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Chapter 649: It’s Brother Ting’s Turn to Appear

Chapter 649: Chapter 649: It’s Brother Ting’s Turn to Appear

Suizi never focused on making money. She was primarily concerned about leading Yu Jingting down the right path and preparing for the future.

But once fortune comes knocking, there’s no stopping it.

Fan Hui previously sent an actor named Gong Xin to seduce Suizi, hoping to photograph her and use those pictures to threaten his brother and ruin Chen Lijun’s plans.

Not only did his scheme fail, but Suizi turned it against him, seizing his weak points.

Suizi teamed up with Shen Liangyin, working overnight to produce celebrity photos and posters which Gong Xin autographed.

The original intent was just to make a small profit, but market demand was massive. It had even spread out to other provinces. Shen Liangyin got in touch with Suizi, urging her to send more, to cash in while the TV show was popular.

Gong Xin thought that once he returned to Beijing, he could escape from Suizi and her husband. But one early morning, when he opened his door, he saw Yu Jingting outside, holding a Fried Dough Stick and waving enthusiastically at him.

Gong Xin nearly fell over from shock.

However, Suizi knew that in order to maintain sustainable growth, they couldn’t be too aggressive or they risked losing everything.

So, this time when Yu Jingting came over, he made Gong Xin an offer he couldn’t refuse.

For every autograph Gong Xin provided for Suizi, she would give him a commission. He would get a 10% commission for each autograph. If he could get other people’s autographs, the price would increase depending on market demand.

While Gong Xin was indeed unscrupulous, he was even more in need of money.

Although he was a popular actor, he didn’t earn much. His monthly salary was only a few tens of yuan, which wasn’t enough to support his lavish lifestyle.

The amount of money Suizi and Jingting were offering was just too much for him to refuse.

By doing this, the young couple managed to make another small fortune.

"How can people be interested in just a few postcards?" Chen Lijun, who wasn’t the romantic type, couldn’t understand it.

"Planned economy decides demand based on production. By that logic, these postcards would naturally have no demand, and we couldn’t possibly make money. But market economy lets demand drive production. We sell what the masses like, and if there’s no market, we can create one."

"You are raising a small business trick to the level of market economy?"

Chen Lijun was a bit proud inside her laughter. Her maiden Suizi had a high outlook, which was why Fan Huang enjoyed playing chess with her. He could give her some advice, and sometimes Suizi could even provide him with a different perspective.

"The 8000 is your share of the profit? There are other families to share it with, how many autographs does that actor have to sign? Will he be willing?"

"This involves another concept, the difference between a worker and a partner. If I offer him a fixed salary to work for me, he certainly won’t be willing. But Jingting and I developed him into our partner, so he is essentially self-employed. Why wouldn’t he have the drive?"

Having tasted the sweetness of wealth, Gong Xin was even urging Suizi to inquire when the next batch of autographs would become available.

"What did you do with the 20,000 yuan from selling the medicine?" Chen Lijun asked.

Suizi nudged Jingting, indicating that it was his turn to do the talking.

"In line with my wife’s idea, it went to expand the market economy."

"Are the two of you teaming up to speak gibberish? The Feng Shui of Tsinghua University really nurtures people! You’ve only been there a few days and you’re already discussing macroeconomic issues with me?"

"In simple terms, we captured the needs of the Beijing public and discovered new markets."

When the Yu Family moved, they filled up a train car to avoid wasting space. It was crammed with local products.

Jingting and his father had nothing to do, so they took some things to sell. Retail sales weren’t very successful, so they mostly targeted factory cafeterias.

"Without an invoice, will the cafeteria take it?" Chen Lijun remembered that her maiden hadn’t brought few supplies when she came to the city. Initially, Fan Huang assigned a truck for her to move. It wasn’t until they moved two trucks full of furniture and local products that they finished.

Suizi had utilized the concept of spatial management to the extreme. They stuffed everything that could be stuffed.

"The invoice issue can be solved easily. Just like giving Gong Xin a commission, we just need to find a partner..."

Chen Lijun narrowed her eyes. Great, these two were quite the savvy business partners.

"Seeing how shameless you two are, I’m relieved now. Perform well this weekend, your pesky relatives are up to you. I must remind you though, many of our relatives are jealous and have long tongues. Don’t give them any ammunition."

Having experienced the ups and downs of life, Chen Lijun had long seen through human nature and never missed an opportunity to issue warnings.

"Both of us are righteous because of my father. We have nothing to hide, and we stand strong because we have no desires. What is there to be afraid of?"

Suizi was so sycophantic that it was a bit too obvious. Chen Lijun turned around. Oh, here comes Fan Huang!

Looking at Fan Huang, his usually serious face now held a hint of a smile, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned.

"In terms of sycophancy, is it that only the person being flattered is unaware?" Yu Jingting lamented. His father-in-law couldn’t escape his wife’s sycophancy either.

"Look at your father’s face. It’s not that he’s unaware. Perhaps, he likes to hear my praise." Chen Lijun sneered.

Yu Jingting thought to himself, you’re just the same, aren’t you?

When Suizi had flattered her mother-in-law just now, the mother-in-law had the same expression as her father-in-law, like a shrimp soaked in spirits, so delighted that they couldn’t move, twitching occasionally.

Of course, these thoughts, which would invariably earn a beating, were better kept in his heart.

The weekend arrived quickly. Suizi put on the battle dress her mother had given her, leading a well-groomed Yu Jingting out the door.

The handsome and beautiful couple attracted lots of attention at the hospital.

Following the address, they arrived at the ward. The door of the ward was wide open. From a distance, they could hear the chatter. Looking at the ward, Yu Jingting scanned the room—my goodness, it was packed with people.

"If you didn’t know, you’d think this was a vegetable market, not a hospital room."

At first glance, it seemed as if the sick person was very important, as so many people had come to visit, all appearing like dutiful and loving children and grandchildren.

But on closer inspection, the person lying in the hospital bed was clearly suffering. It looked like she wanted to reach for some water to drink.

But there were several people sitting on her bed, obstructing the bedside table. As the patient reached to her left, he moved to the left. When she moved to her right, he moved to the right to talk to the person behind him.

The group of people were having a heated discussion about anything and everything, from national events, current political news to classic literature. Anyone listening would think that these people were leaders holding a meeting.

The patient, already frail, made a couple of attempts to reach for the water but was left gasping for breath. She had a surgical incision on her neck from a previous tracheotomy. She couldn’t speak and her faint voice was drowned out by the conversation of the "intellectuals" in the room.

Watching all this, Suizi began to feel anxious on behalf of the patient. She walked over, cutting through the noisy crowd, to hand the patient some water. The patient smiled gratefully and drank all the water in one go.

Jingting casually counted there were close to twenty people crammed into the not-so-large ward.

Even with the windows open, it couldn’t dissipate the heavy feeling of too many people.

The room was so crowded that no one noticed the arrival of the young couple, Suizi and Jingting. The conversation about national affairs continued unabated.

"Why hasn’t Lijun arrived yet? It’s getting late." One person complained, feeling stifled in the cramped room.

"She’s an official’s wife now. Do you think she still cares about us poor relatives? I bet she doesn’t even want to come. You all might as well give up waiting and go home."

Suizi nudged Jingting, indicating that it was his turn to step up. As the expert in dealing with people, it was his time to shine. Succeed, and the motorcycle would be his!

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