Chapter 239 Selling popcorn!
Jiang Xinbai: “…” It sounded like that was the truth, and she couldn’t even refute it.
"Okay, find some time to send the clothes to my parents. By the way, how was your trip to Shenzhen this time? What did you buy? Did you spend all your money?"
Yang Jinsheng waved his hand, "Xiao Bai, you asked me so many questions at once, how can I answer them? Take them one by one. Well, first of all, my third brother, my brother-in-law, and I each contributed 30,000 yuan for the electronic watches and recorders that we partnered with them to buy, and the other two contributed 20,000 yuan each, which adds up to 130,000 yuan. We will split it equally when we sell them all."
"Well, each of you has 30,000, and each of them has only 20,000, so how can you divide it equally?" Jiang Xinbai felt that this was not the right way to calculate it.
Yang Jinsheng knew his wife had questions, so he smiled and explained, "My third brother also said later that Uncle Xu Tiancheng found the source of goods and transportation, and gave us the most favorable price, so naturally we have to give them some profit."
"Oh, so that's the case. That's indeed the case."
Jiang Xinbai nodded in understanding. She understood this. If it weren't for Xu Tiancheng's relationship, her husband and her third brother and brother-in-law probably wouldn't even be able to find the factory gate, let alone the favorable price.
"But what are the prices for the digital watch and the recorder? Are they really that good of a deal?"
Yang Jinsheng nodded and did the math for Jiang Xinbai, "Look, the electronic watch is five dollars each, and the recorder is two hundred dollars each..."
"Hey, a tape recorder is two hundred dollars? So expensive? Can it be sold?"
Jiang Xinbai was a little worried. The cheapest radios in department stores are only two or two hundred yuan now, and their tape recorder only cost two hundred yuan when it came in. Wasn't that too high?
"Xiao Bai, you don't know that most young people on the streets of Shenzhen wear floral shirts and bell-bottom pants, and carry a tape recorder, which is very fashionable. Also, there are still 20,000 yuan left from the original 50,000 yuan. The three of us have partnered to buy floral shirts and bell-bottom pants. They should arrive in a few days. Hehe, we will find a place to set up a stall then."
"You're going to set up a stall? Don't you have to go to work? How can you set up a stall?"
"Since Sunday is a day off, I will set up the stall on Sunday." Yang Jinsheng had already thought about it. On Sunday, everyone is off and many people go out shopping. If he sets up the stall on the street near the department store, business will definitely be good.
"Then you can only do it for one day," Jiang Xinbai said, then paused and continued, "Jinsheng, there is something I want to discuss with you."
"What's the matter? Tell me!"
Jiang Xinbai opened his mouth, hesitated for a while and then said, "Jinsheng, you know that our restaurant's business has been really bad recently. The manager said that he doesn't need so many people, and wanted us to decide who to lay off..."
Yang Jinsheng immediately understood what his wife meant, "Xiaobai, do you mean you want to be laid off?"
Jiang Xinbai nodded and shook his head, "It's not that it has to be me. What I mean is that you see, I'm selling roasted melon seeds at a stall now. I can make more than 80 yuan in a few days. It's much better than my job. So I thought it would be better to quit my job and focus on my small business."
Yang Jinsheng thought for a while and said, "Xiao Bai, you have to think clearly. Small business is unstable. You can make 10 yuan today, but only 5 yuan or no income tomorrow. You may not have income every day. Of course, if you really don't want to work in a restaurant, I support you."
Jiang Xinbai felt relieved when she heard her husband say that. She smiled and explained, "Do you think our restaurant is stable now? Not at all. Our manager said that if someone can voluntarily resign, they can be compensated with a year's salary. I think it would be good to take that money."
"That's fine, just make up your mind, I support you. Oh, I almost forgot, this is the popcorn I saw when I passed by the cinema, it's delicious, try it."
Yang Jinsheng took out a bag of popcorn from another small bag and could smell the sweet scent as soon as he opened it.
"We have popcorn here too, why bother bringing it! Let me try and see if the ones in Shenzhen taste better than those from my hometown," Jiang Xinbai said as he took a popcorn and stuffed it into his mouth. It was crunchy and sweet. After eating one, I wanted more. It was so delicious!
"It's really good, and it tastes better than the ones here. What's this layer on top? It's sweet, but not exactly the same as white sugar. Hmm, it also has a milky flavor." Jiang Xinbai ate one after another and couldn't stop.
Seeing that his wife liked it, Yang Jinsheng showed a satisfied expression on his face, "I knew you liked it. I saw young people buying this when watching movies. It looked delicious. I asked, and they said that the outer layer is sugar and some oil, like butter or something. It's a foreign thing. Anyway, it smells very good."
"Well, it smells quite good. A bag like this isn't cheap, is it?" Jiang Xinbai weighed the bag. Popcorn is light, and this big bag should be more than one pound, so one dollar should be about right.
Yang Jinsheng held up three fingers and said, "Three yuan, three yuan for this pack."
"What the hell, it costs three yuan? My God, there are only one or two corn kernels here, and you dare to ask for three yuan. You too, you buy it at such a high price, really..."
As Jiang Xinbai was talking, he began to feel sorry for the popcorn he had eaten. He had already eaten several cents in such a short time.
"Hey, Xiaobai, that's not the case. People in Shenzhen are rich and spend a lot of money. Since they can go to the movies, one or two yuan is nothing to them."
“It’s not like we have money…”
"Mom and Dad, what are you eating? Hmm, it smells sweet. Mom, give me some." At this time, the two brothers of the Yang family ran in carrying a bag.
"You have a very sharp nose. Your dad spent three dollars on the popcorn he bought!" Jiang Xinbai grabbed a handful for each of his two sons and put the rest away. Such an expensive thing should naturally be eaten slowly.
Yang Jiabao ate a handful of popcorn in just two bites, just like Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit. Then he licked his lips and said, "Mm, it's delicious and sweet. I want to eat more. Dad, why don't you buy more? I haven't eaten enough!"
"Buy more? Didn't you hear me? This cost me three dollars." Yang Jinsheng put the half popcorn that fell on the table into his mouth. It was all money and should not be wasted.
Yang Jiabao curled his lips and said nothing more, but then he changed his mind and said, "Mom, mom, come quickly."
"What are you doing? Are you calling for help?" Jiang Xinbai came out of the kitchen with a plate in his hand. "Where's the roast duck I asked you to buy? Here, put it on the plate. I've cooked the rice. We can eat in half an hour."
Yang Jiabao pointed at the roast duck on the table and said, "It's all here, Mom. I want to tell you something. I just thought of selling popcorn in front of the cinema!"
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