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Chapter 20 The Deal

Fang Jun opened the soda bottle, took a sip, and sneered:

"I approached the person in charge of the closure several times, but he refused to see me. There were indeed some problems with the goods, but at that time, everyone would do the same thing. I felt that the person in charge was targeting me."

"I lost all my money and goods. I wanted to die. That day, I went to look for the person in charge but was blocked outside. It happened to be raining heavily. I walked to the bridge and looked at the river. I wanted to jump in and end it all..."

He paused and looked at Qiu Huoming. It seemed that he really wanted to make friends with Qiu Huoming, and he even revealed such an embarrassing past.

Qiu Huoming continued to listen quietly with a serious expression.

Fang Jun took out a cigarette and lit it up. "You are not allowed to smoke when you go to school. You will become addicted if you smoke too much."

He blew out a puff of smoke and continued, "An umbrella was suddenly placed over my head, and a little girl handed it to me with a smile."

"She said: 'Uncle, it's raining so hard, you should go home quickly'."

Fang Jun touched his face and asked, "Am I that old?"

Qiu Huoming glanced at him and found that he didn't look old after a closer look, so it seemed nothing wrong to call him uncle.

Fang Jun went on to recall: "She ran back to her classmates in the rain, and I held an umbrella and watched them walk away. You don't know how I felt at the time, as if I had stepped into the palace of hell and was pulled back."

Qiu Huoming touched his immature chin. This kind of thing sounded like something his elder sister would do. When she was a child, she would hold an umbrella for homeless dogs caught in the rain. If her mother had not refused to keep a dog, there would have been one more mouth to feed at home...

"Later, I shamelessly used my connections everywhere. At that time, there happened to be a document from the higher authorities asking all regions to vigorously develop the economy. I was lucky enough to get it back.

"Last week, I met that little girl on the road. She is your sister. Although three years have passed, I recognized her at the first sight. I saw that her clothes were old and her shoes were patched. I wanted to help her more, but I was afraid that she would not agree, so I decided to start by just being friends..."

Fang Jun glanced at Qiu Huoming and said, "The little girl is very cautious..."

Qiu Huoming:...

"And the time when I fought with you, with your small body, you would have been out of strength if you dodged a few more times. If I had stood up and risked getting injured, I could have hurt you more seriously than I did." Fang Jun said, flicking off the ash from his cigarette.

Qiu Huoming nodded. He felt that his body was indeed too weak. Perhaps he had grown too fast and did not get enough nutrition. His physique could not be compared to that of his previous life.

"Now that we've talked about it, I don't have any more questions. Brother Jun, if you have any copywriting-related matters in the future, just come to me."

"I have to go back..." Qiu Huoming stood up.

Fang Jun also stood up, "Wait a minute..."

He put out the cigarette butt and threw it into the simple ashtray: "Brother Qiu, it's a waste of your brain if you don't do business. Don't study anymore, work with me, I guarantee you will make money."

"I have to go to college, so I can only do business in my spare time."

Qiu Huoming was listening to the pop music playing on the loud speaker outside, when an idea suddenly occurred to him and he asked, "Brother Jun, do you have any blank tapes for sale?"

"Yes, my family sells tape recorders, so I definitely have to get this thing."

Fang Junxing hurried to the corner and stood on tiptoe to take out the top box.

When Qiu Huoming saw the uniform "SONY" logo on the boxes, he was inspired to think that the products of this brand must be of high quality.

"There are 200 cassettes here in total. The blank tapes can be recorded many times to ensure that the tapes will not get twisted."

Fang Jun opened the seal, Qiu Huoming came over, took out a box and looked at it, "Okay, how much is this?"

"I give others 3 yuan, and I give you the purchase price, 2 yuan. You can take whatever you want. There is no rush for the money. Just give it to me within a month. This is how I settle accounts with my suppliers."

This price is absolutely reasonable. It costs 3 yuan in Xinhua Bookstore.

"I want them all. I'll give you the money within a month." Qiu Huoming held the box and weighed it. It was not heavy.

Fang Jun showed a hint of hesitation on his face, "Brother Huo Ming, what do you want to do with so much goods at once?"

"I'm just asking casually, don't let others fool you!"

Qiu Huoming smiled and said: "DIY, I want to put together some nice songs, record them into tapes, and then package them and sell them for money."

Fang Jun's expression changed. "Someone has sold it in the Chenghuang Temple area of ​​the provincial capital. They imported the goods from the south. They don't have the brains to do it. If you have it ready, sell it in my store. I'll use two loudspeakers to blow it toward the street!"

"That's great. I'll come to see you when I'm done." Qiu Huoming said happily.

They walked through the aisle in the middle of the store, and Qiu Huoming discovered that his store had the most inventory of tape recorders, which were piled up at the door. Business was good, and the door of the store was already covered with wet stains from being trampled on.

It's still raining outside.

"Brother, I won't see you off." Fang Jun waved at him standing at the door.

"Thanks, Jun-ge."

Qiu Huoming held an umbrella in one hand and carried the cardboard box firmly on his shoulder with the other hand to better protect it from the rain.

It was approaching evening, the air was filled with mist and cold. Qiu Huoming exhaled a puff of mist, quickened his pace, passed by the vegetable market, spent 5 cents, and bought a portion of pork residue, which is similar to what people in later generations often call steamed pork with rice flour, except that this one is fried, while those in later generations are steamed.

When I got home, my mother Chen Suniang was cooking in the kitchen. The vegetables in the vegetable garden outside the door had grown a lot and looked green and lush. Spring rain is good for crops.

Qiu Huoming first went back to the small room to put down the tape, and then he carried the dregs of meat to the dining table.

Under the dim light, the little sister almost drooled as she stared at the brown, fragrant, fat-less meat.

"There are five pieces in total, one for each of you. They are yours for breakfast and dinner. Don't worry." Qiu Huoming said, touching his little sister's head.

Qiu Jianshe frowned and walked out from the inner room, just as Chen Suniang came in carrying the dishes.

Qiu Jianshe pointed at the dregs of meat and scolded Qiu Huoming, "Are you going to spend the money like this?"

"I'm greedy." Qiu Huoming was indifferent to his tone and said calmly.

“I spent my pocket money.”

Chen Suniang rolled her eyes at Qiu Jianshe and said, "I'm useless, that's why my son is starving! Look at you, the college student next door has had his salary increased, why haven't you made any move yet!"

After being interrupted, Qiu Jianshe fell silent.

When the food was served, he took a bite of rice and said, "I was loaned to the Commission for Discipline Inspection..."

Chen Suniang snorted coldly: "I'll give you the thankless task."

Qiu Huoming's heart moved, "This is a good thing, let's make more good connections."

"Huo Ming still understands me. This is about making good connections! Those people are having a hard time too. Any help counts..." Qiu Jianshe finally smiled and took a piece of meat residue and put it into his son's bowl.

At this time, the portion of the meat residue was quite large. Qiu Huoming took a bite and the oil and water mixed with the burnt aroma of the rice noodles. He then took a big mouthful of rice and it tasted so delicious.

It is true that things are valuable because they are rare. In my previous life, I would never have been interested in this kind of old fat meat with little lean meat.

"It's so delicious. I want to eat meat every day." The little sister muttered.

The eldest sister nodded immediately, "I want to, too."

"It's really delicious. You must have bought it from the store at the market. The family there is very honest." Chen Suniang commented while eating.

……

After dinner, Qiu Huoming returned to his own little room and took out the review materials that Gu Xiaoran had given him.

Under the slightly swaying tungsten lamp, the boy was writing furiously...