Chapter 18: It is better to have your own store when doing business
The next day, the family of five went to school. Wen Jing and Wen Xin walked in front with curiosity and expectation about the new school. Deng Xiuzhen held Wen Yu's hand and walked side by side with Tan Yanlin behind.
The school gate was packed with people. A few people walked through the crowd and headed for the meeting room. The clerk had told us yesterday that the new students would first go to the meeting room to register and go through the formalities, and then the head teachers of each class would take the new students away.
Qin Yanlin and his family arrived early, but they didn't expect that there were many people who arrived earlier than them, and the entrance of the conference room was already crowded with people.
The formalities didn't start until 8:30, and by the time Tan Yanlin had finished all the formalities for the three children, it was already past 9:00. By the time the children were taken away by the teacher, it was already 10:30.
The two planned to go to the second grandmother to ask about buying a store, and then buy some vegetables to cook. As soon as they walked to the door, they saw a familiar face, Yuan Qiwen.
Fortunately, Yuan Qiwen turned his head and talked to someone, and didn't look over here.
But it was coming this way.
The two looked around and saw that there were two doors in the conference room. One door had just been closed and locked by the staff. By the time they passed by, it might have been locked, and Yuan Qiwen should have come in.
The other door was the one they were about to go out through, and Yuan Qiwen was walking towards them.
I can't leave, but if I don't leave, it will be troublesome if Yuan Qiwen sees me.
The two men quickly retreated to the wall and hid in a room filled with junk. They quickly closed the door and listened to the noise outside.
I thought Yuan Qiwen might be here to see the new students enrolled, and now that the children have been taken away by the teachers, they should be leaving soon.
Unexpectedly, not only did they not leave, but they held a serious meeting.
The meeting was about an incident that happened in the school yesterday: a student was naughty and didn't do his homework, so he was spanked on the palm by the teacher. The teacher used a bamboo ruler that was often used in the past, which made the child's hand red. When he went home last night, there were not only red marks, but the child also kept crying in pain.
The parents were immediately furious and called the school leaders to ask for an explanation.
This morning he reported it to the Education Bureau again, saying that the teacher abused the students and must be severely punished, otherwise he would report it to the city!
So the bureau sent Yuan Qiwen and others to handle the matter.
Soon, the participants formed two opinions. One opinion was that the teacher was not wrong. We have all read the Three Character Classic, which says that if a child is not well educated, it is the fault of the father; if a teacher is not strict in teaching, it is the laziness of the teacher. Teachers should be strict in educating children. If they cannot even slap the palms of their hands for those naughty children who don't listen to what they say, then how can they educate these children?
One is that children are the future of the country and the apple of parents' eyes. If you hit someone else's child, they will definitely have some thoughts. If your child is beaten, will you feel bad? As teachers, we cannot treat children roughly. We must influence children with a loving heart and persuade them with gentle words.
Some people also say that children are also human beings and have human rights, and beating children is a violation of their human rights.
The meeting lasted for an hour or so, but the two views still could not be reconciled.
Tan Yanlin and Deng Xiuzhen had the same idea: When we made mistakes in school when we were young, weren't we all spanked? Even if it was swollen, we didn't dare to tell our parents when we got home, otherwise they would beat us again.
Why do we need to discuss this now? We also need to punish the teacher. Do you want your child to be left alone in the future? Do you want your child to fly high?
The school’s handling of the matter has nothing to do with them. What they need to do now is to quickly buy groceries and go home to cook, because the children will be out of school soon.
But the meeting was over, everyone else left, and Yuan Qiwen and one person stayed behind. The two of them were whispering to each other and it was unclear what they were talking about, but they heard someone talking about an old man.
After everyone had finally left, Qin Yanlin and Deng Xiuzhen hurried out and ran to the school gate in secret, fearing that they would meet Yuan Qiwen.
"Hi, why are you here?" Someone patted Deng Xiuzhen on the shoulder not far from the school gate.
Deng Xiuzhen was startled, fearing that it was Yuan Qiwen. She turned around and found that it was Liu Xiaozhen who brought Tan Wenyu home. That was her benefactor! She greeted him warmly and called Tan Yanlin over loudly.
When Qin Yanlin came over and saw Song Qinghua and Liu Xiaozhen, he was very excited and kept saying thank you.
The two waved their hands and said it was okay. Then they asked why Tan Yanlin and Deng Xiuzhen were here.
Tan Yanlin told them that he had moved his family to the city and that the children had been transferred to the third primary school.
Upon learning that they were also out to buy groceries, Tan Yanlin warmly invited them to his home for dinner.
The two did not refuse, but bought some dishes with their own money and went to Tan Yanlin's house together, saying that it was rare for them to cook and it would be nice to share a meal.
The children came back soon. Song Qinghua and Liu Xiaozhen greeted Qin Wenyu warmly when they saw him. Wenyu was also very close to them.
Deng Xiuzhen and Liu Xiaozhen cooked, and with the help of Qin Yanlin and Song Qinghua, the meal was ready quickly.
There were many people and the food was rich, and Tan Yanlin even went to buy some wine.
After eating, the children went to rest. Tan Yanlin and Song Qinghua were still drinking, and Liu Xiaozhen and Deng Xiuzhen were chatting with them. The more they talked, the more they got along, and it felt like they had met too late.
Especially when Tan Yanlin and Deng Xiuzhen mentioned that they did not want to work for others and wanted to start their own business, Song Qinghua clapped his hands in agreement and stood up and said loudly: "I don't have the capital. If I did, I would buy a store and start my own business."
"Now many factories are starting to go bankrupt, so business must be bad, right?" Deng Xiuzhen remembered that the wave of layoffs in her previous life seemed to have started in 1993, and after that, layoffs were out of control.
"I'm telling you guys a secret. I got the news. This factory collapse is just the beginning. More factories will collapse next, not to mention the small ones. Even the big state-owned enterprises will collapse. Those who used to be stable and earning a salary every month will soon be unable to cry." Song Qinghua took a sip of wine, sipped it, and then said, "You guys, if you want to start a business, do it early. Don't wait until everyone else is laid off and more people want to start a business. It will be too late for you to start then."
"But everyone is laid off, has no income and no money, so who will buy our business?" Qin Yanlin's face turned red from drinking, and he was drunk, but his mind was still clear.
“This really doesn’t matter. Those who don’t talk about high consumption are never the farmers who grow crops, nor the workers who go to work and get paid. As for who else, you can figure it out yourself.
I was talking about those farmers and workers who don't have much income. Don't they still need to buy things? Haha." Song Qinghua smiled and raised his wine glass to Tan Yanlin.
Tan Yanlin clinked glasses with him and said, "So what kind of business do you think is good?"
"Well, any business can be done. For example, if I sell snacks, I can make money, but it's not much. For example, those people selling clothes and small commodities at the entrance of the alley, which one of them doesn't make money? Look at those who sell big items, they make a lot of money! But..." Song Qinghua stopped and worked with Tan Yanlin for a while again.
Deng Xiuzhen listened very carefully. She felt that Song Qinghua really had some ideas. After all, at that time, ordinary people had no idea that there would be a wave of layoffs and so many people would be laid off at once. Not only was the information early and true, but Song Qinghua was also very insightful in his thinking.
"But what? Brother Song, you have to give me some advice." Qin Yanlin raised his glass to toast Song Qinghua again.
"Don't overthink it. I'm not shy with my friends. What I mean is that no matter what business you do, you still have to buy a store to do it. Otherwise, you can only set up a stall. How much business can you do with a stall? And you can't do it if the weather changes. Just like us, it rained a little today, so we had to close the stall, otherwise we would get soaked.
Renting a store is expensive, and you don’t know when others will raise the price. Not only do you have to spend part of your earnings, but you also have to worry about others raising their prices or not renting to you. ” Song Qinghua explained.
"Then do you know where I can buy it in a store?" Tan Yanlin asked.
"You want to buy a store?" Song Qinghua paused and looked at Tan Yanlin with wide eyes.
"I just listened to what Brother Song said, and I think you are right. It is safer to buy a store to do business."
"The stores are not cheap. I asked many times, but unfortunately I had no money, so I gave up in the end." Song Qinghua shook his head and sighed, lamenting that he was not as lucky as others and could not grasp the opportunity to make a fortune.
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