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

Zhang Xiuhua felt that this was not a solution. She racked her brains to think of a solution, but nothing worked.

Just then, Li Jianxin came to find her.

Zhang Xiuhua asked him to come in. "How is your business at the small shop in town?"

Li Jianxin nodded, "Not bad. I just came here to pick up the goods."

Zhang Xiuhua asked him if he wanted to make some quick money.

Li Jianxin was confused and asked her to speak first and he would decide whether to do it or not.

Zhang Xiuhua told him about Li Jianguo's plan to buy the garment factory. "He has been drinking with the factory director for more than a month, and they haven't come to an agreement yet. You should go with him and get the money down as soon as possible."

Li Jianxin understood, but he was not sure if he could do it. "That's half the money. I'm afraid I can't get it."

"It's okay! If he can't get it, I'll persuade Jianguo to give up." Zhang Xiuhua told the gossip that the garment factory had been transferred three times. "I'm worried that if he builds this brewery, he will definitely be able to keep it going."

Li Jianxin understood immediately. For example, after the opening of his store, many people went to buy on credit, not to mention the clothing factory. If he refused to buy on credit, the manager would come to him the next day and ask him to make corrections. This delayed his making money for several days. He could only swallow this loss in silence.

Li Jianxin felt that Li Jianguo did not need to build a factory in their county. "Didn't Ergou build a factory in Nantong? It's doing well there. Why not open one in the south?"

The South has implemented reform and opening up and has provided many preferential policies, which they cannot compare with.

"Yeah. I can't persuade him." Zhang Xiuhua was helpless, "If he wants to try, let him try."

Li Jianxin thought it over again and again, and finally agreed. "My store doesn't have much business on weekdays. It's only during market hours that business is better. I happen to be free, so I'll come find him later and go with him. I'll give it a try first. I may not be able to get it."

Zhang Xiuhua was also holding out her last glimmer of hope. She couldn't bear to watch Li Jianguo turn himself into an alcoholic. When she heard Li Jianxin say that the store business was not good, she gave him some advice, "I think you can open a store in the county. That business will be more stable."

Li Jianxin has already made up his mind, "When Xiangxiang and Ruirui go to high school, I will move the store to the county. Now I am in the town, so I can take care of them nearby. These two kids are very naughty."

Zhang Xiuhua suddenly realized that he was trying to take care of the child. "You are a perfect father."

Which father in the whole village would put his children first? Except Li Jianxin.

Li Jianxin doesn't think he's a very good father. "It's already difficult for them to be my sons. I can't help them more. I can only accompany them."

Zhang Xiuhua smiled, opened the warehouse to help him get the goods he needed, and then moved them to the carriage of the tricycle with him.

Zhang Xiuhua asked him to buy an electric tricycle so that it would be less tiring to ride.

Li Jianxin was indeed tempted by her electric tricycle, but when he asked about the price, he backed off. The tricycle was good, but too expensive. "I think this kind of electric tricycle is not as good as buying a farm tricycle. That one uses oil, and you can ride for a long time as long as you fill it up with oil. And the compartment is also very large. Yours is too small."

"My car only costs more than 2,000 yuan, while a gasoline-powered tricycle costs more than 5,000 yuan, which is much more expensive than my car." Zhang Xiuhua also wanted to buy that car, but the price of a slightly more famous car was several times that of hers. She couldn't bear to part with it.

Li Jianxin smiled and said, "I am learning to drive now. When I save enough money, I will buy one. I can make a lot of money by transporting goods."

Zhang Xiuhua gave him a thumbs up and said, "You are absolutely right!"

After filling the tricycle, Li Jianxin rode away.

As soon as he left, Zhang Xiuhua was about to go back to the yard, when she saw someone at the entrance of the village. She turned her head and saw, "Oh my god, isn't this Ergou?"

Ergou also noticed her and called out, "Godmother."

Seeing that he came back alone, Zhang Xiuhua guessed that Baolin must have gone back to the sports team. She nodded and asked as usual, "Have you eaten?"

Ergou felt a little guilty in front of his godmother. He nodded and said, "I've eaten in the county."

Zhang Xiuhua turned and went into the house. Ergou followed nervously. He always felt that his godmother was weird. Shouldn't she ask him why he came back now?

Zhang Xiuhua returned to the main room and asked him, "Have you chosen a factory site?"

Ergou was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, I have chosen it."

Zhang Xiuhua seemed to be oblivious to his nervousness and asked, "Where are we going to build the factory?"

"Feng City."

Zhang Xiuhua frowned, "Feng City? That place is very particular about etiquette. I heard that even eating there requires queuing for seats. You want to build a factory there? Are you sane?!"

Now is the early stage of reform and opening up. Doing business seems to be picking up money from the ground, but in fact, those rich people are only a minority. Many businessmen stood at the outlet of the wind and were blown away by the strong wind, and even their bones were nowhere to be found. Because people's habits cannot be changed in a day or two. Many local officials still think in the old way, thinking that doing business is speculation and profiteering, and will find ways to make things difficult. Zhang Xiuhua believes that to do business, you have to go to places with a good business environment.

Ergou was slightly stunned. He only thought that the people there loved drinking and the demand must be huge, but he didn't consider this point.

He thought for a moment and said, "We can also go to Wenzhou."

Zhang Xiuhua was puzzled, "Why not go to Pengcheng or Yangcheng?"

"They started early and already have a brewery. If I go there and try to take a piece of the pie from them, I might as well go to a new place where there's no one to compete with me." Ergou doesn't want to engage in a price war with others for the time being.

Zhang Xiuhua understood, "I don't know if Wenzhou is good or not. Go and investigate before making a decision."

She only remembered that Wenzhou's leather shoe factories were very famous, but many of them later closed down. The most direct impression she had was the street stalls with the slogan "The boss ran away with his sister-in-law and the workers had no choice but to sell their goods."

Ergou nodded, "I will."

Zhang Xiuhua remained silent. She wanted to see when Ergou would confess.

Ergou always felt that his godmother was acting strange, so he asked tentatively, "Godmother, are you in trouble?"

Zhang Xiuhua thought about it and told him about Li Jianguo's plan to build a brewery.

When Ergou heard this, his mouth opened wide. "Build a factory here? Didn't they say it can't be done?!"

"We can set up a factory now. The garment factory and the sugar factory have been transferred to other companies." Zhang Xiuhua told Li Jianguo about the difficulties he faced in setting up the factory.

"It's not that easy to build a factory here." Ergou felt that the officials here were far less flexible than those in the south. In order to attract businessmen to invest, they gave various preferential policies, and officials who made things difficult for businessmen were immediately transferred or dealt with. They still acted like the eldest son of the Republic. That was fine. The procedures were quite cumbersome. Everything was done according to the procedures.

He suspected that he had completed the construction of his factory in Wenzhou, but had not even decided on a place to set up the factory here.

But he couldn't say, "Let Godfather try. He has always wanted to open a brewery. If I don't let him do it, he will definitely feel uncomfortable."

Zhang Xiuhua nodded. The atmosphere became quiet again.

Ergou saw that she was reading a book and didn't want to disturb her, so he made an excuse to go outside to get some fresh air.

Zhang Xiuhua waited a long time for him to tell the truth, and couldn't hold it in any longer, so she put her hand down and called him, "I'm going to the provincial sports team. Baolin is not here."

Ergou stopped and blurted out, "She might have gone to the competition."

"No! The sports team said they were on holiday," Zhang Xiuhua asked. "She didn't go home, nor did she go to the capital. Where could she go?"

Ergou felt a little uncomfortable and racked his brains to think of a solution.

Zhang Xiuhua propped up her chin and watched him make up an excuse, "I saw the Zhuzhu competition on TV, and I saw you in the audience? Aren't you looking for a new factory site in the south? Why did you go to Australia?"

Her eyes were like a knife swung at him, and Ergou had no power to defend himself at all. Beads of sweat broke out on his forehead. He sat down on the stool and didn't speak for a long time.