Reborn in 1990: My Family Store Leads to the Future

"By the way, if you don't have much free time while you're minding the shop, I can get you some books to read."

Lu Yuan suddenly had a great idea. Sui Tingting had been quite reliable lately, and he wanted to train her more.

Upon hearing this, Sui Tingting became interested and curiously looked up at it.

He placed his hands on the glass table and asked curiously.

"Boss, what kind of books do you want to buy? Like Journey to the West or something?"

"You're overthinking it. Of course, it's about economics and such. To open a shop, you not only need to learn how to buy things, but also to learn all sorts of new things. You can't be stuck in your ways."

Lu Yuan shook his head slightly when he heard her idea. How come he didn't realize back then that this girl had always been thinking about slacking off? But now he didn't care about that anymore and smiled as he told her his plan.

When he proposed this idea, Sui Tingting, who had been smiling, immediately became unhappy and shook her head repeatedly.

She seems a little angry.

"Lu Yuan, you don't know how much I hated memorizing things when I was in elementary school. You might as well make me work overtime."

"..."

Lu Yuan sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation. It seemed that this matter could only be put on hold for the time being, and they would have to deal with it again when the opportunity arose.

The warehouse is nearly empty, especially the ice cream cones.

These days, ice cream cones don't keep very long; we'll need to prepare several more freezers.

After all, cold drinks and ice cream are a major selling point in the summer.

However, this has led to a problem: the wiring in the store is a bit outdated, and given the long distance, there's a concern that having too many freezers might not be enough.

Moreover, there isn't that much space in the store to display items.

After pondering for a while, Lu Yuan couldn't help but sigh.

He shook his head repeatedly as he looked at the ice cream machine in the system.

"I need to find an opportunity to open a new store, and if possible, I also need to get a large warehouse."

Lu Yuan knows that this is just a small amount now, but once he has more savings, he can try to open a chain store.

At that time, I will only need to be responsible for the product, and I won't have to worry about sales.

After a long day, he returned home and had no time to talk to Lao Lu. He collapsed and fell fast asleep after only a few words.

After daybreak, he ate his meal, told his family, and then got to work.

Lu Zhaocai picked up a mouthful of pickled vegetables, looked at his son's energetic appearance, and shook his head repeatedly with a touch of emotion.

"That brat is really busy now, I'm not quite used to seeing him like this."

"I wonder who came here because they thought their son was useless."

Wang Xiuying glared at him.

Her eyes and brows showed worry for Lu Yuan, fearing he might get tired.

The long journey doesn't feel tiring at all; on the contrary, I'm enjoying it.

Three days later, the Friendship Store has transformed from an abandoned little shop into a famous "tourist attraction" on Xijing Road.

Anyone who comes to shop here is happy to go up and take a closer look at the store's layout.

Most of them will buy something.

"Hey bro's here again."

When Lu Yuan saw the person who had arrived, his face lit up with a warm smile.

It was the same brother who celebrated his wife's birthday yesterday.

Seeing the other person's appearance, he greeted him warmly and happily.

"Boss, give me two rolls of toilet paper, and also these boxes of soap. I'll take some to deliver to my relatives."

"Just let me pick up your relatives' things, you can rest assured."

Lu Yuan smiled as he tidied up the things and handed them over.

"That's right. Yesterday, when I took the things back, my wife was overjoyed and insisted that I buy some more to send to my father-in-law."

As the man spoke, he couldn't suppress the smile on his face, insisting on taking the things back with him.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan picked up another piece of chocolate and put it in.

"Brother, consider this chocolate a gift from me. If you like it, please patronize my business more often."

"Okay, thanks."

The man happily took the things, somewhat surprised.

"Boss, with your business methods, it's hard not to get rich."

"Thank you for your kind words."

Lu Yuan warmly saw the person off.

He gradually discovered that some younger customers preferred snacks, especially chocolate and sunflower seeds, while older customers preferred them.

They care more about the things they use; they value the experience of life more.

This could be considered a future direction for his development.

The small Friendship Shop wasn't enough for him to do his thing.

Just as he returned and was about to sit down and rest for a while, he saw Chu You walk in from the door.

He pushed his Phoenix brand bicycle to the ground and looked happily into the distance.

"Xiao Lu, are you busy?"

"What would Brother Chu like this time?"

Although Lu Yuan wasn't quite sure what the other party wanted to do, he could tell from the smile on his face that this time it seemed like he was making some kind of request.

Based on his understanding of Chu You, it might be some kind of lucrative opportunity.

Chu You is quite shameless. He didn't have the courage to do it before at home, but now he has a bold idea.

"Xiao Lu, I see you have quite a lot of goods in your warehouse, could you sell me some?"

"Sure, at this price? What are you looking for?"

Lu Yuan realized this was a big deal, and Dun Si thought the fat man in front of him seemed a little more pleasing to the eye.

He quickly wiped his hands and said enthusiastically.

"Of course I want everything."

Seeing that there was hope in this conversation, Chu You spoke enthusiastically.

"Give me a discount, just at wholesale price, I'll take as many as you have."

"this……"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan's eyes lit up, and he became interested. He quickly took out the account book and took a look.

"How about this, I'll give you a 15% discount. I currently have over 100,000 worth of goods here, plus miscellaneous items, totaling 150,000 worth. With the 15% discount, that's..."

"One hundred...one hundred and fifty thousand?"

Chu You was stunned by the number, so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Who would own a store and hoard so much stuff? Aren't they afraid someone will steal it?

He looked at Lu Yuan with a serious expression, his smile unchanged, but his tone sounded a little less confident.

"This is a bit too much. I was just thinking that I'd like to go back to my hometown in a while and bring some back with me."

"I thought you were going to take my things and sell them?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan looked somewhat enlightened and said with a hint of regret.

Chu You felt a little flushed, not that he couldn't do it, but he felt a little embarrassed.

"Xiao Lu, we've been friends for so many years. I know your purchase price is definitely not 15% off. You must make at least half profit on these foods. We've been friends for so many years."

"Can you give me an honest price?"