2003: Starting with Foreign Trade

Chapter 12 Tan Jinyue (Please continue reading)

"Celebrating the 55th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China!"

"The whole nation celebrates National Day, and all Chinese people rejoice in the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!"

"In the golden autumn of October, the whole nation celebrates!"

Along both sides of the street, various National Day slogans stood, creating a festive atmosphere that adorned the small town.

The pedestrians on the street had joyful smiles on their faces.

Since 2002, the supply of goods across the country has gradually become more abundant. In addition, the economy began to take off rapidly after China's accession to the WTO, and people's living standards have improved at a visible speed.

With increasingly abundant resources and a promising future, ordinary people are filled with hope.

Tan Jincheng's family also went out on the street.

After returning home, the family went shopping together for the first time, mainly to buy some essential clothes for the baby in her belly.

After returning, Zhang Suzhi went for a prenatal checkup, as required by Tan Jincheng.

Although we know there won't be any complications during the mother's delivery, it's still best to be cautious, especially for older pregnant women.

To be honest, although we have entered the development stage after the millennium, for women born in small cities and rural areas, there are really not many rules to follow when it comes to having children.

The fact that one's ex-wife in a past life had to have weekly pregnancy checkups is still quite rare at this stage.

State-owned enterprise workers, who have worked in a city for decades, even if they have no power, still know some people.

With Tan Jincheng's instigation and through some coded language among doctors, the couple also confirmed the baby's gender.

Since production is almost complete, this isn't considered a major violation.

It's a daughter.

The couple was very happy, and of course, Tan Jincheng was also very happy. This was not an act, even though he already knew this would be the outcome.

This family took advantage of the National Day holiday to prepare some clothes for the younger sister in advance.

"Alright, alright, that's enough; don't take everything you see."

Seeing that Tan Jincheng wanted to buy everything, Zhang Suzhi was having a hard time keeping up; this child had no limit to how much money he spent.

Back in my rural hometown, I bought up all the snacks at the local store. Now that I'm back in the city, I've started doing the same thing again. After a year away, I've actually developed the habit of spending money recklessly.

"Buy a few more clothes, Mom. Look how nice these clothes are," Tan Jincheng said with a smile.

During his time at home, Tan Jincheng's biggest impression was that prices these days are really affordable, and the purchasing power of currency is quite strong.

“There’s no need to buy any more. We’ve already received a lot of used clothes at home. Kids grow so fast, they won’t be able to wear too many,” Zhang Suzhi firmly refused.

"Alright then, forget it." Tan Jincheng said somewhat reluctantly, he hadn't had enough yet.

In Yicheng, there is a tradition of having children wear old clothes left over from previous children, which is believed to bring good fortune. The more old clothes a child receives, the more blessed they will be in the future.

Previously, there were no plans to have more children, and Tan Jincheng's childhood clothes were all given to the children of relatives and friends.

Both the Tan and Zhang families have many siblings, so they naturally received a lot of clothing.

Tan Jincheng was pulled out of the children's clothing store by Zhang Suzhi, and the shop owner was still chasing after them, saying that he could get a discount.

However, Zhang Suzhi ignored him. Throughout the entire conversation, Tan Lihua remained completely uninvolved, not participating in the mother and son's discussion, but simply standing beside his wife to protect her safety.

"Oh, what a pity; it's so rare to find a young person who's easy to talk to and has money, why isn't he alone?" After the family of three had walked away, the shop owner secretly said to his employee with regret.

However, soon new customers arrived, and the shop owner, no longer concerned about these new customers, hurried forward to continue promoting the products.

Taobao was launched in 2003, before Alipay was introduced. When new things appear, ordinary people need time to accept them.

Therefore, shopping these days is still mainly done through offline physical stores, and major holidays are peak sales seasons for these stores.

Shops of all sizes are putting in their best efforts to make a profit during the National Day holiday.

"Dad, have you chosen a name for my little sister?"

In the restaurant, Tan Jincheng rinsed the bowls and chopsticks with boiling water while casually asking Tan Lihua a question; after working as a bag carrier all morning, Tan Lihua was finally feeling a sense of presence.

"I've chosen a name. I had two names in mind before, one for a boy and one for a girl," Tan Lihua said with a smile.

Tan Lihua was in a very good mood during the National Day holiday. His daughter is wonderful; she is his little darling.

"Oh, what's your little sister's name?"

It's a bit boring that the name has already been chosen. I was originally planning to do something mischievous and say the name out beforehand.

"Her name is Tan Jinyue. I hope she grows up to be happy," Tan Lihua said softly.

"This is a beautiful name. My sister will definitely be happy for the rest of her life."

"Son, I just noticed that you seem to know a lot about clothes, except for not knowing how to bargain. Where did you learn that? Can you learn that on a ship?"

Watching her son skillfully scald the bowls and chopsticks, Zhang Suzhi could tell he had done it many times before, and couldn't help but recall the scene when he was scalding the clothes.

"Of course, there are all kinds of guests on the ship. As waiters, we have to learn a little bit, just in case a guest asks us to help them buy clothes, right?"

"That's true. It seems you've learned a lot this year."

"Of course, as the saying goes, everything has two sides. Missing out on going to university has its disadvantages, but it may also have its advantages. Mom and Dad, please don't worry about this."

"Why don't you study? Your grades aren't bad. Why don't you just study hard and go to university? Save your money and earn interest. After you graduate, you can buy a house."

"Didn't I already say that I've forgotten most of what I learned in high school? I've already forgotten everything from the teachers. How can I repeat a year?"

"How much can you forget in a year? Just review, study hard, and you'll remember it all."

It's not a year, it's been over 20 years. It would be a miracle if I could get into university. I've seen news stories about top students from my past life helping others take exams and get into junior colleges.

Tan Jincheng knew that his parents still couldn't accept that he wasn't going to school, and they had been trying to persuade him to change his mind for the past few days.

If this continues, Tan Jincheng will not be able to take it anymore. Although he will not change his mind, he can't stand his parents nagging him every day.

"It's about a month and a half until Tan Jinyue is born. We can't stay at home for that time. We need to go to Ningbo to make arrangements."

Tan Jincheng's eyes darted around. He decided to go to Ningbo first, set up his business there, and once he had invested the money, his parents would be less likely to insist that he repeat a year of high school.

That's settled then. After the National Day holiday, I'll talk to Zhang Xupeng about it. We'll go to Ningbo to find a factory and get all the paperwork done to start the company.

"Let's eat, let's not talk about this anymore. You two don't need to worry about this now, just focus on waiting for Tan Jinyue to be born."

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