The hospital nearby really couldn’t handle An Xiaolu’s illness.
The young doctor who rarely had visitors he knews of coming to their hospital, was very embarrassed:
“Our hospital probably won’t be able to be of much help in her case, I’ve heard from my teacher before, to cure her you need to find a professional doctor who specializes in this area, you still have to go to the big provincial city to look for him, I’m really sorry.”
“It’s okay, it’s okay, it’s good that I consulted with you.”
Ji Changze wasn’t disappointed at all.
Even with a surprised smile, he looked at An Xiaolu next to him: “Xiaolu, did you hear that? You’ll get well, and when you’re cured, you’ll be able to go to school.”
An Xiaolu really didn’t expect her muteness to heal.
When Ji Changze wanted to bring her here, she was hesitant, thinking that if the doctor said it couldn’t be cured, it would be a waste of money to come to the hospital.
But she couldn’t stand Mother Ji’s constant persuasion, telling her not to give up and Ji Changze also kept comforting and encouraging her.
To say that she didn’t have hope when she came to the hospital would be a lie.
But when the doctor actually said that there was hope for a cure, the surprise at that moment almost filled her heart.
An Xiaolu didn’t even know how she got back. Fortunately, although she hadn’t recovered, Ji Changze has been protecting her all the way, not letting her fall and trip.
On his return, Ji Changze took her to her family.
Mother An was able to stand now, walking slowly around the yard.
Her son-in-law had told her that people who have been lying in bed for a long time, though have no strength, but they still needed to move around more to recover quickly.
As she was walking around, she saw An Xiaolu and Ji Changze coming together.
When she reached the door, An Xiaolu was still taking small steps, but her steps became faster and faster. Finally, she simply ran to her mother and hugged her with a smile on her face, but her tears fell on Liu’s shoulder.
“Xiaolu, what is going on?”
Mother An subconsciously hugged her daughter to comfort, while comforting, she looked at Ji Changze who came over, “Changze, what happened to Xiaolu?”
She didn’t think that Ji Changze bullied her daughter.
After all, Mother An especially believed in Ji Changze.
She really thought that her son-in-law was the best son-in-law in the world. For his father-in-law and mother-in-law, since his marriage, Ji Changze has taken over the task of buying medicine, that too from his own money, and sometimes even brought meat for dinner.
He was also incredibly nice to Xiaolu, his wife.
Since they got married, he took Xiaolu to town to play every day, bought her new clothes, and took her to eat and drink everywhere. Sometimes Mother An could still hear Father An tell her that when he went out, he happened to see the two, and the young couple were picking chrysanthemums hand in hand, saying that they would be kept in a bottle. He mouthed that these two were too leisurely, and his face was wrinkled with happiness.
After all, this certainly wouldn’t happen if they weren’t affectionate.
Since her marriage, Xiaolu had been smiling more. She used to be calm and usually did everything calmly. Even when she laughed, she just had a shallow smile. After she was mute, she rarely smiled.
When she was with Ji Changze, the smile on her face was big and bright.
How could Mother An be unhappy when she saw it?
Ji Changze even remembers to bring food for Xiaolu when he goes to town, which shows how good he was to her daughter, and how could he bully her?
With a smile on his face, Ji Changze said with relief, “Mom, Xiaolu is happy, we just went to the doctors, and they said that her illness could be cured.”
He omitted the word ‘maybe’.
Mother An was first stunned, then filled with incredulous joy.
“Really?? Great! Great!! Wuwuwu, my lovely daughter. You’ve come out of the foxhole. Come on, don’t cry. Let’s get well. When you get well, you’ll be the same as before, ah…”
An Xiaolu got up from her arms, eyes red from crying, and nodded with a smile.
She thought that even if doctors couldn’t cure her, she would be happy with Changze.
Ji Changze took An Xiaolu and Third Brother Zhang to Shanghai.
After settling An Xiaolu in, he took Third Brother Zhang to work with a serious face.
“Old Third, practice makes perfect. Finally, it’s time for you to shine, are you ready?!”
Third Brother Zhang nodded seriously, and he couldn’t wait.
“Brother Changze, I am ready!”
“No matter how difficult the hardships encountered, I can do it!”
Ji Changze patted him on the shoulder, encouragingly, “You can do it!!!”
Therefore, in front of a store in Shanghai, Ji Changze beat gongs and drums, and after attracting enough attention, he showed the rows of goods behind him to passers-by.
“New store opening, three kinds of offers. The first kind, similar items buy one and get one free. The second kind, 3-yuan discount if you buy if you spend over 20 yuan, a 10-yuan discount if you spend more than 50 yuan, and 20 for spending more than 100 yuan. Consumption is more favourable. The third is to spend up to 5 yuan for a random draw, with prizes of up to 100 vouchers, which can be used if you spend 150, so take a look.”
Passers-by were immediately attracted to what sounded like a great deal.
At this time, Shanghai had just opened up free business, and there weren’t so many restrictions, so Ji Changze’s appearance was refreshing.
But when they took a look at the price, they were a little hesitant.
“It seems very expensive.”
“Yes, the price is much higher than other stores.”
“What material is this made from?”
Third Brother Zhang mingled with the crowd.
Sometimes, his voice was like a middle-aged woman, and ‘she’ was ecstatic, “Isn’t this Yucheng material? I heard that it was particularly expensive. Why is it so cheap? A nice dress like this only costs a little over thirty?!”
Sometimes the voice was like an old man’s, “The quality of this watch looks good, and buy one get one free. Such a good deal??”
Sometimes the tone was steady: “Sister, look at this dress. Buy one get one free for cheap, and it’s from good material. Why don’t I buy it for you and your second sister? You’ll be able to wear it out on New Year’s Eve.”
When he was done, he took another shirt and went to the front.
Ji Changze: “Err, your dress is exactly 5 yuan. Do you want to draw a lottery? You can get a coupon of up to 100 yuan.”
Third Brother Zhang tried to pose hesitation and entanglement on his face, making a show of wanting to take a small advantage, and endured the pain of putting back the buy one get one free dress, “Okay, I’ll try the lottery.”
Ji Changze took the box to him, “Reach in and take out a note.”
All the while, the people in the shop were watching this scene.
In full view, Third Brother Zhang reached in and handed the note to Ji Changze, “I can’t read, what does it say?”
Ji Changze looked shocked and said, “The first prize!!”
“Congratulations!! A coupon of 100 yuan can be used after spending 150 yuan. Of course, you can also choose to convert it into cash of 50 yuan.”
Third Brother Zhang looked ecstatic and said quickly, “I want the 50!!”
Ji Changze gave him 50 yuan.
For an instant, people in the shop looked at Third Brother Zhang’s eyes full of envy and jealousy.
By the time Third Brother Zhang exited from the store, everyone was already buying like crazy with enthusiastic and uplifted expressions.
He exhaled breath and rubbed his face.
Just as a few people passed by, when they saw the store was so popular, they were curious and asked, “What do you sell here? Why are there so many people? “
Third Brother Zhang immediately took a happy look on his face, waved it with 50 yuan, and said, “It’s a new store. If you buy something for 5 yuan, you can draw a lottery. Look, I just took out the money, 50 yuan!!!”
At this time, prices weren’t high. Ordinary people earn 30 yuan a month; this was even more. The lottery actually had 50 yuan in it, these people were immediately impressed and walked in.
Ji Changze purchased the goods with a deliberate calculation of the price, and in one day, the things were all sold. He was counting the money when Third Brother Zhang came in expectantly:
“Brother Changze, why do I feel as if you’re not working in a factory, you’re just profiteering?”
Ji Changze didn’t stop counting the money, and he didn’t even look up: “What profiteering? This is to respond to the call of the country and make contributions to the country.”
Third Brother Zhang: “… but aren’t you doing things privately? It’s speculation …”
Ji Changze: “You don’t have to pay me back the 50 I gave you during the day.”
Third Brother Zhang: “!!!”
Ji Changze: “Come, Old Third. Tell me, what are we doing now?”
Third Brother Zhang puffed out his chest and raised his head, his voice booming:
“Respond to the call of the country!! Make contributions to the country!!”
Third Brother Zhang always felt that he was thin-skinned and straightforward.
Later, he was called Chief Zhang; he could still make money even by lying down for a month. Someone teased him for being thick-skinned, but he waved his hand and said seriously that he was not thick-skinned.
Yes, compared with Brother Changze… no, President Ji’s face, his face was simply thin and can be broken with a poke.
Sometime later when Third Brother Zhang, who had become a winner in life, would recall the beginning, he would think of his past. He was still a small chicken, running around under the commands of President Ji.
At that time, he was satisfied with 50 yuan a day, and even wished he could have 50 yuan a day for the rest of his life.
Who would have thought that President Ji actually took him step by step, from a small vendor to a small store, a small boss to a small company, and achieved the position of the richest man in the world?
Of course, the richest man was President Ji.
And he was President Ji’s most loyal subordinate.
After the company became prominent, it wasn’t like anyone tried to come and recruit him, but he turned them all down.
Not only because he was grateful to Ji Changze, but also because Third Brother Zhang, who followed Ji Changze step by step, knew clearly that no one could outsmart him.
On this day, someone came to interview him, to be precise, to interview Ji Changze. But because he was now working (travelling) abroad, he could only try to get to know this self-made and legendary richest man from Third Brother Zhang.
The reporter asked: “I would like to ask Mr Zhang. I heard that you only had a primary school education at the beginning, and later studied by yourself, and got in step by step until you now hold a PhD, what keeps you going?”
Third Brother Zhang smiled reminiscently:
“I was encouraged by President Ji. In the beginning, my sister-in-law, that is, An Xiaolu, the wife of President Ji hesitated to return to school after recovering from illness. But President Ji said that knowledge is the most useful thing. He also encouraged me to go to a nearby night school.”
And he sent me to protect An Xiaolu ‘while at it’. He didn’t want to go at that time, but he almost didn’t see the sun the next day.
The reporter laughed, “I see. I heard that you are very serious in your studies.”
Third Brother Zhang: “Yes, I was studying like hell.”
Can he afford not to study? If he can’t study, Changze was going to send him to Africa. Of course, he had to study hard.
Reporter: “I really admire it. By the way, speaking of President Ji. I heard that he trusts you a lot, right?”
Third Brother Zhang: “Yes, President Ji trusts me very much. After all, I accompanied him step by step. I can guarantee that I am the most loyal one among his employees.”
–Step by step, he watched how he trapped people who wanted to trap him, and how he manipulated them.
He would be insane to betray Ji Changze.
The reporter also asked about Ji Changze’s family who didn’t like to appear in public.
Third Brother Zhang: “President Ji’s family is very happy. Sister-in-law is in an educational institution, devoted to helping underprivileged children; they also built many primary schools. They have three children, all of whom are very clever and sensible. Now, President Ji doesn’t appear in front of people very much because he thinks he is old and ready to retire and travel around the world with sister-in-law.”
Retiring at 45, well, it is older.