Yuncheng University was founded in the early 1950s. At that time, Sino-Soviet relations were in a honeymoon period. The Soviet Union provided a lot of assistance. Therefore, there were many Soviet-style buildings built with red bricks on the campus. After more than 40 years of wind and rain, many of them could no longer keep up with the needs of the times. Some were demolished for other purposes, while others rented out and turned into supermarkets, bookstores, print shops and other commercial places. Du Qiu and others rented them to make notepads, in a somewhat dilapidated red building near the stadium.

Du Chunhua was very interested in the business that Du Qiu had found in just a few days after returning to China. He specially took a half-day vacation to visit. Lin Dawei was an old man and didn't need any guidance. He drove to the destination with a familiar road. After getting off the car, he said with an expression of bad luck: "I just saw several beautiful girls on the road. It seems that the quality of Yunda's girls is much higher than when I was studying. Du Qiu, do you want me to ask someone to introduce you to me?"

"Don't take the blame, you will know how to mess with the flowers all day long and don't do serious business!"

"Uncle, what is flirting with flowers?"

As long as many things are broken through their defenses, it will be natural. After Du Qiu shouted the word "sister" to his mother last night, everything was let go. Even when he was a child, he didn't feel ridiculous. Instead, he felt very close. He hugged Lin Jinyan from the back of the car and said with a smile: "What is flirting with grass means to grab the big red flowers when you see others, and step on the small green grass on the side of the road. Are you right to do this?"

"No! Dad, you are such a big bad guy."

"Oh, you little bastard, you have been betrayed in the whole night. You didn't even go with your dad and ran to hang out with your uncle. Come over and kiss me quickly, or I'll spank you."

"Don't kiss you, big bad guy, go away quickly, don't chase me..."

The father and son were busy playing, while Du Chunhua looked around and said with some emotion: "When I first arrived in Yuncheng in 1989, I lived in such a small red building for more than half a year. Jinyan was pregnant at that time."

The domestic situation in the 1970s was turbulent and there was no environment for studying. Therefore, Du Chunhua did not graduate from junior high school until she was 16 years old. Her grades were very good, but her family’s financial conditions were not good at that time, so she gave the opportunity to Lin Dawei and went to a normal college without tuition. After graduation, she worked as a teacher in a rural primary school and paid for Lin Dawei to go to college. Lin Dawei reciprocate. After determining the allocation unit before graduation in the senior year, she asked her classmates who had related help to move her household registration from her hometown to Yuncheng, and she worked as a calligraphy and painting teacher in the Youth Palace, and jumped out of the farming gate. This was a great thing in the late 1980s. The two of them were greedy for cheapness at the time. In this cold winter and hot summer, they rented a house less than 50 square meters for temporary residence. They lived a very hard life.

Du Qiu had heard about them renting a house before, but this was the first time he heard that he had become an embryo in such a house, so he asked enthusiastically: "Where is that building?"

"Near the artificial lake, it has been demolished and converted into an expert building a few years ago." Du Chunhuaya is very literary, but she never complains without any hesitation. After a little review of the past, she turned her head and shouted: "Stop messing around, let's go."

This Red Building used to be the experimental building of the School of Materials. It has been idle for several years. There are three floors in total. Du Qiu took his family to the second floor from the stairs in the middle and came to the office of a small house on the right. There was only Su Wenxiu. She was packing a cover for the notepad. When she saw Du Qiu in, she immediately stood up and asked, "Du Qiu, did you see... is this your sister?"

"Yes, this is my sister, this is my brother-in-law, and nephew. Sister, this is Su Wenxiu I told you yesterday." Du Qiu introduced it to both parties and asked, "Where is Brother Hai?"

"He went to deliver the goods, and it was the order from Xinhua Bookstore."

Du Chunhua was very interested in Su Wenxiu and asked questions. Du Qiu had already laid the groundwork for dinner that day, and was not worried about being in trouble, so he took Lin Dawei to another room to see the process of making notepads. The room used to be a warehouse with a large space, with only three workers inside, which seemed empty. Lin Dawei looked at it for a while and asked, "Why don't they take the materials home to make them? This will save a rent fee and you don't have to work hard to manage it."

"This kind of book depends entirely on creativity and has no technical content. It can only rely on monopoly on raw materials to prevent others from piracy. If you take it home, it will be flooded in two or three days."

"You don't have any special materials, aren't it just cowhide and needlework? You can buy it any outside."

"The same cloth is a few dollars per piece, and can be bought everywhere, and some are hundreds per piece, and they can only be imported." Du Qiu walked to the corner and picked up a roll of cowhide to show it to him, explaining: "There are only two countries with the best cowhide in the world, one is Italy and the other is Thailand. This is the first layer of calfskin imported from Thailand, also known as Crazy Horse Skin. After special treatment, it is wrinkle-proof and waterproof. Only we have the whole Yuncheng, which is not available outside. Look, the pores are fine, the texture is natural, and the feel is smooth. It will not break for decades or even hundreds of years, and the more you use it, the more smooth you become."

The cowhide purchased by Su Wenhai can only be said to be genuine, but it is definitely not imported. However, Lin Dawei is a master, and he understands what he means at first sight. This is deliberately setting off the precious raw materials to suppress competitors and raise the market entry threshold. So he cooperated to touch the cowhide a few times, then took out his wallet, took out the 2,000 yuan that Du Qiu gave him yesterday, and showed off his look like a rich man, put it in his palm and patted it a few times, shouting: "As soon as you say Crazy Horse Skin, I will know, French brand LV uses this, and a bag costs several thousand, which is indeed a high-end product. Just follow the price just now, 200 yuan per person, give me 10."

Dad, don't you think it's too exaggerated...

The father and son were playing a double act. At this time, Du Chunhua walked in with Su Wenxiu. Seeing this, he thought Du Qiu was asking Lin Dawei to borrow money, so he said, "Brother, do you want money? How much do you want? Sister has it here."

"No, this money is my deposit for Du Qiu." Lin Dawei was quite anxious and just made a real act and stuffed the money to Du Qiu, saying, "I think this notepad is doing well, and I plan to ask him to help me get a few high-end ones and give them to several customers when I greet the New Year during the Spring Festival."

"Their notebooks are exquisitely made and are already the best on the market. How high-end do you want?"

"Businessmen do not pay attention to elaboration, but only care about face. This notepad is really good, but not luxurious enough. It is best to replace jade pendants with gold. Once they are taken out, they are of grade."

"Notepad is used to write, not to show off!"

Du Qiu knew at a glance that the two people's three views began to conflict. If they did not stop the scene of thunder and earth, they would suddenly change the situation and said, "The old saying goes well. There is a golden house in the book and a beautiful woman in the book. Why not do this? Let's replace the pendant with mutton fat jade, and then put a few bookmarks made of gold foil in the notepad. The hall is full of gold and jade, and it is a good fortune. What do you think, brother-in-law?"

"This idea is good, with a lottery and a grade, so I want it like this."

Su Wenxiu was very clever. When Du Qiu was talking, he looked at the box of inferior jade on the workbench and secretly turned to her. So he cooperated and said, "But now we only have jade pendants, no mutton fat jade or gold foil, and we don't know where to buy it."

"It doesn't matter, I'll take you to buy it. Dawei, give me the car keys."

After Du Chunhua left, Lin Dawei immediately looked like a monkey who jumped out of the Five Elements Mountain. He happily took Lin Jinyan everywhere. After a while, he didn't know where to go. He was not a good husband, but a good father. Du Qiu didn't have to worry about it, so he took over Su Wenxiu's job and stayed in the office to cover the notepad. After about an hour, Lin Dawei came back with his son, and less than 10 minutes later, Du Chunhua also came back. Although these two were not dealing with each other, they were sometimes very co-starred.

The Du family lived in Beijing in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, specializing in gold, silver and jade business. Later, it fell into ruin. Not only did the wealth be lost, but the skills of inlaid with gold and jade carvings were also lost. Only some experiences of identifying the authenticity of jade wares were passed down. Du Chunhua was quite talented in this regard and was always the chief jewelry buyer in the circle of best friends. All the jade shops of Yuncheng, big and small, were clear. The jade pendants they bought were warm and pleasing to the eye. They were much more classy than the jade pendants that Du Qiu bought from a street stall.

"These are made of natural seed materials, but they all have flaws. After the post-processing and polishing, it costs about one hundred yuan. If you encounter someone who doesn't know how to do it, you can sell it if you report it to five or six hundred." After Du Chunhua introduced the jade pendant, he took out a few cards made of gold foil, put it on the fan, waved at Lin Dawei, and teased: "Is it enough to shine golden? Is it enough?!"

Lin Dawei didn't have the same knowledge as her. He laughed dryly and picked up a notepad from the table, changed into jade pendant and gold foil, and was very satisfied. He rubbed his hands and said, "It's not bad. This kind of appearance is high-end, and it's very suitable for gifts. And it can't be bought in the store. It costs as much as you say. Du Qiu, please help me get some boxes for a better look, fill in the label with three prices: 288, 388, 588, and I'm very good at serving when I give gifts."

This pricing strategy is exactly the same as Du Qiu. Su Wenxiu was very interesting and smiled while pursing her lips. Du Chunhua gave him a blank look and said, "If you give gifts, just give gifts. Why do you do so many tricks?"

After graduating from university, Lin Dawei went from being poor and having a car and a house. In addition to daring to fighting and luck, his mind was also a reason. He explained with a smile: "In the past, shortage of supplies, giving bottles of good wine or a good cigarette during the Chinese New Year was enough for people to say for half a year. Now everyone is rich, giving gifts has become a long time to deal with, especially those half-baked customers. The tobacco bar is not unique, and people can't remember it. Giving it is like giving it for free. I'm just giving it away. I'm worried that the bamboo basket will be empty. There is an advantage of notepads, that is, it's often used, and it can be used for a long time. Once you use it, you will think that it was given by me. Naturally, you will get close to it. It will be easier to talk about business in the future."

"You can think of this kind of a ghost idea!"

When we went out for dinner together at noon, Su Wenxiu quietly pulled Du Qiu aside, took out a jade pendant carved into the style of green beans, and said, "This is what your sister bought for me in the morning. It costs more than 1,800 yuan. It's too expensive. Please help me return it to her."

Du Qiu knew that his parents were all favored by others, and he would definitely be rewarded with a spring of retribution. He smiled and said, "If you hadn't come to open the door for me that day, I might have frozen to death. My sister is giving you a thank you gift, so keep it, otherwise she would be uneasy and would give you more expensive things in the future."

When Su Wenxiu heard him say this, she put away the pendant and said with some envy: "You have been missing for more than ten years and only recognized each other yesterday. Today, I am so happy. My family has never been separated since childhood. They are crowded together and quarreled every day, so I am so annoyed."

"No fighting or making trouble is not a real couple, no fighting or quarrel is not a family. If you look at it, your feelings will be noisy."

"That's right. Hey, your nephew is so cute, very similar to you, just like it was printed in the same mold."

What does it look like...

He is cute and has nothing to do with me. When I was a child, I must have been mature, steady, experienced and profound...
Chapter completed!