Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 95 Letter from Haicheng

Chapter 95: Chapter 95 Letter from Haicheng

Xia Yuan shook her head, "It’s not so easy to find a house in the city. Now, everyone only has enough space to accommodate themselves, with many people squeezing three generations into a tiny house. That my sister could find us a small, detached courtyard was a surprise to me."

Then it could only be this way for now.

"Dad, Mom, it’s not a big deal, is it? It’s just a forty-minute journey, right?"

Lu Yun wasn’t afraid of this; at most, she considered it a daily exercise. However, this meant that she probably wouldn’t be able to come back for lunch, and she would need to bring a boxed meal to school.

As she approached, she casually poured a glass of mineral water, dropped an anti-hangover pill into it, and handed it to Lu Aiguo. He took it and poured it straight into his mouth.

"Then let’s discuss this after we arrive in Haicheng. For now, at least we’ve found a place to stay." Lu Aiguo was not familiar with Haicheng at all and couldn’t offer any helpful suggestions. "Does this mean Xiaoyun’s school enrollment is no longer a problem?"

"Yes. I moved her household registration back with mine. She’s of age, so there shouldn’t be a problem with school enrollment. The worst-case scenario is she might be late for this year’s registration and have to start school a year later. The tougher issue is about us opening a store. My sister and brother-in-law have inquired about it."

"They said that to open a store, we must first apply for an individual business license from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, but there are too few people willing to be individual entrepreneurs nowadays, and I haven’t heard of anyone applying for that license yet. However, I heard there are many more street vendors in the city. My sister and brother-in-law suggest that we should start with a street stall too."

Xia Yuan handed the letter in her hand to Lu Aiguo, and he read it quickly. The letter mainly reiterated what his wife had said. After pondering for a while, he said, "My sister’s and brother-in-law’s advice is worth considering. We don’t necessarily have to open a store right away. Perhaps starting with a stall, or continuing to sell door-to-door like we do now, may be more prudent given the current situation."

Lu Aiguo slowly rested his head on Xia Yuan’s shoulder, "I have been continuously pondering over this. Although the policies have started to improve, they are still in their infancy. For so many years, such things have been regarded as speculation and profiteering. It may take a while for that perception to change in some people’s minds. What if we really opened a shop and got targeted as speculators, then were taken away by the police for speculating? That would be a terrible injustice."

He exhaled deeply, the more he talked, the clearer his thoughts became, "If it was just me, I wouldn’t be afraid of anything. But now I have a wife and children; I need to think things through more thoroughly. And then there’s Shitou, how young is he? Whether it’s going to school or getting a job, a political review is required. What if he can’t pass the political review and is unable to go to university?"

Lu Aiguo looked over at Shitou, "We didn’t have the means before, but now we have options to choose from. Since going to university has always been Shitou’s dream, it would be best if he could attend. I cannot, under any circumstances, be the cause of his failure. So, when I look at it this way, opening a shop really doesn’t seem as good as continuing to work quietly under the radar."

"I also think we can wait a bit, until the policies are more clear. It shouldn’t be too late by then, at most a year or two."

Shitou also looked at Lu Aiguo and approved of what he said.

He and Lu Yun had discussed this issue in private. In her previous life, Lu Yun knew of a case in the Magic Capital in the eighties where someone opened a restaurant, only to be escorted by a special car to Beijing for a meeting with the central leadership, and then immediately afterward, was taken away by the public security and detained for several months.

But by eighty-two, eighty-three, individual businesses were becoming more and more common, and licenses for individual businesses were being issued by the thousands. So there was no need for them to take risks; they could wait and still make their mark when the time came.

"Let’s slowly accumulate capital for now. When the time is right, we’ll be ready to really make a big move."

Shitou spoke with determination, knowing the future trend, everything seemed to become easier.

"You’re absolutely right. We need to work diligently and eat one bite at a time. Wife, I refuse to believe there won’t come a day when I can’t give you a good life." Lu Aiguo’s emotions were instantly stirred, and with the bounty he had gathered from the mountain giving him great confidence, he spoke passionately to Xia Yuan, "From now on, all the money I make will be yours, and I’ll treat you the best. There’s no way I’ll be like that bastard Xie Changgen, treating the second sister like she doesn’t matter."

"What nonsense are you spouting, and you say you haven’t drunk too much?" Xia Yuan was both delighted and indignant at being confessed to in front of Lu Yun and Shitou, her face turning red as she reached out to twist the soft flesh at Lu Aiguo’s waist.

Lu Aiguo winced and begged for mercy with a grimace.

Does it really hurt that much?

Inside, Xia Yuan was doubtful, but she ignored him outwardly while still unwittingly easing up on the strength of her grip, causing Lu Aiguo to suddenly smile slyly as if he had succeeded in his cunning plan.

Shitou and Lu Yun hastily turned their heads away, holding back laughter as if they hadn’t heard or seen anything.

"I’ll leave the outside matters up to you guys. However, I think we could actually press more oil ourselves to sell. In my opinion, that’s still the most profitable."

Having glanced at them, Xia Yuan spoke up. With the experience of selling goods once before, she felt a special sense of identification with cooking oil—seeing how people wouldn’t hesitate at all to bring out their money for it, not even bothering to haggle over the price.

When she was in the mountains, she remembered the oil press that Lu Yun had once mentioned and even asked her to try out. It turned out the machine just needed some sunshine to work, which her daughter said was solar-powered. Standing over a meter tall, you could put peanuts, beans, walnut kernels, rapeseeds, sunflower seeds... all sorts of things into it, and in just an hour or two, out would flow crystal-clear oil.

The crucial point was that the oil press wasn’t loud to operate. Plus, the leftover residue could be made into small snacks like mini steamed buns and pancakes. At the very least, selling the leftover residue to someone raising pigs was an excellent feed, so there was no worry about any waste.

After Xia Yuan finished voicing her thoughts, she suddenly came to her senses and asked Lu Aiguo, "What were you just saying about the second sister and her husband? What happened between them?"

Lu Yun also widened her eyes, curious. Could it be that in their previous lives, this couple’s conflicts had already started to surface at this time?

Lu Yun had no idea that it was the milk powder and bottles she had produced that caused the butterfly’s wings to flap slightly and, incidentally, steered the lives of Lu Aimei, Xie Changgen, Dabao, and Xiaobao off course, making a sharp turn.

Lu Aiguo recounted the whole story of what had happened in his second sister’s family from beginning to end, then said fiercely, "Tomorrow I’m going to pay Xie Changgen a visit in Xie Village with Aibing to have a serious talk."

Lu Yun snickered to herself, seeing that her father was so angry he didn’t even refer to the second sister’s husband by his name anymore. It seemed he was quite infuriated. Perhaps his idea of "talking" was really just wanting to use his fists!

Good, that kind of man deserves a lesson.

"It’s about time to have that talk with him. How could he be like that? Who does he really think is his own flesh and blood? People who can’t tell right from wrong are the most despicable," said Xia Yuan, furious. There was nothing she despised more in her life than people who were foolishly filial to the point of stupidity and ridiculousness, yet still oblivious to it.