Chapter 69 Selling Popsicles Together

The next day at noon, when Wang Xiuren walked into the newsstand sweating, Lin Qiu was sitting on a beach chair behind the counter reading Pocket Romance.

"Give me the bicycle key." Wang Xiuren knocked on the glass of the counter.

"Why are you here?" Lin Qiu raised his head, very surprised.

At this time, Wang Xiuren should be taking a lunch break at the construction site.

"I've talked to Brother Man about not taking naps at the construction site at noon in the future," Wang Xiuren explained. "Give me the key and tell me which popsicles you want to wholesale, and I'll bring them back."

"How can you not take a nap?" Lin Qiu was a little anxious. "Your job requires you to use an electric saw, and sometimes you have to climb stairs. If you don't rest well, what if something goes wrong?"

"I'm not sleepy. Besides, I'll be careful." Wang Xiuren didn't take it seriously and said it casually.

Seeing Wang Xiuren's indifferent expression, I suddenly got angry.

"Wang Xiuren, I'm telling you, if you don't take your body seriously and something bad really happens, I will immediately take Shanshan and remarry, and let her call someone else dad!"

"you!"

When Wang Xiuren heard this, he became so angry that his eyes turned red.

"Don't think I'm joking with you. If you are really injured or disabled, I won't care about you, and I won't let you drag down Shanshan!" Lin Qiu said firmly.

Seeing the seriousness in Lin Qiu's eyes, Wang Xiuren's anger disappeared at once. He had no doubt that if something really happened to him one day, Lin Qiu would really do what he said.

"Okay, I promise you, I will ensure that I get enough rest every day and not let anything happen to me, okay?" Wang Xiuren raised his right hand as if to swear.

"Now just lie down on the chair and take a nap!"

Lin Qiu stood up, gave his chair to Wang Xiuren, and sat on the small bench next to him. "It's time, I'll call you!"

"How do we get the popsicle back?" Wang Xiuren didn't want to make Lin Qiu work so hard anymore.

"Things will work out when the time comes. I'll think of a solution. If it doesn't work, I'll make one more trip! As long as your thinking doesn't slip, there are always more solutions than problems!" Lin Qiu doesn't want to lose the big picture for the small, and his health is more important than anything else.

Seeing Lin Qiu's unquestionable look, Wang Xiuren could only sleep obediently on the beach chair.

Soon, snoring sounds began.

And you still say you’re not sleepy? Lin Qiu glared at the snoring Wang Xiuren.

When the time came, Lin Qiu woke Wang Xiuren up. Wang Xiuren avoided Lin Qiu's gaze somewhat embarrassedly. Not only did he make a wasted trip, but he also delayed Lin Qiu's nap.

Lin Qiu looked at him with a half-smile, "You said you weren't sleepy! You started snoring three minutes after lying down!"

Wang Xiuren turned his head away and said nothing.

"From now on, just stay at the construction site and take a nap. Don't try to show off. Think more about your family and Shanshan before you do anything," Lin Qiu patiently reminded him. "As for the popsicle matter, let's discuss it when we get home today."

The problem was solved before evening.

Lin Qiu pulled up the shutter of the newsstand and was about to push his bicycle towards the old popsicle rink.

"Sister, where are you going in the middle of the day?"

Lin Ping and Zhang Guixiang didn't mind the heat and walked towards the security booth hand in hand.

"Why are the doors of the newsstands closed? Are you planning to close them this afternoon?" Zhang Guixiang was a little surprised.

"I plan to go to the old popsicle store to wholesale some popsicles. There are a lot of people buying them recently, so I need to go to restock every day." Lin Qiu explained to the two.

"Sister-in-law, we don't have anything to do. Let's go with my sister to take a look. We are free anyway." Lin Ping looked at Zhang Guixiang.

"Okay, I'll go along to broaden my horizons! I've always heard people talk about the popsicle factory, but this is my first time going there!" Zhang Guixiang nodded.

In this way, the three of them pushed a bicycle, chatting as they walked, and soon arrived at the old popsicle factory.

Lin Qiu greeted Xiao Li familiarly, and quickly reported the cargo list to Xiao Li. Then he paid the money, got the invoice, and pushed his bicycle to the cold storage to pick up the goods and pack them. The whole set of steps goes smoothly.

"Sister, aren't you afraid that these popsicles will melt if you wholesale so many of them?" Lin Ping helped push the bicycle.

"I forgot to tell you that I went to the mall the day before yesterday and bought a freezer and put it in the newsstand!"

Lin Qiu answered while pushing the cart. It was indeed a lot easier today with someone helping him.

"By the way, Pingping, how come you have time to come to see me with your sister-in-law? Today is not the end of the month."

"It's because it's the off-season now. The factory is even quieter this year than last year! The work assigned to us every day can be finished in less than an hour. Alas, this month's salary is probably just enough for food!" Zhang Guixiang interrupted.

Lin Ping also sighed, "Oh, I don't know what to do. Now many people in the factory are like headless flies, wandering around, just trying to find a way to make their lives better!"

When Lin Qiu heard that the off-season was coming, he said with lingering fear: "I have experienced the off-season of the garment factory. I am indeed worried every day that I can't even earn enough money for food."

"Sister, did you find any opportunities last year?" Lin Ping asked curiously, "I've never heard you talk about the off-season before."

"Selling popsicles!"

Lin Qiu told without hesitation the method he found during the off-season last year.

"Sister, what I want to ask is whether you have found a way to make money during the off-season?" Lin Ping thought that Lin Qiu did not hear his question, so he repeated it again.

"I know!" Lin Qiu looked back, "I was talking about the off-season last year. I survived by selling popsicles!"

After saying that, Lin Qiu suddenly came back to his senses, "During the off-season, you can also sell popsicles!"

"Selling popsicles?"

Lin Ping and Zhang Guixiang said in unison.

"right!"

Lin Qiu answered affirmatively, "Last year I made a lot of money by selling popsicles. You may not believe it, but I can tell you: selling popsicles really can make a lot of money! Don't underestimate this small popsicle business!"

Lin Ping and Zhang Guixiang looked at each other, and finally looked at Lin Qiu who was pushing the cart hard.

"Sister, tell me, what do I need to prepare to sell popsicles?" Lin Ping asked first.

"Just prepare the money!" Lin Qiu thought for a moment and added, "If you have a bicycle, that would be even better!"

"Take your money and go to the wholesale window of the old popsicle factory. Find the staff, tell them the type and quantity of popsicles you want, pay the money, rent a popsicle box, and go to the cold storage to find someone to pick up the goods!"

"Sister Lin, is it that simple?"

Zhang Guixiang's heart was filled with excitement after hearing this. After all, everyone came to Pengcheng because they wanted to make money.

"Yes, it's very simple! Just remember the selling price. Of course, you can't sell it much cheaper than others." Lin Qiu said affirmatively.

"Where can we sell them? We can't just run around with a box of popsicles, right?" Lin Ping felt that selling things shouldn't be that easy.

"Go outside the school, at the intersection of the pedestrian street, in the park, or any other crowded place. For example, at school, when school is over, you can just stand near the school gate!"

"Then I'll go sell popsicles wholesale after I finish my mission tomorrow!"

Lin Ping is an impatient person. When he heard what his sister said, it was very simple, so he immediately made up his mind to sell popsicles tomorrow!

Not to be outdone, Zhang Guixiang expressed her desire to go sell with Lin Ping, so that the two of them could take care of each other.

The matter that had worried Lin Ping and Zhang Guixiang for a long time was easily solved by Lin Qiu.

In order to thank Lin Qiu for her help, Lin Ping decided to help her deliver the popsicles to the newsstand when he was free every day. Zhang Guixiang also expressed her willingness to help Lin Qiu together with Lin Ping.

So everyone was happy, and the problems that had been bothering the three people were solved satisfactorily.

After Lin Ping and Zhang Guixiang finished their work in the morning, they came to help Lin Qiu go to the old popsicle factory to wholesale two boxes of popsicles and deliver them to the newsstand. Then they rode their bicycles to wholesale two boxes of popsicles and sold them at the school gate and factory gate.

If they are sold out at noon, I will borrow Lin Qiu’s bicycle to go to the old popsicle factory to buy more stock in the afternoon. If the goods are not sold out on the day, they will be stored in the freezer at Lin Qiu's newsstand.

After the three of them made a plan, the impatient Lin Ping and Zhang Guixiang, who was eager to make money, got to work right away. They didn't even prepare for lunch and pushed Lin Qiu's bicycle to the popsicle factory in a hurry.

Lin Qiu smiled and shook his head, then thought about himself last year.

At about 1:30 in the afternoon, Zhang Guixiang and Lin Ping pushed their bicycles back to the newsstand, their sunburned faces beaming with joy.

"Sister, popsicles are selling really well!"

Before anyone even entered the newsstand, they heard Lin Ping's loud voice.

"you do not say!"

Zhang Guixiang locked her bicycle and looked at Lin Qiu excitedly, her eyes shining brightly.

"We didn't dare to buy too many popsicles, nor the expensive ones, so we bought 100 of each of the three types: old popsicles, mung bean popsicles, and red bean popsicles. We ended up standing at the school gate, and they were all sold out within half an hour after school at noon!"

"Sister-in-law, drink some water first to moisten your throat!" Lin Qiu handed over a bottle of mineral water.

"I'm not thirsty! You can keep this water and sell it for money!" Zhang Guixiang shook her head quickly.

This mineral water costs 1.5 yuan a bottle! I can't bear to drink it myself. If I'm thirsty, I can just eat an old popsicle. I can't let Miss Lin spend money.

"Then sister-in-law, please use my cup to pour water from the kettle and drink it! If you don't mind." Lin Qiu didn't hesitate. He put the mineral water back into the freezer and pointed at the kettle in the corner of the counter and said to Zhang Guixiang.

"How can you say that? Even someone as clean and neat as you is not disgusted with me, so how can I have the nerve to dislike you?"

Zhang Guixiang took the kettle, poured a glass of water and drank it in one gulp.

How could I not be thirsty after standing in the sun for so long?

Lin Ping also gulped down a glass of water. "Sister! You have no idea how good our popsicle business is! As soon as the school bell rang, those elementary school students surrounded us. Three hundred popsicles were not enough to sell!"

"How could I not know? Don't forget that I sold popsicles for several months last year!" Lin Qiu reminded with a smile.

Lin Ping was immediately paused, and after a long while he spoke: "Yes! If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten it!"

After saying that, he scratched the back of his head with his hand.

"But you two are really good! You know how to buy cheap popsicles in bulk. I changed my strategy only after I found that the expensive ones couldn't sell!" Lin Qiu praised them.

"Oh no! This is a blind cat catching a dead mouse!" Zhang Guixiang said quickly, "We were just afraid that we wouldn't be able to sell them, so we thought we wouldn't be that sad if we couldn't sell the cheap ones."

"It seems like you guys hit the jackpot!" Lin Qiu summed it up for them: "If you go to school, buy cheap popsicles. If you go to places like pedestrian streets and parks, buy more expensive ones!"

"I'll listen to you! You're smart and experienced, so it's definitely right to follow you!" Zhang Guixiang waved her hand, intending to do exactly what Lin Qiu said.

"I think so too!" Lin Ping also nodded, and checked the time on Lin Qiu's watch, "Sister-in-law, it's getting late. Let's go get another batch of popsicles and go to the school gate. It will be time for the students to get out of school in the afternoon!"

"Let's go!"

After Lin Ping finished speaking, Zhang Guixiang stood up immediately. Now no one could stop her passion for making money.

Lin Ping was not far behind and quickly caught up with Zhang Guixiang.

Under the scorching sun, the two figures pushing bicycles and striding forward looked particularly tall and straight.