CHAPTER 437: CHAPTER 437: NOT GOING TO BEIJING

Gong Ruini sent off Zhang Wen, unable to decide whether to laugh or cry. Honestly, Gong Ruini really admired Zhang Wen for thinking that way.

"Brother, you know what, Erya actually asked me if I knew about the college entrance exam in advance, otherwise how could I have told them to collect more herbs," Gong Ruini said, sitting down to start weaving baskets.

There’s no other way, otherwise how could all these herbs be shipped to Beijing? Originally, making cloth bags would have been more suitable, but in these times, using cloth to make bags would attract too much attention.

That would surely get you struck by lightning, and besides, these baskets can be made by themselves later. Anyway, they’re just woven from reeds, it’s just a waste of some effort.

"Next time, have them weave the baskets, I won’t bother anymore." Sigh, it’s already non-profitable goods, Gong Ruini didn’t want to keep doing voluntary work, that would be sheer lunacy.

Zhao Xuran continued weaving, finding it strange that Erya would think that way, "Why would she think that?"

"Exactly." Gong Ruini thought to herself that even if she knew, she couldn’t leak the secret, she didn’t want to get caught for research.

Gong Ruini was equally surprised, "Actually, when I said that to her, I just intended to suggest that after spring, we could sell to the supply and marketing cooperative."

Gong Ruini really didn’t expect they would take the herbs to Beijing to sell them. Even if Zhan Jing’s father was a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, so what? They’re not blending in Beijing, how would they have the channels to sell herbs?

In fact, the reason Gong Ruini initially reminded Erya was to get her to foreshadow for them and maybe, when they went to study elsewhere in the future, they could ask Erya if they could purchase some rice from his family.

Being used to rice from the Northeast, suddenly switching would be hard to adapt to, Gong Ruini honestly felt.

She never expected such a good opportunity to arise, though whether they could really market the herbs successfully, Gong Ruini was indeed anxious.

"So good people are rewarded," Zhao Xuran complimented Gong Ruini.

"Yeah, I think so too." Gong Ruini said, acknowledging that although since coming here, she hadn’t made many friends or had much fun with people, the few she did know were indeed useful.

"Friends aren’t measured by quantity, but by quality," Gong Ruini said meaningfully, looking at Zhao Guangran.

Tsk, what does it matter that he goes out to play every day lately, could he tell them these things?

The herb acquisition could be done openly, but could the rice and cured meat acquisition be publicized?

At least for the next few years, low profile was necessary. This wasn’t bragging by Gong Ruini, Zhao Guangran’s little friends may not be trusted with this burden.

After the incident before, those friends of Zhao Guangran didn’t come to play with him, was that really the kids’ idea?

Please, those kids are so young, how could they understand so much, they were just following adults’ instructions.

A guy who retreats at the first sign of trouble, can you count on him to keep secrets if another incident happens?

That’s impossible, Gong Ruini said, if they don’t sell you out immediately, that’s already pretty good.

Tsk, isn’t he just envious of him going out to play? Zhao Guangran turned his head, refusing to look at Gong Ruini, getting angrier by the minute.

"Indeed, friends are never won by numbers," Zhao Xuran agreed with Gong Ruini’s idea in various ways.

"Our dad knew so many friends back then, but when our family was in trouble, how many of them helped us out?"

Back then, although Zhao Xuran was quite young, Zhao Gang used to chat with him about these things as his eldest son, "If it weren’t for Uncle Gong’s help, we might not have been able to get here."

Ah, another scene? Gong Ruini didn’t know, looking at Gong Ruwen, the eldest of the Gong Family, he was equally surprised, clearly unaware.

Sigh, both are eldest sons, how can there be such a difference, Gong Ruini could only say that her elder brother lacked Zhao Xuran’s assertiveness, which is why the latter could become a domineering CEO.

"Uncle Gong is just like that, he helped a lot of people before." Unexpectedly seeing the Gong Family Siblings looking puzzled, "Uncle Gong always helped people without saying a word."

Ah, isn’t that a living Lei Feng? Gong Ruini’s mouth opened wide, but that really suited Gong Tao’s personality. To say the unpleasant truth, he was just a pushover.

"Then why didn’t anyone help Uncle Gong when something happened?" Zhao Guangran now understood why his family moved to the Northeast, that was due to his maternal grandfather’s implication, but it’s different for Uncle Gong, he was purely framed.

Zhao Guangran couldn’t understand if Gong Tao really helped so many people, why no one stood up to say a few good words then, otherwise, Uncle Gong’s family wouldn’t have ended up like this.

If Uncle Gong’s family hadn’t come to the Northeast, would his elder brother still be good to him, instead of constantly comparing him to Gong Ruini?

This question, how could Zhao Xuran know, "You’d have to ask Uncle Gong."

"Tsk, no need to ask, they just didn’t want to help." Zhao Guangran rolled his eyes, even his own brother didn’t understand such a simple logic, truly foolish.

"So you can’t be a good person," Zhao Guangran concluded, "you never know if there’s a white-eyed wolf."

"Right, there are plenty of white-eyed wolves." Gong Ruini agreed with both hands, "For example, the Gong Family is a den of white-eyed wolves."

"Yeah, Ni Zi, we better not be good people in the future, see how well I treated friends and they turned their backs on me." Zhao Guangran naturally thought of his little pals.

"They all think now that they come to hang out with me, I’ll be friendly with them, tsk, let them dream on."

Zhao Guangran displayed his temper, "I’m just appeasing them now, so they’ll sell the herbs to us when the time comes."

Zhao Guangran stated he wasn’t just playing around; he was thinking about the family’s business, "Earning money isn’t easy."

"When we go to Beijing in the future, eating and living, everything costs money." Zhao Guangran crunched the numbers, feeling various types of distress.

His little face was a picture of conflict, "Here, we don’t have to pay for water, meat is free, just a bit of electricity cost, but in Beijing, why does everything cost so much?"

Thinking of the expenses, Zhao Guangran suggested, "Brother, how about we let mom and dad go to Beijing to study, and we stay here?"

The more Zhao Guangran talked about it, the more he liked the idea, especially since without parents around, there would be fewer people to control him. Though his brother would still manage him, not having parents would ease things up a lot.

"Not going to Beijing?" Gong Ruini found it unbelievable. Zhao Guangran had been eagerly awaiting all the delicious foods in Beijing, how come he suddenly said he’s not going, what kind of drama is this?