Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

After this commotion, the four people in the carriage were completely sleepless. Plus, the train would arrive at the station soon, so Lin Shu and Gu Jiu didn't continue sleeping.

The four of them chatted casually. From the conversation, Lin Shu learned that the father and son were going to the capital. His journey was farther than theirs, and it would take at least two days by car.

The train was about to arrive at the station, so Lin Shu and Gu Jiu packed up their personal belongings and put them into their bags.

The old man watched them pack up and asked, "You get off at this stop."

"Yes, we will get off at this stop. Grandpa, Xiaonian, we will see each other later." Lin Shu packed her luggage and asked Gu Jiu to carry it. She put on her own bag and went out, waving to the old man and the young.

It was a chance encounter and I don’t know if we will have the chance to meet again next time.

The train stopped, the door opened, and the couple got off one after another.

It was just dawn outside, and the cold morning air made Lin Shu tighten his coat.

Gu Jiu noticed her movements, put down his luggage, found a big red scarf from his bag and helped her wrap it around him. "You are our baby now, don't catch a cold."

Lin Shu felt the warmth on his neck and asked curiously, "I am your family's baby, am I not your baby?"

Gu Jiu looked at the fair and delicate face against the bright red background, and suddenly blushed. He subconsciously glanced around and found that no one was paying attention to them, "Ahem, it's all."

He picked up the luggage and urged, "Aren't you hungry after sitting in the car all night? Come on, I'll take you to eat wontons."

Lin Shu pursed her lips and chuckled, quickly following his steps: "Okay."

Just after leaving the station, a young man rushed out from the slope and hugged Gu Jiu's shoulders tightly. Lin Shu turned her head and saw the young man looking at her curiously.

Seeing her looking over, he immediately grinned and greeted her: "Hi, little aunt, I've heard a lot about you. I'm your nephew Gu Youhui. Please take care of me in the future."

Lin Shushi showed a surprised expression, "The second child of the eldest brother's family, I heard your uncle talk about you, but I didn't expect to find out that you are a handsome guy of 1.8 meters tall when we met. Your uncle didn't tell me that you are so handsome. How handsome are you in your family?"

"Of course..." Gu Youhui felt the coldness around him and immediately changed his words, laughing: "Of course he is the second most handsome. The most handsome man in my family is my uncle."

Hearing this, Gu Jiu raised his eyebrows proudly, thinking that this kid was sensible.

Lin Shu noticed the expressions of the uncle and nephew and couldn't help laughing: "Hey, the most handsome and the second most handsome man in the Gu family, where are you going to take me to eat wontons now?"

Gu Jiu smiled and threw a bag of luggage to Gu Youhui, "Let's go to the state-owned restaurant on Chaoyang Road. The wontons there are the best in the city."

Suddenly, a luggage bag was thrown at him, and Gu Youhui was so scared that he hurriedly stretched out his hand to catch it. "Fuck, uncle, your luggage bag is so heavy and you threw it directly at my storefront. Aren't you worried that it will break my nose? Be careful and I will be held responsible if I get disfigured."

If it weren't for the fact that he was an elder, he would definitely curse all the way.

"Aunt, my uncle used to be a lazy guy. Now that he's married, why hasn't he changed? He doesn't know how to respect the elderly and love the young. He treats us nephews like farmhands and doesn't act like an elder at all..."

Gu Jiu suddenly stopped, turned around and stared at him, gnashing his teeth, "Shut up! Where is the car? Lead the way."

He doesn't have any smartness at all. I really want to control the water in his brain.

Gu Youhui stuck out his tongue at him and walked past him to the front. However, he still kept talking. He said to Lin Shu, "Aunt, look at him. I was right, wasn't I? He just doesn't have a good face towards us nephews."

Gu Jiu's face darkened as he wanted to kick him, "Hurry up, your aunt didn't eat last night."

"......Ah?" Gu Youhui looked at Lin Shu apologetically, "I'm sorry, Auntie, I didn't know you were hungry. I'll take you there right now. We'll be there in a short time by car."

"How come my uncle can't even take care of his own wife? You didn't have dinner last night, and he bought you one on the train. If one isn't enough for you, he bought two. He can't let my aunt go hungry, really..."

Gu Jiu held his forehead with his hand.

Lin Shu looked at the tall young man in front of him with amusement. Why was he so nagging?

He keeps blabbering on and on, a typical chatterbox.

However, it is easier to get along with such people.

The joy did not last long. When they arrived at the state-owned restaurant on Chaoyang Road, Lin Shu vomited again as soon as he got off the car. It was just that he had not eaten all night, and the food in his stomach had been digested long ago, so he wanted to vomit but nothing came out.

"Aunt, what's wrong? You're carsick? I drive very steadily, but you still get carsick?" Gu Youhui looked at Gu Jiu, who was holding a thermos cup and waiting at all times, and then looked at Lin Shu, who was pale. "Aunt, you still get carsick when I drive so steadily. If my uncle drove instead, wouldn't you vomit bile?"

"This is none of your business, it's my problem." Lin Shu rinsed his mouth, exhaled, and finally felt better.

After finishing breakfast at the state-owned restaurant, Gu Jiu asked Gu Youhui to drive the car back first, and he wanted to walk back slowly with Lin Shu.

"Is this place far from your home?" Lin Shu looked at the unfamiliar street, a little hesitant.

Gu Jiu walked slowly with her, and seeing that she didn't want to walk, he explained: "It's not far, about 200 meters from here to home. The main reason why we don't let you take the car is that we think you just ate and you might vomit if you take the car."

Two hundred meters is not far, and when they walked back slowly, it was only about ten minutes past seven. Apart from the nanny, only Gu's father Gu Changsheng, Gu's mother Wang Suzhen, and sister-in-law He Chunru had gotten up.

After driving back home and helping them move their luggage upstairs, Gu Youhui was sitting at the dining table eating breakfast.

Except for her mother-in-law Wang Suzhen, Lin Shu met everyone else in the family for the first time today. Her heart beat a little faster and her body was a little tense due to nervousness.

Especially the man in a gray Zhongshan suit sitting on the sofa. From his gray hair and elegant smile, one could tell that he was Gu Jiu's father, her father-in-law.

Because Gu Jiu looks 70% similar to him.

"Dad, Mom, this is my wife Lin Shu."

Lin Shu called out, "Dad, Mom..."

But Wang Suzhen couldn't wait to pull Lin Shu to sit next to her, "You are such a particular kid. Just be casual when you go back to your own home. You've been in the car for more than ten hours. Aren't you tired? Sit down and take a rest."

"Have you had breakfast?" Wang Suzhen glanced at Lin Shu's stomach, raised her head and asked Gu Jiu.

Gu Jiu replied: "Mom, we went to the state-owned restaurant to eat as soon as we got off the train."

Wang Suzhen was very happy to know that Lin Shu was not hungry after hearing this, but... she looked at Gu Youhui who was eating heartily at the dining table, "Didn't you eat enough outside?"

Gu Youhui, who had just taken a bite of a big meat bun, paused for a moment and said, "No, you know that wonton can only fill me up halfway, and I can't eat two bowls outside in front of my aunt, so I can only eat some more when I get home."

Lin Shu was embarrassed. This kid didn't eat enough outside and it seemed like she was stopping him.

Gu Changsheng hadn't found a chance to speak, so after hearing what they said, he took the opportunity to ask, "Old Nine's wife, don't be polite since it's your first time at home. If you're not full, go and eat something else."

"Dad, I'm full, you don't have to worry about me." Lin Shu smiled at him.

Gu Changsheng thought of her pregnancy and nodded without forcing her.

In fact, Gu Jiu had already called his parents to tell them about Lin Shu's pregnancy. Wang Suzhen comforted them, "Don't eat for now if you're full. We can eat small meals frequently and eat when we want to."

Mrs. Gu and the nanny brought out a few dishes from the kitchen. "Mom and Dad, it's time for breakfast. Lao Jiu, Lao Jiu's wife, do you want to eat with us?"

"We just came back from eating outside. Sister-in-law, you guys eat first. I'll go upstairs with Shushu to rest." Gu Jiu saw that Lin Shu was tired, so he took her hand and walked upstairs.

Wang Suzhen: "You guys go and rest first. When the others get up later, I will ask them to move gently so as not to disturb your rest."

This is a three-story villa. Gu Jiu's room is on the second floor. After entering, they found that the room was decorated very warmly. The curtains were changed, the 1.5-meter bed was replaced with a 1.8-meter bed, an additional set of wardrobes was added, and a dressing table was added by the window.

Although the furniture has been changed, the room is still arranged according to Gu Jiu's preferences, and Gu Jiu is very satisfied with this.

Lin Shu found some clean clothes from her luggage bag and went to the bathroom to take a shower. When she came out, Gu Jiu had already put away all the luggage they brought.

Maybe because he didn’t sleep well on the train at night, Lin Shu waited for Gu Jiu to come out of the shower and fell asleep in his arms soon after.

In the afternoon, Lin Shu heard a lot of noise upstairs. When he went downstairs, he found out that Gu Jiu's three brothers and sisters had all returned.

There were more than twenty people in the family, and they had to sit at two tables for dinner, but it was still not enough for everyone to sit down. The children had to sit on the adults' laps.

In this age of uncontrolled births, the Gu family is considered to be prosperous. The eldest brother's family has two boys and a girl. The eldest boy, Gu Youtao, has already found a partner. In less than two years, maybe the eldest sister-in-law will be able to hold her grandson again.

There is one more person in Second Brother Gu's family than in First Brother Gu's family, two boys and two girls, the oldest is eighteen years old and the youngest is eight years old.

Brother Gu San is only a few years younger than Gu Jiu. His children are the youngest in the family, two boys, one six years old and the other three years old.

Gu Jiu's only sister is the fifth child and the third among her grown-up brothers. She is thirty years old this year. After getting married, she gave birth to three children, all girls. The oldest is ten years old and the youngest is four years old.

Before coming to the provincial capital, Lin Shu had asked Gu Jiu about his family's situation. After dinner, everyone became familiar with each other.

Lin Shu asked Gu Jiu to bring down a luggage bag from upstairs, which was filled with gifts for his family.

Mr. and Mother Gu each received a cashmere coat. After receiving the gifts, the two old people were very happy and smiled. After trying them on, they found they fit them very well.

Each of the brothers, sisters-in-law and other peers was given a piece of cloth, sheepskin cloth.

Lin Shu prepared two to three kilograms of wool for each of his younger generations, including nephews and nieces, but left it to their mother to figure out how to knit them into sweaters.

This gift is not precious, but in this era where everything requires a ticket, this gift is valuable.

After all, it is not difficult for one person to get a piece of cloth as a gift. But if you want to get dozens of pieces of cloth at a time, you can't do it without connections.

Please forgive Lin Shu for wanting to give a gift but not knowing what to give, mainly because fabrics are the most popular and practical items in the mall.

Actually, Lin Shu had thought about giving shoes as gifts, but then she remembered that everyone’s size was not very clear, so she decided to just give the fabric as gifts to save trouble, so that people wouldn’t have to worry about what size shoes to wear.

Back in the room, Wang Suzhen put on the cashmere coat that Lin Shu gave her, reluctant to take it off. She stood in front of the dressing mirror and looked at herself again and again, "Old man, do you think I look good in this coat?"

Gu Changsheng leaned against the head of the bed, pursed his lips, and nodded when he heard the question: "It looks good."

"I think it looks good too. What do you say I should wear it to the wedding tomorrow?"

The more Wang Suzhen looked at it, the more she felt that this dress was more suitable than the one she had prepared.

"what ever."

Wang Suzhen had seen enough, so she took off her clothes and carefully hung them up on a hanger. "I heard from Brother Jiu that they have opened a small store in their hometown now, and the business seems to be pretty good. Now people in the county are following suit."

"They gave away so much cloth today. Could it be that they have a source of supply? And the wool yarn, each one weighs dozens of kilograms. How much money did it cost to prepare these gifts? I think Brother Jiu's private savings have been almost spent."

Gu Changsheng took off his glasses, leaned against the bed and closed his eyes. Hearing this, he agreed with what he said, "Since you are worried that he has run out of money, you should prepare a few more red envelopes for him tomorrow, so that he won't be unable to take them out when you want to distribute them tomorrow. After the banquet, how much gift money is collected, except for the money for the banquet, give the rest to them for safekeeping."

Wang Suzhen nodded: "You make sense. After the wedding banquet, I have to talk to Brother Jiu. I will help them pay to open a small store in the provincial capital so that he won't run back to his hometown. You know, the quality of education for children in the provincial capital will definitely be better in the future."

It is better to develop in the provincial capital than in that small county town.

Gu Changsheng sneered and said, "Don't worry too much. Your son doesn't need you to take care of him. After the wedding banquet, you don't need to look for him. Someone will help you keep him here."

"What do you mean? Does my daughter-in-law want to stay in the provincial capital?" Wang Suzhen didn't understand what he meant for a moment.

Gu Changsheng snorted: "Lao Jiu has a lot of bad friends outside. I heard that some of them are trying to start a company recently. I think they know Lao Jiu is back and will drag him to form a partnership with them."

"Open a company?" Wang Suzhen sat on the bed and frowned slightly. "Is this reliable? Don't let a few street urchins squander their money and work for three days and rest for two days. The company will close down in a few days."

Gu Changsheng is a bachelor. "If you ask me about political affairs, I might be able to tell you something, but I know nothing about business, so it's useless to ask me."

"So, do you think I should stop them when the time comes?" Wang Suzhen asked.

Gu Changsheng waved his hand, "Don't interfere in this matter. Laojiu is going to be a father and have a family. Let him go out and make his own way. Young people should be brave and aggressive because they have the cost of trial and error. At worst, he loses money and we will cover the bottom line for him. If he succeeds, we can rest assured and don't have to worry about his and his wife's future livelihood."

"You men are so careless!" Wang Suzhen sighed.