Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

Chapter 219

Lin Gang straightened his chest and said, "How can I be short at a height of about 1.7 meters?"

As he spoke, he smoothed his hair, looked down at his clothes to see that there was nothing wrong with them, and then strode towards the Li family.

"Uncle Li and Aunt Li, we are here!"

"Hey, who is this person? He's wearing something that stretches his head."

"Lao Li, is this person your relative?"

A villager saw the big red flower hanging on the handlebar of the bicycle and seemed to react. He asked, "Old Li, could this guy be the one you mentioned, Wanwan?"

"How is that possible? This young man looks very energetic. If he is a city guy, why would he come to the countryside to find a wife? Aren't city wives more attractive?"

Mr. and Mrs. Li ignored the villagers' doubts, but dropped the work in their hands, stood up with a happy look on their faces, wiped the water on their hands on their clothes, and went to greet them.

"Oh! It's my mother-in-law, Gangzi, and Mingxin's mother! Come in and sit down. I'll pour you some tea. You must be thirsty after all the traveling."

"Okay, okay, mother-in-law, this is our first meeting, so a small gift is not enough to show respect."

As Liu Xiao'e spoke, she took out two red envelopes from her bag and gave one to Li's father and mother respectively.

"Oh my! Mother-in-law, you are too polite. How can I let you spend money when you come to my house as a guest?"

"Of course, of course. Just this once. I won't be so particular next time. Take it."

Liu Xiao'e pushed the red envelope that was handed back over again.

After a brief refusal, Li's mother happily accepted the red envelope. In-laws from wealthy families are particular about this and will give gifts when they meet for the first time.

However, gifts should be given and received, and Li's mother thought that when they left, she would have to give them a red envelope in return.

The villagers were shocked when they saw Liu Xiao'e and Lin Gang, who were dressed well.

Where did the Li family go to burn incense?

Find such a respectable in-law and son-in-law?

Li Wan had just finished making tea when she saw a group of people coming in. She met the eyes of Lin Gang who was walking in front of her. Li Wan shyly smoothed her hair by her ears and smiled at him: "I just made the tea. Come and sit down and warm yourself by the fire."

Lin Gang was slightly stunned. He found that Li Wan was particularly beautiful today. Perhaps it was because he knew that she would be his wife soon, so he felt that she was pretty in every way.

Liu Xiao'e gently pushed the dazed Lin Gang, then smiled and stepped forward to hold Li Wan's hand: "Oh, this is Wanwan, you are so pretty, and naturally beautiful. As soon as I saw you, I felt that you have a deep connection with our family."

Regardless of whether what she said was sincere or just to cater to today's occasion, Mother Li was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth: "Please sit down, in-laws, let's sit down and drink tea. If you like Wanwan, let her stay with you."

"Wanwan is lovable, and everyone likes her. She is my youngest daughter-in-law, and when she comes to my house, she will be treated as my new daughter."

After Liu Xiao'e finished speaking, she took out a big red envelope from her bag and stuffed it into her hand. "This is a gift from mom to you. It's a small gift but it conveys a lot of sentiment. I hope you don't despise it."

A big red envelope was stuffed in front of her, which scared Li Wan. She was a little overwhelmed by such a heavy gift. "No... I don't mind. Thank you... Auntie."

Liu Xiao'e saw that Li Wan blushed while talking and knew that she was a shy person, so she liked her even more.

People just can't be compared. When comparing Li Wan and Fang Hong, Fang Hong really deserves to be thrown into the trash can.

The first time Fang Hong accepted her red envelope, she was so rude that she didn't even bother to put on a show.

Liu Xiao'e clapped her hands and looked at the other people sitting at the rotating table.

In addition to Li's father, there are two who are the production team leaders in the village, and the other is the oldest elder in the clan. Li Wan should call him great-grandfather.

This generation is too old, and Liu Xiao'e is very respectful in front of him. Respecting the elderly and loving the young is applicable no matter what era.

The old man exchanged pleasantries with Liu Xiao'e for a while, and slowly got a general understanding of the Lin family's situation from the conversation.

To be honest, he admired the Lin family's enterprising spirit.

The Lin family has gradually established a foothold in the city with the help of their daughter, and they hope that the daughter of the Li family can also help her parents' family after marrying into the city.

Not to mention that she always takes care of her mother's family, but at least she can think of her brothers from her mother's family when there are job opportunities in the city.

After arranging the work in the kitchen for her daughters-in-law, Li's mother went into the house and started chatting with Liu Xiao'e. Through the conversation, they got a general understanding of each other's personalities.

When talking about the betrothal gift, Liu Xiao'e was not shy and took out a stack of big unity notes tied with red paper from her bag, which was two hundred yuan of betrothal gift money.

Then, he took out the red cashmere coat, black cashmere pants, six pieces of cloth, and a pair of gold earrings prepared by Lin Shu from his backpack.

The wedding candies, wedding cakes and pig heads were sent to the kitchen as soon as people entered the house. Everyone who came in could see them, so there was no need to display them in front of them.

In addition to the betrothal money required by the Li family, a set of clothes, six pieces of cloth and a pair of gold earrings were all added by Liu Xiao'e before she came.

"Although our family conditions are better than in the countryside, they are still not that good in the city. Since Wanwan and my son Gangzi are getting married and are going to live in the city, we have not arranged a three-turn and one-ring. We will buy one when their married life is stable. Do you think this arrangement is okay?"

The old man looked at Mr. Li and said, "This is your daughter, and they are the ones who make the final decision."

Father Li had no objection in his mind. He looked at Mother Li and thought that the betrothal gift of 200 yuan was already better than that of all the married girls in the village.

Seeing everyone looking at her, Li's mother smiled and said, "My mother-in-law is a good planner, otherwise the family wouldn't be able to prosper. As parents, we have no other wishes, we just hope that they can live a better life.

The three turns and one ring is just a name, the only practical things are bicycles and sewing machines, they can buy these when their lives are stable. "

"Mother-in-law, your family is a reasonable family. I am lucky to be your in-laws." Liu Xiao'e stood up and shook Li's mother's hand, and said with emotion: "There is still a long time to go. We will get along slowly."

"Yes, yes, there is still a long time to live, let's take it slow." Mother Li grinned foolishly.

The elders were chatting happily, and Li's mother asked Li Wan to take Lin Gang for a walk around the neighborhood. Young people would definitely not be able to stay with their elders.

Li Wan stood up with a smile and took Lin Gang outside for a while before running back into the house because they were too cold.

The Li family invited brothers and sisters to witness Lin Gang's wedding gift today, so four tables of food were prepared for lunch.

In addition to the tea sets in the main room where the elders were drinking tea, there were three tables in the main room, which also had a stove.

Li Wan and Lin Gang did not go to the main house, but sat in the main room chatting by the fire.

"I didn't expect you would really ask a matchmaker to propose marriage. Have you been working for the past two years?"

Lin Gang met Li Wan's clear eyes and touched his nose guiltily. "I've been working for more than a year. I recently went to the provincial capital. During the Chinese New Year, my father and I have been setting up a stall in the provincial capital to do business."

"You guys don't take a break during the New Year?"

In Li Wan's opinion, people should take a holiday and have a good rest during the Chinese New Year, as it is the most leisurely time of the year. However, they still have to work even during the Chinese New Year. It seems that the Lin family's life in the provincial capital is not very good.

Lin Gang patiently explained: "In fact, business is the busiest time when others are resting. Business is good during the Chinese New Year, and the money earned in a day is much more than usual."

Li Wan didn’t know how much more than usual.

She didn't think much about it, and just nodded after hearing his words: "It seems that you have a lot of experience in doing business in the provincial capital."

"This time you come back with me, and get the marriage certificate while you're at it. It won't be so convenient to go back to your parents' home in the future."

"I know." Li Wan nodded.

"Marrying me may lead to a difficult time. You should be prepared for it."

Lin Gang's words scared Li Wan, "What do you mean by that?"

Didn’t the matchmaker say that the Lin family is well off?

Lin Gang noticed that Li Wan was frightened, and smiled apologetically: "I have been setting up a stall in the provincial capital recently. If you go with me to the provincial capital, you might have to go out early and come back late to set up the stall with me."

"Is setting up a stall just about selling things? As long as I don't have to do any work, it shouldn't be as tiring as doing farm work, right?"

“I’m not tired, but I’ve been guarding the stall for a long time.”

Li Wan puffed out her chest and said, "I'm not afraid of doing farm work, but I'm afraid of watching the stalls!"

Lin Gang's attention was immediately attracted by her bulging breasts. After a while, when he realized what he was staring at, his face turned red instantly.

Li Wan didn't think much about it, "You're blushing, are you hot?"

Lin Gang: “…”

"I heard that your sister married in the city. Her husband is from the provincial capital. Is he good to her?" Li Wan thought of Liu Xiao'e secretly telling her that the beautiful dress was given to her by Lin Shu, so she thought about thanking her when she went to the provincial capital.

Lin Gang rubbed his hot face and said, "She is doing well. She gave birth to twins last year. Her husband's family treats her very well."

......

"Brother Jiu, you're here. I was just looking for you."

Gu Jiugang walked into Fade Chen's office and heard what he said. He was curious: "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Fade Chen stood up, walked out from behind his desk, walked to the door and shouted to the other side of the corridor: "Xiaohui, ask the two new employees to come to my office."

Gu Jiu sat down on the chair and leaned lazily on the back of the chair, "When did you recruit new employees?"

"I'll introduce them to you when they arrive." Chen Fei took out a business plan and said, "Take a look. This is our company's business plan to expand into Guangdong Province. See if there is anything I haven't considered. Please fill in the gaps."

Gu Jiu took the plan, but before he had time to read it, he saw Xiaohui leading two young girls in.

"Brother Jiu, Brother Fei, I brought the person here."

Xiaohui asked the two girls to sit wherever they wanted and made tea for Chen Fei and Gu Jiu.

Gu Jiu looked at Chen Fei with a puzzled look.

Chen Fei pointed at the two girls and said, "Didn't I tell you some time ago that I want to hire two secretaries to help us with some chores. These two girls are both high school graduates and have worked as temporary workers in a state-owned restaurant for two years."

Gu Jiu glanced at the two nervous girls and rubbed his forehead with a headache: "I remember I told you a few days ago that I don't want the secretary you mentioned. If you need these two, I'll give them to you."

"Brother Jiu, we hired two secretaries to reduce our workload and to help us deal with trivial matters at work. If you don't want them, it will reduce our work efficiency."

Chen Fei disagreed and insisted on arranging a secretary for Gu Jiu.

In this era, in the coastal areas of Guangdong Province, secretaries seem to be a standard feature of successful people.

The boss seems embarrassed to go out to discuss business if he doesn't have a beautiful female secretary.

In later generations, perhaps because the word "secretary" did not sound nice enough, the standard configuration for a domineering president was a special assistant, and most of them were men.

Gu Jiu had a headache. "Secretaries don't have to be female. I'll find a male secretary in a few days. You can handle these two."

Chen Fei seemed to see through Gu Jiu's concerns and looked at him with a half-smile. "Okay, one of these two will be my secretary, and the other will go to the front desk. But before you find someone, she will temporarily help you deal with the trivial matters at work."

"You really have to compete with me on this matter, right?" Gu Jiu stared at him gritting his teeth. This kid just wanted to watch the show and didn't think the stage was too high.

Fade Chen shrugged, "I told you to wait for you to find someone to replace her, and she will go to the front desk immediately."

Gu Jiu stood up with a dark face, "I'll give it to you after I finish reading this plan."

After saying that, he walked out the door without looking back.

Fade Chen pointed at one of the tall girls and asked, "What's your name?"

"Mr. Chen, I'm Siqin."

"Siqin, right? Mr. Gu has already returned to the office. You should follow him quickly. Remember to make him a cup of hot tea when you enter the room."

Siqin and the other girl looked at each other, nodded, and walked out.

Several train cars of goods will arrive at the train station in the afternoon, and Chen Fei is going to the logistics station at the train station.

He stood up and walked out of his desk, and told his secretary, "Please tidy up my desk and clean up the office."

"Okay, Mr. Chen."

Chen Fei and Xiao Hui left the office. The secretary who stayed in the office stuck out his tongue. That was a close call!

She was almost chosen to follow the difficult-to-serve Mr. Gu.

Gu Jiu didn’t know that he was labeled as difficult to serve. He returned to the office and read the plan carefully.

Siqin came into the office and helped pour water and make tea. Her busy figure swayed in front of him, making his head hurt.

"Just make some tea and go do your own thing. I don't need you here for now."

Siqin naturally saw that Gu Jiu was not satisfied with her, so she wanted to show her enthusiasm for work.

She pointed to the bookcase that hadn't been cleaned for several days and said, "Mr. Gu, please go about your business. My job is to help you with the trivial matters at work. Your office probably hasn't been cleaned for a few days. I'll clean this place before I go to rest."

Gu Jiu frowned slightly. People walking around in the office affected his work and made it impossible for him to concentrate.

Siqin had been paying attention to Gu Jiu and found that he seemed to be in a bad mood. She wiped more slowly, fearing that if she wiped too fast it would make more noise.

The pace slowed down, and the cleaning that should have taken ten minutes took more than twenty minutes to complete.

Gu Jiu really couldn't devote himself to his work, so he simply stood up, put the documents into his briefcase, and walked out with the briefcase between his legs.

I originally wanted to tell Chen Fei, but when I passed by his office, I found that only his new secretary was cleaning inside. After asking, I found out that he had gone to the logistics station.

The weather was too cold to ride a bicycle along the street. Gu Jiu thought about it and turned the bicycle to another street.

Lin Shu found Gu Jiu coming to the hotel and greeted him in surprise, "Why are you here again today? Isn't the company busy?"

Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Not busy, I'll come over to pick you up and go home for lunch."

Lin Shu raised his wrist to check the time. It was almost half past eleven. "Okay, wait a minute. I'll go talk to Manager Xu."