"So, my sister-in-law has this kind of ability?"
"Her job is easy, and she spends all her time thinking about housing. You know, housing is allocated by the work unit, so what's there to worry about?"
"That's not necessarily true. There are already some commercial housing projects in Guangzhou that are joint ventures with Hong Kong businessmen. They're marketed as dormitories for retired cadres, but they're actually being sold to the public for 50,000 yuan a unit. Where there are houses for sale, there will be real estate agents. Who knows, maybe your sister-in-law can make a lot of money by reselling houses in the future!"
Chen Baifu had only mentioned it casually, but after Chu Yu said it, he realized that his wife's excessive enthusiasm wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
He's not bragging, but his wife's greatest strength is that she's very outgoing and can chat with anyone.
After helping people successfully move to a new house, they would often bring gifts to express their gratitude in person.
His family's rice and flour are all gifts from others, and they never have to worry about sugar, meat, cigarettes, or alcohol during holidays. If things really turn out as Chu Yu said, his wife might actually be able to make something of herself!
After getting off work, Chen Baifu talked about this with his wife.
Ge Lanzhi was serving rice when she heard this and was taken aback.
"She really said that?"
"Why would I lie to you? I told you that houses in Gangcheng are sold by the square meter, and a house costs hundreds of thousands of yuan. Real estate agents can make several thousand yuan a month selling a house! Tsk tsk! Can you imagine what that means!"
This was the first time Ge Lanzhi had ever heard of making money by flipping houses.
If what this young girl says is true, there will be commercial housing for sale in Deyang sooner or later. She should keep more connections in reserve, just in case she can use them in the future.
"What's the background of this little girl?"
Chen Baifu lowered his head, slurped up a mouthful of rice porridge, and told her the whole story.
“Her family sells roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), and she wants me to help her find a storefront in Deyang. I think this young lady has an extraordinary appearance; she might have a bright future. I'll help her if I can! See if you can find a suitable storefront in Deyang.”
Chen Baifu was a shrewd man, and Ge Lanzhi trusted his judgment of character, so she was very curious about Chu Yu.
"An empty storefront selling snacks... I remember there was a row of houses opposite the middle school."
Chen Baifu roughly knew where she was referring to.
How's the foot traffic?
"It's very close to the department store and the hospital, so there's a huge flow of people. It's crowded from morning till night. Every year during the big market, I have to pass through that road. Just take the market days for example! I heard that last year, the vendors selling popsicles and sweet buns made two or three hundred yuan a day!"
"So many?"
Chen Baifu had initially worried that the rent was too high and Chu Yu's food stall would lose money. But after hearing Ge Lanzhi's explanation, he realized that the food stall was far more profitable than he had imagined. Earning two or three hundred yuan a day, even if they did nothing for the remaining 364 days, they could still earn back the rent!
Chen Baifu nodded in agreement, and Ge Lanzhi went to inquire about the storefront.
Shu Aiguo helped Chu Yu drag the buttons back. After arriving home, they met up with Deng Fangping and Shu Hui. The two of them had sold out all sixty jin of roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) for the day. As word spread, demand exceeded supply, and long queues even formed. Deng Fangping kept saying that sixty jin of meat was too little.
But there's nothing they can do. They don't have a house in Deyang, and they have to travel back and forth every day. They have to pack up and go home early.
You can't work day and night just to make money, can you?
Chu Yu had just brought the buttons home when Shu Hui came out looking worried. "I heard from Chu Xiang that Xu Yiyi and Zhao Hanqiao gave you trouble and said some unpleasant things. Tell your mother what they said."
Chu Yu knew that mothers were all prone to worry, so she smiled and comforted her:
"Mom, let them say what they want, I won't take it to heart at all! Besides, I didn't lose out at all! Six buttons cost a total of one dollar and fifty cents, and I charged them ten dollars! I even gave them a good scolding. If making money counts as causing trouble, I'd love for them to cause me trouble every day!"
Shu Hui hesitated, but as a mother, how could she not know what her daughter was thinking?
Chu Yu used to like Zhao Hanqiao the most. It was bad enough that Zhou Jian'an was keeping a mistress, but that woman's daughter even stole Chu Yu's boyfriend. Shu Hui was worried that Chu Yu would do something rash and felt sorry for her daughter being bossed around and ridiculed by such a person.
The thought of the grievances Chu Yu suffered, and of those people saying that Chu Yu was self-destructive and unambitious, made Shu Hui's heart ache.
Seeing that she looked normal and not like she was forcing a smile, Deng Fangping was completely relieved.
She increasingly felt that this niece was unusual. More than three thousand buttons, large buttons for three cents and small buttons for three cents, were sold out in a single day! Her business with Shu Hui was also started under Chu Yu's guidance. Oh, and Shu Aiguo's quail farming was also her idea!
For a girl who has never even left Rongtai County to have such insight, it's truly a gift from heaven!
Chu Yu didn't dwell on these things. She didn't care what Zhou Jian'an thought, nor did she care what kind of person Zhao Hanqiao was. Family matters wouldn't make her rich. Her priority was to find a good shop and house in Deyang and get the business up and running.
Chu Yu drew a basin of well water and washed her face. Her sunburned cheeks gradually returned to their fair color under the calming effect of the well water.
She took the small cloth bag back into the house, and Chu Xiang followed her in, staring eagerly, wanting to see how much money her sister could earn in a day!
Chu Yu didn't hide it from her and poured all the money onto the bed sheet.
There were only two ten-yuan bills in this pile of money; the rest were small bills, one or two cents. Chu Yu found a yellow rubber band to tie the bills together and counted the money while asking Chu Xiang to help her keep track of the accounts.
She had over a thousand acrylic buttons, several hundred mixed buttons, and the rest were small buttons, which were the least valuable. She only made a few dozen yuan after selling them all, but the acrylic buttons really helped her earn a lot.
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