But very quickly, Yang Tiehua dismissed that idea.
After all, Brother Ziheng’s father had an unusual identity. It was better to act as if she knew nothing about it.
At that moment, Old Man Zhou took the jade bracelet and examined it for a long while before suddenly shouting “Good!” three times in excitement.
“Dad, is it a good piece?” Zhou Feifei asked eagerly, as if hoping for praise.
“Feifei, you did well this time! Miss, are you planning to pawn this jade bracelet or sell it?” Old Man Zhou looked at Yang Tiehua.
“If Boss Zhou is offering a good price, then I’ll sell it,” Yang Tiehua replied without hesitation.
“This jade bracelet is worth two thousand on the market. I’ll pay you double, four thousand. What do you think?”
Four thousand. By modern-day standards, that would be equivalent to over a hundred thousand in later decades.
But in terms of current earning difficulty, it was already an enormous sum.
Without hesitation, Yang Tiehua agreed, “Deal.”
“Do you want cash or a bank transfer?” Old Man Zhou asked.
“Boss Zhou, we want cash.”
At that moment, Fu Ziheng spoke up, “Tiehua, taking a car back with so much cash isn’t safe.”
Zheng Chao also nodded in agreement, “Mr. Fu is right.”
Yang Tiehua smiled lightly, “Don’t worry, I won’t carry it with me on the bus.”
Neither Fu Ziheng nor Zheng Chao understood what she meant, but since she had her own plans, they did not interfere.
After receiving the money, Yang Tiehua asked, “Boss Zhou, do you have a channel to buy electronic watches and mini radios?”
Old Man Zhou immediately understood. “Planning to take them back to Tuocheng Sugar Factory and resell them?”
“Boss Zhou is smart.”
“Feifei, take Miss Yang to your aunt’s shop.”
“Alright!” Zhou Feifei said brightly. “Miss Yang, I’ll take you there.”
Yang Tiehua became excited. “Thank you, Boss Zhou. Thank you, Miss Feifei.”
Old Man Zhou waved it off with a smile, “Since you’re Xiao Chao’s friend, you’re family. No need to be polite.”
Once again, Yang Tiehua felt the importance of connections.
If it were just her and Fu Ziheng, they might not even find a purchasing channel after walking all over Yangcheng.
In the end, Yang Tiehua used three thousand yuan to buy 120 electronic watches, 40 Red Flag brand radios, and 10 domestically produced portable tape players.
The purchase price of the watches was 7.5 yuan each, and they could be sold for 18 yuan.
Radios cost 35 yuan each and could be sold for 60 yuan.
Tape players cost 65 yuan each and could be sold for 130 yuan.
The radios and tape players would be taken back by Factory Director Ao, since they were more noticeable and he could transport them more safely in his private car.
The electronic watches were packed into three large woven bags. Each of them would carry one when boarding the bus.
Seeing her buy so much, Zhou Feifei’s aunt even gave her several watches for free.
“Miss Yang, these are slightly defective ones, consider them a gift.”
Zhou Feifei explained, “Some are stained, some have scratches, my aunt usually gives them to customers.”
Yang Tiehua checked them and found they were still usable. Her eyes lit up. “Boss, do you have more of these electronic watches? I want about forty. How much is each?”
This batch could make a good profit. She had many aunts and uncles and wanted to bring everyone a gift.
The shop owner replied, “Forty? Not that many, only a dozen left. If you want them, I’ll give you three yuan each. The shop next door might still have some, but they’re selling for four yuan.”
“Alright, please help me gather forty. We’ll pay together.”
Zhou Feifei was confused. “Miss Yang, why are you buying defective ones?”
Yang Tiehua smiled, “I have many relatives at home. If I buy new ones, they won’t accept them.”
Her relatives were the type who would return gifts twice over if she gave them something valuable.
Hearing this, Zhou Feifei laughed, “Your family must be huge. Forty pieces? Are you gifting the whole village?”
Yang Tiehua only smiled without answering.
If she told her she had nine uncles and eight aunts, she might faint on the spot.
After everything was packed, they arrived at the school gate, where Factory Director Ao’s car was already waiting. He did not ask what was inside and only reminded Fu Ziheng to take good care of Yang Tiehua before leaving with the Zheng family.
Zheng Chao then asked, “Miss Yang, should we go to the bus station now?”
“Doctor Zheng, did you forget? We still need to pick up my husband’s medical report,” Yang Tiehua reminded him.
“I already have it. I can treat your husband’s leg,” Zheng Chao said.
Hearing this, Yang Tiehua was overjoyed. “Really? Why didn’t you say so earlier?”
“I didn’t think you’d believe me. I’m just an intern in the hospital,” he replied bitterly.
“No, I believe you,” she said.
On the way, Yang Tiehua stopped by Boss Liu Qing’s shop.
The couple agreed to her investment terms. She only took 30 percent of profits, and the contract stated that if they lost money, the agreement would be void without repayment.
But the shop owner still shook his head.