Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 198 Mother
Back in Jianye, Yan Hui had just gotten off the plane when he called his third brother, but no one answered the phone at the company. After thinking for a moment, he called his cousin, but his cousin didn't answer either.

With no other option, Yan Hui had to take a taxi home.

On the way, Yan Hui received a call from his cousin.

"Are you back? What time are you arriving? I'll pick you up from the airport!" my cousin said.

"I'm almost there, where are you guys? Why aren't you answering your phones?"

"I was playing cards outside, it was a bit noisy, so I didn't hear your call."

"Playing cards? Where's the third brother? Playing cards with you?"

"Yeah, nothing much at the company today, he's playing cards with me. Did you page him?" my cousin called out to the third brother.

"No. You two go ahead and we'll talk tonight." Yan Hui didn't disturb the two of them.

He went back to the timber market alone, walked around again, and found that little had changed in the past month or so.

Yan Hui calls Lao San almost every day, so he's always been very familiar with market prices. He asked around and found nothing wrong.

"Mr. Yan, you're back from the Northeast?" Brother Lü greeted Yan Hui as soon as he saw him.

Yan Hui casually handed him a pack of cigarettes: "How have you been lately?"

"Thanks to you, everything's been great! I've been getting my goods from you, Mr. Yan, and sales are pretty good!" Brother Lü said with a smile. "Just don't mind that I'm not buying enough."

"Doing business is always the right thing to do; you just have to grow from small to big. By the way, have you heard that our company is going to release some high-quality materials soon? You can buy some to resell; they look great and will definitely sell well at retail." Yan Hui had always had a good impression of Brother Lü.

"High-quality material? I haven't heard of it. When will it arrive? What's the price?" Brother Lü asked curiously. "If it's not too expensive, I'll definitely buy some."

"This batch of goods will arrive in four days. We'll talk about it then," Yan Hui said without offering further explanation.

"Then I'll have to buy some! If you say so, Mr. Yan, it must be good stuff!" As soon as Brother Lü heard this, he knew he should prepare some money.

Yan Hui said it was good material, so there must be no problem with it. We have to get this kind of thing as soon as possible! Therefore, he doesn't plan to tell anyone!
After saying goodbye to Brother Lü, Yan Hui chatted with a few clients and friends, only to find that no one knew about the upcoming shipment of new goods. This puzzled him; hadn't he asked Lao San to promote it? Was this the result?

Even if you just give Brother Lü 200 yuan and let him spread the word, it wouldn't have the same effect, right?

Actually, it wouldn't be a problem if we didn't advertise it; it would still sell. But...
After thinking it over, Yan Hui went back to the company, opened the door, and went inside to look at the company's accounts.

The accounts do show that the third son withdrew 1000 yuan, and in addition, he received about 1000 yuan in meal reimbursements this month.

Yan Hui looked at the receipts for the meals and saw that there were no problems.

He didn't say anything, just looked at the ledger. After a while, the third brother returned.

"Fifth Brother, you're back!" the third brother boasted upon seeing Yan Hui. "Let me tell you, I won over 300 today! It must be because you came back that my luck improved!"

"That's good," Yan Hui nodded. "Third brother, how's your promotion of the new timber going, the one I asked you to do in the market?"

"I called all those big clients one by one and told them. I even treated them to dinner and talked about it during the meal," the third brother explained. "Okay, it's good that it's been publicized." Yan Hui didn't want to say anything more. This amount of money was really nothing to him. As he spoke, he looked at the time and said, "Third brother, the New Year is almost here. You should get yourself some nice clothes so you don't lose face when you go back."

"Outfit? Nothing's more powerful than a cell phone these days. Sigh, I haven't saved up much money lately, otherwise I would have gotten one when I got home!" The third brother sighed.

"I checked the other day, the Nokia 5110 only costs a little over 5000 yuan including the network access fee and SIM card fee. You haven't saved up any money in a year?" Yan Hui asked, somewhat puzzled. He had just bought a phone for Liu Zi a few days ago, so of course he knew the price.

The price reduction of electronic devices in the past year has been astonishing.

"Over 5000 is still too expensive for me."

“Here’s what we’ll do: when you go home for Chinese New Year this year, I’ll give you 5000 yuan as your year-end bonus. In addition, you can use the money from the company’s account to buy a 5110.” Yan Hui thought for a moment, “You can buy the phone soon, but the bonus will have to wait until you go home for Chinese New Year to get it.”

"Buy me a cell phone!" The third brother was overjoyed. "Fifth brother, you're such a good friend!"

"I promised to bring you out to make money, how can you go home without a cell phone?" Yan Hui had been prepared for this all along.

The reason for buying Liu Zi a phone worth over 10,000 yuan was for another purpose. As for Lao San, a Nokia 5110 is enough. This phone even has a Snake game on it!
Two days later, the third brother bought a cell phone, and the new contact number was posted on the sign at the company entrance.

The third brother bought a transparent phone pouch and hung his phone on his waistband, making him feel a little unsteady when he walked.

Yan Hui could understand this feeling, of course. He had felt the same way before. When he first started using the pager, he wanted half the world to know.

After returning to Jianye, Yan Hui contacted his family and discovered that his mother was not in good health and had recently fallen ill.

"Mom, listen to me, I'll buy you a train ticket so you can come to the hospital in Jianye for a check-up." Yan Hui became anxious as soon as he heard this.

"I'm fine. I took some aminopyrine recently, and I'm fine now," the mother said, declining Yan Hui's offer.

"I don't need the money now. Come here quickly, listen to me, I'll take you to the hospital for a thorough checkup."

Yan Hui struggled with his mother for three or four minutes but still couldn't persuade her. He had no choice but to use his trump card: "I've been in Jianye for so long and I still haven't bought a house. Mom, come and come with me to take a look."

"We have to go, this is a big deal, you can't just buy it casually!" Upon hearing this, the mother immediately agreed.

Having arranged for his mother to come over in two days, Yan Hui immediately called his third son.

The third brother can keep an eye on this batch of goods the day after tomorrow. Yan Hui plans to accompany his mother to the hospital for a check-up, and the third brother immediately agreed.

On the day his mother arrived, Yan Hui rented a car early to pick her up. After waiting at the station for more than half an hour, his mother finally arrived.

Without further ado, Yan Hui took his mother to the hospital.

Upon examination, it was discovered to be chronic otitis media, and quite severe, with the formation of a cholesteatoma (a non-cancerous mass of skin cells), requiring surgical removal.

"See, it was right to listen to me, wasn't it? Listen to the doctor, we'll have the surgery the day after tomorrow, and then stay in the hospital for a few days!" Yan Hui was relieved to hear that the illness wasn't serious.

Now that his mother had come, he planned to spend some quality time with her, help her get better, and take her out for a good shopping spree!
(End of this chapter)