Li Dajiang thought that Gu Chen was just too busy to take the money and write the couplets, so she readily agreed.
She nodded, 'No problem, I'm familiar with this work, I do it every year!'
The two of them quickly came to an agreement.
Outside the house, Leibo had already collected a lot of money.
He was now preparing to go home and ride his three-wheeled motorcycle to the city to buy couplets.
Then he saw Gu Chen walking out of the house.
Although he didn't say anything, he deliberately slowed down his pace, waiting for Gu Chen to ask him for help.
As soon as he spoke, he would immediately argue back.
The expression on his face was one of smug satisfaction.
Gu Chen saw everyone sitting together, chatting away, and coughed softly twice.
He said seriously, 'Everyone, quiet down for a moment, I have something I want to tell you.'
Upon hearing this, everyone quieted down and looked curiously at Gu Chen.
'What is it, Chen? What do you want?'
Gu Chen got straight to the point.
'Teacher Li is sick, as I'm sure you all know. If anyone doesn't mind, I, Gu Chen, am willing to help write the couplets, two for the price of one!'
His words were like thunder from the sky.
Suddenly, the voices of doubt were louder than the previous chatter, although there were also a lot of laughs mixed in.
'Chen, don't get in the way, can you even read?'
'Yes, if you can write the couplets, I can teach!'
'I know your family is not well off and has had a hard time, but there is money we can earn and there is money that we really can't.'
What this intellectual is doing is not something that ordinary people can do, especially not a good-for-nothing like Gu Chen who knows nothing.
This is no joke.
Seeing so many people questioning Gu Chen,
Ji Pianran couldn't help but clench his shirt collar.
The expression on his face was also not good, these people really look down on people.
Just because Gu Chen didn't study countless subjects in the past, can they say such things about him?
As the saying goes, 'When a scholar returns after three days, he should be treated with respect!'
How can you judge a person so harshly?
'Gu Chen, I think you're crazy for money. Can you earn the money that Teacher Li can earn? We don't know what kind of person you are, but you must have some idea in your heart.'
Dong Qingfang had finally found an opportunity to make fun of Gu Chen.
Her mouth went on and on like an abacus, never stopping.
'That's enough, my dear. I think he's just being difficult because I won't help him write the couplets!'
She said with a smile, and walked over to Gu Chen, patting him on the shoulder.
He said with a smug look on his face, 'It's fine, Chen Zi, I'm not that petty. As long as you apologize to my wife and me properly in front of everyone today, this matter will be over. What do you think?'
Gu Chen almost laughed out loud when he heard Lei Bo's words.
What the hell?
What kind of thinking is this?
Why is it never ending, acting like a woman?
He laughed, 'Hey, you're thinking the same thing as me. It's the New Year, so it's best if we all get along. You two should apologise to my wife properly, and then we don't have to go into town to buy these couplets.'
'After all, this meat-and-steel car is really windproof, and it's freezing cold in the middle of winter.'
What a guy!
How dare he make fun of his own car when there are so many people who can't afford a three-wheeled motorcycle?
If he's so capable, he should go buy one himself. Typical of someone who can't have something to say something sour about it.
And 'meat wrapped in iron'? If he's so capable, he should buy one with iron wrapped in meat!
"Fine, Mr. Gu, you go buy it yourself on the street, and let's see who of us two is colder!'
Leibo finished and glanced at the crowd.
'Anyone want a refund? If not, I'm leaving!'
Just now, he had a look of having overcharged each household by three yuan.
After calculating, he figured that with this group of people, he would earn more than 100 yuan, excluding fuel costs.
What a good deal! He had made friends and earned money.
Everyone shook their heads, obviously not trusting Gu Chen. No one was willing to let Gu Chen write even three more yuan.
After all, once this is posted on the door, it will be there for a whole year.
Seeing everyone shaking their heads, Ji Pianran became anxious.
She was not anxious that the couplets would not sell, but that no one was willing to trust Gu Chen.
She turned her head and walked towards Teacher Li's house, taking out the character for 'fortune' that Gu Chen had just written.
Then, standing in the middle of the living room, she spoke calmly.
'Look, this character was written by Gu Chen.'
Everyone, including Lei Bo, was stunned.
This is beautiful!
Gu Chen can write such beautiful characters?
The best part is that it only costs two yuan!
The couplets in the city were already more expensive than those sold at Teacher Li's house. A pair of couplets cost five yuan, and Lei Bo had to pay three yuan extra.
That's eight yuan for the trip.
But now, for only two yuan, you can buy a pair of couplets.
The point is that the characters are also beautiful.
This is a real bargain!!!
At this point, some people were already beginning to waver.
'Pianran, you are a couple, you wouldn't be cheating us with Mr Li's calligraphy, would you?'
'Yes, Pianran, this is something that will be up for a whole year, don't fool us.'
'In my opinion, everyone should stop doubting. For two yuan, you can't lose, and you can't be taken advantage of. I think the characters are good. If all the characters in a pair of couplets were like this, only a fool would go to the city to buy them.'
Some of the bolder members of the crowd were already completely swayed.
'Chen Zi, give me a pair. Leibo, refund my money first, I don't want it.'
Sometimes, all it takes is one leader.
Once the first person got a refund, the second, third, tenth followed.
Leibo was almost outraged to death.
'Gu, are you deliberately looking for trouble?'
Damn it, not only did he not apologize to himself, he also blocked his way to wealth.
Gu Chen shrugged his shoulders and looked at Lei Bo with an innocent face.
'I'm not looking for trouble, I'm just trying to help everyone save money. These days, it's not easy for anyone to make money, so every little bit counts, don't you agree?'
After these words, not only was Gu Chen's character recognised, his popularity also immediately rose by a notch.
Gu Chen really was thinking of everyone's interests!
'I didn't realise it, but Chen is different now.'
'In my opinion, this person still needs to work in the city for a few years. Look at our Chenzi, she's different after coming back from the city.'
'Yes, yes, it's a good thing we have Gu Chen, otherwise how much unnecessary money would we have spent?'
At this point, some of the more eloquent people had already started praising Gu Chen.
Ji Pianran stood behind them, hugging her son. She saw that everyone finally recognised Gu Chen, and a hint of a smile finally appeared in her eyes.
Her man could not be looked down upon.
Lei Bo, on the other hand, was almost furious.
These people really treat people like they are disposable. They just said that they worked hard, and they bothered themselves.
Now Gu Chen has suddenly become a good person?
So he has become the bad guy who made his money through unscrupulous means?
If he had earned some money, that would be fine, but the point is that he has not earned a single dime yet, and Gu Chen has already taken his business away.
'You can't put it that way,' Lei Bo looked at the group with dissatisfaction, 'You were the ones begging me to buy the couplets, and now you're saying you don't want them?'