Chapter 79 Explanation
Li Daqi rushed over after get off work. After Song Yuanchao finished cooking, he went to the store outside the alley, returned the six Coke bottles he had finished earlier, and bought ten more to take away.
Seeing Song Yuanchao happily stuffing Coke into his schoolbag, the saleswoman was puzzled. This foreign cough syrup was so expensive. It had been there for a few days and some people had asked about it but no one had ever bought it. Today, something strange happened. Why did this young man buy so much? Could it be that Song Yuanchao had a different taste? Did he drink too much cough syrup when he was young? Why did he like this taste?
The dinner was lively. Song Yuanchao, Li Daqi and Gu Jie mainly drank alcohol, but Li Xiaoyun was addicted to Coke today. She drank two bottles in the afternoon and three more bottles in the evening. After drinking so much Coke, her stomach was bloated and she kept burping while sitting there.
If Song Yuanchao hadn't stopped her, the girl might have finished another bottle. She was not satisfied and pouted unhappily. Finally, Song Yuanchao agreed to let her take the remaining bottles of Coke home. Only then did Li Xiaoyun smile.
They ate and talked about happy things, and no one mentioned anything else, because both Li Daqi and Gu Jie knew that Song Yuanchao would leave the factory after he was admitted to university, and they would be separated for a long time.
The meal ended at nearly nine o'clock. Song Yuanchao sent them downstairs, and Li Daqi rode his bike to take Li Xiaoyun home. Li Xiaoyun, who was sitting at the bookshelf with her schoolbag filled with Coke slumped over, waved goodbye to Song Yuanchao happily. As for Gu Jie, he rode his bike alone and fell behind.
"Brother Song, I plan to go to Yangcheng." After Li Daqi and the others walked away, Gu Jie, who deliberately stayed behind, said to Song Yuanchao.
"Have you thought it through?" Song Yuanchao seemed to have known his thoughts for a long time and asked solemnly.
Gu Jie nodded: "I will definitely not be able to get into university. This answer is a mess. Brother Song, I can't compare with you. You are good at everything, whether it is doing business or being a cadre, but I am not."
Sighing, Gu Jie said frustratedly, "I wasn't a good student when I was in school, and I wasn't very impressive when I was an educated youth. I did whatever the higher-ups told me to do, and I didn't have a job after I came back. If Daqi hadn't introduced me to you, I might still be wandering around in society now."
"In fact, I have thought about this since the first day of the exam . I was also thinking about it while eating just now. Brother Song, thank you, thank you for always helping me, and thank you for letting me see my own value. But I really can't go to college, and I don't want to work in a factory. I am different from Daqi. He is smarter than me. After you leave, he will definitely be able to manage the workshop, but what about me? If I go there, I will just eat for free, and people will gossip about me in private. So after thinking about it, I decided to go to Yangcheng, to Zhengguo."
Song Yuanchao understood Gu Jie's thoughts. Although Gu Jie was an honest man, he was a person who cared a lot about his reputation.
When he was preparing the review materials, Gu Jie was Qin Zhengguo's contact person stationed in the factory. In addition, for the sake of this business, Song Yuanchao had specifically asked Gu Jie to be tougher and not to spoil the workers in the factory.
Gu Jie did a very good job in this regard. It was also because of Gu Jie's presence and liaison in the workshop that Song Yuanchao forcibly implemented a series of regulations, allowing the printing workshop to have standardized management.
But also because of Gu Jie, some people in the factory don't have a good impression of Gu Jie, and some even say behind his back that Gu Jie is a villain who has succeeded and is simply pretending to be a big shot.
Gu Jie is not stupid. Of course he knows about these gossips, but he still does his job according to Song Yuanchao's instructions. From this point of view, Gu Jie is an excellent executor and a good subordinate .
If Song Yuanchao was still in the factory, Gu Jie would agree to run the factory in the school without hesitation. But Song Yuanchao was about to go to college, and Li Daqi was the only one in the factory. Although Li Daqi would soon be promoted to deputy director and team leader of the printing workshop, he would be responsible for the work of the printing workshop when Song Yuanchao was not in the factory.
But Li Daqi is a newcomer after all, and his foundation in the factory is not as good as Song Yuanchao's. As a good friend, Gu Jie doesn't want to make things difficult for Li Daqi, so after much thought, he decided not to go to the factory and go to Yangcheng.
In fact, whether it is Gu Jie or Yangcheng, the news from Yangcheng is that Qin Zhengguo has basically established a foothold in Yangcheng.
Thanks to the help of Li Daqi's friend who was an educated youth, Qin Zhengguo settled down quickly after arriving in Guangzhou. He spent more than 700 yuan to buy a small courtyard. Although the place was not in the city center, it was not far from the urban area and the transportation was also very convenient.
After getting a place to live, Qin Zhengguo followed Li Daqi's friends to start familiarizing himself with the environment in Guangzhou. Just as Song Yuanchao said, Guangzhou is located in the south, very close to Hong Kong, and the business atmosphere is much richer and more open than other places.
Many things that cannot be done in Shanghai or other cities are open to the public in Guangzhou, and the government also maintains an attitude of acquiescence or even support, which makes Qin Zhengguo, who has an originally restless personality, feel like a fish in water there.
After a period of getting acquainted, Qin Zhengguo did not get involved in Li Daqi's friend's seafood business.
Guangzhou was the first city to implement the household contract responsibility system in 1978, and was the first to open its aquatic product market at the end of 1978, breaking the long-standing pattern of government-mandated pricing for all commodities and gradually liberalizing the prices of other agricultural and sideline products such as vegetables and live pigs.
Yangcheng is originally close to the sea, and Li Daqi's friend's family was the first batch to enter the aquatic product market industry. In the past year or so, they have been doing very well in the aquatic product business, and have also gradually begun to infiltrate into agricultural products.
This friend of Li Daqi is really nice. Although he had no contact with Qin Zhengguo before, he took special care of Qin Zhengguo because of a phone call from Li Daqi. He also took the initiative to suggest that Qin Zhengguo set up a stall near his family's seafood market stall and introduced him to some purchasing channels. This business seems dirty and tiring, but it is very profitable. As long as Qin Zhengguo can endure the hardship and get on track after a few months of work, it will be no problem to earn thousands of yuan a month.
But Qin Zhengguo rejected the other party's kindness. He did not go into the seafood business. Instead, he asked the other party to help him rent a storefront on Gaudi Street and opened a seemingly inconspicuous small shop.
Although it is called a small shop, it actually sells all kinds , including clothes, small sundries, etc. The whole room is filled with a dazzling array of goods, not to mention that the business is booming.
A few days ago, Qin Zhengguo asked Li Daqi's friends to call and say that he was short of people and hoped that they could come to help him if they could.
Song Yuanchao knew about this, and Gu Jie naturally knew about it as well. It was probably at that time that Gu Jie made the decision to go to Yangcheng.
"You can go to Zhengguo's place. He is in need of help. I will feel relieved if you stay with him."
"Brother Song, you won't blame me, right?" Gu Jie didn't expect Song Yuanchao to agree so easily.
Song Yuanchao smiled and shook his head: "You are such a jerk, why should I blame you? We are all brothers, and it is your decision if you don't want to go to the factory. Besides, don't forget that we are family, and you are a shareholder. To tell you the truth, Zhengguo's stall over there is not just his, but the four of us. He went to Yangcheng to pave the way for us. Since it is our own business, isn't it normal for you, a shareholder, to go? With you and Zhengguo over there, Daqi and I can rest assured."
Gu Jie also laughed immediately. Song Yuanchao's words made him completely relieved. At first, he thought that Song Yuanchao might be angry with his choice. Now, with Song Yuanchao's words, Gu Jie finally felt relieved.
"Go back and prepare first. There is no need to rush these few days. Wait until the results come out. After all, you have been admitted to university." Patting Gu Jie's shoulder, Song Yuanchao deliberately joked with him. Gu Jie laughed when he heard it. It was true. He had just finished the college entrance examination. Even though he knew that he was unlikely to pass, he had to wait until the results came out. At least this way he could give an explanation to his family.
