Reborn in the 80s, Get Rich by Eating Melons
Chapter 486: He Deserved to be Beaten by Me

Chapter 486: Chapter 486: He Deserved to be Beaten by Me

Guo Jinnian "hmph"ed, turning away to avoid looking at Gu Hongwei. She had a straightforward personality, somewhat boyish, yet fundamentally she held a woman’s sensibilities. It was bad enough that Gu Hongwei had taken liberties with her this time, but she also missed her train. He’d be lucky if she didn’t beat him up.

Seeing Jinnian’s reaction, Hongwei remained silent, his face dark.

Looking back now, Deng Wenwen had indeed mentioned that Tong Yao was with her cousin. In his rush to meet Tong Yao, he had completely forgotten this.

Although he had been beaten up, fortunately, Tong Yao had not boarded the train.

Tong Yao looked at Gu Hongwei, then at Guo Jinnian, feeling awkwardly caught in the middle. Now that she couldn’t go, this bunch of goods on her hands was like adding insult to injury for the normally not so well-off her.

Just as she was thinking this, Guo Jinnian asked, "What do we do with all these goods we’re now stuck with?"

Before Tong Yao could think of a solution, Gu Hongwei said, "Set up a street stall! There are a lot of girls in school who love these little trinkets. As long as the price isn’t too high, they should sell well."

Guo Jinnian, unwilling to engage with Gu Hongwei, asked Tong Yao, "Yaoyao, what do you think?"

Tong Yao thought for a moment, and said, "I think Hongwei’s suggestion is good. Whether we make money or not, we need to sell this stock. We can’t be left holding the bag."

Now that her plans to go abroad were thwarted, and Gu Hongwei knew about her idea of overseas purchasing, the chances of going abroad to source goods were now gone. She could only sell her goods domestically.

"Let’s go then, stop sitting here like a couple of fools." Guo Jinnian stood up, and began walking, dragging a shelf of goods ahead of her.

Gu Hongwei hitched another shelf of goods behind him and said, "My bike is parked outside."

Tong Yao came up with an idea, "Let’s first go and push your bike back to the store! We can leave these goods there for the night, and it’ll be easier to set up the stall tomorrow."

Neither Guo Jinnian nor Gu Hongwei objected. Now that they had missed the train and couldn’t get a refund on their tickets, they had to bite the bullet.

What a bad start!

They had to console themselves that perhaps missing out might have its advantages.

When the trio reached the railway station where Gu Hongwei had parked his bike, they searched for a while but couldn’t find the bike.

Guo Jinnian clicked her tongue, "Great, we haven’t even started, and we’ve already lost a bike and the money for two train tickets."

Gu Hongwei pursed his lips in silence with a grim face.

In a big city like Kyoto, a lost bike was a minor issue. Even if they reported it to the police, it was unlikely to be recovered. The three of them couldn’t be bothered with the matter, so they dragged their goods back to the milk tea shop.

"Sister Yaoyao, I’m sorry, I’m the one who couldn’t keep my mouth shut and told Hongwei about your plans to go overseas for purchasing." On seeing that Tong Yao and Guo Jinnian were back, she apologized guiltily and breathed a sigh of relief.

She had always felt that going abroad for purchasing was too risky, but she couldn’t dissuade Tong Yao and Guo Jinnian because they were courageous. Now, even if they blamed her, it was better than if something had happened to them while they were abroad.

Guo Jinnian walked over and poked Wenwen on the forehead, "You, huh."

She did not say any words of blame.

Tong Yao also just smiled and consoled her, "Never mind, we’ll just sell these goods at a street stall. Maybe it’s a good thing we didn’t go. After all, going abroad does have its risks." Things had already turned out this way, they had to think positively.

Gu Hongwei added, "If you guys really want to source goods, there’s no need to go overseas. You can go around cities in the country. Although the profit is lower, it’s safer."

Tong Yao and Guo Jinnian looked at each other, both feeling Gu Hongwei’s point was reasonable. As long as they chose the right products, sourcing domestically could also generate a substantial income.

Guo Jinnian was annoyed with Gu Hongwei, of course she wouldn’t praise him for being right. She just snorted coldly and didn’t reply.

Seeing this, Wenwen thought Guo Jinnian was still angry about Gu Hongwei stopping them, so she took the initiative to apologize to Guo Jinnian, "Cousin, don’t blame Hongwei, it’s all my fault for not being able to keep my mouth shut. Hongwei was just thinking about your safety."

Just after she finished speaking, two people suddenly rushed in from outside. One of them, a woman, pointed at Gu Hongwei and said, "Dad, it’s him who rode off with my bike."

After saying this, she fumed, "Where’s my bike?"

She had checked carefully just now. There was no bike at the door.

Hearing these words, her dad glared fiercely at Gu Hongwei like a raging bull, looking like he wanted to fight.

The man was here but the bike wasn’t, it might have been secretly sold.

Seeing that the bike owners were here, Wenwen suddenly remembered about it and quickly stepped forward to explain, "Please stay calm, we will definitely return the bike to you."

She had just pacified the girl and given her ten yuan as a deposit only to have this girl run an errand and come back with her dad.

Seeing the bike owners were here, Gu Hongwei stood up in an awkward manner and apologized, "I am really sorry, the bicycle was stolen...".

"What?"

Upon hearing this, both father and daughter became agitated. The man didn’t even wait for Gu Hongwei to finish speaking, grabbed him by the collar and was ready to blow up.

Both Tong Yao and Wenwen quickly held back the man, Tong Yao took the initiative to propose, "Sorry about this, he had an emergency just now and that’s why he rode your bike to the railway station. We did not expect it to be stolen. How about this, you tell us how much the bike cost and we will pay you, and on top of the original price, we will give you an extra twenty yuan."

On the way, she had asked Gu Hongwei about the bike, it was about 80% new, probably hadn’t been purchased for long. They had lost someone’s bike, it was only fair to pay a little extra compensation.

Hearing this, the man saw that their attitudes were decent, and didn’t make a fuss anymore. The bike cost 158 yuan, he wasn’t an extortionist and didn’t ask for more. Subtracting the money Wenwen had given earlier, he took another 168 yuan from Tong Yao.

Guo Jinnian, on the other hand, watched as someone roughed up Gu Hongwei without any intention of helping.

Not giving Gu Hongwei another beating was already very generous of her.

As it was mealtime, they were all hungry. Tong Yao proposed to go to a restaurant for a meal. The bubble tea shop had staff on duty, so Wenwen went along with them. On the way, seeing Gu Hongwei’s bruised face, Wenwen pulled Guo Jinnian aside.

"Cousin, did you...did you do this to Hongwei?"

"He had it coming," Guo Jinnian shot a glance at Gu Hongwei.

Wenwen was shocked, "Cousin, even if Hongwei blocked you from going abroad, there’s no need to beat him like this! Hongwei’s a good guy; he was just trying to look out for your safety."

Guo Jinnian was strong and knew some martial arts, which Wenwen knew, but she had never imagined that Guo Jinnian would hit Gu Hongwei. They all knew each other so well, but then her cousin beat Hongwei up. How awkward!

No wonder Gu Hongwei wasn’t very cheerful. Who could be cheerful after such beating?

"Don’t bother asking about it. He deserved the beating." Guo Jinnian couldn’t bring herself to say out loud that Gu Hongwei had been groping her.