Chapter 21: Sending a big gift
The two clinked glasses, and the previous topic was brought to an end. Dai Chuanyu asked the question he was more concerned about: "What are your plans for the future?"
"Now that our policy is open, I plan to start a small business first."
"Self-employed?" Dai Chuanyu frowned slightly, obviously not optimistic about Tang Shu's decision, "We do support self-employment now, but I really can't say whether this trend will remain unchanged. What if one day in the future..."
It’s not that Dai Chuanyu is unreasonable. He was born before liberation. It can be said that he has experienced all kinds of great changes, and there have been sudden changes in the limelight before.
"Don't worry, Uncle Dai. Right now we are focusing on economic construction. Regardless of the current reputation of self-employed businesses, in a few years they will definitely bloom everywhere."
A few years later, company executives and many people within the system took a leave of absence from their jobs to go into business. Tang Shu felt that he was among the first batch of people to take advantage of the situation.
"I still think it's safer to find a job with a decent salary. After all, you still have two younger sisters to support. What can you do without a stable source of income?"
Dai Chuanyu is the office director in charge of workers' living and logistics at Jiangcheng Agricultural Tools Factory. It is his duty to care about the living conditions of factory workers. When Tang Shu just brought his cousin back, he already had a basic understanding of the situation.
"I've met your two younger sisters. They are both smart children. The eldest girl was admitted to the County No. 1 Middle School. It's not easy. Her parents don't care. Now they have to rely on you. You can make a meal of yourself.
, what to do with the two children?”
Tang Shu took a sip of wine and did not intend to answer Dai Chuanyu's words, because he knew that most people at the moment still had certain criticisms of the individual society. No matter how he planned for him, Dai Chuanyu would think that he was trying to make a fool of himself.
He also wanted to tell the other party that he now had an income. Even if he rested at home and did not do anything, he could still raise his two sisters to be fat and healthy. However, if he had 5% of the profit from alloy steel, he would not be able to do anything.
When Dai Chuanyu found out, the other party would definitely scold him bloody.
Thinking about it from another angle, Dai Chuanyu didn't even know about this, which shows how well the factory kept confidentiality.
As expected, the leaders planned to resolve the matter secretly and did not report it to their superiors.
After three rounds of drinking, both of them were a little tipsy. Taking advantage of the slight drunkenness, Tang Shu asked tentatively: "Uncle Dai, is Tian Qiming from the sales department of our factory the old man you promoted?"
Dai Chuanyu shook his head: "Five years ago, he joined the factory with this leadership team. It was because he had connections in the agricultural machinery society that the factory transformed into the production of large agricultural machinery parts."
"I heard that the factory was planning to promote him to deputy director several times, but he refused because he was not qualified enough, so he just kept working in his old job of sales. Is it true that the position of a sales section chief is still worthy of being active?
An upward temptation?”
Realizing that there was something in Tang Shu's words, Dai Chuanyu glared at him: "Don't tell nonsense about things that have no evidence. Tian Qiming's sales ability is still very good."
Tang Shu grinned and let out an imperceptible sneer. Compared with those monkey spirits of later generations, people in the 1980s were really too simple. The so-called business cooperation was completely based on human relations and sophistication. Tian Qiming carried it
Under the banner of the superior leader, which agricultural machinery company would dare to shut him out, and then promise some benefits in private, but still be able to sell the goods?
Since this guy came with the current leader and seems to be a close confidant, it proves that they have a lot of connections. Will Jiang Limin and the others also know about what he did? If he didn't report the knowledge, it means that they
Maybe he was also involved?
Tang Shu was thinking, and when he turned around, he found that he and Dai Chuanyu had actually drank a bottle of wine. He was so drunk that seven or eight ounces of it fell into Dai Chuanyu's stomach. At this moment, Uncle Dai already looked a little drowsy.
In the blur, Dai Chuanyu felt that he was lying on a wicker chair. Half drunk and half awake, he vaguely heard Tang Shu whispering in his ear: "After a while, I will give you a big gift."
Dai Chuanyu wanted to ask what the gift was, but his eyelids were already too heavy to lift.
The next afternoon, Tang Shu and Shao Xianjun's popsicle box finally started its official business.
Now is the hottest time of the year. Popsicles are a refreshing and thirst-quenching thing, so they are naturally popular. Tang Shu and Shao Xianjun just rode along the street, knocked on the box with the wood in their hands and shouted: "Possicles."
"There was an endless stream of people buying.
Just after three o'clock in the afternoon, the two met at a pre-arranged place. In less than two hours, both boxes of popsicles had been sold out. Squatting under the shade of a tree to take stock of today's harvest, Shao Xianjun was shocked to find that in just half a day, he
I earned two yuan and twenty-five cents, which is the net profit after deducting costs.
"If we can earn this much every day, we will have 60 yuan in a month."
Shao Xianjun felt a little dizzy, but he couldn't help but giggle, "This is my entire two months' salary."
Taking a look at Shao Xianjun's unpromising look, Tang Shu didn't say anything to him: "The weather has been hot recently, which is when popsicles are in hot demand. Let's do more tonight and take advantage of the peak sales season to save more funds for other projects."
If you're in business, hang out with me, just wait until you get popular and drink spicy food."
Carrying the empty suitcase home, Tang Qing and Tang Yu were cooking red bean soup in the kitchen. This is a new variety developed by Tang Shu, red bean-flavored popsicles. They only sell juice-flavored popsicles. The variety is too single and has no market competitiveness.
More tricks can better attract customers.
He handed the popsicles that he had left unsold to his two cousins. Watching them lick them carefully, Tang Shu smiled and rubbed Tang Yu's little head: "Eat it with confidence, the popsicles are enough."
"Brother, my dad came here just now, but when he saw you weren't there, he left again."
Tang Shu was suddenly startled. He had been busy with alloy steel these past few days, but he had forgotten about the mess at his second uncle's house.
"Did he say anything? Li Sande went to find trouble at home again?"
Tang Yu shook his head, and Tang Qing had a worried look on her face, but she didn't say anything. However, it was definitely not a good thing that Tang Wei'an came to visit again. It was very likely that he would be called for debt again.
Counting the savings in the bank and what he earned from selling some farm tools in partnership with Shao Xianjun, Tang Shu now only had more than 500 yuan in hand. Although he was very reluctant, he decided to exchange part of it for his second uncle.
As he struggles in society, he has always been afraid of being stunned or even dying. People like Li Sande can do anything. If he follows the clues and finds this place, Tang Shu feels that he can't stop him at all.
live.
The best way now is to stabilize first and let Li Sande think that he is willing to pay back the money, so that he will not be pushed too hard by the other party. At least the personal safety of the three of them can be guaranteed.
"Brother, our family owes you so much debt that I will never be able to repay it in my lifetime."
Seeing that Tang Qing was about to shed tears again, Tang Shu stretched out his hand and scratched her nose: "You are my sister and my relatives. If I don't help you, who else can I help? If you really want to repay your brother, study hard and you will be better in the future.
Wouldn't it be better if you can help me when you are successful?"
"Oops, my grades are not as good as my sister's, what should I do?" Tang Yu took a sip of the popsicle in his hand and asked worriedly.
"That's easy to handle. When you grow up, I'll tell you that your cousin has married you, and you can use the bride price to honor me."
Knowing that Tang Shu was joking, Tang Qing finally showed a smile, while Tang Yu puffed out his cheeks and looked unhappy.
Looking at the two sisters, one with bright eyes and white teeth, the other with a smart look, and then looking at the clothes they were wearing with many patches on them, Tang Shu felt that it was particularly disharmonious.
"Go to the mall tomorrow and buy you some sets of clothes. You two will report to the new school in a month. My sister must not be underestimated."
Hearing that he was going to take them to buy new clothes, the heartless Tang Yu immediately gathered around Tang Shu's elder brother and his younger brother, not caring about the fact that he was about to be married off in exchange for a betrothal gift. Tang Qing waved her hands to say no. The two of them had already
After spending a lot of money on Tang Shu, how could he still have the nerve to let him buy new clothes?
Chapter completed!