Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

When the couple returned home, they unexpectedly found that their eldest sister Gu Nuan had returned.

"sister."

"How come you have time to come back today? You don't have to go to work, and you don't have to take care of the children at home?" Gu Jiu took off his gloves and the scarf around his neck, and took Lin Shu's scarf, and temporarily placed them on the chair next to him.

Gu Nuan ignored Gu Jiu's question and focused her eyes on Lin Shu's belly, "I heard from mom that you are pregnant with twins?"

Lin Shu smiled and nodded: "Yes, the doctor told us when we went to the hospital for a check-up yesterday."

"You're quite an amazing boy. Others have to get pregnant twice to give birth to two babies, but you can get two in one go." Gu Nuan glanced at Gu Jiu.

Wang Suzhen slapped her and said, "Nonsense, having twins is a good thing. You make it sound like they are having twins just to save trouble."

Gu Jiu raised his wrist to check the time. "It's not even eleven o'clock yet. Are you getting off work so early?"

Gu Nuan glared at him. "Although you have never been to work, you should know what time the company gets off work. Are you asking this because you think I go back to my parents' home too often?"

Gu Jiu calmly picked up an apple from the table and started to peel it with a knife. "I don't have the courage to do that. Do you want mom to beat me up?"

"I think you are very brave, no one in the family is as brave as you." Gu Nuan had mixed feelings towards this younger brother. The other brothers in the family were quite respectful to her. But this youngest one, who was the biggest age difference from her, was the most difficult one to control.

"Why do you always like to argue with Jiu Ge'er when you talk to him? Can't you just talk calmly and kindly?" Wang Suzhen glared at Gu Nuan in annoyance. "You came back to talk to Jiu Ge'er about something. If you have something to say, just talk about it. Don't talk about useless things."

Lin Shu was very curious about what Gu Nuan wanted to talk to Gu Jiu about, but she was hesitant to even open her mouth. She couldn't say anything directly, so she kept chatting with Gu Jiu and the two siblings were having an argument.

Gu Jiu handed the peeled apple to Lin Shu, and he was also confused in his heart. How could a lazy street kid like him do something that would make Gu Nuan come to him during working hours?

Lin Shu took the apple and snatched the knife, then divided the apple into four parts, one for each of the four people.

Gu Nuan took a slice of apple and said with emotion: "It's still Shu Shu warms my heart, unlike some people..."

"You'll feel uncomfortable if you don't say something to me, right?" Gu Jiu's eyebrows were filled with impatience, "If you have something to say, just say it!"

"Okay." Gu Nuan ate the apple in a few bites and then talked about the purpose of coming back this time. "I heard that you and your friends outside started a company?"

As soon as these words came out, the three people present frowned slightly.

Gu Jiu sneered: "Don't say such harsh words, what kind of bad friends are you talking about? What you mean by that is that I am not a good person either. If that's the case, then why did you come back to ask me?"

Gu Jiu didn’t know why Gu Nuan came back today, but he was very annoyed to hear such disrespectful words from her.

Gu Nuan didn't care about his annoyance and asked calmly, "I didn't mean that. I just wanted to ask if your company got a batch of clothes from Guangdong Province. I heard they are selling very well?"

Gu Jiu turned his gaze towards her, and uttered a word nonchalantly from his thin lips, "Yes!"

When Gu Nuan heard the answer, she sat up straight, took a deep breath, and was about to give a long speech, but Gu Jiu raised his hand to stop her: "If you want to lecture me, please don't say anything. I don't like beating around the bush, and I don't want to listen to others' long speeches."

"Mom, look at his attitude!" Gu Nuan felt a breath stuck in her chest, and she turned around and complained to Wang Suzhen.

Wang Suzhen sighed, raised her hand and knocked on the table, saying simply: "If you have something to say, just say it!"

Gu Nuan frowned, thinking of what she came here to say this time, and took a deep breath, "If your company wants to sell clothes, there is no need to go to Guangdong Province to place orders. There are a lot of clothes piled up in our factory warehouse. Can't it meet the quantity your company wants?"

Gu Jiu took a sip of tea and knocked on the table like Wang Suzhen: "Speak human language."

Gu Nuan looked constipated.

Lin Shu suppressed his smile and lowered his head to drink water so as not to be noticed.

Gu Nuan took a deep breath, "What I mean is that you don't have to go to Guangdong Province to place orders. We can also wholesale the clothes in our factory to you. You know, I'm in the sales department and I have sales tasks every month. If your company places orders in our factory, you can also help me complete part of the sales task."

Gu Jiu couldn't help but sneered after hearing her words, "You are not talking about the work clothes made of work cloth in your factory, are you? If it is that kind of clothing, even if you give it to me, I will be disgusted."

Most of the clothing produced by clothing factories in inland areas are simple styles and have no competitiveness in the market.

Allowing Gu Jiu's company to import this kind of goods means that they think the company is not dying fast enough.

Although Gu Nuan was in the sales department, she still hadn't developed a thick skin. She couldn't help blushing when she heard Gu Jiu's ridicule.

"We also have shirts, trousers, Mao suits, Lenin suits, etc. The work clothes are custom-made by various factories. Although the production volume is a bit large, we will not wholesale them to you."

Seeing her elder sister blushing, Lin Shu tugged at Gu Jiu’s sleeve and told him to stop. After all, she was her elder sister, and she shouldn’t say anything too extreme.

Gu Jiu glanced at Lin Shu, chuckled, and reached out to ruffle her hair. His little wife was so soft-hearted and considerate.

But some things are matters of principle and cannot be easily compromised.

"Your provincial capital has such a large garment factory, are you still worried about not having sales?"

Gu Nuan's face was full of bitterness. "Young people nowadays pursue fashion and don't like the styles produced by our factory. Older people are too frugal and can't buy a set of clothes in a year. The sales of major counters have not improved. The factory thought of relying on work clothes to increase sales, but the competition for work clothes among major factories is also fierce. After all, there are several clothing factories in the provincial capital alone, not to mention the clothing factories at the municipal level."

Tsk, the market economy has recovered, and low-end products have begun to shift from a seller's market to a buyer's market.

Gu Jiu and Lin Shu looked at each other.

Gu Jiu coughed lightly: "Well, we can't just help you clear the inventory based on your words. Our company is not a charity company. You have to let me see the style and understand the price before we talk about other things, right?"

Seeing him give in, Gu Nuan was delighted: "Of course. When you have time, I will arrange for you to go to the factory to check out the goods and negotiate the price."

Gu Jiu waved his hand and said, "There's no rush for this. I have to tell my brothers that the company doesn't belong to me alone. I have to discuss any decision with them."

Seeing that the siblings had finished their discussion calmly, Wang Suzhen smiled and patted Gu Nuan on the shoulder, "Okay, now that we've settled the matter, don't rush back to work. Eat at home before leaving."

"Okay." Things took a turn for the better, and Gu Nuan's mood became visibly brighter. She also had time to care about Lin Shu's physical condition during pregnancy.

A few of them were chatting about daily life when Gu Chunjing and Gu Chunlan, who were day students, came back from school.

Soon after, Gu Zhiyuan came back with a briefcase.

"You still remember to come back? Where did you go last night?"

Gu Zhiyuan had just sat down and had not had time to drink a sip of hot water when Wang Suzhen began to question him in a weird tone.

"Mom, there was a mechanical problem at the factory yesterday. I worked overtime so late that I just stayed in the dormitory. What's wrong? Do you have something to talk to me about?"

When Gu Zhiyuan said this, he seemed to have just noticed that Gu Nuan had returned, "Hey, sister, why are you back today?"

Gu Nuan carefully looked at Gu Zhiyuan's complexion and said, "Don't worry about whether I come back or not. The bedding in your dormitory at the factory is all moldy and covered with mushrooms. Didn't you pick the mushrooms last night?"

"Pfft!"

The water that Wang Suzhen had just drunk was sprayed out the same way, "Ahem...how can you talk like that, kid?"

Gu Zhiyuan looked at her helplessly and said, "Sister, I take out the bedding in my dormitory and dry it every month. How could it possibly get moldy and grow mushrooms?"

Gu Nuan started to wonder, "Did you have a fight with your wife?"

"How did you know?" Gu Zhiyuan didn't intend to hide it, but he knew he couldn't, so he asked casually, "Did mom tell you?"

Comrade Wang Suzhen refused to take the blame, "I'm not as talkative as you say."

Gu Nuan grinned and said, "I guessed."

This boy goes home every day to eat and sleep for the sake of his two children. If he is not home for a day, you can tell that he has had a quarrel with his wife.

There's no need to know something that even a fool would want through someone else's mouth.

Gu Zhiyuan glanced upstairs and then at his mother: "Where is she?"

Wang Suzhen rolled her eyes at him and said, "He's just messing around on the second floor."

"I was the one who sent the children to school in the morning. You can pick them up yourself in the afternoon." Gu Jiu took the opportunity to get rid of the matter of picking up the children.

Gu Zhiyuan nodded and said, "I'll pick them up after get off work this afternoon."

"What are you arguing about? She doesn't even go to class, and you don't even go to comfort her." Gu Nuan threatened him: "Be careful, you will have to sleep on the floor tonight."

Gu Zhiyuan laughed bitterly: "I can't coax you into giving me this, and it's impossible for me to compromise. Let's just leave it at that for now."

Jiang Chaohong cared about her job more than anyone else, so he didn't believe that she would take leave from work just to be angry with him.

"What's the matter?" Gu Nuan was the only one at home who was still confused.

"Aunt San wanted Uncle San to arrange a job for Aunt San's brother, but Uncle San disagreed, so Aunt San and Uncle San started arguing."

The two sisters who came back from school sat down in the corner of the sofa without knowing when, eating apples while listening to the adults talking.

The first person to speak was Gu Chunjing.

Although the conversation took such a detour, Gu Nuan still understood it.

"She asked you to arrange a job for her brother again? How can she have the nerve to ask you for that?" Gu Nuan was furious when she learned the cause of the incident.

"You can't agree to this, or you'll be in trouble. Her brother is not the type to stay at work and is a sly guy. It would be a blessing if he doesn't commit crimes. You arranged a job for him, so if he commits any crime, don't let him get involved."

Lin Shu was terrified when he heard what Gu Nuan said. Although what she said was true, didn’t you forget that there is Jiang Chaohong upstairs who is protecting her child?

This time, she finally realized how outspoken her elder sister-in-law was.

Sure enough, a sarcastic voice came from the second floor.

"Hey! Who did I think was coming? Turns out it's a troublemaker!"

Ho!

The war escalates.

Lin Shu stood up and moved away from the battlefield. She felt that as a pregnant woman, she could not get involved in their war.

Gu Nuan turned around and looked towards the second floor. She was angry and ready to scold her sister-in-law who only cared about her mother's family.

As a result, he was shocked when he saw Jiang Chaohong's eyes that were swollen like walnuts.

Gu Nuan was not the only one who was frightened. Gu Zhiyuan was also trembling with fear. "How did you get yourself into this state? Fortunately, it's broad daylight. If it was at night, who would you want to scare to death?"

These words, which were both heartbreaking and infuriating, had a completely different meaning when Jiang Chaohong heard them.

The effect is like stirring up a hornet's nest.

"Why, you've only been married for a few years and you're already disliking me, or have you fallen for some young girl out there and want to abandon me, your wife?"

"You..." Gu Zhiyuan was so angry that his chest hurt. He uttered a few words after a long while, "It's totally unreasonable!"

"Ha, now you despise me and my family?" Jiang Chaohong rushed down from the second floor in rage.

She rushed to Gu Zhiyuan and asked, "When we were dating, who said I was the best and the sweetest?"

"Pfft!"

Lin Shu couldn't help laughing out loud, but quickly covered her mouth to avoid disturbing the couple's quarrel.

In front of his family, Gu Zhiyuan's face turned red and his eyes avoided. Now his walnut eyes were really too eye-catching.

She has nothing to do with the cute and sweet-talking girl she used to be.

In the end, it was Gu Nuan, the first brave man of the Gu family, who helped Gu Zhiyuan out of the predicament. "We don't dislike you, nor do we dislike your family. Zhiyuan just wanted to say that he couldn't help with your brother's work. You are the one who is obsessed with it. What can others do?"

Jiang Chaohong glanced at Gu Nuan with eyes full of hatred: "You are said to be a troublemaker, don't you have any self-awareness? If he doesn't mind, why doesn't he agree to help my brother find a job? Their factory has added nearly a hundred vacancies this time, so what's wrong with giving one to my brother? As a brother-in-law, you are unwilling to help with this little favor, and you are still saying that you don't mind?"

"Hey! Who do you say is the troublemaker? I think you are the troublemaker in the family. You only think about your mother's family all day long. Do you think you are a family member?"

Gu Nuan was so angry that she was shaking. She rolled up her sleeves and wanted to beat someone up, but Gu Jiu stopped her and warned her in a low voice: "They are arguing with each other, why are you meddling in this?"

"I...I, I just can't bear to see you being bullied by outsiders."

Gu Jiu quickly covered her mouth. It seemed that the woman he married into the family was not considered as her own family member. If Jiang Chaohong heard this, she would start quarreling again.

If Lin Shu heard this, he might feel uncomfortable.

"What's wrong with me caring about my parents' home? If you didn't care about your parents' home, why would you be standing here now? The quarrel between him and me is a conflict between husband and wife. Why are you, a married sister-in-law, interfering?" Jiang Chaohong was pushed away by Gu Zhiyuan. She pushed him away irritably, but she was unwilling to give in. She turned around and cursed again: "Shame on you!"

"You..." Gu Nuan rolled up his sleeves and was about to beat someone up.

"That's enough! Stop arguing!" Wang Suzhen was so angry that her face turned pale. She pointed to the second floor with a trembling hand, "Seventh Brother, you took your wife upstairs and made a fuss. Aren't you ashamed?"

When Lin Shu saw Wang Suzhen's trembling body, he quickly supported her, hoping that she would not have a stroke from anger.

When Gu Zhiyuan heard Lao Qi shouting, he was so scared that he covered Jiang Chaohong's mouth and dragged Jiang Chaohong back to the room.

"Mom, are you okay?" Gu Nuan was frightened when she saw Wang Suzhen trembling with anger.

Wang Suzhen pointed at her with her finger, and sighed helplessly after a long while: "You...why can't you change your temper? She has been holding back a lot of anger these past two days, and she doesn't know who to vent it on. Why are you so stupid as to automatically run into her trap?"

Gu Nuan was lectured by her mother for helping her brother, feeling aggrieved: "I just can't bear to see her bullying Zhiyuan so arrogantly."

Wang Suzhen shook her head. As a mother-in-law, she couldn't interrupt. Given Gu Zhiyuan's temper, Jiang Chaohong wouldn't be able to take advantage of this matter.

This matter dragged on and on until it was left unresolved. Didn't you see that Lin Shu remained silent and didn't interfere?

Wang Suzhen had never seen such a stupid daughter who came to the door on her own initiative to get scolded.