NT$100,000 from his father and sister and opened a shop selling mobile phones.
In the past one or two years, mobile phones have been gradually promoted and almost everyone in big cities uses a mobile phone.
Zhang Weifang's birthday is in February, and on that day, Lu Shi bought her a red flip phone as a gift.
Zhang Weifang is very satisfied with this new type of phone. Although it is not smart enough, it is small and cute.
Of course, Lu Shi also bought one for himself, which was silver. The two phones were the same style, just in different colors.
The next day, they went to Zhang Weiren's house and saw that he was also holding a black candy bar in his hand. The three of them discussed the differences between them.
After Zhang Weiren retired, he spent his days watching the news and playing on the computer. His back injury soon relapsed, and for the sake of his health, he had to stop. Now, he spends most of the day lying in bed.
With Liang Qing accompanying him, he didn't feel bored. The two of them still quarreled frequently, but it was just a matter of hearing and not taking it to heart.
In June, my niece Zhang Yuelin from my hometown took the college entrance examination. She worked very hard and was admitted to a financial university in another province.
It was supposed to be a happy event, but in the end, because they could not afford the tuition, Zhang Weibao and Wang Fuzi felt unprecedented sorrow.
In recent years, Zhang Weibao's salary is only enough to live on, let alone pay off debts. Even his quality of life has declined a lot. He has not repaid the money owed to relatives and friends, and Wang Fuzi has now lost both his dignity and face.
The tuition alone for this school term was 6,000 yuan, so she had to borrow money from her brothers and sisters again.
Wang Fuzi thought of asking Zhang Weibao to borrow some money from her third sister's family. Her family is not under much pressure now, so they must have some surplus.
Zhang Weibao immediately called Zhang Weifen's home. When she heard that he wanted to borrow money, Zhang Weifen hesitated:
"Weibao, you can't pay it back, so I'll lend it to you. What if my family needs it urgently? Let's put it this way, five thousand yuan is too much, I'll ask your brother-in-law to send you two thousand yuan, is that too much?"
After hanging up the phone, Wang Fuzi cried in grievance. Although it was true that her family had no money, she still felt embarrassed when someone pointed it out directly.
Zhang Weibao was both sad and heartbroken. He said angrily:
"How about we stop asking my third sister for money?"
Wang Fuzi was now losing her confidence. She suppressed the bitterness in her heart:
"Yes, two thousand is not a small amount. Otherwise, I will have to borrow from others."
The next day, Li Ji came over on a motorcycle with his father Li Baoneng to deliver two thousand yuan. Both parties were embarrassed, and Li Baoneng put down the money and left.
Zhang Weibao wanted to ask his brothers and sisters for a loan, but Wang Fuzi thought that the money for building the house had not been repaid yet, so it would be inappropriate to ask for a loan again, so she thought of her family again.
This time, Wang Fuzi asked her second brother to borrow another three thousand yuan. Because of this, her second brother and his wife had a fight.
Zhang Weibao's salary has now increased to 1,500 yuan, but it is still not enough for him to spend. The couple lives frugally and leads a miserable life.
In contrast, the lives of the surrounding neighbors have improved. The children of the neighbors no longer go to school, but go out to work and can even bring money home. Therefore, they are not optimistic about the educational methods of Zhang Weibao and his wife.
Forget about boys, but what's the point of having a girl study if she's going to marry into another family in the future? No matter what others think, Wang Fuzi always gritted her teeth and persisted. She had no ability, so her children must be educated.
Wang Fuzi has always thought that after the children graduate, Zhang Weiren can arrange a job for them.
Even though she knew that Zhang Weiren had retired, she always had a lucky mentality. Could her uncle really not care about his nephews and nieces?
In winter, the weather was too cold and Zhang Weiren's waist couldn't bear it anymore, so she made an appointment with her eldest sister and her family to travel to warm Sanya.
Zhang Weifang and his wife, along with Zhang Weiren and their group of four, stayed in Sanya for over a month and only came back just before the Chinese New Year. They had a great time enjoying the sea breeze and eating seafood every day.
However, Zhang Weifang doesn't like seafood, so she usually buys her meals in the space mall.
Over the years, she has accumulated a lot of points, so she can redeem a lot of things, conveniently anywhere.
Zhang Weifang and Lu Shi had just returned home when An An and Hu Zi came over. They saw that everything was fine with their parents and left them alone.
In the past two years, Wang Hui and Zhang Hailian have been busy with the store's affairs, and they rarely meet, so there are fewer conflicts.
However, Zhang Weifang could see that there was a problem between An An and Zhang Hailian.
Since she got a job, Zhang Hailian has paid less attention to her family. She no longer cares about her children and husband. All she does every day is play mahjong in the store and go to the mahjong hall every day.
Lu Tingting was only eleven years old, but she had already learned to cook. There was nothing she could do because her mother didn't care about her. She couldn't just starve, and it was unrealistic for her to eat out every day.
Because Zhang Hailian didn't care about the children, An An quarreled with him several times, but Zhang Hailian still did her own thing. She was tired of being a housewife. She finally had her own life. How could she go back to that kind of life?
At first, An An could still control his temper and reason with her, but gradually, his patience ran out and the two of them began a cold war.
Lu Tingting sometimes eats at home and sometimes goes to her uncle's house for meals. She now understands the problems between her parents, but she is a carefree child. She doesn't care about their affairs as long as she has food and drink.
That day, the couple was arguing again. Lu Tingting was so annoyed that she said:
"Mom and Dad, please stop arguing. If you really can't live together anymore, you can get a divorce. I can live well on my own."
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