Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 155 Market Exploration (Part 1)

Yan Hui was far from skilled at boating. Although his home was quite close to the sea, he had never rowed a boat before.

People in southern Fujian have a custom of dragon boat racing, but this is related to money, and the villages near Yan Hui's hometown do not yet have the financial means to do so.

So the two of them clumsily rowed their boat and unknowingly rowed to the middle of the lake. When they tried to get to shore, they couldn't get back.

"Didn't you say you were a good swimmer? What happened?" Su Jin was already exhausted. "Ah, I really want to give up."

"How about I jump in, swim, and push the boat? I think at least that way we'll be heading in the right direction!" Yan Hui said helplessly.

You can't blame him, the main problem is that the oar is really broken, it's just a bamboo pole with a plank tied to it, it's too much trouble to work with.

"Then forget it, don't go down there!" Su Jin was startled.

"Then," Yan Hui glanced at Su Jin's oar, "let's switch oars and try again."

"Here, take this." Su Jin weakly raised the oar.

"Come on, let's try together." Yan Hui continued to call out to Su Jin to try, but the boat still just spun around in the same spot.

"How did we just... how did we just get here?" Su Jin was exhausted and wanted to give up.

“It must be that you had strength at the beginning, but now our strengths are different. If we exert force in one direction, we can only spin around.” Yan Hui thought for a moment and guessed the correct answer.

"Huh?" Su Jin was a little embarrassed. "Well, how about we rest for a while and then paddle again when I have more energy?"

“That works too.” Yan Hui nodded.

"How did your day go? Did it go smoothly?" Su Jin put the oars on the boat and rested her arms for a moment.

"It's going well. The deal was finalized yesterday. When I get back this time, I can send two railcars here at once, one for logs and one for planks." Yan Hui told Su Jin the good news.

Last night, Yan Hui and President Teng finalized the cooperation agreement, which was actually not difficult.

The quality of the goods sent by Yan Hui was evident to all. Hao Tian, ​​who was having dinner with him, also kept praising Yan Hui's high timber yield, making the deal on the logs a natural progression.

A truckload of logs costs around 4 yuan including transportation, which Yan Hui can currently afford.

"Sending two railcars at once? That's a really big deal." Su Jin's eyes lit up.

"Big business? This is just small business for your family." Yan Hui didn't believe Su Jin really cared about this. Although he didn't know the specifics of Su Jin's family's financial situation,
The night before last, Yan Hui drove Su Jin home for the second time and saw a BMW car parked in front of Su Jin's house again.
"That's different! You're so young, you're really amazing!" Su Jin said with some admiration for Yan Hui. "When you came back this time, you seemed to have made money. Your energy and spirit were completely different."

"Huh? No way." Yan Hui became a little shy again.

The small boat had a simple awning. Outside, it was misty and rainy, and the rain hitting the awning created a white noise. The temperature was also comfortable, and it seemed like there was no more comfortable time.

The two weren't in a hurry and continued talking about physics.

After spending time with Su Jin until the weekend afternoon, Yan Hui had to say goodbye for the time being.

He still has a lot of things to do, while Su Jin is already in her final year of high school and needs to prepare for university.

In Yan Hui's eyes, all college students were somewhat remarkable. Although his college friends from Fengtian had gradually drifted apart, Su Jin was different. Yan Hui believed that even if Su Jin went to college, they would still be good friends.

On Monday morning, Yan Hui dressed neatly and went to the timber market first. He then opened his office door and went inside to take a look.

The office's location is poor, and renovating it wouldn't make much sense. After considering his future plans, Yan Hui decided not to invest any more money here for the time being. Once his business is established, Yan Hui plans to rent a few nice rooms near the entrance, preferably large ones, and then put in a substantial mahogany tea table—no more bragging.
He doesn't have enough funds right now. Although he could easily pawn a truckload of goods with his relationship with Wang Hongjun, he doesn't want to continue owing favors.

Yes, Yan Hui is very ambitious. In addition to Teng Zong's boards and logs, Yan Hui wants to expand his customer base by acquiring several more clients.

Since his cousin wasn't at the market, Yan Hui went directly to Brother Lü and politely offered him a cigarette.

"Oh, Mr. Yan, no need, no need. I haven't finished the good cigarettes you gave me yesterday." Brother Lü was supervising the work and was quite serious at first, but when he saw Yan Hui, his face immediately lit up with a smile.

"Brother Lü is quite busy today." Yan Hui looked around and saw that there were at least a dozen people belonging to Brother Lü.

This is only part of the team. There are more than 20 porters on Brother Lü's side, which is quite a strong team.

"It's quite busy, my schedule is full these past two days, but my nephew came over recently, he can help me keep an eye on things," Brother Lü said, calling over a young man who was working.

The young man looked exactly like Brother Lü; they were related. He seemed very honest and kind, and even seemed a little embarrassed when he came over.

"Call him President Yan," Brother Lü said to his nephew.

"Hello, Mr. Yan." The young man looked to be about the same age as Yan Hui, but he was very polite.

"Mr. Yan is the big boss here. He ships goods in whole freight cars! Be more discerning in the future, you know?" Brother Lü scolded his nephew.

"Uncle, I know." The young man listened attentively.

"Okay, not bad, get to work, keep an eye on things." Brother Lü waved his hand.

After his nephew had walked a few meters away, Brother Lü turned his gaze back to Yan Hui and said, "President Yan, please excuse me. My child is just being immature."

"You're still so immature? I've seen you do better than me in two years," Yan Hui laughed.

"That's right, that's right, young man!" Brother Lü was very happy. "My wife is useless, I have three daughters, but luckily my eldest brother has four sons, and this one is the closest to me, I treat him like a son!"

“Then he definitely needs to be nurtured properly.” Yan Hui nodded, and then took out a wallet from his pocket. “Perfect timing. I came back from the Northeast with a few genuine leather wallets. The workmanship is quite good. Consider them a gift for your nephew.”

Yan Hui just bought this yesterday. In addition to the wallet, he also bought small gifts such as pens and watches, planning to give them to others when the time is right.

"Oh, oh, Mr. Yan, you're so kind!" Brother Lü didn't stand on ceremony. What's wrong with accepting a wallet from a big boss? He took it without hesitation.

This wallet is worth over 20 yuan, and it's definitely made of genuine leather; ordinary people wouldn't dare buy it. Brother Lü knew it was a good item the moment he held it, and quickly put it away, planning to give it to his nephew later.

"It's fate that we met. I've been away from here for a while, and I'm very grateful for Brother Lü's care." Since polite words don't cost anything, Yan Hui was naturally generous with them.

"No, it's all thanks to you, Mr. Yan, for taking care of us!" Brother Lü felt very comfortable hearing this.

"It's mutual, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

(End of this chapter)