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Chapter 499: Chapter 499: Big Sister Hu Haiyun, the goods dumper
Although Gu Hongwei was not married, he believed that if he were, he would certainly strive to provide a good life for his wife, given his capability.
In his opinion, a woman being willing to bear children for him was an arduous and great deed. Several of his childhood companions lost their mothers in childbirth. So the saying "childbirth is like walking through the Ghost Gate" was by no means an exaggeration.
Pregnancy alone was incredibly hard, not to mention the risks involved in childbirth. Bringing up a child was also a great expenditure of energy and strength. All these hardships were borne by women. Therefore, in his eyes, no matter how successful a man was, if he failed to treat his child’s mother well, he would not be considered a responsible person.
Tong Yao nodded, "Let’s see when we get to Li City! Maybe it’s just a false alarm."
Even though she deeply wished to have a child, she also worried that it might be a vain hope.
As soon as the thought arose, she again couldn’t control a wave of dry heaving, which was more severe this time around. Despite retching for a while, she didn’t vomit up anything.
In any case, she couldn’t bear to think of the woman in the nearby compartment, otherwise she would lose control. She could only sit there, not daring to enter the compartment to lie down.
Gu Hongwei was also sitting there the whole time. They idled away the time chatting about the situation in Li City. Suddenly, Tong Yao seemed to remember something and said, "I think the woman in the adjacent compartment is also in the reselling business. She has brought along a lot of goods, all clothes."
As she climbed onto her bed, she had bumped into burlap sacks. They felt soft, so they must have been filled with clothes.
"Reselling clothes from Kyoto in other places?" Gu Hongwei wondered, "Clothes from Kyoto are expensive. It doesn’t seem like a good deal to resell them. Although the designs of Kyoto clothes can be quite innovative, many people in remote cities may not be able to accept them, not to mention the price issue, which makes selling quite problematic."
Tong Yao had also thought of this problem, but she was very certain that the sacks had to be filled with clothes. Suddenly, her eyes lit up as if she had thought of something. Gu Hongwei also appeared to have realized something. The two looked at each other, both seeing the answer in each other’s eyes.
Previously, Tong Yao had considered the woman rather course, but now she looked at her with new respect.
If that woman did go abroad to resell goods, then it would take at least half a month for each round trip. It would be completely normal for her to stink, not just her feet. Moreover, appearing this way seemed to be safer, like how it had driven her to not be able to lie down on the bed.
Thinking this, Tong Yao stood up, "I’m going to go lie down in the sleeping car for a while, you should also go rest a bit!"
Seeing that Tong Yao had some ideas, Gu Hongwei didn’t stop her. Tong Yao took a deep breath before returning to the compartment. The woman seemed a bit surprised when she saw Tong Yao returning. She had thought that Tong Yao had left from disgust, but hadn’t expected her to come back.
Tong Yao took off her shoes to climb into bed and stared at the woman for a while. Seeing that the woman didn’t intend to speak, she started the conversation: "Sister, which stop are you getting off at?"
"Why are you asking this?" The woman looked at Tong Yao with suspicion. Her tone was not at all friendly.
Tong Yao quickly realized that her question might easily lead to misunderstandings. She hurriedly tried to explain with a smile, "Sister, don’t misunderstand me, I have no ill-intentions, and I’m not a bad person. The thing is..."
Before she finished speaking, she couldn’t hold back a retching noise. Seeing Tong Yao in this state, the woman’s face darkened instantly. Tong Yao quickly explained, "I’m sorry, I’m pregnant."
Alright!
Whether she was pregnant or not, to avoid embarrassment, she could only say this for the time being.
As expected, this trick worked very well. The woman’s face lightened upon hearing that she was pregnant, and she even covered her feet with a blanket.
Seeing this, Tong Yao was sure that the woman was not as crude as she appeared on the surface. The reason for her current guise, like Guo Jinnian’s, was probably for the sake of safety.
In this era, a woman moving around outside should avoid flaunting her wealth.
Realizing this, she said with a smile, "Sister, to be honest, I’m also in business. I’m actually heading to Li City now to sell goods with my brother. By the way, my name is Tong Yao."
Hearing Tong Yao say this, the woman’s wariness did not decrease much, but she responded, "You don’t have to call me sister in order to please me. My name is Hu Haiyun."
Her looks were crude and she didn’t look like the pretty young woman in front of her; she didn’t feel worthy of being called Tong Yao’s older sister.
Tong Yao smiled and did not fuss over this matter, "Sister Hu, to be honest, the reason I have asked you these questions is to see if there’s an opportunity for us to cooperate."
Based on her past life’s knowledge, during this era, jackets and jeans brought back from abroad were very popular, practically being sold out as soon as they arrived.
If what Hu Haiyun brought back were indeed these types of clothing, and she could resell them to her, it would be a great opportunity.
"There’s no chance. These goods already have buyers." Hu Haiyun refused without hesitation, directly stating: "As soon as I get off the train in Li City, someone will be there to receive the goods."
Tong Yao blinked, not expecting these goods to be so sought after in Li City either. Since people could go to the Railway Station to collect these goods themselves, it was clear how popular these items were.
But it was a pity that the other party was unwilling. As tempted as Tong Yao was, she could not force it.
After thinking about it, she took out a business card from her bag, "Sister Hu, I mostly stay in Kyoto. If one day you find it troublesome to haul the goods back and forth, you can contact me. I will take any amount of goods."
Hu Haiyun hesitated for a moment, then took the business card and glanced at it. She threw it on the bed, seemingly indifferent. Tong Yao didn’t mind it at all.
No matter how fat the meat is, if others don’t offer it, there’s no reason for her to snatch it.
Until they alighted the train, Tong Yao did not disturb Hu Haiyun again. This surprised Hu Haiyun somewhat. She felt that Tong Yao was quite polite, at least she did not stare at her insatiably wanting her goods like other people.
Thus, before getting off the train, Hu Haiyun reminded Tong Yao, "Young lady, when working in our line of business, it’s best to keep a low profile, especially for a pretty girl like you, it’s not advisable to work in this field."
Reselling can indeed make money, but doesn’t something go wrong almost every year?
It was not safe even for big burly men, let alone a pretty girl.
Hearing Hu Haiyun’s kind reminder, Tong Yao smiled and said, "Thank you, Sister Hu, this is my first time going out. Usually, my brother is the one out and about. I mostly stay in Kyoto."
Hearing this, Hu Haiyun didn’t say anything more.
When it was time to get off the train, Hu Haiyun had trouble handling all the luggage alone and had to make several trips. Tong Yao and Gu Hongwei gave her a little help. Hu Haiyun was initially a little cautious, but seeing that they genuinely wanted to help, she was somewhat reassured.
Knowing that the two were businesspeople who wouldn’t want the small tip she could offer, Hu Haiyun did not mention payment. Her attitude had improved significantly from before.
When parting ways, she actively asked Tong Yao for a business card again, "There’s no opportunity this time, but we might have a chance to cooperate in the future."
