Chapter 60
The couple Tanaka Mei and Qin Jun have always been people who will not do anything without profit. They had come to her before, intending to take over the wholesale business in the county.
Qin Xiang wanted to ask them directly where they got the confidence to agree.
It was like a dog-skin plaster. Getting something for nothing was a rare opportunity. In all her life, she had only encountered Ning Cheng, and that was a gamble she had taken. Qin Xiang and Qin Jun were married, and he was still trying to take advantage of her?
Pooh!
So, they probably had no other business this time. Qin Xiang said directly, "I've already sold this stall. Just give up."
Upon hearing this, Tian Zhongmei's eyes widened. "Aunt, how can you not tell the difference between inside and outside?"
"Can't you tell the difference between inside and outside?" Qin Xiang laughed sarcastically. "It depends on who you're with. With you guys, there's no need for that. I'm disgusted by you not being disgusted."
Seeing that Tian Zhongmei wanted to say something, Qin Xiang's face turned cold. "If I were you, I would behave myself and definitely not mess with me. Do you think I can forget how you hurt me before, or have you forgotten what it's like to be detained at the Public Security Bureau? Believe it or not, if I can send you in once, I can send you in a second time. I have the money and the people now. I'll deal with you two like a bunch of chickens. Don't think I won't dare just because my mother is on your side. You can try to see if I dare."
The two were startled by Qin Xiang's expression and took two steps back, saying awkwardly, "You're fine now, aren't you? We're taking the college entrance exams again this year. We're all family, so why dwell on the past? I apologized, didn't I? Besides, you smashed all our stuff, and you're still not letting it go?"
Qin Xiang: "No."
Tanaka Mei: "...Then you are too stingy."
Qin Xiang said with a half-smile, "If you come to provoke me again, I will let you know what true stinginess is."
To be honest, Tian Zhongmei was still scared. Originally, they wanted to get Lian Fengying to persuade Qin Xiang, but when they went there, Lian Fengying refused to agree. She said that Qin Baotian had warned her that if she dared to disturb Qin Xiang again, Qin Baotian would divorce her.
Lian Fengying was afraid of this and didn't dare to follow.
Qin Xiang glanced at them and walked away. The way she looked at them was almost the same as looking at stinky dog shit.
When they arrived at the station, the bus had not arrived yet, so Qin Xiang got on and sat down, took out her study materials and started studying every minute.
Suddenly someone called her outside. Qin Xiang looked out the window and saw her fourth sister Qin Juan and her child Zhao Di outside.
Qin Xiang hurriedly asked, "Sister, why are you here?"
"I heard you were back, so I came to see you. Why are you in such a hurry to leave?" Qin Juan trotted over with the child, with beads of sweat on her face.
Qin Xiang smiled and said, "There are so many things going on in the provincial capital. I feel uneasy if I don't go back. The preliminaries are coming up soon, and I have to prepare for the study."
"Well, that's quite hard work." Qin Juan handed in a small bundle, "Here, eat on the way. Take care of yourself. You can never make enough money, so taking care of your health is the most important thing."
She asked Zhao Di to say goodbye to her. Qin Xiang saw that the car had not started, so she asked, "Sister, how are you doing now?"
"It's okay, that's all." Qin Juan didn't want to say more and waved, "I'm leaving."
Qin Xiang felt worried when she thought about her past life, so she shouted, "Sister, if we can't live well, we can't live like this anymore."
Qin Juan didn't look back, responded and left with the child.
Qin Xiang sighed and noticed that someone in the car was looking at her. She turned around and found that she didn't know the person, so she ignored him.
After arriving in the provincial capital, Qin Xiang hurried back to the store.
It was already afternoon and the store was gradually becoming more crowded. Miao Xiaofeng and Tan Xiu each brought a new employee, and there was another girl sorting the goods there.
At this time, Qin Yang raised his head from the pile of goods and asked, "Are you back?"
Qin Xiang nodded, "I'm back."
The girl who was squatting also stood up and bowed to Qin Xiang, "Hello, boss."
Qin Xiang paused, "Are you Deputy Director He's niece?"
"Yes, I'm He Liping. I'm one of Deputy Director He's many nieces." He Liping couldn't help laughing.
Qin Xiang stared at the dimples on He Liping's face. She had to admit that He Liping didn't look much like Deputy Director He. Look at those big dimples, they could really hold two taels of liquor. When she smiled, her face was so sweet that it made her ordinary facial features come alive.
She is indeed a good candidate for sales. Seeing a girl like this smile, my heart will soften.
Qin Xiang nodded, "Okay, you do it first, we'll talk about it later."
Qin Xiang went back upstairs and lay down, but she couldn't sleep. She was thinking about the things in the store. There were five employees now, and the monthly salary was not small.
No, the store in the university town must be opened quickly. Mi Hongjun is coming too. We can't have a team but not enough stores. It's pointless for six or seven people to guard a store.
I fell asleep while thinking about things, and when I woke up it was dark. It was quite lively downstairs.
Standing in front of the window, you can see the crowds of people in the big square next to it, and the night market business is also good.
Qin Xiang also went to the stall where Liu Hongqiang and others were selling clothes. There was some business there, but it was far less than what was in her store.
The next morning, Qin Xiang got up early and taught the three new employees how to sort the goods, and also gave them individual lessons on how to entertain customers.
To be honest, these are very different from the sales clerks of today. Nowadays, the sales clerks in department stores still have stable jobs and are arrogant. Few of them have good attitudes.
Even though my aunt had taught me some lessons and I had prepared myself mentally before coming here, I still felt it was magical when I actually came into contact with it.
It turns out that being a salesperson can be like this.
He Liping was shocked.
The other people were fine, after all, they had been exposed to the service for a while. Miao Xiaofeng and Tan Xiu, as the first group of people to come, had a more intuitive experience and knew what kind of service would be more acceptable to customers.
At around ten o'clock, Qin Xiang dismissed them from the get out of class. Practice makes perfect, and everything comes from practice.
If you can't learn other things, then start with your attitude. When entertaining customers, you must be nice. But you can't just ignore them when they scold you. In short, you have to strike the right balance.
As for the rest, you still need to practice slowly.
Qin Xiang went out by herself and went directly to the university town.
The western part of the provincial capital is home to the provincial university town, where at least four-fifths of the provincial capital's colleges and universities are concentrated, hence the name "University Town." Among them, the provincial university is the most famous, ranking among the top ten in the country.
Qin Xiang came straight here. Along the way, he found that there were many small vendors on the roadside, and some of the storefronts were rented out.
There are also shops selling clothes, but there are relatively few of them and the storefronts are not very big. They are not very conspicuous among a bunch of shops selling snacks.
During the period of opening the store, although he went to stock up again, he also received some funds back, and the daily turnover was not small. In addition to the more than 5,000 yuan he had just received, Qin Xiang planned to buy a storefront here directly.
After a stroll around, there was indeed a place that looked good, which was also a corner. However, it was two storefronts, so if Qin Xiang wanted to rent or buy it, she would have to connect them. From the outside, the inside didn't seem very good either, so after taking it down, she would have to tidy it up before she could use it again.
We found a place to have lunch at noon and continued to walk around in the afternoon. We finally selected several places before dark.
After comparing, Qin Xiang tried to inquire about the landlord, but unfortunately failed.
Qin Xiang is not someone who gives up easily. If it doesn’t work on the first day, he will try again the next day.
I actually ran into the landlord.
When the landlord heard that he wanted to rent a house, he said directly, "No."
Qin Xiang said in a good-tempered manner, "Then will you sell it?"
The landlord looked at her in surprise and asked, "You want to buy? How many rooms do you want?"
Qin Xiang's eyes lit up, "How many rooms do you plan to sell?"
Although these houses are all bungalows and look quite old, the location is good. It's unlikely to change much over the next ten years. But around the turn of the millennium, the provincial capital began renovating old buildings, and this area was targeted for demolition. That made it worth a lot of money.
These days, nothing can compare to investing in real estate for huge returns, but unfortunately not many people are willing to sell, and most people don’t even have enough space to live in their own houses.
I don’t know what these houses were used for in the past.
When she noticed this place later, the old houses were long gone, replaced by a building with a shopping mall below and apartments above. Facing the provincial capital, business was booming. As for whether she wanted a house or something else after the demolition, that was a matter for the future. Anyway, she wouldn't suffer any loss. In short, this was a good place.
The landlord looked her up and down and did not think Qin Xiang was a rich person.
The reason is simple. Nowadays, rich people like to wear Dacron clothes, but Qin Xiang is wearing cotton and linen clothes, which look worthless.
Qin Xiang: But it’s cool.
Seeing that the other party was hesitant, Qin Xiang said sincerely, "If the price is right, I will buy a few more."
"You want to be self-employed?"
Qin Xiang nodded, "Yes."
The landlord, a man in his forties, nodded. "All these houses were given to me as collateral for a debt, but I need money urgently and plan to sell them all. How many can you buy?"
Qin Xiang took a look around and found that there were eight rooms in total. Each room should be at least ten square meters.
Qin Xiang said, "That depends on how much you set the price per room. If it's reasonable, I'll buy them all. If you're asking for an exorbitant price, I might not buy any."
Her tone was quite loud, and the uncle was immediately surprised.
A rich man.
Qin Xiang added, "Uncle, I really want to buy it. If you give me a good price, I can pay you in cash."
The uncle was really tempted. The house didn't belong to him in the first place. If he hadn't been unable to collect the debt from his business before, the other party wouldn't have been able to give it to him as collateral.
The house did make him feel safe, but there were too many people eyeing it and some wanted to take advantage of it and live there for free, so he was not happy about that.
It just so happened that a friend asked him to go to the northwest to invest in a coal mine. He was tempted, but he didn't have enough money, so he set his sights on these houses.
Although there are fewer people selling houses nowadays, there are still some. Unfortunately, the few people he met only wanted to rent.
How much does it cost to rent a house? If you rent out this shabby house, you can only rent out one room for ten dollars a month at most, which is only a little over a hundred dollars a year. If you rent out eight rooms, it will only be a little over eight hundred dollars.
It's not enough for him.
After Qin Xiang finished speaking, the uncle thought for a moment and said, "Two of these eight houses are made of bricks, each costing 600 yuan, and the remaining one with mud walls cost 400 yuan."
The price is not expensive and acceptable, a total of 3,600 yuan.
To be honest, it was lower than Qin Xiang had imagined. The money she had was enough to buy the house and then hire someone to renovate it.
But Qin Xiang still frowned slightly, "This price is not cheap."
The uncle snorted, "You can't find this cheap a lot in the provincial capital. It's because I need money urgently and want to sell them all at once. Otherwise, I can get an extra thirty or fifty yuan for each room, even if it has mud walls."
"You're right, but this place is far from the factory. People in government agencies have state-allocated housing and don't need this. Normal people won't come here."
Uncle: "I can sell it to self-employed people."
Qin Xiang spoke frankly, "Most self-employed people rent a storefront for ten or twenty yuan a month, and they won't buy a house. If a small business can come up with three or five hundred yuan to buy a house, will they buy it?"
Or perhaps the public hasn't changed their mindset. Most people believe that housing belongs to the state and is allocated by the government. Many self-employed individuals are simply jobless and want to try their luck. Once they've accumulated enough money, they'll definitely buy a house. Who would start with just three or five hundred yuan to buy a house? Wouldn't it be better to keep it as capital?
Qin Xiang's words left the uncle speechless, "Then how much do you want?"
Qin Xiang didn't say anything, but walked along the street and took a general look at the situation inside.
I was actually very excited.
It's right across from the south gate of the Provincial University, with eight houses in a row. Students can see it right when they come out. Not far away are the Provincial Normal University and the Art College, right in the center. The house looks unremarkable now, gray and drab. There are two small restaurants across the street at the western end. The eight houses here are all vacant.
It’s impossible that there is no one who doesn’t want to rent a place like this, but the uncle wants to sell it, and she’s the only one who can afford it.
Qin Xiang came back and said to the uncle, "Do you know whose house those are around the corner?"
The uncle was shocked, "You want to buy it together?"
Qin Xiang nodded. "Yes, if you can help introduce someone and convince them to sell it to me, I'll buy it at the price you mentioned. You don't have to sell the house to two different owners, and then you don't know when you'll find the next one to sell it to. What do you think?"
She'd just given it some thought. The current house was mostly mud walls, which honestly wasn't very nice. But there was a small area of open space behind it, enclosed by the houses. She was thinking of demolishing the house and building a two-story shop, using it for her clothing store and renting out the rest.
The rent is indeed not very high, but if she plays the long game and catches the big fish, she will make money eventually.
After Qin Xiang finished speaking, the uncle also became serious, "Are you really rich?"
Qin Xiang nodded. "Uncle, you're from the provincial capital too. You wouldn't have so many shops if you didn't have some skills. But who doesn't have some confidence and backing when doing business? I've been standing here chatting with you for a long time. If I didn't have some skills, I wouldn't dare to talk nonsense with you here, don't you think?"
As for who her thigh belongs to, she definitely won't tell you.
Because she doesn't have one. All she has is her third brother. If you insist on saying who has a backer, then her third brother is her backer.
The problem is that others don’t know, so you have to fool them.
It's not that easy for you to bully me.
The uncle nodded and said, "My name is Hu Dawei, you can just call me Old Hu. The three rooms over the corner belong to the person who originally owed me money. I'll go and talk to you."
Qin Xiang nodded, "How long will it take to reach an agreement?"
"Wait for me here this afternoon. Bring the money and we'll go through the paperwork together."
Qin Xiang understood immediately. Hu Dawei knew the situation of the landlord of the three rooms and was definitely willing to sell the house. Qin Xiang was worried that the longer the night, the more trouble she would have. She said directly, "Then why not just take the good things and go directly to the real estate agency."
Hu Dawei knew that the other party didn't trust him, but he was still worried that Qin Xiang wouldn't buy it, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go find someone to persuade her."
Qin Xiang took the bus back and told Qin Yang about it. Qin Yang hesitated, "Is it really okay?"
Qin Xiang shook her head. "I'm not sure either, but if there are any problems, we can go to the real estate office this afternoon and see for ourselves. If they don't have all the necessary paperwork, they won't be able to process the application."
Qin Yang nodded, "Okay, I'll go with you this afternoon."
After Qin Yang left, Qin Xiang still felt that she had to find out more.
Who could I ask? Isn't Uncle Ge next door a ready-made person? Since Uncle Ge has been helping Meng Huaiqing look after the property and has been able to hold on to it for so many years, he must be quite capable. Perhaps he can find out if I ask him.
Seeing that there were meat and vegetables in the kitchen, Qin Xiang simply fried two dishes and brought them to Uncle Ge's house.
Uncle Ge was fanning himself in the room with a palm-leaf fan. "Hey, why is Boss Qin here?"
Qin Xiang acted as if she didn't hear his sarcastic tone. She placed the dishes on the table and went home to get another bottle of wine. "Let's have a couple of drinks, father and son?"
Seeing the bottle, Uncle Ge sat up and said reluctantly, "Just drink two cups."
Qin Xiang didn't know how much Mr. Ge could drink, so she poured him a glass and poured herself one. She picked it up and said, "Come on, let's clink glasses."
Uncle Ge looked at her suspiciously, "What's the matter?"
"I have something." Qin Xiang didn't hide her request and told him that she wanted to buy a few shops. "I've already seen the place and negotiated the price with the landlord. We agreed to go to transfer the ownership this afternoon. I thought since you've lived in the provincial capital for so many years, I wanted to ask for your help to check it out."
Hearing her say this, Uncle Ge was surprised, "You are so rich."
Qin Xiang was happy, "It's a small amount of money, I can still afford to buy a few empty houses."
Uncle Ge nodded. "I'm not going to go. You've already drunk the wine and eaten the food. If I don't go, you'll definitely blame me."
"That's impossible. You're so kind, you'll definitely be able to help." Qin Xiang wasn't saying this casually. Although Uncle Ge looked difficult to deal with, he was actually quite helpful. Especially at night, he'd sit by the door, fanning himself with a large palm-leaf fan, watching the people coming in and out, and even helping out by keeping an eye on the shop.
Qin Xiang said, "Once this is settled, my third brother and I will treat you to a good meal at a restaurant."
Uncle Ge was now satisfied, his hair smoothed out. "Smooth talker, worthy of being a self-employed person."
If this were said by someone else, it would definitely be considered as looking down on self-employed individuals, but Uncle Ge was just saying it casually as a joke, so Qin Xiang didn't care at all.
After lunch, Qin Xiang cleaned up the dishes and went back. "You take a rest for a while, we'll go out at three o'clock."
This is the time agreed upon with Hu Dawei.
As soon as three o'clock arrived, Qin Xiang came over and called out to Uncle Ge. Together with Qin Yang, they went out with more than four thousand yuan in cash.
At that time, there were no hundred-yuan notes, and the largest denomination was the ten-yuan Great Unity note, so more than four thousand yuan was really a lot.
Qin Xiang and the other two rode the tram all the way to the front door of the provincial university. Uncle Ge said disdainfully, "How can this shabby house be worth 600 yuan?"
Hu Dawei and Gou Fu, who had just arrived, looked embarrassed.
When Qin Xiang saw the two of them, he hurriedly greeted them. Seeing that there was another person following Hu Dawei, Qin Xiang knew that the matter was done.
Hu Dawei took the initiative to introduce, "This is Gou Fu. The three rooms around the corner are his. You can negotiate the price."
Qin Xiang looked at Gou Fu, who coughed and said, "Six hundred for one room..."
Before he could finish his words, Uncle Ge said with a pout, "The one facing the school is 600, but you want 600 for these three mud houses? Go rob them."
Gou Fu: "You can't say that. I'm in a good position."
Hu Dawei didn't want to talk anymore. When he'd spoken to this person about this at noon, he'd made it clear that his two brick-walled rooms were only selling for 600 yuan, but this person had insisted that his house was worth 600 yuan. He'd clearly persuaded him on the way to sell the house for 400 yuan each, but he'd changed his mind at the last minute.
He was really worried that he wouldn't be able to sell his house.
Although housing is not a big issue these days, there are still very few people who are willing to pay for a house. When they finally find a buyer, how could they not want to sell it quickly?
Uncle Ge said, "Pah, you're still cheering for this position."
Uncle Ge said directly to Qin Xiang, "This house is not worth 600 yuan. 400 yuan is too expensive. I advise you not to buy it."
Qin Xiang smiled and said to Gou Fu, "Big Brother, I'll buy all three rooms for 400 yuan each. How about that? If you insist on 600 yuan each, then forget it. I originally wanted to buy them all so that I could rebuild the house and it would affect your rooms. If you don't want to sell, then forget it."
After he finished speaking, Hu Dawei was surprised and asked, "Are you planning to tear it down and rebuild it?"
Qin Xiang nodded, "Yes, the house is too old, let's rebuild it."
After it is completed, it will be spacious and bright, and she doesn't believe that no one will rent it.
Even if she didn't buy the three, it would be obvious when they were compared. The road was paved, and if they didn't want to sell, that was their problem. At most, she would feel a little regretful, but it wouldn't be hard on her.
Qin Xiang made it clear that if Gou Fu continued to push it, he would be really stupid. "Then it's 450 per room."
Qin Xiang smiled faintly, "Four hundred, if I buy it for four hundred and fifty, what will Uncle Hu think?"
Hu Dawei grinned, "Alright, that's enough. If you really can't sell it, you'll never be able to pay off the money you owe."
This sentence touched Gou Fu's sore spot. His past was exposed. What else was there to worry about? He nodded helplessly and said, "Okay, four hundred is four hundred."
I originally wanted to take advantage of some small benefits, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult to do so.
After the matter was settled, the few of them went directly to the Housing Management Office.
Qin Xiang was afraid that other problems would arise if things went on for a long time and affect her home buying plan. Hu Dawei and Gou Fu were worried that Qin Xiang would regret not buying these houses and end up with them, so both sides were very positive about this matter.
On the way, Uncle Ge chatted with Gou Fu and Hu Dawei and asked a lot of questions. Qin Xiang realized belatedly that Uncle Ge was helping to find out if there were any other problems with the house.
Qin Xiang was grateful in her heart, but she also realized her own shortcomings. She was too confident when thinking about things, which led to her meeting Uncle Ge. Fortunately, there was no problem with the house of these two people, otherwise there would be a lot of troubles after buying the house, which would be a big loss.
Today all houses, public and private, are registered.
Qin Xiang took the money and paid it. The housing management office completed the transfer procedures, and the two landlords handed over the keys. The house then belonged to Qin Xiang.
Qin Xiang felt happy when she looked at the name on the property title.
Now that I have a house, it is truly my own house.
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