Reborn in 1987: The Story of an Abandoned Girl

Chapter 34 business is booming

Li Haitang lay on the bed for five minutes, got up, picked up the thermos on the table, poured half a cup of warm water, and swallowed the cold medicine sent by the doctor. She simply packed some things, carried her luggage, closed the dorm door, and left school.

The Sugar wholesale division she and Lin Peipei operated together was relatively large, and there was a spacious loft on top, separated into two bedrooms. Li Haitang had asked Sister liu to prepare a bed and other furniture for her to live in during the holidays.

It took her half an hour to get to the wholesale department by bus from the school. When she got there, there was a customer coming to wholesale the sweets. Sister liu was entertaining them. Li Haitang said hello to her and went to the attic with his luggage. The top was clean and the bedding and sheets on the bed were all new. She threw her luggage on the floor, took off her shoes, lay down on the bed and went back to sleep.

After finishing his business, Sister liu walked up to her and saw that she was asleep, so he had to retreat gently.

It was a deep sleep, and Sister liu didn't wake up until the shop was closed and he came to call her again. Li Haitang rubbed his slightly burning forehead and asked, "Sister liu, is it time for work?"

"Yes. Haitang, are you sick? Do you want me to take you to the hospital?" Sister liu was a little worried when he saw that she was tired and had an abnormal flush on her face.

Li Haitang shook his head and said, "No, I have a slight cold. I already had an iv drip in the school infirmary this afternoon. I'll go to the nearby clinic later to see a doctor."

"Well, there is a clinic about 200 meters left from our wholesale department. The old doctors in that clinic are retired from the city hospital. Their skills are not bad." Sister liu introduced her and casually poured her a glass of warm water.

"Okay." Li Haitang looked at his watch and reminded him, "It's getting late. Go home first. Your daughter should have been waiting for you home for dinner. From tomorrow on, pepe will come over to help. Come over tomorrow and teach her. From the day after tomorrow, you can rest at home for three days."

"Okay." Sister liu replied with a smile. The two small bosses were really nice to her. Their wages were not worse than the factory's, their work was not too tiring, and they were much easier than working in other shops. She was very satisfied with her work here.

After Sister liu left, Li Haitang put on a thick cotton jacket, wrapped a scarf, closed the door of the shop, and went straight to the clinic to see a doctor.

The old doctor took her temperature and had a slight fever. Her lips were a little dehydrated. He gave her a prescription and asked the shop assistant to make some medicine for her to drink.

Li Haitang didn't leave the clinic until around eight o' clock in the evening. In the cold wind, he found a small restaurant nearby and ordered a bowl of noodle meat with clear soup. After drinking a large bowl of warm soup, he felt warm and refreshed.

When she returned to the shop, she locked the door behind her and went to the small kitchen behind her to boil water by the coal stove. Sister liu would cook and boil water here at noon during the day. The simple kitchen supplies were all bought and there was a small bathroom next to it. Although it was relatively simple, it was much better than the bathrooms in the big chase house in the school.

The young man had a strong recovery ability. After taking cold medicine and drinking a few glasses of water, he lay down and had a good sleep. The next morning, he woke up alive and kicking.

She went to the nearby market early in the morning and bought a lot of meat dishes. After eating in the school cafeteria for half a year, she really missed her cooking.

In the past six months, she had grown a lot, and now she was 167. She was tall among the girls in the class. She needed nutrition most when she was growing up. Today, she bought a pig's hoof, a kilo of ribs, a few crucian carp, and some vegetables for a big lunch to reward herself.

Sister liu and Lin Peipei arrived at the shop around 8: 30. Sister liu told them about the things in the shop, and then went out on a bicycle to run the business.

Lin Peipei was also quick to do things. In the morning, more than ten businessmen came to buy more than 200 kilograms of goods, and she easily settled it alone.

Li Haitang prepared a big meal in the kitchen at the back. It was not until noon that Sister liu came back to eat.

Looking at the dishes on the table, Lin Peipei exaggeratedly said, "Haitang, you are really hidden. I didn't expect you to have such good cooking skills. I am really ashamed of myself."

Li Haitang came over with three bowls of rice and smiled, "It's good. I haven't cooked for a long time. I'm a little rusty. Do you want to taste it and see if it suits your taste?"

Lin Peipei unceremoniously took a piece of braised pork trotter and gently bit it. It was soft and sticky. His mouth was full of fragrance, "It's delicious. It's just cooked. The tendons and hooves have been stewed. It's mild and salty. It's even better than my mother's cooking."

This afternoon, she made braised pork trotters, crucian carp and bean curd soup, sweet and sour pork ribs, dried and flattened kidney beans. The taste was very good, and the weight was very good. The three of them opened their stomachs to eat.

After eating and drinking, Li Haitang rubbed his belly and complained, "Hey, it's not me who's lying. I feel like this is really delicious. I've been eating pot rice and vegetables at school for half a year. I'm really going to throw up."

"Haha, I went to the cafeteria to eat a few times. It's really not good. I admire you students who live in school." Lin Peipei laughed with schadenfreude.

Sister liu got up and poured them two glasses of boiling water, "Didn't you say that the food of the tan city One middle is good?"

"After eating for three to five or eight days, you'll feel fine. If you eat every day, it's really hard to swallow. Well, I've decided that from the next half of the semester, I'll go to the shop every month for my monthly leave and cook for myself." Li Haitang took a sip of hot tea and made up his mind. It's not that she's delicate, but she's under too much pressure to learn. If her body doesn't keep up with her nutrition, she'll be a hindrance in her studies.

"I'm much happier than you are. My mom works in the factory cafeteria, and she can bring us meat every day. Sometimes, she has fruit and soy milk, which is nutritious."

Li Haitang gave her a look of disdain. This guy was just showing off. Hmph, what a heartless guy.

In the afternoon, lin peipei was left alone in the store to entertain the incoming customers. Li Haitang followed Sister liu to run the business. Her eloquence was good, plus her sweet looks and good manners, she ran into seven singles in an afternoon. Although the order is not big, but there are also seven more effective customers. If it is maintained effectively, it will be confident to develop into a big customer in the future.

Sister liu was the only one working in their wholesale department for the time being, so they didn't provide door-to-door delivery and had to go to the store to pick up the goods themselves. However, they lowered the price slightly and the other party naturally accepted it.

The next day, Sister liu was on leave, and Li Haitang went to run the business alone, leaving everything in the store to Lin Peipei. Lin Peipei was a little worried that she went out alone and called her two younger brothers to help. Lin Haoran, the older second brother, followed Li Haitang, and Lin Haowen, the younger brother, helped her do some work in the shop.

Lin Haoran had never been in business before. He had a thin skin and followed Li Haitang with a dull expression. After witnessing with his own eyes how she and the owner of the shop talked about business, from the initial shock to slowly settling down to learn, three days later, he offered to give it a try.

Li Haitang naturally agreed. After encouraging him, he followed him to the next store. In places where he was a little rusty in negotiations, he offered to help him. After the success of the first order, he quickly mastered the negotiation skills and was soon able to expand the market alone.

After working for half a month in the cold wind and ice, it was finally the year of 1987. During this period of time, every household was preparing to buy new year's products, which was the best time for selling crisps. Within half a month, they wholesale nearly 30,000 jin of crisps.

Lin Peipei tidied up the inventory and reminded, "Haitang, we only have about two thousand jin left. Let your friend send some more."

"Okay." Li Haitang immediately called Wang Li to order, and the guy went back to work as a free laborer after his winter break.

Wang Li complained over the phone, "Haitang, after the winter vacation, I eat and live in the non-staple food factory. My hands are cramping when I cut the sugar. Why is your business so good there? It's only five days before chinese new year. You still need to order?"

Li Haitang smiled and said, "For the last time this year, master wu's truck will return to tan city tomorrow. Let him send another three kilos."

"Well, I'll tell my brother to inform master wu immediately. When will you be back? I'll pick you up at the station. Wang Li hadn't seen her for half a year, but every month he wrote to her and kept in touch.

"It's twenty-five today. Our wholesale department is closed at twenty-seven. I'll be back at twenty-eight. The weather is so bad. There's only one bus back to Ping shan town in the afternoon. I have to rush back for dinner." Li Haitang thought it over in his mind and gave her a definite letter.

Wang Li jumped up with joy and said excitedly, "I'll pick you up on the 28th day. You come to our house for dinner."

"Sure. I saw a pair of jeans in the city the other day. They were made by a clothing factory in Yangcheng. They look really good. I brought you two pairs." Li Haitang accidentally saw that there were jeans in the shop that day, and the loudspeaker jeans were the most popular now. She bought six at one go, gave two to Lin Peipei, and brought two to wang li, leaving two for herself.

Wang Li jumped up excitedly again, holding the phone and giggling, "Haitang, you are so good. I know you have a good eye. The scarf you sent me last time was super nice, and these jeans must be nice too."

"Of course, my taste is very good. Jeans are not cheap, and they look good in style. I guarantee you like them." Jeans later became popular all over the world, suitable for both men and women, spring, summer, autumn and winter. She promised she liked them.

"Hehe, okay, I'll wait for you to come back." Wang Li said happily.

Li Haitang called from the shop across the street and saw several more people shopping in his wholesale department. He said hurriedly, "Wang Li, there are more customers in the wholesale department. I'll hang up first."

"Okay." After Wang Li put down the phone, he immediately went to his big brother to arrange the delivery.

These days, thanks to the help of the Lin family brothers, otherwise Sister liu and the two girls would have to be busy. Their lunch was cooked by Sister liu's daughter Duan Jinqiao.

Duan Jinqiao was 12 years old, the same age as Lin Haowen, and this year was the first day of the last year. She was a very quiet and obedient girl. Perhaps it was because of a family accident that she was very sensible, and the house was properly tidied up. She took care of all the household chores by herself and did not have to worry about her mother at all. After the holidays, seeing that her mother was very busy, she took the initiative to help out.

On the night of december 27th, when the door was closed, Li Haitang gathered everyone to dine in a nearby restaurant and ordered a full table of sumptuous dishes to celebrate the new year ahead of schedule.

After dinner, Li Haitang gave Sister liu a big red envelope for chinese new year. Lin Haoran and Lin Haowen worked hard for half a month. Li Haitang gave them a salary of 25 yuan per person, and gave them and duan jinqiao a red envelope for the new year, which was 8 yuan and 80 yuan per person.

These days, the children's allowance is only a dime or two, and the new year's eve money is only one or two yuan for the rich people. Her big red envelope of eight yuan and eight yuan is really a huge sum of money. A few children hold this red envelope and laugh so hard that they can't see their teeth.

After Sister liu and Duan Jinqiao left, the four of them returned to the shop the same way.

Outside, it was still snowing heavily and the cold made everyone shiver. After entering the house, the Lin family brothers immediately brought the coal stove over and put it under the table. The two brothers were roasting the fire, while Li Haitang and Lin Peipei were checking the books.

Half an hour later, lin peipei calculated the result. Her round eyes shone like stars falling into the sky. She said excitedly, "Haitang, from the opening of our shop to today, it has been exactly 50 days. It has sold a total of 46,570 jin of crisp sugar. Besides the cost of purchasing and rent, water and electricity, wages, transportation fees, taxes and so on, the net profit is 4195 yuan."

The Lin family brothers, who were standing by the fire, both looked at them with their mouths slightly open. They were too powerful. They made more than 4,000 yuan in less than two months. Wouldn't it be scary to talk about it?

Li Haitang was also slightly stunned, then picked up his abacus and began to calculate. After a long time, he looked up and said in an uncontrollable joy, "That's right, just 4,1905 yuan."

Lin peipei hugged Li Haitang's arm and exclaimed happily, "Haha, haitang, we're rich. I can also get more than 800 yuan. I haven't seen so much money since I was so old."

Li Haitang made a lot of money by submitting, and now she's a real family of ten thousand yuan, but she never told anyone about it. Seeing that lin peipei was so happy, she accompanied her for a long time and then took out her huge bonus "839 yuan" from her schoolbag and put it in her hand, "This is what you deserve. Count it."

Lin peipei giggled as she counted the money. She counted the new bills, making the Lin family brothers cover their faces and feel embarrassed to meet people.

Li Haitang carried a bowl of ginger soup and moved a chair to sit by the fire to cool off the cold. The red fire made her face more exquisite and beautiful. Her watery eyes were full of smiles. With lin peipei as a happy friend, she felt that life was much richer.

"That's right, that's exactly the number." Lin Peipei took a big stack of reunion kisses and generously counted out six for his two brothers. "Sister is making money. This is for your new year's eve."

The Lin family brothers put the money into their pockets with a smug smile on their faces. They could have a good year this year.

There were a lot of things going on in the store these days. The Lin family siblings didn't go home, and they stayed in the attic of the shop at night. After working hard for more than half a month, everyone made money and was naturally in a good mood. The four of them played checkers around the table and didn't go back to bed until very late.