Chen Yan gestured for Liu Xiaolu to sit next to him, and then told her all his thoughts in detail.
Liu Xiaolu listened quietly to Chen Yan's words, with a complicated expression on her face, and her hands seemed to be tangled up, as if she didn't know where to put them, so that the atmosphere in the living room instantly became awkward.
"Sister Liu? What do you think? Tell us what you think. We can discuss it face to face and try to reach an agreement. Feel free to raise any questions you have and we can solve them together, right?"
Chen Yan coughed dryly, breaking the sudden silence in the living room.
Liu Xiaolu bit her lip and said, "Xiao Chen, I know you mean well, but I feel uneasy about you helping me so much. To be honest, even if I do nothing and just rely on the rent, I won't starve to death.
It's just that I don't want to be a mere idler, so I'm thinking about starting a small business. If it works out, that's great, but if it doesn't, that's no big deal. Since I'm not cut out for it, it's a good thing I can face reality sooner rather than later. Don't force me to do it."
Seeing that Liu Xiaolu had misunderstood, Chen Yan waved his hand and said, "Sister, you're overthinking it. I do want to help you, but I will never let you open a wholesale shop and purchase large quantities of supplies from you every month just to help you.
That approach would be meaningless to me and would only result in a huge waste. Why would I bother? If I really had the money, I'd just give it to you. Wouldn't that make everyone happy? So, sister, don't overthink it. I really need this, which is why I'm discussing this with you.
I'll be purchasing a fixed batch of supplies almost every month: rice, flour, grain, oil, vegetables, fruits, meat, eggs, and all the staple and non-staple foods I need. The exact amount I need each month is constantly changing, but the only certainty is that it will definitely increase.
If you don't open this wholesale shop and help me with purchasing, I will need to do it myself, which will waste a lot of my time and energy, and it won't be worth it. On the contrary, if you open a wholesale shop, I can buy all the goods directly from your shop, which will be very convenient."
At this point, Chen Yan saw that Liu Xiaolu fell into deep thought, so he struck while the iron was hot and said, "Sister, just consider it as doing me a favor. Anyway, I buy from others, and the money will be earned by others, and I still have to worry about being ripped off. In this case, why not let others make money? At least you can be assured of the quality, right?"
Or do you have the heart to watch me worry about purchasing these supplies every month? I have to bargain with those merchants, and be careful not to be cheated by those merchants using inferior products? Sister, my time is very precious now. I am busy every day and I really don’t have the energy. Can you please feel sorry for me? "
Liu Xiaolu hesitated and said, "Xiao Chen, do you... really need to buy those things?"
"Really, sister, I didn't lie to you, and there's no need to. After buying something at the market once, I decided not to go there on my own anymore. It's too troublesome and takes up too much time. If you don't agree to help me, then I'll have to find someone else. If I get cheated by someone else, I can only blame myself for not judging people and consider myself unlucky."
Chen Yan said seriously.
Liu Xiaolu reached out and patted Chen Yan's shoulder, scolding him, "What kind of talk is that! Since you really need it, of course I have to help you! But let's make a deal, if I really open a wholesale store, you can't deliberately give me a higher price just because you're buying from me!
The wholesale price of staple foods is generally stable, but the wholesale price of non-staple foods tends to fluctuate. When you want to buy something, I'll quote you a normal wholesale price, and you pay according to my quote! And you can only buy if you really need it! Got it!
Chen Yan smiled and stretched out his hand, saying, "Okay, let's pinky promise."
"Childish! You're already grown up, and you're still making pinky promises..."
Liu Xiaolu said this, but her hand had already stretched out.
After making a pinky promise with Chen Yan, Liu Xiaolu felt her heart beating faster for some reason.
Especially when she was sitting so close to Chen Yan, she couldn't help but think of the photos of her that Chen Yan had seen.
But she took a few new photos these past two days, and Chen Yan definitely hasn't seen them...
Although she was very embarrassed, Liu Xiaolu had to admit that when she was taking pictures of herself these two days, she couldn't help but think about whether Chen Yan would see these new photos in the future.
So much so that under the influence of this idea, the photos she took these two days were not as natural as before...
Just as the atmosphere in the living room was becoming a little strange, there was a sudden knock on the door.
Liu Xiaolu suddenly shuddered, and stood up from the sofa, unable to tell whether she was disappointed or relieved, and quickly went to open the door.
Two policemen came in with the middle-aged woman.
Things are going well.
The middle-aged woman timidly returned the five thousand yuan she had taken, and bowed and apologized to Chen Yan and Liu Xiaolu.
At the same time, she promised that she would never harass Liu Xiaolu again and hoped that Liu Xiaolu and Chen Yan could forgive her previous rude behavior.
Obviously, the police's mediation was very successful. Chen Yan didn't know whether there was any exaggeration in the mediation process, but at least the middle-aged woman in front of him must have been really scared.
After successfully handling the matter, Chen Yan and Liu Xiaolu thanked the police and sent them out of the house.
As the door closed again, Liu Xiaolu said with a somewhat evasive look, "I... I'll go to the market later to ask how much it would cost to rent a storefront and open a wholesale shop. The key is that if I sell both staple and non-staple foods, I'll definitely have to rent a warehouse in the market, so I need to know the costs in advance. I'll tell you when everything is settled, okay?"
Chen Yan smiled and nodded. "Of course, but I need a new batch of vegetables, fruits, meat, and eggs these days. The total amount should be about the same as last time. I'll have to trouble Sister Liu to help me get it done first. This is 15,000 yuan, plus the 5,000 yuan that woman returned. I'll spend all this money and buy something worth 20,000 yuan."
While speaking, Chen Yan took advantage of the cover of his clothes to take out another 15,000 yuan in cash from his personal storage.
"Okay, how long?"
"Well... within three days. Your wholesale shop isn't open yet, so you don't have your own warehouse. So, just like last time, you can put it in my warehouse first. Huh?!"
Before Chen Yan could finish his words, a strange sound suddenly came out of his throat.
Because 'hope' suddenly showed a photo of Liu Xiaolu on his contact lenses.
New photos.
It's like a delayed shot.
Liu Xiaolu squeezed her hands in front of her chest and made a heart shape with her hands...
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