Back To The 80s-Chapter 367 - 377: Mysterious Person_1

Zeng Changzhi was somewhat headache, he was also not good at communicating with women. He said to Liu Hongbing, "What do you think we should do about this situation?"

Liu Hongbing raised an eyebrow, contemplated a moment, and replied, "He Jing, you see, everyone here are guys, it wouldn’t be convenient for you. Why don’t you go back and switch to a different unit?"

He Jing sneered, "I refuse to switch. I’m going right back to my dad." She then slammed the door out with her backpack.

Zeng Changzhi was somewhat puzzled: "Who is she, some sort of rich young mistress?"

Liu Hongbing scratched his head: "She is the second daughter of Vice Commander He from the Military District." He suddenly slapped his head, said, "How could I forget? There is one person in the world who can handle this young lady." He then quickly picked up the phone on the desk.

"He Qin, it’s Liu Hongbing. I have something to tell you." Liu Hongbing quickly blurted out when he heard the cold voice on the other end of the line.

"Go ahead."

"Your sister He Jing insists on coming to the special forces unit. As you know, there are all men here. It will be inconvenient for her." Liu Hongbing hurriedly explained.

"I understand." After saying this, the other side hung up suddenly.

Liu Hongbing shrugged. This young lady always had a peculiar temperament.

Zeng Changzhi nervously asked from the side: "Was that an approval or a refusal?"

"Don’t worry, it was an approval. If she did not approve, she would have hung up the phone directly." Liu Hongbing said with a smile.

Indeed, He Jing never did end up coming to the special forces unit.

...

Gu Xiaobei finally received the contract stamped by Zhan Hezhi, meaning the three storefront properties were finalised. Now they needed to find a warehouse near the wholesale market urgently.

Gu Xiaobei first rode to find Qin Li, and the two of them wandered around the market looking for a suitable house.

They were lucky and found a property for sale after only visiting four to five places. The yard is relatively small, with four main rooms and one side room. The house isn’t too old and was priced only at two thousand,

Gu Xiaobei found it unbelievable. How could a house in the city center be so cheap? She asked the landlord several times, and the landlord kept nodding and smiling, assuring that the price was correct. Although he also found it strange that the person who commissioned him had bought this house for five thousand, only to sell it to the two young women in front of him for two thousand.

Gu Xiaobei then pulled Qin Li aside and quietly explained: "Don’t you have two thousand? Buy it outright. This house will surely appreciate in value."

Feeling somewhat anxious, Qin Li said: "If I spend the money to buy the house, I will not have enough to stock the goods."

"No need. You can use this yard as a warehouse. Consider it as an investment. Don’t worry about the rest, I’ll figure it out." Gu Xiaobei reassured her.

Qin Li hesitated, so Gu Xiaobei took the initiative and said to the landlord: "We’ll take this yard. When can we transfer the property? It would be best if we could get it done as soon as possible." She was afraid that the landlord might change his mind after sleeping on it.

The landlord seemed to see through her thoughts and laughed: "Don’t worry, I won’t change my mind. All the yards around here are worth four to five thousand. I’m selling it cheap because I need money urgently. If not, I would have waited a month or two and could surely get a better price."

Gu Xiaobei became uncertain after hearing his explanation, rushing him to draft the ticket, pay the money, and then transfer the property title the day after tomorrow.

After the warehouse issue was settled, Gu Xiaobei still couldn’t believe what had happened, and she continually asked Qin Li, "Do you think it could be a scam?"

Surprised, Qin Li answered, "No way! Besides, we can go to the housing bureau tomorrow to check. It doesn’t look like a scam."

Gu Xiaobei thought to herself: Well, it’s as if we just won five million in the lottery.

The next step was to hire people. Given that Lu Zhanguo had said he would find two retired soldiers, there was no need to rush. Additionally, anyone that Lu Zhanguo found was sure to be reliable, and she would feel at ease using them.

Before going to bed that evening, Gu Xiaobei informed Lu Zhanguo, "Might as well find four people. Two clever ones to run the market, and two to watch the warehouse and storefront. We will provide all their meals and lodgings."

"Alright, I’ll let them know. I’m free tomorrow, do you want to go see Zhang Lijun?"

Gu Xiaobei nodded, "Yes, let’s quickly speak with Fengmei about the retail department. If she agrees, she will be my first customer, heh heh."

"Let’s drop the kids off at their grandmother’s house, and then we can go there." Lu Zhanguo covered the belly of his daughter, who turned over in her sleep, and then said softly.

Gu Xiaobei was watching Xiaopang when he suddenly remembered that the two children were almost one year old: "How should we celebrate the children’s first birthday?"

"Let’s ask my parents about it. I’m not exactly an expert." Lu Zhanguo was also struck by how quickly time had flown – in a blink of an eye, the two little ones were already a year old.

He carefully got out of the bed, carefully stepped over their child, and lay down next to Gu Xiaobei. He stretched out his hand to embrace her, kissed her forehead, and said, "I often wonder if Xiaopang was like you when you were little – soft and sweet, knowing how to charm people."

Gu Xiaobei squinted and laughed, "Do you particularly spoil Xiaopang because of this? Look at how many more times you hold Xiaopang than Mo Wang each day. Won’t Mo Wang feel you’re biased when he grows up?"

Lu Zhanguo denied it: "Mo Wang is a boy. He should be like a man and not be spoiled." His hand, however, unscrupulously slid into Gu Xiaobei’s clothes, pinching her all over.

Gu Xiaobei whimpered, why does every conversation in bed with this man end up with them undressing?

Lu Zhanguo touched the scar from the knife wound on her abdomen, kissed the corner of her mouth...

The next morning, the two of them dropped the kids off at the small yard, and Lu Zhanguo rode his bike with Gu Xiaobei to Zhang Lijun’s house.

Zhang Lijun’s house was a flat house with a small yard attached, which was two points of land.

As soon as they entered the yard, they saw the energetic Li Fengmei turning the ground over, and Dadong and Xiaodong helping to weed the yard.

Seeing Lu Zhanguo and Gu Xiaobei entering the yard pushing their bikes, Li Fengmei threw her shovel, patted the dirt off herself, and walked over with a smile: "I was just saying we should tidy up the yard and then come visit you."

Gu Xiaobei looked at the kids working in the yard and said, "Just in time, Zhanguo was free today so we came over. Dadong and Xiaodong have grown taller again. Dadong is almost a young man now."

Li Fengmei replied: "He is starting eighth grade this autumn. Is he not already a young man?"

Li Fengmei entered the house to move stools while saying this, inviting Gu Xiaobei and the others to sit under the tea shed next to the main gate, and said, "Zhang Lijun has gone to buy vegetable seeds. He should be back soon."

Gu Xiaobei asked, "What kind of vegetables are you planting now?"

Li Fengmei replied, "Just sowing a few seeds, and we will have seedlings to eat in a few days. After moving to the city, there are more places where money is spent. Not to mention anything else, these two half-grown boys can eat a lot, and they need money for school. It’s better to save as much as possible." She was honest and not afraid to make people laugh.

Gu Xiaobei smiled and said, "That’s partly why I came here today. Have you considered starting a business yourself?"

Li Fengmei sighed: "Nowadays, to start a business, you need capital. Our family lives hand to mouth every month, where would we get the capital?"

Gu Xiaobei knew that they still sent money home every month. Added to the expenses of their own family, they couldn’t save much.