Chapter 6 What to play house
Wind blows and rain washes, the city is full of flowers.
During the period from spring to grain rain, the temperature gradually rises, the cuckoos cry at night, the peonies bloom, and the sky is like a piece of blue emerald with excellent water content, rippling with a touch of warmth.
Today is Lin Wanzhou's birthday. She had reminded Xu Cheng countless times in the morning and made promises with Xu Cheng hundreds of times, asking him to celebrate her birthday with her.
In fact, the two families lived in the same community, in the publishing house's staff quarters near the government kindergarten. It was not until that afternoon that Xu Cheng found out that Director Gao was Lin Wanzhou's mother. No wonder she felt familiar with her.
He was walking alone in the publishing house's staff compound, carrying a small box, and kicking the Xuri Shengkong bottle on the ground from time to time.
Thoughts are drifting.
Four days have passed since I last met Gao Manman.
If the original timeline had been followed, the news of my mother's promotion would have been forgotten without any follow-up. Xu Cheng originally wanted to try to find a way to change everything.
But after meeting Gao Manman last time, things unexpectedly developed in a smooth direction. Maybe she helped in the middle. That night, He Ying received a call from her unit leader, informing her to prepare a sales plan for the region for the next quarter. The subtext was to see how capable she was.
This was the beginning of happiness for the family, but also the source of pain for He Ying. Her mother, who was used to slacking off, had her hair falling out these days in preparation for the plan.
In this regard, Xu Cheng said: Keep working hard! You are so young, and your children are so young, if you don't work hard now, when will you? You should work hard on the 996 internal competition, and you must not just lie down.
Of course, in order to help He Ying stand out, Xu Cheng, the little pillar of the family, had to think of some ways.
He did have some ideas about the sales plan, but it was too scary for a six-year-old to tell his mother directly, so he had to come up with a plan to hint at it...
The first link of the plan is here with Lin Wanzhou.
He found the door according to the address Lin Wanzhou told him and knocked. The door opened quickly, and behind the door was Gao Manman, who was wearing casual clothes.
"Hello, Auntie." Xu Cheng greeted her obediently with an innocent look on his face.
"Oh, it's Xiao Xucheng, come in quickly."
Xu Cheng walked in, changed into a pair of frog slippers that children wore, and looked around. Although they were in the same residential complex, Lin Wanzhou's house was larger than his own and the decoration was more elegant. The mahogany floor was a rare design in this era.
"Slow, slow, slow, slow, Cheng!", a familiar voice rang in my ears.
Lin Wanzhou, wearing a light pink dress, excitedly ran out from a bedroom deep in the corridor, hugged Xu Cheng's arm and pulled him up.
"Xu Cheng, look at what I did!"
Lin Wanzhou showed off the paper cranes he had just learned to make in front of Xu Cheng. The paper cranes were made of red cardboard, and eyes were carefully drawn on their heads with colored pens.
Girls may have some talent for handicrafts. Lin Wanzhou folded the paper cranes very skillfully. Xu Cheng praised her and then handed the paper box in his hand to Lin Wanzhou.
"Lin Wanzhou, happy birthday. Here, this is for you."
Lin Wanzhou was very happy to receive the gift. She quickly opened it, revealing the small gift Xu Cheng had carefully made inside the box. It was two paper cups with a red sweater thread in the middle. Anyone who had played science experiments in elementary school would know this.
Paper cup phone.
For Xu Cheng, who has little financial resources, this is the most thoughtful gift he can prepare.
Xu Cheng handed a cup to Lin Wanzhou and took the other one himself. "As long as you talk to this cup, I can hear you on the other end."
"Really?"
"You try it."
Lin Wanzhou held a cup in her two small hands, not knowing what to say, so Xu Cheng had to demonstrate to her first: "Waibi Babu."
Lin Wanzhou heard Xu Cheng talking on the other end and her face turned red with excitement: "Wow! I can really hear it, so magical! Thank you Xu Cheng, I love this gift so much!"
Xu Cheng also felt happy. He could give gifts as he pleased without having to follow the three obediences and four virtues of a man. This purity was so comfortable.
Gao Manman brought a plate of fruit, took a look at Xu Cheng's small gift, and said in surprise: "Wow, is this a gift from Xu Cheng? Little Xu Cheng is amazing!"
Xu Cheng scratched his head embarrassedly, but he felt very happy in his heart. He must be a very smart child in Gao Manman's heart.
Yes, that must be the case. Because I admired me, I thought He Ying’s education was very successful, and then I affirmed He Ying’s ability. I admired her and was willing to help in the process...
String it together!
The lunch was very sumptuous, and it was considered the most luxurious meal Xu Cheng had ever had since his rebirth. But until the end, Xu Cheng did not see Lin Wanzhou's father. I heard that he was too busy with work and could not make it back.
The child was full after just a few bites of food. Lin Wanzhou was so fond of the gift Xu Cheng gave her that she couldn't let it go and had to hold it in her hand while eating.
After dinner, Gao Manman went to wash the dishes, while Xu Cheng and Lin Wanzhou sat on the sofa and watched Teletubbies. This might be a bit childish for Lin Wanzhou, but it was just right for Xu Cheng, who watched it with great interest.
"Xu Cheng~ Let's play house. I'll be the mother and you'll be the baby..." Lin Wanzhou pulled Xu Cheng's arm. She usually watched TV alone at home and was tired of it.
Xu Cheng suddenly had an idea and put the plan into practice.
"What's the point of playing house...we've played company."
Lin Wanzhou's big eyes were full of confusion.
"Passing the company? What is that?"
"Running a company is just like playing house. I'll be the boss and you'll be the investor."
Lin Wanzhou had never played this kind of game before, and found it very novel. He immediately agreed, "Okay, okay, we played the company game! Xu Cheng, Xu Cheng, what's the name of your company?"
"It's called Qiangsheng Group."
"It doesn't sound good~"
"The name is not important. We need to be pragmatic when starting a company. Our company needs funds now. How much money do you have as an investor?"
"I have fifty bucks!"
"You have fifty, plus my nine and a half, fifty-nine and a half is about right. So, now I have a startup project, you give me your fifty, I'll count it as your seed round investment of fifty, and I'll run it for a bit, then I'll give you dividends."
Lin Wanzhou counted on her fingers, looking confused. She didn't quite understand. It was clearly fifty yuan from her own piggy bank, but how could it become his just by Xu Cheng's lips?
She vaguely felt that this game of passing the company was not that fun...
Seeing that Lin Wanzhou was hesitant, Xu Cheng continued to instigate: "Ahem, Lin Wanzhou, we are good friends, so I brought you here to make money... for fun. Other kids want to play with me, but I don't give them the opportunity."
Lin Wanzhou nodded hesitantly, "Okay, then I'll give you the money." After that, he trotted to his bedroom, opened the butt of the piggy bank, took out the savings inside, and gave it to Xu Cheng. Xu Cheng counted it and found that there was exactly fifty yuan.
"Okay, now you have invested fifty dollars, and our Qiangsheng Group's valuation is one hundred dollars, so now you have taken away fifty percent of Qiangsheng Group's shares."
Lin Wanzhou had a confused look on his face. Although he didn't understand what Xu Cheng was talking about, he felt that it seemed very powerful and interesting.
"Hmm~Xu Cheng, what should we do next?"
"Next, we are going to go shopping..."
