Chapter 70 Farewell
"I just happened to go back to Andong." Qin Zhengguo seemed to have known what Song Yuanchao was going to say. "It's been a while since I left. I came here in a hurry and didn't arrange many things at home. I'll go back and make some arrangements. The weather here is getting hotter. I heard that the summer in Shanghai is quite unbearable. I'm from the north and I'm afraid I'm not used to it. By the way, I'll stay in my hometown to avoid the heat these few months..."
Although Qin Zhengguo said this lightly, Song Yuanchao understood what he meant and couldn't help but be moved.
"It's not appropriate to go back to Andong." Although Song Yuanchao agreed with Qin Zhengguo's decision to temporarily leave Shanghai, he shook his head against his choice.
Qin Zhengguo was stunned, and seemed to understand what Song Yuanchao meant: "It's okay not to go back to Andong, I'll go to Jinling, Ying Caixia is in Jinling, I'll go find her."
Song Yuanchao still shook his head. Qin Zhengguo's hometown was in Andong, which could be easily found out. As for going to Jinling, it was not a good idea. Ying Caixia was in Jinling but she was a lesbian and her family conditions were not good. Qin Zhengguo's search would easily cause confusion to others, not to mention that Jinling was not far from Shanghai.
"Daqi, you said you have a friend in Yangcheng, right?" Song Yuanchao turned to ask Li Daqi.
"Yes!" Li Daqi nodded, and immediately understood what Song Yuanchao meant. He immediately suggested to Qin Zhengguo: "Zhengguo, why don't you go to Yangcheng? My buddy is there, a close friend. I heard that the south has been opened up, and there are many people doing business. You don't have to worry about these things when you go there."
"Yangcheng..." Qin Zhengguo touched his chin, tilted his head, thought for a while, and then laughed: "Okay, I was planning to go back to the north to escape the summer heat, but now I have to go further south. I have never been to Yangcheng in my life. I heard that there are a lot of delicious foods there, wonton noodles, barbecued pork, roast goose, etc. are all very delicious. I'll take this opportunity to try them."
"That's fine! Just go to Yangcheng!" Song Yuanchao patted Qin Zhengguo on the shoulder and said, "Daqi, give your friend's contact information to Zhengguo later, and then call him later to ask for help."
"No problem, I'll arrange it." Li Daqi agreed immediately.
The atmosphere at the scene was a little solemn. Originally, as the college entrance examination review materials were about to be completed, everyone was very happy, but such a thing happened at this time, which made everyone feel heavy.
"Why are they all like this?" Seeing that the atmosphere was not good, Song Yuanchao laughed, and then said: "Now we are just making some preparations. Maybe the result will not be as bad as we imagined. Besides, this business has made money, and everyone should be happy."
As he spoke, Song Yuanchao stood up, dragged out a sack from under the bed, picked up the sack and poured it directly onto the table.
Stacks of RMB suddenly rolled onto the table, piling up like a small mountain. For a moment, everyone's attention was attracted by this pile of money.
"Here is 121,564 yuan." Song Yuanchao said calmly, "This money does not include the 16,900 yuan balance that Zhang Yong has not received. In addition, the remaining discount money collected by the factory will be calculated as 8,000 yuan. In this way, the total money we earned is 146,464 yuan..."
Everyone's breathing quickened immediately. No one had ever seen so much money in their life. Although everyone knew that they had made money this time, and a lot of it, they never expected to make so much.
"This... am I dreaming?" Qin Zhengguo stared blankly at the pile of money with his eyes wide open.
Even the carefree Qin Zhengguo was not much better. He stretched out his hand to touch the banknotes in front of him, but retracted his hand as soon as he reached out. He was afraid that all this was a dream, as if he would wake up as soon as his hand touched the banknotes.
"Hit me!" Qin Zhengguo suddenly turned his head and said to Song Yuanchao.
"Slap you?"
"Yes! Draw it quickly!" Qin Zhengguo couldn't wait.
Song Yuanchao raised his hand and slapped him without saying a word. Qin Zhengguo immediately covered his arm and jumped up with a scream.
"Damn it, you hit me so hard? I'm your enemy !"
"There's nothing I can do. You asked for it yourself." Song Yuanchao shrugged innocently.
"You son of a bitch, you can't be so cruel. Fortunately it was my arm. If you had hit me in the face, how could I go out and see people?" Qin Zhengguo muttered while rubbing his arm with gritted teeth, but his eyes soon rested on the banknotes again, his eyes glowing green like a hungry wolf seeing food.
Li Daqi and Gu Jie were not much better off. They stared at the banknotes and swallowed hard, but their mouths were still dry.
Looking at their appearance, Song Yuanchao secretly laughed, but at the same time he could understand.
Song Yuanchao counted out 360 yuan from the pile of banknotes and handed the money to Li Daqi first.
"Xiaoyun helped us a lot this time. Her classmates and friends sold a total of 96 books, each at 5 yuan. Our cost plus the 1.26 yuan per book we paid to the school, so the profit is 3.74 yuan. The total for 96 books is 359.04 yuan, which makes it a round number of 360. This is considered as an advance subsidy for Xiaoyun to go to college. Is everyone okay with that?"
"No comment!"
"That's fine with me!"
Both Qin Zhengguo and Gu Jie had no objection to this arrangement, but Li Daqi hesitated.
"Take it. The minority shall obey the majority. Everyone agrees. Besides, this is for Xiaoyun, not for you." Song Yuanchao stuffed the money directly into Li Daqi's hand and said with a smile.
Li Daqi thanked him and then took the money.
After Li Daqi collected the money, Song Yuanchao continued, "Except for the money given to Xiaoyun, the penalty bonus and the 10 yuan privately compensated to Xiaoqi are not included in the calculation. The remaining profit is 146,104 yuan. According to everyone's share ratio, the three of you will each hold 15%, which means each of you can get 21,915.6 yuan."
"It's hard to calculate the decimals and divide them. Let's just calculate it as a whole of 22,000 per person." Song Yuanchao counted the money without saying a word.
He had already divided the money up, with ten-yuan and five-yuan bills of various denominations neatly stacked together. Soon he had placed several tall stacks in front of each of the three of them.
After dividing the money, Song Yuanchao saw that they were still standing there stupidly, so he immediately reminded them: "What's the matter? Why are you still standing there? Put it away quickly! Look at how useless you are!"
"Yes, yes, yes, collect the money!" Qin Zhengguo smiled, and so did Li Daqi and Gu Jie. The three of them laughed at the same time and began to stuff money into their pockets, but there was too much money and they couldn't fit it in. Seeing the three of them sweating in anxiety, Song Yuanchao took out the schoolbags he had prepared long ago and gave one to each of them.
They took the schoolbag and started stuffing money into it. Finally, they managed to stuff several thick stacks of money into it. After carefully buttoning the schoolbag, they all breathed a sigh looked at each other, and laughed at the same time.
After dividing the money, Song Yuanchao told them not to spend it recklessly, at least not to touch the money this year, and not to deposit it in the bank, but to find a place to hide the money themselves.
Song Yuanchao spoke seriously and everyone remembered it carefully. Everyone was clear about the pros and cons of this. After all, this was a huge sum of money. If they spent it lavishly, they might get into trouble.
"Okay, let's all go back early, and don't tell your family about this. Daqi, tell Xiaoyun not to let anything slip."
After sending Li Daqi and Gu Jie downstairs, Song Yuanchao remembered something when they said goodbye. He told Gu Jie to register for the college entrance examination tomorrow. Gu Jie was puzzled at first, but Song Yuanchao told him that since he had said that he was an educated youth preparing for the college entrance examination, he had to do it anyway, and he should register now. (The registration for the college entrance examination in 1979 actually ended at the beginning of the year, but since this is a novel, just assume it has not yet ended.)
If they find out the truth about him, they can provide solid evidence. As for whether to take the exam, how to take the exam, and whether he can pass, it all depends on Gu Jie himself. If he can really get into university, Song Yuanchao will be so happy for Gu Jie that he can't contain himself.
After seeing Li Daqi and Gu Jie off, Song Yuanchao went back upstairs to get some things, and then went to the third-floor pavilion.
When I opened the door, Qin Zhengguo was packing his luggage.
"They left?"
"gone."
"Haha, I've only lived here for about a month and I have to leave. I have to say that I feel a little reluctant." Qin Zhengguo looked around with some emotion.
The three-story pavilion is no longer the messy one it used to be. These days, Qin Zhengguo not only cleaned it thoroughly, but also bought a lot of things.
The wardrobe against the wall, the desk beside the bed, and the desk lamp... these were all bought by Qin Zhengguo from thrift stores. Although they were old things, he cleaned them spotlessly. In addition, he planted several pots of flowers on the roof outside the dormer window, watering them diligently every day. As the weather warmed up, two of the pots had already bloomed purple and yellow flowers.
"Remember to help me clean up after I leave, and remember to water the flowers up there. Move them inside when the weather is bad, so they don't get damaged by the rain."
Perhaps because of the sadness before the separation, Qin Zhengguo became a little talkative. Song Yuanchao nodded silently in agreement, took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to him.
"Brother, it's my fault." Song Yuanchao said guiltily. If he had not brought Zhang Bin and Wang Jianjun in, or if he had been able to see the true nature of these two bastards earlier, nothing would have happened now.
Qin Zhengguo was about to leave Shanghai, which made Song Yuanchao feel uncomfortable.
"What nonsense are you talking about? You have done nothing wrong. Besides, it's a good idea to go to the south. It's not bad to go and have a look and see some of the things you can see."
As he spoke, Qin Zhengguo patted the bag of money beside him and said, "Besides, this time we have come back with a lot of money, it's worth it!"
Qin Zhengguo's words made Song Yuanchao feel better. He asked, "When do you plan to leave?"
"We'll leave soon. The sooner the better."
"Where's the ticket?"
"Let's see when we get to the station. If it doesn't work, buy a platform ticket and find a train going south first, and then leave Shanghai." Qin Zhengguo had thought about it a long time ago and had an idea in his mind.
"This is for you." Song Yuanchao took something out of his pocket and gave it to Qin Zhengguo. Qin Zhengguo took it and opened it. It turned out to be a letter of introduction with Qin Zhengguo's name on it. The destination was left blank and could be filled in at any time. The letter of introduction was stamped with the seal of the school-run factory.
"This is a good thing. It will be much more convenient with this." Qin Zhengguo's eyes lit up. Although he had a way to sneak on the train, the distance from Shanghai to Guangzhou was far, especially since he had so much money on him. It would be much more convenient with this letter of introduction. He could use it openly for both travel and accommodation.
Qin Zhengguo happily put the letter of introduction into his pocket, but just as he put it away, he remembered something and looked up at Song Yuanchao and asked, "Is this thing... okay?"
"It's okay, I asked my master to do it privately, and your name was not written on the copy." Song Yuanchao knew what he was worried about and replied with a smile.
"And this." Song Yuanchao handed a package to Qin Zhengguo. Qin Zhengguo took it with confusion and opened the newspaper wrapping. It turned out to be a big unity that was neatly tied up like a brick.
1000 per stack, 30 stacks in total.
