Chapter 1152: Doing Business

"Comrades, I'm back."

"Oh my, Xiaonian, happy wedding!"

"Where do I write down the gift? I'll give you a hundred... oh, it's just a little pocket money..."

"Hey, I brought some things back, I'll give them to you after I'm done with things. Brother Wu, how has this year been..."

"Oh, Wang Xin, taking care of the kid?"

Niu Dali froze for a moment, then realized, and the smile that had been a bit smug suddenly looked a bit awkward.

Wang Xin didn't seem to notice and said to himself: "It's getting warm, and it's lively today, so I brought the kid to see."

"Ah, that's great, that's great. How many months old is the kid?"

"Over three months."

"That's great. I see the kid looks quite good, takes after the parents." Niu Dali smiled, looking at the child in Wang Xin's arms.

"Brother Dali is back."

At this moment, a familiar voice rang out. Niu Dali turned his head to look and saw Yao Yuling, who had put on some weight after giving birth, her hair coiled up, her smile like a flower. A familiar feeling rushed toward him; it was still that beauty he found hard to let go of.

He nodded blankly, then smiled: "Xiaonian is getting married, could I be missing? You've changed."

"Oh my, it's worrying me to death. Having a kid, I'm about to get as fat as a pig."

"Not fat, you were too thin before, that wasn't healthy, now it's much better." Niu Dali waved his hand, "That, you guys stay here, I'll put these things back."

Wang Xin and Yao Yuling watched Niu Dali's departing back together.

Yao Yuling smiled and said: "Look at how smug he is, he must have really made money in Shenzhen."

"As long as he made money, that's good."

"Then why can't you make any?"

"Look at you, the nature of the work is different, how can you compare. Besides, what is 'more money'?" Wang Xin said, "I'm willing to be a policeman, the money I earn is enough for the family to spend, no worries about food and drink, this is quite good."

Yao Yuling didn't argue further, took the child from Wang Xin's hands, and said irritably: "Alright, give me the child, it's time to feed him. You're unreliable all day long, my son has suffered a lot with you."

"Yes, yes, I'm unreliable, whatever you say is right." Wang Xin was already used to it and didn't refute.

Watching Yao Yuling leave holding their son, he picked up a wedding cigarette from the table, put one in his mouth, and smoked it comfortably...

"Look at that, after showing off a circle and seeing people, he's suddenly wilted."

Cai Xiaonian leaned over to Wang Yan's side, shaking his head with emotion, "The vast sea is hard to navigate, and the clouds over Mount Wu are unique."

"Stop with the 'vast sea' stuff, it's almost time, hurry up and go pick up the bride."

"Still need a while, get me another bowl of mutton soup."

This was breakfast in the courtyard, the Lao Cai family directly covered two meals. After all, they had to be busy early in the morning, and people in the courtyard provided tables, chairs, benches, bowls, and chopsticks, and many helped with various tasks. Even those who didn't help were disturbed by the noise, so drinking some mutton soup and eating some flatbread was warm and comfortable. When the banquet dispersed in the afternoon, the remaining food would be divided among the families. Whenever someone in the courtyard held an event, this was the process.

After a while, Niu Dali also finished tidying up and came out, leaning over to serve himself a bowl of mutton soup and eating flatbread.

He muttered: "Wang Yan, you really can't say otherwise, your cooking skills are really good. I think if you went to Shenzhen to open a restaurant and learned their cuisine, you would definitely make a fortune."

"If it's delicious, eat more."

Brother Wang Wang Laowu on the side wasn't happy: "What's this, the flatbread I made isn't delicious?"

"Delicious, must be delicious." Niu Dali laughed, "It's just that Wang Yan's soup is even better, otherwise why would everyone in our courtyard ask him to be the head chef whenever there's an event."

"Forget it, would my own brother run that far to be a cook?" Cai Xiaonian shook his head repeatedly, "Do you know what my own brother is doing now?"

"Isn't he a criminal police officer?"

"That's old news, now he leads dozens of people, solving cases in various cities in our Liaoning Province. He even opened classes to teach, called a criminal investigation expert. Right, brother?"

"What expert, it's just my job. I'm still a railway criminal police officer, my work hasn't been transferred, it's just that the work I do is different."

"That's impressive, then you're a leader when you go out." Niu Dali grinned, then asked, "Then how much is your salary now?"

"The salary is seventy-six, and they added a subsidy for me, adding up to about one hundred and twenty."

"That's really not little, I used to earn only fifty-something yuan. You alone are worth two of me."

Cai Xiaonian also saw Niu Dali's disapproval and asked thoughtfully: "Hey, Old Niu, doing business over there, how much can you earn?"

"I'm just so-so, from last year until now, I earned a little over ten thousand."

"Whoa, you've become a ten-thousand-yuan household in a year."

"It's not that great, you haven't seen the really capable ones, some earn a ten-thousand-yuan household in a month, really can't compare. Let me tell you, that Shenzhen..."

Niu Dali began to brag about things in Shenzhen, and also bragged about his path to wealth, leaving everyone listening in a daze.

Wang Yan listened with a smile on the side and didn't expose Niu Dali's bragging.

Not to mention that he had watched the show and knew Niu Dali's start wasn't very good, even if he hadn't watched it, he could tell Niu Dali was bragging. Although he used the information gap to fool the bumpkins, he had some psychological confidence, and what he said sounded solid and unquestionable. But when it came down to reality, Niu Dali's bragging lacked some details, and he was ambiguous about people's follow-up questions.

Even if Wang Yan hadn't experienced Shenzhen at this time, he could grasp that Niu Dali was bragging. Not to mention that he had lived in this era several times with different identities.

The things Niu Dali said were definitely true, but they didn't happen to him; he took the people and things he had heard about and put them on himself to brag.

This was really a normal thing, who doesn't brag a little...

Amidst laughter and talk, time passed slowly. The people Wang Yan found to pick up the bride also arrived, all riding brand-new-looking Phoenix bicycles, and the bicycles were also decorated with red and colorful ornaments, a total of twelve.

Cai Xiaonian took the lead riding one, leading the team majestically to pick up the bride...

Firecrackers in the courtyard rang out, people became happy, everyone started to make a scene together, how joyful. Dish after dish of delicious food was placed on the table, people ate, drank, and laughed, how happy.

Ma Yan also came back to join the banquet and eat something good. Of course, it wasn't that the daily food was bad, but relatively speaking, it was always inferior to a banquet. Whether it was the taste of the big-pot dishes or the quantity of the dishes.

Unsurprisingly, another bunch of people cared about Wang Yan and Ma Yan's marriage, and received the news of getting married next summer. Wang Laowu and others cared about Wang Yan's work, all curious about this, especially since Wang Yan, although not high in position, had high status, knew a lot of things, and had solved many cases, so they all wanted to hear about it.

Wang Yan picked out some things that weren't too bloody to tell everyone, satisfying everyone's curiosity without affecting their appetite.

Niu Dali at the table also had a lot to say, very active, shaking fiercely, he thought he was the richest person present. Little did he know that among the dozen people at the other table who came on bicycles to help pick up the bride, there were players who could approve documents...

Niu Dali's bragging was fierce, and the wine he drank during the process was also fierce, as if he were unrestrained and forgetful of himself, but who among those present didn't know who, all understood that this kid was stimulated again. Still unable to let go, sad again...

The bustle dispersed, and the sad Niu Dali was sent back to his house by Wang Yan. The house didn't have much dust, as Cai Xiaonian, having received the news, had tidied it up in advance, and also brought cotton quilts, mattresses, pillows, etc., from home for Niu Dali.

"Look at him, what kind of girl can't a ten-thousand-yuan household find? No ambition at all, what a loser." Watching Niu Dali fall into a deep sleep, Cai Xiaonian couldn't help but scold.

"Forget it, you said 'the vast sea is hard to navigate', how could this thing be so easy to let go of. Why did he go to Shenzhen? Wasn't it to make money, to make something of himself, to let Yao Yuling know who the right person is. As a result, look, he went out for a year, and when he came back, the kid was already three months old, it would be strange if he wasn't sad."

Wang Yan thoughtfully excused Niu Dali, he waved his hand and said, "Alright, hurry back. The new bride has entered the house, shouldn't you go and warm things up?"

"What's there to warm up in broad daylight."

Cai Xiaonian turned and said, "Hey, brother, you said those things about 'misses' that this kid mentioned just now, are they true?"

"Do you think it's appropriate for you to discuss this with me, a people's policeman?"

"So what, can you manage things all the way to Shenzhen?"

Wang Yan shook his head with amusement: "What's so strange about this, haven't you seen it? Men have needs, women want to make money, isn't this just a perfect match. What, do you have ideas?"

"No, no, I just got married today, brother, what ideas could I have? Just curious and asking."

Talking and laughing, the two left Niu Dali's house and went home separately.

However, Wang Yan returned to the Old Ma house.

As soon as he saw Wang Yan return, Ma Yan said: "Why do you think Niu Dali is so unable to let go?"

"Normal, first love, it's all quite unforgettable."

Ma Yan glanced sideways: "Then who are you unable to forget?"

"I'm only unable to forget you."

"Hiss..." Old Ma, who was flushed from drinking, was unhappy, "What are you saying? Is that appropriate?"

Wang Sufang smiled: "So what, do you want to change to another son-in-law?"

"No, this is shameless to say."

"Old Ma, I have to criticize you, what's shameless about expressing feelings. You should talk to my mom more often when you have nothing to do, look at how happy she is."

"You've accepted me, so you call me mom."

"Dad, look at you, I've been calling you that for over a year, haven't I." Wang Yan said it right away.

"Get lost." Old Ma scolded with a smile.

The four people all laughed, quite harmonious...

Ma Yan sighed and said: "But it looks like Niu Dali really made money, do you think money is easy to make over there?"

Wang Yan glanced at Ma Kui, who was looking up, and smiled: "There are many factories over there, so the wages are higher than ours. The things made are also varied, and there are many things with fresh styles. The trains are full of people reselling goods, all in big bags, some are more capable, shipping train cars full here, Old Wang knows this well. Reselling once, that's doubling the profit.

Besides, it's also adjacent to Hong Kong, and there are many foreign goods smuggled in, like electronic watches, radios, televisions, etc., all have people smuggling them, and reselling them doubles the profit even more. What Niu Dali said isn't false, if you have connections and ideas, you can earn a lot."

"That's really great, it sounds like picking up money."

"That's because you only hear about those who make money, you don't hear about those who don't." Wang Yan said.

"Hey, he's right about this sentence." Ma Kui spoke up, "What, do you have ideas?"

"A little, many people in our school talk about this, and some sell things in school. Reform and opening up is definitely set, economic construction is definitely the mainstream, and we turn a blind eye to some situations here. My professional knowledge is barely keeping up, no great ability. If I go to the government, I'm not willing to do it. So I have some thoughts."

"You dare!" Old Ma didn't say a word, then glared, scaring Wang Sufang and Ma Yan, mother and daughter, into a start.

"Startling people, who are you trying to scare to death." Wang Sufang patted Old Ma irritably.

Old Ma said: "What did you say just now? Only heard about making money, didn't hear about losing money. Finish your studies well, the state will arrange work, isn't that good? Is doing business that easy? Do you think anyone can do it? You see people earning tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, but losing money is also tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, when it really comes to that time, what will you use to pay it back?

Daughter, you should still be steady. Learn your major well, wait for the work assignment, you two get married and have children next year, won't you still have to take care of the child then? Your mom's health has always been bad, are you willing to see your mom suffer so much? That will also take several years to take care of."

Wang Yan laughed out loud: "I understand, Old Ma's thinking is flexible now, taking advantage of the state, right."

"What taking advantage?" Old Ma glared at Wang Yan with dissatisfaction, "She works during the day, can't she take care of it at night? We are both criminal police, I can't take care of it, and you are busier day by day, shouldn't these things be considered?"

Old Ma has a desire for control, in the original show he strongly opposed Ma Yan quitting her iron rice bowl to do business, until the end when he agreed, he really couldn't manage it anymore. Of course, he was indeed doing it for Ma Yan's good, considering Ma Yan's interests, but whether this is selfishness or great love, that can't be clearly stated.

Wang Yan said: "Old Ma, what you said can't be said to be wrong, but this matter isn't that absolute either. Just like us being criminal police, there is definitely a life-threatening danger, at critical moments we must go up, must take the lead. We can't just say because we are afraid of this or that, we won't be police anymore, and won't care when we see criminal events. You don't need me to tell you this principle, right?"

"Can that be the same, so what, isn't she your wife." Old Ma looked irritable.

Wang Yan shook his head with amusement: "I know you love your daughter dearly. But some people have risks in doing business, and some people have no risks in doing business, you know this. If we really want to do business, we have the capital, and we know all kinds of people, just shipping goods from there to here to earn the price difference, it's a steady profit without loss."

"Not to mention far away, just now, I make one phone call, and I can get a document to pick up steel at the steel mill, I give this document to someone who needs it, and this person will give me at least a few thousand yuan in kickbacks."

"That's illegal and criminal."

"If it's really illegal and criminal, then those with big heads will die first. Moreover, it's not that serious, it's just skirting the edge. After all, those things always have to go somewhere, it's just a question of where they go, and this creates loopholes. Just like our housing allocation, housing must be allocated, but when to allocate, how to allocate, where to allocate, these all have room for operation. You are an old hand, don't you understand this?"

Wang Yan said, "So Ma Yan doing business is no problem. We don't skirt the edge, we do it ourselves, and we have a safety net, so the problem isn't big. Old Ma, relax, don't be so serious, nothing will happen."

Ma Kui hummed: "Just keep showing off, sooner or later you'll have a hard time."

Ma Yan gave a thumbs up on the side: "It still has to be you."

"Aren't you sowing discord, you didn't like me in the first place. You're thinking too early now, wait until you graduate next year. Be steady, no need to rush."

"Listen to you." ===== CHAPTER 1153 =====