CHAPTER 26
She bought the washing machine and tried it out by filling it with water in the yard that night. She added water and detergent on the left side, turned the switch, and the motor started to rotate, driving the water inside to form a vortex. After the detergent dissolved, she threw the clothes to be washed into it, and it rotated back and forth.
Shen Haiyang opened the right side and asked, “Is this the spin dryer? It has two cylinders. I heard there are very few of them on the market.”
Li Xia nodded. “This is the only twin-cylinder engine they had. I almost had a fight with someone to get it. Later, the boss of the clothing factory helped me buy it.”
”Really?”
”Really. I heard that a spin dryer can spin clothes without dripping any water, which is exactly what we need in the north in winter. Otherwise, clothes will take several days to dry after washing, and it is even more troublesome to wash bed sheets in winter. If you have this, people say that it can be dried in one day after washing in winter. There are more single-bar ones on the market, and double-bar ones are very rare.”
”Is it So good?”
”We’ll know after we try it later.” She smiled and called the children, “Go get a big basin, add water and rinse it out, and then try to see if the bucket works well.”
”Okay.” The children hurriedly took out the large basin and washboard for washing clothes. Shen Hui connected the water pipe and filled it with water. “Mom, this washing machine is not cheap, right?”
”Yeah. It’s okay. We’ll make more and more money in the future, so buying this won’t be a big deal.”
After 15 minutes, the first wave of clothes was washed. She wrung them out by hand and put them in a large basin for washing. Then she put them into the spin dryer one by one, covered them with the water pressure cover, closed the lid and turned on the switch. They heard the sound of the machine starting to work. After three minutes, She waited for it to stop and opened it to take a look.
”Oh my god, it’s almost done.”
Shen Haiyang came out of the kitchen after hearing this and reached out to touch it with a similarly shocked expression. The children also touched it happily and said that they would no longer be afraid of their clothes freezing and not being able to dry in winter.
”Oh, all of this is used.”
The neighbor came in to see how the washing machine actually washes clothes, after all, this is the first one in the neighborhood to buy this thing. Washing clothes is not a big deal, after all, they think washing by hand is just a little more troublesome, but when they saw the spin dryer, they were immediately envious.
”Wow, this thing is so good. Hey, Li Xia, can you help me shake out my thick clothes after I wash them in winter?”
”Sure, no problem.”
When the woman went out to advertise, many curious people came to see. They were envious of the number of clean clothes hung in Li Xia’s yard in such a short time, and each piece was completely dry.
”When we have this thing sold here, I will save up and buy one.” A young wife who loves cleanliness very much yearns for this thing.
”Then you should tighten your belt from now on and save up enough money first. Otherwise, when the goods become available, you won’t have enough money and will be anxious and unable to buy them.” Her neighbor reminded her of the price, saying that this thing is not something that can be bought casually.
”I’ve decided that from tomorrow on, every meal will be salted vegetable porridge.”
Everyone laughed, and this person was really fighting for the washing machine. The weather is getting colder day by day, and winter will come in two months. The biggest headache for women is the problem of laundry not drying. In the next few years, single-cylinder and double-cylinder washing machines will be people’s favorites. Until the full-automatic ones came out, the status of these two gradually declined.
During the night break, Shen Haiyang helped her massage her shoulders and said, “You’ve worked hard. You carried all these goods back and forth by yourself. Why don’t you find a helper next time? It’s too tiring for you to do it alone.”
”Well, I also plan to find help. In the next two or three years, trading goods back and forth like this will be a sure-fire business, so I have to take advantage of the opportunity to make more money.”
”The city construction company is planning to build a market on Huanghua Road. I heard it’s invested by a foreign boss. Pre-sales will start the day after tomorrow. You…”
”Really?” Li Xia turned around and interrupted him eagerly before he could finish. “What about the price? Do you know the price?”
When it comes to doing business, she is just as excited as a chicken blood. Shen Haiyang smiled and handed her the milk powder. “I asked for you, about 400 per square meter. The average room is about 20 to 30 square meters. This is the actual area, and the corridor outside is not counted. The price fluctuates slightly depending on the location.”
”I want to buy two shops near the stairs.”
“The place with the largest flow of people has the highest price. The price is definitely the highest.”
Li Xia suddenly fell silent. Most of her funds were invested in this batch of goods. There were tens of thousands of goods, most of which were winter clothes. She was planning to make a fortune during the Chinese New Year. She had to buy a store to open a wholesale market in the provincial capital, but the money…
”Can it be rented?” Most people in this period didn’t have much money, so this kind of start-up should be in the form of selling or renting, right?
”I heard it’s possible.” Shen Haiyang said and took out the passbook from the drawer. “Take it out and use it. You can choose the location.”
The price of newly developed residential buildings in Shenzhen is about 1,000 yuan per square meter. At that time, the average wage in mainland China was only 30 or 40 yuan, so most of the buyers were Hong Kong people. The commercial buildings developed here are only about 400 yuan, and each one is not big. But even so, few people can afford it.
Should I buy or rent?
Li Xia quickly calculated in her mind. She had been to the provincial capital in her previous life in the 1990s. At that time, she heard that the rent for such a shop was more than 100,000 yuan a year, and the one with a good location was even more expensive. These tens of thousands of dollars would be worth hundreds of thousands a decade later. However, if she bought the shop, the annual rent in the 1990s alone would exceed its value. So it would be more appropriate to buy it.
Reaching out to take his passbook, she thought about it and considered doing something big. “If you trust me, we will invest all this money in buying a shop. I will never cheat you.” After saying that, seeing that he didn’t say anything, she suddenly remembered something and quickly changed her words.
”No, no, we can’t do that. This money is in US dollars, and we have to keep it for your medical treatment. Once foreign countries have developed a cure for your disease, we will quickly apply to go abroad for treatment.”
Shen Haiyang was still gentle, and he smiled and touched her hair. “Let’s invest in a shop. If we really need to go abroad for medical treatment in the future, we can exchange it for US dollars, and we don’t have to guard it and be afraid to move.”
”That’s right. Find a way to increase its value. The more money the better. As long as you have money in your hands, you won’t have to worry about not being able to exchange it for US dollars.”
The couple reached an agreement and exchanged all the US dollars for foreign exchange certificates. When the shop opened, they bought two large shops and one small shop.
They heard that the investor this time was an overseas Chinese, and the whole wholesale city was planned to be built on four floors. The first floor would be for home appliances and skin care products, and the second floor and above would be for clothing, fabrics, bedding, etc. She bought a room on the first floor, and one on the second and third floors.
They thought there would be very few buyers, but it turns out that it is not as rare as they thought. Keeping a low profile is a principle that Chinese people have long understood. They lay dormant for a few years, but now that it is open, these people have come out of hibernation.
Half of the shops were pre-sold, and the developer kept the remaining half for its own use. Li Xia and her husband bought three shops, and her name was written on all the contracts. Holding the newly-issued real estate contract, her hands were shaking. She looked up at Shen Haiyang, and this man really put all his property under her name.
Although she now has tens of thousands of goods, it is expected that the cash will reach hundreds of thousands. But that is not yet cashed in. At this time, holding these real estate contracts, she is looking at the value in ten years. The rent is hundreds of thousands, how much should the annual turnover be.
“I really can’t imagine it how much I will earn.”
Shen Haiyang turned back curiously: “What did you say?”
She smiled foolishly. “No, nothing.”
”By the way, why are the things you promised to buy for the kids missing? Did you forget? The three of them were always talking about it before, but we were distracted by the washing machine and other things these days and may have forgotten about it. But if you didn’t buy it, I think they would be disappointed.”
”I bought it. I bought it. Didn’t you say that I have to keep my promise to my children? I remember it. The things are among my goods. I’ll find them for them when I get home.”
In order to make money from the investment, the wholesale shopping mall is expected to be completed and delivered by the end of next year. In the next year or so, Li Xia feels that she needs to accumulate connections and clients, and also thoroughly understand the source manufacturers.
On the way, she finally spoke. “Haiyang, why did you write my name on the shop?”
”If anything happens to me, this will save you a lot of trouble.”
”I……”
”No need to tell me, I know everything.”
Murong Danling is still trying to get through Shen Hui for money. If something happens to me, I must not let her use Shen Hui to cause you trouble again. I believe in you and am willing to put my life and property on your shoulders.
Shen Haiyang had already deduced all the possible events. In the drawer were the letters and wills left for them. Since he knew that he was ill, he had to make all the necessary preparations. If something unfortunate happened, he couldn’t leave her with a mess and let her be attacked from all sides.
