Chapter 111: Family Affairs
"This thing, it's really troublesome, White Lion, don't be mischievous, go play by yourself. β
Zhuang Rui pushed away the white lion that had been drilled into his arms, and looked at the black stone in his hand, looking a little helpless.
At this time, three days have passed since the incident at the police station, and after Liu Chuan's father left that day, Zhuang Rui and Liu Chuan also left with the monkey Li Bing, but the matter was not so easily resolved.
According to Liu Chuan's later statement, all the members of the joint defense team were expelled and cleaned up, and Boss Hao's brother-in-law was removed from his position as deputy director because he used his power to help his relatives make profits, and was assigned to a police station at the junction of urban and rural areas as an ordinary policeman.
As for Director Wang, he was also implicated, due to the poor management of his team, which led to the corruption of the police style, he was also removed from the post of director and transferred to another police station as deputy director.
The most unlucky thing is that Boss Hao, who was detained by the public security for a day, and after being released, this guy didn't dare to stay in the flower and bird market, Liu Chuan simply asked Zhou Rui to come forward and sublet his faΓ§ade as an office of Mastiff Garden in the flower and bird market in the future.
In the past few days, Zhuang Rui and Liu Chuan, including Zhou Rui, did not want to be idle, Liu Chuan wanted to handle the land contract and the business license of the mastiff garden, so he pulled Zhuang Rui out of the strong ding, and asked him to find someone to design the plane drawings of the mastiff garden.
In 2003, although the network was not very developed, it was still possible to find some information about mastiff parks.
Zhuang Rui used to go to the university, is famous for the Department of Architecture, although the majors are different, Zhuang Rui also got acquainted with a few good relationship with the alumni of the Department of Architecture, of course, now they have also entered the society, Zhuang Rui and an alumnus working in Nanjing contacted by phone, put forward their requirements, and passed the relevant information on the Internet, waiting for the other party to produce drawings.
Zhuang Rui handled these things very easily, and it didn't involve much of his energy, but there were still three or four days to leave for Nanjing, and the gift he prepared was unable to take it out, Zhuang Rui had already decided to give the jade in the stone as a gift to Qin Xuanbing, but he racked his brains, and he couldn't break the stone, but instead scrapped the stone that contained the jadeite the size of a fingernail.
In the past few days, Zhuang Rui has run all over the hardware stores in Pengcheng, but none of them sell small grinding wheel grinders, and he didn't inquire where to buy them.
Zhuang Ruishi ran to the pet market, under the pretext that he had to punch a few holes on the wall at home, and brought a power drill in Liu Chuan's store home, taking advantage of the fact that his mother was not at home, he wanted to drill a few holes in the stone, and then knocked it open with a hammerγ
In fact, Zhuang Rui also knows that it is as easy as playing to find a mechanical workshop and break this stone, but he doesn't dare, and there is no good excuse, if those masters are allowed to cut the stone casually, the egg-heart-sized jadeite in the stone will definitely be destroyed, but if he breaks the stone according to his instructions, and when the jadeite comes out, then he will really have a hard to distinguish it.
And you can't ask Liu Chuan for help in this matter, otherwise, after he gives the jade to Qin Xuanbing, the fool will know what is going on.
"Rui, what are you doing upstairs?"
The voice of the aunt downstairs rang out again, presumably alarmed by the sound of the electric drill just now.
"It's okay, Auntie, I just made a hole in the wall. β
Zhuang Rui opened the window and replied, he is now thinking about whether he wants to buy a house outside, it is really inconvenient here, if it is in Song Jun's villa, let alone using an electric drill, even if it is firecrackers, no one will bother.
Shaking his head a little self-deprecatingly, Zhuang Rui laughed in his heart that he had just a few dollars in his hand, and he began to whimsy, the three million money had already been allocated to Liu Chuan, and now there was less than one million left, and he couldn't even afford the garage of the villa.
"Xiao Rui, come over for dinner. β
A knock on the door woke Zhuang Rui up, and when he looked at his watch, it was already more than 12 o'clock at noon, after Zhuang Min moved here, he didn't work anymore, and he took the children to cook at home, Zhuang Rui ate ready-made every day anyway.
"Uncle is a good ......"
As soon as I entered the door of Zhuang Min's house, I saw the little girl sitting at the dinner table obediently, looking like a little adult, but after seeing the little white lion, she immediately jumped off the chair, and the two little guys went to fight.
"Hey, brother-in-law, didn't you go to work today?"
Seeing that Zhao Guodong was also at home, Zhuang Rui couldn't help but ask, because the place where he went to work was a bit far away, Zhao Guodong usually didn't eat at home at noon.
"Well, I don't have much to do these days, and you're about to go back to Zhonghai, right?"
Zhao Guodong's mood was not very high, and he casually talked to Zhuang Rui.
"The efficiency of the factory is not good?" Zhuang Rui asked, his own family, there is nothing to scruple about.
"Yes, after the restructuring, it has become private, but our wages and benefits are getting less and less, and it is not interesting to continue like this. β
"Let's eat first, talk to Xiao Rui about what to do with this, don't do it if you keep doing it, with your skills, where to do it is different, Nannan, go wash your hands, and be disobedient again." β
After Zhuang Min heard her husband's words, she immediately took it, Zhuang Rui knew that her sister and wife were honest, she usually worked a lot and talked little, and now she can say such a thing, it must be that the unit is about to be unable to hold on.
Zhuang Rui pondered in his heart for a while, and said: "Brother-in-law, if you really can't do it, you can quit the work of the unit, Dachuan and I are going to build a mastiff garden, and now there is no manpower, and I am going back to Zhonghai to go to work soon, you will represent me, you can go to the mastiff garden, you also know the work of water and electricity, we don't need to hire any more people, do you think it's okay?"
"Mastiff Garden, I haven't heard you talk about it, the water and electricity work is very simple, just pay attention to the maintenance at ordinary times, you don't need to stay there every day, just Xiao Rui, can it be stable, you know, I have been working in the unit for more than ten years, this resignation, the job is gone." β
After Zhao Guodong heard Zhuang Rui's words, his eyes lit up at first, and then he became a little hesitant, a person has been in a familiar environment for a long time, and he is generally reluctant to move his nest, not to mention that his unit used to be a state-owned enterprise, although it was not very prosperous after the restructuring, but he could still get more than 1,000 yuan a month, and he was considered a middle income in Pengcheng.
Before Zhuang Rui could speak, Zhuang Min interjected beside him: "What can you do after working for more than ten years, what does the unit give you, you don't even have a house, Guodong, I told you a long time ago, and your master and apprentice to come out to build an auto repair shop, it must be better than in the unit, you just don't listen, go to Xiaorui's to do it, you are also familiar with Dachuan, your own business and seller can't treat you badly." β
"Yes, brother-in-law, now there is no iron rice bowl, come out early and do it yourself, the wider the road in the future, I am going back to Zhonghai to work now, also to learn something, I will still come out in the future, if you feel that it is not good to go to Mastiff Garden, you find a position yourself, I will pay for it, let's invest in an auto repair shop, or open a car dealership." β
Although there is less than one million in hand now, but after half a month, the Tang Bohu's "Li Duanduantu" is framed, and it is estimated that a large amount of money can be earned, Zhuang Rui checked it on the Internet during this time, although Tang Bohu's works are more hand-me-down, but because his reputation is very loud among the people, every work is very sought after, like his own painting, because of the relatively large size, it should be worth between six million and nine million.
And selling the painting to Song Jun will also save Zhuang Rui a lot of trouble, after all, this thing is traded on the black market, and Zhuang Rui does not have as extensive social connections as Song Jun and others, so he can wash the painting and send it to the auction house.
As for investing in auto repair plants, Zhuang Rui is not casually talking, he is a major in finance and economics, and is more sensitive to the market.
Accustomed to saving since childhood, Zhuang Rui didn't know how to spend the money when he had more than three million, and after a while, there were millions of dollars, if the stock market was not very good now, he was thinking about whether to put the money into the stock market, if his brother-in-law was willing to do an auto repair shop or open a car dealership, Zhuang Rui would like to invest in it, how to say that the fertilizer does not flow into the fields of outsiders.
"Xiao Rui, it costs hundreds of thousands to open an auto repair shop, do you have so much money now?"
Zhao Guodong thought about it for a while, there is not much future in the unit, and he is only in his early thirties, so it is better to come out and break through, but he can't get this early investment.
"Hundreds of thousands, so little?"
Zhuang Rui was stunned for a moment when he heard this, he thought that if he opened a factory, he would need 1.8 million yuan, but he didn't expect that it would only cost hundreds of thousands, so he could take it out now.
"Xiao Rui, you don't understand this business, hundreds of thousands are already a lot, if the scale is smaller, forty or fifty thousand yuan can be done. β
When it comes to his profession, Zhao Guodong suddenly became excited, folded his fingers and began to calculate: "In fact, to open an auto repair shop, the money spent in advance is not a lot, in addition to the rent, it is the equipment, the four-column elevator and the two-column elevator each buy 2, about 20,000 yuan, and then build a medium paint room should have 40,000 yuan to take, the sheet metal mustard machine and computer decoder need more than 15,000, plus some gadgets, more than 100,000 is enough." β
Listening to Zhao Guodong talking there, Zhuang Rui felt that his brother-in-law was not as wooden as he imagined, and it was estimated that the thought of opening a factory had not been moved for a day or two.
"Brother-in-law, I don't understand what you're talking about, so let's see if I can set up an auto repair shop with 200,000 yuan? If you can, you can resign, I still have 100,000 yuan in the house, and I'll go out to get 100,000 yuan later." β
Zhuang Rui was a little confused by Zhao Guodong's professional words, so he simply didn't listen, and he didn't just give the money himself.
"200,000 is enough, but Xiao Rui, do you still have so much money now? Although this dog is valuable, didn't you sell it. β
Zhuang Min and his family didn't know about Zhuang Rui's sale of manuscripts, Zhuang Rui only told Zhuang's mother about it, and it was Zhao Guodong who had such questions.
"Hehe, during this time in the antique market, I found some treasures, and I made millions of dollars, sister, brother-in-law, don't worry about money, our days will only be more and more prosperous. β
Zhuang Rui didn't mean to hide this from his sister's family, but he had been busy during this time, so he didn't bother to say it, and now Zhuang Min asked about the money, and Zhuang Rui also said it casually.
"Rui, what you said is true? β
Zhuang Min could feel that his brother seemed to have changed a lot during this time, but he didn't expect that his younger brother, who had always received a dead salary, was now turning up antiques, and he still didn't believe it in his heart.
"Hey, old lady, how fresh is your question, I'm idle and have nothing to do to make up stories and coax girls to play, my mother knows about this, and I haven't had time to tell you, I don't believe you go and ask our mother." Zhuang Rui's words also made Zhuang Min and his family completely let go of their worries, although the money belonged to Zhuang Rui, but their own sisters and brothers, help each other, that is also something that should be done.
"Okay, then I'll go to the unit tomorrow and resign, but Xiao Rui, the owner of this auto repair shop is still you, I'll treat it as a part-time job for you, and I'll bring two apprentices out to work together, don't you think?"
Zhao Guodong also made up his mind, his auto repair skills are very good, big cars and small cars are playful, and he usually likes to ponder this when he has nothing to do, and the problem that others can't solve is not a difficult thing in his hands, and the auto repair team in the unit can be regarded as the backbone of the business, but he is usually silent and not very well treated by the leaders.
"Don't, brother-in-law, our brothers settle accounts, and now there is a kind of investment called risk capital, that is, I pay the money, only occupy the shares, do not participate in the management, earn money and dividends, and lose my own.
Let's also follow this model, I will pay 200,000 yuan, accounting for 30% of the shares, and your technical participation will account for 70% of the shares, but brother-in-law, if you bring two apprentices out to do it together, I think it's okay to give the two of them a little share, and each person can give half a share, but this share should come out of your share. β
Zhuang Rui proposed to open an auto repair factory, and his original intention was just to let his sister's family live a more relaxed life, but he knew that if he didn't own the shares, his brother-in-law, who was a bit dead-eyed, would definitely not agree, so he proposed such a plan.
"This ...... This is not appropriate, Xiao Rui, otherwise you will have 70% of the shares, and me and my two apprentices will have 30%. β
Zhao Guodong felt that if the shares were divided in this way, he would take advantage of his brother-in-law, and only three percent of the money would be paid by others.
"Just according to what I said, brother-in-law, I will rarely have time to stay in Pengcheng in the future, the auto repair shop is all counting on you to do it, whether I can regenerate the money I invested, it depends on you brother-in-law in the future, besides, the family still depends on you." β
Zhao Guodong knew that this was his brother-in-law taking care of himself, but he was stupid and couldn't say anything beautiful, so he could only nod heavily, and said: "Xiaorui, don't worry, I'll go to find a venue tomorrow, there is a waste warehouse on the national highway, I'll take a look at it tomorrow, if it's okay, I'll rent it and use it as a factory, you don't have to worry about it at home, my brother-in-law will take care of it." β
"Let's eat, just talking, the dishes are cold, baby, hurry up and wash your hands, little crazy girl." β
Zhuang Min was also very happy to see that her husband had finally opened his mind, brought out the soup stewed on the stove, took a bottle of liquor, let the two brothers drink it, and went to serve his daughter by himself.
made a decision in his heart, it was like putting down a big stone, Zhao Guodong felt a lot more relaxed, picked up the wine bottle and poured wine for himself and Zhuang Rui, touched it, "swooped" a glass of wine, and said to Zhuang Rui: "Xiao Rui, if this thing can be done, I will go to Nanjing to buy equipment in a few days, and the one here in Pengcheng will be a little more expensive, so let's go together, and you will go to Zhonghai by the way." β
"Okay, when the time comes, if Dachuan buys a car in Nanjing, let's go together, hurry up from the highway, the province is crowded by train, but brother-in-law, you have to hurry up and implement the plant, as for the business license or something, I'll call Dachuan when I go back and let him do it, he is familiar with it." β
Zhuang Rui and Liu Chuan have summed it up, after mentioning the Hummer in Nanjing, Liu Chuan's car was driven to Zhonghai for Zhuang Rui, and now listening to his brother-in-law, Zhuang Rui wants to leave Liu Chuan's car to his brother-in-law to drive, but he still has to talk to Liu Chuan about this matter, and he has not mentioned it to Zhao Guodong now.
"The factory is very easy to do, there are many on both sides of the national highway, there are many cars coming and going, and there are many bad ones, and the factory is guaranteed to be right there, as long as the equipment is in place, it can be opened at any time." β
Zhao Guodong is naturally very familiar with the industry he has been doing for more than ten years.
"By the way, brother-in-law, do you know any machine that can cut through stones?"
Zhuang Rui's heart moved, if the car has an accident and the door can't be opened, don't you also have to use a tool to cut the iron door, maybe that tool can also cut the stone.
"Cutting stones? Yes, the cutting machine in the factory is fine, what are you doing with this?"
Zhao Guodong took a sip of wine and replied casually.
"It's nothing, brother-in-law, do you have any small tools that you can hold in your hands?"
Of course, Zhuang Rui knew that the cutting machine could cut the stone, but if he could take out the stone, he didn't need to find Zhao Guodong, just find a stone carving factory and be done.
"There are smaller tools, there are also electric cutting machines that can use grinding wheels and diamond gears, that thing can even cut iron sheets, it shouldn't be much of a problem to cut stones, but Xiao Rui, that kind of saw gear is very small, about the size of your palm, how big of a stone do you want to cut?"
Zhao Guodong thought about it for a while, he did have a tool in his team, but he didn't know what Zhuang Rui was for, whether he could use it.
"The smaller the better, brother-in-law, can you lend that tool?" Zhuang Rui was overjoyed when he heard it, it was easy to use when it was small, and it was probably like the electric drill that destroyed the jade inside.
"Yes, yes, but I'm going to resign tomorrow, if you're not in a hurry, wait a few days to go to Nanjing, I'm going to buy one, do you think it's okay?"
Zhao Guodong was a little hesitant, he won't do it tomorrow, and now he will borrow something, for fear that others will say that he takes advantage of the unit.
"Is there anything for sale in Pengcheng?
Zhuang Rui asked, he has been to several hardware stores in the past few days, but none of them sell this kind of tool, otherwise he would have bought it home.
"Yes, this thing is not expensive, more than 1,000 for a good one, and the general one is a few hundred yuan, and it can be sold at the abrasive store, and there is one on Jianguo Road. Zhao Guodong couldn't figure out what his brother-in-law was going to do, but he still told what he knew.
"Hehe, it's okay, come, brother-in-law, drink. β
Zhuang Rui was in a good mood at the moment, he had been looking for something for a few days, and he inquired about it from his brother-in-law, Zhuang Rui was going to sell the tool back after eating, and threw it to his brother-in-law when he was finished.
After eating and drinking, Zhuang Rui slipped out, threw the little white lion to Nannan, went to the abrasive shop that Zhao Guodong said, and bought the electric grinding wheel tools.
This tool is not large, only the size of a baby's arm, similar to an electric drill, and is driven by the engine inside, but the front is not a drill bit, but a diamond grinding wheel, which has a wide range of functions, and is specially used to cut some more delicate items.
Zhuang Rui plugged in the abrasive shop and tried it, the sound was not loud, Zhuang Rui thought for a while, first went to the bank, took out 150,000 yuan, and when he got home, he took 200,000 yuan to his brother-in-law, and he didn't have the heart to listen to his brother-in-law to analyze the situation after the opening of the factory, so he went home directly and went into the room where the sundries were placed, and locked the door.
In the past few days, Zhuang Rui has also checked some information, and he also knows that jadeite is mined from stone, and it is divided into many kinds, the best is the glass kind of Laokeng jadeite, which is often worth millions of rings made of jadeite.
Zhuang Rui also ran several jewelry stores in Pengcheng, but the most expensive jadeite jewelry there is only more than 100,000 yuan, Zhuang Rui compared it with his own black pimple stone, and found that the aura contained in these finished jadeites sold in Pengcheng is very thin, far inferior to the jadeite in his own stone.
In fact, the rough stone in Zhuang Rui's hand, if placed in the eyes of the gambling stone connoisseurs, is absolutely worthless, because this stone has no pine flowers, no python belts, only some different sizes, various forms of black and blue ringworm, this kind of stone in the eyes of experts, it is impossible to have jadeite, and I don't know how Zhuang Rui's grandfather got these pieces of jadeite rough stones, but let the jadeite in Zhuang Rui's hands see the light of day.
"Hey, that's good. β
Zhuang Rui found a wooden box to put underneath, stepped on the rough stone with his foot, and after the electric grinding wheel was energized, he polished it against the rough stone, and he could clearly see the situation inside the rough stone.
Stone chips flew, many of them were splashed on Zhuang Rui's face, and his face was faintly painful, but at this moment Zhuang Rui couldn't take care of it, suddenly, Zhuang Rui turned off the electric grinding wheel, and with the "hissing" rotation sound of the grinding wheel, he picked up the slightly hot stone, a touching green, from the gap cut by the grinding wheel, into Zhuang Rui's eyes......