Not long after Qian Shulan returned, reform and opening up began in various parts of the country.
Wang Shouzhi and Jiang Yuying took this opportunity to recruit home appliance dealers from all over the country. Because they represented many brands, they were known as home appliance dealers to the outside world.
As long as you have a shop, pay the franchise fee and down payment, and then decorate it according to their style, they will provide goods.
The profits from home appliances were huge, and many people came to join in. Wang Shouzhi and Jiang Yuying were very busy.
Qian Shulan's factory is developing steadily, and even if she is not there, the deputy director can handle the matter well.
Before, she had always held power in her hands, but a TV station interview at the end of last year gave her a wake-up call.
Qian Shulan set up a deputy factory director position so that when she was away, the deputy factory director could directly handle factory affairs.
She was not busy here, so she came to help the electrical appliance store. She set up a franchise team to train the people under her and assess them according to the requirements. The financial strength, reputation and sincerity of the franchisees are their daily work.
The country is so big, if you want to open electrical appliance stores all over the country, the quality of the alliance partner cannot be uneven.
By June, Wangmei Electric Appliances, with Qian Shulan as its major shareholder, officially expanded across the country.
Qian Shulan began to advertise in newspapers to increase her visibility.
The four major items required for marriage in the past are long outdated. Now the three popular items for marriage are: TV, refrigerator and washing machine.
After Qian Shulan discovered this phenomenon, she ordered her employees to drive to the countryside every day to spread the word.
Televisions these days can't broadcast commercials, so she could only use the most primitive method.
More and more people know Wangmei Electric Appliances, and Wangmei Electric Appliances is the first choice for marriage. In order to cater to the Chinese people's festive mood for marriage, Qian Shulan even specially asked the factory to make festive words for weddings. Although it is not completely red, it is still very special to have some red happy colors printed on it.
In July, Xiao Min graduated from Kyoto University and was assigned to work at the Beijing Museum.
Xiao Min packed her luggage, said goodbye to her roommates, and returned to the courtyard house her grandmother bought for her.
Not long after I put down my luggage, I heard someone knocking on the door.
Xiao Min immediately got up and opened the door. She was surprised by the visitor.
"Brother Xiaoyang, why are you here?" Xiao Min had been in contact with Yuan Zeyang all the time, so she naturally knew how busy he was. Not to mention the war two years ago, he had not taken a break in the past two years because of the reforms going on everywhere. It was incredible that he came to see her now.
"I miss you!" Yuan Zeyang looked at her with burning eyes after entering the room.
Xiao Min didn't know what he meant, but she felt that this was very ambiguous. Fearing that she was being too sentimental, she immediately raised her eyes to look at him, and immediately ran into his deep eyes, which were filled with love, making her feel a little helpless and embarrassed.
Yuan Zeyang just looked at her quietly, then suddenly moved closer to her, holding her hand, and said in an unnaturally gentle voice, "Xiao Min, I have always cherished you. You are a ray of light that illuminates my dark life and gives me respect and warmth. I want to take care of you, love you, and possess you in the days to come."
Xiao Min's eyes widened, and her fair and delicate skin became redder and redder, even the tips of her ears were no exception.
In fact, she had had many suitors since she broke up with Ma Yunhao, but none of them had made her so intoxicated and dizzy as she was now. It was as if her brain was blocked by something and she couldn't think at all.
"Okay?" Yuan Zeyang, who had not been waiting for an answer, moved his hand towards her face.
The touch was very soft, which made his heart beat faster. At the same time, he felt a little uneasy. Xiao Min was so kind and good, would she not like him? Or did she just treat him as a brother? The latter was worse than the former.
Xiao Min felt his hands trembling a little, and looking at him she felt as if she were in another world.
"I have always liked you. When I faced you before, I felt inferior and didn't think I was worthy of you, but later... Anyway, I don't want to miss you again. Xiao Min, can you give me a chance?" He asked very carefully, fearing that she would not agree.
Xiao Min was even more shocked this time. Brother Xiao Yang was extremely smart. When she faced him before, she seemed to be a mentally retarded person. She used to feel inferior because of this. Later, after her grandmother comforted her, she stopped being so stubborn. Now, when she suddenly heard that Brother Xiao Yang also felt inferior, she suddenly felt it was ridiculous.
But what she felt more was joy and touching. It turned out that she was so outstanding in Xiaoyang's eyes.
Just when Yuan Zeyang hadn't waited for her reply for a long time and thought that she couldn't bear to embarrass him because they grew up together, Xiao Min curved her lips and said, "Okay, I like you too."
She had never really seen her own heart so clearly. It turned out that she rejected the pursuit of so many people just because she already had the most suitable person in her mind.
Yuan Zeyang's eyes were bright and he hugged her. Xiao Min was almost frightened by his eager action. She patted his back gently, but found that the place where she touched was hard, like a piece of iron.
"Please let me go, this is a bit inappropriate." Although she and Brother Xiaoyang have known each other for many years, such close contact made her face hot and she felt uncomfortable all over.
"Okay, I'm so excited!" Yuan Zeyang was worried that she would be angry. After all, he was no different from a hooligan.
After the two separated, Xiao Min tidied her hair a little uncomfortably. Yuan Zeyang scratched his head awkwardly, but couldn't control his eyes and looked at the other person secretly.
Xiao Min noticed from the corner of her eye that his eyes were still on her, and a sweet feeling rose in her heart.
"I brought you something good." Perhaps seeing her embarrassment, Yuan Zeyang immediately changed the subject.
Xiao Min was indeed attracted by him, "What good stuff?"
Yuan Zeyang opened his big bag, which was filled with neatly folded clothes and a green vase stuffed in the middle.
"Is this blue and white porcelain?" Xiao Min exclaimed. She carefully took the perfectly preserved porcelain.
The reason why blue and white porcelain can be auctioned at a high price is because it is rare. There are even fewer blue and white porcelains with such perfect appearance. "Where did you get it?"
Although she believed in Brother Xiaoyang's character and that he would never do anything illegal, such a good thing must not have come from a legitimate source. If she didn't handle the aftermath well, it would likely get her into trouble.
Yuan Zeyang naturally knew this. He felt warm in his heart and gently patted her forehead. "Don't worry, everyone who knows about this has gone underground."
This was a trophy he got when he participated in the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam. This thing originally belonged to China, but was taken by the Vietnamese. When he evacuated from Vietnam, he brought this back with him. He knew Xiao Min liked this.
"That's good!" Xiao Min breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't ask about the source, but pursed her lips with a little regret. "Such a rare thing is just given to me. It's too expensive."
Yuan Zeyang didn't care at all. "It's useless for me to take it. At most I can use it to arrange flowers. I'd better leave it to you to study!"
Xiao Min was stunned. Such a priceless thing was put in a flower? Was he teasing her
Yuan Zeyang smiled and said, "If you really appreciate me, why not give me one of your paintings? Didn't you say that your paintings can be sold at a high price now? I'll keep it for appreciation in the future."
Since arriving in Beijing, Xiao Min's painting skills have improved. She is also the youngest painter in the Beijing Art Association. Although she is young, her painting skills have been praised by many artists. Of course, with her economic level, she naturally does not need to paint to make a living, so her paintings circulating outside are the least.
Scarcity makes things valuable, and this is especially true in the collecting world, so her paintings are still very expensive.
Xiao Min felt a little embarrassed when she heard his request, "No matter how good my paintings are, they can't compare to this blue and white porcelain."
Yuan Zeyang insisted on painting.
Xiao Min had no choice but to take out her old paintings for him to choose.
Yuan Zeyang picked out a picture of rural fields. This work was based on Wangjia Village and is very artistic. Of course, a good painting must have a soul, and this painting is the same. It can reflect many real situations.
Xiao Min may have considered her current situation, so she did not take out the painting.
"This painting is very realistic, I like it very much." When Yuan Zeyang saw the familiar people in it, he felt as if he had returned to Wangjia Village.
In fact, there is nothing wrong with this painting alone. But it is different when the people working on it are Yuan Huaibao, Lu Minsheng and others. The stories behind these people tell us so much.
Yuan Zeyang looked at himself beside his grandfather, and his heart was full of contradictions. On the one hand, he liked Wangjia Village very much, but on the other hand, Wangjia Village was the place where his grandfather suffered.
"I don't know what's happening with Wangjia Village?" Yuan Zeyang thought that the Wangjia Village in his memory was indeed a beautiful place with beautiful scenery and simple and grateful villagers, but he had never been back once.
"That's great. I heard that the household contract responsibility system has been implemented now, and everyone in the village is busy farming. There will no longer be any lazy people." Xiao Min said with a smile.
"That would be great." Yuan Zeyang thought of a few families who were indeed lazy and didn't like farming. They relied solely on the villagers for their livelihood. He didn't know if they would starve to death in the future.
"I heard that some people went to the township government to make trouble. Unfortunately, the documents from above have already been issued, and it's useless no matter how much trouble they make." Xiao Min curled her lips. She had no good feelings towards those who were lazy and only knew how to take advantage of others.
"It should have been done earlier." Yuan Zeyang nodded. Then he asked, "Should we tell uncle, aunt and grandma that we're dating?"
Xiao Min was startled, "So fast?"
Yuan Zeyang looked at her sadly and didn't say anything for a long time.
He looked like an abandoned dog, which made Yuan Zeyang look even more pitiful. Xiao Min's soft heart softened even more. "Just write to my parents. They will definitely say that as long as your grandma agrees, we have no objection."
Yuan Zeyang was almost amused by her intonation of imitating words. He nodded, "Okay, I'll do as you say."
"My grandma is still working in Shenzhen, we can go directly to her." Xiao Min originally wanted to meet her grandma before she started working officially. Now it was just a chance.
Yuan Zeyang thought of Grandma Qian and suddenly felt a little uneasy. He didn't know whether Grandma Qian would agree to this. After all, in Xiao Min's heart, her grandmother was the most important. Even her biological father and mother had to stand aside, and he was no exception.