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Chapter 1099: Doing Business with the Lin Family
On the Bund, at the entrance of the Foreign Trade Building, Li Jia was looking for his clients in the crowded crowd, holding a resume in his hand and selling it everywhere.

After being rejected, Li Jia did not get discouraged and continued to look for the next target customer.

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind.

"Sister Li Jia."

As soon as Li Jia turned around, Lin Dongzhe had already run up to her.

"Lin Dongzhe?"

Lin Dongzhe raised his chin towards Pengfei proudly: "See, I told you that Sister Li Jia would definitely remember me."

Li Jia followed Lin Dongzhe's gaze and found that Qin Hao was watching her quietly not far away.

"Why did you return to Shanghai so early?" Li Jia asked puzzledly.

Lin Dongzhe tactfully pulled Xiang Pengfei and Zhuang Xiaoting aside, giving Qin Hao a chance to be alone with Li Jia.

Qin Hao told Li Jia about sending a bicycle to Zhuang Tunan. Hearing that Qin Hao was going back to Suzhou tomorrow, Li Jia felt inexplicably reluctant, but did not show it. Instead, she asked in a calm tone.

"Lin Dongzhe and his group are here this time..."

"It's summer vacation, so I brought them here to play for two days. We just went to the zoo yesterday."

Qin Hao looked at the resume in Li Jia's hand and thought for a moment: "Do you still remember the foreigner's business card?"

"Ah."

"Why don't you design a business card too, so it looks more formal."

"Yeah, why didn't I think of that?" Li Jia slapped his forehead.

"Since you came up with such a good idea, I will be your free tour guide for a day today."

Lin Dongzhe was hiding nearby and eavesdropping, so he immediately ran over and said, "Sister Li Jia, where are we going to play now?"

Li Jia put the resume back into her bag and thought for a moment: "I'll take you to Jinjiang Amusement Park. It has just started trial operation. I heard it's quite fun."

Jinjiang Amusement Park is the first large-scale modern amusement park in China. It has not yet officially opened for business, but the few projects that are open are enough to make Lin Dongzhe and his friends have a great time.

Dongzhe and Xiang Pengfei rode the roller coaster five times, while Zhuang Xiaoting never dared to ride it again after riding it once.

Li Jia was the same. He sat on it once and refused to get on again no matter what.

Zhuang Xiaoting's favorite item is the carousel, but Lin Dongzhe and Xiang Pengfei think it is too childish and simply ignore it.

After playing for a day, Qin Hao first sent Lin Dongzhe and the others back to the guesthouse, and then sent Li Jia home.

"Li Jia, thank you. Lin Dongzhe and the others had a lot of fun today."

Li Jia paused as she went upstairs, turned around and smiled at Qin Hao: "You're welcome, I'm very happy too."

After saying that, he quickly ran upstairs and stood at his grandfather's door. Li Jia calmed down for a long time before knocking on the door.

"Sister, are you back?"

"Ah."

Li Jia responded to her cousin casually and went to the kitchen. Through the kitchen window, she just happened to see Qin Hao's leaving back.

"Sister, are you in love?"

Li Jia was startled by the mysterious voice of her cousin.

"Why are you walking so quietly?"

The cousin smiled evilly and said, "It's not that I didn't make any sound, it's clearly that your soul has been taken away by someone."

"Is that the boy from before? He seems to be quite tall. How did you two know each other?"

Li Jia said sternly, "Go away, kid, stop asking questions."

"Huh, that's the same thing again. Believe it or not, I'll tell grandpa and grandma."

"You dare, do you still want your pocket money?"

"Sister, I was wrong. I promise I won't ask questions again."

After sending his cousin away, Li Jia patted his hot face and looked out the window until Qin Hao's figure completely disappeared.

……

The next day, Qin Hao brought Lin Dongzhe and his party back to Suzhou, and Song Ying and Huang Ling could finally breathe a sigh of relief. They always felt empty in their hearts when the children were not at home.

"Mom, we went to the amusement park in Shanghai yesterday. It's so big, and there's a roller coaster that's faster than a train. It was so much fun. It's a pity you didn't go." Lin Dongzhe ate an apple while telling Song Ying about his experiences in Shanghai over the past two days.

Song Ying didn't care: "I don't dare to sit down, it will scare people to death."

Lin Dongzhe changed the subject: "Mom, do you know who took us to the amusement park yesterday?"

"Isn't it Haozi?"

"Brother Hao didn't even know there was such a place. It was Sister Li Jia who took us there."

Song Ying immediately perked up when she heard this: "Is this Sister Li Jia you're talking about the one who took you to Yu Garden last time?"

"Yes, it's Sister Li Jia. She's so nice, pretty and gentle."

Lin Dongzhe's words completely ignited Song Ying's gossip fire, so she found Qin Hao and asked, "Haozi, how are you getting along with that Li Jia?"

"Very good." Qin Hao knew what Song Ying wanted, so he took out a photo from his wallet and handed it to her.

Song Ying took it and looked at it, her eyes immediately lit up: "Well, not bad, there is a scholarly air about him, which suits you very well."

"When will you bring it back so I can see it?"

Qin Hao was happy: "Aunt Song, we haven't even started yet, it's still a long way to go before we can meet you."

"Oh, if I had known this I would have asked for leave and gone with you guys." Song Ying's face was full of regret. She then slapped away Qin Hao's hand holding the photo and went to find Huang Ling to share gossip.

Huang Ling also spoke highly of Li Jia after seeing the photos.

"They are such a perfect match. It would be great if they could be assigned to the same class after graduation..."

After hearing what Huang Ling said, Song Ying felt a chill in her heart. Yes, graduation assignment is a big problem. If two people are not assigned to the same place, there is a high probability that they will break up.

At 6:15 in the afternoon, Lin Wufeng came back on his bicycle and announced a piece of news at the dining table.

"I've asked for a week's leave, and we'll go back to Fujian tomorrow."

Song Ying sighed when she heard this: "The compressor factory is still better. We can't ask for such a long leave in our factory. Our workshop director will never approve it."

"The main reason is that my dad is an engineer, and you, mom, are just a team leader." Lin Dongzhe told the truth.

But he soon understood one thing: the person who tells the truth often has to pay a price.

"You little brat, now you despise your mother for being uneducated, right? Don't laugh at me. If you can't get into university, you will probably take over my job." Song Ying said angrily, grabbing Lin Dongzhe's right ear.

"Haha~~~"

The crowd burst into laughter.

The next day, early in the morning, Lin Wufeng took Qin Hao and Lin Dongzhe on a train to Fujian.

Lin Wufeng's hometown is Jinjiang, Fujian. Like all coastal areas, Jinjiang was extremely poor before the reform and opening up. On the train, Lin Wufeng often lamented to Qin Hao how hard his family's life was back then.

Outside the train station, a fat man waved at Lin Wufeng from a distance.

"Big brother."

As soon as the fat man came up, he excitedly gave Lin Wufeng a bear hug.

Lin Wufeng's eyes also turned red: "Second brother."

"Dongzhe, call uncle quickly."

After both sides calmed down, Lin Wufeng patted Lin Dongzhe on the back.

"Oh my, in the blink of an eye Dongzhe has grown up so much and become a handsome young man."

"Second uncle."

Lin Wufeng introduced Qin Hao again: "Haozi, this is my second brother, you should also call him second uncle."

"Second uncle."

Uncle Lin grabbed Qin Hao's hand and said, "You must be Haozi, right? We often hear elder brother and sister-in-law mention you on the phone. We also saw you on TV before. You have won glory for the country at such a young age. That's amazing."

"Uncle, you are too kind."

On the way back, Lin Wufeng found that the current Jinjiang was very different from his memory. In terms of urban construction, Jinjiang might not be as good as Suzhou, but the business was very developed, with all kinds of shops along the streets. However, there seemed to be a medicinal smell in the air, which was a bit pungent.

Uncle Lin lowered his voice and said, "Brother, you haven't been home these years so you don't know that the medicine produced in Jinjiang is now sold all over the country."

“Are there many pharmaceutical factories opened in the family now?”

"Hey, what pharmaceutical factory? Most of them are just family workshops."

Lin Wufeng immediately noticed something was wrong: "Can the efficacy of medicine produced in a family workshop be guaranteed?"

"What about the efficacy of the medicine? The hygiene is not guaranteed. You haven't seen how dirty those family workshops are. So when we go to the hospital for treatment, we never buy locally produced medicines."

"Won't this cause any problems? And no one is checking?"

"Hey, who's going to check? Those pharmaceutical workshops are all registered under the name of collective enterprises. They hand over a portion of their profits, and the higher-ups just turn a blind eye."

Lin Wufeng sighed helplessly. Before the reform and opening up, when the economy mainly relied on agricultural output, Jinjiang was close to the sea and a lot of land was saline-alkali land. The grain harvest was poor and everyone was afraid of poverty. They finally found a way to make a fortune. Who would be willing to be the bad guy?
"So you didn't participate in this?"

Lin Wufeng cannot control others, but he still has to take care of his younger brothers and sisters. He believes that money cannot be earned without conscience, and this is his bottom line as a human being.

"Don't worry, brother. We won't do anything illegal. If they continue to do this, something bad will happen sooner or later." Uncle Lin patted his chest and said.

Lin Wufeng's expression eased a little, and then the group got on a three-wheeled motorcycle and sped away with the roar of the motor, leaving behind only a series of black exhaust fumes.

Soon, Qin Hao and his party arrived at Uncle Lin's house. The courtyard looked a little shabby, but overall it was relatively clean.

Before he entered the house, a middle-aged woman rushed out, hugged Lin Wufeng, and cried bitterly: "Brother."

Having not seen his sister for many years, Lin Wufeng was also very moved: "Third sister, have you been okay these years?"

"Okay, much better than before." Lin Sanmei nodded while sobbing.

"Brother, Third Sister, let's go in and sit down and chat while drinking tea."

"Well, let's go home."

The group entered the inner room, and before they sat down, a fat figure rushed to Lin Dongzhe: "Lin Dongzhe!"

"Fat brother."

Lin Wufeng rolled his eyes at his son and said, "You are disrespectful. Call me cousin."

"Hehe, it's okay. It doesn't matter what you call me. The most important thing is that I'm very happy to see uncle and Lin Dongzhe." The fat man patted Lin Dongzhe's shoulder nonchalantly.

Although Lin Wufeng is the eldest son in the family, as the eldest child, he has been responsible for taking care of his younger siblings after graduation and has been sending money home. When his younger siblings were able to earn work points, his mother no longer wanted his money, and Lin Wufeng began to consider his personal issues. Therefore, Lin Dongzhe can be considered as a late-born child in this era.

"Fat brother, let me introduce you. This is Brother Hao. You should have seen him on TV. He is the Go champion, the one who makes those Japanese players shave their heads bald." Lin Dongzhe introduced proudly.

Lin Wufeng laughed and scolded: "You talk as if you won the championship. Aren't you ashamed?"

The crowd burst into laughter.

Uncle Lin and his friends were very polite to Qin Hao. After they sat down, they poured tea and served fruit. Lin Wufeng said seriously, "Haozi has grown up with us since he was a child. You can just treat him as Lin Dongzhe."

Everyone was no longer embarrassed and started chatting while drinking tea.

From their casual conversation, Qin Hao learned that Lin Wufeng came back this time because the Lin family was going to repair the ancestral hall, and as the only college student in the Lin family, he needed to come back to help compile the family tree.

At the same time, he also learned that Uncle Lin and his family had made a lot of money through seafood farming over the years. Both families had long been millionaires. In fact, Lin Wufeng had become the poorest one.

"However, seafood farming is also dependent on the weather. If we encounter a typhoon or something, we might go back to the days before liberation. Brother, we are planning to change our business soon."

Lin Wufeng asked: "Have you ever thought about changing your career?"

"We plan to open an electrical appliance factory. Televisions and refrigerators have very high technical requirements and we cannot make them. But simple ones like tape recorders and radios are not difficult to make. There are many factories producing spare parts in Fujian and the prices are low," said Uncle Lin.

Qin Hao's eyes turned: "Second Uncle, are you planning to do OEM for others, or to create your own brand?"

"Brand? What kind of brand is there for this thing? Isn't it sold wholesale to those who come from the mainland to shop?" Uncle Lin was stunned.

Qin Hao shook his head and said, "According to what you just said, Uncle, the threshold for opening an electrical appliance factory is so low, so the competition must be very fierce. In the end, you will only earn a little hard-earned money, and you may even lose money if things go wrong."

Uncle Lin and the others fell into deep thought after hearing this.

Lin Wufeng said to them, "Haozi is a top student at Tongji University and has been abroad. His horizons are much broader than mine. You can listen to his opinions."

"Then, Haozi, what do you think we should do?" Uncle Lin asked sincerely.

Qin Hao said seriously, "So you have to build a brand. Even though electrical appliances are not difficult to sell now, that's because the reform and opening up has just started and it's still a seller's market. But in a few years, the market will enter a saturation period and become a buyer's market. If you don't have your own brand, you will be classified as a miscellaneous brand. At most, you can only earn a little processing fee and will soon be eliminated."

"But how do we build a brand?" Uncle Lin and others were shocked when they heard this.

Qin Hao smiled and said, "Second Uncle, if I become the spokesperson for your product and then shoot an advertisement for it and put it on CCTV, will anyone still question whether your product is a fake brand?"

Uncle Lin was stunned at first, then he slapped his thigh and said, "Yes, you are a Go champion and a celebrity. If you say our product is good, then it must be good."

"But we can't let you work for nothing."

"Uncle, my advertising fee is quite expensive. You guys definitely can't come up with that much money in the early stages. How about I invest in it?"