80s: The Rough Villain's Beautiful Wife is Reborn

Chapter 88 Watching the Fun

Du Juan came out early and knew that Fourth Sister Xie would not pass by so soon, so she ate a few loquats and took out a small notebook to start counting the money.

It was mainly about future plans, the store business, and her and her son’s life after Shang Xiaojun passed away.

When she was just reborn, she felt that she had to find someone to rely on after leaving home.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for a single, beautiful woman to survive in the outside world.

But now, she has opened a shop and makes money every day, and Ma Lizhen has also gone in.

Those worries and threats naturally became less serious.

Even if Shang Xiaojun left and took his brothers with him, Du Juan felt that she could survive without difficulty.

If she has no one, she can ask for help. If she gets into trouble, she can also ask for help and pay for bodyguards or something.

There are bad people in this world, and naturally there are good people too.

She just needs to be more careful and pay more attention.

Thinking about it this way, Du Juan discovered that everything is uncertain, but money is the most real.

Therefore, the plan of opening a store cannot be stopped. After Hu Dong leaves, Xie Simei will take over. The franchise plan can be changed. First, open two branches and appoint a store manager for each. If they do well, then we can talk about franchising. This is safer.

As for the personnel, look for them around you first, observe carefully, and select them layer by layer.

Du Juan couldn't stop writing the plan in her hand until Xie Simei came and patted her on the shoulder.

"Sister Juan, why are you here? Are you waiting for me?"

Du Juan nodded and put the notebook away.

"How's your work at the dance hall going? When did you finish?"

Xie Simei: "It's just these two days. We can leave anytime."

There are few job opportunities in this era, so it is still easy to recruit people.

A few days after Xie Simei resigned, a middle-aged woman came to the kitchen to wash dishes. She was a relative of a young cook in the kitchen.

Du Juan: "Can I take a leave this afternoon? I have something to do and I need your help."

"Sure. Sister Juan, what's the matter?"

Du Juan: "I want to rent a house outside."

Xie Simei was puzzled, "Why rent a house? Who wants to live here?"

Du Juan smiled, "It's hard to say for now, let's go find a house first."

There is no finality in her relationship with Shang Xiaojun.

"Okay, let's go. I'll go back and ask for leave."

Fourth sister Xie didn't ask much, but she guessed something in her heart. There must be some problems between Du Juan and Shang Xiaojun.

The two went to the dance hall first. Xie Simei took a leave of absence and accompanied Du Juan to look at houses.

Du Juan first considered the comprehensive wholesale market, after all, it was convenient to go to the store.

But after looking around, I couldn't find a suitable place.

Du Juan wanted a large compound or family quarters with security guards that would be very secure.

Xie Simei said, "Why don't we go to the north of the city? There are many factories and housing estates for family members there."

The north of the city is a bit far, but let's take a look first. If it's suitable, we can rent it first and then choose slowly later. After all, in two months her belly will be big and it will not be suitable for riding a bike. She will have to take the bus to travel.

The two of them went to the north of the city together again.

After a quick tour, I found that this place was just as Fourth Sister Xie had described, with many factories, as well as several housing estates and slums.

There are no proper real estate agents these days, so if you want to find a house you have to ask around one by one.

There is no need to worry about it, just go to the security guard and ask. If someone in the courtyard wants to rent a house, they will also leave a message in the security room.

Of course, not many people are willing to rent a house now. After all, commercial housing has not yet been launched and resources in this area are limited.

Those who rent out their houses are usually those whose families are doing well, whose children have been allocated better houses, and whose elderly couples have retired and cannot live in such a big house, so they rent out a single room for some pocket money, or they go directly to live with their sons and rent out their old houses for some money.

A large courtyard has at least dozens or hundreds of households, so there are bound to be some empty houses.

Du Juan found two rooms as soon as she asked.

If the owner of a house is not at home, you have to call to make an appointment to see it. If a security guard has the key, you can see it right away.

Du Juan left her car and belongings in the security office and took Xie Simei to look at houses.

The compound has a layout of two elevators and three floors, with a total of three buildings in front and back. The house that Du Juan wants to rent is on the top floor of the front building.

When they came downstairs, Xie Simei pulled Du Juan's arm and pointed to a motorcycle not far away for him to look.

"That car seems to belong to Zhou Guisheng."

Zhou Guisheng went to the dance hall every few days. He rode the motorcycle everywhere to show off, and everyone in the dance hall knew about it.

Du Juan definitely didn't recognize the car, but it looked somewhat familiar.

"Why is Zhou Guisheng here?"

Xie Simei: "Who knows?"

The two of them didn't care and followed the security guard upstairs to look at the house.

The living comfort on the top floor is definitely not as good as that on the floors below. It is hot in the summer and windy and cold in the winter.

But it’s only on the third floor, so it’s okay.

The security guard opened the door and let the two of them take a look. The house was an old Soviet-style house built in the 1950s and 1950s, with two bedrooms and a living room. There was no kitchen or toilet. The public washroom was in the middle of the floor. The kitchen was a platform on the corridor outside the door with two coal stoves where they started cooking.

Living in a yard like this is definitely not as comfortable and free as living in your own yard.

But there is no other way, this is the condition of the slum.

Du Juan asked about the price, which was quite reasonable, twenty yuan a month.

Xie Simei said, "Let's look at two more rooms." She didn't like the top floor very much.

Du Juan nodded, and the two were just about to go to several nearby courtyards to ask, but when they went downstairs they encountered a quarrel on the second floor.

Du Juan looked over with some curiosity, and saw Jiang Meiju lying on the railing, looking like she was about to jump off the building. Du Yanqin was holding her from behind, her face full of tears, crying and shouting.

It turns out that Du Yanqin's family lives here.

Although they were from the same village, they were not relatives, and Du Juan really didn't know it before.

Seeing that the people quarreling were Du Yanqin's family, Du Juan did not leave but stood at the corner to watch the fun.

I always feel like something is wrong.

Sure enough, before she had been standing there for a few minutes, the people watching the fun nearby started describing what had happened to her one by one.

It turned out that the guy Du Yanqin was dating outside came to visit. The Du family was unwilling, but the man seemed to be a gangster and brought his brothers with him. The Du family couldn't drive them away. Jiang Meiju was so angry that she planned to jump off the building.

Does Du Yanqin have a partner?

Little rascal?
It can’t be Zhou Guisheng!
Just as she was thinking this, Du Juan saw Zhou Guisheng.

He came out of the Du family, pulled over the crying Du Yanqin, and said to her coldly: "It's a rare opportunity for me to come to visit, but your family doesn't give me any face at all. What do you think of me, Zhou Guisheng? Yanqin, tell me, do you want to go with me or your mother?"

Zhou Guisheng's attitude was so arrogant. He didn't look like someone who came to propose marriage, but rather like someone who was trying to kidnap someone.

The crowd watching shook their heads.

Du Yanqin, such a smart girl, how come she ended up dating a gangster?

(End of this chapter)