CHAPTER 455: CHAPTER 455: I’M GOING TO BE A BIG SISTER

"Dad, with such good conditions, why didn’t you agree right away?" Zhao Guangran looked at his father with disappointment.

"You know we previously discussed whether we could defer the payment until after we sold the goods, but our brother said this possibility was low."

"Now it’s not us bringing it up; it’s them who are proposing it." Zhao Guangran really couldn’t understand how his father thought. They clearly had the vehicles, and his father had even had drinks with those drivers a few days ago, everything seemed to be all set.

Gong Ruini was also stunned. Although Zhao Gang and the others had been here for quite some time, involving such a large sum of money made it truly uncertain if they could owe so much. She hadn’t expected those people would propose this in order to sell their herbs.

It was really beyond Gong Ruini’s expectations, though she was quite surprised Zhao Gang would decline. It’s no wonder Zhao Guangran was furious, even Gong Ruini felt there might be an issue.

"What if I agreed? Do you think if we take this proposal back to the villagers, they would agree? After all, this isn’t a deal of one or two yuan, but thousands. Don’t you think they would worry?"

"They’re lazy. They might want to see the outside world, but are they brave enough to venture out?"

"I once suggested they consider going to the supply and marketing cooperative in the city, but did they go?"

It’s not that Zhao Gang looked down on these people, but he knew, "For people who consider and worry about going to the city, do you think they’d go to Beijing?"

"They can endure hardship, but they feel the pressure of going to Beijing is too great."

"Anyway, since someone has proposed this, let them decide if this batch of goods will just spoil like that, or let me sell them." Zhao Gang was really confident; whatever the choice, it’s their business.

"Moreover, by declining like this, they won’t feel it’s suspicious." Zhao Gang said excitedly, "Unless they’re out of their minds, they’ll surely let me sell it."

"Really?" Cai Meina looked at Zhao Gang speaking with such certainty, feeling the likelihood was low. After all, it’s a significant amount of money, and making such a decision isn’t easy.

Cai Meina hadn’t seen how these people here were so carefree. Even though the income from selling herbs wasn’t high last year, each family at least had dozens in earnings, yet they didn’t see them buying things for the family; the money was all saved up.

Gong Ruini just realized that this was merely a strategy of advancing by retreating. However, even if those people agreed to owe goods to Zhao Gang, they wouldn’t take out everything. After all, it’s quite a lot of goods, and it’s certainly not a small sum.

"I think they would also hesitate, likely giving us small batches at first, and once we remit the money to them, they should send the herbs to us by mail." Although Zhao Gang had a good reputation here.

The problem was there weren’t any economic transactions involved, and also Zhao Gang and Zhan Jing had always been doing good deeds.

"I think so too, which is good. This will build our credibility. When the herbs can be harvested, they will find a way to mail the herbs to us." Zhao Gang indicated that in this way, the income would be much more stable.

"As long as we can persist for a year or so, our reputation here will improve, and perhaps by summer, we can use vehicles from the military factory to transport goods directly to Beijing." That would truly be satisfying.

"Old Gong, we used to worry about what to do when we got to Beijing, and now do we still need to worry?" Zhao Gang’s heart was indeed excited.

Gong Tao was also nodding continuously, "Yes, yes, otherwise the pressure is huge."

Going to Beijing was an eye-opener for Gong Tao, and also made him realize that what he thought was quite a lot of money wasn’t much after going to Beijing.

"Indeed, brother, my pressure is even greater, as I have four children."

Zhao Gang was really full of worries, "Whenever I think about how these four children would grow up and how I have to arrange their marriages and buy houses for them." Zhao Gang really felt having many sons was a bitter fate.

"I’ve thought it through; once I have some money, I’ll quickly buy more houses in Beijing, otherwise I’m really worried I won’t be able to afford a house." Zhao Gang didn’t even dare to think about marrying a wife for his son and the bride price for the woman’s family.

It’s really unbearable to think about. Once you start thinking, life seems too bitter, "Why didn’t I have a daughter?" Sons are more expensive than daughters.

Especially with many sons, it only adds to one’s frustration, while daughters are better, as they tend to be considerate of their parents.

"You can have more." Zhao Gang’s yearning for a daughter was well known to Gong Tao, but he figured Zhao Gang was destined only to have sons.

Have more? Zhao Gang’s body slightly trembled, "If there were no twins, and it was just one, maybe I’d try, but for now, forget it." Zhao Gang was genuinely worried about what if his wife bore another son.

Thinking about having five or more sons at home, Zhao Gang felt life really held no hope, "Hey, you could consider having a child too."

"Don’t worry, I’ll work hard to give my daughter a brother." Gong Tao stated that he could easily manage this task.

Yet another brother, even though Gong Tao was not specifically fond of having sons, now he smiled so broadly while saying he would certainly have a son, which really made Gong Ruini feel quite uncomfortable.

Gong Ruini’s displeasure was noticed by Zhao Gang, "Your daughter is upset, Ni Zi, don’t be mad, your dad may like brothers, but your Uncle Zhao likes daughters, how about becoming Uncle Zhao’s daughter?"

Zhao Gang was in a good mood. His good friend was digging a pit for him, hahaha.

"What’s wrong with wanting to have another son, Ni Zi, don’t listen to your Uncle Zhao’s instigation." Gong Tao said his friend was not a good person, as he dared to try and steal his daughter, which was really too shameless, "You like daughters, why not have your own?"

"Ni Zi, I want to give you a brother so you can have a supporter. If someone bullies you, your brothers can stand up for you." Gong Tao felt his family was still a bit thin, having a son bullied was one thing, but if his daughter was married off and bullied, it was another.

Gong Tao had actually long had such a thought; the last time Gong Dajiang passed away, and Gong Tao returned for the funeral, he realized his sister was not living well, being bullied by her mother-in-law, and her husband didn’t take her seriously. If it was in the past, Gong Tao might think about reasoning with his sister’s in-laws, but hurt by the Gong family, how would Gong Tao be willing to stand up for these ingrates?

What surprised Gong Tao even more was that even without intervention, as the eldest brother of the Gong family, Gong Qiang only pretended not to know about this, leaving Gong Tao at a loss for words.

To know that sister had always had a good relationship with Gong Qiang, like a bootlicker, but what was the result?

Gong Tao wouldn’t sympathize with that sister; he was just worried that having only one son might lack presence a bit, although the family conditions were not great. But having another son would be okay.

Ah, it couldn’t be, wanting to give her a brother was such an intention.

Alright, it’s not a bad reason. Gong Ruini thought about it and still felt having more brothers would be good. Of course, she also needed to educate them well, as she genuinely worried about the ingrained selfishness in the Gong family. Without proper education, she was worried they might grow up to be ingrates.

"Alright, Dad, I want to be an older sister. When brother comes, I’ll teach him well." Gong Ruini stated she would definitely be a good sister.