Diary of Getting Rich Quick in the South

The cooperation with Qiangsheng Trading quickly got on track.

Zhao Chujing outsourced the short-distance delivery business from Kunming to several surrounding cities to me. The fixed monthly fee is 30,000 yuan, which is more than Lin Jianhua's.

Including individual orders and community business, my company's monthly income is stable at over 50,000 yuan.

The salaries of Lao Zhou and the other two also increased from three thousand to four thousand five, making Da Liu and Xiao Sun extremely happy.

On the day Da Liu received his salary, he specially went to buy a roast duck, saying he wanted to celebrate.

"Boss, look how good our business is right now. Should we hire a few more people? You said you were looking for people last time, but there's still no news. We've grown bigger now, and the four of us can't handle it all."

Little Sun muttered to himself.

I thought about it and said I'd wait and see if it would stabilize first.

Actually, I was already thinking about expanding enrollment, but I didn't say it out loud.

Good news also came from Lin Jianhua's side: his cross-border e-commerce business is growing bigger and bigger, and sales in the three sites of Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia have doubled.

But he also encountered trouble.

That afternoon, Lin Jianhua rushed into my warehouse, holding his phone and looking very excited.

"Boss Chen! We found it! We finally found it!"

I was checking the goods with Lao Zhou when I looked up and asked, "What did you find?"

"A customs clearance agent in Vietnam!"

Lin Jianhua handed me his phone: "Through a colleague's introduction, I found a woman in Vietnam who does customs clearance. She's incredibly resourceful; she can clear out any kind of goods. Customs is like her living room!"

I took the phone and glanced at it.

It's a photo of a woman.

Wearing heavy makeup, dyed blonde hair, and a sundress, she stood at the entrance of what looked like a Vietnamese customs building.

The photo has a name below it: Adong.

My hand froze instantly.

Although she wore heavy makeup, dyed her hair, and dressed completely differently than before, I still recognized her at a glance.

It's Ruan Dong.

She didn't die.

She is in Vietnam.

"Boss Chen? What's wrong?"

Lin Jianhua noticed my expression and asked, "You know her?"

I returned the phone to him and tried my best to make my voice sound normal.

"I don't know him, but I've heard of him."

"oh."

Without much thought, Lin Jianhua continued excitedly, "This A Dong is amazing! My batch of goods that had been stuck in customs for half a month was cleared out by her in just three days! Guess how much it cost? Only five thousand yuan! Before, it would have cost at least twenty thousand yuan to use other agents! I plan to use her long-term from now on. Do you think I should go to Vietnam to meet her?"

My mind was in complete turmoil, but I had to pretend to be calm on the surface.

"Mr. Lin, the customs clearance agency business is very complex. You'd better do your research and not just look at her strong abilities."

"Hey, Mr. Chen, you're just too cautious."

Lin Jianhua waved his hand: "In our line of work, ability is all that matters. Who cares about her background? Besides, she's in Vietnam, not in China. What could she possibly do?"

I didn't say anything more.

Lin Jianhua sat for a while and then left, saying he needed to go back and discuss long-term cooperation with that A Dong.

After he left, I sat alone in the small office in the warehouse, staring blankly at the computer screen.

Ruan Dong.

This name is like a thorn stuck in my heart, and I can't pull it out.

When she jumped into the river, I thought she was dead.

Later, an unidentified female corpse was pulled from the riverbank, and I thought that was her.

Unexpectedly, she didn't die; she escaped to Vietnam and started a customs clearance business.

How much more is there about this woman that I don't know?

I remembered what she said to me at the dock, the dirty secrets she had, and the anonymous email she sent.

She said she wouldn't send the files, but the USB drive contained all the copies, and she bet we wouldn't hand over all the dirt on us.

She added that everyone should keep to their own boundaries.

In retrospect, she did indeed keep her distance and did not release the information.

But as long as she's alive, she remains a potential threat.

Old Zhou walked in, noticed my pale face, and asked, "Boss, what's wrong?"

I hesitated for a moment, then said, "Help me investigate a woman named Ruan Dong, now known as A Dong."

I told him about Ruan Dong's current basic information.

Old Zhou didn't know what I was going to do, but he still nodded and said okay.

When I got home that evening, I showed Su Wan Ruan Dong's photo.

After she finished reading it, she remained silent for a long time.

"It's her, she's still alive." Su Wan's voice was very soft.

"Um!"

"Is she doing customs clearance in Vietnam?"

"Yes, Lin Jianhua's goods were cleared out by her."

Su Wan put down her phone and walked to the window to look at the night outside.

"Her being alive is more troublesome than her being dead."

I know what she meant.

"What are you planning to do?" Su Wan turned to me and asked.

"Not really."

I shook my head: "She's in Vietnam, it has nothing to do with us. I told Lin Jianhua not to use her, to find another agent."

"But will Lin Jianhua listen?"

I gave a wry smile: "Not necessarily. He's a businessman; he only cares about profits."

Su Wan came over and sat next to me, taking my hand.

"Don't think about it."

She said, "She's in Vietnam, and we're in China. We don't interfere with each other. If she really dared to release the stuff, she would have done it back then. We won't wait until now. Let's not talk about this anymore. I'll sleep on the sofa with you tonight."

I nodded, but the thorn in my heart still felt like it was being pricked.

Ruan Dong, what exactly are you trying to do?

That night, I had a nightmare.

In my dream, Ruan Dong stood by the river, looked at me and smiled, and then jumped into the river.

I wanted to save her, but I couldn't reach her.

When I woke up, I was covered in a cold sweat.

Su Wan was startled awake and asked me what was wrong.

"It's nothing, just a dream."

I wiped the sweat from my brow: "Go to sleep."

Su Wan didn't ask any more questions, leaned on my shoulder, and fell asleep again.

As I looked at her profile, my heart gradually calmed down.

Whatever Ruan Dong wants to do, at least for now, Su Wan is by my side, safe and sound.

This is enough.

I stared at the ceiling, unable to fall asleep for a long time.

My mind is filled with images of Ruan Dong.

The first time I met her, she was working as a public relations person at a KTV. She was slapped by Liu Ming, and I stood up for her.

The way she looked at me then was a mixture of gratitude, calculation, and something else entirely.

Later, she helped me gather information, helped me deal with enemies, and also used and schemed against me.

Later, she was exposed, ran away, jumped into the river, and disappeared.

Now, she's in Vietnam, working as a customs clearance agent, and doing quite well.

I can't quite describe the feeling.

Do I hate it? Yes, I have.

Does it make you feel better? A little.

But more than anything, there's a sense of melancholy that's hard to explain.

Life can be so ironic sometimes.

Ruan Dong, you'd better not cause any more trouble.

Otherwise, I will not show any mercy.

Su Wan turned over and asked groggily, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"

"Go to sleep now." I lay down and pulled her into my arms.