Chapter 199 Money is earned
At nine o'clock, the family of five met at the entrance of the department store.
When they arrived at the floor that specialized in selling home appliances, the salesperson who had sold them the washing machine actually recognized them.
He personally took them to the corner where televisions were sold and helped introduce them, "We have a wide range of products here, including 21-inch, 25-inch, 29-inch, black and white, and color. What kind do you want?"
Indeed, there were many televisions on the containers, both big and small.
"We want to buy a colorful one. What sizes are available? What are the prices?" Li Xu asked.
Hearing this, the salesperson in charge of selling televisions was suddenly shocked.
I didn’t expect that this family, who looks ordinary, is actually a big customer.
Buy the colorful ones right away.
"We have three sizes of color TVs. The cheapest one is 21 inches, which is 2,199. The 25 inches is 2,599. The 29 inches is 3,099." The salesperson stood in front of a TV and said, "This one is the 29-inch one."
She enthusiastically found a power strip, plugged in the power, and soon the picture appeared on the TV.
"This one has a big screen so that the kids don't have to strain their eyes. If you ask me, buy a good one. A 21-inch one is cheap, but it will probably be outdated in two years."
Ji Ziang held Zhang Kun's hand and was a little shocked when he heard the salesperson's words: "More than three thousand yuan? That's too expensive!"
When the salesperson heard this, he quickly explained, "It's not expensive. A TV can be used for at least ten years. It costs less than three hundred yuan a year, less than one yuan a day."
Ji Ziang listened to the salesperson's words and whispered to the side: "According to her, it would be cheaper to spread it out to the minute."
Zhang Kun squeezed his hand and signaled him not to speak.
"Three thousand yuan is indeed a bit expensive. It's equivalent to a year's salary. Can it be cheaper?" Li Xu stretched out his hand, touched the TV screen, and asked.
Seeing that Li Xu really wanted to buy it, Ji Ziang quickly stepped forward and held Li Xu's hand: "Mom, why don't we buy a black and white one? They look the same anyway, there's no difference."
Li Xu's eyes moved from the TV to Ji Ziang. Seeing her son's anxious face, she stretched out her hand and pinched his face with a bit of amusement: "What's wrong? Are you heartbroken? I didn't see you feel heartbroken when I bought the washing machine!"
Although a washing machine is cheaper than a TV, I remember that Ji Ziang was extremely happy at that time.
Ji Ziang shook his head seriously: "That's different!"
"Why is it different?" Li Xu asked casually, already thinking about how to bargain.
To be honest, she really likes this TV.
The screen is quite big and the appearance is also good. With a TV at home, the children will not be too bored and can stay at home.
"A washing machine is a useful thing. With it you don't have to wash clothes by hand. A TV is useless and it can't do your work for you." Ji Ziang explained very seriously.
Li Xu was stunned for a moment, then felt warm in his heart after listening to his son's explanation.
"How can it be useless? We can watch the news and TV programs together and learn a lot of things!" Li Xu said without hesitation.
She pointed to the best TV and asked, "Give me a real price. If it's suitable, I'll take it. If not, we'll go somewhere else!"
Upon hearing this, Ji Ziang impatiently pulled Li Xu's hand and said, "Forget it, let's just forget it..."
He really didn't expect that a color TV would be so expensive.
The money in the family was earned by my mother's hard work selling vegetables. It was really painful to spend three thousand yuan at once.
Zhang Kun was also a little surprised when he looked at Li Xu.
Three thousand yuan is equivalent to his salary for most of half a year.
Li Xu actually said buy it if you want!
Although the two of them have already obtained their marriage certificate, he really doesn't know much about Li Xu's income.
Now it seems that Li Xu earns much more than him.
Zhang Kun suddenly felt uncomfortable.
To outsiders, this marriage seemed like a good deal for Li Xu, but in fact, he was the one who took advantage of Li Xu.
The salesperson listened to what Li Xu said and knew that she really wanted to buy it.
In the end, she offered a price of two thousand eight hundred yuan and gave away several sets of plates as a gift.
Li Xu paid the money readily and took the TV back home.
The whole process took less than half an hour, so Zhang Kun had plenty of time, so he also went home with them.
The TV was carried upstairs and he installed it according to the instructions.
Ji Zixuan and Ji Yuanyuan sat on the sofa, waiting quietly.
Ji Ziang squatted beside Zhang Kun, sighing and feeling sorry for the money he had to spend to buy the TV.
"Brother, money is earned, not saved." Ji Yuanyuan couldn't stand Ji Ziang's sighing any more, "Stop disturbing Uncle Zhang's work."
Ji Yuanyuan is now very familiar with calling the two people Dad and Uncle Zhang.
Where Ji Zixuan couldn't hear, she called Zhang Kun "Dad".
If Ji Zixuan were here, she would call Zhang Kun Uncle Zhang.
"Besides, aren't we making money to improve our living standards? What's the point of keeping the money if we don't spend it?" Ji Yuanyuan patted the seat next to him, "Come here!"
Ji Ziang sighed deeply, stood up and sat next to Ji Yuanyuan: "But, what about three thousand yuan!"
Three thousand yuan, how much candy can you buy with that?
Ji Yuanyuan pursed her lips with amusement.
Ji Ziang probably doesn’t know that the store’s daily turnover is around 150 yuan.
Some of the vegetables are produced in the space, which is a cost-free business. The other part of the vegetables is grown in the greenhouse of my grandparents, which has costs, but this is only a small part.
There are also costs for rent, water and electricity. After deducting these costs, the store’s net profit is about one hundred yuan a day!
Three thousand yuan is just one month’s salary!
For Li Xu, these three thousand yuan are not as important as Ji Ziang thinks.
As he was speaking, Zhang Kun's debugging had been completed.
A picture appeared on the TV, it was a variety show. Several hosts were singing and dancing on the stage, their young faces were very lively.
Ji Yuanyuan vaguely remembered that several hosts of this program later became first-line celebrities and became pillars of other TV stations.
Zhang Kun stood up and put the remote control in Ji Yuanyuan's hand: "This button is for changing channels, this one is for adjusting the volume, and this one is for turning off the TV."
Ji Yuanyuan nodded, but before she could move, the remote control was taken away by Ji Ziang: "Let me try it first, hehe..."
Zhang Kun looked up at the clock on the wall and it was almost ten o'clock.
He dusted off his hands, went to the kitchen, and asked Li Xu: "What time will Miaomiao come back in the evening? Otherwise, I will try to come back earlier in the evening, and I will cook whatever you want to eat!"
(End of this chapter)
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