Chapter 255: Wealthy and Powerful
255 Wealthy and generous
After returning home from New Year's greetings, everyone visits their neighbors. After nine o'clock, everyone goes back to their homes and starts to keep vigil.
It is rare for the family to get together and chat.
Mother Qin said about Ma Aiguo's younger brother Ma Aijia: "I heard from your aunt Ma that Aijia went to work in the south this year. My goodness, it turns out that he went there to trade in supplies. How dare he do that?"
I only learned about this today from Aunt Du who came to visit. There was no news before that because the Ma family kept it a secret.
Of course, Ma Aijia didn't get home until today.
The leather he's wearing is genuine good quality.
And the big gold chain around her neck is almost as thick as her husband's dog chain.
The whole person is rich and powerful.
Not only him, but also Aunt Ma enjoyed the pleasure, deliberately exposing her ears and wearing a pair of glittering golden earrings!
She didn't feel cold even in the middle of winter and rolled up her sleeves, revealing the big gold bracelet on her wrist.
That's a very proud thing.
In recent years, the area around the old Ma family has developed relatively slowly, because the old Ma family only has one promising eldest son, Ma Aiguo, who was allocated a welfare housing.
Originally, his other brothers also did small business, but they stopped doing it because it became difficult to do.
But look at Du Jiang, who is engaged in jewelry wholesale from the Du family, and Chen Laoer, who runs a store from the Chen family. Qin Lie has a bright future from the Qin family.
All this makes the Ma family seem not so outstanding.
Auntie Ma has been very competitive since she was young, and that hasn't changed over the years. She always feels that she is outdone by her neighbors.
Look, this time we should show off a lot.
Of course, on the surface he said he went to work and earned some money, but he didn’t say directly what he did it for, but we are not fools.
No matter how high your salary is, you can't afford these things.
"Trading in supplies is indeed dangerous. You can make a lot of money, but what if something unexpected happens..." Qin Feng shook his head.
Even though he didn't finish his words, those who understand know that this is not something to brag about; it's like walking on the edge of a knife.
It would be fine if I could make some money safely, withdraw quickly, and use the money to do something else.
Just look at Ma Aijia, they are so arrogant, and so is Ma's wife.
Who among the neighbors dares to say a word at this time? If you say anything, you are jealous and you are cursing!
If something really happens in the future, you will just have an outlet for it.
Who would want to meddle with other people's business when they are just sweeping the snow in front of their own door?
Moreover, money can move people's hearts. Not to mention persuasion, there are even many people who are tempted, such as the Zhang family who lives far away, and the Li family. They are all very tempted.
There is also the younger brother of the canteen owner who often calls.
The sons of these families immediately flattered Ma Aijia, thinking that after the New Year, they would follow him to make money.
Because of this incident, Qin's father also warned Qin Feng, "Don't be hasty in doing things, be steady and steady, keep a stable mentality, and don't let these mistakes of others disrupt your own rhythm."
He was also afraid that his son would take the wrong path.
Qin Feng nodded and said, "Don't worry, Dad. I know."
Father Qin then said nothing.
Everyone just talked about the matter of the Ma family.
The question fell on Qin Lie again, mainly asking about what happened during the mission.
Qin Lie only said what he could say, and he would not say a word about what he shouldn't say.
Qin Feng also asked Shen Yiyi, "Sister-in-law, I also want to get a store in the south and try to make clothes. Do you think it's feasible?"
He is busy with things outside and definitely has no time. If he wants to open a clothing store, it is mainly for Jiang Xiangyi to run it so that she won't be alone at home worrying about all kinds of things.
"There will definitely be no problem doing clothing business in the South. As long as you choose a good location for the store, the business will not be too bad." Shen Yiyi agreed when she heard that he was willing to open a store there.
"Do you have any experience to share with me, brother-in-law?"
Shen Yiyi was generous and shared her experience of opening a store.
From the location selection of the store, to the decoration of the store, to the recruitment and training, as well as purchasing goods from clothing factories and handling some social relationships, everything was discussed.
"So many things?" Qin Feng looked surprised.
He thought that opening a clothing store was just about getting goods and selling them, and that was it.
Jiang Xiangyi couldn't help but wonder, could it be that he didn't want to say it and was deliberately making it difficult?
Qin Hong glanced at her eldest sister-in-law and said, "Third sister-in-law is telling the truth. The location of the store must be chosen correctly. If you choose the right one, everything will go smoothly. If you choose the wrong one, the store will be greatly reduced. The decoration of the store is also important. If it is well decorated, the store will look brand new and everyone will be happy to come in and take a look. Even if they don't buy anything, it will still attract people."
"Also, our store employees must be trained before they start work. Otherwise, what if they have conflicts with customers or confront them? We don't want employees like those in the state-owned supply and marketing stores who look down on others. They must be trained in advance on how to greet and serve customers, and also learn how to match clothes for customers. Even if the customers don't buy, we must earn their impression of the store in the end, so that they will come back next time or bring others to shop."
"It's the same when buying goods from a clothing factory. You have to make sure that their clothing styles and quality are good enough, and whether the factory is operating normally. Only then can you sign a contract to buy goods. You must also read all the terms and conditions in the contract carefully. Don't pay the deposit for the goods, but they can't deliver the goods. Who can you turn to then?"
"Relationships in society are also complicated. Running a shop is not always smooth sailing. Some hooligans will come to your door to collect protection fees. If you are lucky, they will collect from you once every ten days or half a month. If you encounter some bad ones, they will come to your shop every two or three days to collect money. How can you run your business?"
Qin Hong is no longer the rookie who had not yet entered society.
Qin Hong has plenty of experience, helping her third sister-in-law manage the accounts, helping Zhao Sixi and others look after the store, and visiting their store when she has time.
She knew that her sister-in-law would frown slightly and definitely not believe it.
She told her it specifically.
"Let's not talk about anything else. Just think about the matter of collecting the security fee. Don't the police care about it?" Jiang Xiangyi frowned.
"Of course I care, but can they still guard your store 24 hours a day?" Qin Hong looked at her somewhat naive sister-in-law: "When the police leave, they will come, and when the police come, they will leave. Can you still do business? Customers will not go into your store if they see that your store is not peaceful. The stores of my third sister-in-law in the provincial capital have also been picked on many times before. It is because of the social connections that my third sister-in-law has spent a lot of money to build that her business is so peaceful."
How much is the 'tea' that her third sister-in-law gave to Qi Tianming?
Shen Yiyi didn't say anything because this was the truth.
It is true that we have a society ruled by law, but the social environment today cannot be compared with that of later generations. Business cannot be done just by saying it; social relationships and connections are very important.
Not to mention places far away, even in the local vegetable market, if you carry a basket of eggs to sell, you now have to pay a sanitation fee, otherwise you are not allowed to sell them there.
It's fine if people need to pay sanitation fees to sell other things, but can they pollute the market by selling those two eggs?
To put it nicely, it is health expenses, but in fact it is not protection expenses.