Chapter 40 The Second Brother Wants to Open a Grocery Store
Gu Chongshan also knew that among the children in his family, the third one was the most capable, and he had a plan in mind.
Unfortunately, due to years of neglect, the third brother has become alienated from them.
Alas, thinking about what he would say next, which might push the third brother further away, Gu Chongshan sighed.
This is the difficulty of having many children. As parents, we want every child to be well, and we unconsciously worry about the children who are not doing well.
The third brother is capable and is better at hunting than himself, so supporting the family is not a problem for him.
But the second brother was not so good. He could only hunt pheasants and rabbits, and there was no way he could catch any big prey.
They were hunters in the mountains and could not survive without hunting. Now they had him to help them.
But he couldn't just take care of the second son. The fourth son in the family didn't have a wife yet, and his daughter still had to get married.
He could only find a way to find a job for his second son so that he could support himself.
It's just that the third brother will be wronged. Thinking of this, Gu Chongshan pondered for a moment and said, "Third brother, you also know that your second brother is not good at hunting. If he continues to stay in the mountains, he won't even be able to support his family.
Just a few days ago, he wanted to go down the mountain to do some small business after receiving his commission…”
Gu Yan interrupted Gu Chongshan before he could finish, "Dad, the braised pork recipe belongs to my wife, and I can't make the decision."
Gu Chongshan knew Gu Yan had misunderstood when he heard this, and he quickly explained, "No, that's not what I meant. It's your second brother who wants to open a shop in town and sell oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, needles and thread, and so on."
Gu Yan nodded and said nonchalantly, "Oh, then go ahead. Being a peddler can also support the family."
Gu Chongshan forced an awkward smile. If the second son was willing to carry a load and be a peddler going from street to street, then he wouldn't have to worry.
The key is that the second son can't bear the hardship and wants to open a grocery store in town.
"Ahem, your second brother wants to open a grocery store in town." Gu Chongshan said.
Gu Yan looked up in surprise. He didn't expect that Gu Beixin was so bold and wanted to open a shop.
Opening a shop is no small matter. First of all, it costs money to rent the shop, and even purchasing goods requires capital.
Opening a shop is different from being a peddler walking around the streets. Peddler has small capital, quick returns, and is flexible. The only disadvantage is that it is hard work.
Opening a shop is not hard and you can earn a lot of money, but because the capital is large, most people can't do it.
Gu Yan saw his father's embarrassed expression and knew that he wanted him to pay for it. But why? After the family split up, why should he pay for the second son to rent a shop to do business?
"Just open it if you have money. What's there to say?" Gu Yan said.
The reason why Gu Chongshan said so much was that he wanted Gu Yan to take the initiative to ask for a loan.
Seeing that Gu Yan was slippery and refused to fall for his tricks, he could only speak up himself: "Third brother, your second brother is short of money to open a shop. How much do you have here? Can you lend it to him first?"
Gu Yan heard that it was indeed for the second brother to borrow money. He was not a fool. Who knew if he would pay it back? When would he pay it back?
"Dad, how can I have the money? You know that when the family was divided, we were given 20 kilograms of brown rice. We have just started our family life and everything costs money.
I have been hunting day and night these days, and I have used the money I earned from hunting to buy new things.
Dad, you know what I used to wear. My wife wanted to buy two bolts of cloth to make me clothes, and she also needed to buy cotton. My winter cotton clothes were not warm at all.
And my wife doesn't have any winter clothes, so she also needs to make some.
All of this costs money. I'm trying hard to hunt now, otherwise the two of us will freeze to death in winter." Gu Yan said that he had no money.
"It's only spring now, and winter is still a long way off. Lend the money to your second brother first. When his shop makes money, he will be able to pay you back before winter comes.
"Third brother, you and the second brother are brothers. If your second brother lives a good life, you can also benefit from it, right?" Gu Chongshan said what he thought.
Gu Yan looked at Gu Chongshan as if he were a fool: "Dad, are you trying to appease me or yourself? Gu Lao Er is a selfish person. If he gets better, he won't even care about you guys, so how can he care about me?
Besides, you said you would pay me back quickly if you made money? But what if you lost money? Are my wife and I going to freeze to death in the middle of winter?
"No, Second Brother is not that kind of person. Third Brother, just think of it as your father lending it to you. If Second Brother doesn't have the money to pay it back, your father will pay it back for him then." Gu Chongshan said.
Little did he know that the words "Dad will pay it back for him" really hurt Gu Yan.
"Dad, can you be fair? What do you mean you have to pay for him? We're both sons. He used to use the excuse that he couldn't hunt and refused to do anything.
I won’t say anything about this, but his parents are willing to support him.
When he got married, he was unwilling to accept the marriage arranged by his parents and insisted on marrying Li Yingdi. I don't need to tell you how much extra money his family spent on this, right?
Now you are urging you to come to me to borrow money, just to make you pay you back.
The fourth son is not married yet, and the youngest sister is not married yet. Dad, are you sure you want to spend all the money on the second son alone?
And he said he was going to open a shop, how much money did he put out? Does he have to pay for it all?
Humph, who doesn't know that opening a shop is good, but you have to be rich? If I had money, I would open a shop too. My wife has a craft. What about her? "Gu Yan became more and more angry as he spoke, and the more he spoke, the more wronged he felt.
Why is there such a big difference between them, even though they are both their parents' sons? Why is it so big?
Gu Chongshan knew that his actions would definitely cause dissatisfaction among his sons, but he did not expect Gu Yan's reaction to be so strong.
And when I think about it carefully, what Gu Yan said makes sense. Now that I have spent all the money on the second son, can I still ask my sons to share the cost of my retirement when I am old?
When Gu Chongshan left, his spine was almost collapsed.
Gu Yan was also in a bad mood. He didn't understand why his parents were so partial to the second child.
Li Wanqing watched Gu Chongshan leave before she left the kitchen and returned to the cave.
In the cave, Gu Yan sat on the bench with his head drooped, and it was obvious that he was unhappy.
Li Wanqing also understood that as the one who was not favored, Gu Yan must feel bad.
But what can you do when you feel bad? You can only deal with it yourself and think it through.
Even though she thought so, her man Li Wanqing still felt distressed. She walked forward and held Gu Yan in her arms.
Comforting softly: "What's wrong? Are you feeling bad? Well, it's not the first day you've known about them being like this, so why bother about what they think.
All you need to remember is that you still have me, and I will always be by your side.
From now on, we will live our lives and ignore their messy affairs."
Gu Yan was indeed comforted. Hadn't he given up on them a long time ago? What was he doing now?
No matter how sad he is, no one will care except those who care about her.
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