Siheyuan: Becoming a cadre after graduating from technical secondary school

After Xu Damao returned home, the more he thought about it, the more depressed and angry he became. He felt as if countless ants were crawling in his heart.

For a person, no matter if he or she is a man or a woman, the most annoying thing is to see his or her ex living well when he or she is down and out.

How could Lou Xiao'e, a young lady from the old era, continue to be a wealthy woman in the new era?

Even Lin Zongxuan, who was usually considered unattainable by everyone, had to stand behind her, which made Xu Damao feel very unbalanced.

"What's wrong, Damao?" Jin Yunduo came back from outside with a water bottle and asked Xu Damao with concern, "Why do you look so depressed?"

How could Xu Damao, such a smart man, talk about his ex in front of his current girlfriend? So he just forced a smile and said, "Nothing, I just had a quarrel with Sha Zhu. By the way, why did you come back so late?"

When talking about this, Jin Yunduo suddenly became so excited that she couldn't stop talking: "Da Mao, you don't know, a woman came to the courtyard today, she is so beautiful, and the things she wears and wears on her ears are all high-end goods, and they look very valuable."

Hearing this, Xu Damao smiled awkwardly and changed the subject, "What are we having for dinner tonight?"

“Noodles.”

"Eating noodles again."

Xu Damao sighed. Everyone's salary is high now. There can be several televisions in a compound. Even a senior projectionist like him is not worth much anymore.

On second thought, he felt a little guilty. In the past, his living standard was only comparable to that of the Lin family in the compound, and the women who followed him all enjoyed a good life.

Only Jin Yunduo married him after he fell into poverty. She worked hard for him every day without complaint, but she never enjoyed any happiness and suffered a lot of sins.

Xu Damao thought for a moment and asked, "Wife, how much money do we have left?"

Jin Yunduo was stunned, and answered honestly: "There is still more than 10,000 yuan, don't you know this?"

Xu Damao frowned and asked tentatively, "Yun Duo, what do you think about me quitting my job at the cinema and starting a business?"

This time, Jin Yunduo was silent for a long time before she sighed and said, "Da Mao, just do whatever you want. Anyway, I've seen through you a long time ago. You just love to make trouble. You've only been honest for a while for the sake of us mother and daughter in the past few years. It's hard for you."

She knew that since Xu Damao asked her, he must have thought about it for a long time and had made up his mind.

Xu Damao touched his head and explained with a guilty conscience: "I had a friend who was in the rebar business, but he had something else to do and wanted to transfer the business to someone else. So I thought about finding someone to partner with and take over his factory."

"Looking for a partner, who?"

"I'm going to go to Uncle Liu's house in the courtyard to ask."

Jin Yunduo asked in confusion: "Why don't you go find Uncle One or Uncle Two? Uncle Liu, aren't you and him enemies?"

Xu Damao knew what Jin Yunduo meant, so he closed the doors and windows and patiently explained to Jin Yunduo: "Even if the first uncle has some money, it's all for Sha Zhu. As for the second uncle, he probably doesn't think highly of my small business. Do you know how much money his family spent on the hot pot restaurant? I'll scare you to death if I tell you!"

"So, the best thing for me to do now is to go find Uncle Liu. As for whether it's my fault or not, it doesn't matter in front of money. If there is money to be made, I would even call Sha Zhu brother."

Jin Yunduo nodded as if suddenly realizing something, and then asked hesitantly, "But how can Uncle Liu have money? Wasn't his family..."

Xu Damao said disdainfully: "Hey, his house was searched that year, but they only found the things he had embezzled from Lou Xiao'e. How do you know he hadn't embezzled before?" (Some words cannot be used, just understand.)

After hearing what Xu Damao said, Jin Yunduo didn't even bother to cook. She sat in the chair in a daze for a long time. An expression of nostalgia appeared on her face from time to time, and her eyes gradually turned red.

Xu Damao thought she was still struggling with her business, so he grabbed her hand and said gently, "Yun Duo, I want to do business, not only for myself, but also for you and your mother.

You can see that ever since you and your daughter came into my family, I have truly raised Tangshen as my own son. He will definitely become an official in the future, and we two cannot become a burden to him!"

After hearing his words, a hint of emotion flashed in Jin Yunduo's eyes. After a long time, the expression on her face finally became firm. She stood up and took out a small box from the house, motioning Xu Damao to open it.

When Xu Damao opened it, he was shocked to see a few strings of green pearls and jade in the small box, and a smooth and white bracelet at the bottom, which was obviously not an ordinary item.

Jin Yunduo touched the bracelet, her eyes flashing with nostalgia, and said: "This is the dowry my mother left for me. I tried my best to hide these. Fortunately, I can show them to others now.

Damao, if you want to do business, sell these and buy me better ones in the future."

Xu Damao knew that these jewels must be of special significance to Jin Yunduo. He said this just to relieve him from feeling too much pressure. For a moment he was speechless and could only hug his wife tightly.

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A few days later, Xu Damao brought some wine and food and secretly knocked on Liu Haizhong's door at night.

Liu Haizhong did not turn him away because of the food and wine, but his attitude was lukewarm.

Xu Damao personally poured him some wine, raised his glass and drank three glasses in a row, then wiped his mouth and said, "Uncle Liu, I know you are angry with me, but you were the one who wanted to trick me first, so I had to take the initiative.

Besides, under Li Huaide's command, even without me, do you think your ending would be any better?"

Liu Haizhong snorted coldly and asked, "Let's not talk about the past. Why did you come to see me?"

"I'm here to give you some money."

Xu Damao said seriously, "Have you ever thought about why your three sons are not filial? No matter what, you are much better than the third uncle."

A complex expression flashed across Liu Haizhong's face. He did not answer him, but asked back in a cold tone: "So you are here to laugh at me today?"

"Look at what you said. What I mean is that the reason why your three sons don't want to pay attention to you is because you have no money. If you were rich, do you believe that these three sons would be more filial than each other? And now, I just want to make money with you."

Then, Xu Damao told Liu Haizhong exactly what he thought, and at the end he added: "These days, the country supports our business. When things are at the forefront of the storm, even a pig can take off if it seizes the opportunity. But if it's a fool like Sha Zhu, he will only be a fool for the rest of his life and will never get rich."

After all, Liu Haizhong was a senior worker who had worked in the steel mill for many years. He could really understand what Xu Damao said, and he also felt that this was indeed a way to make money.

After thinking for a while, he asked again: "How much money do you plan to invest?"

Xu Damao gritted his teeth and said as if he was biting off his own flesh: "Fifty thousand! How much do you want? I'll find a way to make up the rest."

Liu Haizhong thought for a moment, held up three fingers, and said, "If you can really negotiate with your friend, I'll give you 30% of the credit."

Xu Damao asked tentatively: "Uncle Liu, with such a good opportunity, you only want 30%? How about we each take half?"

"I want to, but my retirement savings are limited."

Liu Haizhong spread his hands, indicating that he was also helpless.

Xu Damao was a little disappointed, but he could only smile and say, "30%, 30%, then we have a deal, the profit will be 70% and 30%, I'll take 70% and you'll take 30%."

"No, fifty percent. I want fifty percent profit."

Liu Haizhong smiled and said: "Xu Damao, don't be dissatisfied, believe it or not, if I ask you for 50%, you will still thank me.

I have no money, but I have connections. One of my students is now the director of a branch of a steel rolling mill. Think about it, isn’t the business we do just selling steel to these factories? "

Xu Damao asked in surprise: "Director Lan of the branch factory is your student?"

Liu Haizhong nodded proudly and said, "It's the truth! I taught him step by step when he was in the factory. I treat him better than my own son. I also paid for his college tuition. Tell me, can I take the 50%?"

Xu Damao was stunned for a while, then he gave a thumbs up and said admiringly, "Okay, fifty percent is fifty percent. I really have to thank you."

After the two of them finalized some details of the cooperation, Xu Damao looked in the direction of the Intermediate Court and said with some emotion: "Whoever can convince Lin Zongxuan, even if he doesn't spend a penny, I can let him have 50% of the shares. If he just hints to the people below, then the money will still go into our pockets."

Liu Haizhong also felt it was a pity, "It's a pity that with their position, I'm afraid they won't look down on our small business."