1979: Literary Master, Starting from the Return of Educated Youth

Chapter 318 No Friends, No Friends
In the next few days, Xu Yuexin took Tianxianma and Bai Shuanglu on a tour of Shanghai, and then sent them on a flight back to Beijing.

"When you have time, remember to come to the capital to see the child."

While Bai Shuanglu was in the bathroom, Tianxian's mother lowered her voice and told Xu Yuexin, "The child misses you very much."

"Well, definitely."

"I'll definitely go there as soon as I have time."

Xu Yuexin made this assurance earnestly to Tianxianma.

"You have no conscience. I will trust you for once."

Tianxianma snorted softly.

In fact, not only the child, but she herself also missed Xu Yuexin.

Now that they have to separate again after a short reunion, she feels very reluctant.

"Hey, Teacher Liu."

While the two were talking, Bai Shuanglu came up from behind Tianxianma and greeted her.

Tianxian's mother quickly turned her head and looked at her with an unnatural smile: "What's wrong, Teacher Bai?"

"Nothing. I just wanted to ask if you want to come over to my house after you get off the plane."

"I found a very rare record before I left."

"Okay, I'll go and listen."

Tianxianma responded, feeling grateful in her heart.

Fortunately, Bai Shuanglu came from behind her.

Otherwise, seeing the expressions on her faces when she was talking to Xu Yuexin, the other party would have become suspicious.

After a while, the boarding gate began to check in.

Xu Yuexin waved goodbye to Tianxianma and Bai Shuanglu and returned to his home in the center of Shanghai.

At home, Chen Yixiu was fiddling with a calculator with a serious look on her face.

"What are you doing?"

Xu Yuexin unexpectedly came up behind her and patted her shoulders with both hands.

"Hey!"

Chen Yixiu was so frightened that she jumped up from her chair with a look of shock.

"It's scary!"

Chen Yixue patted her chest lightly, looked at Xu Yuexin in a reproachful manner and said, "What do you want to do without making any noise?"

"Why, I can't even play a joke on you."

"Besides, if you have nothing to hide, then there is nothing to be afraid of."

"Oh, what the hell can I do?"

Chen Yixue pouted and said, "I was just calculating the money I could make from this record release."

"I was just about to get scared by you at the critical moment."

“That’s not hard to calculate.”

Xu Yuexin put his hands in his pockets and shrugged, saying, "The production cost is 8 yuan per copy, and the issue price is calculated based on the lowest 3 yuan, so the net profit for each copy is 8 yuan."

"Eight million tapes in total, minus the shipping, storage, and other miscellaneous expenses, we can make 800 million."

"No, I mean this time. I want to estimate the total income in the future."

Chen Yixiu shook her head.

"Oh, you are greedy and want nothing more than a snake swallowing an elephant."

"Eight million tapes will be enough to sell downstream for a while."

“I don’t know when I can sell the next batch.”

"Then there's always something to look forward to."

Chen Yixiu said with a hint of dissatisfaction.

"Why, you suddenly became a money-grubber?"

Xu Yuexin winked at his sister-in-law and said, "Let me guess, is there anything you need money for?"

"No, I don't have any money to spend."

"Really? I don't quite believe it."

Xu Yuexin shook his head and said, "Tell me the truth, do you want to go out and do some business or something, huh?"

"No, I have no plans to do business."

"Oh? So you want to collect antiques?"

Xu Yuexin guessed that there has been a wave of antique collection craze among the people these days, and the price of antiques has also seen the most rapid rise since the reform and opening up.

Of course, there are also many people who have been ripped off. Many people spent a lot of money to buy a house full of things, but in the end they were told that they were worthless.

Judging from my sister-in-law's temperament, there is a high possibility that she will be cheated.

"Well, it's not really a collection."

As soon as Xu Yuexin finished speaking, his sister-in-law said with embarrassment, "I just heard that a former colleague of mine made a fortune buying antiques, so I wanted to give it a try."

"Oh, does she also sell antiques as well?"

Xu Yuexin asked tentatively.

My sister-in-law understood what he meant and immediately shook her head.

"No one will lie to me."

"You don't know, she used to have a very good relationship with me."

"Once I sent too many food coupons to Qiaoqiao and her parents, and I didn't have enough to eat. She gave me five kilograms of fine grains."

The sister-in-law defended her colleague and looked a little angry.

"So what? People change."

Xu Yuexin disagreed and said, "Time can change a person, and interests can change a person even more."

"After all these years, it's very likely that she is no longer the person you once knew."

"You're just talking nonsense."

The sister-in-law frowned and said, "With your way of thinking, it's easy to have no friends."

"If you don't have friends, then you don't have friends."

Xu Yuexin spread his hands and said, "Anyway, as long as I have enough money on hand, it's fine."

"Superficial and vulgar."

"Okay, whatever you say. Anyway, I can't keep friends with you who sell antiques anymore."

Xu Yuexin said solemnly, "If you continue to pay her respects, she will destroy you completely."

Chen Yixiu was speechless after hearing what he said.

Originally, she thought her old friend was providing her with an opportunity to make a fortune.

But after Xu Yuexin said this, her heated mind calmed down.

If there really is a leak, why doesn't the other party, as an antique dealer, pick it up?

This probably cannot be explained by simple friendship.

After all, this is an antique said to be worth one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand yuan, not a food coupon or a bowl of rice.

Chen Yixiu asked herself, if she encountered such an opportunity, she probably would not give it up just because of their friendship.

"What's wrong? Are you mute?"

Seeing that his sister-in-law remained silent, Xu Yuexin decided to continue to teach her a lesson. "I advise you to learn more from me in the future, otherwise you will be cheated out of your entire fortune sooner or later."

The sister-in-law was amused by his boastful look.

"Okay, you old man are the best."

"I'll listen to you in everything from now on, okay?"

"It's not impossible."

Xu Yuexin rolled his eyelids and said, "After all, your brain is not as good as mine."

"How shameless..."

The sister-in-law didn't expect that he would really agree, and she rolled her eyes at him.

"I'm telling the truth, there's nothing to be ashamed of."

"Take antiques for example. I have more great stuff than you've ever heard of in your life."

"That's not yours either."

When the sister-in-law heard Xu Yuexin talk about the origins of the antiques in the Duke's Mansion, she was a little disdainful.

"Anyway, they're all in my hands now."

Xu Yuexin said, "And it's not just others who gave it to me, I've also found real antiques myself."

"Then why aren't you afraid of being cheated?"

"Because I buy at a low price, just a few cents, so even if I don't buy something good, I won't lose anything."

"Anyway, I advise you not to spend money on art and antiques. You are not destined to get rich from them."

Xu Yuexin made the announcement to his sister-in-law.

(End of this chapter)