Welcome to the 80s—
Zheng Dandan unexpectedly transmigrated and bound a supermarket system. She does business, gains experience, and upgrades to unlock various products: grain, oil, rice, n...
"My aunt is back! My aunt is back on her bike!"
Zheng Dandan had just arrived with Sun Cuilan and had not yet gotten out of the car when Pi Dan, who was taking them to the county town, saw them and shouted the news.
"Little sister, mom, did you buy a car?"
Upon hearing Pi Dan's words, the Zheng family rushed out to greet him.
"Scatter away, don't crowd your little sister!" Sun Cuilan frowned and looked at Zheng's brothers and sisters-in-law with disgust.
"Cuilan, Dandan, have you bought a car?" Dad Zheng shook the pipe in his hand and walked forward to ask.
"Why does this tricycle look like it's been refurbished?" Zheng Jianjun, the third brother, didn't dare approach Zheng Dandan, so he studied the tricycle instead. The tricycle had been repainted and restored, but it had been worn down by use, and it bore some marks of age.
"What do you know?" Sun Cuilan glared at Zheng Jianjun, then looked at Zheng's father with a proud look on her face. "Today we went to the department store and found that all the tricycles were sold out. We thought we couldn't buy any, but thanks to our daughter's cleverness, she realized there might be broken ones at the scrap yard..."
"What's the point of buying a broken car?" Zheng Jianjun interrupted.
"Shut up! No one will think you're dumb if you don't speak!" Sun Cuilan's face darkened. Zheng Jianjun and Zheng Dandan were twins, a boy and a girl, but their treatment at home was worlds apart. After scolding Zheng Jianjun, Sun Cuilan continued, "We went to the scrap yard and sure enough, there was a broken tricycle that was about to be dismantled into scrap metal. A broken car is useless, but it can be repaired. My daughter bought the broken car and asked the scrap collector to take it to the repair station, and now it's been repaired."
As she spoke, Sun Cuilan showed a smug expression.
"My little sister is so smart!" Zheng Jianjun's eyes lit up and he looked at Zheng Dandan in admiration.
"That's right. You actually thought of the scrap yard. If it were me, I might not have thought of this." Zheng's father also had a face full of appreciation.
"Guess how much this car cost?" Sun Cuilan hadn't finished showing off yet. She glanced at everyone in the Zheng family with a mysterious expression.
"Thirty?" Zheng Jianjun guessed.
"Go buy one for thirty!" Sun Cuilan looked at him impatiently.
"At least one hundred and fifty, right?" said the second brother Zheng Jiangong.
"There's no need for one hundred and fifty. One hundred should be enough." The eldest brother Zheng Jianye gave a different answer.
After hearing their speculations, Sun Cuilan finally calmed down. She looked proud and said, "Your little sister only spent eighty dollars to drive me back home in this car! Look, it's like new."
"My little sister is really capable." Sister-in-law He Yuegui praised.
"That's right. If we go to the department store to buy a new one, it will cost 380 yuan, and there are industrial tickets. Dandan has saved our family a lot of money." Sun Cuilan raised her head, very proud, and looked at He Yuegui with a look of satisfaction.
"There is only one car, how do we distribute it?" asked the second sister-in-law Fang Xiaoyu. She was worried that it would not be her and her husband's turn to own the car.
"Give it to the fruit group. The fruit group makes the most money, can't stand bumps and bruises, and is most likely to attract envy." Zheng Dandan replied.
"That's right, it's just for Dandan and me. Dandan can drive a tricycle!" Sun Cuilan agreed.
Although the eldest sister-in-law He Yuegui and the second sister-in-law Fang Xiaoyu were a little unwilling, they did not dare to refute after hearing what Sun Cuilan said. As for the men in the Zheng family, they all loved Zheng Dandan and had no objection to letting Zheng Dandan drive.
However, at this time, Zheng Dandan shook her head.
"I want to change the grouping."
"How to change it?" Sun Cuilan looked at Zheng Dandan in surprise.
"From now on, my parents and I won't go out to sell things. My eldest brother and his wife will be in one group, my second brother and his wife will be in another group, and my third brother will be in another group." Zheng Dandan suggested.
In the past, the family had to travel far to buy things, which was inconvenient. But now that we have moved to the county town and have tricycles, we don’t need to do that anymore.
"Why are we the only ones doing business?" Fang Xiaoyu asked. She gradually began to think that doing business was a good thing, but Zheng Dandan's withdrawal made her worried again.
"If you don't want to do this, go back home and farm." Sun Cuilan scolded Fang Xiaoyu dissatisfiedly, then looked at Zheng Dandan, and her tone instantly softened. "What else can your father and I do if we don't do business?"
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. The reason for this arrangement is because the staff is saturated. If we move to the county town, we will save a lot of time and will not need so much manpower. I won't go because I may have to go out to discuss things often in the future. My parents are of a certain age and it is not good for them to be too tired." Zheng Dandan looked at Fang Xiaoyu and explained.
She paused, then looked at Zheng's father and Sun Cuilan in turn. "Dad, from now on, you'll be in charge of the household goods. You'll weigh them out and keep records in advance. Mom will manage the finances and take care of the household. Is that okay?"
"No problem," Zheng's father agreed. He had been a laborer for decades and rarely did manual labor. Carrying the merchandise to sell was quite a challenge for him. He hadn't been shy about mentioning it before, but he hadn't expected his daughter to actually consider it.
"I can too." Sun Cuilan agreed. She liked managing money and had the feeling of being in control of the family.
"Okay, this is what mom and dad have arranged. Of course, it's very hard for my brothers and sisters-in-law to go out and do business. So, each of you will get a reward of two dollars a day as your private money." Zheng Dandan continued.
While forcing them to do so is possible, using inducements can make them more willing. Zheng Dandan feels that spending a small amount of money to gain family harmony is worth it.
"Two dollars a day, sixty dollars a month, which is higher than their father's previous salary!" Sun Cuilan said in surprise.
"That's right, sixty a month, that's a hundred and twenty for two people," Zheng Dandan said. "As long as we go for one day, it counts as one day, and we'll settle the bill on the same day."
When He Yuegui and Fang Xiaoyu heard this, the rejection in their hearts disappeared instantly, and they were even particularly excited and glad that they were arranged to do business.
"Isn't it too much?" Sun Cuilan hesitated. She was worried that her sons and daughters-in-law would become unruly if they had too much money.
When the two sisters-in-law of the Zheng family heard this, they instantly became worried and looked at Zheng Dandan expectantly.
Zheng Dandan didn't let them down. She said, "It's not high. They deserve it. They work hard, so they deserve to be paid. Not only them, but my parents also get a salary of 60 yuan a month."
Although it seems that both of them received 60 yuan, there is no difference. However, there is a huge difference between having money in the public and having money in one's own hands.
"What about you? You also need to get paid!" Sun Cuilan looked at Zheng Dandan with a firm tone, fearing that Zheng Dandan would suffer any loss.
"Okay, I'll take sixty too." Zheng Dandan said. Actually, according to her value, she should have taken much more than that, but everyone got sixty, and she didn't want to be different and arouse jealousy.
No one is perfect, jealousy is human nature, even among relatives this emotion exists.
"If you don't want to go, you don't have to go!" Sun Cuilan glanced at Fang Xiaoyu and He Yuegui and snorted coldly.
"I'm not unhappy, I'm just asking." Second sister-in-law Fang Xiaoyu quickly expressed her loyalty.
"Yes, we are all willing to go." He Yuegui followed suit.
"As long as you are willing to go, you will be divided into groups and take turns exchanging goods. Those who sell fruits on that day will use tricycles. If the sales volume is high in the future, there may be bonuses." Zheng Dandan said with a smile.