The tiles upstairs, including the stairs, have been laid, and now we are starting to lay the tiles in the large living room and dining room on the first floor.

Zhou Xiang went to the county town to find Xiao Mingxian. It was her first time to visit Xiao's shop. She saw the styles of doors and windows inside and found the workmanship to be very good.

"Uncle Xiao, how's business?"

Xiao Mingxian sighed, "It's been open for a few months, but there hasn't been a single business. There are people looking at it, but they think it's expensive, and they're just there to watch the fun.

I'm worried about whether I should continue doing this."

"I'm bringing you business, aren't I? Going to the market town, my new house needs all aluminum windows, and the two main doors on the first floor and the courtyard gate are all made of stainless steel pipes.

All windows need to be installed with stainless steel anti-theft nets. Don’t you think the materials you brought back are not enough?”

"I didn't dare to buy more. I went to check first to see if it was enough. If not, I would buy more."

"It must be of exceptionally good quality. Later on, I'll bring you business."

"Okay! I know. After so long, I've figured out all the characteristics of aluminum. Don't worry!"

Leaving Xiao's mother to look after the store, Xiao's father went to the market town with Zhou Xiang to survey.

When Mr. Xiao saw the two three-story buildings, he was stunned. How much would this cost?

When Zhou Xiang told him that all the one-meter-high walls on the second and third floors needed to be made of aluminum alloy windows, he stammered, "I, I probably can't do it alone."

"Looking for a helper! Don't you have an apprentice? Bring him over! When the business gets going, I'll just have to look after the store. You need to at least bring in an apprentice to help you manage the business. A store like this can't be run by one person."

I also have three main doors, 12 floor-to-ceiling windows on the third floor, a sliding door in the kitchen, stair railings, and I'm going to build an all-aluminum alloy house on the east side of the yard. Find help quickly. I'll bring you business later, and you'll be even more busy."

"Can I ask where you plan to bring me business?"

"I know the manager at the real estate company, but if you can't keep up and delay the sale of their house, I won't be able to speak for you."

"Is it the property that's currently on pre-sale?"

"You know that too?"

"Of course I know. This summer, the whole county was filled with news about that pre-sale property, and most of the conversations were about that property.

They all said they would pay upfront and repay monthly, saying the public housing was too small and their children were growing up and it would be inconvenient to live there. If they could buy a new house, it would be worth their life’s work.”

"Is anyone buying it?"

"Yes! My neighbor bought one. He has five children and the small yard is too small for them. His eldest son is getting married, so he paid a deposit, went on a blind date, got engaged, and is now waiting to get the house to hold the wedding banquet."

Even a conservative person like Uncle Xiao knew about it. It seemed that there was a big trend of pre-sale houses in the county town. She was busy with the building at home and really had no time to pay attention to Director Song. Song Sui had not come to see her for a long time.

"You know how big a deal this is, right? Hurry up and get two of my apprentices out here. Once we're done with this, I'll ask Director Song to come and see the results, and then I'll take you to contact him about the business."

"Okay! I'll go back right away. I need to buy some more goods. I also need to get the aluminum tubes for the anti-theft windows you asked for. I, I also need to borrow some money from Wu Haotian."

"He's at this construction site. I'll call him over for you."

"good!"

When Wu Haotian was called over and saw Xiao Mingxian, he understood. He had only borrowed 20,000 yuan before, and he felt that he had borrowed too little, but he was a layman and didn't say much.

"Uncle Xiao."

"Hey! I, I still need to borrow money to buy goods."

"Brother Wu, lend him all the money you have on your account first! Let him deposit more money at a time."

Wu Haotian nodded. He had already checked the accounts of short-term speculation with Zhou Xiang. In addition to the several courtyards he owned, there were already tens of thousands of yuan in the account. After all, the previous capital was 60,000 yuan. He and Zhou Chao had been running for half a year and made a lot of money.

Xiao Mingxian waved his hands repeatedly, "I'll lend you 20,000. It's just enough for your business. If we get the business over there, we'll still need to purchase more goods."

"Okay! It's up to you to decide. You can take your time and figure it out."

Zhou wanted to understand what was in his mind, so he didn't dare to take a big step. After buying a few more goods, he would understand it himself.

"When I have everything ready, I will bring my apprentice to measure the dimensions."

"Okay, whatever you decide!"

Wu Haotian accompanied Xiao Ming to withdraw the money. After listening for a while, Ling Ran asked, "So, you are involved in the real estate company, right?"

"Yes! The manager is Director Song from the Water Conservancy Bureau. I am an honorary planner. He sent his son to be my secretary. Actually, he came here to learn from me. I will quit after two years at most.

Come to think of it, Director Song still hasn’t paid me my salary yet! "

"I guess they don't have the money? Real estate development requires a lot of capital, and the county's various units are in a recession, so forget about financial funding."

"So, I, a half-baked person, was forced to take on this job. Director Song can't afford to hire senior talents."

Ling Ran smiled and said, "It's okay for you to make some contribution to your hometown."

"That's all I can think of."

On August 17, Zhou Xiang was about to go to the construction site to check it out when Zhou Hua returned with a large group of people. He waved the notice in his hand at Zhou Xiang and said, "Sister, this is No. 1 Middle School!"

Seeing the smile on his third brother's face, Zhou Xiang also smiled. "Okay! Which class?"

"Class 1, Zuo Heng too."

Zhou Xiang said to the handsome young man next to his third brother, "Congratulations!"

"Thanks!"

Zhou Xiang smiled at the three children beside Zuo Heng and said, "Welcome to the market town."

Luo Shaoqiang smiled, "Think about it, sister!"

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