In 1959, what's wrong with me pedaling a tricycle?

Er Gouzi was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Okay, let me know when you open your place, and I'll bring you a group of customers. But you have to remember this, this time I'm bringing people to support you, and from now on, when I get my goods from you, the price will always be 10% lower than others. Do you agree?"

Wang Xingguo quickly said, "Brother Ergou, 10% is too high, how about 50%? I'll give you a 50% discount from the wholesale price. I swear, even if Boss Niu comes to me for goods, I'll still give him the wholesale price!"

Er Gouzi nodded in satisfaction and said, "Alright, it's settled then. One pound of each of the six kinds of grains will be exchanged for one pound of live pig. In the future, when I buy goods from you, I'll offer you a 50% discount on the wholesale price. I'll bring my customers and brothers to support you. Whether you can establish yourself in the future depends on your abilities."

Wang Xingguo smiled and extended his hand: "It's a deal!"

Er Gouzi also reached out and shook hands with Wang Xingguo: "Happy to cooperate!"

After dealing with Er Gouzi, Wang Xingguo breathed a sigh of relief, because Er Gouzi was going to be addressed as "Grandpa," which meant that Wang Xingguo was going to be promoted in terms of seniority.

To be promoted in seniority, one needs to achieve results that are recognized by everyone.

For example, if Wang Xingguo opens a business and Er Gouzi leads a group to disrupt it, then he is helping all those involved in the gray market and black market, which is an achievement that everyone recognizes.

After all, having one more venue means having one more competitor. If Wang Xingguo opens this venue, every single other person involved in the gray market or black market will definitely not want him to open it.

With Wang Xingguo having dealt with Er Gouzi, the only person left who urgently needed to be promoted was Qian Sihai from the West District!

Qian Sihai is different from Er Gouzi; he runs a venue, and it's open both day and night.

Only someone with powerful connections dares to cause trouble like this. Otherwise, with so many people coming and going during the day, and the patrol officers not being blind, they would have wiped out his place long ago.

The fact that Qian Sihai could open such a place in Xiaotangfang Hutong in Xicheng District shows just how powerful he was.

So if Wang Xingguo wants to open this venue, he needs to win over Qian Sihai first.

He's too powerful. If we don't deal with him, and he really treats us like an elder, even if our own people fight him in a real battle, it will still have a negative impact on us.

If the person behind him gets upset and decides to take action against him, can the backer arranged by his own clan really withstand it?

Having a powerful backer isn't something you can just do casually. For example, if there's an order from above to eliminate these rats who secretly smuggle resources, then your backer will give you a heads-up and let you suspend operations to avoid trouble.

For example, if you offend some ordinary big shots, your powerful backer will step in to help smooth things over.

However, for ordinary people and matters, powerful backers won't intervene. If you can't even handle this, who will care about your life or death?

They will only make a move to reach the district level or higher.

Qian Sihai is bound to get into trouble sooner or later because he resells everything.

Wang Xingguo was fairly confident that he could handle him; he simply needed to appease him with benefits.

He can't and shouldn't try to avoid this debt, otherwise it won't do him any good.

Wang Xingguo arrived at the entrance of the General Hospital of Liberation on his tricycle, where more than a dozen people were already waiting for him.

As soon as the tricycle stopped, a crowd gathered around. Wang Xingguo started packing up his things and then handed out fish to people.

Someone who was there for the first time held up a large black ten in front of everyone and shouted that he wanted to exchange it for a black fish, but Wang Xingguo ignored him completely.

If there were no one around, it would be fine, but to take money to buy fish in front of so many people, wouldn't that just expose everyone's shame?

Even if Wang Xingguo is shameless, these patients' families still have some sense of shame, don't they?

The fish brought tonight were plentiful, at least seventy or eighty pounds, but they were all sold out. The middle-aged man who initially held the large black dollar bill complained angrily, "Why didn't you sell to me when I was here first? This is discrimination! I'm going to report you!"

Wang Xingguo explained helplessly, "You saw the whole thing tonight. I'm just exchanging fish with someone to get supplies; I'm not buying low and selling high. You should have seen that I'm not targeting you personally. I'm just exchanging goods, not doing any speculation. So if you really need fish, please bring your goods to exchange for fish tomorrow night at this time. It's really not targeting you personally."

The angry middle-aged man was dumbfounded. He really didn't know this rule. He had only heard other patients' families chatting that someone should be bringing fish over tonight, so he came to try his luck.

Wang Xingguo ignored him. If he really reported him, Wang Xingguo knew there was at least a 70% chance he would be fine.

Why did he not go to other hospitals, but specifically to Peking Union Medical College Hospital and the General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army?

Because there are many high-ranking officials' families here!

If someone really reports him, someone will definitely stand up for him. He might be released soon after being locked up.

Although it was an exchange of goods, Wang Xingguo never cared about gains or losses. He had done countless exchanges at a loss, and there was always a high-ranking official's family member who remembered his kindness and was willing to say a good word for him.

This is an open conspiracy with no solution. As long as Wang Xingguo doesn't accept money in public, he's just getting a little too much fish, and there's no evidence to prove he obtained the fish illegally.

I rode my tricycle back to my doorstep. The tricycle was now loaded with many more things, all for the wedding proposal tomorrow.

Wang Xingguo pushed the courtyard gate, only to find it locked from the inside, so he shouted for help.

A moment later, footsteps were heard, and Wang Xingbang ran to open the door for him.

The two brothers pushed the tricycle into the yard together. Wang Xingguo said with a smile, "Big brother, I haven't had dinner yet. Is there anything else to eat at home?"

Wang Xingbang quickly said, "There's no leftover food at home, but I brought back some noodles today. It was a reward for working overtime yesterday. Let me cook you a bowl of noodles."

Wang Xingguo nodded and said, "Okay, thank you for your help, brother."

Wang Xingbang waved his hand and ran to the kitchen to help Wang Xingguo cook noodles.

Wang Xingguo closed the courtyard gate, pushed the tricycle to the side and parked it. He looked at the sky and could still see the stars, so there was no need to cover the vehicle with a tarpaulin.

Wang Xingning hadn't gone to sleep yet. He greeted Wang Xingguo and went to help cook noodles.

Wang Xingguo diluted the water, washed himself, changed his clothes, poured out the water in the basin, put his clothes in, and prepared to wash them.

Seeing that she didn't need to help with cooking the noodles, Wang Xingning ran out, took the basin, and went to help her second brother, Wang Xingguo, wash clothes.

Wang Xingguo returned to the living room, where Wang Xingmin was practicing calligraphy. He smiled and said to him, "Second brother, eldest brother said he's going to propose marriage tomorrow. Did you know about that?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Xingguo slapped his forehead and said, "Look at my memory! The things I prepared for my elder brother's marriage proposal are still on the tricycle."