Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten-Chapter 743 - 745: The Strong-Willed Cao Na

The house was being renovated with great enthusiasm, and over there Gong Ruini and others began preparing for their long-planned year-end big business.

Zhuge Zhi noticed that there were cars coming in and out these days, unloading a lot of things, and felt it was quite strange.

"Ban Xia, do you know what all this stuff is?" Children naturally tend to know, and Zhao Xuran and the others didn’t think they shouldn’t know about these things. They were always holding onto the idea of educating Ban Xia from a young age.

Zhan Banxia laughed, "I’m not telling you."

"Oh, not telling me?" Zhuge Zhi was surprised, it seemed like there was a little secret, or perhaps Gong Ruini had come up with another idea.

Zhuge Zhi really couldn’t understand how Gong Ruini’s mind worked, constantly coming up with one idea after another.

Then, after some discussions between Zhao Xuran and the others, they managed to organize things that even the adults thought were impossible, and the most important thing was the quick action.

"Zisu?" Zhuge Zhi turned to look at his little grandson.

Zhuge Zisu looked up at Zhuge Zhi, "Can’t say."

"Brother said it’s a secret."

Oh, it’s a secret, Zhuge Zhi understood. It seemed like they were planning to make a big amount of money. After all, the house renovation cost a lot, and then there was the money for purchasing a house, so these kids probably owed quite a bit.

Even if Cai Ming wouldn’t force them to repay, they wouldn’t want to delay. But wasn’t the sale of their practice exercises and books bringing in good income? Why were they still so tense?

Zhuge Zhi really didn’t understand these kids, but it was fortunate he knew they weren’t doing anything bad.

After a long time, Zhuge Zisu noticed that Zhuge Zhi was silent, and perhaps felt bad, "Grandpa, when I make money, I’ll buy you a coat."

Zhuge Zisu had already set his sights on a coat, now he was just waiting to earn the money to buy it for his grandpa.

"You’re going to buy me a coat?" Zhuge Zhi was surprised. He had never lacked clothes to wear in his life, but no younger person had ever been so filial as to want to buy him clothes, and so sincerely too.

"Why wait to earn money?" Zhuge Zhi gave the kids pocket money every month. He didn’t know about Gong Ruini and the others, but since Ban Xia didn’t go out much, they shouldn’t have opportunities to spend money.

"Because it’s money I earned myself." Zhuge Zisu wouldn’t use the money his grandpa gave him to buy gifts, as it wouldn’t be sincere that way.

"Sister said that when buying gifts for someone, it has to be with money you earn yourself, so it feels gratifying."

This was indeed something Gong Ruini, that clever girl, would say. She really was a quirky girl.

"Grandpa, both my brother and I have set our sights on it. That coat really looks nice." Even the eldest brother said the coat would look especially good on grandpa, so he was even more determined to buy it for him.

"Really?" Zhuge Zhi had worn all kinds of beautiful and expensive clothes before, but he was really looking forward to this year; it would definitely be lively.

"Really." Zhuge Zisu was also worried that speaking too much might leak the secret, "Grandpa, let’s have our lesson."

"Right, right." Ban Xia, who was quite nervous on the side and worried his younger brother would leak their secret, felt relieved when he stopped talking.

Gong Ruini looked at the pile of Spring Festival couplets and picked up the location of the market they had surveyed earlier, "We’ll get ready to get busy starting tomorrow."

"Oh oh oh oh." Zhao Guangran was happy, "We’re going to make money again."

"Make big money." Cao Na was excited, "I knew following Ni Zi would definitely lead to something fun. So, how are we going to operate this?"

"Just set up a stall, shouldn’t be an issue." They were seasoned in business, nothing awkward about starting. As for Cao Na being quiet, it wasn’t a problem, she could just be the logistics support.

"No problem." Cao Na knew her weaknesses, but she would give Gong Ruini and the others a surprise, in any case she wouldn’t let them think she was holding them back.

"And Ni Zi, I’ll take some couplets back, my dad said they look good, and he said he could help us ask around at his workplace." Cao Na remembered what her father said before she left home.

Actually, Cao Na found it quite strange, knowing her father wasn’t usually such an agreeable person, especially not when it came to business-like activities. Her father would usually avoid them.

But when he heard it was Gong Ruini’s idea, he agreed without hesitation to help.

Cao Na’s father helping to promote for them? Wow, Gong Ruini was certainly happy; this was a functional department. If one department made a purchase, it’s hard to say it wouldn’t spread further.

For salaried people, buying finished Spring Festival couplets for the New Year really wasn’t a burden, especially since the words they printed were so festive, many were quite thoughtful, sure to be liked at first sight.

The most important thing was that the calligraphy was truly grand, not quite the level of a renowned calligrapher, but certainly beyond those selling couplets on the street.

If they engaged in business, what would they do? Gong Ruini was troubled, usually, a commission would be involved, but was the Cao family short of that little money?

Sending such a small amount might even annoy the Cao family. Well, since they still had some Northeast delicacies at home, they could give those as a reward to Cao Na.

"Sure, great." Zhao Guangran was happy, "We’ve printed quite a lot of couplets, we need to work hard to sell them."

Although dad and Uncle Gong said the focus should be on wholesale, wholesale didn’t earn as much as retail.

"Ni Zi, we should start in front of the house, this way we can also practice." Even though Cao Na might introduce us to a big business, since she was already part of the team, she should be considered a main player, not just logistics support.

Ah, starting today, Gong Ruini didn’t mind, it just depended on whether Cao Na was willing. Actually, among acquaintances, Gong Ruini found it a bit harder to start, feeling like it would be embarrassing.

"I have no problem." Cao Na hadn’t thought about setting up a stall here, but she didn’t feel embarrassed either. She relied on hard work, nothing to be embarrassed about.

"Okay." Zhao Guangran grabbed the items and ran outside.

"No problem, right?" Gong Ruwen noticed Cao Na seemed a bit reluctant and asked with concern, "Don’t force yourself."

Cao Na forced a smile, "It’s no problem, I’m not forcing myself, there’s always a first time."

Right, when Ni Zi and the others sold tea eggs here, didn’t they also get the business going? How old were they at that time, there’s no reason she couldn’t do it now.

A strong-willed girl, very much like Gong Ruini, maybe that’s why Gong Ruini liked being with her.

And so, the Spring Festival couplet selling team officially started, marking the beginning of their annual New Year rhythm of setting up stalls and making money.