On the way back, Su Han passed by a convenience store and went in to buy five bars of soap and ten bottles of mineral water. When he passed by a pharmacy, he went in to buy some common medicines.
When she returned to the park with her bags, Zhong Rui was already sitting on a long bench waiting for her, holding five skewers of lamb. He said seriously, "We made too many skewers and didn't sell them all. You can eat these five skewers."
Su Han thought to himself, with his ability, it would be a miracle if he made a mistake in such a small matter! Perhaps he saw that she wanted to eat it, so he specially left a few skewers.
She showed no emotion and calmly handed the bag to Zhong Rui, then took the skewers and began to eat them happily.
When you take a bite, you will find that it is just the right amount of fat and lean, fresh and tender, and tastes great!
Su Han narrowed his eyes happily.
Zhong Rui silently handed over a can of beer.
So Su Han ate the mutton skewers with a sip of beer, feeling particularly happy.
"How's work?" Zhong Rui asked casually.
"It's OK. Although it's a bit busy, the salary is paid on time and the colleagues are very nice." After a pause, Su Han added, "The most important thing is that you can bring back all the bread that you can't sell, for free."
Zhong Rui responded, and then said, "I don't know when the economic crisis will begin. For safety reasons, it would be better to save more money."
"What about you? How are the lamb skewers selling?" Su Han asked.
"I just opened the stall, and business is average. The net profit is 200 bels a day, with slight fluctuations."
Su Han couldn't help but be amazed. As expected, running his own business could earn him much more than working for others.
"Why don't you come and set up a stall?" Zhong Rui tried to get his friend to do business together. If the temptation was successful, they would go out to set up a stall together in the morning and go back to the park to rest together in the evening. It would be wonderful to think about going out and coming in together every day.
"I'll let it go." Su Han refused without hesitation.
"With a daily wage of 80 yuan and the bread I bring back, my daily earnings are actually no less than what I get from setting up a stall."
"Also, setting up stalls can easily lead to vicious competition. What if someone gets jealous of your good business and starts selling kebabs too, and prices them lower than yours? What will you do then?"
"It's safer for one person to do the business and the other to find a job."
Someone's analysis was well-reasoned and particularly convincing, so Zhong Rui had to give up the idea.
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Su Han wanted to save more money during the good years to cope with the challenges of the coming cold winter, but plans were not as good as changes.
On the third day of the game, the talent skill was not triggered, but a new employee appeared in the bakery.
Boss Zhang introduced, "This is Xiaoxiao, the new baker's apprentice. We need to get along well with each other in the future."
"Hello." Xiaoxiao smiled shyly, seeming a little introverted.
Su Han didn't take it seriously, thinking it had nothing to do with her. But when the store closed at night, a problem arose -
Xiaoxiao mustered up the courage to ask, "I want some bread, too. Can you give me some?"
Su Han paused. The two employees refused to take the bread, so she could take all the remaining bread away. Now that a new employee has come and expressed his desire, she certainly can't ignore him. After all, the bread belongs to the boss, not hers.
Sighing that it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality, Su Han said calmly, "Of course, half for each of us!"
Xiaoxiao happily showed her two little canine teeth and said crisply, "I don't need that much. I just want to take some for dinner and breakfast tomorrow."
But the bakery's business was so good that the goods sold out faster than ever before. In the end, only two bags of sliced bread, a can of walnut cookies, and a sandwich were left.
"You choose first." Xiaoxiao was very tactful.
Su Han didn't hesitate and took a bag of sliced bread and a sandwich.
So everyone was happy and the matter was resolved peacefully.
But on the way back to the park after get off work, Su Han couldn't help but sigh, "It seems that working part-time isn't that stable."
Shaking her head, she strolled away.
On the fourth day of the game, the talent skill was not triggered. In the evening, Su Han got a croissant, a loaf of whole wheat bread, and an egg tart.
She figured it was enough for her, but it seemed a little shabby compared to the past few days when she was able to feed two people and have some food left over.
But the bakery business was so good that most of the goods were sold out, and there was nothing she could do.
With a sigh, Su Han packed up the bread and left.
On the 5th day of the game, after the system mechanical sound gave a prompt, the silversmith talent probability was finally triggered again.
Su Han was not paying attention when she found a pure silver longevity lock in her trouser pocket. She took it in her hand and weighed it, and found it was quite heavy. The corners of her mouth could not help but curl up slightly.
At noon, Su Han said hello and ran to the silver jewelry store.
Xiaoxiao felt strange, "Why did she leave? Why didn't she come over to eat with us?"
The old employee calmly replied, "Maybe it's because she doesn't want to stay in the store any longer. If she really wanted to stay, how could she not take the initiative to build good relationships with her colleagues? Forget it, don't worry about her. Where were we just talking about... Oh, right, shall we go to the barbecue restaurant for a meal after get off work today? Let's have a good meal together, and it can also be regarded as a welcoming party for the new employees."
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On the other side, the staff of the silver jewelry store weighed it and said, "999 silver, net weight 21g. If you are willing to sell it, we are willing to buy it for 63 shells."
Su Han comforted himself that it was better to have it than not to have it, and then he sold the longevity lock.
At about seven in the evening, an old employee came over and asked, "Are you free after get off work? Let's have dinner together?"
Su Han smiled brightly, but what he said was, "You guys go, I won't go."
Are you kidding? She had finally saved some money! If she went to the party, she would not be able to keep her daily salary of 80 yuan, not to mention the extra income from selling sterling silver longevity locks!
The old employee turned around helplessly and shrugged. What he meant was, you see, I said she wouldn't go.
Xiaoxiao came closer and persuaded, "Let's go together. It will be more fun with more people."
Su Han looked indifferent, but she hated crowds the most.
Another person chimed in, "Why not? If you have nothing to do, let's go play together."
"I'm poor and have no money. I have to pay off the mortgage every month. I'm almost eating dirt." Su Han felt no psychological pressure when he acted pitifully.
The other three people, "..."
Now that it has come to this, they can't force it. They can't force Su Han to leave unless someone offers to treat them. But colleagues always pay for meals together, so who would be the one to be cheated?
So at 7 o'clock in the evening, Su Han got off work on time with a bag of bread.
The old employee looked at her retreating figure and shook his head, "You don't know how to enjoy life at all."
**
At the same time, Jinjiang Group office.
Li Yue concentrated his mind and carefully observed the 20 testers. He found that three of them had overdrawn their credit cards and frantically hoarded food, daily necessities, and medicines, as if they were planning to find a place to hide after the economic crisis.
Two people borrowed money to start a business. Because the business was just starting, the income and expenditure were temporarily balanced, and even slightly profitable.
Six people used their capital to start a small business. Although it was a bit hard, they earned more than the salary from working.
The other nine people found a job and worked diligently every day. After paying for daily expenses, they had some left over, which they used to buy daily necessities and store them up.
Overall, all 20 people had a good time.
Li Yue smiled slightly and whispered, "The Titanic also sailed to the sea amid cheers. Living too comfortably will make people blindly confident and optimistic. Let's wait and see, the best is yet to come."
**
On the sixth day of the game, the system's mechanical voice finally announced, "Residents' debt has increased dramatically, the burden is too heavy, and consumption may be downgraded."
Consumption downgrade means that if the functions are the same or very different, you will not buy an expensive one if you can find a cheaper one; without lowering the quality of life, you will not buy goods that have no practical value.
"Is it finally starting?" Su Han's eyes flickered slightly. He was thinking about something while working.
This day, she was obviously more relaxed than any other day before.
The amount of goods purchased by customers of the bakery has dropped significantly. Some regular customers who come every day buy much less goods than before. Some people who rarely eat bread simply don't come.
Instead of staying in their rooms and making bread, the employees sat on chairs and complained to each other.
An old employee couldn't help but worry, "I owe 1,800 Bei on my credit card, and I have to pay it back every day. My daily salary is only 150, but I have to pay 120 every day. How can I live like this? What can I do with the remaining 30 Bei? It's not even enough for food and drink!"
Another old employee looked very unhappy. "You are still lucky. I owe 6,000 Bei, and I have to pay 400 Bei every day! I calculated that my daily salary is not enough to pay back the debt, and I have to use my savings!"
"What on earth did you buy?"
"Who knows? If you want to buy something, just swipe the card. I don't even remember what I bought, how could I spend so much money!"
On the side, Xiaoxiao looked worried, "I used my credit card to buy myself some clothes, and now I still owe money."
Su Han said nonsense, "I've always owed money, and I've never had enough money."
An old employee was still terrified, "They are small things, and they don't seem that expensive when you swipe your card, but when you add them all together, it's a bit scary."
"I feel like something is wrong with me because of the debt. I don't dare to spend money. Fortunately, I still have some savings, otherwise I would be finished."
"Pay off the loan quickly and never use a credit card again."
Su Han lowered his eyes. It was true. The man was right. People who were in debt would think so when they felt pressured. It was just that there were too many people in debt. If everyone decided not to spend money, it would mean that an economic depression was coming.
In the evening, there was a lot of bread left in the bakery, including croissants, milk-flavored slices, cheese buns, honey cakes, egg tarts, sandwiches, and even two of the best-selling cupcakes were left.
Boss Zhang looked unhappy and kept silent. If the items were small, it would be fine to give them to employees as a benefit. But if the quantity was large, it would be a bit hard to give them away for free. Therefore, he had a fierce ideological struggle and thought about the appropriate solution.
Xiaoxiao winked at Su Han, meaning, can I still take the bread for free today?
Even the two old employees who were tired of eating bread had some other ideas. They were so poor that they were almost eating dirt, and bread was at least their staple food, so they wanted to take some home for dinner.
After a long silence, Boss Zhang finally gave in and dealt with it in the usual way, "Who wants the remaining bread?"
The employees all raised their hands to sign up. So in the end, the bread was divided equally among the four of them.
Back at the park, Su Han asked his friend, "How was the stall today?"
Zhong Rui looked indifferent. "As soon as the system announced that residents would be downgrading their consumption, the number of customers patronizing the stall dropped significantly. After a rough calculation, I made about 150 shells today, which is only half of my usual income. I plan to close the stall in a few days to avoid losses."
Su Han was clearly aware that the cold winter had arrived.
The author has something to say: The Titanic also sailed out to sea amid cheers - Contents of the speech on "Huawei's Winter"
Some of the information in this article comes from Baidu
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US economic crisis (example):
Residents over-borrow for consumption, are over-indebted, and most of their wages must be used to repay debts, forcing them to cut spending → purchasing power declines, store profitability declines, and they must cut wages and layoffs → people have no source of income/income decreases, cannot repay debts, and cannot afford food → purchasing power further declines, stores close, more people are unemployed, and fewer people consume and shop... a vicious cycle
If you have time, you can learn about the US economic crisis. Many things are actually repeating themselves over and over again.
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Every time I write about economics, I feel very speechless because there are always people who start to criticize me when they disagree with me. It is as if the world I describe is not what she understands, so it must be fictional, or the author has made a mistake.
There have been many economic crises in the United States in history. The trigger was different each time, but the process was generally the same.
The article is a game, and the details have been slightly adjusted, but most of the cases are from history (so some readers think they are very real). If someone thinks there is a problem, it must be because she is more awesome than the historical facts.
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