Reborn in 1990: My Family Store Leads to the Future

Chu You kept smacking his lips as he shouted about the milk candy. If he had eaten this candy when he was a child, he would never have been able to drink anything with malted milk powder or anything like that.

He wanted to outcompete Friendship Store back then, but if Lu Yuan had had the source of the goods, he probably would have been the one to close down.

Guan Jinhua didn't care whether the candy was good or bad; she was thinking about something else. However, when she saw her husband happily eating the candy, she couldn't help but slap him on the forehead.

This left Chu You completely stunned.

"What are you doing? Don't you know you can't just hit a man on the head? What if you make him stupid?"

"Look at your stupid face, I'd rather just beat you senseless right now, so I don't have to suffer here."

Looking at Lu Yuan's shrewd appearance, and then at her own husband who only knows how to guard this small plot of land every day, she scolded him angrily.

This whole situation left Chu You a bit bewildered. He didn't know what his wife was up to this time, and he was about to ask her what was wrong when she suddenly became agitated.

Guan Jinhua spoke in an annoyed tone.

"The quantity of things bought from Lu Yuan isn't large, but the quality is better than ours. Look at the taste of this chocolate; have you seen it anywhere else in Shanghai?"

"I don't think even imported chocolates taste as good as this. Once everyone around here has developed discerning palates, let's see how you'll continue making money!"

Guan Jinhua was furious and wished she could hit him again.

At first, Chu You didn't think Lu Yuan would pose any threat to him, but after being reminded, he realized that it was indeed not a big deal.

"What should we do then?"

"Let's think of a way!"

Guan Jinhua wondered if she had been blind. How could she have fallen for this man in the first place? She had never thought he was so dim-witted before, but now, looking at him closely, she couldn't see anything to be satisfied with.

It's strange, really.

When we got married, I actually found this fat guy quite pleasing to the eye.

These past few years have passed, and I'm starting to feel annoyed.

Chu You scratched his head and said.

"I can't be a shameless woman and throw a tantrum in front of his shop every day, can I? I have to think of a solution."

"You good-for-nothing, you're too embarrassed to do it, I'll do it."

Guan Jinhua didn't care about any of that.

She immediately wanted to use the candy to cause trouble, but she was just saying it.

They were in the wrong to begin with, and they certainly can't keep making a scene like this; it wouldn't be good if outsiders saw it.

At this moment, Chu You's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at him and quickly spoke.

"Oh right, didn't you mention your brother before? I think there's some kind of trade fair or something? Shall we go and give it a try?"

"Indeed, let me think about it. That trade fair isn't for just anyone. There are quite a few foreigners there. If you want those foreigners to spend money, you'll need some tricks up your sleeve."

Guan Jinhua was unsure of herself.

At that moment, Chu You suddenly picked up the milk candy in her hand and revealed a mysterious smile.

"See that? Isn't this a good thing?"

The couple looked at each other and smiled, instantly becoming happy.

Another day has come to an end. Sui Tingting sorted out the money and said with a bit of excitement.

"Boss, you brought in another twelve thousand today, but it doesn't look like as much as yesterday."

"This is the normal situation. The money may be even less after a while, but that's how it is when you run a store. As long as you make money, that's all that matters."

At this point, Lu Yuan's lips curled up involuntarily.

Although business wasn't as good as yesterday, he noticed while chatting with some customers that many had only just learned about the business. He estimated that business would need to develop for a while longer, and perhaps things would get better then.

Sui Xiuxiu was still expecting something when she saw Lu Yuan casually putting the money away. She blinked for a moment before she realized what was happening.

"No profit sharing today?"

"Yesterday was the opening day. The remaining profit will be paid out when we get paid. You can't keep doing this without any rules. You're quite daring."

Looking at her expression, Lu Yuan was both amused and annoyed.

Sui Xiuxiu pouted helplessly, clearly still feeling that things weren't quite right.

However, she quickly cheered up. There was still a long time before payday, and the fact that she could earn money by working with Lu Yuan gave her a lot to look forward to.

When he got home, Lu Zhaocai was eating. Seeing his appearance, he joked.

"Young master is back. How was business today?"

"It's much better than your mahjong parlor. I got you some stuff, remember to buy a cabinet and move it over there, maybe it'll boost business."

Lu Yuan sat at the table, and perhaps because he had become more successful these past few days, there were unusually many braised dishes on the table.

Wang Xiuying sat down and said with a smile.

"This morning, when your dad had nothing to do, he insisted on taking me to see Guizi. He took a fancy to a green glass that cost fifty yuan..."

"That kind won't do. If you want to change it, you need to use transparent glass. I have a phone number here. Go and order one, the kind that jewelry stores use."

After Lu Yuan wrote down the phone number.

Lao Lu seemed a little dazed.

He remembered that his family just ran a mahjong parlor; when would they ever need such high-end equipment?

"Goodness, if someone gets carried away while playing cards, they're doomed!"

"When you're out doing business, at the very least your products have to be pleasing to the eye. That's just the bare minimum. Only when people find them pleasing to the eye will customers be willing to spend money. Old Lu, you have a lot to learn from him."

Lu Yuan explained in a serious tone, but who knew he would say such a thing?

Old Lu laughed angrily: "You little brat, you're trying to lecture me."

"Your son is definitely more capable than you; you can just ignore what he says!"

"..."

The mother and son spoke at the same time. Old Lu sighed and said that he, as the head of the household, had no status anymore, which made the whole family laugh.

The next morning, Lu Yuan rode his bicycle to the shop.

To my surprise, several customers were already waiting at the store entrance.

"Boss, you've finally arrived! I didn't see you the day before yesterday, but you're finally here today. Hurry up and open the door."

"That's right, we still have things to do today, we can't let that delay our important business."

"Boss, don't rush. I need a lot of things, I can come a little later."

Seeing how good the business was, Lu Yuan couldn't suppress the smile on his face and said happily.

"Don't worry, everyone. I've brought in a lot more stock this time, so you'll definitely leave with plenty of goods."

Lu Yuan turned on the door and the fluorescent lights, and the store instantly became like a gold shop, with all kinds of exquisite plastic packaging that gleamed white under the lights.

If you didn't know better, you'd think it was a jewelry store.

The first person to enter was a woman. She looked around at the goods with great curiosity and finally settled on the small bread.

"Do you sell your bread by the box?"