Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

Two-year-old children walk steadily, and they like to walk by themselves. When the eldest and second children heard that they were going to eat, they walked out of the room by themselves, walking in the aisle of the hotel with their little steps bouncing back and forth.

Gu Jiu and Lin Shu walked behind them to protect them. When they reached the elevator door, the two children turned around to see if their parents had caught up with them.

When the elevator arrived, the two children walked into the elevator by themselves. Erbao pointed at the elevator button with his little hand, motioning Gu Jiu to press the elevator button.

Gu Jiu picked her up and asked her to press the button. Although she was small, she knew how to press the number "1".

"After we have dinner, where do you want to go?"

"Let's go to the nearby shopping mall first and get to know the prices here."

Lin Shu held Dabao's hand and thought that if he wanted to invest in stocks, he might as well go to the shopping mall here to see if there were any computers. Perhaps home computers had not yet been produced in this era.

Gu Jiu had no objection to this. The electronic products here were better than those in China, and he was also thinking of going shopping and picking out two watches.

The couple was chatting when the elevator stopped, and with a ding, the elevator door opened and someone else came in.

"Gu Jiu, why did you come to the United States?"

Gu Jiu and Lin Shu were so focused on their children that they didn't notice who was at the elevator door. They turned around and saw: "Deng Jiaming!"

Gu Jiu didn't expect to meet an acquaintance in a foreign country. There were two middle-aged men entering the elevator with Deng Jiaming.

Judging from the middle-aged man’s clothing, he doesn’t look like someone from China.

"Jia Ming, your friend?" One of the shorter middle-aged men asked while looking at Gu Jiu and the others.

Deng Jiaming's lips curled slightly: "A friend who grew up with me and always opposes me."

"Oh, you've come across the ocean and you're still able to meet friends here. What a great destiny." The shorter middle-aged man extended his hand to Gu Jiu: "Hello, Deng Guolong, Jiaming's uncle, and this is my brother Deng Guobao."

Gu Jiu stretched out his hand and gently shook it, "Gu Jiu."

Deng Guolong smiled and turned to look at Lin Shu.

Unfortunately, Gu Jiu had no intention of introducing his wife.

He doesn't have a good relationship with Deng Jiaming, let alone he is Deng Jiaming's cousin.

They are just acquaintances, there is no need to introduce my wife to them.

When the elevator reached the first floor, Deng Guolong let Gu Jiu and his family get out of the elevator first, and then they followed closely behind.

Seeing the family of four entering the restaurant next to the hotel, Deng Jiaming retracted his gaze and asked, "Uncle, he didn't get along with me in the provincial capital, you don't need to give him face today."

He even let Gu Jiu go first. How bold must he be to walk in front of his cousin?

"What does it matter if you go one step first or one step later? You have to remember that when you go out, it is better to be kind to others than to be hostile to them."

Deng Guolong doesn't care about these little things. After many years in the United States, being tactful is the most basic quality.

If you always haggle over everything, someone might deal you a fatal blow by just reaching into your waistband.

Deng Guobao retracted his gaze, looked at his nephew who came from China, and shook his head: "You are still too young. Do you know where they came from?"

Deng Jiaming didn't understand what he meant. He was confused by the question. "I came down from upstairs."

Deng Guolong chuckled, patted his shoulder, and reminded him, "Do you know which floor we live on?"

Deng Jiaming: “The 20th floor.” Even a three-year-old child knows the answer to this question.

Deng Guolong helped him spread some common sense: "This hotel is well-known in New York City. In order to show their noble status, the hotel has arranged all the suites on the upper floors. The higher the floor, the higher the room rate and the higher the status."

Deng Guobao added: "The elevator stopped at the 26th floor before us. If I'm not mistaken, they should have taken the elevator down from the 26th floor."

When they are out, they need to keep their eyes and ears open, which is their most basic survival skill.

There are many details that can be discovered if you observe carefully, thus avoiding a lot of trouble.

Deng Jiaming frowned slightly and glanced at the restaurant where Gu Jiu disappeared. "It seems that their company has made a lot of money in the past two years, otherwise how could he have the money to spend here."

"He started a company? What was his situation like before?" Deng Guolong asked with interest.

"He used to be a street urchin who made a living in the provincial capital by relying on his family background. Later, he got married and started a company with someone else. He used his family's power to get a lot of projects."

Seeing that his two cousins ​​were interested in this, Deng Jiaming added a few more words: "It involves industries such as freight, clothing, services, retail, and electrical appliances."

"Ordinary people would try their best to get involved in one industry. Their company spans so many industries. They have connections in the government so it's easy to get things done. Don't slack off when you go back."

Deng Guolong is envious.

When he left his hometown and crossed the ocean to work hard on the west coast, he encountered many obstacles. His current success can be said to be the result of bleeding.

"Uncle, I know. It is precisely because I want to surpass them that I came to you. After this project is negotiated, I will be the only agent in China. If I am the only one, making money will be a matter of minutes."

Speaking of excitement, Deng Jiaming seemed to see a lot of banknotes flying towards him.

Sure enough, it is true that there is gold everywhere in the United States.

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The family of four went to a nearby shopping mall in the afternoon after dinner.

The clothing styles inside are considered fashionable in this era, but Lin Shu already has fabrics from the system mall and decades of styles for her to choose from, so there is no need for her to spend money here.

The main shopping areas are jewelry, toys, watches, and electronic products.

Lin Shu wears earrings and necklaces more often. Besides, women sometimes match jewelry with their clothes, so when they were shopping at the jewelry counter, Gu Jiu helped her choose a set of matching diamond necklace and earrings.

Lin Shu happily closed the jewelry box and handed it to the salesperson to help pack it.

"Let's go to the watch counter and have a look. In China, you need a ticket to buy a watch. The price here should be cheaper than in China." Gu Jiu held Erbao in one hand and carried a shopping bag in the other.

Lin Shu smiled and nodded. She didn't like shopping in China before, but since there are no restrictions here, she decided to enjoy the happiness that shopping brings.

"Mom~"

When passing by the electronics counter, Dabao pointed to an electronic product placed inside the counter.

Lin Shu was curious about what that thing was, so he turned around and walked towards the electronics counter. When he got closer, he realized that this thing, which looked a bit like a TV and a bit like a game console, turned out to be a home computer.

I learned from the salesperson that this is the latest home computer here.

The monitor screen is about twelve inches and costs $499.

According to the exchange rate of that period, a computer would cost several thousand yuan. In an era when the average income per capita was only a few dozen yuan, this high-end product was undoubtedly not affordable for ordinary people.

Here, this type of home computer is also used by middle-class families.

However, Lin Shu doubted whether this computer could access the Internet.

“Can such a small computer be used?”

Dabao sighed like an adult, "Technology at this time is what it is, just make do with it."

Gu Jiu looked back and saw that Lin Shu had not caught up, so he followed with Erbao in his arms.

"What is this? A TV?"

Lin Shu glanced at him: "Computer."