Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

Chapter 222

Since they had agreed with their family to move out, Gu Xiang and his wife took a leave of absence that afternoon to pack up their belongings at home.

The next day was the weekend, and people who didn't have to go to work could help move things at home.

Gu Jiu and Lin Shu did not go out. Lin Shu, Liu Xiao'e and the nanny looked after the child together, and Gu Jiu went to help.

The eldest son got married the earliest, so he had a lot of stuff, but not a little either. The family's clothes for all four seasons alone filled seven or eight large bags, plus bed sheets, quilts and other things. It took three tricycles two trips to move all the stuff.

Finally, the furniture for their big house was transported.

"Sister-in-law, are you going to move this chest of drawers too? Won't the house be empty when you move it out?"

When Jiang Chaohong saw her sister-in-law He Chunru asking someone to carry out a half-person-high chest of drawers, she hurried forward to stop them.

He Chunru stepped forward and pulled Jiang Chaohong aside, "They are moving things, don't block their way."

Jiang Chaohong saw that the cabinet was almost lifted to the stairs and became really anxious. "Sister-in-law, this chest of drawers is the original furniture for this house, right?"

If the cabinet is not moved away, she can move it into their third bedroom after the eldest son leaves. It just so happens that she needs a cabinet that can store both clothes and sundries.

The sisters-in-law had lived together for several years, so He Chun knew her temperament very well. He smiled and said, "Third sister-in-law, you married into this family late, so you may not know. When I married your eldest brother, my parents ordered furniture to match the house, and the paint was the same color as the doors and windows of the house."

"Is there such a thing?" Jiang Chaohong looked at the other furniture in the bedroom doubtfully.

You know what, they are all in the same color scheme.

"What else?" He Chunru rolled her eyes at her, what a short-sighted bitch!

Jiang Chaohong smiled awkwardly, and after a while, while He Chunru was not paying attention, she ran downstairs to find Wang Suzhen.

Wang Suzhen was kneading dough in the kitchen, preparing to make dumplings for lunch. She heard footsteps at the kitchen door, turned around and saw that it was Jiang Chaohong.

"Old Third, stop hanging around and come help me make dumplings."

Jiang Chaohong found a small stool and sat down, watching her pour water and knead noodles, "Mom, I just saw my eldest brother and his wife moving furniture. After moving the furniture, did they come back for lunch?"

"They just moved over there, and the fire hasn't started yet. If they don't come back to eat, where else can they go to eat?"

Wang Suzhen kneaded the dough until the basin, dough and hands were all shiny, then she covered the basin with a piece of gauze and started to prepare the filling.

Jiang Chaohong smiled and nodded: "That's true. When my eldest brother and his wife got married, the furniture they bought was the same color as the doors and windows. At the time, I praised their design for being really good."

Wang Suzhen didn't think much about what she said, "The in-laws came to see the house and ordered the furniture. In order to match the furniture in their room with the whole house, they painted it the same.

Not to mention that this kind of furniture really blends in with the room and looks quite harmonious.”

After hearing what her mother-in-law said, Jiang Chaohong curled her lips and basically believed what her sister-in-law said about the furniture being her dowry when she got married.

"Mom, how big is the dormitory that my brother's company has allocated? I checked it out this year and there are quite a lot of furniture in their room. Can the dormitory there accommodate them?"

Wang Suzhen glanced at her while cutting pickled cabbage and said, "You don't have to worry about them. With your position as the eldest, the house you are allocated is a house with three bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom. This amount of furniture may be too small for your home. A few days ago, your sister-in-law said she wanted to go to the flea market to see if there are any good old furniture."

"A flea market?"

Jiang Chaohong said in disbelief: "Big brother, what is your worth? If they want furniture, they can just take the furniture ticket and buy new ones. Why do they have to go to the flea market to buy second-hand goods? As a leader, it would be so embarrassing for him to let his subordinates know that he is buying second-hand goods!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Suzhen put down the kitchen knife and looked at Jiang Chaohong speechlessly.

Jiang Chaohong was puzzled and touched her face: "Mom, why are you staring at me like that? Is there something dirty on my face?"

"What's wrong with second-hand goods? There are some second-hand goods in the flea market. Whether it's the materials or the workmanship, they are incomparable to the furniture of this era. They are finely crafted, sturdy and difficult to use. Even if you buy them from the flea market, you can still use them for decades without any problems."

Wang Suzhen prepared the meat filling and the pickled cabbage filling, and threw a rolling pin to her. "Your eldest brother is moving, and it's fine if you don't want to help, but please don't be so short-sighted. They will move their things, and they won't move the original furniture in the villa."

The Gu family can live in a large compound, so at least they understand the rules.

Move the villa’s original furniture?

joke!

They are family-oriented people who still have some dignity.

When Lin Shu went into the kitchen to wash the baby bottles, she saw Jiang Chaohong rolling out dough with a wronged look on her face, and Wang Suzhen making dumplings.

"Mom, are we having dumplings for lunch?"

Wang Suzhen smiled and nodded: "Well, thinking that everyone will be at home on the weekend, I thought of making dumplings for dinner. For lunch, I'll ask Xiao Chen to make some shredded chicken and stir-fry some pickles and vegetables, and then lunch will be ready."

While washing the bottles, Lin Shu said, "Then you guys take your time wrapping them. I'll come and help after I finish washing the bottles."

"You are not needed. Just focus on taking care of Dabao and Erbao."

There are two nannies in the family. The first nanny who worked in the Gu family still stays in the old house to take care of Wang Suzhen and Gu Changsheng.

Lin Shu would bring the nanny she hired later to the new home to help with housework and take care of the children.

Lin Shu smiled, put the cleaned bottle into a small stainless pot and boiled water to sterilize it, then dried his hands and sat down to help.

I used to work in Guangdong Province, working in restaurants and hotels.

There are a lot of teahouses in Guangdong Province, and the women there make all the shrimp dumplings, soup dumplings and other dishes themselves.

The dumplings made by Lin Shu are small and pretty, and can be made into different shapes.

"Oh, why didn't I realize before that you make dumplings so quickly and beautifully."

Wang Suzhen looked at the dumplings made by Lin Shu, which looked like a work of art, and then looked at the ones she made. They were too ugly and unbearable to the eyes.

"Sister-in-law, with your cooking skills, you can open a shop selling dumplings and make a living. I'm really envious."

Jiang Chaohong was jealous of this brother and sister who came from the countryside. Although they seemed aloof and indifferent and didn't seem to care about anything, they were actually very clever and could do everything well. They also received praise from the elders.

One can make money by simply opening a store, but she can only work honestly and get a salary of a few dozen yuan every month.

For example, today she changed into a new set of home clothes. "Sister-in-law, the color of the home clothes you are wearing is different from the one you wore last time. Did you buy this new one?"

"Yes, I'm taking care of two children at home, and one set is not enough, so I bought another set." Lin Shu looked down at the three-layer thick pajamas on her body.

This kind of pajamas can be found everywhere in the streets in later generations. Although they look bulkier when worn, they are really warm to wear in cold weather.

Even down jackets and cotton coats are outshined.

The most important thing is that it is easy to clean. No matter how you wash it or how many times you wash it, you don’t have to worry about it getting damaged.

Jiang Chaohong turned her head and glanced at the home clothes on Wang Suzhen. She felt jealous and her words were a little sour.

"You are really extravagant, sister-in-law. One set is enough for the winter, yet you buy another set to change into."

Who in an ordinary family doesn’t wear one cotton-padded jacket for the whole winter? And how many families can afford two sets of cotton-padded jackets per person to change into?

And this particular sister-in-law actually bought two sets of home clothes just for changing.

Although he was not born in a high position, he had many achievements.

Lin Shu just smiled and said nothing.

Wang Suzhen saw that the dumpling wrappers had been rolled out, but Jiang Chaohong was still slowly rolling out a piece and couldn't make it through for a long time.

She said unhappily, "While you're talking, don't slow down your hands and roll the dough quickly. Also, since you envy Shushu for having two sets of pajamas, if you want one, just give Shushu the money and let him buy you one."

This one sentence exposed Jiang Chaohong's thoughts.

Jiang Chaohong was secretly annoyed.

She is a typical example of someone who is too concerned about her reputation to suffer the consequences.

In fact, she wanted a set of home clothes like this when it was particularly cold at the end of last year.

"Is this dress expensive? If it's too expensive, I can't afford it."

Lin Shu took the rolling pin from her hand and quickly rolled out the dough. "Whether it's expensive or not depends on how you feel about it. Ten yuan a set is a great value for money in my opinion."

"Ten dollars a set?"

Jiang Chaohong looked at Lin Shu in shock. She knew that the fabric was very thick.

I have heard Wang Suzhen say more than once that wearing this clothing is much warmer than wearing cotton clothes.

If it's really ten dollars a set, it's not expensive.

"Sister-in-law, this set of clothes costs ten yuan. Why didn't you tell me about it earlier? If I had known it was ten yuan, I would have bought a few sets for my family to spend the winter at the end of last year."

Lin Shu looked at her with a half-smile, "You didn't ask!"

Jiang Chaohong: “…” She was choked and couldn’t utter a word.

However, Jiang Chaohong is a short-sighted person who likes to quibble, but he is really good to his family.

Knowing that Lin Shu's home clothes only cost ten yuan a set, she gritted her teeth and bought a set for men and two sets for the children, but the only one missing was her own.

Wang Suzhen couldn't bear to see her being so stingy. "You've bought three sets, but you're still missing your own set? I tell you, women who do housework at home should have a set of home clothes like this. Even if these clothes get dirty, they're very easy to wash. They're easier to wash than cotton clothes, and you don't have to worry about the cotton clumping."

"Mom, winter is over. It's the beginning of spring now. The weather should be warmer in half a month or a month. Even if I want to buy it, I'll have to wait until this winter."

The daughter-in-law's heart and eyes are filled with her son and grandson. This is why Wang Suzhen is so tolerant of such a shallow and unpleasant daughter-in-law.

The flaws are not concealed.

No one is perfect.

By the time the people in the kitchen had finished wrapping the dumplings, the men had already gone to deliver the furniture on their tricycles.

In the bedroom of the large house on the second floor, He Chunru was sweeping the floor and preparing to sweep out the garbage.

"Sister-in-law, have you finished moving everything?"

He Chunru wiped the sweat from her forehead, stopped what she was doing, stood up, and found that it was Lin Shu. She smiled and said, "Yes, the men have delivered the furniture. After we finish cleaning here and have lunch, we will go over to clean up the dormitory."

"We moved to the company's place, and from now on, if we want to get together, the only time we can do so is during the Chinese New Year or other special occasions."

Lin Shu stepped forward to help her get the ash bucket, "As long as we want to get together, we can do it anytime. If you miss me, you can come to my restaurant on the weekends and I'll treat you to a meal."

"Haha..." He Chunru felt relieved after hearing this. "Just because of what you said, I will definitely go to your restaurant for a meal this weekend."

This sister-in-law is not so generous to everyone.

"Okay, I'm always here for you."

As the two were talking, the loud cry of Erbao was heard from the bedroom inside.

He Chunru smiled and said, "Erbao must be hungry. I'll be done soon. Go check on the child. He should be ready for milk."

Lin Shu smiled helplessly: "It should be that Erbao is very hungry, and the speed of making milk is slow, so she cries as loudly as she can."

She cried so hard that it shook the earth, wishing everyone would revolve around her.

He Chunru couldn't help laughing after hearing this, and waved her hand to send the person away, telling her to go and see the child quickly.

When Gu Jiu came back on his bike, he was met with Erbao's big watery eyes as soon as he entered the door.

The aggrieved look on her face frightened Gu Jiu, "What happened to Erbao? Did he fail to drink milk in time again? Is he very hungry?"

"I'm not that hungry. I can't make the milk slowly. When I want to drink it, I have to drink it right away, otherwise I will cry in front of you." Lin Shu really didn't know who this child took his personality from.

Gu Jiu took Erbao in his arms and coaxed her again and again, finally making the girl stop crying and laugh.

Liu Xiao'e shook her sore arms and scolded with a smile: "This girl is still feeling wronged. I, your grandma, have held you for so long and you don't seem to feel distressed."

Gu Jiu kissed the girl in his arms, "Mom, I'll hold the child, you go and have a rest. The child is getting bigger and bigger, and it's hard to hold him."

Liu Xiao'e turned around and teased Dabao again, then walked out the door swinging her arms.

"How is the dormitory environment over there, brother?"

Gu Jiu took a toy and gave it to Dabao, and then gave another to Erbao, saying, "The environment is definitely not comparable to the one in the compound, but after the separation, it is true that the family can live a quiet life."

"Is it really quiet? Are his neighbors easy to get along with?"

Lin Shu has lived for decades, so he naturally knows that whether living is comfortable or not depends on the character of his neighbors.

If you encounter some troublesome neighbors, you will be in trouble even if you live with the door closed.

If you don't look for trouble, trouble will find you.

"I didn't pay attention to that. Even if it's hard to get along with people, I'm a grown man and my neighbors won't be rude to me."

Gu Jiu thought for a moment and said, "Besides, given my position as the eldest brother, no one should be so ignorant as to cause trouble for my eldest sister-in-law."

Lin Shu smiled and changed the topic to their own move. "Our house is almost ready. What do you think is missing from the new house over there?"

"What's missing? Haven't you already done everything?" Gu Jiu asked back.

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Hydroelectric power station.

It has been half a month since the New Year, and Fang Hong noticed that Lin Gang has not come to work yet.

She secretly went to the office to inquire and learned that he had asked for leave and would not come to work for the time being.

As for when he would come to work, Lin Gang did not say the specific time.

She wanted to find out more about Lin Gang, but she was afraid that Huazi would notice her and kick her.

So, as time passed, Fang Hong felt more and more uncertain.

She was afraid that Lin Gang would be unwilling to cause trouble for her, and she was also afraid that Lin Gang would not want to let her go and would continue to harass her.