Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

If Gu Jiu hadn't told her in advance that a brother of similar age would be coming, Lin Shu would probably have believed it if he said that this man was their eldest brother.

The truth is that this man looks too old, with dark skin, rough hair, and simple clothes. No matter from which aspect you look at it, he is at least ten years older than Gu Jiu and the others.

Faced with this person who shyly called her sister-in-law as soon as she came, Lin Shu lost control of her expression for a moment, but fortunately she reacted in time and enthusiastically poured him tea and brought the tea tray.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, we can do it ourselves."

"Okay, let Gu Jiu entertain you here. I'll go cook first. You've been apart for such a long time, so you should catch up."

Lin Shu leaves.

Tang Jianjun poured himself a glass of water and looked at An Fan while drinking it.

An Fan had been thirsty since he came here, so he drank two glasses of water. Noticing Tang Jianjun's stare, he put down his cup and asked, "Is there something on my face?"

"Tsk!" Tang Jianjun did not answer his question, but turned to the others and said, "Look, when we came here to play before, we didn't see sister-in-law being so enthusiastic towards us."

Gu Jiu raised his hand and slapped him on the back of the head, scolding him with a smile: "Don't fan the flames here. If you go to the countryside for a few years like Xiaofan, your sister-in-law will take better care of you."

Tang Jianjun stroked his head and complained to Gu Jiu: "Brother Jiu, you have liked to pat the back of my head since I was a child. If one day I become stupid, you must be the culprit."

Gu Jiu rolled his eyes at him: "You are not smart now either."

"Ha ha......"

The others burst into laughter.

An Fan laughed for a while, and he looked around the clean and tidy hall and asked, "Brother Jiu, with your sister-in-law taking care of you, the house is cleaner than before."

Gu Jiu peeled a candy and threw it into his mouth, smiling: "Don't talk about me, you must have had a hard time in the country these years, what are your plans after coming back?"

After hearing this, everyone else stopped smiling and looked at An Fan with concern.

An Fan smiled bitterly, "What plans can I make? I'll just take it one step at a time. When I was in the countryside, I was thinking about returning to the city first. Now that I'm back in the city, everything at home is controlled by my stepmother. She even disdains my eating and drinking. I thought I'd just disgust them at home for a while first."

Everyone knows that Anfan's family situation is complicated, and his other brothers and sisters are all half-siblings. As the saying goes, if there is a stepmother, there must be a stepfather.

His biological father's indifference made it difficult for him to take a step forward in that family. It could be said that he was fighting alone and was always the one who gave the most and got the least.

If one person in the family has to sacrifice, An Fan would undoubtedly be the first one to be sacrificed.

Xu Ming felt quite sympathetic towards him, but still held out a glimmer of hope and asked, "What did your father say? Does he have any plans for you?"

Facing the brothers who were concerned about him, An Fan laughed at himself and said, "You may not know much about my family in recent years. Since I went to the countryside, everything in the family has been decided by my stepmother. Her son, daughter and two other children are unemployed, so even if there is an arrangement, it will not be my turn."

As for his father, there is not much difference between having him or not.

Living a hard life in this world, he always treated himself as an orphan, otherwise he would feel upset when thinking about these stupid things.

Xu Ming patted his shoulder comfortingly: "Brother, I'll keep an eye on our power supply station. If we recruit temporary workers again, I'll help you sign up. It's just that the work of temporary workers in the power supply station is a bit hard, but as long as you can endure hardships, you will have no problem supporting yourself."

An Fan never expected that the first person who comforted and was willing to help him when he returned to the city was a brother from a different family. It would be a lie to say that he was not touched.

His nose felt a little sour, his eyes were a little moist, and he pursed his lips: "Thank you, Brother Ming. I have experienced all kinds of hardships in the countryside in the past few years. I should be able to adapt to the work in the countryside at your power supply station."

Xu Ming smiled and said, "I'm glad you don't mind. Your ninth brother's two brothers-in-law are also temporary workers in our power supply station. If you come in, we can take care of each other."

An Fan nodded happily, but after thinking for a moment, he asked hesitantly, "Brother Ming, does your arrangement of me in here have any impact on you? If it does, forget it. I'll slowly look for a job. At worst, I can just follow Brother Jiu and hang out on the street."

Xu Ming: "It has no impact, don't worry."

Being blamed for no reason, Gu Jiu rolled his eyes speechlessly.

Tang Jianjun found it funny and reminded An Fan: "Brother, don't underestimate Brother Jiu. Although he calls himself the best swindler in Jiujing Street, his ability to make money is unmatched. No one here can catch up with his speed."

"What do you mean?" Xu Ming was not convinced. Among all the employed people present, his salary was the highest. How could a street urchin surpass him?

Tang Jianjun glanced at Gu Jiu, and seeing that he didn't stop him, he broke the news: "Brother Jiu bought a 400-square-meter house on the ancient street in Jianshe some time ago. Did you know about it?"

"do not know."

"That's right, you don't know. At that time, Brother Jiu paid the house payment without even blinking an eye. Do you still think that Brother Jiu is a loser who hangs out on the street?" Tang Jianjun asked back.

Li Yuanchao dreamed of owning his own house, so he asked, "Jianjun, how much does Brother Jiu's house cost?"

"One thousand three hundred dollars."

"Hiss! My savings are not even a fraction of yours. Brother Jiu, when did you become so rich?" Li Yuanchao turned his head and looked at Gu Jiu with admiration.

Gu Jiu glanced at him arrogantly: "I have always been so rich, don't you know?"

"Haha, Brother Jiu, I am short-sighted. Since you are so rich, can you help me one day?" Li Yuanchao started to show off.

"You are so arrogant, get out of here. My money didn't come from the wind. You are a working person and you want to rely on me, a street urchin. Aren't you afraid of being embarrassed if others tell them?" Gu Jiu pushed away his head with a smile.

"Ha ha......"

"Brother Jiu, he has been thick-skinned since he was a child, you know that."

"He asked you for help, probably because he found someone and wants to start a family."

"You may not know that Yuan Chao has always had a special affection for the sweet-scented osmanthus in their unit."

"Osmanthus? Is there really something going on?"

Li Yuanchao was dumbfounded. It was just a joke. How could these brothers reveal his privacy?

"Yuan Chao, tell me the truth, who is Guihua? Is she pretty?"

"Don't make a fuss, don't make a fuss, this never happened." Li Yuanchao denied it. He had no idea about it, and if this group of brothers messed it up, it would be the end of him.

"We're ready to eat, come over here and help serve the dishes and set the table."

Fortunately, Lin Shu’s voice interrupted at this time and rescued Li Yuanchao in time.

Li Yuanchao secretly wiped his forehead and bowed to Lin Shu who came out of the kitchen.

"......" Lin Shu was confused.

Who can tell her what she just discovered?

"What were you talking about just now?" Lin Shu asked Gu Jiu stealthily.

"Let's talk about Anfan."

"Anfan?"

"Yes, he has no job when he returns to the city, and he will soon become a street urchin. Maybe in the future, I, an old street urchin, can take care of a little street urchin."

Lin Shu: "..."