Chapter 43 New Business Opportunities
When I got home, I packed the gifts to be sent back home and put them in the small bedroom that I used as a storage room. I also rinsed the little red dress and hung it on the balcony to dry.
The next day, after taking a shower, Wang Shan pointed at the new clothes on the balcony and acted coquettishly with Lin Qiu.
"Mom, I want to try on some new clothes, can I?"
Mingqiu nodded. She usually agreed to such harmless things.
"Yeah!" Wang Shan jumped up excitedly, "It's time to put on new clothes! Dad, help me take them off quickly!"
Wang Xiuren was very happy to be ordered around by his daughter. He happily took off the clothes and helped her put them on. It took him a long time with his clumsy hands to button them up.
"Mom, do I look good?" Wang Shan turned around and showed off her new clothes.
It’s no wonder that the bright red modified Tang makes Wang Shan look like a New Year picture doll, which is particularly festive. Especially the circle of white fluff sewn on the collar, which makes Wang Shan’s small round face look like a delicate piece of jade.
"Beautiful! My Shanshan is the prettiest! Your father has a really good taste this time!" Lin Qiu praised sincerely and, by the way, expressed his affirmation of Wang Xiuren's vision.
"I have always had good taste! This is the first piece I saw among so many clothes. I thought it was especially suitable for Shanshan at that time. Now it seems like it was tailor-made for Shanshan!"
Wang Xiuren's eyes were full of pride and he felt that his daughter was so pretty.
"Look at what Shanshan is wearing. She's so festive! She's as adorable as a red envelope!"
When Lin Qiu heard Wang Xiuren's words, an idea flashed through his mind quickly, but it slipped away before he could catch it.
"What did you just say? Say it again."
Wang Xiuren looked at Lin Qiu blankly, not knowing what she was going to do, but he still cooperated and repeated: "I mean Shanshan is dressed like a red envelope, which is very cute!"
"Yes, it's the red envelope!" Lin Qiu clapped his hands inexplicably excited.
The father and daughter looked at each other, not knowing what had happened, they only knew that something was wrong with their wife (mother).
"What's wrong with the red envelope?" Wang Xiuren glanced at Lin Qiu's face and spoke in a low voice.
When it comes to red envelopes, Lin Qiu excitedly pulls Wang Xiuren's hand.
"Let me tell you, you just mentioned a great opportunity to make money!"
"What opportunity?" Wang Xiuren was a little confused.
"We sell red envelopes! We also sell Spring Festival couplets, blessing characters, lanterns, etc.! Every household has to prepare these things for the New Year. We can go wholesale a batch and set up a stall to sell them! There will definitely be business!"
Lin Qiu felt more and more that this business could be done before the New Year. She raised her head and looked at Wang Xiuren with hope in her eyes, "What do you think?"
"You ask me? How would I know?" Wang Xiuren finally understood what was going on. "But if you have to run the newsstand, how would you have time to set up a stall?"
"I'll just put it in front of the newsstand. It won't be a big deal."
Lin Qiu thought that since he was guarding the newsstand every day, adding some Spring Festival couplets and red envelopes would not have any bad impact. As long as he could sell the books, it would be fine.
"Spring Festival couplets are not like newspapers and magazines that can be delivered by postmen. Do you know where to buy them?" Wang Xiuren asked a very realistic question, "Besides, you and I both have to go to work, so how can we have time to go out and buy them?"
"You're right. Let me think about it again!" Lin Qiu still didn't want to give up this business.
"Okay, just think it over carefully!"
For the next two days, Lin Qiu spent his free time thinking about the Spring Festival couplets, but he couldn't think of a solution until the morning of the third day when Sister Guixiang came to the newsstand to play.
"Sister-in-law, how come you have time to come here?"
"It's a holiday at the factory now. Your brother Zhao and his team still have a few days to finish. I've been staying in my rental house these days and have nothing to do, so I came out for a walk."
Zhang Guixiang came over specifically to chat with Lin Qiu.
"I've been busy all year round, so it's good to take a few days off." Nian Linqiu took out a small stool and handed it to Zhang Guixiang, "Sister-in-law, are all the things you want to take home ready?"
"I've been ready for a long time! I'm just waiting for you, Brother Zhao." Zhang Guixiang sat down on the bench. "In Pengcheng, if you don't go to work, you can't even go out to play. Money is required everywhere."
After hearing what Zhang Guixiang said, Lin Qiu's idea of selling Spring Festival couplets was rekindled.
"Sister-in-law, are you free these two days?" Lin Qiu asked, pulling Zhang Guixiang's sleeve.
"Of course I haven't. I've grown gray hair from living in this rented house. What's the matter? Just tell me."
"I'd like to ask you to help me check the newsstand tomorrow." Lin Qiu said his plan, "I want to go to the Guangzhou market tomorrow and buy some Spring Festival couplets and try to sell them."
"No, no! Other things are easy, but I can't do the newsstand thing!" Zhang Guixiang shook her head quickly when she heard this.
"Sister-in-law, it's not as difficult as you think, it's very simple!" Lin Qiu held Zhang Guixiang's hand tightly, "Besides, I won't leave until nine tomorrow, and I will definitely be back before five in the afternoon. Not many people will come to the newsstand during this time, so please help me!"
"I can't remember the prices of so many newspapers!" Zhang Guixiang was a little hesitant. "What if I miscalculated the price?"
Lin Qiu struck while the iron was hot, "Sister-in-law, don't worry! I've written down the price of the newspaper on a piece of paper for you, I believe you can do it. Even if there is a problem, I will take the responsibility myself. Good sister-in-law, please help me."
"Since you said so, I'll give it a try." Zhang Guixiang couldn't bear Lin Qiu's request and finally agreed, "But let me be frank, if anything goes wrong, you can't blame me!"
Lin Qiu assured again and again: “I can’t thank you enough, how could I blame you?”
"If the sales are good, sister-in-law, you can buy the goods from me and put them at the entrances of those residential areas to earn some money from the sunflower seeds."
Only then did Zhang Guixiang agree, but she felt a little nervous.
The next day, after the morning peak flow of people subsided, Lin Qiu and others set out for the Debao Trading Market on Yide Road in Guangzhou, amid Wang Xiuren's worry and Zhang Guixiang's uneasiness.
It took more than two hours for the bus to reach Yuexiu District, and then we took another bus to find the Deludebao Trading Market that a fellow villager who ran a small shop had mentioned.
Yide Road Debao Trading Market is the largest New Year goods wholesale market in Guangzhou. Almost all the goods in this market are wholesale, and you can buy all kinds of decorations for the Spring Festival here.
Walking into the market is like walking into a red ocean, bustling and prosperous, surrounded by all the festive red and gold colors. It makes people feel as if the Spring Festival has already arrived, and the festive atmosphere is everywhere.
Lanterns of all sizes, spring couplets with black or gold painting on a red background, various patterns of "Fu" characters, red envelopes of different sizes, window grilles of various patterns, Chinese knots of all sizes...almost all kinds of festive items and decorations can be found in this market.
Lin Qiu looked at the goods at every stall with his eyes fixed on them. He felt that each one was beautiful and festive. Finally, he bought some goods from a kind-looking old lady. There were ten styles of Spring Festival couplets, blessing characters, and window decorations, twenty of each, fifty pairs of large lanterns, two hundred strings of small lanterns, thirty large Chinese knots, one hundred small Chinese knots, and the most red envelopes, eight styles were chosen, one hundred of each style, and the old lady also gave one hundred as a gift.
After paying the money, Lin Qiu stood at the entrance of the market carrying two huge black plastic bags. Not long after, a tricycle stopped in front of Lin Qiu.
It turned out that there were special tricycles parked at the entrance of the market to help customers in need to transport goods.
After Lin Qiu agreed on the price, he loaded the goods into the tricycle and was taken to the Guangzhou Bus Station.
It was not yet half past four when Lin Qiu returned to the newsstand, hungry and carrying two large bags of goods.
Lin Qiu's hair was messily stuck to his sweaty face. He put his things at his feet, put his hands on his hips and panted.
"What a sin! How can people become like this just to earn such a few dollars!" It was the first time that Zhang Guixiang saw Lin Qiu's sloppy appearance, and she quickly brought him a glass of water.
Lin Qiu gulped down the drink, wiped his face with his sleeve, wiped his hands, picked up a boiled corn with chopsticks, and started to eat it without caring whether it was hot or not.
"You must be very hungry. Why don't you eat lunch?" Zhang Guixiang looked at Lin Qiu who was wolfing down his food and didn't quite understand. "You said your life is pretty good now, why are you working so hard?"
Zhang Guixiang couldn't understand why Lin Qiu had good skills and worked efficiently. He had always been paid highly at Hongxiu and it would be good for him to continue working there. Why is it a newsstand again? Setting up a stall to sell Spring Festival couplets again? They don’t look like they are short of money!
Lin Qiu finally recovered after finishing eating a corn. Seeing Sister Guixiang's face full of worry and confusion, I decided to talk to her about my plans.
"Sister-in-law, to tell you the truth, Wang Xiuren and I want to buy a house and settle down here."
"Buy a house? We are not from here, why should we buy a house here?" Zhang Guixiang has the same idea as most people.
"Sister-in-law, think about it. We have to pay rent every month. It's more than 100 yuan a month, which is more than 1,000 yuan a year. So in ten years, it's more than 10,000 yuan, and the landlord doesn't raise the rent."
"And I plan to let Shanshan stay with us. If she studies here, she won't be able to settle down without a house. She can only go to schools with expensive tuition and not-so-new teaching. So for Shanshan, we have to buy a house."
"Alas, there is nothing you can do! The housing prices here are so expensive. If you want to buy a house, you and your wife will have to work very hard!" Zhang Guixiang felt very sympathetic towards Lin Qiu. After all, she had elderly people at home to take care of the children, which saved her a lot of worry. "But now that you mention it, renting a house is still not worth it. But we can't afford to buy a house. It's so expensive."
"The current housing prices are not too expensive. In two years, they are expected to double. But if you own a house here, no matter how big it is, you can save on rent. Besides, when we get old, we can sell the house. After all, Pengcheng is a big city and houses here are easy to sell."
Zhang Guixiang felt that according to what Lin Qiu said, buying a house was indeed quite worthwhile. Buying a house can save you decades of rent, and then you can sell it when you are old, which is equivalent to living in the house for decades without paying any money.
"Sister Lin, you are really quick-witted! I can't think of so many things."
"I heard it from others as well." Lin Qiu opened two plastic bags and planned to put some samples of Spring Festival couplets and other items on the shelves he had set up at home.
"But sister-in-law, if you and Brother Zhao have some extra money, you can buy a house, no matter how big or small, it will always earn more interest than putting it in the bank. Of course, this is just my idea, you should do what you want!" Lin Qiu thought that he had received a lot of help from Brother Zhao and Sister-in-law Guixiang this year, so he said a little more. Of course, the decision lies with the couple.
"I'll discuss it with your brother Zhao in the evening." Zhang Guixiang answered while helping to tidy up.
During the rush hour after work, customers coming and going saw the New Year decorations on the shelves, and many came to inquire about them, and some even took quite a few away. This made Lin Qiujue’s suffering today not in vain.
It was less than seven o'clock, and Lin Qiu had just closed the rolling door when Wang Xiuren came over with Wang Shan. He knew that Lin Qiu had gone to purchase goods today, so he came over to help move things.
"Xiao Wang is good. He knows how to treat his wife well!" Zhang Guixiang joked.
Wang Xiuren touched his head a little embarrassedly and changed the subject, "Thank you sister-in-law for today, let's have dinner together later!"
"Don't be so polite. I'll just sit here all day." Zhang Guixiang smiled and waved her hand. "I won't eat with you. Your brother Zhao is still waiting for me!"
"Sister-in-law, don't refuse! I have already told Brother Zhao that you will go back to your hometown in a few days. Let's eat together today. It can be considered as a reunion dinner for our two families." Wang Xiuren walked back with a bag on one shoulder.
"Okay then! Let's have a reunion dinner together." Zhang Guixiang agreed readily without hesitation.
Lin Qiu followed behind with the jumping Wang Shan, listening to her talk about what happened in the nursery while chatting with Zhang Guixiang.
As soon as they arrived at the rental house, Wang Xiuren put his things in the small bedroom and went to call Zhao Dalong. Lin Qiu also took the opportunity to take a shower. Zhang Guixiang sat in the living room and played with toys with Wang Shan.
After Zhao Dalong came over, the two families walked together to a Chaoshan beef hotpot restaurant on Xixiang Pedestrian Street. This kind of weather is perfect for eating hot pot.
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