Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

Chapter 226

"What you said is really harsh. How can I do a job worth 3,000 yuan with a salary of 30 yuan? I am just looking forward to our future." Hu Renyou felt that he was innocent. "You have a bad temper. You need to change it in the future."

Gu Nuanqi laughed, "Hu Renyou, there are some things I don't want to say too bluntly, so as not to embarrass everyone. But this doesn't mean I don't know the little calculations in your heart. And my temper has always been like this. If you can bear it, you can bear it. If you can't bear it..."

Hu Renyou stopped and looked at her calmly.

Gu Nuan thought that since they were husband and wife, there was no need to say some things.

Hu Renyou pushed the frame of his glasses on his nose and insisted: "Don't you know what you're thinking about all day? We're husband and wife living together, what do you think I'm scheming?"

Gu Nuan sneered in her heart, turned her head to look at him, and raised a sneer at the corner of her mouth, "Don't push your luck, do you really want me to openly reveal your little calculations?"

"It's unreasonable!" Hu Renyou became angry out of shame.

Gu Nuan sneered: "It's hard to support your family with only 30 yuan salary, and you still want to buy a house worth thousands of yuan, why don't you go to heaven?"

Isn't it just to calculate that she got excited and borrowed money from her parents to buy a house. As for the borrowed money, who can guarantee when it will be repaid?

For the rest of the way, the couple ignored each other and waited until they got home.

As soon as I entered the house, I saw my mother-in-law coming to greet me, "Hey, what delicious food did you have for lunch? I smelled the delicious food as soon as I came in. Bring it over to me and show me what you brought back."

Hu Renyou had been carrying the braised pork ribs that Gu Jiu had asked them to bring back. When his mother came over, he naturally handed them to the old lady.

Gu Nuan snorted in her heart, walked into the inner room, lifted the curtain and called out her three daughters.

Sure enough, when she came out with her four-year-old daughter, the two sons of Hu Renyou's younger brother had already chewed on the big bone.

Her two daughters stood by and watched, drooling with envy.

Seeing this, Gu Nuan got angry, "Juanjuan and Lili, come here and eat the braised pork ribs. Your uncle specially asked me to bring them to you."

The two little girls looked at their grandmother timidly and obediently sat on the stools beside the table.

Gu Nuan was angry and took out two braised pork bones with lots of meat from the basin and stuffed them into the hands of her two daughters.

The old lady saw that she picked too much meat and her face darkened: "Young girl, you don't do heavy work, why do you eat so much meat? You should eat more vegetables to grow."

Gu Nuan glanced at her and said, "Mom, you think eating vegetables can help you grow taller, so let your two nephews eat more next time so that they can grow taller."

The old lady choked, "It's fine if you don't like what the old man said. I asked you to take the three sisters out for a drink this morning, but you refused, saying you were afraid there weren't enough tables to accommodate them. You're thinking so much about your brothers from your mother's side, but have they ever thought about you? You only brought back some bones, not a bowl of fat meat."

Too fussy.

After giving a gift, they gave back a bag of big bones. They really treat the Hu family like dogs.

Gu Nuan was too lazy to argue with her and took another braised pork bone for her little girl to chew on. The meat was well-marinated and tasted so good that even a few pounds was not enough.

The old lady frowned as she saw another bone missing. "Boss, put these bones in the cupboard quickly. Your brother and his family can have some tonight."

The old lady disdained the braised pork ribs that Gu Nuan brought back, but at the same time she kept them for her youngest son's family. To be honest, she looked a little ugly while eating them.

"Milk, one stick is not enough, I want to eat more."

"Be good, we'll save the rest for dinner."

Hu Li looked at Gu Nuan and said expectantly, "Mom, I want to eat too."

Seeing that Hu Renyou really wanted to put away the remaining marinated bones, Gu Nuan quickly held down his hand and said, "This is what the child's uncle asked me to bring back for the child to eat. Do you really want to put it away for your brother to eat? He is a grown man and he wants to snatch meat from a child. Does he have any shame?"

Hu Renyou glanced at his mother carefully and frowned, "Don't the three children want to eat it? Leave some for them to taste. Why are you saying such harsh words for such a small amount of food?"

"If you think what I said is harsh, don't eat it." Gu Nuan was annoyed and snatched the braised bones and gave one to each of the three children.

The old lady was so angry that she clutched her chest tightly, gasping for breath and accusing him, "You are so ill-educated. How can a child fight with an elder for food? You teach a child to eat alone, and that's your Gu family's education?"

Gu Nuan glared at Hu Renyou, picked up the basin of braised bones and took the children into her room.

Since you eat her meat and still say bad things about her, you might as well not eat it.

"Look at what kind of wife you married. She actually dared to turn her face away from me, an old woman. Oh, she is really well-educated!"

Gu Nuan ignored the crying of the two children outside and the scolding of the old lady, and insisted on leaving a few braised bones for the three children to finish.

Let’s talk about the Gu family’s new house.

Lin Shu was unaware of the farce that had taken place in the Hu family. After being busy for quite some time, the elderly people and children were all tired, so he asked them to go back to their rooms to rest and coax the children to sleep. Then he asked Gu Jiu to go back to the old house to get the daily necessities of the old man and the old woman.

Since we want the two elders to live in the new house for a while, their clothes and daily necessities have to be brought over.

At night, Lin Shu, who was tired after a day's work, finished his dinner, handed his child to a few elderly people, and went to bed early.

As for when the child fell asleep, she had no recollection at all and slept until the next morning.

I woke up and looked at the bed. The children were all up.

Lin Shu got up, washed, and came downstairs. She was a little surprised to see Gu Youhui playing with the children.

"Youhui is here? Have you had breakfast?"

Gu Youhui turned around and smiled, "Good morning, little auntie. I had breakfast with my grandparents and they finished it early. I left some breakfast for you in the pot. It should still be warm now."

Lin Shu nodded and went into the kitchen. In the pot were steamed buns and porridge that had been prepared that morning.

Lin Shu had no appetite when he got up in the morning, so he ate something casually.

"How come Youhui is free to come here today? Doesn't he need to go to the store?" Lin Shu poured a glass of water on the coffee table and reached out to pinch Dabao's little cheek.

Dabao waved his little arms and pushed Lin Shu's hands away. His mother could not change her habit of pinching his cheeks.

Gu Youhui saw that Dabao was a small man with big ideas, and his look of resistance was so adorable.

He lifted Dabao from the sofa into his arms and replied, "My eldest brother took Niu Xiaoqin home to stay last night. I happened to have something to do in the store this morning, so I left first."

Lin Shu raised an eyebrow, "Is something an excuse? Don't you want to have breakfast with Niu Xiaoqin?"

Gu Youhui scratched his ear and said with a smile: "She is too pretentious. I can't stand her."

Lin Shu glanced at the first floor and asked, "Where are the others?"

"Grandpa went to work, my uncle went to the company, and grandma and grandma took Erbao downstairs for a walk." Gu Youhui smiled and squeezed Dabao's little hand, "Dabao didn't want to go out, so grandma and the others asked me to stay at home to take care of Dabao."

Lin Shu held Dabao in his arms and kissed him on the face. "Why don't you like going out? You stay at home so much at such a young age. How are you going to meet pretty girls in the future?"

Dabao rolled his eyes at her. He said that he had a predestined marriage from his previous life, so he could find a wife without having to meet other pretty girls.

Gu Youhui said in surprise: "Aunt, did you notice that Dabao rolled his eyes at you just now?"

"He has a lot more expressions now, so you don't have to make a fuss." Lin Shu explained with a smile.

She changed the subject again, "Your eldest brother brought Niu Xiaoqin home and stayed for one night. Does he intend to marry Niu Xiaoqin in this life?"

"That should be the case. I talked to my parents about the betrothal gift again last night. My parents gave me an ultimatum and told me to figure out the betrothal gift myself."

Lin Shu paused, "It seems that my elder brother and his wife have made up their minds not to care about his marriage this time, hoping that he will turn back when he hits a wall."

Gu Youhui said indifferently, "My eldest brother came to me to borrow money last night. I didn't agree immediately, but I didn't know how to refuse, so I left early in the morning just to avoid him asking me to borrow money again at the dinner table."

Lin Shu looked at him in surprise, "Why is he lending money to you? Is he borrowing money for the betrothal gift?"

"I think so." Gu Youhui should lend it to him for the sake of brotherhood, but his parents don't agree, so now he is struggling over whether to lend it or not.

Lin Shu smiled and said, "Since you are in trouble, try to avoid him these few days and don't let him catch you alone."

Gu Youhui chuckled and said, "That's exactly what I was thinking. I'm thinking about opening another restaurant in the east of the city. I'm going to go to the east of the city this afternoon to see if I can find a good storefront."

Lin Shu felt that this boy had a spirit of adventure: "That's a good idea. I wish your branch will open soon."

"Thank you!"

Gu Youhui lowered his head and saw Dabao looking up at him, his eyes clear as water, "Dabao, you are staring at me, don't you recognize me?"

"Brother!" Dabao uttered the word clearly.

Gu Youhui happily lifted him up high, "Aunt, Dabao calls me brother now! Dabao can call me brother now! Our Dabao is so smart!"

Lin Shu leaned on the sofa, watching Dabao raised up and put a pair of feet on Gu Youhui's face.

Gu Youhui didn't mind and even cooperated by nudging his feet with his head.

At noon, Gu Youhui had to go to the store to take care of some things. After chatting with Lin Shu for a while, he said goodbye and left.

It’s just that Gu Youhui avoided some things, and within two days, Gu Youtao came to him.

Lin Shu glanced at Gu Jiu, poured a cup of tea for the uncle and nephew, put the tea tray on the table, and then carried Dabao upstairs.

No one comes here for no reason. She guessed that Gu Youtao came here this time to borrow money.

The matter of Gu's nephew should be left to Gu Jiu to handle on her own. She sat there, and couldn't speak too harshly or too lightly.

Lin Shu carried Dabao back to the room and asked, "What was your cousin's marriage like in his previous life?"

As soon as Dabao moved his hand, a smart phone appeared in his hand. It was very magical.

Xiao Shou pulled up a dialog box on her phone. "I'm not sure. He should be neither good nor bad. I haven't heard that he's divorced or cheated on her."

"What about the marriages of other members of the Gu family?"

Dabao paused, and finally an expression of stroking the forehead appeared in the dialog box.

Lin Shu: “…”

"Do you think I'm asking too many questions?"

Dabao frowned slightly. "No, there are too many members of the Gu family, especially my cousins. Where do I start?"

"Okay, let's not talk about them. Your sister went out for a stroll, why don't you want to go?"

"It's too cold outside, and there's nothing much to do downstairs."

The main reason is that everyone treats him like a little kid, kissing and pinching him here and there, which is so boring.

"Next month, your father and his family are going to Guangdong Province to prepare for the construction of an electrical appliance factory. I want to go there for a while. Do you want to go?"

This time, Dabao said "I want to!" without any hesitation.

Lin Shu was overjoyed when he heard this. "It seems like you've been pent up for a while, but if I take you with me, should I also take Erbao with me? Otherwise, it would be a bit unfair to her."

"She is still young and doesn't understand anything." To go out and play, what does a younger sister matter?

Lin Shu rubbed the soft hair on his head and said, "I'll discuss this with your father first."

Guangdong Province was where they lived in their previous life, so it would be a good idea for them to go there this time, visit the familiar neighbors, and make a little money.

The mother and son were chatting upstairs, and they didn't know when Gu Youtao left.

When Gu Jiu came in carrying Erbao, Lin Shu and Dabao turned to look at them, father and daughter.

Lin Shu asked, "Is You Tao gone?"

"Well, he came to borrow money from us, saying it was for his wedding." Gu Jiu put Erbao next to Dabao and let the two siblings go play.

"Then did you borrow it?"

Gu Jiu replied honestly: "I borrowed it."

Lin Shu stroked his forehead and chuckled: "A few days ago, he wanted to borrow from Youhui, but Youhui was embarrassed and hid away. I didn't expect that kid to set his sights on us. How much did you borrow?"

"Three hundred." Gu Jiu was afraid that Lin Shu would be angry, so he quickly explained, "He has saved more than a hundred yuan, and with this three hundred, it's barely enough for the bride price. After we get the marriage certificate, they won't hold a wedding banquet for the time being."

Lin Shu didn't care how much he had lent out, and said, "We don't expect him to pay it back, so don't rush him. We'll take it when he pays it back."

Gu Jiu nodded. If it were the past, let alone Gu Youtao borrowing money from him, it would be good enough if he didn't take anything from him.

Putting aside the matter of borrowing money, Lin Shu began to care about Erbao, "Did Erbao drink milk after returning?"

"As soon as she came back, Mom made her a pot of milk to drink."

......

"Wanwan, stop knitting. We should pack up and go back."

As it gradually darkened, Lin Gang began to pack up his stall. Occasionally, there were passers-by who wanted to buy something, so he would ask Li Wan to greet them and sell as many items as possible.

Li Wan put away the half-crocheted woolen shoes and began to help greet the sparse passers-by.

At this time, most of the people who were getting off work had already gone home, and there were not many pedestrians on the road.

Since Lin Gang set up his stall, he has always closed up and gone home at this time.

In the past, Lin Dashan would set up the stall with him, and it would be easier for the two of them to share the burden.

Later he got married, and the people who set up the stall were replaced by him and Li Wan.

Their stall is run by a couple.

After finally selling a few items, Lin Gang had almost packed up everything.

Finally, two benches were put on the tricycle, Li Wan sat on the back seat, and Lin Gang pushed the tricycle forward.

"Gangzi, the woolen shoes I crocheted have been selling well recently. Can you calculate how much money I've made?"

"You've finished one hundred pairs and you're still two pairs short. Even if the lowest profit is one dollar per pair, ninety-eight dollars is no more than that."

Li Wan said happily: "Ninety-eight yuan is not much compared to your income from setting up a stall. But it can prove that I can also make money with my skills."

"Yes, the money you have earned during this period is several times that of an ordinary worker. Keep going, I have confidence in you. After saving for a while, I will take you to a bank to open an account and deposit the money into your own account as your own private money."

Although Li Wan looked happy, she still felt something was wrong in her heart. "This is not good. If a husband and wife don't put their money together, it seems like we are not of one mind."

"Whether we are of the same mind or not, I know it best when we get into bed at night. I, Lin Gang, can earn money to support my wife, but I have not yet reached the point where I have to use my wife's money to become a shabby person."