Courtyard Houses: Starting as a Purchasing Agent

Liu Aiguo sneered: "Qin Huairu, do you know the saying, 'A leopard can't change its spots'?"

“You…” Qin Huairu’s face turned pale.

Liu Aiguo added, "Besides, Bang Geng is already twenty-nine years old... All the young women in our factory who are over twenty are already married, and those under twenty are too young. Who would want him?"

"Besides, our factory has a rule that dating is not allowed!"

"You mean you want me to break the factory rules and give the 'stick' a special treatment?"

Qin Huairu was stunned for a moment.

She was unaware of this rule.

"Well..." Qin Huairu said, "Aiguo, if you see anything suitable in the future, please let us know!"

"Okay!" Liu Aiguo replied to Qin Huairu, "I'll let you know if there's a suitable one!"

Chapter 228 Xu Damao buys a motorcycle, Liu Aiguo's plan

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Of course, Liu Aiguo was just trying to appease Qin Huairu.

Even if there were a suitable candidate, it wouldn't be Bang Geng's turn.

Qin Huairu also knew that Liu Aiguo was just trying to appease him.

The reason she still sought out Liu Aiguo was because of three words: casting a wide net.

It was obvious that Qin Huairu had not only contacted Liu Aiguo, but had also contacted all the old men in the courtyard, including Xu Damao and He Yuzhu, whom she did not usually keep in touch with.

All you need is one person who cares!

……

"Buzzing..."

The snow stopped on a weekend morning!

A peculiar sound of a motor vehicle shattered the tranquility of the courtyard.

Xu Damao rode his brand-new motorcycle into the yard, his face beaming with happiness and pride. Several bags were tied to the back of the motorcycle, filled with New Year's goods.

Chicken, duck, fish, and meat—you name it, they have it.

It must be said that in this era, the people living in courtyard houses were considered relatively wealthy.

At least it has moved beyond just the level of "eating".

Xu Damao has been doing well lately. He opened a metal processing shop, where Uncle Yi works, and he earns a considerable income every month.

Of course, he didn't have enough money to buy a car, so he bought a motorcycle instead.

"Hey... Da Mao, you've gotten into a brawl, huh!"

The meaning of "【混斗了】" is that you've done quite well.

Uncle Er, Liu Haizhong, was holding a bowl of noodles, slurping them down while gazing enviously at Xu Damao's motorcycle.

In fact, not only Uncle Er, but also Uncle San, Yan Jiecheng, Liu Guangtian and others looked at Xu Damao with envy.

"Da Mao, how much does this cost?" Uncle San asked, wiping his glasses, which were now wrapped with electrical tape after he had broken one leg.

Xu Damao chuckled: "Hehe... It's not much money, just seven thousand yuan!"

sizzle...

Everyone gasped in shock.

Seven thousand yuan to buy a motorcycle?

That's all!

That tone...it's kind of like Liu Aiguo's!

"Jiecheng!" Liu Guangtian looked at Yan Jiecheng and said, "Look at Uncle Damao, he's only been running his shop for half a year and he's already earned enough for a motorcycle. You've been running your restaurant for so many years, why don't you get one?"

These words made Yan Jiecheng blush and lose his balance.

That's right!

He has been running his shop for four or five years, but unfortunately he still can't afford to buy a motorcycle.

"Alright, alright!" Yan Jiecheng retorted, not to be outdone. "Do you think I can't afford it if I don't like it?"

"Dad!" Liu Guangfu suddenly asked Liu Haizhong, "Aren't you also an eighth-level blacksmith? Your skills are pretty good too. Why don't we open a shop and do steel processing business for others? That would be so profitable!"

Xu Damao's face turned pale instantly: Holy crap, the Liu family is trying to steal my business!

"Who said that!" Xu Damao quickly retorted, "I didn't buy this with the money I earned from the store; it was money I had saved up before. I couldn't buy it even if I worked for two years!"

"whispering sound……"

Everyone didn't believe it.

At this moment, Liu Aiguo also came out of the house. He looked at Xu Damao's motorcycle and said, "Is it Hongda?"

"Hehehe!" Xu Damao immediately felt proud and said, "Brother Aiguo, you have a good eye. You recognized this as Hongda at a glance, but my Hongda can't compare to your little car!"

Liu Aiguo said, "That's not bad either!"

After saying that, he went to Xu Damao's side, personally tested the motorcycle's power, and then said solemnly, "Not bad, not bad, good stuff!"

At that moment, an idea suddenly popped into Liu Aiguo's mind: to build motorcycles.

That's right!

Making a motorcycle is relatively simple; it's just an engine and a frame to put it on.

To put it simply, if the difficulty of building a car is 100...

The difficulty of making a bicycle is only 1 or even less.

Motorcycles, however, are limited to a maximum of 10.

It's such an exaggeration.

Motorcycles don't need complicated chassis tuning, gearboxes, or extremely simple transmissions; there's no need to consider differential locks or similar features.

To put it simply, it's just a bicycle with a motor installed.

As for the engine, car engines are often four-cylinder or six-cylinder.

But motorcycles: single-cylinder.

Most civilian ordinary motorcycles are single-cylinder, one cylinder is enough.

This thing is not only stable, but also incredibly simple to manufacture. When conducting combustion chamber experiments, the data is relatively straightforward and there are no complicated issues.

The most, most, most crucial thing is: sales.

That's right!

During this period, the average purchase price of ordinary people in China was not very high, but there were quite a few people who could afford motorcycles.

A few years later, in the 1990s, motorcycles even became the preferred mode of transportation in cities.

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The peak of motorcycle development in China was around 2000. At that time, even in rural areas, every household owned a motorcycle.

It wasn't until after 2010, with China joining the WTO, that people became wealthier and cars gradually took over, replacing motorcycles.

So, the cars Liu Aiguo is producing now are intended for export, and are being prepared for the future.

If you want to capture the current market, nothing beats motorcycles!

Ah!

Let's set up a motorcycle factory later, it's not that hard to make one anyway!

"Buzzing..."

"Buzzing..."

Liu Aiguo shifted the motorcycle into neutral and accelerated, producing a deep and crisp roar.

... ......... ...

It has to be said that Honda's car manufacturing capabilities are still excellent; Honda will always be Honda.

"Brother Aiguo!" Xu Damao, standing beside him, was extremely distressed and said, "Please take it easy, this is a new car, a brand new car, don't damage it!"

"Break your grandpa!"

Liu Aiguo shifted gears and did a graceful drift right there in the yard, looking incredibly cool.

"Nice car!" Liu Aiguo got out of the car, smiled faintly, and said, "But to say it's worth seven or eight thousand is still too expensive!"

"Da Mao!"

Aunt Yi came out of the house at some point and looked at Xu Damao, saying, "My husband, Lao Yi, has been working for you for more than half a year now. We agreed to split the profits 30/70, but after working for more than half a year, you haven't given him a single penny."

"I heard from Lao Yi that you've made at least twenty or thirty thousand yuan, right? You've even bought this motorcycle. Aren't you going to give us a share?"

Aunt Yi glared angrily at Xu Damao.

To be honest, Aunt Yi is considered to have a relatively good temper, but it is indeed excessive for you not to pay wages for six months.