lcionline Chapter 118 Misunderstanding
Chapter 118 Misunderstanding
Before the two could ask any questions, Li Lian said indignantly, "That Jia Baoyu is just too stupid! Doesn't he know that the person he's marrying..."
Hua Li frowned. Wait, what Jia Baoyu?
"It's Jia Baoyu from Dream of the Red Chamber!"
Hua Antao was silent for a few moments, then tentatively asked, "So you're up so late because you're watching..."
Before she could finish speaking, the theme song of "Dream of the Red Chamber" started playing again from inside the house. Li Lian, who had been so sad just moments before, hurriedly said, "The TV is on, I'm going to watch TV," and went inside.
Hua Antao was speechless.
Hua Lichu was unusually silent and unable to speak.
After all that, it turned out to be a big misunderstanding!
She thought Aunt Lian had argued with her husband!
However, you can't blame her for this.
After all, television sets were extremely rare in those days. There wasn't a single television set in the entire Huajia Village. Who would have thought that Li Lian was staying up so late watching a TV series?
and many more,
television?
Watching TV series?
It's 1987 now, the year when "Dream of the Red Chamber" and "Family" became wildly popular all over the country!
Could she perhaps make something of this?
To avoid making a mistake in her prediction, Hua Li, a first-year junior high student, did something unusual during the break the next day; instead of burying herself in reading and doing homework as usual.
Instead, he transformed into a true social bull, going around asking people for their opinions on the currently popular dramas.
Don't be fooled by everyone's usual air of being a model student, as if nothing can stop them from studying. The moment the topic of popular TV dramas comes up, their true colors are revealed.
The scene was so lively, like a morning market, that you could almost not hear the school bell.
After careful research, Hua Lichu set her sights on Chen Xiaoxu and the novel "Family Spring and Autumn".
As the saying goes, if you are reluctant to let go of your children, you will not be able to trap the wolf.
Hua Lichu spent several tens of yuan to buy videotapes of two dramas from a video store.
He then took the videotape to a photo studio and spent a fortune to have the owner develop hundreds of stills from the show.
Over the weekend, Hua Lichu, along with her worried grandfather and sister, went straight to the city's only stationery factory.
The security guard, knowing that Hua Lichu had no appointment and was a student, refused to let her in.
Hua Lichu skillfully offered a pack of cigarettes, but unexpectedly, the security guard refused.
"Don't try that on me! I'm not letting you through without an appointment! Don't get me into trouble! This job is for my grandson!"
Despite Hua Lichu's persistent pleading and gentle persuasion, the gatekeeper simply refused to let her through.
To be honest, this was the first time Hua Lichu had ever seen such a dedicated security guard.
If it weren't for the fact that she was the one being stopped, she would have definitely given him a banner of appreciation!
Or, we could walk around the wall and see if there are any loopholes.
But the gatekeeper seemed to have seen through Hua Lichu's plan, his eyes widening like copper bells as he stared intently at her.
They seemed determined not to give up until they saw her board the bus and leave.
Hua Lichu was out of ideas, but unwilling to give up, so she simply squatted down next to the gate like a complete idiot.
Hmph, she refused to believe that the factory workers would stay away forever.
At worst, she can just stop anyone!
Just then, a familiar figure suddenly entered her field of vision.
Pei Yi'an!
Pei Yi'an was visibly more surprised to see Hua Lichu and the other two.
He turned and said something to the adult beside him, then strode towards Hua Lichu.
After his gaze lingered on Hua Antao for a few seconds, he forcibly turned his head away.
Looking at Hua Lichu, who was squatting on the ground looking rather pitiful, she asked, "Have you run into any trouble?"
Hua Lichu looked up: "There's a little trouble."
Suddenly, she glanced at the gate out of the corner of her eye and was surprised to see that the gatekeeper had actually let the middle-aged man with Pei Yi'an through!
Her eyes lit up instantly, and she jumped up from the ground: "I want to go into the stationery factory to find the sales manager. Can you take us in?"
Pei Yi'an didn't ask why, nodded, and led the three of them straight to the gate.
The gatekeeper looked at Hua Lichu and the other two with hesitation, but then heard Pei Yi'an say that everything was fine.
After a moment's hesitation, they actually let them through.
Even after they had gone quite a distance inside, Hua Lichu couldn't help but turn her head to look at the gatekeeper.
Hua Antao smiled and gently said to Pei Yi'an beside her, "Thank you."
Pei Yi'an's ears turned bright red instantly, almost as if they were about to bleed: "It's nothing."
Pei Yi'an not only led the three of them into the stationery factory, but also took them to the sales director's office.
"Uncle, this is my classmate. He wants to discuss a business deal with you."
Upon hearing this, the sales manager immediately took it seriously.
Pei Yi'an quietly introduced Hua Lichu: "This is the sales manager of the stationery factory. You can talk to him directly if you have any needs. I have something to do, so I'll leave first."
Hua Lichu quickly thanked her.
Pei Yi'an is such a good person!
I'll definitely have to thank him properly later, but as for trying to steal her girl, no way!
"Uncle Director, we need some stationery printed with the photos I provided. Like pencil cases, rulers..."
In addition to these, I also need calendars, postcards, letter paper, stickers, etc. Can you customize those?
Because it was someone brought by Pei Yi'an, the sales manager was very easy to talk to: "Customization is possible."
But our machines operate on assembly lines, producing a large quantity of goods at a time on a single line.
The implication is that it depends on how much you want to order; if the order quantity is too small, there's nothing we can do to help.
Hua Lichu nodded: "I know that. I need quite a lot, a lot indeed."
As she spoke, she took out the stills she had prepared beforehand and quickly announced the quantities of various products needed.
After thinking it over, the sales manager nodded to indicate that it could be done.
After agreeing on the price and the delivery time, Hua Lichu left.
Hua Lichu had discussed the matter of printing stills from the play on stationery and calendars with Hua Yuansheng and Hua Antao beforehand.
After all, ordering this batch of goods meant investing all the money that the three generations of the family had worked hard to earn recently.
Although the two of them didn't quite understand why they were doing this, all of Hua Lichu's decisions demonstrated her business acumen.
Therefore, the two raised their hands to support Hua Lichu's actions.
Looking at all these customized items, Hua and Qiu and Yan Moli, who had just finished taking care of things at home and rushed to the city, felt as if their hearts were about to jump out of their throats.
But once again, facts have proven that Hua Lichu's decision was correct.
In just one day, she sold one-third of the goods she had ordered.
Hua and Qiu were very fortunate that she had listened to her husband's advice before she left: don't talk about things you don't understand, and listen, learn, and do more.
The five returned to their rented apartment. When Hua, Qiu, and Yan Moli reached the fifth room, they opened the door and went inside.
Yes, Hua and Qiu and Yan Moli rented their fifth room together.
Although the three generations of the family were very tired, they were even more curious about how much money they had earned that day.
So the moment the door opened, everyone gathered around the dining table.
Clearly, if they hadn't figured it out, the three of them probably wouldn't have been able to sleep well tonight.