Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

Chapter 227

“Brother Dare, sister-in-law!”

When they were almost home, Lin Gang saw Lin Gan's family of three walking in front, so he jumped off the tricycle and rubbed his son Chao Chao's head, "Long time no see, Chao Chao has grown taller again."

"Gangzi, have you and your sister-in-law just come back from closing the stall?" Lin Gan heard someone calling him, and turned around to find with surprise that it was Lin Gang.

When I see people from the same village in a foreign land, I feel particularly close to them.

Li Wan smiled at them: “Brother Gan, sister-in-law.”

"Yes, we just came back from closing the stall." Lin Gang pushed the tricycle and walked home with Lin Gan and others.

"Why are you here?"

Lin Gan smiled and said, "Lin Shu sent a message today asking us to come over for dinner after work, saying that you guys are having dinner at her house today."

Lin Gang nodded: "Yes, she moved to a new house a few days ago, and because she had a lot of guests to entertain, she said that she didn't treat us well, so she wanted to get together again."

"It will be much easier for Lin Shu to manage the store if he moves in."

A few people were talking as they walked, and sometimes a car passed them on the road and stopped in front of the hotel.

Lin Gan saw the people who got off the car walk directly into the hotel which was in trial operation, and said with emotion: "I heard from Lin Shu that only three floors of the hotel have been renovated. I didn't expect that so many people would come to stay here during the trial operation."

Lin Gang's attention was drawn to the car. "Her hotel is luxuriously decorated. It's hard not to attract customers. Hey, what brand is that car? How much does it cost?"

Lin Gan shook his son on his back and said self-deprecatingly, "I'm just a country boy who has never seen the world. How can I know what brand this car is? As for the price you mentioned, I've heard that the cheapest imported car costs hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands. It's not something that ordinary people like us can afford."

After hearing this, Lin Gang sucked his teeth and said, "It's so expensive. I can't afford it even if I squeeze myself dry."

When he heard the price, he didn't dare to even think about it. He felt that his tricycle was more stress-free to ride.

Lin Gan shook his head: "How can ordinary people afford to buy it? If I had 10,000 yuan in savings, I would wake up laughing in my dreams at night. Hundreds of thousands of yuan, that's the amount of money I can't earn in my whole life."

A few people were walking and chatting, and when they arrived at the noodle shop, they asked the clerk and learned that Lin Guang and his wife had already gone upstairs with their child.

Lin Gang quickly locked the tricycle, turned a corner with Lin Gan and his family of three, and went to the stairwell at the back.

Lin Gan saw the iron door guarding the stairwell, "There is an iron door installed in the stairwell?"

Lin Gang explained: "This staircase is exclusively for their family, so it is safer to install a security door on the first floor."

As he spoke, Lin Gang pressed the doorbell.

After a while, the light in the stairwell came on, and it was Lin Xiaoyu who came down to open the door.

"Uncle Gan, Third Uncle, and two aunts, you are finally here. We are preparing dinner at home and are waiting for you."

"Xiaoyu has run away again." Li Lanqiu changed her shoes under Lin Xiaoyu's guidance, took her hand and went upstairs together.

"Aunt Lanqiu, my mother said that I am already a big girl at the age of fourteen. If I don't grow taller, I will be a dwarf."

"Haha, your mom is right."

After entering the house and chatting with everyone for a while, the dishes were already on the table. Lin Shu asked everyone to eat first and chat while eating.

After chatting with everyone for a while and sitting at the dining table, Lin Gan and Li Lanqiu finally had time to take a closer look at Lin Shu's house.

"Oh my goodness, this house is so beautifully decorated."

"Yes, the light is so bright. And the wall is covered with tiles, it looks really high-end." Lin Gan only went to school for two years and had no culture, so he could not think of any words of praise.

Anyway, he just thought the house was so beautiful.

Lin Gang laughed and patted Lin Gan on the shoulder and said, "Brother Gan, don't be envious. When you make money one day, you can also buy a house and decorate it like this."

Lin Dashan also laughed and said, "Brother Gan, you must have made a lot of money. I heard that the decoration of this house alone cost more than 20,000 yuan."

"Hiss!" Lin Gan waved his hands quickly: "Uncle Dashan, please stop talking. More than 20,000 is scary. I can't make that much money."

Gu Jiu came over with two bottles of wine and said with a smile: "Lin Gan, there will always be opportunities to make more money in the future, so don't deny yourself now. Let's all drink some white wine tonight?"

"On the hour."

When everyone saw that the bottle that was taken out was Moutai, those who didn't really want to drink it all nodded.

Good wine is not always available.

Before Li Lanqiu recovered from her shock, her son Chaochao could not wait any longer and kept pulling her sleeve.

"Mom, the adults are all drinking, hurry up and get me some food, I want to eat meat."

Although Lin Gan and Li Lanqiu both worked for Lin Shu and received the same salary, their life was still very difficult.

The main expenses every month are rent, children’s tuition, family living expenses and social interactions.

It’s very difficult to save money to buy a house in the provincial capital.

Their frugal lifestyle meant that their family only eats meat a limited number of times each month.

Chao Chao came to Lin Shu's house and couldn't help drooling when he saw the table full of delicious food.

Fortunately, the child was sensible and waited until the adults started eating before asking his mother to help him pick up some of his favorite dishes.

In order to take care of the children, Lin Shu filled an extra bowl of the dishes they liked and placed them on the coffee table.

"Chao Chao, stop pestering your mother. Auntie has placed a lot of your favorite dishes on the coffee table. Go and eat with your sister and brother."

The three children from my second brother Lin Guang’s family, plus Chao Chao, make a total of four children that can just fit together at a small table.

Li Lanqiu noticed that there was food on the coffee table behind her, and kept saying that Lin Shu was so thoughtful.

Chaochao, Xiaoyu, Xiaoshuang, Xiaojun and others don't care how polite the adults are.

Anyway, they don't have time to be polite now. Chao Chao sees meatballs and takes one because they are delicious.

Wow, there’s also ham. Take a piece.

I want a piece of braised pork belly and a chicken drumstick...

In a short while, his bowl of rice was piled high.

Li Lanqiu had just taken two bites of the food when she turned around and was furious. "Why did you take so much food, kid? I gave it all to you. Are your brothers and sisters going to eat it?"

Lin Shu turned around and couldn't help laughing. He quickly stopped Li Lanqiu and said, "Sister-in-law, don't worry about them. I've left enough food for them. It's okay even if they eat to their heart's content. I'll give them enough!"

Lin Shu was telling the truth. Children are in the growing stage and can eat a lot. The portions of food for the four of them were the same as those on the adults' table, which was enough for them.

In fact, Li Lanqiu was happy to see the children eating with relish. However, it was impolite to show too much greed when visiting someone's home.

When no adults were paying attention to their table, Xiaoyu, the oldest child of the four, came to the table.

She said to Chao Chao, "Take your time to eat. No one will snatch the food from you. Also, there will be soda to drink after dinner. Don't fill your stomach too full."

Chao Chao asked excitedly while chewing on a chicken drumstick: "Is there any soda to drink?"

Xiaoyu nodded: "Yes, my aunt is afraid that we won't eat well if we drink soda, so she specifically allows us to drink half a cup after dinner."

Chao Chao raised his eyebrows excitedly, "What a heavenly day this is, we have fish and meat to eat, and soda to drink."

Xiaojun proudly showed off a meatball and said, "There are a lot of delicious food at my aunt's house. You will know if you come here often in the future."

"Ah, there are other delicious things?" Chao Chao couldn't think of anything else to eat.

Xiao Shuang was in a good mood and told him, "Fruits, biscuits, candies, soda and drinks, not to mention meals. Auntie sometimes makes all kinds of snacks for us when she has time."

"You are so lucky, why don't I have such a good aunt?" Chao Chao was envious. The delicious food didn't taste as good as it did at the beginning.

Xiaoyu saw that Chaochao's eating speed slowed down, and nodded with satisfaction.

Everyone was eating, and Dabao and Erbao were getting anxious. They reached out to either grab the chopsticks or the spoon.

In the end, Lin Shu calmed them down by giving each of them a homemade teething stick.

Seeing that the children were eating with relish, Gu Jiu put the eldest and second child in a stroller and pushed them in front of the children so that they could watch their older brothers and sisters eat.

He smiled evilly and said, "Stay here and watch them eat to increase their appetite."

The children get along well with each other. The eldest and second child watched their older brothers and sisters eat, and behaved very quietly, chewing on the teething sticks with relish.

"Come on, father-in-law, let's have a drink together, brothers."

Gu Changsheng picked up his cup and clinked it with Lin Dashan's. He smiled and said, "The children are filial. I will live here for a while and there will be many opportunities to drink. Let's not drink too much tonight, okay?"

"My in-laws and I share the same idea. I also think that drinking should be done in moderation. Excessive drinking is harmful to the body. So we should drink health-promoting wine."

"Yes, we are old now, and we must always take care of our health so that the children will not worry."

Gu Changsheng looked at the food on the table and felt that his life had been elevated to a higher level living here.

Lin Gang poured a glass of wine for Gu Jiu, "Brother-in-law, my stall business has been pretty good recently, and I've made a small profit. I know you have a lot of connections in the provincial capital, can you help me find a storefront for rent?"

Gu Jiu looked at him, a little surprised, "Third brother wants to rent a storefront to open a shop. What do you sell? Hardware and groceries?"

Lin Gang took a sip of wine and said, "Let's open a grocery store first, and then expand it slowly when we make money, just like the small supermarket downstairs. But now my bonus is limited, and I can't do it all at once. I want to start small first."

Gu Jiu agreed with this. When you have no experience, no connections, and no bonuses, it is safest to start small.

"I'll ask about this for you and tell you when I have news."

"Thank you. I'll trouble you with this."

Gu Jiu remembered something and asked, "In a few days, Ma Zi and I are going to Guangdong Province. Since Third Brother wants to open a store, why don't you go with us to Guangdong Province to see the world?"

There are many business opportunities in the south. Maybe after a trip to Guangdong Province, Lin Gang might have a clearer idea of ​​what kind of store to open.

Lin Gang was very excited when he heard this, but he was also worried, "Going with Mr. Chen? I won't delay your business if I go with you, right?"

Gu Jiu waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter if there's one more person or one less person. Shushu will also go with us to Guangdong Province in a few days."

"Lin Shu is going too? Who will take care of the child?" Lin Gang turned his head to look at Lin Shu in surprise.

Lin Shu glared, "Lin Gang, do you think I'm just a housewife who stays at home and takes care of the children?"

Lin Gang surrendered: "No, just pretend I didn't ask."

Lin Shu snorted coldly, "If you want to go, please bring my third sister-in-law with you and let her go to Guangdong Province to play as well."

"That's for sure!" Lin Gang smiled at Li Wan.

It was the first time that Wang Suzhen heard that Lin Shu also wanted to go to Guangdong Province, so she asked, "Shushu, if you both go to Guangdong Province, what about Dabao and Erbao?"

Lin Shu explained: "Erbao doesn't drink breast milk anymore and is willing to sleep with my mom, so let her stay at home with my mom. We will take Dabao with us to Guangdong Province. Boys should always go out and explore more."

Everyone's mouth twitched when they heard her words. How could a baby of only a few months old understand what it meant to venture out into the world?

"The climate in Guangdong Province is different from ours. Can Dabao adapt to it?" Wang Suzhen was still worried.

Lin Shu: "It should be fine."

In his previous life, Dabao grew up in Guangdong Province, and he was most adaptable to the climate there.

Gu Jiu also agreed: "That boy is very tough. If the weather is hot, he should be fine if he wears less clothes."

Seeing that the couple had made up their minds, Wang Suzhen could not persuade them any further. She suppressed her worries and nodded, "You should pay attention when the time comes."

Gu Changsheng knew the purpose of their trip to Guangdong Province.

At this time, he said: "When you go there to do business, remember to provide more jobs for the provincial capital after the factory is settled."

"Since you didn't mention this, Ma Zi and I have decided to recruit a group of workers from the provincial capital when the time comes."

As a child living in a compound, I naturally know how severe the employment situation in the provincial capital is.

Gu Changsheng nodded when he heard this, "It's good that you know. I believe that Old Chen will also tell Little Chen."

When it comes to going to Guangdong Province, many things need to be arranged in advance.

Check whether the inventory of the shops downstairs is sufficient. If not, they need to replenish the inventory in advance.

The inventory in the warehouse also needs to be added.

The most important thing is the ingredients for the two noodle shops and his own restaurant. Lin Shu has to buy them from the system mall in advance and store them in the refrigerator to ensure that the two noodle shops and the restaurant can operate normally.

Of course, I also have to help Dabao pack his luggage. When taking a child out, most of the luggage is prepared for the child.

The train ticket was bought for five days later.

By the time Lin Shu had arranged all these things, it was time for the train to depart.

There were ten people in the group.

Lin Gang, Li Wan and Dabao were the most excited.

Lin Gang and Li Wan were excited because they had never been to Guangdong Province and knew that there were many new and interesting things in the south.

Dabao was simply excited about returning to a familiar city.

The three of them were excited for different reasons. Gu Jiu noticed that Dabao was in high spirits, and smiled at Lin Shu, "It seems that it was right to take Dabao out this time. Look at how excited he is, his hands and feet are moving non-stop. I've never seen him so excited at home before."

Dabao automatically filtered out Gu Jiu's words. He hung in front of Gu Jiu with his face facing forward.

When he saw the provincial railway station, he danced with excitement, "Ah, I finally have the chance to ride a train of this era!"

Of course, he used baby talk, which even Lin Shu couldn't understand.

But he didn't need anyone else to understand his excitement. He just enjoyed himself along the way.

When he saw the old-fashioned train schedule, he wanted to grab it and take a closer look.

"Is this the train schedule?"

Seeing the waiting room of this era, he looked around and said, "The waiting room of this era is so simple, cold in winter and hot in summer, five points!"

These five points are given because of the staff's serious and responsible attitude towards work.

The platform surface was not smooth enough, compared with the smooth surface of later generations.

Dabao doesn't need anyone to pay attention to him. From the moment he enters the train station to the moment he steps onto the platform, no matter what he sees, he can't help but compare it with future generations.

If Lin Shu knew his thoughts, she would definitely say he was childish. But it didn't matter if he was a little childish, because he was just a little baby of a few months old.