Military husband hasn't returned home for two years? He reads his daughter's heartfelt wor

Chapter 153 Equity Investment and Cooperation

Li Wanqing chatted with Fan Hua for a while before learning that Fan Hua and He Mei were distant relatives.

However, Fan Hua had stayed at He Mei's house before, so the two were relatively familiar with each other.

Fan Hua was also a pitiful person. His parents died early, and he, as an only child, lived with various relatives.

These days, having an extra mouth to feed makes life even harder.

Even if you have enough to eat and drink at home, it's still not easy to live as a dependent.

So Fan Hua wanted to make money from a very young age, but he could never find a way and encountered many setbacks.

I originally planned to become an apprentice and learn some skills, but I was bullied by the master craftsman and ended up neither learning any skills nor getting any money.

This time, he figured it wouldn't be easy to make a living in the city, so he went to the mountains to collect some mountain products and then resell them in the city.

I never expected that my first trip into the mountains would almost result in me being mistaken for a bad guy and arrested.

"Sister Li, thank you so much." Fan Hua sincerely thanked her. If Li Wanqing hadn't stood up for him, he might have really been sent to the security office.

"What are you going to do next?" Li Wanqing asked.

Fan Hua sighed slightly, "To be honest, I don't know either, but it seems that the path of collecting mountain goods is not suitable for me."

Li Wanqing, however, did not think so. Although the control was strict now, it was also a time of great opportunity.

In a few years, the country will open up the market, and those who take the first step will be at the forefront of the times.

There must be quite a few people like Fan Hua who collect mountain goods, but he just doesn't know the intricacies involved.

"You can still continue to collect mountain products, but you need to find a different method."

Upon hearing this, Fan Hua's eyes lit up immediately. "Sister Li, do you have any ideas?"

Li Wanqing looked around and said softly, "This isn't the place to talk. Let's find somewhere else."

Li Wanqing led Fan Hua toward the military region, chatting as they walked.

With current strict policies, anyone openly accepting bribes must either have connections or financial resources.

Fan Hua has neither of these two things.

Li Wanqing admired him quite a bit; he just charged forward with sheer determination.

While chatting, Fan Hua kept glancing at Li Wanqing.

He had heard about Li Wanqing when his cousin came back, but he never expected to meet her under these circumstances.

My cousin said that Li Wanqing is a pitiful person, but at the same time, she is also a resilient one.

He had never paid attention to it before, just thinking that if his cousin thought someone was good, then they must be good.

This unexpected meeting made him realize that Li Wanqing was much smarter than his cousin had described.

"Do you have a market for your mountain products in the city?" Li Wanqing asked.

Fan Hua shook his head slightly, "There is no long-term sales channel for the time being, but all kinds of supplies are in short supply in the city. As long as we can get the goods, it will not be difficult to sell them."

However, he failed at the very first step on the way to receiving the goods.

He hadn't expected the people on the mountain to be so vigilant.

Li Wanqing asked curiously, "Why didn't you just say you were a buyer of mountain products when the villagers were pressing you for answers?"

Instead of hiding it out of guilt, it's better to admit it openly.

The more guilty you are, the more suspicious people will become.

Fan Hua scratched his head sheepishly, "This is my first time doing this too, I didn't react for a moment."

He panicked, especially when they said they were going to send him to the security office.

Now, listening to Li Wanqing talk about it, it's true that he was a bit too inexperienced.

They only thought that privately receiving large quantities of goods violated the policy, but they didn't realize that this was a mountainous area far from the city.

Transportation here is not very convenient, and it is very inconvenient for villagers to go to the city.

Bartering or receiving goods is not a rare occurrence.

Those who didn't come forward to testify for him were probably afraid of getting involved, so they didn't dare to step forward.

"Be more careful when buying mountain goods in the future. Sometimes the villagers aren't afraid of the people who buy mountain goods, but they are more afraid of thieves or bad people," Li Wanqing advised.

Fan Hua nodded, then sighed, "The cost is limited, so I'm just doing this on a small scale."

Of all his relatives, only his aunt's family treated him well.

But he didn't want to have any financial dealings with them.

He knew that his aunt's family didn't care, but other relatives might not.

Putting everything else aside, if his aunt were to sponsor him, other relatives would also want to receive sponsorship from her.

They're all relatives, and he didn't want to put his aunt in a difficult position.

Li Wanqing thought about it. He Mei had said that her cousin was down-to-earth and hardworking, but a bit too competitive.

Since He Mei's family treated her kindly and didn't pester her, Li Wanqing felt she could still trust them.

“How about this, I’ll pay for it…” Fan Hua refused as soon as Li Wanqing mentioned money.

It's clear that he's very sensitive when it comes to money.

"Don't rush to refuse, I have conditions," Li Wanqing said.

Fan Hua remained silent for a moment, but did not show any resistance. "Sister Li, please speak."

Li Wanqing continued, "I can provide the money as an investment, but I'll need you to handle the things that require me to be present."

She is now a military dependent, and if she were to engage in illegal reselling activities in private, it would implicate Cheng Baichuan if discovered.

Fan Hua also realized Li Wanqing's identity and immediately understood her meaning.

"Okay! I'll listen to you, sister."

"If we make a profit, it's on me; if we lose, I'll find a way to make up for it."

Li Wanqing was slightly taken aback. "Aren't you going to lose out by doing things like this?"

Fan Hua was taken aback at first, but after understanding what was happening, he scratched his head sheepishly.

"It's alright, my sister is someone I know, so she's definitely different from other people."

Li Wanqing smiled. They had only met for the first time, yet she was already considered an acquaintance, which showed how good Fan Hua and He Mei's relationship was.

"Even between close brothers, accounts should be kept clear. I'll contribute money and you'll contribute labor. If we make a profit, we'll split it equally, and if we lose, we'll share the burden together."

"That won't do!" Fan Hua waved his hand with a stern face. "I'm just contributing my strength, how can I take half the credit?"

He thought for a moment, "Sis, you take 8, and I'll shamelessly take 2."

Li Wanqing disagreed, and the argument went on and on, which made Nuonuo irritable. She started tugging at her mother's clothes, yelling "Ahhhhh!"

Li Wanqing also put on a stern face, "I'm not going to say anything more. I'll take 6 and you take 4. If we talk about it again, then let's just forget about it."

Fan Hua opened his mouth, but in the end didn't dare to say anything more.

“Come back to the military region with me first, I’ll give you the capital, and then we’ll draw up a written agreement,” Li Wanqing said.

Since it's a collaboration, everything that needs to be written down should be written down, so that if problems arise later, He Mei won't be caught in the middle and put in an awkward position.

Back at the military region, Li Wanqing gave Fan Hua 1000 yuan, which was basically the most money she could afford.

Li Wanqing didn't touch Cheng Baichuan's money, lest she have trouble explaining herself if she were ever investigated.

"It's a little less, but let's start slowly," Li Wanqing said.

Fan Hua held the money, his heart filled with mixed emotions. "Sister, don't worry, I will definitely not let you down."

Just then, Cheng Baichuan returned. After introducing themselves, Fan Hua left shortly afterward.