Reborn in the 1970s, Zhang Sanniu's new life

In the most famous bar in Beijing, Liu Hao and a group of friends were in a large private room. "Hey, Hao-ge, what's wrong with you today? You look so listless," Wu Peng said.

"That's right, he just lay down as soon as he arrived today, didn't drink, and didn't chat with us. Something seems off about Brother Hao," Wang Jun added.

"Sigh, I was provoked by an eleven-year-old girl," Liu Hao said!

"What could a little kid possibly do to provoke you?" Wang Jun asked.

Liu Hao sat up abruptly. "Sigh, I originally thought that among our group, some own companies, some own bars, and some run offices, and some have some power, whether you count family background or money, we were all rich and powerful, and superior to others!" Liu Hao said.

“That’s right. We’re all sons of officials, and we each earn a lot of money every year. We can do whatever we want in the capital,” Wu Peng said.

"Sigh, that's what I thought too. I thought that running such a big textile factory and earning 100,000 to 200,000 a year was already pretty impressive. But then I met an eleven-year-old girl who earns 70,000 to 80,000 a day," Liu Hao said.

"Wow, Brother Hao, are you serious? Who is it? They're so amazing! Introduce them to us sometime, Wang Jun!"

"If you want to get to know her, we can go to her house tomorrow morning. She'll make us barbecue!" Liu Hao said.

“Okay, we’ll all go tomorrow. Brother Hao, please continue. What kind of business does this little girl run to make so much money? Wu Peng, tell us!”

"Sigh, talking about this makes me even angrier. You don't know, our factory produced a batch of fabric, right? Because the cost of this fabric was too high, the price was expensive. After it was produced, it sat unsold for over a month. Then this little girl wanted to buy it, and she offered a really low price. I thought since nobody else wanted it, I sold it all to her. Who knew she would turn that fabric into coats! The one I'm wearing is from her. Do you know how much she sold this coat for? You'd never guess! She sold it for 170 yuan, and nobody bargained. Everyone was scrambling to buy it. Do you know how much she made from selling this one coat? It'll scare you to death, Liu Hao!"

"Hey, how much did you make? Brother Hao, tell us quickly! Wu Peng, tell us!"

"How much did she earn? She made 110 yuan from this one dress. Isn't that shocking? I felt like banging my head against the wall. I lost tens of thousands of yuan selling her the fabric, and she bought it, made it into a dress, and made 300,000 yuan. It hurts just thinking about it. This is the first time in my life I've admired someone so much, especially an eleven-year-old girl. Liu Hao finished speaking and took a sip of wine!"

"Wow, hearing what Brother Hao said, I'm really impressed with this little girl. I have to meet her tomorrow and see what kind of girl she is, Wu Peng!"

“We’re all going, Brother Hao! Where do they live? Is it far?” Wang Jun said.

"It's not far, just across from the Forbidden City, in a courtyard house. Oh, her courtyard house is especially big and beautiful. You'll see when you go tomorrow," Liu Hao said!

“Then let’s go tomorrow, with three cars. I’ll bring a few cases of liquor and some soda from the bar!” Wang Jun said.

"That's great! I've already talked to her, and she'll make us barbecue. We're leaving at eight o'clock tomorrow. Oh, by the way, she and I are good friends now, so don't say anything bad about her. Be respectful. She's not someone you can bully," Liu Hao said.

"Brother Hao, don't worry! We definitely won't do anything reckless, and we also want to befriend her! We'll definitely respect someone as capable as her!" Wang Jun said.

“Let me tell you, she started doing business when she was five years old. She ran a slaughterhouse and a farm. She was incredibly successful and made a lot of money. Her net worth is better than ours. I think she must have several million in assets,” Liu Hao said.

“So rich, wow, I’ll have to have a good talk with her tomorrow and see if I can learn from her or maybe we can go into business together,” Wang Jun said.

"Don't get any bad ideas! I'll eliminate you if you don't!" Liu Hao said.

"Brother Hao, I'm a man of principle, okay? Besides, given our relationship, I wouldn't do anything reckless, Wang Peng said!"

"Okay, alright, finish this drink, let's call it a day! Go home and get some sleep so we can go to her place tomorrow," Liu Hao said.

Liu Hao and his group finished their drinks and left!

The next day, Liu Hao and his group drove three cars to San Niu's house!

Early in the morning, San Niu and Zhang Laosan bought a lot of vegetables, including 40 to 50 jin of beef, a whole sheep, 40 jin of pork belly, two fish, a lot of shrimp, a lot of mushrooms, and many other vegetables!

After buying everything, San Niu and the others went back and quickly cut all the meat into pieces and skewered it. Once they had finished skewering it, San Niu and the others finished!

Zhang Laosan quickly lit the fire in the oven, and Sanniu said, "Dad, don't worry about the rest. Tell Mom to come over and cook. There are a lot of people today, so make a pot of mutton soup for everyone. Oh, and I'll be having lunch in this courtyard, while you can eat in the third courtyard!"

"I know, just take good care of them. We'll have mutton soup for lunch today, otherwise your mother will be too busy," said Zhang Laosan.

"Dad, I bought a lot of pork ribs today, and I had Mom cook them all. There's enough for us to eat," San Niu said!

“Alright, I’ll call your mother and Da Niu over to cook,” Zhang Laosan said.

San Niu checked the time and saw it was still early, so she didn't rush to grill the meat. Instead, she went to the main gate to wait for someone to pick her up. Today, San Niu specially wore a woolen skirt that looked like a cheongsam, a red knitted hat, and sheepskin boots. With her fair skin and big eyes, San Niu looked particularly stylish and beautiful in this outfit!

At 8:30, Liu Hao and his group arrived and Liu Hao parked the car.

When San Niu saw Liu Hao and the others arrive, she quickly went up to greet them, "Brother Liu Hao, you're here! Hello, I'm Zhang San Niu, welcome everyone, please come in!"

"Oh my! We've finally met you in person! Not only are you incredibly successful at making money, but you're also exceptionally beautiful, like a porcelain doll. Hello, my name is Wang Jun. It's a pleasure to meet you," Wang Jun said, extending a hand.

San Niu also extended a hand to shake his, saying, "Hello, it's a great honor to meet everyone!"

"Hello, my name is Wu Peng, my name is Liu Jie, my name is Zhang Fei, my name is Xie Yu, my name is Zhou Bin, my name is Xie Yi, my name is Guo Yongji, my name is Liu Yunfei, my name is Liu Hai, my name is Chen Yang. Everyone happily introduced themselves and shook hands with San Niu!"

"It's a pleasure to meet you all. Please feel free to come in." San Niu said, extending a hand to invite everyone into the courtyard.

“San Niu, your house is very beautiful and very big,” Wang Jun said.

“This is a newly purchased house. If you like it, you can buy it here. Many people are selling houses abroad now. Houses are very cheap now. My house, including furniture, only cost 150,000 yuan. We bought it and moved in right away. It's convenient and saves us a lot of trouble,” San Niu said.

“Really? 150,000 for a house and furniture like this isn’t expensive. I see your furniture has golden nanmu and mahogany; the furniture alone is worth a lot of money. 150,000 is really a bargain,” Liu Hao said.

"Yeah, I only bought it because I saw the furniture. If it didn't come with furniture, it would be cheaper, San Niu said!"

"Hey, San Niu, do you know anyone who sells houses? Introduce me to one, I want to buy one too!" Liu Hao said.

"Sure! I happen to know the head of the housing management office. Why don't you two sit down and have some tea? I'll call Aunt Guo and ask her for you, San Niu!"

"San Niu, go ahead and ask! I like houses like this too, and I want to buy one," Wang Jun said!

"Okay, I'll go make the call, San Niu, tell her!"

San Niu went inside, took out a phone number, sat down at the phone, and dialed Director Guo's number. "Hello, Aunt Guo? This is San Niu. It's like this. I have a few friends who also want to buy a courtyard house. Do you still have any houses to sell?" "Yes! Okay, then I'll bring some people to find you this afternoon. Okay, goodbye, San Niu said!"

"Aunt Guo said she does. I'll take you there to find her this afternoon, San Niu Rui!"

"Thank you, San Niu," Liu Hao said.

"Don't mention it. Aunt Guo is very reliable. She helped us buy more than a dozen houses at very reasonable prices. When you've chosen, I'll help you negotiate the price," San Niu said with a smile.

"Really? Thank you so much, San Niu! Why did your family buy so many houses? Isn't enough if you have enough houses to live in?" Wang Jun said.

“Let me tell you, now is the time to buy as many houses as possible while they’re cheap. You can make a lot of money later. And houses this close to the Forbidden City will be impossible to buy no matter how much money you spend later,” San Niu said.

“Really? Then I want to buy two sets. That’s all the money I have. I don’t have any more.” Liu Hao said.

"San Niu, do you make a lot of money selling clothes?" Wang Jun asked.

"It's alright, we just got lucky this time, that's why we made more money. We can't make this much in the future," San Niu said!

"San Niu, what other businesses do you think are profitable and worth doing?" Wang Jun asked.

"If you ask, I do have two really profitable projects, but I can't do them all by myself, so I haven't started them yet. If you guys want to do them, we can partner up," San Niu said!

"What project? Tell me about it. I'm not working, so we can work together," Wang Jun said.

“I think opening a cosmetics factory or an electronics factory would be very successful. Think about it, people have money now, and their living standards have improved. What do women like most now? Perfume, lipstick, and facial skincare products. Men like televisions, washing machines, and refrigerators. These are all good-selling and profitable businesses. Especially electronics. There are no electronics in China right now, so as long as you can produce the products, it's a unique business. It's hard not to make money, San Niu said!”

“But electrical appliances are probably very difficult to make, and it seems that we don’t yet have the capability to do so in China,” Liu Hao said.

“We’re making them precisely because no one else can. If they were everywhere, would you still be able to sell them? As far as I know, Japan makes the best electronics. We can buy all the electronics that the Japanese produce and then ask research institutes to help us research and experiment with them. That way, we’ll have our own research team, which will save us trouble, money, and time,” San Niu said.

"Oh my god! You're so smart! No wonder Brother Hao always praises you. I never knew you were so clever. I've made up my mind. I'm going to start an electronics factory. I'm sure I'll make a lot of money in the future!" Wang Jun said.

“Then you’d better think it through. Oh, let me remind you, when you find the institute to conduct research, you need to make sure that everyone involved in the research signs a confidentiality agreement, and the agreement must specify the amount of funding. Most importantly, you must have someone guard the research site. Otherwise, you might end up crying when someone else uses what you’ve spent money to research!” San Niu said.

“San Niu, now that you say that, I’m scared. San Niu, let’s go together. You’re so smart, with you reminding me and giving me ideas, I’ll feel more at ease,” Wang Jun said.

“Partnership is fine, but we need to make things clear. I might not have much time to manage things lately, so you'll have to manage the company most of the time. Also, the shareholding in our company can be determined by whoever contributes the most money, whoever becomes the major shareholder,” San Niu said.

"San Niu, may I ask how much you're willing to pay?" Wang Jun asked.

San Niu looked at Wang Jun and asked, "How much money can you offer?"

“If that’s the case, I’ll hold off on buying a house for now if I’m starting a company. I have about 200,000 yuan,” Wang Jun said.