After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 203 Paying for Growth

The color TV was purchased at the county department store.

Dongfang Lang has already talked to them.

After payment, the goods can be loaded and delivered.

The department store sent a team of seven people to be responsible for this order, providing one-stop service from delivery, unloading to installation to ensure the implementation of this order.

Qiao Suiqing felt very unfamiliar.

When did this kid Dongfang become so powerful?

How could they convince the other party without even paying the deposit? They even sent so many people to provide full service. If the order is cancelled, wouldn't the department store be left empty-handed?

Seeing Dongfang Lang arrange everything in an orderly manner and communicating calmly and confidently with the other side's group of staff in their thirties and forties, Qiao Suiqing found it hard to believe.

I remember that a month ago, Dongfang still had a very young baby face.

Qiao Suiqing watched from the side and asked in a low voice, "Why is Dongfang so powerful?"

Zhou Haoran didn't have to go up and busy himself. He stood beside her and said with a smile: "What's so great about it?"

"Look at his aura..." Qiao Suiqing's eyes were full of admiration, "He's like a big boss, he's become so outstanding."

Zhou Haoran said angrily: "What big boss? The big boss is standing next to you!"

Qiao Suiqing pursed his lips and smiled, patting him, "I know you are better."

"As the saying goes, 'A red flower becomes redder when it is near a red flower, and a black flower becomes blacker when it is near a black flower.' Dongfang hangs out with me every day, so it's not normal for her to be influenced by me." Zhou Haoran didn't care. He glanced at her and whispered, "Sister Qingmei, you have to work hard too, otherwise you won't be able to keep up with me."

Qiao Suiqing was unconvinced, "What's wrong with me?"

Zhou Haoran said, "It's just a gift of dozens of color TVs. Look how distressed you are."

"How can we live our lives as extravagantly as you?"

Qiao Suiqing could never get around this problem.

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "That's how ordinary people live. We're not ordinary people. Look at Dongfang's current situation. Don't you think these tens of thousands of dollars are worth spending? The most important thing about spending money is not for food and clothing, not for luxury and enjoyment, but for growth."

"what?"

Qiao Suiqing was a little dizzy and didn't understand.

"The essence of poverty is spending money on things that have nothing to do with growth. Many people, once they have money, carefully save it and dare not even spend it, which further traps them in poverty. This is a perverse phenomenon that is prevalent in China: the poorer the population, the more they like to save, while the richer the population, the more they go into debt."

What Zhou Haoran was talking about was a book of research that later won the Nobel Prize in Economics.

But this statement is too advanced, and Sister Qingmei probably finds it difficult to understand.

Qiao Suiqing sighed softly, "Haoran, our life is different from your business. I don't feel safe without money in the bank account at home."

"Ah."

Zhou Haoran nodded.

It makes sense.

The reason people in China like to save money is that society's safety net is so poor and the future is so uncertain. If something unexpected happens, there's no hope for social help and one can only rely on their savings.

On the surface, deposits are about saving money, but in fact, they are about a sense of security.

From this perspective, it is necessary to make a clear distinction between family and career.

Let Qingmei manage the family finances.

The family needs to save more money to give her more peace of mind.

Qiao Suiqing said worriedly, "Haoran, there was 90 yuan in the passbook before. As you said, you spent 80 yuan on stocks, and this time you took out another 6 yuan to buy a color TV. So there is only 4 yuan left."

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "It's okay. The money for buying the color TV can be reimbursed. We'll get the invoice in a while. I estimate it will be approved within half a month, and I can make up the money for you."

"That's fine." Qiao Suiqing was much happier and whispered, "Haoran, now that we have the conditions, we should save more money. What if... no one can predict what will happen in the future. What if your business fails? We have a lot of savings, so we can live a stable life in the future. What do you think?"

"you're right!"

Zhou Haoran didn't want to change anything. Qingmei's simple and petty ideas meant that she could only manage the household accounts.

We have to focus on Aunt Wan.

Next week, I really have to take her to the company and train her to manage the business accounts.

Otherwise she would have thought it was really a sex scam.

Soon, everything was arranged here.

Zhou Haoran and Qiao Suiqing walked back.

Today is the weekend.

Everyone was there, eagerly waiting for the big color TV to return.

The alley was crowded with people.

Many people are still discussing privately, will they really give away color TVs?

I still can’t believe it!

Wait for two trucks to come over.

As the uniformed workers began unloading the trucks, everyone became excited, and the alleyway was filled with a festive and cheerful atmosphere. Men came forward to help unload the goods.

"You go over there and direct and distribute the tasks together with Dongfang."

Zhou Haoran pushed Qiao Suiqing.

Qiao Suiqing was embarrassed, "I don't know how to do it?"

"You're just giving orders blindly, aren't you?" Zhou Haoran pushed again. "Go over there and stand with him. You have to pick peaches, idiot."

"You're not going?"

Qiao Suiqing naturally understood that whoever was in charge of distributing color TVs would be the most favored by the elders in the alley.

"I do not need."

Zhou Haoran wanted to find the fat aunt from the neighborhood committee.

Let’s make some rules.

Giving out color TVs is not the end, there will be more in the future, and it may even be possible to give out money and red envelopes directly door to door.

However, we have to follow the rules from now on.

Whoever does not comply will have no share.

There was no point in making a fuss. He had five main motives for sending the color TV this time.

The first level is the simplest.

To quell the rumors in the alley.

Ordinary people like Qiao Suiqing can only see this level of thinking.

The second level is to resolve the differences between the mother and daughter of the Qiao family.

This is also very meaningful to Zhou Haoran.

It can save him from a lot of unnecessary trouble.

The third level is to ensure that the parents of Zhou Haoran, Qiao Suiqing, and Dongfang Lang have status and respect in the alley.

It can also be considered as filial piety to parents.

Zhou Haoran's father, laid off in his previous life, worked as a vegetable vendor. He had no status, no face, and no respect, which led to his depression and alcoholism, which eventually led to a stroke.

It has to be solved at the source.

The fourth layer is external relationships.

Among all the people Zhou Haoran had come into contact with, only Grandpa Zhang saw this layer.

The alley is very dilapidated.

But the alley is a military area, and the descendants of the disabled soldiers who went south to liberate the harbor are of good family background!
Many people are doing well!

It’s just that they couldn’t stand the noisy environment in the alley, so they moved away, no longer lived here, and stopped communicating.

But no matter how successful you are, you will always feel homesick.

If they find that the alleys in their hometown have been greatly improved in all aspects because of the efforts of these guys, they will definitely show great goodwill.

The fifth level is the cultivation of talents.

This is what Zhou Haoran cares about most.

Selling books before taught Dongfang Lang some principles of making money.

Now, he also has to learn how to spend money.

Buying a car, a house, food, oil, salt, travel, concerts, and luxury goods... everyone can do these things, no need to be taught.

The value-oriented way of spending money needs to be guided.

Paying for growth is the most cost-effective business.

However, after searching for a while, I still couldn't find the fat aunt.

I asked and was told that he went for mediation.

After a while, the fat lady came back, looking dusty and dusty. But when she saw the big color TV unloaded from the truck, her expression became happy again.

Zhou Haoran walked over and said with a smile, "Aunt, where have you been?"

"Haoran..." The fat lady gave him a smile, then said angrily, "The square behind!"

"what happened?"

"Didn't you hear anything?"

"Yeah, there's music."

Zhou Haoran also heard passionate music coming from the direction of the square behind him, probably someone dancing square dance.

The fat lady said angrily, "There are two groups of people dancing over there, disco!"

"Ah?" Zhou Haoran was amused. "Dancing disco?"

The fat lady said, "Who said it wasn't? It's disturbing! They danced until after 8 o'clock last night, and they couldn't let people sleep!"

Zhou Haoran analyzed: "It's summer vacation now. It will be fine when school starts in a while."

"What summer vacation?" The fat lady was both angry and amused. "It's not young people. Young people don't dance this kind of thing anymore. It's all retired old men and women."

Zhou Haoran was both amused and confused, "Old people's disco!"

The fat auntie babbled, "Yeah, isn't that ridiculous? That Sun Meiying, you call Auntie. A few years ago, her daughter wanted to go out to dance disco, but she disagreed. They had a quarrel, and I even tried to persuade them. But a few years later, her daughter stopped dancing, and she went to dance disco instead, having a great time with some old men."

"When the weather gets cooler after a while, it will get better."

Zhou Haoran came from the era of square dancing and was not surprised by this kind of thing.

The fat lady said angrily, "Dancing is fine, but don't disturb others! I'll have to go find them later! If they don't listen, your TV station will come over and expose them!"

Zhou Haoran quickly said, "The TV station won't take care of this kind of thing."

The fat lady asked curiously, "Isn't 'Family Gossip' all about dealing with these kinds of family disputes?"

"If this gets broadcast, it will be too embarrassing."

Zhou Haoran was planning to remove Qiao Suiqing from the gossip in his hometown, but he didn't want her to be dragged into it again.

"Yeah, it's embarrassing to show my face on the show..." The fat lady nodded, then changed her expression and rushed out, "Hey, the refrigerator is mine, it's over here..."

Some families have already bought a new color TV and replaced it with a refrigerator.

A refrigerator is cheaper than a color TV.

Today is Sunday.

After distributing the color TVs, Zhou Haoran still had to go back to the city with Qiao Suiqing.

Especially since he had to go to the hotel, where Aunt Wan was waiting.

Not only did he enjoy the sweet taste of it, but Aunt Wan also enjoyed it.

Zhou Haoran went up and arranged the refrigerator with the fat aunt, and then took the time to talk to her about the regulations.

"Charter?"

"Yes, let's make a rule. During the Chinese New Year, Dongfang, Sister Suiqing, and I will come back to give out red envelopes to everyone. There are mainly three categories: those who gossip will get no red envelopes, ordinary families will get 500 yuan, and those who are poor and in need can get a big red envelope of 1000 yuan."

"That's great!" The fat lady was very excited. "Haoran, you can make so much money at a TV station?"

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "There aren't so many TV stations. We're selling books. School is about to start, so when we get to college, Dongfang and I will continue selling books. We'll ask Sister Suiqing to help promote them, and we can make some money."

The fat aunt said earnestly, "A lot of people have been laid off now, including many in the alley. Life is a bit difficult, but we can't rely on you young people to support us. The housing prices in the city are so high, you guys need to save more money."

"I know, I'll do my best!"

(End of this chapter)