"Home!"
A simple pair of words, yet for Xu Duo, they carried a thousand emotions—relief, excitement, and an indescribable sense of melancholy and reflection after going through many hardships.
Only she could truly understand this unique feeling, having lived life twice. No matter what had happened in the past, at this moment, her heart was filled with the joy of returning home. This time, she was returning home with plenty to show for it—not only was the trunk of her Phaeton packed to the brim, but even the backseat was filled with various items, and a box was placed on the passenger seat.
Xu Jia Village was located in the eastern part of Guangdong Province, in the poorest county of the region. Many people had left to work in the cities, and the village was mostly populated by elderly people, children, and a few families engaged in farming. Xu Duo's family was no different—her parents worked hard, engaged in humble agricultural labor, and their family could only afford a modest living.
The small two-story building, with a foundation area of just 50 square meters, instantly brought back countless memories for Xu Duo. The laughter of her childhood seemed to echo in her ears.
"Xu Su... Come down and help me bring the things in!" Xu Duo snapped out of her reverie and called loudly. A smile involuntarily tugged at the corner of her mouth when she called her sister's name. Their father had named her "Su," and paired with their surname, it sounded rather amusing. Her sister had been teased about this name since childhood, and even when she entered society, it hadn't stopped. Once she became more sensible, she had repeatedly wanted to change her name, but Xu Duo had always firmly stopped her.
"Did you hear me... Hurry up and come down, who cares about studying for now!" Seeing that the things in the trunk had already been unloaded but there was still no movement inside, Xu Duo raised her voice.
"Eh, eh, eh... Coming, coming!" A crisp and penetrating voice responded, and sure enough, it was Xu Su. A little head poked out from the second-floor balcony. Xu Su's voice came again, "I was wondering who it was? Turns out it's our Duo Duo coming home!"
"Xu Duo, is that how you address me?" Xu Duo looked up briefly and then turned back to unloading the items from the car, "Hurry up, you locked the door at home? Are you trying to keep thieves out?"
"Wait!" Xu Su was overjoyed. She hadn't seen her sister in over two years. Though she was full of questions, she still hurried down the stairs.
"First, bring the things from the floor inside!" Xu Duo had bought all sorts of things—small appliances, clothes, and even several boxes of imported fruits, all packed in boxes, not loose. But soon, she noticed something was off with her sister, "What are you standing there for like a wooden post?"
"Not... Xu Duo, did you strike it rich?" Xu Su finally snapped out of her stupor and, seeing the mountain of items, then glancing at the luxury car, her mouth fell open in shock.
"Yes, I struck it rich, big time!" Xu Duo said matter-of-factly.
"Did you steal or rob something?"
"Go ahead, steal or rob something for me to see?" Xu Duo rolled her eyes helplessly, thinking that her sister truly lived up to her name, with her simple and straightforward personality, "Move faster, and those three boxes of foam boxes, put them in a cool place. They're fruits, they'll spoil if they're in the sun!"
"Okay, okay!" Xu Su's mind was in a daze, completely at a loss.
The Phaeton was a long version, and the interior space was spacious, originally designed to provide passengers with a comfortable and roomy experience, but now it was filled with items, showing just how much it could hold.
"Xu Duo... you really struck it rich?"
"Or else?" Xu Duo gave a bitter smile and stopped her work. She knew that if she didn't explain clearly, her sister would probably be shocked by every box she brought in and would keep asking, "At the end of the year, I got lucky and partnered with someone to do business, made some money."
"What's Shenzhen South City like? It's a special zone, a big city, you know? Though saying it's full of gold is an exaggeration, that place has lots of opportunities. Sometimes, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if seized, can lead to everything."
"Don't worry, don't you know your sister's guts? It's all small stuff, we don't do anything illegal. What I'm doing is selling second-hand goods, buying discarded items at low prices, reselling them for a profit. I also sell second-hand stuff, making money by selling the difference."
"Doing this back and forth, running around, the more I get, the more money I make naturally," Xu Duo deliberately concealed the existence of the refurbishment system. That was her biggest secret, and she never mentioned it to her family.
"Oh, oh, oh!"
"You still keep saying 'oh'!" Xu Duo shook her head helplessly. She knew that her return home had given her sister quite a shock. Her sister was straightforward, but a genius in academics, so her ability to understand was far superior to others, "Wait... here, this is an iPhone 4. Just so you know, it's second-hand, 90% new, pretty much the same as new."
"I mainly deal with iPhone 4 accessories. Also, don't go around showing off. To others, iPhone 4 is really valuable, but in Shenzhen South's Hua Shen Bei, it's nothing. I use second-hand parts to assemble one, and the cost is under five hundred."
Xu Duo knew well what an iPhone meant in this era. It was the symbol of luxury, often jokingly called the "kidney phone." It wasn't something to be said lightly.
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