Chapter 2266
Psychological Attack
"Can this work?"
"Won't the foreigners have any objections?" Xiao Song asked in surprise.
He Yuzhu felt a pang of sadness upon hearing these words.
This is not because our son-in-law, Xiao Song, is being obsequious to foreigners, but rather a consideration based on our family's current status.
For the first two or three decades after the reform and opening up, we always compromised and made concessions as long as it didn't involve our family's vital interests.
If we were to use an idiom to summarize this, Goujian's "sleeping on firewood and tasting gall" would be a very good adjective.
As a former head of the Strategic Deception Bureau later said on television, wiping away tears, "We suffered so much humiliation and injustice in the past few years..."
Now that our family has crossed the river with the monkeys, it's a process of enduring hardship and biding our time.
He Yuzhu pondered for a moment and said, "Sleeping on firewood and tasting gall doesn't mean lying on a pile of firewood and occasionally tasting bitter gall to make progress."
There will inevitably be other arrangements.
Now, people in Ameryka are very wary of our neighbors, fearing they might extend their reach into the desert region.
They can't directly confront our neighbors, so this should be a great opportunity for us.
It doesn't matter how much it sells for, but rather that the world knows about it.
Even if our family is poor, we still have the confidence to protect our allies.
"Being friends with our family has many benefits."
He Yuzhu said playfully.
Xiao Song nodded thoughtfully.
Both the father-in-law and son-in-law knew that the camels were just grasping at straws in desperation, and they probably hadn't just asked us.
Whether the other party truly wants it or not is another matter.
But América would definitely refuse.
The reason is quite simple: the people they are thinking of supporting are definitely not the native camels.
So this is our opportunity.
Such a major event cannot be accomplished in just a few months.
But if our family first expresses goodwill to those wealthy people, I estimate we will reap many benefits in the future.
Xiao Song remained silent, instead pondering the art of communication when reporting to his superiors again.
He should have kept this matter a complete secret and shouldn't have mentioned it to He Yuzhu.
But on such an important matter, he completely trusted his father-in-law.
In order to welcome He Yuzhu home, the He family brought everyone who shouldn't have come.
Besides the old lady, the second and fourth sons, and the little bug, Yu Shui's family, and He Yuan holding the baby in swaddling clothes, they all came over.
When He Yuan saw her father arrive home, she immediately presented her son to He Yuzhu as if he were a treasure.
He Yuzhu shoved her eldest grandson away and said irritably, "You're a mother now, but you have no sense of responsibility at all."
"Your father has come into contact with so many people and encountered so many germs along the way. How can you bear to let my eldest grandson snuggle into my arms like this?"
After a scolding, the proud He Yuan was left looking like a wilted eggplant.
She had originally planned to brag to her father about how well she was taking care of the baby.
The arms and legs are like sections of lotus root, segmented one after another.
Instead, He Yuzhu scolded him.
This made her feel quite wronged.
But He Yuzhu had even harsher words he didn't say.
According to the older generation, people like him who travel far from home are prone to attracting unclean things.
So on the first day after returning home, he couldn't even touch the little one who was still in a daze.
Of course, such words could not possibly be spoken in his family.
"That's too superstitious." "Brother, we've lost out," Rain said dejectedly.
"What did you lose?" He Yuzhu took the hot towel that Xiaochongzi handed him, wiped his face, and then asked casually.
"The orchids I sold for 20 yuan a pot have now risen to 30 yuan in the market."
"Yuanyuan and I lost ten yuan per basin." Yu Shui pouted, looking even more childish than the baby in He Yuan's arms.
He Yuzhu looked at his sister's double chin and greasy face with disgust, but couldn't help laughing, "When your sister-in-law and I started planting these flowers, the flowerpots were the biggest investment."
Eight cents each, and they were even used flowerpots.
The seeds were a gift from a friend who loves flowers.
The rest is just farmyard manure...
What do you think is the cost of a potted plant?
If you're still complaining that you're not making money even after selling 21 pots, how many pots do you want per pot?
Is fifty enough? A hundred? A thousand...?
"Stop, stop, stop! Goodness, you truly deserve to be the principal; your ability to do ideological work is top-notch."
I was just complaining to you that I might have sold it too early, and I'm a little heartbroken.
Instead of comforting me, you're just trying to stab me in the heart a few more times. "Rain said this deliberately, with a hint of coquettishness in her voice.
She had never spoken like that in front of anyone else, only in front of He Yuzhu.
He Yuzhu was used to his sister's immature behavior, and he said with a chuckle, "I'm just telling you a reality."
Your sense of disappointment is the very reason you're being scammed.
Think about it, have you ever regretted selling the flowers too early and considered buying more at a lower price?
The raindrops nodded honestly.
He Yuzhu continued with a smile: "Is it because you've been following this for a long time?"
And the more you pay attention, the higher the price of orchids seems to rise in the market?
Rain nodded again, but this time his expression was a mix of confusion and contemplation.
"Have you set a price point in mind, thinking that once the orchids rise to that price, they will definitely fall?" He Yuzhu teased his sister with great interest.
"How did you know?" Rain asked in surprise.
What is the highest price you can realistically expect?
"Forty, fifty?" He Yuzhu laughed smugly.
"No, I think thirty-five is the peak."
"After all, I can't eat or drink," Rain said apologetically.
"What if we break through thirty-five?"
You might not be tempted at forty or fifty, but when you reach eighty, ninety, or eleven, do you think, "I'm sure I'll reach a hundred?"
"You missed the opportunity last time, so you must seize it this time," He Yuzhu said in his usual teasing tone.
"Is that possible?" Rain looked a little uneasy.
She's not brainless; she just doesn't like to use her brain in front of her brother.
In fact, if she were to put herself in that shoes, she currently feels it's impossible.
But the urge to try it out is definitely there.
Just like when she sold twenty-one pots of orchids, she already felt that she had gotten a great deal.
At the time, she thought that those who spent twenty-one yuan to buy orchids were all crazy.
But now, whenever she thinks of orchids, it's a habitual thought for her.
All she was thinking was that when she woke up the next day, the price of orchids would definitely have increased by 1.8 yuan.
She would get excited if the price went up.
She would also feel uneasy if the price didn't rise.
She doesn't even have a single orchid in her hand right now.
But one's mood can fluctuate with the rise and fall of market prices.
Have you figured it out yet?
"This kind of scam preys on your expectations..." He Yuzhu said earnestly. (End of Chapter)