Chapter 63: Reborn 1987 Chapter 63 Decision
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Protagonist:
Jiang Wenyu
The New Year had passed, but that bustling energy had not dissipated; people visiting relatives and dropping by neighbors' homes were everywhere.
Jiang Wenyu and Chen Lan also prepared to make the rounds, and for this they had readied quite a few things that were presentable enough to give.
Chen Lan's mood was much better than before; ever since she mentioned wanting to go find Chen Na, three or four days had passed, and only after Jiang Wenyu persuaded her did she temporarily put that notion aside.
Although the relationship between Chen Na and them had indeed been very bad in the past, she was still Chen Lan's own younger sister, and Jiang Wenyu no longer cared much about past matters.
So Jiang Wenyu knew that given any chance, Chen Lan might well go find Chen Na, but as for what the latter was like now, neither of them knew.
Giving gifts during the New Year was a ritual every household had to perform; on ordinary days their relations with the neighbors on the street were very friendly, so the two of them split up to make the rounds, with Nuan Nuan brought along by Chen Lan.
He knocked on the door, and an elderly woman came out; at the sight of Jiang Wenyu her face broke into a kindly smile, and she said, "Oh my, Xiao Jiang is here, come in, come in!"
Jiang Wenyu walked into Lin Shen's house with a smile, and after entering he asked, "Lin Xiaomei didn't come back this year?"
Lin Shen smiled, but there was a hidden desolation on her face; she only said, "No, no, she said she couldn't get a ticket, just sent a letter back to the two of us."
The old couple spending the New Year alone at home was indeed quite desolate; Jiang Wenyu hadn't known, otherwise he would have invited the two of them to his own home long ago.
Just as the two were chatting, a violent fit of coughing suddenly came from inside.
Jiang Wenyu asked, "What's wrong with Lin Shu?"
Lin Shen said, "It's nothing, nothing, your Lin Shu caught a bit of a chill these past couple of days, just a cold; Xiao Jiang, take this stuff back, Lin Shen can't accept it!"
Jiang Wenyu hurriedly said, "Lin Shen, don't argue with me, these are just food, not anything valuable, just accept them."
Lin Shen couldn't prevail over him so she could only smile and accept them, saying, "You're busy running around day in and day out, and when you're free you still help the neighbors fix this and that, making everyone feel quite embarrassed."
Jiang Wenyu laughed, "Haha, it's nothing, these are all things I should do; Chema City's environment is improving now, and it will soon start developing toward a big city, and when that time comes everyone's lives will get better."
"Yes, just don't know if the old man and I will live to see that day arrive."
Looking at Lin Shen's face full of wrinkles and that bitter smile, Jiang Wenyu didn't mind, and comforted her, "You two old folks are in very good health, don't think about such inauspicious things; alright Lin Shen, I'll head back first!"
"Okay okay, take care, Xiao Jiang!"
After leaving Lin Shen's home Jiang Wenyu went door to door giving gifts one by one, and only returned home around three or four in the afternoon; Chen Lan and Nuan Nuan had already returned earlier, and compared to what they had given out, what others had given back to them
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was actually even more; Xiao Nuannuan was lying prone in the middle of a pile of biscuit bags, giggling nonstop.
Today was also the last holiday they would spend; tomorrow the two of them would have to return to work.
"Right, how's the Factory?" Jiang Wenyu asked.
Chen Lan sat below shaking her head and said, "Still unclear, the director didn't really talk to me much, but I always feel it might not stay open much longer; she still has the idea of selling the factory."
If that director insists on thinking that way then they can't do anything about it, but Chen Lan already had her own plan long ago.
The next day, Jiang Wenyu rode his bicycle to the Mall; Chema City after the New Year was still bustling and harmonious, the sound of firecrackers still ringing incessantly in the ears.
The Mall also seemed brand new, crowded with people coming and going, lively indeed.
But Jiang Wenyu went to a corner no one would pay attention to, and finally walked inside.
"You're here." Li Chen was fiddling with something on a calculator, then walked over and said, "I roughly calculated, these past few months we've earned a total of thirty-five thousand yuan, really not a small amount, but if Wang Tao weren't meddling in here it could probably double."
Wang Tao's various disruptions had indeed affected their business, and this was something worth considering.
And Jiang Wenyu's assets had now reached over twenty thousand; Li Chen had earned no small amount either; this capital reserve was already top-tier in all of Chema City, but both men kept a very low profile, especially Jiang Wenyu, who was even preparing for his future goals.
Jiang Wenyu said, "Now that we have some funds, I actually have some matters I want to discuss with you."
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