Time Travel Article: My parents divorced at the beginning

Chapter 193 Making Money 1

Gu Qingyu had been to Guangshi many times for work before and knew that there was already a large-scale clothing and grocery wholesale market there.

When thinking about making money, Gu Qingyu first thought of Guangzhou. However, it was not safe to go out now. If she went alone, it would be unsafe. She would have to get a few people to join her.

When it came to candidates, Gu Qingyu immediately thought of Sun Lei. After all, this guy had a wide network of contacts and knew people from all walks of life, so it would be a good idea to choose him.

This guy just bought a small courtyard and has probably spent most of his savings. It's a good opportunity to bring him in and make some money.

Sun Lei was bored in his office drinking tea and reading the newspaper when he received a call from Gu Qingyu, "You want to treat me to a meal?"

"Is there something you want me to do? What is the relationship between us? Let's not make this nonsense!" Sun Lei asked Gu Qingyu opposite him in confusion.

"I'm really inviting you to dinner to thank you for running around for me recently."

"However, I do have something to do, and I don't know if you want to join us?" Gu Qingyu said frankly to Sun Lei on the other end of the phone.

"What gang do you want to join?" Sun Lei asked in surprise.

"To make money, are you interested?"

"Yes, yes, yes, wait, I'll come to you right away!" Sun Lei had no money on hand at the moment, and when he heard what Gu Qingyu said, he immediately agreed eagerly.

"Why are you in such a hurry? I'll treat you to roast duck at Quanjude when you get off work!"

"Okay, I'll be there!"

After Sun Lei hung up the phone, Gu Qingyu took out the phone book, turned to a page, and dialed the number on it.

The person Gu Qingyu was looking for was called Cui Xia. She had helped the other person a lot when she attended the Canton Fair before. She had made some connections there, and the news about the wholesale market was revealed to her by the other person when they were chatting.

Moreover, this person's husband is the main leader in charge of that market. When Gu Qingyu goes there this time, she has to say hello to the other party in advance and pay her respects.

"Sister Cui, I'm Qingyu!"

"Sister Qingyu, it's been a long time since we last contacted each other!"

"I was surprised that you didn't come to the Canton Fair in the first half of the year. Now I know that you have been promoted!" Cui Xia said jokingly when she heard it was Gu Qingyu.

"You are just teasing me when you say that! But I heard that you have been promoted to the position of office director, and I haven't congratulated you yet!" Gu Qingyu said flatteringly to Cui Xia on the other end of the phone.

"You're such a sweet talker. Tell me, why did you call me this time? What do you want from me?"

"It's like this, sister, I resigned and went to take the college entrance examination. Now that the exam is over, I have some free time, so I thought about the wholesale market you mentioned last time."

"I want to import some goods from there and make some money. Otherwise, if I pass the exam, I won't have a job or income for four years, and life will be difficult!" Gu Qingyu complained to Cui Xia.

"You young people are really courageous. You quit such a good job without any hesitation. Why didn't you think about it more?" Cui Xia couldn't help but sigh when she heard Gu Qingyu say that she quit her job to take the college entrance examination.

"Alas, I have a dream of going to college, so I have to work hard, otherwise I will always feel unwilling to give up."

After hearing what Gu Qingyu said, Cui Xia understood his thoughts to some extent. Didn't they see how crazy those educated youth became after the college entrance examination was resumed?

"Then you can just come over without worry. When you arrive, I'll have my husband take you around the market. By then, the stall owners will know that it's my husband, Lao Qian, who's behind you. I guarantee no one will dare to cheat you."

"Oh! Thank you, Sister Cui, you are my savior!" Gu Qingyu was delighted when he heard that, and said gratefully to Cui Xia on the other end of the phone.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense! When you get to Guangzhou, let's have a good reunion together!" Cui Xia instructed Gu Qingyu on the other end of the phone.

With Cui Xia's guarantee, Gu Qingyu felt more at ease on this trip to Guangzhou. The only thing left was how to ensure safety on the way there and back.

Regarding Gu Qingyu's suggestion of taking him to make money, Sun Lei judged based on his many years of experience with Gu Qingyu that since the other party had invited him, he must have been absolutely sure of it.

As soon as it was time to get off work, Sun Lei quickly packed up his things and went straight to Quanjude to find Gu Qingyu.

"Qingyu, what you said on the phone just now was not clear. How exactly do you make money?" Sun Lei arrived in the box and asked anxiously as soon as he saw Gu Qingyu.

Gu Qingyu was no longer surprised by Sun Lei's impatience. She asked him to sit down and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Sit down and eat while we talk."

"How can I not be anxious? You don't know, since I bought the yard, my pockets have been empty. Now, I can only go home for meals every day. Life is so hard!" Sun Lei sat down and complained to Gu Qingyu.

"So I just had a new idea, so I came to you to join me?" Gu Qingyu looked at Sun Lei's useless look, glanced at him unhappily, and said lightly.

"Yes, yes, then tell me quickly!"

"Hey! I'm thirsty!" Gu Qingyu looked at the empty teacup on the table and raised his eyebrows at Sun Lei.

As soon as Sun Lei saw Gu Qingyu's expression, he immediately understood what she meant. He picked up the teapot on the table like a dog, filled Gu Qingyu's cup with tea, and handed it to her with a flattering face.

Gu Qingyu was not polite either. She took the teacup with a smile and drank it in one gulp. Then she introduced the plan to Sun Lei.

After listening to Gu Qingyu's introduction, Sun Lei's heart was pounding with excitement, "Sister, this is very promising!"

Just thinking of his empty wallet, Sun Lei said to Gu Qingyu with difficulty, "But... I just bought a house and I don't have any savings on hand, this..."

Sun Lei didn't finish the rest of his words, but Gu Qingyu had already understood what he meant and knew what the other party was worried about.

"How could I not know your situation?" Gu Qingyu said with a displeased look at Sun Lei.

"It's too unsafe to go to Guangshi to pick up the goods or attend the meeting. Please help me find a few skilled people to be bodyguards. I'll give you a 10% share of this first batch of goods. It's up to you whether you continue to buy it after that."

"Sister, is that true? I will definitely follow you!" Sun Lei was overjoyed when he heard that.

"Sister Qingyu, don't worry. I'll find you some recently retired veterans to be your bodyguards. They'll definitely ensure the safety of you and your goods!"

"During my four years at university, I don't intend to cut off this trade route with Guang City. Besides their basic salary, these bodyguards will receive 10% of the profit from each shipment as a bonus!"

"So the person you find for me must be reliable, okay?" Gu Qingyu looked at Sun Lei and asked.

"I understand. I promise that the people I'll find are reliable people who know me well. Don't worry!" Sun Lei promised, patting his chest.

"Once you've gathered everyone and I've checked everything is OK, we'll be ready to go to Guang City!"

"Okay, I'll go find someone for you when I get home today!"

The two of them then discussed their trip to Guangzhou in detail before leaving.

Sun Lei is indeed a guy with strong execution ability. Within three days, he found four strong retired veterans for Gu Qingyu. Gu Qingyu was very satisfied after seeing them.

So, Gu Qingyu scheduled her first trip to Guangzhou for three days later. After Sun Lei found out, he asked for a week's leave from work and insisted on going with her. Seeing this, Gu Qingyu had no choice but to agree to let this follower go to Guangzhou together.

After staying in my car for two days and two nights, Gu Qingyu felt that his family was about to go bad, and the train finally arrived in Guangzhou.

At that time, many cities in the mainland required a letter of introduction to stay in hotels, but it was not so strict in Guangzhou, so many small hotels emerged to attract outsiders to stay.

Gu Qingyu ignored the various accommodation solicitations outside the station and took Sun Lei on a tricycle to the state-owned guesthouse closest to the wholesale market and settled down there.

"We've all been on the road for a few days and have worked hard. Let's all take a good rest today and go out to do some work tomorrow."

Sun Lei heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this. He had been exhausted these past two days, so when he heard Gu Qingyu say this, he immediately replied, "Okay, I'll listen to you, Sister Qingyu. Let's go back to our room and rest."

"Well, let's all go and rest..." Gu Qingyu waved at a few people, indicating that everyone should go and rest.

After Gu Qingyu returned to her room and washed up briefly, she set the alarm clock on the bedside table and fell into a deep sleep on the bed.

Ding ding ding! The shrill alarm clock rang in Gu Qingyu's ears. She rubbed her swollen head and struggled to sit up from the bed.

Seeing that it was already four o'clock in the afternoon, she did not delay any longer. After simply getting dressed, she left a note for Sun Lei and others at the front desk. Then, Gu Qingyu left the guesthouse with the gifts that had been prepared long ago.

It turned out that long before Gu Qingyu got on the train, she had communicated with Cui Xia about the itinerary, and the two agreed that Gu Qingyu would visit Cui Xia and her husband at Cui's house tonight.

In addition to the gifts in her hands, Gu Qingyu thought of the precious daughter that Cui Xia talked about every day. She turned around and came to the largest shopping mall in Guangzhou. After the little girl picked out a few exquisite crystal hairpins, she staggered towards Cui Xia's house.

At this time, at Cui Xia's house, Old Qian complained to Cui Xia, "I don't even know this Xiao Gu, and you invited him home. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

"Why don't you recognize him? Didn't I tell you before that this little Gu helped me a lot at the Canton Fair? Otherwise, I might have been promoted to the position of office director!"

"There's no need to bring you home!" Old Qian muttered softly after hearing this.

"It's not a big deal. I'm not asking you to abuse your power for personal gain or bend the law. Just take people to the wholesale market and make sure they don't get bullied. Why say so much?" Cui Xia said impatiently to Lao Qian.

"Okay, okay, I got it!" Lao Qian saw that Cui Xia was at the critical point of losing her temper, so he didn't dare to complain anymore and quickly replied loudly.

Just as the couple was chatting with each other, Gu Qingyu had already arrived at Cui Xia's door.

dong dong dong!dong dong dong!

"I'm coming!" Cui Xia heard a knock on the door outside. She looked at the time and knew that it must be Lu Qingyu knocking on the door. Wang answered loudly.

"Sister Cui, I'm sorry to bother you!" Gu Qingyu greeted Cui Xia with a smile as soon as she saw her.

"Hey, sister Qingyu, what are you talking about? Come in and sit down!" Cui Xia said as she pulled Gu Qingyu to sit on the sofa in the living room.

"Come, come, it's hot, let's use the fan, eat some fruit, and drink some tea."

Gu Qingyu looked at Cui Xia, who was turning on the fan and handing out fruit, and said hurriedly, "Sister, don't be so busy greeting me, sit down too!"

"Okay, okay, we sisters haven't seen each other for a long time. We should sit down and catch up." Cui Xia said as she sat down next to Gu Qingyu.

The two chatted about Gu Qingyu's recent situation. Cui Xia asked, "I heard on the phone that you took the college entrance examination this year. How did it go?"

"I have been reviewing for a long time, and I did well in the exam!" Gu Qingyu said with a smile.

When Cui Xia heard Gu Qingyu say that she had been reviewing for a long time, she had an idea. It seemed that Gu Qingyu had known for a long time that the college entrance examination would be resumed, so she started preparing early.

Sure enough, Gu Qingyu had a backer, and she was right about him.

Gu Qingyu was sitting opposite Chun Cuixia, and the subtle changes in the other party's expression naturally did not escape her eyes. She knew that the other party had heard the message revealed in her words.

Gu Qingyu said this to gain some bargaining chips with Cui Xia. It would not be enough to rely solely on the little friendship between the two of them at the Canton Fair to make people willingly help.

Just when Gu Qingyu entered the community, she learned a little about the character of Cui's husband, Lao Qian, from the security guard.

Knowing that the other party is a person who will not do anything without profit, this time he reluctantly helped because of Cui Xia's face, but it is hard to say what will happen next.

When she first entered the room, she noticed Lao Qian's shoes lying at the door, indicating that he was also at home. However, Gu Qingyu had been in there for such a long time, and the other party had not taken the initiative to show up, so she knew what his attitude was.

What Gu Qingyu just said was not only for Cui Xia, but more importantly, it was for Lao Qian who was hiding in the room.

Sure enough, not long after Gu Qingyu said this, Lao Qian came out of the room with a smile on his face and said politely to Gu Qingyu, "Hey, this is Comrade Gu!"

"Hello, hello. Excuse me. I was busy in the study just now. Please forgive me!"

Gu Qingyu stood up immediately upon hearing this, and said with the same smile, "This is my brother-in-law, right? Nice to meet you, sorry to bother you!"

"Don't bother me. Your sister Cui knows you're coming to Guangzhou, but she's been looking forward to your visit!"

"Old Cui, please let Comrade Xiao Gu sit down. Let's talk after we sit down!" Old Qian turned and said to Cui Xia.

Cui Xia followed Lao Qian's words and asked Gu Qingyu to sit down, then said, "Come on, let's sit down and continue chatting. You're going to the wholesale market tomorrow, so let your brother-in-law take you there!"

"Yes, you are a newcomer and don't know anything. Just follow me tomorrow and I will give you a detailed introduction to the wholesale market!" Lao Qian continued Cui Xia's words.

Gu Qingyu pretended to be embarrassed and said to Lao Qian, "Brother-in-law, I'm really in the dark and don't know anything. I'll trouble you to take care of me tomorrow!"

After hearing what Gu Qingyu said, Cui Xia assured her, "Qingyu, don't worry, I'll leave this matter to your brother-in-law!"