Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 207 Su Family
The person Haotian introduced quickly joined the company. He was a very honest young man, and Haotian even treated Yan Hui to a meal because of him.

“The real estate market has finally shown signs of recovery in the second half of the year. President Teng has recently received more orders. President Yan must have noticed that, right?” Haotian said proactively.

"Indeed, Mr. Teng's orders have increased. It seems you're quite busy on your end too," Yan Hui said with a smile.

"Yes, the processing plant recently received new machinery. That band saw is much faster than the previous one, cutting at least three times faster!" Haotian laughed.

“No wonder President Teng mostly buys logs from me.” Yan Hui nodded.

After he started making differentiated products, he gained the support of at least a hundred merchants. Many merchants purchased goods from Yan Hui and then sold them in other places, with very good retail results.

Yan Hui makes more money doing business with these businessmen than he does doing business with Boss Teng.

Yan Hui's product changes also affected General Manager Teng. General Manager Teng's boards are all supplied to construction sites and do not require drying and sanding processes, so he chose to buy logs and process them himself.

"Yes, the cost of raw logs is still lower. My factory here is very busy right now." Haotian was naturally happy, as his status in Teng's company had improved.

It's fair to say that Haotian has benefited greatly from Yan Hui's recent business restructuring.

"Congratulations!" Yan Hui said with a smile.

When Yan Hui first collaborated with President Teng, Haotian had been a help in some way, so seeing Haotian benefit from it now, he naturally thought it was a good thing.

The meal was a pleasure for both the host and guests, which is good for everyone.

July arrived in the blink of an eye, and Su Jin was on summer vacation. Yan Hui was once again invited to Su Jin's house for dinner.

There were fewer people this time, only Su Jin's parents and three or five relatives, and the topics they talked about were all trivial family matters.

It was only during this visit that Yan Hui learned that Su Jin's father had also started from scratch, which filled him with deep respect.

After the meal, Su Jin's father called Yan Hui into a room, made him some tea, and chatted with him alone.

"I had someone check, and you have a good reputation in the market. That's true; you must value your reputation in business, it's very important." Uncle Su looked at Yan Hui, quite satisfied.

"Yes, my uncle said the same thing." Yan Hui had talked to Uncle Su about family matters.

At these dinner parties, the questions he was asked most often were about his family.

"I actually think you're really good, but..." Uncle Su looked Yan Hui over carefully, "I have something I want to tell you, but I don't know if you can accept it."

"Oh? Uncle, you can speak freely." Yan Hui sat up straighter.

"Well, in our family, we only have one daughter, Su Jin. Her mother and I have been thinking about one thing: when we find a son-in-law, we hope he can come with us," Uncle Su said frankly.

"Hmm? You mean you want to find someone to marry into your family?" Yan Hui was quite sensitive to this term.

In southern Fujian, it has always been common for men to marry into the family. For example, my cousin's father married into the Yan family, so my cousin's surname is Yan.

If Yan Hui had several brothers, and if his circumstances weren't good, he could have chosen to marry into the family. However, he is an only child.

Grandpa passed away, and he was Grandpa's only grandson. How could he possibly marry into the family?
“I know you’re the only child in your family, but Su Jin is our only child,” Uncle Su insisted. With his successful career, of course he wanted a grandson. “Uncle, I understand, I really do, but… I need to think about it,” Yan Hui said, seemingly unfazed. It wasn’t because he was open to the idea of ​​marrying into the family; in fact, he hadn’t even considered marriage at all.

He and Su Jin have a good relationship, but they are far from being ready to get married.

"Of course, of course." Uncle Su also breathed a sigh of relief.

He was genuinely afraid that Yan Hui would refuse outright, which would put him in a very difficult position.

The two then chatted about business. Yan Hui learned a little, but not much. As the saying goes, "every profession has its own secrets," and after listening to Uncle Su's words, Yan Hui felt that the pharmaceutical industry was very complex and difficult for ordinary people to enter.

You could say that if you didn't enter the industry in the 80s, it was already a bit late.

After chatting, Yan Hui and Su Jin went out together. Su Jin asked him what they talked about, and Yan Hui only said that they talked about some business matters.

"That's great! My dad has told me a lot of stories, but I just can't seem to learn them! Telling you these stories should help you!" Su Jin was delighted to hear this.

"Yes, I can ask him if I need anything in the future." Yan Hui nodded.

Su Jin is about to start her second year of college, but she is still quite naive. She is well protected, and things like big storms and waves are completely irrelevant to her.

In Shanghai, Su Jin has several wealthy relatives, so it's unlikely that anyone will bully her at school.

That evening, Yan Hui returned to his residence and began to seriously consider his relationship with Su Jin for the first time.

To be honest, he did like Su Jin, and if things continued like this until Su Jin graduated from university, their marriage would be a natural progression. However, he absolutely could not accept the idea of ​​Su Jin marrying into his family.

If Su Jin came from an ordinary family, or even just a moderately wealthy one, Yan Hui would be fully qualified to directly compete with Su's father for this relationship, but that's unrealistic right now. The gap is still too large. Of course, the most crucial issue is that Yan Hui hasn't even considered marriage.
When Yan Hui returned home for Chinese New Year this year, his mother talked about Su Jin, but he didn't pay much attention to it.
Yan Hui gradually developed a plan. He felt that if he could really get together with Su Jin and start a family, he wouldn't want to marry into her family. No matter how much money Su Jin's family had, he would never do so. To achieve this goal, he naturally needed to become richer and more capable, at least capable of communicating directly with Su's father.

He simply couldn't understand Su Jin's family situation, so how could he have a positive conversation with her? They were on completely different levels. Just thinking about how her car cost 260 million yuan made Yan Hui feel a lot of pressure. He figured he'd understand Su's father when he could afford a million-yuan luxury car himself.

Yan Hui was always somewhat reserved whenever he visited Su Jin's house.

He has money now, but it's all from the company's cash flow, so his ability to withstand risks is quite average. He's not the same as a truly wealthy person with a solid financial foundation.

Truly wealthy people, like my uncle, have not only cash flow but also many fixed assets and other investments.

Many people don't understand why rich people like to buy houses, some even buying dozens. It's because they need to store their money in a place where it's inconvenient for them to access it, to prevent themselves from "getting carried away" and to prevent themselves from investing all their assets in a single project.

To use an imperfect analogy, this is similar to some people going to Australia and leaving their bank cards and mobile phones with their friends.

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Of course, Yan Hui doesn't understand this very well yet. He doesn't have much money right now and urgently needs cash flow.

Fortunately, Yan Hui did not take out loans to increase leverage.

(End of this chapter)