Starting from a short stick, becoming the master of the universe

Chapter 59 Inside Story
When buying raw sweet potatoes, Jiang Cheng was more careful and bought 10 to 20 kilograms less than usual.

It would be best if business remains unchanged tomorrow, but if sales decline, you will have more cash in hand.

On the way of pushing the cart back, Jiang Cheng saw people living on both sides gathered in groups of three or four. Some were worried, some were angry, and some even had red eyes from crying.

"Is the Wild Wolf Gang forcing us into a desperate situation? The management fee of one thousand yuan a month is already life-threatening. Next month, the management fee will be doubled to two thousand yuan. Who can afford it?" A choked voice sounded, full of grief and indignation.

"Two thousand. Even if you sell me, you still can't get that much money."

"Damn Wolf Gang!"

"Keep your voice down! Don't you want to live? What if the people from the Wild Wolf Gang hear you saying this?"

"Okay, stop talking about this and think more about how to save up the management fee for next month. There are still five days until the end of the month. If you can't save up the money after five days, you will definitely be kicked out."

"Hey, what should I do?"

Jiang Cheng sighed when he heard this. As he had guessed, the management fee had also increased, and it had doubled! It was even more severe than the booth fee.

It is estimated that the Wild Wolf Gang also thought that some vendors would stop setting up their stalls and wait for this extraordinary period to pass. However, they can escape the stall fees but cannot escape the management fees.

As far as I can remember, this time is always the worst for the slums.

Those who couldn't pay, or didn't want to pay, would have all the valuables in the house taken away. If it was still not enough, they would be kicked out. Dare to resist? They really dared to kill.

Jiang Cheng pushed the tricycle past silently.

People were startled and looked over.

The next moment, all kinds of emotions appeared in their eyes.

Jiang Cheng looked at these people without fear, and people began to shift their gaze.

"This world."

Jiang Cheng cursed in his heart, even these honest people would be forced into a desperate situation.

The old man still stood at the door of his house as usual, looking in the direction of Jiang Cheng.

"Grandma, I'm back."

Jiang Cheng said with a smile.

"I'm glad you're back. I hope you didn't encounter any danger on the way."

"No, even if I run into those people, I have the gym membership card with me, so I'll be fine."

"That's good."

The old man nodded with relief, then his face was filled with worry, "Xiao Cheng, when you were away this afternoon, someone from the Wild Wolf Gang came to inform us that we need to pay double the management fee for next month."

"I heard it on the way back."

Jiang Cheng nodded and comforted her: "Grandma, we have already paid the boxing gym, so we don't have to pay the Wild Wolf Gang anymore, so don't worry."

"Really? Do we really not need to pay them anymore?" the old man confirmed again and again.

"Really, don't worry grandma, I will be waiting for them at home on that day."

"Xiaocheng is back."

Mrs. Chen walked out of the house, with a look of worry between her brows.

"Sister-in-law Chen."

Jiang Cheng also hurriedly greeted him, "I already know what happened this afternoon. I borrowed money from you a few days ago, so I'll pay you back part of it first."

After these few days, he had more than a thousand yuan in savings.

Mrs. Chen lent herself three thousand yuan. It would have been fine under normal circumstances, but at this moment, the pressure was a bit too great.

"fine."

Mrs. Chen shook her head.

"Keep your money for now. Business will definitely be difficult in the future. As for next month's management fee, Sister Chen can still come up with it. I just don't know how long it will take to pay the two thousand yuan per month in management fees. If it takes two or three months..." She sighed, not knowing what to say.

Jiang Cheng couldn't give an answer either.

Based on past experience, this turbulent period may end in a month, or it may last for two or three months. If it is the former, it is fine. If it is the latter...

"Mrs. Chen, I'll go to the boxing gym tomorrow morning to ask around. They should know some inside information."

"it is good."

When Mrs. Chen heard this, there was a hint of surprise in her eyes.

Yes, how could I forget this? Those boxing gyms must know some information.

After returning, Jiang Cheng still took out one thousand yuan and gave it over.

Originally, Mrs. Chen didn't want to accept it, but Jiang Cheng insisted again and again, saying that he was already a senior member of the boxing gym and would not be affected, so Mrs. Chen accepted it.

When he returned home again, the old man smiled less than yesterday. Only when he heard that his income today was more than 400 yuan did he smile again.

After dinner, Jiang Cheng continued to practice standing meditation and double sticks.

He really wanted to upgrade these two skills to the highest level at once, but unfortunately, even with the bonus of the proficiency panel, he still had to spend time and energy to improve them.

The next morning, Jiang Cheng went to the boxing gym.

He was waiting wholeheartedly for Brother Zhao to show up so that he could practice standing meditation with him, and he was not in the right state of mind.

The other senior members seemed to have some understanding of the situation of the Wild Wolf Gang, but they were vague and changed the subject after a few words.

Come to think of it, they are all senior members, and most likely they have renewed their membership for a few years. As long as the Flying Eagle Boxing Gym is still there, it doesn't matter whether it's the Wild Wolf Gang or the Wild Dog Gang outside, it has nothing to do with them.

Jiang Cheng hesitated for a moment, but decided not to ask rashly.

Finally it was nine o'clock and Zhao Xiangyu appeared with a smile on his face.

"Senior Brother Zhao!"

"Senior Brother Zhao!"

Everyone greeted him.

"Senior Brother Zhao!"

Jiang Cheng also shouted, and his voice was a little loud, so that after he finished shouting, the entire second floor became quiet.

Zhao Xiangyu was also stunned, then he laughed, "Let me give some pointers to Junior Brother Jiang first, you guys wait for a moment."

"it's okay no problem."

Everyone waved their hands, indicating that they didn't care.

But the look he gave Jiang Cheng was a little strange.

This guy usually looks quite calm, what happened to him today?
"Junior Brother Jiang."

Zhao Xiangyu came over and said with a smile: "I heard from Senior Sister Bai that you have already mastered the standing practice, right? Before, you could barely last five minutes, but now you can last seven or eight minutes. Not bad, not bad, you have great potential."

As he said this, he gave a thumbs up.

In his opinion, Jiang Cheng was so anxious to find him because he must want to tell him the news and get his praise.

He understands, as he has been through this before.

"Brother Zhao, thank you for your praise. Actually, I want to ask you a question." Jiang Cheng smiled bitterly and then got to the point.

"Oh? What's the problem? Tell me." Zhao Xiangyu still had a smile on his face.

"Just yesterday, the Wild Wolf Gang raised the stall fees by 30% and doubled the management fees. Everyone is complaining. I want to ask Senior Brother Zhao, what is going on? Is the Wild Wolf Gang going to run away?" Jiang Cheng asked in a low voice.

When Senior Brother Zhao heard this, the smile on his face faded and he nodded.

(End of this chapter)