As night falls, the light in the Huang family's living room softly shines on everyone's face.
Huang Wenbin solved the manpower problem, and Huang's father also asked about the process of buying a truck. Not only were the procedures complicated, but it also took a long time to wait. Xu Mengyao immediately called Chen Chen to ask for help. Chen Chen on the other end of the phone immediately said he could help.
Seeing that the most difficult problems of manpower and trucks were solved, Xu Mengyao breathed a sigh of relief.
He said cheerfully, "Chen Chen's family has agreed to help with the car. Wenxia and I will go to Shanghai tomorrow. Big brother, wait for my call and I'll arrange for someone to go to Hai City and bring the car back."
Huang Wenbin nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will take them with me when the time comes."
Huang's mother looked at her son with a look of pity in her eyes: "Then your job..."
Huang Wenbin interrupted his mother and said, "I'm quitting. I've thought it over. We only have seven drivers now, which isn't enough. My salary isn't as high as Dad's, and I can drive. No matter how you look at it, it's better for me to quit."
"I agree with my eldest brother. There are some things he is more suitable for than Dad."
Huang's father heard this and retorted unconvincedly: "What's the matter? He just drives better than me. I can do everything else better than him!"
Xu Mengyao smiled slightly and patiently explained, "Dad, when you went to Director Sun's office, he specifically asked you to take care of his son more often."
"Yes, it's because your brother is strong and sensible after retiring from the army, so you let the two children play together more?" Father Huang was puzzled.
"There are no permanent friends, only permanent interests. Perhaps Mine Manager Sun does have good intentions, but given the relationship between our two families, how long can he maintain such a low coal price for us? Or if someone else wants to do this business and pays him, will he give them the same price?"
This question made the two men in the family fall silent.
She then said, "If we want to maintain the relationship between our two families or deepen it, we need to tie them together by interests and tie the Sun family to our boat. It would be best for Big Brother to come forward and talk to Brother Jiezi about this."
Huang Wenbin scratched his head, hesitantly saying, "Juan, what you said makes sense, but how can I negotiate? Should I just give money to Jie Zi?"
"That's definitely not possible, and they're most likely not going to accept it. We need to be careful about how and when things are done. Both parties involved should be clear about the situation, but outsiders should be unable to find any evidence. I want to implement a shareholding system. Big brother, go find Brother Jie Zi tomorrow and tell him that our family needs to buy eight cars at once and can't afford that much money. I invite him to invest in our business and share the dividends proportionally every month."
Huang Wenbin patted his chest and said confidently, "Okay, as long as I tell him I have difficulties, he will definitely give me money."
"Brother, you have to understand that our goal isn't to take his money, but to accept the Sun family's investment," Xu Mengyao warned. "As a student, he won't have much money. We'll definitely tell our family about this. Mine Manager Sun will naturally understand what we mean. You'll take whatever money they offer."
Xiaomei, who was standing by, put down her pen, pointed at the number on her notebook, and said in a steady and clear voice:
"Let's do the math. The power plant pays us monthly, and we get paid daily for hauling coal from the mine. The advance payment for the coal and the trucks we've been paying for the month is 1.82 million. Add in the staff salaries, daily driving expenses, fuel costs, and other reserves, and we estimate we'll need 1.9 million to keep things running."
When they heard the specific number, the other people in the room gasped.
"So much money is needed! I have a life deposit in the bank. What should I do?" Huang's mother said anxiously, rubbing the corners of her clothes unconsciously with her hands.
"Mom, don't worry," Xu Mengyao comforted her. "I just said we're going to implement a shareholding system. We'll accept investment from the Sun family, and naturally we'll also accept investment from our own family. Let's see if anyone wants to invest first. How much current deposits can you and Dad take out? If there's still a shortfall, my eldest sister and I can still help. We'll split the money proportionally when the time comes."
As soon as the words fell, Xiaomei's voice sounded first, with a bit of urgency:
"I have 70,000 yuan and I can invest it."
Huang Wenbin said a little embarrassedly:
"I'll invest too, but I only have 5,000."
Father Huang looked at Mother Huang with a questioning look in his eyes:
"I've saved over 20,000 yuan in my salary. How much do you think we can take out in total?"
Huang's mother nodded and said, "Okay, then you can hand over your salary. Tomorrow I'll go to the bank to withdraw the 600,000 yuan I've deposited separately. I'll go ask my younger brothers if they'll invest."
Seeing this, Xu Mengyao hurriedly stopped her, "Mom, don't go. My uncle and his family are just barely getting by. We can all calculate the money we have. We still have to invest in units of 10,000, otherwise it will be difficult to calculate the shareholding. It's not too late to ask them if you want to invest in other smaller businesses in the future."
Hearing her daughter's words, Huang's mother sighed slightly and sat back in her original seat.
Huang Wenbin asked hurriedly, "So I only have 5,000, so I can't invest."
"Brother, you're different," Xu Mengyao said seriously. "You can drive and lead the fleet. The business will be entirely yours from now on. Even if you don't invest money, you'll still get shares."
Wenxia had been sitting quietly on the sofa, listening to the family's discussion. She quietly moved to Xu Mengyao's side and asked in a low voice:
"Second sister, since everyone is voting for me, can I vote for it too?"
"Of course, that's what I planned for you." Xu Mengyao looked at Wenxia and joked, "But I'm impressed that you took the initiative to bring it up. It would be different for someone who's in junior high school."
After hearing his second sister's praise, Wenxia straightened his back and laughed, looking particularly proud.
Xu Mengyao called her elder sister in Beijing to explain the matter.
Huang Wenrong was very straightforward, "The passbook is at home. The password is my birthday. You can withdraw all the money."
"Sister, it won't cost that much. I think Dad really wants to do this, so let Mom and Dad take the lion's share. Five hundred thousand each will be enough for us."
"Okay, you decide... I tell you this time..."
Huang Wenrong hung up the phone in a hurry only when he heard someone shouting to start work.
After Xu Mengyao took Xiaomei's pen and did some calculations on the notebook, she began to ask.
"Besides Xiaomei and Big Brother's money, Wenxia put in 260,000, and Big Sister and I each put in 500,000, leaving 565,000. The Sun family probably won't contribute much, so the rest will be paid by you, Mom and Dad. Is that okay?"
"Okay, we can't use it all. But how are we going to divide it with Director Sun?" asked Huang's mother.
"Even if Brother Jiezi only gives a few thousand yuan to Big Brother, we still have to give his family 3% of the profits. As for the three of us sisters who only pay money and don't do the work, we will get a smaller share and divide it among the people who do the work. Wenxia will get 10% of the shares, and Big Sister and I will get 23%."
"Xiaomei is responsible for the monthly financial summary and gets a 4% stake. Big brother is responsible for the main duties of driving and leading the team, so he gets a 6% stake. Dad occasionally has to liaise with the mine and the power plant, and Mom has to rent a large yard for the drivers to use as dormitories. Together, you two will own 31% of the shares."
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