Riding his bicycle, Zhou Chen went to the store for a stroll as usual. Unfortunately, he didn't find anything valuable.
As time goes by, the east wind of reform and opening up is getting stronger and stronger. Stores like the former Friendship Store are no longer doing as well as before, and the variety of goods they sell is also much smaller.
Now, if you want to find treasures in stores, it is basically just a theory.
He returned home disappointed. As soon as he opened the door, he smelled the fragrance of food wafting from the house. He shook his head helplessly.
After parking his bicycle, Zhou Chen walked into the main room and saw Zhou Yi, who was wearing an apron and putting dishes on the table.
"Sister, aren't you busy at the factory? Why did you come over to cook for me?"
Zhou Yi smiled and said, "What are you busy with? The factory can't even pay wages. It probably won't be long before it closes. It's okay even if you don't go. Go wash your hands first, and you can eat soon."
After she finished talking to Zhou Chen, she yelled into the room again: "Xiao Ya, come out to eat after you finish your homework, and don't rummage through your uncle's things, okay?"
“I didn’t rummage around.”
Sun Xiaoya's crisp voice was heard from inside, and then a small figure was seen running out. It was Sun Xiaoya who had already started elementary school.
"uncle."
Zhou Chen picked up Sun Xiaoya and asked with a smile: "Are you tired from school?"
Sun Xiaoya said with a smile: "It's tiring, but it's also fun. I made a lot of good friends."
"Really? Our Xiaoya is awesome."
He held Sun Xiaoya in his arms and went to wash his hands, and then the three of them sat together and started eating.
"Sister, where is my brother-in-law? Is he busy lately?"
Zhou Yi snorted coldly, "What can he be busy with? The factory is about to close down, and his career as a small cadre is about to end. His parents are now following his eldest brother and don't even ask him."
She and her husband worked in the same factory. Sun Dapeng used to be quite successful, but after a few years, the factory's performance became worse and worse, and it was not long before bankruptcy. So even though Sun Dapeng was a cadre, he had no administrative rank, and after the factory closed down, he would probably have to find a new job.
Zhou Chen asked: "Since you can't do it anymore, what do you think about what I told you before about starting a business?"
"This."
Zhou Yi looked embarrassed. "Xiaochen, you are so smart, and you are the only college student in our family. I will definitely believe you. But your brother-in-law is a timid person. He would rather stay in the current factory than go into business. No matter what I say, it's useless. I guess his parents must have said something to him."
"And my second uncle also told me that he could help Dapeng find a better place to live, but he was stubborn and didn't want to."
Although Sun Dapeng is honest and Zhou Yi makes the decisions on many things, he still has to make the decisions on major matters concerning the family's future life.
Zhou Chen frowned slightly. He didn't like dragging things out. Sun Dapeng's approach was basically a slow death.
Sun Dapeng wanted to die slowly, which was none of his business, but he could not tolerate his sister and niece suffering with him.
"I'll go talk to him tomorrow. If that doesn't work, sister, just leave him alone. Just quit your job and go into business. I'll help you."
Zhou Yi was shocked: "Xiaochen, I can't do it alone. I have never done business before."
Zhou Chen smiled and comforted her: "You haven't done it, don't you still have me? Don't worry, sister, even if I harm anyone else, I can't harm you. With my help, there will be no problem."
Zhou Yi, who was originally very panicked, felt inexplicably calmed down after hearing what his brother said.
"Is it really okay?"
"There is definitely no problem, but my brother-in-law, I don't know if he will be angry if I do this."
Zhou Yi said domineeringly at this time: "Don't bother with him. As long as I want to do something, it won't work even if he disagrees."
Zhou Chen smiled and said, "That's fine, sister. Don't worry too much. As long as he sees that you make money in the future, he will definitely understand you."
"Well, Xiaochen, it's great that I have a brother like you."
"It's a blessing to have a sister like you. You help me with everything."
"It's my duty. After all, I am your sister."
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 654 Zhou Chen sets up a trap to post a box
What was the biggest gain from my four years in college? Besides learning a wealth of archaeological knowledge, it was expanding my network.
It was by utilizing these connections that Zhou Chen purchased a lot of things through transactions and bargain hunting. Although he inevitably bought a lot of fakes, he also bought a lot of authentic things.
In four years, he obtained a total of thirty-two authentic antiques, but their values varied, and only four of them met the system standards.
Among them, there are two pieces from the Qing Dynasty, one from the Yuan Dynasty, and one from the Ming Dynasty.
In addition to the four items that meet the system standards, there are actually three more items that are very valuable. It’s a pity that they are not antiques from the five dynasties required by the system, but antiques from other dynasties. Therefore, no matter how valuable they are, they are not counted in the task.
However, he asked Grandpa Guan to appraise one of the items, and he found that one of the items was a jade ruyi from the Han Dynasty, which was said to be from the period of Emperor Wu of Han and was priceless. Grandpa Guan also asked him to keep it well.
Zhou Chen could not add antiques that did not meet the system standards into the system backpack, so he could only set up a collection room at home and store all the antiques he collected in it. When he had time, he would go there to appreciate them.
Interest is interest, but Zhou Chen has not forgotten his main task. He wants to live over a hundred years old, so he is still very cautious about antiques.
I always pay attention when playing with them and I won't touch them for too long. Who knows if these antiques may contain any toxic substances.
But that was all before. During his four years in college, he learned many methods of preserving antiques, so he might not be good at restoration now, but simple cleaning and magazine removal are no problem for him.
The next day.
Zhou Chen went directly to his sister Zhou Yi's house, found Sun Dapeng, and talked to him again about going into business.
Unfortunately, Sun Dapeng was rather stubborn and still disagreed. But after Zhou Chen's persuasion, he no longer objected and agreed to let Zhou Chen take Zhou Yi into business.
Sun Dapeng is not stupid. He knows that his wife and brother-in-law have a deep relationship and he is unwilling to change, but that doesn't mean he doesn't trust Zhou Chen.
On the contrary, he had great confidence in Zhou Chen's abilities. Nowadays, people still respected college students very much, let alone those who graduated from Peking University like Zhou Chen.
So he had no objection to his wife and brother-in-law going into business. His only concern was his daughter because he himself did not have time to take care of her.
But Zhou Yi assured him that she would never neglect her daughter because of her business, so Sun Dapeng had even less reason to object.
The business that Zhou Chen wanted Zhou Yi to do was very simple, which was to open a small commodity store that imitated the model of the Wushang Small Commodity Market.
Reform and opening up have been going on for several years now. As the capital, it is naturally the main place for implementation. Nowadays, Yanjing has many private enterprises and a large number of self-employed individuals, so there will naturally be no problem in opening a small commodity store.
There must be a reason why the small commodity market became popular in Wushang. Zhou Chen did not expect it to be as big as the Wushang small commodity market. He just wanted his sister to have something to do and at the same time make money and live a better life.
However, things cannot be done just by saying it. A lot of preparations need to be done in the early stages, and Zhou Yi is about to leave, so they are not in a hurry to take action.
Before that, Zhou Chen still had one thing to do, which was the Huanghuali box he had been waiting for several years.
He remembered that Su Meng's father was diagnosed with heart disease on the eve of Su Meng's graduation from university. Now the time is almost right, so Zhou Chen is ready to take action.
Originally, he was planning to wait until Su Meng's father was diagnosed with heart disease before taking action, but he was worried that Han Chunming was unreliable and would lend the money to Su Meng in advance, which would be a big loss for him.
So he decided to contact Su Meng in advance. This way, even if Su Meng didn't sell it, she would know the value of the box and prepare for the future purchase.
As for whether Su Meng's family would not sell the Huanghuali box after knowing its value, Zhou Chen was not worried at all.
No matter how precious something is, can the lives of your loved ones be more important?
Also, Zhou Chen was even less worried about whether Su Meng would rather go to Han Chunming to borrow money than sell the Huanghuali box.
Who is Su Meng?
She is a woman who values face more than anything else. If her father was not really in a life-and-death crisis, she would never be willing to borrow money from Han Chunming.
So if she had the chance to get money after knowing her father's illness, she would definitely not let it go.
Zhou Chen already has a plan as to what method to use, how much money to spend, and how to buy the things back.
Riding a bicycle, Zhou Chen arrived at the school dormitory.
Although his courtyard house is very close to Peking University, Zhou Chen usually sleeps in the dormitory. One reason is to avoid traveling as much as possible, and another reason is.
The school toilets are much cleaner than the public toilets in their area, and someone cleans them every day.
When I arrived at the dormitory, I found that there were only two of us.
"Feilong, where's Old Wu?"
There are a total of six people in Zhou Chen's dormitory, but none of them is in the same major as Zhou Chen. The Old Wu he mentioned is named Wu Jingui.
Because of this name, Wu Jingui was often laughed at by people in the dormitory, even though he was the oldest in the dormitory.
Huang Feilong majored in economics and had a good relationship with Zhou Chen and others.
"He said he was sending something back home."
"Oh."
Zhou Chen nodded, then sat beside his bed and waited.
Chen Yan, another person in the dormitory, walked up to Zhou Chen and said, "Zhou Chen, I brought a box of wine from home and put it in your cabinet. Don't forget it."
Zhou Chen frowned and said, "Why did you bring me wine again? Didn't I tell you not to be polite?"
Chen Yan said, "It's my duty. You know, my dad can't drink now, and I can't drink much either. It's a waste to keep this wine at home."
The reason why he sent wine to Zhou Chen was because Zhou Chen had once helped his father a lot.
Once, his father was involved in a case. Later, Zhou Chen came forward to find his second uncle and looked after him, so that Chen Yan's father was not implicated.
Because of this incident, the relationship between the two became particularly good. Chen Yan thanked Zhou Chen a lot and sent him gifts every now and then, which Zhou Chen could not refuse.
Huang Feilong interrupted and said, "Zhou Chen, don't be polite to him. He often smoked your cigarettes when you were not around."
Zhou Chen doesn't smoke, but he has a lot of cigarettes in his dormitory for socializing, and most of them are smoked by several smokers in the dormitory.
"Let's put the wine aside for now. We can have a good reunion in a few days."
Zhou Chen was unwilling to always accept other people's kindness. In their dormitory, he was the one who treated others to meals the most often.
"By the way, Feilong, I'm planning to open a small store and may need your help."
Huang Feilong asked in surprise: "You want to start a business?"
"Can't you?"
"No, I'm just wondering, you're fine, why did you want to open a store?"
Zhou Chen said, "My sister was laid off, and I plan to open a small commodity store for her. You majored in economics, right? I want you to help run the business and negotiate with the factory. What do you think? Do you want to do it?"
Huang Feilong answered without hesitation: "Yes, of course. We don't have many classes now. I can help you with your business and exercise. Tell me what you want."
Zhou Chen then briefly told Huang Feilong his ideas, which factories to contact and what to buy...
Huang Feilong listened and took notes in a notebook very seriously.
The main reason is that they have lived in the same dormitory for a long time, and everyone knows Zhou Chen's abilities. Now that graduation is approaching, Huang Feilong, as an outsider, is reluctant to leave after seeing the prosperity of Yanjing.
Now that Zhou Chen has provided him with an opportunity, he certainly won't let it go.
As for money, he didn't even ask. Not to mention that he knew Zhou Chen was very generous, even if Zhou Chen didn't give him money, he was willing to take this opportunity to gain some experience.
After talking to Huang Feilong, Zhou Chen had just drunk a glass of water when Wu Jingui came back.
"Old Wu, I need your help with something."
When Zhou Chen saw Wu Jingui, he stood up immediately.
Wu Jingui comes from a small county town in Henan Province. His family still lives in a remote rural area. He is already in his thirties and is married with children.
In fact, Wu Jingui was not originally from the countryside. He married a rural girl when he was sent to the countryside to work, and settled in that village ever since.
His family conditions are the worst among the six people in the dormitory, but he looks gentle and wears a pair of glasses, looking like a scholar.
As they lived in the same dormitory, Wu Jingui had received a lot of help from Zhou Chen, so when he heard Zhou Chen asked him for help, he did not hesitate to ask.
"Zhou Chen, just tell me what you want, I will definitely help you."
Zhou Chen smiled and said, "Let's go out and talk."
Watching Zhou Chen and Wu Jingui leave the dormitory, Chen Yan scratched his head: "Feilong, what's the matter with Zhou Chen? Why did he go out and talk about it without telling us?"
Huang Feilong was still immersed in what Zhou Chen had just said to him, and he casually replied: "Chen Yan, don't be so curious."
Zhou Chen and Wu Jingui walked out of the dormitory building and came to a remote place.
"Old Wu, this is what's going on. You know I'm studying archaeology, and I mainly study old objects like antiques. I recently fell in love with an old object, but something unexpected happened. I want to get that thing, but it's not easy for me to show up in person, so I'd like you to help me talk to the other party."
"Is that it? No problem, but I don't understand anything about this kind of thing?" Wu Jingui expressed his concerns.
Zhou Chen said: "You don't have to worry about this. I already have a method. When the time comes, you just need to do as I say."
Wu Jingui said without hesitation: "That's no problem. Just tell me what to do when the time comes."
Zhou Chen pondered for a moment: "I already have a method, but I still need your help. Our business is a bit complicated. In order to prevent others from seeing the flaws, you still have to dress up. When the time comes, you..."
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