Lin Laosan, a loser, was only 17 years old at the beginning of the year, when his self-esteem was at its strongest.
He signed a promissory note with his family and was stimulated by his brother. He originally wanted to protect his capital and make a profit, but later it became that he must make a lot of money.
He would never allow himself to be unable to pay back the money he owes his family, nor would he allow himself to use his brother's money to be filial to his parents, which is a human instinct.
So he pays special attention to his store.
After the New Year, the "Laosan Hardware" in the town opened for business.
The shop wasn't big, just a storefront. There was a long counter at the entrance that served as the cashier, and a row of shelves against the wall at the back. The shelves were filled with small compartments, filled with miscellaneous screws, nuts, and other small hardware items. There were also some fire switches and padlocks, but not many.
His main business is still delivering parts to bicycle factories.
Before going to Shanghai, Lin Guoqing brought some parts he bought from Yi County to Ye Juncai for him to see. Ye Juncai confirmed that they were exactly the same as the bicycles assembled in their factory, and asked him how much they cost.
Lin Guoqing quoted a price, which was lower than the bicycle factory's original purchase price, but higher than the price bought in Yi County.
Since he was talking to Ye Juncai, he didn't lie and directly told him the purchase price.
He said the third child wanted to open a hardware store. If you need anything, you can ask him for the goods. If the business is stable, he will definitely give you a lower price. But he has to let the child make some money, otherwise his business will fail.
Ye Juncai smiled and said, "Old Lin, it's time for you to pave the way for your son." Lin Guoqing smiled and said,
"Hey, parents are like this!"
Why buy expensive goods of the same quality when there are cheaper ones?
Ye Juncai simply gave a piece of paper with the various types of parts needed by the bicycle factory on it, and asked Lin Shu to go and purchase them.
Lin Shu was too lazy to rush, so he asked his father for a few phone numbers in Yi County and called them to transfer the money and ship the goods.
After Qi Jinzhou's team's car returned, he rode his bicycle to the city's bicycle factory to deliver the goods.
Some of those small parts are one cent each, some are five cents each, and the larger ones are only a few cents or a few dollars.
You may not be able to tell the price, but in fact, they are sold at double the price. The profit can be as high as 100%.
The cost in between is even just the freight fee.
It is so easy for Lin Shuchao to make this money.
The hardware store was in town, and Chen Chunhua and Lin Guoqing were both well-known figures. It didn't take long for the news of their son opening a store to spread throughout town. It was like a living advertisement, and anyone who needed something would think of visiting the store first.
Lin Shuchao was in debt, and every customer was his God. He dared not neglect anyone who came into his store, even if it was just a nut.
"Just one? I sell two for a penny."
"But I only want one."
"Then I can't find you any money! Just take this with you."
The customer didn't really want to, so Lin Shuchao reluctantly took out a candy from the drawer and said, "Hey, how about I give this candy to you as a five-cent gift?"
The uncle was also amused when he saw the candy. "Go away! My grandson is already in junior high school, why does he need your candy!"
"Really?" Lin Shuchao tilted his head and looked at him. The 17-year-old young boss had fair skin, red lips and white teeth, and looked very lively.
Seeing that he was only a few years older than his grandson, but had already opened a business, the uncle did not want to make things difficult for him, so he turned around and took the candy from his hand.
"You have inherited your parents' brains and know how to do business!"
"Of course not, please come more often next time~"
He didn't lose out by buying 10 candies for 1 cent.
"Old Three, do you have a wrench?"
"Yes! Uncle, what do you want to use it for?"
"Why do you care about me? I definitely won't use it to hit anyone!"
"Hey, then I have to ask you what you're using it for before I can choose the right size for you!"
"Oh, a car mechanic."
…
"Third brother? The third brother of the Lin family? Is he here?"
"Here, here, here! Isn't this Master Qi? What would you like to order?"
"Have you got any sheet metal for windows?"
"You mean the hinge? Yes, I do. What model do you want? Do you still have the one that broke before?"
"No need to keep doing the same thing as before. My family is building a new house and we plan to replace all the windows with steel ones, hahaha!"
"Steel windows! Wow! They're definitely better than wooden windows! So, have you found any windows? I can sell steel windows here, too!"
"Is it real? How much is it? Can you see it in your store?"
"Yes, I'll find it for you. There's only one sample in the store right now. If you really want to buy it, I'll call the manufacturer and have them send it over..."
Here is this, Master Wu from Nanxi Village also bought it from me last time..."
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"Shuchao, what kind of machine tool connector did you sell to Lao Li's factory last time? Can you show it to me?"
"Hey! Uncle Chen, wait a minute, I'll get it for you! ...Are the machine tools in your factory the same as Uncle Li's?"
"They're all flat knitting factories, what's the difference? Is yours sturdy?"
"It must be sturdy! Everyone who bought it said it was good!"
"Hey, I came here just because Lao Li said your stuff is pretty good."
…
Lin Shumei hadn't even had her summer vacation yet, but Lin Shuchao had already paid back the ten thousand yuan he owed his family. Lately, he'd been acting a lot more cocky, both at home and out.
He also moved the black-and-white TV that was discarded from his home to the store, and watched TV when he was bored and had no business.
His half-brother, Yang Xiaoshu, was off work today and was sitting in his shop, sighing.
"Brother Chao, it's your family, so you can open a shop and make a living. You can decide when to go to work and when to go home, and you don't have to worry about other people's attitudes. It's so cool!"
"Go away!" Lin Shuchao punched him in anger.
"What do you know? I signed an IOU for my parents. I'm running a serious business. How can I just mess around?!"
Besides, you see I'm my own boss, but I don't even have a day off!"
Speaking of this, Lin Shuchao is also very depressed.
He had originally come here with the mindset of opening his own shop and having the final say. At least it was better than having his father's pressure on him, not even giving him the chance to take a day off and go out.
As a result, after signing the IOU, he hated everyone for having to sleep at night.
Wouldn't it be better if everyone could get up and work? Those who run factories or build houses—only when everyone gets to work can their hardware stores have business.
Not to mention closing the store for a break. Every day of closing the store means a day's pay, so how could he bear that?
Even though his debts were paid off, he couldn't bear to rest. Every penny he earned went into his own pocket. With real money right in front of him, he had to keep it, didn't he?
He finally understood what his mother said -
Be a boss during the day and sleep on the floor at night.
The old man never deceived him.
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