Chapter 402 Did You Really Promise Me?
Zhou Yong readily agreed to the three requests put forward by Li Caiyun.
"You really promised me?"
Li Caiyun's tone was full of surprise!
Zhou Yong nodded in the darkness. He hugged Li Caiyun in his arms: "I ignored your feelings and always imposed my own thoughts on you..."
Li Caiyun nestled in Zhou Yong's arms, listening to his confession. For some reason, she suddenly felt a sour feeling in her nose, and her eyes became moist, as if some unspeakable emotions were quietly surging...
The next day, after Zhou Yong left for work, Li Caiyun went to see Liu Juan with excitement.
"Brother Zhou agreed to let you do business?"
Li Caiyun nodded repeatedly: "Not only did he agree to let me do business, he also said that he would fully support me."
Liu Juan looked at the extremely excited Li Caiyun, and envy could not help but appear in her eyes.
"Look how nice Brother Zhou is. Ma San is a stubborn guy. When I talk about doing business, he immediately pours cold water on me..."
Although the couple earns more than 100 yuan a month from work, they have four students at home.
Even if you calculate your daily expenses carefully, plus the expenses of social interactions, any headaches or fevers for adults and children, the children's tuition and book fees, etc., the couple can only save four or five hundred yuan in a year by living frugally.
If we look back more than ten years ago, this money was undoubtedly a considerable fortune, enough for Liu Juan's family to live a fairly comfortable life.
However, time flies, and today, more than ten years later, with the little savings Liu Juan's family has each year, it would be fine if she didn't compare it with other families. But once she compares it with other families, her life seems particularly difficult.
So ever since the big collapse, Liu Juan has always had a dream, which is to quit her current job and start her own business.
Because she knows very well that only in this way can she change her current living conditions and allow her family to live a better life.
However, her idea was strongly opposed by Ma San.
In Ma San's opinion, quitting his stable job to start a business is undoubtedly an adventure. The risk is too great and he cannot accept it.
Therefore, Liu Juan often complained about this matter to Li Caiyun in private, which gradually aroused Li Caiyun's interest in doing business.
Li Caiyun smiled and said, "Juanzi, in your current situation, I can give you a suggestion. Invest first, and when you make money, Ma San will naturally not stop you from doing business..."
Liu Juan looked at Li Caiyun and said, "Sister-in-law, you make it sound so simple. If you want to invest, you need money, right? All the savings in my family have been invested in the brigade project..."
Her family only has 500 yuan now, and even if there are more investment projects, Liu Juan can't afford it.
Li Caiyun smiled and said, "The money issue is easy to solve. I can advance the money to you..."
When Liu Juan heard this, she immediately shook her head: "That won't work. Doesn't that mean I didn't invest a penny? And if I end up taking away half of the money I made, what kind of person would I be?"
Li Caiyun grabbed Liu Juan's hand and patted it: "Juanzi, listen to me..."
She did not help Liu Juan for free. Liu Juan had to pay the interest on the investment money herself.
After hearing what Li Caiyun said, Liu Juan was immediately delighted.
"Sister-in-law, if that's what you say, then I agree to lend you money for investment. But don't let Ma San know about this. I don't want to quarrel with him..."
Li Caiyun agreed immediately, and the two began to discuss business matters.
Liu Juan was very interested in selling cloth, but the cloth business was very capital-intensive, so they had to consider other businesses.
"Juanzi, what do you think about us opening a department store in the village?"
The people of Huaixi Village are rich, and Li Caiyun thinks that opening a department store would be a good business.
Liu Juan thought for a moment. She supported Li Caiyun's idea, but the amount of investment made her hesitate: "Sister-in-law, department stores sell a wide variety of products. How much money do I need to invest?"
"I think more than 10,000 yuan is enough, what do you think?"
Liu Juan frowned slightly and said with a hint of worry: "Sister-in-law, is the money we invested a little too much?"
She was actually a little nervous. After all, she was doing this business secretly without telling Ma San. If she lost all her money in the end, she really didn't know how to face her husband.
After hearing this, Li Caiyun smiled and comforted him, "Don't worry, if we split the cost among the three of us, each family will only pay about 3,000 or 4,000 yuan. Even if it's 4,000 yuan, with an interest rate of 5%, the annual interest is only more than 200 yuan..."
After listening to Li Caiyun's words, Liu Juan's worries were slightly relieved: "Sister-in-law, we have talked about the matter very well. I wonder if Sister Xia agrees to do business with us..."
Li Caiyun sighed: "Don't you know about Sister Xia's family situation? We didn't invest any money in the project this year..."
Liu Juan sighed and said, "Sister-in-law, how about this? Let's go to Sister Xia's factory this afternoon and talk to her about this matter..."
Li Caixia goes out early and comes back late every day. Unless she takes a break or takes a break in between shifts, she has no time to go out.
That was what happened first. Li Caiyun stayed for a while and returned home around ten o'clock.
When she got home, she didn't sit idle either. She took the key and went to the old house.
On the way, Li Caiyun happened to meet Zhou Yong and Sun Qing. It was almost time to get off work, and Sun Qing was very tactful and left first.
"What are you going to do?"
"I want to go and have a look at the old house."
Zhou Yong smiled and asked, "Let's go to the old house and take a look. What's there to see over there?"
Li Caiyun told Zhou Yong about her plan with a smile, which surprised Zhou Yong.
"Why aren't you talking? Do you think opening a department store is not a good idea?"
Seeing that Zhou Yong didn't respond for a long time, Li Caiyun couldn't help but ask.
Zhou Yong looked at Li Caiyun who was acting vigorously and swiftly, and said with a smile: "I really admire your ability to take action.
You just proposed the idea of doing business to me yesterday, and today you already have a specific investment project.
This speed and determination are truly beyond reach. ”
After listening to Zhou Yong's words, Li Caiyun smiled and said, "Invest as early as possible. You often say this."
Zhou Yong smiled softly and said, "I'll go with you to take a look. Maybe I'll be of use to you later."
Li Caiyun was very happy when she heard this, and the couple walked towards the old house while talking.
The three and a half rooms in the house would be large enough to open a department store with a wide range of goods if the east and west rooms were connected.
Zhou Yong looked at Li Caiyun who was moving around the house, and listened to her plan for the renovation of the house, with a faint smile in his eyes.
He had to admit that his wife was a very thoughtful person.
"Xiaoyun, let me remind you that you have neglected the issue of winter heating..."
In order to diversify the products, Li Caiyun even planned to install shelves on all four walls. So how to install the stove and the furnace tube in winter?
After listening carefully to Zhou Yong's proposal, Li Caiyun slowly looked around, her eyes moving around the four walls.
"If the four walls are filled with counters for displaying goods, then there is really no place for the furnace to extend out to exhaust the smoke..."
Zhou Yong nodded in agreement, while Li Caiyun frowned slightly and muttered, "Does it mean that a wall is vacated to install a furnace?"
"Maybe you can consider installing heating, but then you will need to burn coal for heating..."
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