Financial freedom begins in Vietnam

Chapter 86 The General Store's Upgrade Plan

Ruan Duxing's words were echoed by several other relatives.

They also went to check out the newly opened supermarket on the other side of the village.

The place is brightly lit and the shelves are neatly arranged, giving it a high-end feel. Now, people in the village like to buy things there.

However, Nguyen Duc Hung's grocery store was dusty and grimy, with old shelves and unremarkable goods. Coupled with Nguyen Duc Hung's taciturn business style, only his old customers from the village would come to shop there.

"Uncle Dexing, I have a suggestion: let's renovate the grocery store..."

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Chen Junhe slowly gave his suggestion: Ruan Dexing should upgrade and renovate the grocery store into a supermarket, replace a batch of shelves, and stock up on new products.

They even considered the issue of backup power lights for Nguyen Duc Hung during power outages.

Chen Junhe's words piqued Ruan Wenhui's interest, and he leaned over to add a spoonful of snake wine to Chen Junhe's bowl: "Actually, I've already talked to my father about this..."

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Nguyen Van Huy's direct criticism of him made Nguyen Duc Hing feel embarrassed, and he was about to reprimand Nguyen Van Huy.

Chen Junhe raised his glass and clinked it against his again.

"Uncle Dexing, this is what I'm thinking..."

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In front of Nguyen Hoang Minh Ngoc's relatives, Tran Tuan Ha said that he planned to fund the renovation of Nguyen Duc Hung's grocery store and provide additional funds for Nguyen Van Huy to find a supermarket wholesaler in Hanoi to purchase a batch of goods suitable for the village.

From now on, the store's procurement issues will be handled by Ruan Wenhui.

This made Nguyen Van Huy, who had stayed at home to help out after getting married, beam with joy.

When he first returned, he suggested to his father that they renovate and upgrade the family's general store so that it could better attract customers from the village.

But Nguyen Duc Hung always ended the conversation by saying that he spent too much money.

Now that Chen Junhe has brought up this matter, Ruan Wenhui's joy is overflowing.

People used to say that since Nguyen Hoang Minh Ngoc was such a good student, Nguyen Van Huy could live a good life with his sister's support.

I never expected that my sister would receive such support so soon, even though she had only just started university.

Faced with Chen Junhe's suggestion, Ruan Dexing hesitated a little.

It is not uncommon in Vietnam for married daughters to provide financial assistance to their maternal families.

Many families have seen their lives improve significantly because their daughters married well.

However, Chen Junhe and Ruan Huangmingyu were still only in the dating stage.

Ruan Dexing felt a little embarrassed to be spending Chen Junhe's money now.

However, it was Ruan Huangmingyu's uncle, who had worked abroad, who noticed something amiss. It seemed that the money was partly compensation, and it also showed that Chen Junhe didn't seem to care much about the amount.

He had ventured out into the world and knew how complex it was.

He had no way of knowing what the real story was.

When Nguyen Hoang Minh Ngoc returned, you could tell she was genuinely happy.

Young people should handle their own affairs, and for now, he's just helping to persuade Ruan Dexing to accept Chen Junhe's offer.

Seeing Chen Junhe's sincere eyes and hearing the persuasion of his relatives, Ruan Dexing accepted Chen Junhe's kindness with a slightly embarrassed expression.

Taking advantage of the alcohol, a group of people started planning out all aspects of upgrading the entire grocery store for Ruan Duc Hing at the dinner table.

Based on preliminary calculations, it's necessary to use tiles to achieve a good effect in the renovation.

The renovation and shelving of the entire grocery store will cost about 100 million Vietnamese dong, which is about 26,000 Chinese yuan.

With an additional 3 million Vietnamese dong spent on goods, the total cost of less than 4 million Vietnamese dong was enough to upgrade the entire grocery store to look very nice.

Tran Tuan Ha suggested installing a complete set of solar panels on the roof so that the supermarket would not be affected by Vietnam's poor power system.

The entire project cost over 5 million Vietnamese dong, which translates to approximately $2.

Chen Junhe originally planned to use a day's income to do this.

Looking at it now, it seems that the US dollar is indeed quite durable.

Ruan Dexing's brothers, brothers-in-law, and other relatives looked at him with envy.

It's true that outstanding girls are more likely to find even more outstanding men.

Men like Chen Junhe, who are willing to spend so much money on their girlfriends' families even before getting married, are even rarer.

However, what they didn't know was that Chen Junhe's seemingly foolish behavior was actually for ulterior motives.

After all, one is obligated to those who offer food and gifts, and as long as Ruan Huangmingyu doesn't feel wronged, her family members really don't have many opportunities to cause trouble.

Seeing Chen Junhe declare in front of so many uncles and brothers that he would contribute money to upgrade the family's grocery store.

Ruan Wenhui was in a state of inexplicable excitement.

While gesturing wildly, he described to everyone his future plans for supermarket management and product sourcing, and at the same time, he diligently poured drinks for everyone.

They treated Chen Junhe with even greater courtesy, refilling his wine cup and urging him to eat.

The lunch is very lavish for Vietnamese people, with chicken soup, fried fish, spring rolls, and other dishes spread out in the center of the mat.

"Ayu told me that the rice noodle rolls and mung bean cakes that Auntie makes are especially delicious."

Chen Junhe offered a subtle compliment.

Ruan Dexing, his face flushed from drinking, wore a hint of pride. He reached out his chopsticks and picked up a few strands of rice noodle rolls and a piece of golden-brown fried cake for Chen Junhe. "Eat more," he said, "our rice noodle rolls are quite famous..."

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It turns out that Qingchi County, which is next door, is the birthplace of rolled rice noodles. Their rolled rice noodles are not steamed in a steamer, but steamed in a tool similar to a winnowing basket.

These rice rolls don't have any fillings; instead, they're eaten with grilled meat or fried tofu dipped in fish sauce.

The rice noodle rolls made by Huang Shilian were topped with some golden-fried onion rings.

It has a smooth and refreshing texture, and tastes really good when paired with grilled meat. No wonder it has become a famous snack in Hanoi.

As for the mung bean fried cake, it is covered with a dense layer of sesame seeds and tastes very fragrant, but for Chen Junhe, eating it while having a meal is a bit too sweet.

It's quite good as a snack.

The lunch was a pleasant one for both hosts and guests, and several of Ruan Huangmingyu's relatives were quite tipsy.

Nguyen Van Huy was so excited that he drank himself into a stupor on the spot.

Since they were eating on a mat anyway, Nguyen Duc Hung didn't pay any attention to him and let Nguyen Van Huy lie down on the mat and fall fast asleep.

After the midday drinking session, Nguyen Hoang Minh Ngoc's relatives all gave Tran Tuan Ha a thumbs up for his drinking capacity.

After finishing their meal, everyone reluctantly stayed with Chen Junhe for a while to drink tea before finally saying goodbye and going home to sleep.

I drank quite a bit of alcohol and tea, and my lower abdomen started to feel bloated.

After finding out the location of the restroom, Chen Junhe headed straight there.

The toilet at Nguyen Hoang Minh Ngoc's house was at the back. When I went there, I happened to see the women clearing the dishes in the dining room. Everyone was smiling at Tran Tuan Ha.

"Brother He, are you used to the food at home?" Nguyen Hoang Minh Ngoc hugged Chen Junhe in front of everyone.

"The rice noodle rolls and fried cakes that Auntie makes are delicious..."

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Chen Junhe was in a hurry to free up memory, so he quickly hugged her and ran to the back of the house.

As he emerged from the restroom, feeling refreshed, a voice drifted to his ear: "Do you still remember Chen Chuntao?"

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