Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 139 - 134: Big-Hearted

Chapter 139: Chapter 134: Big-Hearted

"If you know, why don’t you hurry up and say it? Dawdling about." Xia Yuan finally couldn’t help but show her teeth.

"Hehe."

Seeing Xia Yuan get angry, Lu Aiguo instead slowed down, unable to resist teasing her a bit. Only when he saw that Xia Yuan’s face really showed urgency did he quickly continue, "You’ve heard about people choking to death on food, but you’ve never heard of people stopping eating because of that, right?"

"That’s called ’abandoning eating for fear of choking.’" Xia Yuan glared at him with no good humor, wondering when Lu Aiguo had also become so long-winded, unable to finish a sentence.

"Right, my wife is learned indeed." Lu Aiguo did not skimp on praising her, "Think about our family, isn’t it the same principle?"

Xia Yuan suddenly paused, sinking into a contemplative silence.

Lu Aiguo was in no hurry, simply watching the changing expressions on her face, quietly waiting for her to figure it out on her own.

"I’m still worried..."

Xia Yuan was conflicted for a while, still hesitating.

"Maybe we’ve taken the wrong approach."

Lu Aiguo looked at Xia Yuan, speaking softly, "I hadn’t anticipated that the chips would sell so well that we’d reach the point of not being able to meet demand. Originally, I thought having just one snack like chips was too monotonous. But now, looking back, we’re so busy we can’t even keep up with producing just this one item."

"Seeing our chips sell well, there are many out there trying to copy us, but none can make chips as thin and crispy as ours. Isn’t what they lack exactly the kind of machinery we have?"

"But think about it, if we continue like this, more people will become envious, and there’s bound to be someone who’ll report us. We don’t have any foundation in Haicheng, and if it really comes to that, just one inspection could expose our machinery, and being taken away wouldn’t be the end of it. We wouldn’t have a single person who could explain their origins—that would be inviting disaster, wouldn’t it? So, I think our original plan to take the machinery to the house in Jingtou Village to increase production is no longer feasible."

"So what should we do? Are we just going to give up on the chip business?" Xia Yuan became anxious all of a sudden, then looked skeptically at Lu Aiguo, "And you just said you wanted to ask your sister to come earlier?"

"Of course we can’t give up on the chip business. Look, now we’re making more than a decent amount of money each day. It would be such a waste to give up. On the contrary, I want to expand it. I thought about finding a secluded place near our hometown to set up a factory," Lu Aiguo said, shaking his head with a smile.

It was a joke to think they would let go of such a lucrative business. Boldness brings wealth, while timidity brings poverty—that’s been the truth both in the past and present, here and abroad.

"We may not have a foundation in Haicheng, but it will be different back in our hometown. Do you remember what Xiaoyun said? Actually, there’s a complete set of machinery for making chips; there are machines for washing and peeling, machines that can directly slice potatoes into thin pieces, and even large vacuum fryers. There are even machines for packaging."

"Right, I remember," Xia Yuan’s heart was moved, "You want to send the machinery back home, open a factory, and then bring the product back to sell?"

"Exactly. Not only that, I’m also thinking of hiring someone to learn to drive, then buying our own truck to transport the goods. Later, in addition to Haicheng, we can slowly start selling the chips in other cities," Lu Aiguo outlined his plan in his mind, his eyes shining brightly with a dazzling, confident radiance.

"I’ve inquired about it, and private car purchases and driving lessons aren’t allowed yet, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any solutions. We can associate it with a unit. As long as we find connections, we can register the vehicle under a unit’s name to buy it, and we can also register someone to learn to drive."

But his expression soon turned somewhat discouraged, "However, I’m afraid the money we have now is still a bit short."

"Starting a factory and buying a truck, both at the same time, we are indeed short on funds. But if we wait until after the New Year, it should be about right," Xia Yuan quickly calculated in her mind and came to a conclusion.

Lu Aiguo nodded. He had a rough idea of how much money they had at home. His wife did the accounting, regularly reporting to him and Shitou, and they didn’t conceal it from their daughter. This was to let them understand their family’s finances. According to the daughter, it also served to motivate them to work even harder to earn money.

"I want to ask my sister and the others to come earlier. They won’t be staying here at night, and we’ll just need to be a bit more careful during the day—it actually won’t be a big deal. Starting a factory won’t happen overnight; we need to have them learn how to use the machinery, how to deliver goods, and even if they could learn to drive the truck in advance, that would be good. This way, when they’re ready, with Shitou staying behind, I’d be able to take some time to go back to Yushu Village and talk to Uncle Er about how to set up the factory."

"I didn’t expect you to have such big dreams," Xia Yuan couldn’t help but laugh after listening.

"What’s wrong with dreaming big? Only dreams can lead to big business. If we don’t even dare to dream, we’d have to continue staying in Yushu Village farming."

Lu Aiguo couldn’t help but laugh as well, "Our biggest secret is actually the machinery. Taking the machinery from Haicheng back to our hometown, most of the villagers who have never been out wouldn’t suspect anything. Over a few years, we’ll be able to openly run a factory, and by then, who could seize our machinery? If we don’t want to talk about it, who would be able to press us to reveal where our machinery came from? By that time, we will have been to many places. The trucks would have crisscrossed everywhere. If anyone really wants to know, let them go investigate where our machinery really came from."

"Alright. After dinner, I’ll check how much money we can use from our accounts," Xia Yuan relaxed as her mental knots unravelled.

"Great. Then after dinner, everyone will sit down and discuss things together. If the money is not enough, we can temporarily halt the construction of the house in Jingtou Village. I’ve seen that most other houses there are only one or two stories tall. In fact, after leaving that side, building up to three stories will be enough for us. It won’t stick out too much either."

Lu Aiguo nodded. Such a big decision called for everyone to sit down and talk it over. He could only propose the general idea, there was still much to discuss in detail.

"Mhm," Xia Yuan nodded.

During dinner, Lu Aiguo indeed brought up the topic again with Shitou and Lu Yun.

Lu Yun’s eyes lit up, realizing her father was a rare business genius. Bold and meticulous, even during prosperous times, he wasn’t blinded by success but was clear about the hidden dangers and knew how to leverage their strengths for even greater planning.

Lu Yun was truly impressed by her father, and Shitou looked at Lu Aiguo with similar admiration. Although he addressed Lu Aiguo as a brother, he couldn’t deny that in his heart, Lu Aiguo had always been like a fatherly figure to him, someone from whom he continuously learned throughout his growth.

The four of them quickly finished their meal and gathered in the study upstairs to discuss the details.