1994: Starting with unpaid leave

"You're leaving already? Come visit again sometime!"

"Alright, we'll come see you and Uncle again in a while!"

"By the way, don't let your child play games for too long, or it will affect their eyesight."

After watching Dong Jianguo and his wife leave downstairs, Aunt Er listened again to make sure there were no more footsteps in the stairwell before closing the door. When she returned to her room, the smile on her face had disappeared.

"Old man, what does Jian Guo want with you this time? I've seen you two making so many phone calls, has the kid gotten into some serious trouble?"

Dong Xuefeng took a sip of tea and said slowly:

"Jianguo just wants to start a small business and asked me to help him find a way. I just contacted a few old friends on the farm to wholesale some eggs to him to sell..."

Tonight's events were quite unexpected for him.

I thought those old friends could only help so much, but after a few phone calls, they readily provided Jianguo with 6 to 7 kilograms of eggs every day.

Judging from their posture, the old guys probably have more than just this much stuff.

Old people are shrewd, and old horses are slippery. It's already good enough that my old buddies can help. There's nothing wrong with them holding back.

Hearing what her second uncle said, her second aunt couldn't help but roll her eyes:

"Oh dear, in the end, it's still your own nephew who's closest. My nephew Cunyi came to you for help a while ago, and you kept making excuses saying you couldn't help. But now that Jianguo's here, he's taken care of it right away!"

"How can that be the same?!" Dong Xuefeng glared.

"Your nephew Zhang Cunyi never comes to our house empty-handed; he only knows how to ask for help with his mouth! This kind of person is like a mythical creature that only takes in and never lets out—is he cut out for business?!"

"I remember your nephew was a technician at the Second Factory, right? His salary was equivalent to that of Jian Guoguo and his wife. From the time we met until now, I haven't even had a single bite of his fruit!"

"If this kind of person really goes into business, it won't last long! Not only will he lose money, but he might also offend all his old buddies!"

He tapped on the table and began to lecture his wife:

"Look at how Jianguo did it!!"

"Not only did they buy your grandson gifts worth several hundred yuan, but they also brought their heavily pregnant wife along. Their attitude in asking for help is much more sincere than your nephew's! Logically and emotionally, how could I not help them at all?!"

"Do you know how Jianguo bargained when he negotiated prices with people?!"

"My old buddies offered to supply him at 1.4 yuan, but Jianguo refused and raised the price to 1.6 yuan himself! Can your nephew do that?"

Upon hearing this, Aunt Er was stunned: "What? According to you, Jian Guo can earn 6 cents per pound of eggs?!"

"Not that much. Money isn't that easy to earn. If you buy a dozen eggs, a few will break on the way home, not to mention the bumpy ride from the farm to the city! The farm doesn't compensate for the losses. I estimate I can only make about three or five cents per pound."

"How much money we make isn't the point at all. The point is that Jian Guo is suited for business, which is why I helped him!"

Unfortunately, one of them is AM and the other is FM, so they're not on the same wavelength at all.

The second aunt started doing the math to herself: "That's not a small amount! I heard you say that in the end, it's several hundred kilograms of eggs a day, so wouldn't that mean you could earn several hundred yuan a day?!"

"Old man, what do you think about letting my nephew work with Jianguo during his vacation? His factory isn't too busy lately anyway, so he can learn from Jianguo, right?"

Dong Xuefeng shook his head:

"You're kidding me! Cunyi's a college graduate. He might not say it, but he's got a lot of pride. Letting him learn business from Jianguo, who only graduated from a junior college, might just make him hate both of us!"

"I'm telling you, stop worrying about things unnecessarily. You'll ruin Jian Guo's business!"

After saying that, Dong Xuefeng ignored his wife's unpleasant expression, got up and went straight to the bedroom to watch his two grandsons play games.

However, the second aunt was clearly unwilling to give up; she sat alone in a chair, her expression constantly shifting...

……

When Dong Jianguo got home, he lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) and felt that his legs were numb.

I just realized that riding a bicycle can be so tiring!

It seems I need to put buying a car on the agenda as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but chuckle foolishly.

Buying a house, buying a car... and more.

After moving to a new house, we need to renovate it and replace the furniture.

It's time to buy a refrigerator, washing machine, and other appliances...

I haven't earned any money yet, but I've already thought of several places to spend it.

Xiuyun climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed), took out bedding from the kang cabinet, spread it out, and after letting Dong Jianguo lie down on it, she placed his legs on her own and gently massaged them.

"You must be exhausted from running around with me all day, right?"

"What nonsense! Believe me or not, I can ride my bike and take you around Ang Hei District again and back!!"

The core area of ​​Hecheng is the three northern districts: Longsha District, Jianhua District, and Tiefeng District. Residents in the three northern districts see no difference between other districts and other counties.

Angxi District is more than 30 kilometers away from the city center. Even by bicycle, it would take three hours to go back and forth, not to mention carrying my pregnant wife on my back.

So you can tell that Dong Jianguo was just bragging.

However, Zhou Xiuyun didn't say anything, she just smiled gently.

She liked Dong Jianguo, even though she knew he was bragging.

Dong Jianguo shifted to a more comfortable position on his pillow and took out the piece of paper that listed the supply quantities from several farms.

The second uncle helped contact four farms, which eventually agreed to supply him with a total of 700 catties of eggs every day.

Based on 600 jin of eggs, as long as they can all be sold, the daily profit is around 300 yuan, which is much more profitable than working a regular job.

If you persist for three months, you can probably become a millionaire.

However... this business is ultimately a bit slow in making money.

Moreover, the egg business isn't very good; at best, it's just hard-earned money.

Furthermore, it's impossible for someone to build a large and successful business solely through transportation and sales; profits will ultimately have to be shared.

However, there's no turning back now; let's get the business going first.

As for buying a house, that's still a long way off.

Hearing Dong Jianguo sigh, Xiuyun couldn't help but ask curiously, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just feel a little tired just thinking about moving."

"Moving? What are you moving to?!"

"Of course, once I make money in the future, I'll move to an apartment building!"

Dong Jianguo sat up abruptly and pulled Xiuyun into his arms:

"Once we move into an apartment building, we'll have our own kitchen and bathroom, and our baby will have its own room after birth!"

"Each room has a large window; when you draw back the curtains, the room is filled with the scent of sunshine..."

"The house has all kinds of home appliances: a refrigerator, washing machine, VCR, VCD player, and the TV has been upgraded to a plasma TV!"

"We won't be sleeping on the kang anymore. We'll have a whole bed at home, and with heating in winter, it'll be so convenient!"

Hearing Dong Jianguo's description, Xiuyun was very interested.

Which woman doesn't want a clean and tidy home? But she also knew that the house the man described was almost unattainable for the two of them who were currently penniless.

"Don't believe me?!"

"I believe you... but don't push yourself too hard, or you'll exhaust yourself!"

"Aren't you going to reward me with a letter?!"

Dong Jianguo pointed to his cheek and looked at Zhou Xiuyun with a grin.

Xiuyun muttered something annoying, but still obediently closed her eyes and leaned closer.

To her surprise, when she kissed him, Dong Jianguo's cheek turned into his lips!

This man wanted far more reward than he said; his actions spoke louder than his words.

"Oh no, that won't do..."

Zhou Xiuyun was panting heavily, unaware that the more she opposed it, the more it aroused the other party's interest.

"Come on, I've already asked the doctor, it'll be fine if you take it easy..."

"Oh dear, that won't do either. What if the child gets hurt?"

"How about we try another method? For example..."

"Ugh, you're so annoying..."

Zhou Xiuyun didn't know where her husband had heard about this method of being a humiliating woman, and for a moment she didn't know whether to cover her face or her ears with her hands, so she simply covered her mouth.

"Clatter"

Someone must have touched the switch on the wall; the once brightly lit room instantly turned pitch black, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face...