Reborn as a capitalist's young master in the 1970s, he starts his life by being blocked at the

Wang Hao was drinking tea when he saw this scene, so he quickly stepped forward with a grin and explained, "Section Chief Zhao, Xiao Chen went to the finance department to get reimbursed. He did a great job today, I heard he got half a wild boar."

Deputy Section Chief Zhao rolled his eyes, a disdainful expression on his face: "That's his job. Just because he finishes his work doesn't mean he can skip work and not be here. Hmph, it seems the quota was set too low. From now on, the wild game quota will be tripled every month. If he doesn't meet it, he'll be sent straight to the steelmaking workshop!"

"A new young man, relying on his skills, has forgotten who he is?"

Wang Hao knew immediately that the other party was deliberately trying to cause trouble, so he simply stopped talking, but secretly he was a little worried for Chen Jianming.

Beside them, Aunt Niu and Aunt Ma exchanged a glance.

Aunt Niu leaned closer and said sarcastically, "Oh, Section Chief Zhao, Xiao Chen is one of the top talents in our purchasing department. What's three times the amount? Even if we tripled it again, he could probably still meet the target."

Aunt Ma blinked her small eyes and continued, "That's right, Section Chief Zhao. Xiao Chen is quite the star in our purchasing department now. He even got praised by the factory manager yesterday for bringing back some wild game. He usually doesn't even respect us old folks."

Wang Hao glanced at Aunt Niu and Aunt Ma, wanting to speak up for Chen Jianming but not daring to offend Deputy Section Chief Zhao, so he could only sigh and lower his head.

Deputy Section Chief Zhao snorted coldly: "No matter how talented someone is, they still have to abide by our factory's rules and regulations. Are they going to defy us?"

On the other side, Chen Jianming rode his tricycle all the way to the furniture market in the capital.

The market was bustling with people coming and going, and people were constantly asking about prices in some furniture stores.

Chen Jianming found a relatively upscale furniture store and went inside.

A lean, vest-wearing shop owner quickly came over, smiling, and asked, "Young man, what would you like to buy?"

Chen Jianming waved his hand and stated his purpose directly: "Take a look at the tables, chairs, benches, thermos flasks, washstands, and wardrobes."

Upon hearing that so many were wanted, the boss lowered his stance even further and hurriedly said, "We have everything, we have everything. Look, these are all newly arrived goods, the styles are very novel, and they are very suitable for young people like you nowadays."

Chen Jianming glanced at it indifferently, somewhat dissatisfied, and frowned as he asked, "Isn't there anything better? This timber is too poor quality."

The furniture designs were novel, but the workmanship and materials were not very good.

Although I didn't plan to buy anything too expensive, it still had to be at least of a certain standard.

Anyway, he's not short of money now, and he's still making money by sending wild game to the factory.

More importantly, he wanted to take this opportunity to lure the gang of thieves over.

You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub, so he decided to use good furniture to set a trap for the thieves.

The shop owner glanced at him and asked in surprise, "Young man, are you in business?"

The furniture he introduced was already quite good; most people would have thought it was expensive, but this young man thought it was too bad.

Chen Jianming raised an eyebrow: "What's it to you what I do? If you don't have anyone better, I'll go to someone else."

He then turned to leave.

The shop owner quickly jogged a few steps forward, grabbed him, and said with a smile, "Yes, yes, yes, I have everything you could want. Wouldn't it be better if I asked you to better understand your needs and recommend something to you?"

Chen Jianming waved his hand dismissively: "Enough nonsense, I want something better, money's no object."

The boss grinned from ear to ear upon hearing this, it seemed he had landed a big deal.

He tugged at Chen Jianming's sleeve and said, "Young man, come this way. I recently acquired a batch of furniture. The workmanship and materials are excellent, but no one can afford it, so I put it in the backyard."

Following the boss to the backyard, we saw a batch of furniture piled up there, which was much better than the ones we had just seen.

The selection is very complete, with tables, chairs, benches, wardrobes, and everything else available, all in a simple yet sophisticated style.

Chen Jianming stepped forward and touched them, then nodded in satisfaction and said, "This batch is indeed very good. I'll take them all. I live at No. 17, Longxu Lane, Chen Family Compound. Could you deliver them to me?"

"Of course, I'll arrange workers for you right away."

The boss nodded and bowed, then went to the front to call over a few workers, and then began to busy himself loading furniture onto a Dongfeng truck.

Taking advantage of a moment of free time, I quickly poured a glass of water and handed it over.

Chen Jianming asked, "How much is it in total?"

The shopkeeper took out an abacus, started counting the beads, and looked up to say, "The dining table is thirty, the benches are fifty, the cabinets... that's a total of two hundred and twenty-three. Young man, since we get along so well, I'll round it down to two hundred and twenty."

Chen Jianming nodded; this boss certainly knew how to do business.

The wild game I delivered today, plus my commission, will leave me with a few dozen yuan left after buying furniture.

He counted out the money for the furniture, handed it over, and then planned to leave. Since he had already given the address, the boss would arrange for workers to deliver it.

Just as I was about to turn around, my eyes caught sight of a broken chair in the corner. The armrests were covered in dust, and the chair had an old-fashioned style, looking quite old.

Chen Jianming's eyes lit up, and his heart pounded: "It's actually made of rosewood."

These days, in most furniture markets, few people can recognize this kind of huanghuali wood; they just treat it as ordinary old junk and pile it up in the general store.

However, he knew very well how valuable this chair would be in the future, worth at least several hundred thousand!

Chen Jianming remained outwardly calm, then pointed to the chair in the corner and asked, "Boss, I've bought so much stuff, can I have that chair for free?"

The shopkeeper frowned, looking puzzled, and asked, "Young man, that's just a shabby chair. It looks nice, but it's worthless. What do you need it for?"

Worthless?

Just as he expected, the owner of the furniture store didn't know its value either.

Chen Jianming waved his hand and said, "I like this style. Just tell me if you can give it away. If not, forget it. I don't think your store is really interested in doing business. You can't even give away a broken chair. I'll go look somewhere else."

Upon hearing this, the shop owner immediately panicked. He rarely encountered such a big customer, so he quickly smiled and said, "No, no, no! I was just worried that you wouldn't like it, so I wanted to pick out a better chair for you."

He then directed the workers, "You guys, take that broken chair and assemble it for the young man, then send it over together."

"Okay, thank you very much."

Chen Jianming said casually, but he was already overjoyed inside.

All the furniture in the entire store is probably not as valuable as that rosewood chair.

I never expected to encounter such a pleasant surprise while buying furniture.

Several workers busied themselves and quickly loaded all the furniture onto the Dongfeng truck.

Chen Jianming rode his tricycle and led the workers back to the Chen family compound in high spirits.

Although it was a bit flamboyant, that was the effect he wanted. Otherwise, how could he have tricked those thieves?