Listening to Li Zhi's calculations, Gu'er was a bit dumbfounded. 'Is it really that much?' Becoming a ten-thousand-yuan-household had once been an extravagant dream of hers. If this was true, wouldn't she become one after this trip?
Dingzi's eyes narrowed. He didn't want to think about the demobilization pay he'd received from the army when he came back. After returning to his hometown, he had tried to pass the exam to join the Public Security Bureau on his own merits, but he hadn't made it. The family's finances had been left unsettled.
When Li Zhi sought him out, he knew Li Zhi wanted to help him, but also that he valued his skills. Li Zhi had asked him to go into business together. He had no money to invest as a partner, but Li Zhi promised him a share. He'd figured he might make a few hundred, which would be enough to support his grandmother. But now, it seemed he had been thinking too small. Even if Li Zhi only gave him a ten percent cut, that would still be several thousand.
