Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

After returning to their residence, Jilin and Zhuzhu cleaned the yard thoroughly and cleared out all the garbage that had been accumulated.

Zhang Xiuhua felt that this yard should not be wasted and could be used to plant some fruit trees.

The reason why I don't grow vegetables is because I have to go to school and don't have time to water them. Planting fruit trees is much more convenient.

Youcai had already gotten up and was eating breakfast. Hearing her words, he nodded and said, "Okay! I'll go buy two fruit trees and plant them later."

After saying that, he suddenly remembered, "This is not our yard, why should we plant fruit trees?!"

Jidong smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. You guys go ahead and plant the crops! I'll tell the landlord later. He may not want to return to this yard."

Zhuzhu frowned and asked, "Why doesn't he want to go home?"

Youcai said as he ate, "I heard that he was severely punished because his son reported him. After he was released, his wife remarried with their son. He is alone and has a very strange temper."

Jidong laughed and scolded him, "You are such a talkative person. If you were to encounter such a big change, I think your temper would be even weirder than his." He told Zhuzhu not to listen to Youcai, "He just likes quietness."

Zhuzhu suddenly understood and seemed to believe it.

She looked at Zhang Xiuhua eagerly, "Mom, we're done cleaning, isn't it time for you to take us to eat Peking duck?"

Zhang Xiuhua patted her head and said, "Okay! But it's not time for dinner yet, wait a little longer."

Zhuzhu nodded.

Jidong wanted to go and look at the shops and asked them if they wanted to go with him.

Zhuzhu and Jilin nodded, "Yes!"

Zhang Xiuhua was bored, so she joined in the fun.

Youcai, with his mouth full of food, quickly raised his hand, "I'm going too!"

He finished the meal in a few bites. He put the bowl in the water and said casually, "I'll wash it when I get back."

Having said that, he followed everyone out of the yard.

Zhang Xiuhua asked Jidong, "You've expanded your business so quickly, won't there be any problems?"

"No! We have prepared everything." Jidong led the way with a smile.

There are not many private shops now. First, the capital is not a reform and opening-up city, and second, the policy from above is vague. There is no patrol team to catch speculators, nor is it said that shops are not allowed to be opened.

Zhuzhu spoke quickly, "Brother Jidong, how much money can your grocery store make in a month?"

Jidong laughed, "You can't calculate it that way. We have to spend money to distribute the goods. And I'm not the only one who opened the store. There are several partners."

"How much is it approximately?" Zhuzhu is a stubborn person who won't give up until she reaches the Yellow River.

Jidong hadn’t really calculated it, “Probably more than 3,000.”

Not to mention Zhuzhu, even Youcai opened his mouth in amazement. Three stores could actually get more than 3,000 yuan, with an average of 1,000 yuan per store. Isn't this profit too high? !

"Will someone be jealous?" Zhang Xiuhua became worried.

"That won't happen. Even if someone is jealous, they have to be qualified." Jidong told them, "Our goods are all shipped from the south in an honest way. I'll hire a tin truck."

Several cities have been reformed and opened up, and the products they produce are being exported to the whole country in a radiant direction. The capital is selling products in a reasonable and legal way. No one can make a fuss about this!

Zhang Xiuhua breathed a sigh of relief.

The group took the bus to the place, which was quite far away. Jidong told them that this was Chongwen District, and he planned to open a grocery store in each district.

He had been eyeing this place for a long time. There was a factory next to it, and an area diagonally opposite was being built up.

Jidong told them, "I heard that a bus station is being built. If it is completed, there will definitely be a huge flow of people here."

Zhang Xiuhua nodded. That's true! The bus station will be the most used means of transportation in the next 20 years.

"Are the houses here for sale?" Zhang Xiuhua asked curiously.

"No, the houses here are small property rights. Even if you buy them, it is not in compliance with the law!" Jidong asked early in the morning. Why must I buy a siheyuan? Because siheyuan has a property certificate issued by the state and can be traded with each other. Small property rights are issued by the township government and cannot be transferred at will.

Zhang Xiuhua had heard of this kind of thing before. Someone bought someone else's house, and later it was demolished. The original owner regretted it and went to court to sue, and the house was returned to the original buyer. Everything was lost!

"I can rent one!" Jidong was counting the flow of people. When the workers got off work, all the workers in blue clothes came out of the factory gate on their bicycles. It was a spectacular scene.

Of course not everyone wore blue clothes, some also wore white shirts.

"We wear work clothes at work, and after work, the colors of our clothes are brighter." Jidong seemed to have guessed what they were thinking and explained to them.

Zhang Xiuhua suddenly realized that wearing blue clothes was normal in the 1970s, but now that reform and opening up have taken place, many new clothes from the south have flooded into the market, and people in the capital also like to look pretty! How could they not buy them? It turned out to be work clothes.

He stood there and observed for a while, but did not negotiate the rent with the landlord. Instead, he took them directly to eat roast duck.

Zhang Xiuhua asked him, "You don't want to negotiate the price?"

"Don't worry." Jidong said with a smile, "It's not too late to talk about it tomorrow. Let me take you to dinner first."

The group went to Quanjude to eat roast duck.

This place is state-owned and much more luxurious than the alley they visited before. The decoration is very romantic and the dining tables are gorgeous. When Zhuzhu and Jilin sat down, they felt a little restrained and not as lively as before.

In addition to ordering roast duck, they also ordered some side dishes, such as braised four fresh vegetables, shredded duck spring rolls, mixed duck feet, sour plum soup and fried duck heart.

All the dishes were served on the table. The roast duck was golden in color and the skin was oily but not greasy.

Dip it in a little sauce and it’s salty and tasty.

While eating, the children shared with Jidong the story of how they brought goods from the south back to their hometown to sell.

"Brother Jidong, I have two hundred yuan in pocket money now." Zhuzhu said proudly.

Jilin also said shyly, "I have more than 300."

Jidong praised them for their ability, "When I was your age, I didn't have so much pocket money. When you save more money in the future, you can invest in my store, and then I will give you dividends."

Zhuzhu and Jilin's eyes sparkled as they asked in unison, "Really?"

Jidong's grocery store is so profitable, if they invest, they will definitely have a steady stream of income. Great!

Zhuzhu put down her chopsticks and asked impatiently, "Don't we have enough money now?"

"It's not enough. The total investment for my store is about 50,000. Can you calculate how much 500 yuan can account for?" Jidong deliberately tested them.

Zhuzhu hasn't learned percentages yet, so she doesn't know. But Jilin knows, "1%."

"The investment is 1%, but we still have to deduct management fees and handling fees, which actually only accounts for 0.5%. The money is too little and not worth including. You guys keep working hard!" Jidong made a cheering gesture to them.

Zhuzhu didn't understand, but she couldn't show it, so she nodded seriously, "Okay! How much money should I save?"

"Each of you should spend at least 1,000 yuan." Jidong was afraid that they would spend money recklessly, especially when they were in junior high school and saw many things they had never seen before in school and wanted to buy them. Children who spend money lavishly will be led astray. He painted a big picture for them so that they would know the importance of saving money.

One thousand is five times two hundred, but for Zhuzhu, this money seems far away, but it is not far away. She can get it together in a few years if she works in the class for a while longer.

Jilin had the same idea, and even thought more than Zhuzhu. Because he would be in junior high school next year, his pocket money would double by then, and he would be able to save even more money.