Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

Chapter 214

The children get sleepy early, so it is impossible to keep them company. Just after nine o'clock, the two children started rubbing their eyes and yawning.

Gu Jiu and Lin Shu said hello to the rest of the family and went upstairs each carrying a child.

I washed the children's faces and butts, changed their diapers, put them to bed, covered them with a quilt, and they fell asleep in a short while.

Only after the children fell asleep did Lin Shu and Gu Jiu have time to do their own private things.

Lin Shu took the child's changed diaper to the bathroom to wash it, then took a bath. During this time, Gu Jiu squeezed in with a bath towel, leaving aside the conversation.

When the couple came out of the bathroom again, Lin Shu was so sleepy that he could hardly open his eyes.

Gu Jiu held her in his arms and put her on the bed. She rolled into the bed and fell asleep soon after.

Gu Jiu checked on Dabao and Erbao and found that they were sleeping soundly. He did not kick the quilt before he went to bed with peace of mind.

I wanted to talk to Lin Shu before going to sleep, but when I hugged her from behind, I found that she was already asleep.

The Gu family's hometown is in the county town, so there are not many relatives visiting to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the New Year.

On the second day of the Chinese New Year, several wives in the family brought their children back to their parents' home to pay New Year's greetings.

The nanny prepared breakfast early and waited for everyone to get up and have breakfast.

Lin Shu got up, packed up the two children and went downstairs. The first and second wives had already finished their meal and went out to visit their parents' parents.

"Youngest, sister-in-law, you guys are up."

Gu Zhiyuan saw the couple carrying their child downstairs, greeted them, ate the last bite of dumplings in the bowl, drank a sip of water and stood up, "Big brother and second brother have left with their children first, I will wait for the children to finish eating and prepare to go to the Jiang family to pay New Year's greetings. You will also go back to pay New Year's greetings today, right?"

Gu Jiu glanced at his two nephews who were eating and nodded: "I'll be there soon. Did you have dumplings for breakfast?"

Gu Zhiyuan: "Sister Chen steamed dumplings, cooked eight-treasure porridge, and steamed flower rolls. It depends on what you want to eat."

Gu Jiu didn't have so many requirements for breakfast and turned to look at Lin Shu.

Lin Shu sat down with the child in his arms, poured himself a cup of warm water, took a sip to moisten his throat, and then said, "Give me a plate of steamed dumplings and eight-treasure porridge, and two flower rolls."

When breakfast was served, Erbao was eager to climb onto the table and grab the dumplings.

Lin Shu picked up a steamed bun, broke it in two, gave half to the eldest and second child, and asked them to bite and suck it slowly.

If the adults holding them don't calm them down first, they won't be able to eat breakfast peacefully.

Wang Suzhen and Gu Changsheng heard the noise in the restaurant, came out of the room, took Dabao and Erbao, and let Gu Jiu and his wife eat in peace.

"Dad, Mom, have you had breakfast?"

"We've eaten. We'll hold the children. You can eat in peace. Have the children been fed this morning? Why do they look like they've been hungry all night?"

Wang Suzhen watched Dabao and Erbao chewing the steamed buns vigorously. Since they had not grown teeth yet, they could only try to stuff the steamed buns into their mouths and suck them slowly.

Seeing that his eldest grandson was having difficulty eating, Gu Changsheng thought of tearing off some steamed buns and feeding them into his mouth.

Wang Suzhen just sat down on the sofa with Erbao in her arms, and was startled by Gu Changsheng's actions. "Hey, let him suck slowly, don't feed him the whole thing, be careful it might get stuck in his trachea."

"Can't feed him?" Gu Changsheng paused and looked at her in confusion: "I saw that he was having a hard time eating, so I just tore off a little bit. It shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"They have limited swallowing ability now, so let them suck slowly, and the saliva will dissolve and they will swallow it naturally. Besides, they have already had milk, and chewing on steamed buns is just to comfort them. They are only a few months old, do you really want to see them chewing steamed buns?"

Gu Changsheng touched his nose, glanced at the restaurant, and found that Gu Jiu and Lin Shu were not paying attention to this side, so he felt relieved.

"Sister-in-law, when you go to your parents' house to pay New Year's greetings, will you ride a bicycle or walk there?"

Jiang Chaohong asked curiously while feeding Gu Youxing porridge.

Lin Shu picked up a dumpling, dipped it in vinegar, and took a bite. "We each have to hold a child and carry gifts. It's definitely not practical to walk. We're going to ride a bicycle."

Jiang Chaohong asked curiously, "What New Year's gifts have you prepared for your parents' home?"

Lin Shu raised her eyebrows. This was the question that Jiang Chaohong was concerned about. She did not answer but asked, "What New Year's gift did Third Sister-in-law prepare for your parents?"

"We just prepared some dried fruits and a piece of bacon." Gu Zhiyuan interrupted and replied.

Speaking of the dried fruit gift box, this was bought from the store under Gu Jiu’s company.

The factory also distributed gift boxes of dried fruits, but they were opened by my two children before the Chinese New Year.

In the end, Gu Zhiyuan had no choice but to buy two more boxes.

Jiang Chaohong didn't get a reply, so she asked again: "Sister-in-law, what about you?"

"We also prepared dried fruit gift boxes and a few boxes of fruit. My mother's family smoked more bacon than we did last year. They smoked almost a whole pig. We won't talk about the bacon. In addition, there are a few cans of malted milk and canned food."

At the end of the year, Lin Shu bought a lot of candies and cookies for the New Year.

I won’t mention candy and cookies when I go to pay New Year’s greetings this time.

"Wow, can you carry so many things back?" Jiang Chaohong was jealous.

The Lin family is so happy to move so many things to my mother's house.

"The fruits were tied to the back seat of the bicycle, and the gift boxes and canned goods were put in net bags and hung on the handlebars. We each rode one, with the child on our backs, and it was easy to ride back."

It’s so sour!

Jiang Chaohong glanced at Gu Zhiyuan with resentment, "How about I stop by the supply and marketing cooperative on the way back and buy some biscuits and canned food?"

How could Gu Zhiyuan not know that his petty-minded daughter-in-law was feeling unbalanced again?

He asked back: "Okay, remember to bring the receipt."

Jiang Chaohong: "......"

"Our bills will be almost used up by the end of the year, so where are the bills left?"

Gu Zhiyuan shrugged: "Then I have no choice. I can't buy anything at the supply and marketing cooperative even if I have money but no tickets."

Jiang Chaohong glanced at Gu Jiu from time to time.

Gu Jiu ignored it and lowered his head to eat breakfast attentively.

Jiang Chaohong wanted him to open the door of a trading company, how could that be possible?

The trading company had already decided to open for business on the fifth day of the New Year. It was the first time to open in the new year and it was not a random day.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, people open the door to welcome the God of Wealth. They have to choose an auspicious time and set off firecrackers for good luck.

How could Gu Jiu open the door for Jiang Chaohong and bring bad luck upon himself?

Lin Shu also saw what Jiang Chaohong was thinking, so he quickly changed the subject and chatted with Gu Zhiyuan about some things in their unit.

After breakfast, Lin Shu changed the children's diapers while Gu Jiu took out the gifts for the New Year, tying those that needed to be tied to the back seat of the bicycle and those that needed to be hung on the handlebars.

Finally, with the help of Wang Suzhen, Dabao and Erbao were carried on the backs of Gu Jiu and Lin Shu respectively with straps.

With a child on his back and gifts hanging on both sides of the bicycle, Lin Shu smiled as he looked at Gu Jiu, who was walking in front of him and also carrying his second child on his back.

"Gu Jiu, I suddenly remembered a song."

"What song is it?"

Gu Jiu looked back at Lin Shu, not knowing what she was laughing at.

"A chicken in my left hand, a duck in my right hand, and a fat baby on my back...hahahaha!"

The biggest surprise was that when Dabao heard Lin Shu laughing, he grinned and clapped excitedly.

When Erbao saw Dabao clapping, she also happily stretched out her little hands to clap.

The couple felt their child's happiness and smiled at each other.

It was too cold outside, so Lin Shu helped Erbao put his hands into the blanket. Gu Jiu also helped Dabao put his hands into the blanket. The two did not dare to delay any longer on the road, so they rode their bicycles to the new house.

This year, the Lin family celebrated the New Year together at Lin Guang’s noodle restaurant.

That is, Lin Shu’s new house. The area of ​​the second floor of the noodle restaurant is larger than that of Lin Wei’s noodle restaurant, so it is much more spacious for the family to celebrate the New Year here.

Comrade Liu Xiao'e also returned to the noodle restaurant on the 29th day of the lunar year.

"My aunt and uncle are back!"

"Aunt, uncle, Dabao and Erbao!"

As soon as Gu Jiu and Lin Shu turned into the street of Xinfang, Lin Xiaoyu, Lin Xiaoshuang and Lin Xiaojun came to meet them.

Lin Shu looked at his nephew and niece who ran up to him and asked with a smile, "Have you three been standing outside the door waiting for us? Aren't you cold standing outside?"

"We were bored staying at home, so we waited for you at the door. Luckily, we were wearing down jackets given by my aunt, so we weren't cold at all."

Xiaoyu patted her down jacket.

The two children were sent to the provincial capital during the winter vacation, and Lin Shu bought a down jacket for each of them before the New Year.

Xiaoyu and Xiaoshuang's are bright red, which they wear for festive New Year's Day.

The down jackets given to Xiaojun and Dongfa are made of blue fabric.

After chatting with the three children for a few words, Dongfa, Lin Guang and others came out from the house.

"Aunt, it's cold outside, come in quickly, we can talk inside if you have anything to say."

Dongfa and Lin Guang took over the bicycles pushed by Lin Shu and Gu Jiu.

Park the bicycle and take down the gifts hanging on the bicycle one by one.

"Tell me, why do you bring so many things with you when you come back for New Year's greetings? We have everything we need at home. Your business is right next door, and you have bought everything you need before the New Year."

"Brother, these gifts are our sincere wishes. Please don't nag me during the New Year."

What Lin Shu and Gu Jiu fear most is nagging. Nagging too much can really make people collapse.

After entering the noodle shop, Liu Xiao'e helped to untie the child.

As soon as Dabao and Erbao saw Liu Xiao'e, they both clamored to hold her.

Liu Xiao'e plays with them every day and can be said to be the person who spends the most time with them besides their mother.

After not seeing each other for two days, Erbao, in particular, was pouting in Liu Xiaoe's arms, with tears welling up in his eyes, about to fall.

Liu Xiao'e, who was feeling distressed, was comforted by him for a long time before the little girl became happy.

Lin Dashan called out to Gu Jiu, "Brother Jiu, let their women hold the child. You have been in the cold wind all the way. Come over and have a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up."

Lu Yinhua came over and took Dabao from Lin Shu's arms and asked her to sit by the stove and drink some hot tea.

Sister-in-law He Caiyun peeled a candy and asked Dabao to suck it slowly.

"Sister-in-law, don't give him candy. When he sucks it, his saliva will flow out and his hands and clothes will be covered with candy." Lin Shu became anxious when he saw Dabao picking up the candy.

"It should be fine. At worst I can help him wash his hands later."

Liu Xiao'e slapped He Caiyun's hand away and said angrily, "You are so old, but you can't use your brain when you encounter a problem? He can't eat it, so just hold it and let him suck it."

"Oh, that's right. Why didn't I realize this for such a simple question?" He Caiyun slapped her forehead, thinking to herself that she was so stupid.

Gu Jiu looked at Lin Dongfa in a suit and tie. Two years had passed and his change was the biggest among the family members.

With a slicked-back hair, both the skin color and temperament have undergone a qualitative change.

"How many people did the trading company recruit in the past year?"

"We hired about ten people. We built a large warehouse this year. There are five workers including warehouse management and porters, and eight more store clerks."

Gu Jiu nodded: "You have been in the city for two years. Have you trained any managers who can take charge of their own affairs?"

Lin Dongfa was slightly stunned, frowned and asked, "What plans does my uncle have for the next year?"

Gu Jiu took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "We are all family, so I won't hide it from you. What I mean is that I want you to come to the provincial capital to help me manage the trading company. You know, I want to become the provincial agent of the trading company in the provincial capital in the future, and the city-level trading companies are all city-level distributors."

Although the economy has not fully recovered yet, the framework of the trading company must be established first.

In the future, when various brands on the market become established, that will be the time for him to become the provincial general agent.

Lin Wei was sitting nearby listening to their conversation. Hearing this, he couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Can we be assured of handing the city over to outsiders?"

Gu Jiu smiled calmly and said, "It is impossible to be 100% confident with outsiders. If he is in charge of one side, there must be supervision and checks and balances on power."

Lin Wei seemed to understand what he said, but he didn't want to ask too specific questions. "Just make your own arrangements."

Gu Jiu said to Dong Fa: "After the New Year this year, you go back to the city first and arrange everything there, and then you go back to the provincial capital to take over the business of the trading company."

Gu Jiu is too busy to take care of the business now. Although Lin Shu can help take care of it, there are several shops in the new house that need her to take care of.

In a few months this year, when the hotel is renovated, Lin Shu will be in charge of the hotel again, and he will be even busier then.

Gu Jiu himself was also busy, and the company he worked with Chen Fei started out by opening a few small stores, so no matter how busy they were, they couldn't get very far.

It’s different now. Last year we added a logistics company, and later we set up a food company to package and sell dried fruits.

We will definitely have to add more types this year. We can't be proud of exploiting Chen Fei by then.

I heard Chen Fei said that he still wants to develop in Guangdong Province, and he will be even busier then.

Seeing that Dongfa agreed, Lin Wei said, "When Dongfa comes to the provincial capital this year, we will definitely not have enough space upstairs in our noodle restaurant.

Brother Jiu, do you think I should buy a house in the provincial capital? Or based on your understanding of the provincial capital, can you help me ask who has a house for sale? "

"That's no problem. I'll help you find out when the time comes." Gu Jiu agreed.

If my brother-in-law and his family want to develop in the provincial capital, buying a house is only a matter of time.

It is comfortable for a whole family to live in a house.

Lin Shu asked, "Brother, it seems you have saved a lot of money this year."

Sister-in-law He Caiyun: "Not much." Brother Lin Wei scratched his head and laughed: "It's more than what I earned from farming in the countryside before."

When Lin Dashan heard that his son wanted to buy a house in the provincial capital, he said happily: "If you don't have enough money, I still have some savings here."

Lin Guang: "Dad, how can my brother use your pension money to buy a house? If you want to borrow, just borrow mine. We have only been here for a few months this year, and the money we have saved is not enough to buy a house. If my brother is really short of money, just take mine first."

Lin Wei felt warm at heart after hearing this, "Thank you, second brother. I will definitely not be polite to you when I need you."

"Brother, I have money here too. Just tell me how much you need." Lin Shu was unwilling to be left behind and spoke quickly.

Gu Jiu also quickly expressed his opinion: "Yes, second brother's money should be used to expand the business. If eldest brother needs money, tell us."

Lin Dashan wiped his eyes. His son-in-law had taken such good care of his mother's family from beginning to end.

If it weren't for his help, the Lin family would not have been able to move out of the countryside so quickly and gain a foothold in the provincial capital.

The Lin family is blessed!

The youngest in their family is more fortunate!