Rebirth 1975: My Wife is Love-Brained

puff!

Chen Yan just took a sip of water and sprayed it out!

Then I saw Han Meimei and Li Tiejun, oh no, now it should be called Li Lei.

They both turned their heads and looked at Chen Yan.

"Did you choke? I didn't put chili in my rice today!" Li Lei looked at Chen Yan blankly.

"No! No! Brother-in-law, well, it's okay, cough cough, it's okay! Are you really planning to call Li Lei?" Chen Yan asked him while patting his chest.

Li Lei nodded. "If your sister said to call me Li Lei, then I'll call me Li Lei! It doesn't matter. The name on the household registration hasn't changed anyway!"

then!

Li Tiejun became Li Chunlei, and finally, in order to accommodate Han Meimei, he simply became Li Lei.

"What's wrong? Do you think there is any problem?" Li Lei asked.

Chen Yan immediately shook his head, then smiled, "No problem! It's fine!"

"That's good. By the way, Chen Yan! Remember to find that book for your brother-in-law later!" Li Lei breathed a sigh of relief and reminded Chen Yan.

Chen Yan hummed, "I'll try my best, brother-in-law!"

"Come on! Eat quickly, or the food will get cold!" After getting Chen Yan's affirmation, Han Meimei and her husband were in a good mood. They immediately asked Chen Yan to eat and kept picking up food for him.

After all this, Chen Yan didn't want to move after finishing his meal.

Eat too much!

Chen Yan sat in the living room and chatted with Li Lei.

"Brother-in-law! How many times a month does your projection team go to the countryside?"

Li Lei shook his head. "It's hard to say! Sometimes if there is a propaganda task, we do more! If not, we go out to dig every few months! But this is for the village, for us, it's actually quite busy! We have thirteen communes in Lanshan! Some places are quite far away, and it takes several days to go back and forth! In fact, we can't rest for a few days in a month!"

Chen Yan seemed to be thinking about something!

“Did you get popcorn when you went to the countryside?”

"That stuff is so precious! Where can you find it? Besides, you are not allowed to get it! You have a small quantity, and it's in the cinema. If you go out to sell it on the street, who knows who will be jealous and report you. You won't make much money. One day you will be charged with speculation and profiteering, and that will be troublesome! Your life will be ruined!" Li Lei said with a wry smile.

Apparently!

Han Meimei had already told Chen Yan about selling popcorn in the cinema.

At this moment, he was also reminding Chen Yan indirectly not to work too hard, otherwise something might go wrong.

"Brother-in-law! Don't worry, I don't plan to do the popcorn business after this month!" Chen Yan said with a smile.

Han Meimei had just washed the pot and walked out of the kitchen. When she heard what Chen Yan said, she was stunned for a moment, "Why don't you do it? Although the cost of that thing is not low, you can still make some money every month! Chen Yan, how do you make a living in the village with work points! Don't talk about the Xinhua Bookstore incident. Later, I asked someone and found out that a classmate I knew before, who knew some English, went to Xinhua Bookstore specifically to try to take over the translation task! But later he gave up!"

"Oh, you gave up? Why? Didn't you tell me before that Chen Yan could make money as a translator over there? Is there anyone who wouldn't do this lucrative job?" Li Lei asked in surprise when he heard this.

Han Meimei said angrily, "What do you know? Do you really think that people don't want to make money? Of course, they can't make money! My classmate told me that many tasks can't be completed at all! Not only is the time short, but the translation accuracy must be very high, which requires a very good foreign language level! Just like him, although he knows some foreign languages, he doesn't come into contact with foreign languages ​​often. He can only rely on luck and take some simple tasks! But such tasks are not often available, and even if they are, many people are waiting for such tasks to make some money! Everyone is scrambling for them! How can it be your turn! Later, after a while, he couldn't make any money at all, so he simply gave up the idea! That's why he quit!"

After listening to this, Li Lei nodded and said, "That's true! It's not that easy to make money these days. It's better to be a worker! You can get a stable income regardless of drought or flood, and the monthly salary is enough to support the family!"

Han Meimei beside him looked at Chen Yan worriedly, "That's why I said that, although the profit from this popcorn business is not a lot, at least it can make some money. Chen Yan, how can you just give up like that! As for the speculation and profiteering you're worried about, don't worry! I dare not talk about other things, but your brother-in-law and I will take care of the cinema for you, so it shouldn't be a problem!"

Seeing Chen Yan remained silent, Li Lei thought that Chen Yan was unhappy, so he quickly said, "Chen Yan! What my brother-in-law said to you just now did not mean that I would not let you do this business! I am a little worried! But your sister is right. If we are inside the cinema, your sister and I can still talk a few words. There is no problem! Just continue to do it!"

Looking at this enthusiastic couple, Chen Yan was still very moved.

He took a deep breath, "Sister, brother-in-law! I appreciate your kindness! As for not wanting to do this business, it doesn't mean I won't do it anymore! I just want to change the model!"

"Change mode?" The couple looked at each other, and then looked at Chen Yan together.

Obviously, he was a little confused about what Chen Yan meant.

Chen Yan then said in a deep voice, "It's like this! I plan to hand over the popcorn business to my sister! I will just teach my sister how to make popcorn later! And I will cooperate with my brother-in-law to do another business!"

"Ah? Let me do it? No way! Chen Yan, this is your business! You call me sister and give me money, you are already taking care of me! How can I steal your business!" Upon hearing this, Han Meimei immediately refused.

Li Lei next to him also said, "Yeah! That doesn't make sense! If you feel bad about it, just treat your sister to a braised pork meal. She loves it! You're having a hard time too! We're embarrassed enough that we can't help you much, how can we steal your business!"

Chen Yan smiled and waved his hand!

"Just listen to me first!"

"It's like this, sister! You should have discovered these days! Popcorn is actually not selling very well! Is that right?" Chen Yan asked.

Han Meimei hesitated for a moment, "Yes! I don't know why, but I have to go around several times to sell them all these days, and there were only three packs left yesterday! I have never encountered this situation before. By the way, Chen Yan, how did you know?"

Chen Yan explained, "This is perfectly normal! It's called popcorn, and people eat it for fun when they watch a movie, but it's not cheap! After eating it three or two times, everyone knows what it tastes like, so naturally, they don't want to buy it anymore. Even if you occasionally take your children to watch a movie, they only buy a little! There are only a few people in Lanshan County, and there are only a few who can afford to watch movies regularly. There are only a few people coming and going! It's normal that it's not selling well! In other words, the business will be much worse in the future compared to now!"

Of course!

There was another reason that Chen Yan did not mention.

There are too few movies nowadays!

Throughout the year, there are only a few movies that are shown in rotation. How many people are willing to spend money to watch them over and over again?

This was the limitation of the times, and Chen Yan knew it from the beginning.

"So, I plan to let you run this business! You work there and go there every day! In this case, even if I sell one more pack a day, I can still make money, don't you think? If I specialize in this, it won't be worth it. Not only will I waste my time, I won't make much money, and I have to worry about it every day. Instead of that, I might as well free up some time to do something else!"