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After Xu's father left, Ye Hui invited Xu Bin to her office.

"Mr. Xu, please sit down!"

Xu Bin sat on the sofa a little stiffly. It was the first time for him to experience such an occasion in his decades of life. He wanted to say something to ease the atmosphere, but he didn't know how to start.

The scene was a little awkward!

Ye Hui naturally saw the other party's discomfort, so she didn't say anything nonsense and got to the point right away.

"Mr. Xu, our company can supply goods at any time. When do you need them?"

"Uh, at the end of the month! I haven't even decided on the store yet. It will take at least half a month to decorate it. Mr. Ye, do you have any good suggestions on the location of the store?"

Xu Bin asked humbly.

"Generally, the locations of digital stores are basically concentrated in places like Digital Building and Digital Plaza. Most people go to these places to buy things. You can focus on them.

In addition, second-hand goods trading markets like Panjiayuan are also a good choice. There are a lot of people there and the demand is also very strong."

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"Well, can I open a store on the edge of the community?"

There are two main reasons why Xu Bin didn't want to go to the above places: one is that the rent is too high and he can't afford it; the other is that it is too far away from home and he can't take care of his family.

Although the couple wants to make money, taking care of their daughter is still the first priority, and they can't put the cart before the horse.

Ye Hui smiled: "Of course, as long as the business is good, the goods are complete, and the price is fair, there will be a lot of people coming to the door."

"Then I'm relieved."

"Mr. Xu, what electronic products do you need here?"

Xu Bin took out a piece of paper from his pocket.

Above are some products that his daughter has listed for him, mainly power banks, data cables, charging plugs, mobile phones, laptops, desktop computers, tablets, headphones, game consoles, radios, etc.

Ye Hui took it and took a closer look, then frowned: "Mr. Xu, our company doesn't have much inventory except mobile phones, laptops and desktop computers."

After all, the drought has been over for four years, and many things have lost their repair value. Now more than half of the second-hand electronic products in the company come from abroad.

The domestic recycling golden period has passed.

Xu Bin was a little disappointed. Their family has limited capital. Any mobile phone costs tens of thousands of yuan, and it is estimated that they can't get much goods.

"Ahem, let me take some goods to try selling first!"

"Mr. Xu, I suggest you take more goods. If you have financial pressure, you can also take the goods first and pay later. The payment can be settled once a month."

Ye Hui kindly reminded.

Xu Bin was overjoyed: "Is it OK?"

"Others definitely can't do that. They basically pay on delivery. But with your status, Mr. Xu, we can trust you. Of course, we can settle on a monthly basis."

"That's great."

Next, the two parties quickly signed a purchase contract. Xu Bin was still a little timid, and finally only ordered goods worth about 500,000 yuan.

Among them, mobile phones accounted for half, laptops and desktop computers each accounted for 20%, and the rest were some small things, such as razors, radios, electric toys, etc.

"Happy cooperation!" Ye Hui said with a smile.

"Happy cooperation!"

...

After leaving Jin Chang'an Building, Xu Bin went to the courtyard on the way. He had to inform his mother about his daughter selling gold bars anyway.

"Knock, knock..."

"Here, who is it?"

"Mom, it's me, Dabin."

Mother Xu opened the door and let the eldest son in.

"It's not the weekend today, why are you here?"

"Mom, I have something to tell you."

Xu Bin followed his mother into the kitchen, where fish balls were being fried. No wonder the whole yard was filled with fragrance.

Yang Lina came over to say hello, and asked curiously, "Why didn't the eldest sister-in-law come with you?"

"She's at home. I just came from Dad's company and came to see you on the way."

Xu Bin explained casually.

Mother Xu filled a bowl of freshly fried fish balls and placed it in front of her eldest son: "Eat it while it's hot!"

"Thank you, Mom!"

Xu Bin ate one fish ball at a time and finished it in less than two minutes. His appetite was still as good as ever.

Mother Xu picked up the empty bowl: "Do you want more?"

"No, I ate a little too much at noon and I'm still full!" Xu Bin waved his hand quickly.

Yang Lina looked at it and shook her head. She had eaten such a big bowl of fish balls, and she said she wasn't hungry?

Mother Xu chatted with her eldest son while frying fish balls.

"Why are you going to your dad's company?"

Xu Bin took a sip of black tea and then explained:

"Mom, Aifang and I are planning to open a store, a digital store, specializing in mobile phones and computers. Dad just happens to have a source of goods, and I have signed a purchase contract with his company."

"Open a store? Where do you plan to open it? How big a store will it be?" Xu's mother asked in succession.

"It's near the community. We plan to open a store of about 100 square meters. After all, Aifang and I have never done business before, and a small store has low risks."

"Well, it's right to open a small store. It's not that easy to do business now. Your dad also opened a small supermarket for nearly a year, and then slowly expanded it."

Xu's mother nodded with relief.

It's a good thing that the eldest brother and his wife haven't been carried away by jealousy. After all, among the three families, their family is currently the worst off.

If it were anyone else, he would have been eager for success.

"Is the money enough? Mom still has some savings."

"No, Mom, we have already collected the money to open the store." Xu Bin refused directly.

Yang Lina was quite surprised. Has his uncle changed his temper? You don’t even need to pay for it to be delivered to your door? Are these still the couple in my impression?

In order to compete for the pension of the parents-in-law, the eldest brother and sister-in-law did a lot of immoral things. If their family had not become prosperous, the parents-in-law and mother-in-law might not have a place to retire.

Xu Ma asked in surprise: "Where did you get the money?"

Some time ago, the eldest son bought a batch of so-called antiques without telling his family, which basically wiped out all the family's savings. The eldest daughter-in-law complained to her for a long time about this matter.

"Mom, don't be angry if you tell me. In order to raise funds for the family to open a store, Jingyi plans to sell the gold bars you gave her."

"What? Boss, you are really smart. Even if you don't have the ability to make money, you actually used your own daughter's private money. As a father, can you show some respect?"

Xu Ma immediately stopped what she was doing and became excited.

Xu Bin showed a wry smile and quickly explained:

"Mom, where are you thinking? I am only a daughter of Jingyi, how could I do such a thing? Jingyi took the initiative to sell the gold bars. She was afraid that you would be angry and wanted us to hide it from you."

"You didn't lie to me?"

"No, if you don't believe me, call Jingyi and ask."

Yang Lina rarely said a fair word:

"Mom, brother is not that kind of person. You must have misunderstood."

Although she looked down on the couple, one thing she had to admit was that the couple really had nothing to say to their eldest niece, and it was unlikely that they would do anything to cheat their daughter.

Xu's mother finally chose to believe in her eldest son.

"Oh, Jingyi has been very sensible since she was a child. It's really hard for her. It's all your fault as a father who doesn't live up to expectations. You insist on playing with antiques. In the end, you have to ask Jingyi to help you fill in the holes."

Xu Bin was completely silent, feeling both ashamed and resentful. He hated God for not being blind. He and his wife had worked hard for half their lives, but in the end they were in such a state of despair.

Yang Lina saw that her elder brother was a little worried, so she wisely found an excuse and left quickly to avoid embarrassment to both parties.

Xu Ma cursed a few times and then stopped, sighing deeply:

"Okay, you will be a grandpa in a few years, so I won't talk about you anymore. Let's just leave it as it is about the gold bars. I will buy one for Jingyi later."

"Mom, you don't need to pay for it. When Aifang and I make money, we promise to give Jingyi gold bars, and they will be bigger and heavier."

Xu Bin said swornly.

Xu Ma waved her hand: "It's your business to mend it or not. I have nothing to do with you here. I can give the gold bars to whomever I like, and no one can care about it."

"Mom, that's not what I meant!"

"Stop talking about this, when will your new store open?"

"If it goes well, it will be open by the end of the month. If it goes slowly, we will have to wait until next month."

Xu Bin replied.

"When are you going to find a store? You are not familiar with Yanjing. I will go with you then to help you with reference."

"Uh, how about tomorrow? Dabao and the others have the weekend off, so Mom, you won't be able to leave here."

"Tomorrow is fine too. I'll go to your place at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. You guys wait for me at home. We'll try to finish it in one day." Xu's mother explained.

“Is it too soon and the gold bars haven’t been sold yet?”

Xu Bin hesitated.

"You are a grown man, forget about mother-in-law. If you like it, rent it. If you are short of money, I can help you with it first."

Xu Ma looked a little impatient.

Since becoming the general manager of the bakery, she has become more and more aware of the preciousness of time. If she has this free time, she might as well go to the bakery for a stroll. There are so many chores there that the old man can't handle it all by himself.

When his mother said this, Xu Bin could only nod with a wry smile. His mother had changed and became a little strange.

Sure enough, that truth is true.

The richer people are, the more valuable their time is. They are never willing to waste more time on problems that can be solved with money.

In the end, Xu Bin went home empty-handed, and it seemed that Xu's mother was still angry.

If it is normal, let alone big and small bags, at least some fresh fish balls should be packed to take back. There is no reason to return empty-handed.

Yang Lina looked at her mother-in-law with confusion:

"Mom, why don't you pack some fish balls for your brother and take him back?"

"Humph, it's not like they won't come over on weekends."

"Mom, why bother, we are all a family, don't get angry and get sick." Yang Lina tried to persuade.

Xu's mother rubbed her forehead: "I really want to be mad at the boss. They are like that and still want to do business? I don't think it's a loss even if it's a gain."

"That's not true, is it?"

"Why not? They are too stupid. Even if they don't ask us to borrow money, they can always borrow money from the bank, right? They just used the stupidest method. With such an IQ, it is absolutely a dream to want to do business and make a fortune."

The more Xu Ma thought about it, the angrier she became.

"Mom, how can it be so easy to get a loan now?"

Currently, housing prices are under a dual-track system. Buying and selling are almost two different worlds. Even if the eldest family wants to get a loan, they cannot find suitable collateral.

"If they can't do it, don't they still have your father?"

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