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

Nantong is very close to Shanghai, but it was raining heavily there and the roads were blocked. It usually takes only four or five hours by car, but now it took a whole day to get there.

Zhang Xiuhua went to pick someone up and saw Ergou's untidy beard. She felt distressed and complained, "How did you become like this?!"

When Ergou saw her, his eyes turned red, "Godmother, the equipment is all broken." He had been trying to fix it these days, trying to get the equipment out of the water, but it was raining heavily everywhere and he had no idea where to start.

Zhang Xiuhua had expected this and patted him on the shoulder, "Forget it! It's not your fault."

She took him to a restaurant for dinner first. "You've been too anxious lately, haven't you? Why are there so many blisters at the corners of your mouth?"

Ergou felt even more upset when he saw that his godmother didn't blame him. His godmother trusted him so much that she gave him the factory to manage, but what about him? He just soaked in the water.

When they arrived at the restaurant, Zhang Xiuhua ordered two bowls of beef noodles and then got straight to the point, "Let's not talk about Nantong for now. I asked you to come here to get a loan."

It was difficult to explain clearly over the phone, so she told the whole story again.

Ergou's eyes widened suddenly. "You mean to transport tanks, artillery and armored vehicles from Russia?"

"Yes!" Zhang Xiuhua ate noodles in big mouthfuls. "This is a rare opportunity. We can only resell it this time. Let's collect more money to tide over the difficulties faced by the factory."

Ergou pinched his thigh fiercely. Hiss! It hurts! He was not dreaming. His heart was pounding and his eyes were burning. "Godmother, are you sure you can make money?"

"Are you sure?!" Zhang Xiuhua felt that the military would definitely not lie, and there was no need to worry about the big Mao because they treated it as waste. It would just take up space if it was left there.

But it is impossible to say that there is no risk. After all, business itself has risks.

Ergou clenched his fists. He thought for a moment, and when he looked up again, he immediately proposed to temporarily move the funds from the Wenzhou and Yangcheng factories over to use. When the money comes back, we can make more.

Zhang Xiuhua took a deep breath. She had always known that Ergou was bold in business, but she had never expected it to be so bold. If something went wrong with Damao's deal, the factories in Wenzhou and Yangcheng would lose their funding chain and be ruined.

"You... aren't you afraid of failure?!" Zhang Xiuhua was really impressed! How could he be so obsessed with business? It was completely different from Jidong.

Jidong seeks stability in his business. Even before the reform and opening up of the capital, he would look for classmates with backgrounds to protect him in order to ensure the stability of his business. This was even more true when he did other businesses later. But Ergou was different. He used one dollar to increase his leverage tenfold! As the old saying goes, "If you often sell by the river, you will get your shoes wet." No wonder he always has problems.

Zhang Xiuhua burped, "You scared me."

She was still worried that she had aroused Ergou's addiction. Would this kid become a profiteer from now on? This was a job that required her to put her life on the line. She was worried.

Ergou blinked his eyes in confusion when he heard his godmother say this. "Godmother, you can make 20 to 30 times the profit in one trip. Our factories only make 1 times the profit in a year. For the sake of high profits, it's worth taking some risks!"

Zhang Xiuhua was choking. She wanted to ask, what if I fail? I guess Ergou would say, if I fail, I can try again? !

Ergou was afraid that Zhang Xiuhua would not agree, so he started to play the emotional card. "Godmother, this is how business is. The timid will die of starvation, and the bold will die of gluttony. You see, my business in Nantong was so good, but a flood ruined it all. I still owe the bank so much money. If I don't change, the factory in Wenzhou will definitely be taken away by the bank. Before it is taken away, I might as well fight to the death!"

Zhang Xiuhua thought about the fact that he owed the bank more than 5 million yuan in loans, and gritted her teeth, "Okay! I'll listen to you! After you sign, go back and get the money. When you get to Yangcheng, find Jidong and give him the money. He's helping me get supplies over there."

Ergou was relieved to hear that Jidong was also helping. Time was urgent and he really couldn't handle it alone. With Jidong's help in contacting people, he was sure that he could save a lot of time. He slapped the table and said, "Okay! No problem!"

Zhang Xiuhua was also worried, "If the two factories have no money in their accounts, will they have to stop production?"

Ergou has already made up his mind. "The garment factory is about to enter the off-season, so I will just let the workers rest. As for the instant noodle factory and the brewery, I will ask the agents to pay a little more money. If there is really no other way, I will give them a holiday."

If he really took a holiday, it would probably be a big deal. The workers would definitely clamor for their wages, and the buyers would also demand that he settle their money. But there was nothing that could be done. Zhang Xiuhua could only let him hold on for now, "I'll be able to ship the goods back in about three months."

The journey to transport tanks, artillery and armored vehicles from Moscow to the Capital Military Region was too long. Three months was considered the fastest. If he was unlucky, it might take half a year. She remembered Jidong said that he owed the bank money, and it would take at most two and a half months. No matter what he did, he had to hold on for at least three months.

Ergou understood what she meant, "I will hold on."

He followed Zhang Xiuhua to find Zhou Pandidi and signed the loan agreement.

The money arrived in about a week and Zhang Xiuhua waited in Shanghai to get it.

Ergou first took a bus to Wenzhou. Zhang Xiuhua stayed in Shanghai but was not idle either. She still had 950,000 yuan in her account. She made 800,000 yuan by reselling air conditioners last time, and she planned to do it again this time. Anyway, not many people in Shanghai knew her.

Zhang Xiuhua took some cosmetics from the space, got a wig, and dressed herself up to look fashionable.

Now, everything in Shanghai is in line with the West, and people dress more elegantly than in other places. It is not uncommon to see older people wearing makeup. Her dress is not out of place.

Zhang Xiuhua followed the same method she used in the south last time and found a middleman. In seven days, she converted all the 940,000 yuan in her savings book into cash.

Because the price of electrical appliances has dropped in recent years, she got a total of 1.22 million. The reason why she didn't sell all of them was that she was afraid that if she ran out of money, she would also lose the space.

The money she collected, plus the loan, added up to 224 million yuan. She also had some savings, so she collected 226 million yuan.

She called Ergou's factory to look for Jidong.

Jidong has already met Ergou, and the two of them went out during the day to find the supplies that Zhang Xiuhua needed.

Some of the clothes are produced by Ergou's own factory, which are of good quality and warm. However, he is an OEM and usually does not keep inventory, so the stock is very small. So you can only buy from other factories.

Jidong was responsible for finding a cannery, a factory that was cheap and produced in large quantities.

After returning, Jidong learned from the factory manager that Zhang Xiuhua had called, so he called her back.

Zhang Xiuhua waited at the store entrance for a call back. She asked Jidong to tell her the account number and she would transfer the money to him.

When he learned that there was 226 million yuan, Jidong thought that Zhou Pandi made an exception to help him with the loan, after all, he had been able to borrow the money without any collateral.

After handing over the purchasing task to them, Zhang Xiuhua took the train back to work.

When she arrived in Moscow, she negotiated the price of the plane with Geni.

Genny asked for all of it to be exchanged for wheat. According to the quotation given by the military district, one plane is 6000 million, which can be exchanged for 12 tons of wheat.

Genny's offer was 100,000 tons. Zhang Xiuhua couldn't possibly offer that much.

"If you give me money, I can do it, but it will all be in wheat. I have been instructed that the maximum I can give is 80,000 tons."

The market value of 4128 tons of wheat is million.

The two bargained for a long time and finally reached a deal of 80,000 tons. The tanks and cannons were purchased at the price of scrap, and all were exchanged for clothes and canned food.

There are various types of tanks and cannons here, with different weights. The price is determined according to the local steel price. Zhang Xiuhua did not bargain with them.

She asked that all these things be transported to the ferry, and a boat would pick them up when the time came. She waited for someone to come and handle the formalities.

Genny asked her when she would ship the goods over.

"The goods will be transported by train." Zhang Xiuhua smiled, "The wheat will be shipped here first, and the clothes and canned goods will be shipped here after the ship opens the port."

Compared to 80,000 tons of wheat, clothes and canned food were just a side dish, so Genny agreed.

After the negotiation, Zhang Xiuhua took the train back to the capital and reported the price to the commander.

We will send a pilot to fly the plane back, and then we will open the route. The people in the military region can handle it. If it flies across the border, it is China's own business. The commander will report to his superiors.

Eighty thousand tons of wheat is not a small amount, and the commander needs to hold a meeting to discuss it.

Finally, the agreement was signed half a month later. A pilot was sent to check the plane to see if there were any problems. After confirmation, they would charter a train car to transport the wheat.

Zhang Xiuhua acted as a middleman between the two parties. Because she was busy with such confidential matters, she could not work as usual.

The team leader noticed that she was distracted and asked her what was wrong, "Are you worried about something?"

"It's okay." Zhang Xiuhua shook her head.

The team leader asked her to cheer up, "There are more and more dealers now. When we get to Damao, the police will have to go down. We have to take care of ourselves."

Zhang Xiuhua was slightly startled, "When did it happen?"

"I heard it's a new change." The team leader whispered, "We police have never had the power to enforce the law over there. In the past, we had to take off our police uniforms when we arrived there. It's just that you haven't paid attention to these details." The team leader whispered.

Zhang Xiuhua really didn't know about this. She didn't ask Li Jianguo either. Without the train police, who would guarantee the safety of the train?