Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 1 Negotiation ()

The next morning, Lu Shaohua got up early, washed up, and ran to the beach. He hadn't exercised for a long time. He finally got home, so it was time to go out and stretch his muscles. Breathing the salty sea breeze, he ran slowly on the white beach. The sweat on his forehead was dried by the oncoming sea breeze.

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"Ah! Ah! Ah!" Three loud voices echoed throughout the sky. The one who made the voices was none other than Lu Shaohua. After he finished shouting, he felt dizzy and fell on the beach, breathing heavily, his eyes looking at the blue sky...

After wading on the beach for a while and feeling a lot better, Lu Shaohua got up and headed home. On the way home, every villager who passed by him greeted Lu Shaohua enthusiastically, which made him a little uncomfortable. He was younger than them and should have greeted them first, but now it was the other way around, which made him hard to accept and felt weird.

When he returned to the door of his house, looking at the Mercedes-Benz 500 parked quietly there, Lu Shaohua shook his head and smiled bitterly. This car made him questioned twice, the first time was by Lu Jiacheng, and the second time was last night. When Lu Shaohua asked Lu Jiayao to ask Chen Guobang what was going on, Lu Jiayao really ran to the third floor and called Chen Guobang up to find out what was going on. Chen Guobang's statement was the same as in Shenzhen, both of which were fabricated that Lu Shaohua went to Japan to make million, which made Lu Jiayao unbelievable. However, thinking of everything that Lu Shaohua had done in the past year, he didn't take it seriously. Besides, the current million was nothing in his eyes. As long as he was given a few years, Lu Jiayao could also make million.

After learning that Lu Shaohua had 10 million, Lu Jiayao's reaction was exactly as he had guessed at the time. He asked him to deposit the money in the bank, but Lu Shaohua of course disagreed. So he brought up the principle of money making money and gave Lu Jiayao a long lecture, and finally got Lu Jiayao to agree reluctantly.

"Oh!" Lu Shaohua sighed and opened the door. It was already past eight in the morning when he entered the house. Everyone was watching TV and chatting in the living room. Lu Shaohua simply greeted them and went into the bathroom to take a hot shower.

"Xiaohua, go and have breakfast quickly. It's too late to run out without eating so early in the morning." Lu Shaohua had just come out of the bathroom when his grandmother said in a reproachful tone.

"Haha, grandma, I'm not hungry." Lu Shaohua responded with a silly smile.

"Even if you're not hungry, go eat something. Your grandfather and I are going to work in the lychee orchard." Now Lu Jiayao is concentrating on purchasing fruits. The more than ten acres of lychees in the family are managed by Lu Shaohua's grandma and grandfather. Lu Jiayao only goes to help when he is free.

"Well, I'll go eat then."

When Lu Shaohua returned to the living room after breakfast, he found that Lu Jiayao and Yang Jianlong had disappeared, and only Chen Guobang and Du Xiaofeng were sitting in the living room. He burped, touched his bloated stomach, and then said to Chen Guobang: "Brother, get ready, we are going to the county government."

"Okay." Chen Guobang knew that Lu Shaohua went to the county government to find Lu Chang for something, so he nodded without any nonsense and went to the room to change clothes.

Lu Shaohua had already changed his clothes after taking a shower, so he sat on the sofa and chatted with Du Xiaofeng and the others. After Chen Guobang came down, he said hello to Chen Li and set off for the county government.

It was only three kilometers from Lu Shaohua's village to the county. Driving a Mercedes, it didn't take long to reach the county government. When the car drove into the county government compound, both office staff and people who came to the government for business couldn't help but stop to see who was in the car. This scene was completely within Lu Shaohua's expectations, so he was not surprised. He calmly got out of the car and walked towards the office building. Of course, Chen Guobang followed closely behind him.

With the experience from last time, Lu Shaohua walked to the first office on the second floor with ease.

"Please come in!"

Hearing Lu Chang's voice, Lu Shaohua pushed open the door and entered the office. The office was still as simple and clean as the last time he came.

Lu Chang, who was looking down at the documents, raised his head when he heard the voice. Seeing that it was Lu Shaohua, he smiled, which he rarely did. "Why are you back?"

"Haha, I just came back to Hong Kong from Japan. I bought some gifts and went back home at the same time." Lu Shaohua waved his hand and sat down on the chair without any hesitation.

"Yeah, you even know how to buy gifts." Lu Chang smiled slightly, as if he appreciated Lu Shaohua's action. "Guobang, you sit down too, why are you standing?" In fact, Lu Chang saw Chen Guobang coming earlier, but he was busy talking to Lu Shaohua at the beginning and didn't greet Chen Guobang in time.

Lu Chang said so, so Chen Guobang naturally didn't hesitate and sat down next to Lu Shaohua. If he was at home normally, Chen Guobang wouldn't be so restrained as he is now. After all, this is the county government office, and how can he sit down without the host asking him to sit down?

After Chen Guobang sat down, Lu Chang put the documents aside and looked at Lu Shaohua for a long time before speaking again. "Xiaohua, you don't come to me for no reason. Tell me, what do you want to see your uncle?"

"Oh! Can't I come and see you if I have nothing to do?" Lu Shaohua shook his head with a wry smile, but in his heart he was secretly praising Lu Chang for being smart.

"You little brat, don't I understand your little thoughts? Tell me, what's the matter?" Over the past year or so, every time Lu Shaohua came to see Lu Chang, it was for something, so Lu Chang was sure that this time Lu Shaohua's saying of bringing gifts home was just an excuse, and the real purpose must be to discuss something with him.

"Haha, uncle is wise." Lu Shaohua first flattered him, then pondered for a moment and said seriously: "I did have something to do when I came back this time. You should also know that our family now has only one fruit shop, and we have already made a lot of money. If we open a few more branches, we will definitely make more money." Having said that, Lu Shaohua stopped talking.

Lu Chang nodded to show that what Lu Shaohua said made sense. "Go on, I'm listening."

"Well, I made some money in Japan this time, so I want to come back and open a few more branches." Lu Chang did not hide anything in front of Lu Shaohua and directly stated his purpose. After that long talk, Lu Chang's nerves had already been trained to be unusually strong. Even if Lu Shaohua poked the sky, Lu Chang would not be shocked.

Lu Chang frowned. He was curious about what Lu Shaohua said about making a little money. However, he didn't think much about it. The more important thing was to open branches. He knew exactly how profitable the fruit shop was, but Lu Shaohua suddenly said that he wanted to open several branches, which forced him to consider the pros and cons. The success of a store depends on the flow of people and the consumer groups around it. Simply put, the location is very important. "How many stores do you plan to open? Where will they be opened?"

"Let's open five stores first. As for where, I think it's better to open in Shenzhen." Lu Shaohua had already planned all this when he was in Hong Kong. Shenzhen is so big that opening ten more stores will not affect each other. It's just that Shenzhen is not that developed yet, and people in many places cannot afford it, so he only picked a few places that are currently better.

Lu Chang fell into thought again. His idea was similar to Lu Shaohua's. Opening five more stores would not affect each other. As long as the location was farther away, it would be fine. He was calculating how much money it would take to invest in five more stores, including renting a store, decorating, buying some necessary supplies, and providing food and accommodation for employees. After calculation, the investment in one store was almost several thousand yuan, and the total investment in five stores was only tens of thousands of yuan. This amount of money was nothing to their family. "I support it, but there is one more thing. How are you going to deal with the problem of manpower and transportation?"

Lu Shaohua nodded in his heart, secretly saying that college students are very thoughtful and get to the point right away. "I have already found the manpower. I will ask Brother Xiaofeng and the others to find some comrades to help. As for the transportation problem, I plan to buy three large trucks myself. It will not only save costs, but also be more convenient."

"Buy three for yourself?" Lu Chang knew that buying a large truck would cost hundreds of thousands, and Lu Shaohua asked to buy three right away. Three trucks was not a small amount, it would cost millions.

"That's right, let's buy 3 first, and then buy a few more if they are not enough." Lu Shaohua smiled slightly. He didn't understand what Lu Chang meant by this. He thought that Lu Chang was afraid that 3 cars were not enough.

The more Lu Chang listened, the more depressed he became. He looked at Lu Shaohua with suspicion, thinking that he was mentally ill. "Hey! Xiaohua, do you know how much three trucks cost? Millions! It's not clear whether it can make money. What if you invest so much at once and lose money?"

Lu Chang's meaning was very clear. Although the family earned a lot of money, it was still a pity to lose millions all of a sudden. After all, it was accumulated penny by penny.