Rebirth: My 80s

Chapter 229 Frustrated New Capital City People

It’s early spring in Beijing, and the snow in the shade has not yet melted. In the evening, there is still a biting chill when riding a bicycle.

Li Jiankun gritted his teeth and jumped from the Niangniang Temple alley to the Jiuan courtyard in one breath. He was frozen like a dog for a while, which was better than cutting his flesh with a dull knife.

He had classes this morning and afternoon, and stayed in Yanyuan all day. At dusk, he went to the courtyard to have dinner with his second sister. Wasn't he thinking that it was not dark yet, so he came to see the sales of toad mirrors.

"Shihu, Shihu, why did you come here at this time?"

Xu Tao was sitting at the workbench behind the window with a bowl of fried noodles, slurping away at it when she saw Li Jiankun waving hurriedly.

"Come and have a look if you have nothing to do. By the way, when you are not busy, go to the courtyard to play with your eldest sister."

"I know, I know, no need to say anything." Xu Tao nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

Her work is relatively free, and she starts working only after receiving an order. When there is not much work, she can allocate her time reasonably.

"Brother, this is really not possible, please don't embarrass me."

"Brother, please help me, I'm begging you!"

Before he reached 80 Department Store, Li Jiankun was a little surprised. A few minutes after closing time in the small courtyard, there were still outsiders inside.

"Eh? Jiankun is here! Brother, come on, let me talk to you. This is our person in charge. You talk to him."

When Jin Biao saw Li Jiankun walking in from the door, it was like seeing a savior.

Li Jiankun was confused.

At this time, the man whom Jin Biao called his eldest brother came forward with bright eyes and enthusiasm. He grabbed Li Jiankun's right hand with both hands and shook it vigorously.

"Hello, hello, I am Lin Jingmin."

Li Jiankun looked him up and down. He was in his thirties, well-dressed, fair, and wearing a pair of iron-rimmed glasses. He looked like an intellectual.

After a few words of response, Li Jiankun walked aside, pulled Jin Biao over, and asked in a low voice what was going on.

Jin Biao said in a voice that only two people could hear: "He is also here to approve the toad mirror, and he is a big customer, but he has no money."

Li Jiankun was speechless. How could he be a big customer without money?

"He owns a house and took the deed to it as a mortgage." Jin Biao said.

Although this operation may seem a bit outrageous these days, it is actually not surprising to future generations. Li Jiankun even met people who used cemeteries and cemeteries as mortgages. Thinking about it, it’s OK. With the deed of the house, you’re not afraid that the other party won’t give you the money. If it doesn’t work, just use the house. Giving it to his sister would avoid the risk of being regarded as a blind drifter.

Unexpectedly, Jin Biao hasn't finished speaking yet.

"But the house deed is in his father-in-law's name. It's true. He even took his father-in-law's household registration book and the marriage certificate of him and his wife."

If Li Jiankun touched it, it would be unreliable.

Who knows if he stole it?

Li Jiankun didn't want to get involved in such nonsense.

"How many toad mirrors appeared today?"

"About a thousand pairs. Wasn't it delayed by him? I haven't calculated the details yet."

Li Jiankun nodded slightly and looked sideways at Lin Jingmin, "Brother, we are not a pawn shop, sorry."

After that, he walked towards the door, ready to go to 90 Department Store.

However, Lin Jingmin quickly followed him out and begged to stop him, "Brothers, please be accommodating. I really can't afford the capital. When the goods are sold, I will pay you every penny."

"Brother, no one like you would do this without any capital."

"I...didn't I come with the house deed?"

"Is that your house? Otherwise, you can bring your father-in-law here. As long as he says yes, I will do it for you right away."

Lin Jingmin couldn't pick up the slack, so he would have brought it sooner if he could.

If his father-in-law knew about this, he would have to break his legs!

Li Jiankun raised his feet, but still didn't move. Lin Jingmin hugged his arm.

"Brother, I'm not a bad person. I'm really desperate. I finally saw a chance to make a comeback. Can you help me make it happen? I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life!"

Li Jiankun raised his eyebrows and said, "Let go."

Lin Jingmin's eyes were bloodshot and he slowly knelt down.

"What are you doing!"

"Brother, to be honest, I didn't want to live at first. I couldn't see any hope. Today I accidentally heard that you can approve sunglasses here. Guess what, when I was watching this TV series, I was also thinking, these sunglasses are not available on the market. If there is, I will go crazy! I want to give it a last try, the only thing I can’t bear to do is my child.”

Li Jiankun frowned and looked at him, crying like a big man.

If this true display of emotion was performed, it can only be said that his acting skills have reached perfection.We are indeed in trouble.

"Get up and talk first!"

It’s not that Li Jiankun has a holy heart, it’s just that he hit rock bottom several times in his previous life. At that time, he wished that someone could help him. For example, during the 08 financial crisis, he lost everything in the stock market, not to mention factories focusing on foreign trade. After holding on for nine months without receiving any orders, we had no choice but to go bankrupt.

As a result, he owed a total of nearly [-] million yuan in debt.

To be honest, I once really had the desire to seek death.

Therefore, he can easily empathize with the feeling of being cornered.

But whether he wanted to help or not, he still planned to understand the specific situation first.

Two minutes later, the two squatted by the wall, each smoking a cigarette, and Lin Jingmin slowly talked about his experience.

"You can tell by my accent that I am not a native of Beijing. My ancestral home is Luoyang. I used to be an accountant at Yituo Factory..."

"Wait, Yituo? The one who made Dongfanghong tractor?"

Lin Jingmin nodded.

Li Jiankun was surprised and looked at him again. This factory was not a simple one. In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, everything was in ruins and was waiting to be renovated. The whole country mobilized experts and senior technicians from all over the country to build it in the industrial town of Luoyang. It was a key project of the first five-year plan. .

Just listen to its full name and you will know - China's No. [-] Tractor Factory.

He still couldn't believe it, "You said you... used to be an accountant at No. [-] Tow Factory?"

Lin Jingmin laughed at himself, "It doesn't look like it, right, but it's old times, what's the point of lying to you? I was an accountant in my father's class since I was in elementary school."

"You have such a good company and such a good position, how come you come to the capital and behave like this?" Li Jiankun was puzzled.

"For love."

Lin Jingmin's eyes were blurry, but there was no beauty or reminiscence in his eyes, only sadness and sadness.

In his early twenties, he met a girl who jumped in line to come to their place in the capital. The two had a beautiful love affair, got married and had children along the way. At a certain time, his wife was homesick and wanted to return to the capital, and persuaded him to come. Settled in Beijing.

He thought that his parents were both dead, but he was not worried about it. His wife and children were the people he loved most in the world, so he agreed.

So he found a resident of the capital and completed an extremely unequal exchange. Otherwise, it would be difficult to achieve the purpose of settling in the capital.

The other party settled in Luoyang and worked in a tow factory.

He settled in Haidian and came to a street enterprise, Heping Knife Factory, in Dongsheng Street, Wudaokou.

"You worked at the Peace Knife Factory?"

Li Jiankun knew about this factory and had passed by it several times, but he didn't know much about it.

"Well, I'll still be an accountant."

"It's gone now, right?"

"I was framed and framed, saying that I had falsified accounts and misappropriated public funds, but I have never done that!" Lin Jingmin was full of anger when talking about this matter.

This incident was also a turning point in his life.

He went in and squatted for eight months.

From then on, his life was stained. Not to mention others, even his wife's relatives and friends looked at him through colored glasses.

Originally, my wife’s family was pretty good and I believed he was innocent.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. As a released prisoner, it was impossible for him to find a job with a solid job. He was also a weak scholar and could not do hard work. He was always idle at home, and his father-in-law and mother-in-law gradually began to ridicule him.

Who asked to live under someone else's roof? He gritted his teeth and endured it.

What really frustrated him was that his wife's attitude towards him was also changing.

Something happened at my father-in-law's house recently.

The brother-in-law grew up and was getting ready to get married. The father-in-law wanted to give the house where the family of three currently lived to a new house for the brother-in-law. They moved into his brother-in-law's partitioned house. The small bed in it was really crowded for three people, so his wife said to him "You go rent a house outside."

When Lin Jingmin said this, his nose was full of tears.

"Brother, I think you are still young, so you are probably not married. Listen to me, a person who has been through this before, and give me a few words of advice."

"First, no matter what the reason is, never give up your career. If a man loses his career, even dogs will look down on him!"

"Second, if you can hang out where you have connections, don't go to a place you are unfamiliar with. You will be bullied by foreigners."

"Third, don't believe what the book says about love being eternal. Love without material things is vulnerable."

(The code will still be available tomorrow morning, but the update will be late. I really can’t bear it and have to go to bed early. Everyone is exhausted.)
(End of this chapter)