Siheyuan: Rebirth of a comfortable life starts with Shazhu

"I heard that Xiao'e gave birth to a daughter. I happened to have bought a gold pearl necklace at the last charity gala, and I was thinking of asking you, Shumiao, to help me take it over." Ran Qiuye placed a gift box on the coffee table and explained her purpose to Guo Shumiao.

This decisiveness made Guo Shumiao think more highly of her old friend.

Giving a gift is giving a gift; there's no need to be secretive about it.

Guo Shumiao opened the gift box, glanced at it, and said with a smile, "Thank you, that's so thoughtful. My sister-in-law will definitely love it."

I've seen plenty of cases like Guo Shumiao's.

Since yesterday, when the news spread that Lou Xiao'e had given birth to a baby girl at the hospital.

Many people on Hong Kong Island who couldn't directly call the Ho family sent their gifts to her.

They are all medium-sized business owners like Ran Qiuye, neither too big nor too small.

Those people were just being polite; even if Lou Xiao'e didn't necessarily see the gifts they gave her, it was enough if Guo Shumiao mentioned them to Lou Xiao'e.

Of course, this is also largely due to Guo Shumiao's high-profile behavior during this period.

The last time she went to Beijing, she took on a very, very big mission.

The specific task was for her to contact the wealthy circles in Hong Kong Island as a representative of a certain company.

When the time comes, at a certain bank, take a big bite of meat.

But to put it bluntly, the specific task was still to maintain stability in Hong Kong's business community and to help us make more friends.

Therefore, Guo Shumiao has been frequently appearing in social settings lately.

Make friends.

"Qiuye, what do you think of my suggestion from last time?" Guo Shumiao casually put the gift box aside.

She only glanced at it before estimating the price of the pearl necklace.

It can only be said that in Guo Shumiao's eyes, that string of things could only be considered mediocre.

New stock, each bead is about twelve millimeters in diameter, truly a rare find.

But this kind of thing might fetch ten or twenty thousand dollars at auction on Hong Kong Island.

But for Lou Xiao'e, she could get something better.

According to Guo Shumiao, Tan Yali does like these things.

She collected several pearls the size of pigeon eggs.

That's the real treasure.

In fact, Guo Shumiao was willing to befriend Ran Qiuye mainly because of He Yuzhu's influence.

It is said that He Yuzhu has a good relationship with Professor Ran and his wife, and they are friends despite their age difference.

Otherwise, He Yuzhu wouldn't have asked Guo Shumiao to bring Ran Qiuye a photo last time.

Of course, there were also some practical reasons; she wanted to persuade Ran Qiuye to return to the mainland to set up a factory.

This is a time when China is opening up and reforming, and needs the approval of foreign businesses.

Factories like Ran Qiuye's, which incorporate some high technology, are exactly what the mainland welcomes.

Logically speaking, if Lou Xiao'e gave the word, Ran Qiuye would definitely do as she was told.

But Lou Xiao'e's pride is not so cheap.

Furthermore, Guo Shumiao had some ideas about the electronics factory under Ran Qiuye's name.

Lou Xiao'e and her friend were thinking of giving Ran Qiuye a helping hand.

They promoted Ran Qiuye to become one of the largest electronics contract manufacturers in Asia.

At least it can compete with that electronics OEM factory in Taiwan that Xiaolan once invested in.

There's no specific wording on this; one aspect is perfecting the industrial chain.

Lou Xiao'e doesn't have a good relationship with Taiwan, so any electronic products under Lou Xiao'e's name will inevitably need to be manufactured by reliable OEM factories.

Pagers, mobile phones, and computer hardware and software companies invested in Americard under the name of He Xinghua.

This is an idea to lay a long line.

It's better to benefit Ran Qiuye, who has already reformed herself, than to benefit outsiders.

Ultimately, Ran Qiuye also came from Beijing.

Although he made mistakes, he did not slack off on major issues.

If Ran Qiuye's factory continues to operate on Hong Kong Island, its costs will inevitably rise with the gradually increasing labor costs there, making it less competitive. From a business perspective, if Ran Qiuye continues to remain confined to Hong Kong Island, maintaining her factory with only a few hundred employees, it will be less competitive.

She will inevitably be eliminated by Lou Xiao'e in the future.

That's it.

Ran Qiuye looked troubled.

Guo Shumiao was very familiar with her appearance.

This is a sign that my old friend's "artsy" tendencies have relapsed.

Guo Shumiao smiled and said, "Qiuye, we've known each other for almost twenty years."

All past events are but fleeting clouds.

Your parents live in Beijing, and your daughter lives in Beijing.

You can't keep hiding forever.

Besides, everyone encounters a jerk once or twice in their lifetime.

The key is to judge distance based on good and evil.

Look at my brother, he's a jerk too, but he has a heart.

My sister-in-law was willing to be cheated on by him.

That person's problem isn't that he's a jerk, but that he has a corrupt conscience.

That kind of person isn't worth your life's sorrow.

To put it bluntly, consider it as being taken advantage of by a pig.

"Sizzle..."
"If men are treated like pigs, I'd rather trade one with your sister-in-law." Ran Qiuye was amused by Guo Shumiao's words.

"Pah, you wish! I'm still thinking about it... Hahaha..." Guo Shumiao retorted casually, then covered her face and burst into laughter, her face flushed with embarrassment.

In their lives, He Yuzhu represents their youthful aspirations and innocent dreams.

Using He Yuzhu's name, they made inappropriate remarks.

Ran Qiuye then said seriously, "I have been seriously considering this matter recently."

I definitely had doubts about the reform and opening up in mainland China.

Shumiao, we've both been through what happened before.

Perhaps it's because I was originally a teacher, but I'm genuinely a little afraid of things from the past.

Let me think about it some more and observe the situation. Once things stabilize over there, I'll consider moving the factory there.

Unlike your sister-in-law, I only have this factory now.

Although Guo Shumiao was slightly disappointed, she knew that this was something that couldn't be rushed.

It can't be said that Ran Qiuye was wrong about the issues she was considering.

In the early days of reform and opening up, it truly took immense courage and wisdom to plunge headlong into investing in the mainland.

"Okay, I'll just mention it to you."

After all, we're somewhat familiar with each other, and I want you to be happy too.

However, Akiha, I have something to remind you of.

The production costs on Hong Kong Island are incomparable to those on the mainland.

Compared to similar factories in Taiwan, it has no advantage whatsoever.

This is because my sister-in-law is sentimental about the past, and also because she has some unpleasantness with Wanwan's factory.

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Your factory is now located in the inland areas, which is considered high-tech.

But if we miss this opportunity, we'll let others take the initiative first.

"Even if my sister-in-law is a good person, business in the electronics industry is all about cost." Guo Shumiao's words weren't really a threat, but to be honest, labor costs in Taiwan are indeed lower on average than in Hong Kong.

And their work efficiency is about the same.

This also shattered Ran Qiuye's hesitation to continue observing.

She naturally knew which Taiwanese OEM factory Guo Shumiao was referring to.

Lou Xiao'e had a bad relationship with that factory; it was originally a problem caused by her and her husband. (End of Chapter)