Era: Starting with the struggle to refuse being taken advantage of

Chapter 33 A little attack
Ignoring Wang Chengpeng's expression, Wang Tieshan continued speaking to himself:

"Next, we need to prepare for your wedding with Liu Yanran, which will cost a lot of money."

"It's not that we don't want our family to have a better life, it's just that the Wang family is really struggling!"

Wang Tieshan's hoarse and powerless voice seemed to be a microcosm of this era, both powerful and powerless.

Upon seeing this, Liu Chunhua and Wang Meiyan quickly packed up the table and left.

The following topic was rather heavy, and they chose to back down.

Instead of answering directly, Wang Chengpeng pulled out a large wad of cash from his pocket and started counting it in front of Wang Tieshan.

Seemingly misunderstanding Wang Chengpeng's meaning, Wang Tieshan said, "Son, I don't want to take the money back."

"I just want you to think carefully before spending money and try not to be extravagant."

"Otherwise, if you really need to spend money but don't have any, that would be a real disaster."

Wang Tieshan thought that Wang Chengpeng would have a hard time understanding this kind of pain, but little did he know that no one could feel this pain more deeply than him.

In my past life, if it weren't for the debts from my wedding and the financial ruin caused by taking care of that ungrateful child, I wouldn't have been so helpless in the face of my parents' serious illnesses, forced to watch them pass away without any recourse.

Even a hero can be brought down by a penny; no one understands this better than oneself.

The reason Wang Chengpeng is eating better now is because he has found a stable way to make money.

Just because Ji Yongyue dared to offer a job as bait, Wang Chengpeng knew that future cooperation with him would be inevitable.

Even if Wang Chengpeng only gets a small share of the profits from this deal, it would still be enough to ensure that the Wang family can live a life of plenty with meat at every meal.

Therefore, Wang Chengpeng had no intention of making any excuses; he wanted to use real money as his explanation.

"One thousand and three yuan."

"One thousand and three yuan and two mao".

……

"One thousand and seventeen yuan and eighty cents."

As the numbers Wang Chengpeng reported gradually increased, Wang Tieshan's expression changed from helplessness to shock.

He didn't remember giving Wang Chengpeng so much money, so why was so much money being counted from Wang Chengpeng?

Even if Wang Chengpeng saved some pocket money, it would only be a few cents, and it would be impossible for it to exceed one dollar.

Under Wang Tieshan's shocked and puzzled gaze, Wang Chengpeng smiled and said:
"Father, I think you may have misunderstood something."

“I didn’t spend the money you gave me as a bride price; I spent the money I earned myself.”

"Although it's not much, it's still an extremely simple thing to make sure the family has a meal with meat."

However, upon hearing Wang Chengpeng's words, Wang Tieshan was not pleased at all; instead, he became furious and shouted angrily:
"Wang Chengpeng, what exactly are you doing?"

"We can be poor, but we cannot lose our backbone."

"If you do anything illegal or disorderly, I, your old man, will take the initiative to send you to jail without anyone reporting you."

There are many ways to make money in any era, but most of them are written in the criminal law.

It's no wonder Wang Tieshan was so angry; after all, aside from breaking the law, he really couldn't figure out where Wang Chengpeng got so much money from.

With a bitter smile, Wang Chengpeng thought to himself that he had gone too far and had set his own father off balance. If he didn't explain himself properly, he feared he might actually be sent to jail by his father.

Thinking this, Wang Chengpeng quickly explained, "Dad, do you think I don't know that I can't do illegal or disorderly things?"

"This matter is actually very simple. I met a friend in Hetian Town who happened to have some scrap metal that needed repair. I fixed it for him, and he gave me some payment. It's that simple."

“I know you may not believe me, but if you come with me, you will soon believe what I say.”

Under Wang Tieshan's questioning gaze, Wang Chengpeng led him directly to his room and took out three broken radios in front of him.

Before the actual operation, Wang Chengpeng demonstrated to Wang Tieshan that every radio was broken before he began to show off his amazing skills.

With a flurry of tools, the three relatively intact radios were reduced to countless parts in Wang Chengpeng's hands, scattered all over the ground, leaving Wang Tieshan dumbfounded.

However, this was not the time for him to be truly surprised. What Wang Chengpeng did next was truly astonishing.

Polishing, piecing together, repairing, assembling...

Those parts that Wang Tieshan couldn't understand seemed to come alive in Wang Chengpeng's hands, dancing gracefully and eventually transforming into a fairly complete radio.

After Wang Chengpeng installed the batteries, Wang Tieshan was surprised to hear a perfectly clear program from the radio.

It was as if the dilapidated radio that couldn't make a sound before was not the same radio as the one in front of me.

Under Wang Tieshan's shocked gaze, Wang Tieshan took the opportunity to explain:
“Dad, as you can see, I have the ability to repair radios.”

"Don't let its old appearance fool you, this radio can be a very good one if it's properly refurbished."

"The new cash register will cost between twenty and forty yuan, and you'll also need to provide the relevant receipts."

"But these repaired secondhand radios only cost ten or twenty yuan, have the same functions, and are just a little old. If you had the choice, would you choose to buy a secondhand radio?"

At this moment, Wang Tieshan had been completely led astray by Wang Chengpeng's words, immersing himself in the scene of wanting to buy a radio, and murmured:

“If it weren’t for a special occasion like a wedding, I would definitely choose to buy a second-hand radio for personal use.”

"After all, as long as you clean it, this radio is not much different from a new one."

Seeing that Wang Tieshan understood what he meant, Wang Chengpeng continued, "Isn't that settled?"

"Someone asked me to help fix a radio. It's not troublesome. I only need to do a little bit to fix the radio."

"Then the other party paid me a good amount of money because I fixed the radio. We both benefited. Isn't that a great thing?"

"You can earn five yuan repairing a radio; it's incredibly profitable."

Five yuan?
Wang Tieshan felt his heart begin to pound faster, as if it might jump out of his chest at any moment.

In the short time he watched Wang Chengpeng work, Wang Chengpeng earned a full five yuan.

This profit margin isn't much slower than robbery, is it?
However, Wang Tieshan was not blinded by the considerable profits involved and immediately raised his doubts, saying:

"But isn't this speculation and profiteering? That's a serious crime!"

At this point, Wang Tieshan subconsciously lowered his voice.

He couldn't bear to personally send Wang Chengpeng in. What he just said was just an angry outburst. At most, he would try to influence Wang Chengpeng with his fatherly love and force him to reform.

(End of this chapter)