Chapter 167 Joint Venture
"Why should I look for a partner? I will never get married in my life!" An Xin suddenly said excitedly.
Li Man and Chen Xiaohui exchanged a glance, both seeing worry in each other's eyes.
"I was just using an example," Riemann quickly said. "Even if you don't find a partner, aren't the friends you make also uncultured?"
"Mom won't force you to do anything. Since you don't want to go to school now, then you can come with us to set up a stall and let us show you how hard it is to earn money!"
Chen Xiaohui was heartbroken. Her unhappy marriage had left An Xin with psychological trauma, which might affect her for the rest of her life.
She didn't want to say too much, fearing it would make her daughter rebellious. She thought, "Maybe she'll get better with time. Time heals all wounds, including psychological ones."
I'll just take better care of her from now on.
“I’ll go! I’m not afraid of hard work!” An Xin said.
Anxin felt much better knowing she wouldn't have to go to school tomorrow.
After An Xin fell asleep, Chen Xiaohui went to Li Man's room.
"What should we do? What if Anxin really doesn't want to get married in the future? It's all my fault, I'm the one who ruined Anxin's life." Chen Xiaohui's voice choked with sobs, her face full of self-blame and sadness.
“Don’t overthink it. Anxin is still young and her mind hasn’t fully formed yet. Just take better care of her in the future, and she’ll get better gradually. But then again, marriage doesn’t necessarily guarantee happiness. Aren’t we the best example of that?” Li Man said.
"You can't say that. The two of us can't represent the majority of people. Just because we're unhappy doesn't mean no one else is happy."
Li Man pursed her lips. "If my daughter doesn't want to get married in the future, I won't force her. As long as she's happy, it's fine if she doesn't get married."
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The stalls in the night market are all fixed. Because of the large flow of people in the night market, business is very good, and it is very difficult to find a stall. It is almost impossible for anyone to transfer a stall.
However, after several days of inquiries, Riemann finally found a stall for sale, with a transfer fee of 80,000.
Riemann felt the transfer fee was too high, so he asked if the other party could lower it, but the other party refused to lower it by a single penny, saying, "If you don't want it, there are plenty of other people who will. If it weren't for my wife being sick, I wouldn't be transferring it."
Chen Xiaohui and Li Man had been looking for a stall these past few days, and knowing that the stall owner was telling the truth, she made up her mind and said, "Eighty thousand it is, I'll take it!"
When Li Man heard Chen Xiaohui say she wanted it, she became a little anxious because she only had a little over ten thousand yuan on her. She hadn't expected that transferring a stall would cost so much in transfer fees.
"I don't have that much money here," Li Man whispered in Chen Xiaohui's ear.
"Don't worry, I have some here," Chen Xiaohui reassured her softly.
After agreeing to sign the contract with the stall owner at noon the next day, Chen Xiaohui and Li Man left.
"I'm sorry, Xiaohui, I can only come up with 16,000 yuan at most. How about this, we'll do it as an investment and shareholding arrangement, you can give me 16% of the shares."
Riemann felt that this was fair to everyone; even brothers keep clear accounts.
“This… isn’t fair to you. I think it’s better if we each get 50%. We’ll each pay 40,000 for the transfer fee. If you don’t have enough, just consider it a loan from me, and you can pay me back later,” Chen Xiaohui said.
To be honest, Li Man didn't want to borrow money from Chen Xiaohui. She didn't want to damage their sisterly relationship over money. After all, in a joint business, whoever puts in more money gets more shares. Nobody borrows money from their partner to form a joint business. If you have the money to lend, you might as well invest it yourself.
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