On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the whole family got up late.
Xiaoyu and Xiaoxue, the two youngest members of the family, paid New Year greetings to their uncle Chen Feng and their great-uncle who lived at home, saying auspicious words, "Congratulations on getting rich, bring me the red envelopes."
Chen Feng was well prepared. He took out two red envelopes from his coat pocket and handed them to his two nieces, giving each of them a thousand lucky money.
"Thank you uncle!"
The two little girls also understood the benefits of money at this time, and happily came over and each took a sip on his face.
It was their uncle's turn, and he was very proactive. Without waiting for the two little girls to say auspicious words, he immediately took out two red envelopes that he had prepared for them and handed one to each of them.
Then, under the guidance of their mother, they shouted "Thank you, uncle" together.
However, afterwards, his sister-in-law Li Guihong opened the red envelopes and saw that they were 100 each, and she couldn't help but secretly pouted.
They haven't given their daughter any lucky money for several years, and now they finally give it to them. The result is only 100, which must be too little.
After lunch, the entire Chen family and uncle Zhao Guozhong went to their uncle's house to pay New Year greetings.
This is a tradition that started in Chen Feng's family when he was a child. Every year on the first day of the Lunar New Year, they go over to pay their uncle a New Year greeting. By the way, they also bring their uncle who has not been divorced before.
Later, their uncle passed away, but their family tradition remained unchanged because their uncle was still alive, and there were also their uncle's son and daughter.
Therefore, every year on the first day of the first lunar month, I still go to my uncle’s house to pay New Year greetings.
This may be the so-called "uncle is the greatest in heaven and earth". According to traditional folk customs, among all relatives, uncles generally have the highest status.
When I was a kid, it was very troublesome to go to my uncle's house because of the inconvenient transportation. I had to transfer twice and go around in a long circle. The roads were not good by bike, and it was inconvenient to take my children with me.
But more than ten years ago, after the roads were built on both sides, it became more convenient. It takes about thirty or forty minutes to get there by bicycle, ten minutes faster by motorcycle, and the same goes for driving a car.
Of course they all drove there this time, one for each brother.
Only then did his uncle Zhao Guozhong find out that each of the brothers had a car, and he couldn't help being surprised and envious.
He took Chen Feng's car and sat in the passenger seat. He smiled and said to Chen Feng: "A Feng, how about you lend me this car to drive for a few days?"
"Not very good." Chen Feng refused directly and said, "My car has been used these days."
Zhao Guozhong rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Then you can lend me the car in a few days when you have no use for it."
"Can you drive?" Chen Feng asked angrily.
"Look what you said." Zhao Guozhong glared and said, "I have had a driver's license for several years. I also have a car in the Northeast, but the road is too far and I haven't driven here. I will go to some friends in a few days to connect with each other.
, I have a girl, I have a car, which is convenient for traveling, and I also have face.”
Chen Feng said perfunctorily: "Let's talk about it later."
Zhao Guozhong immediately turned to Zhao Xiaolan in the back seat and said: "Sister, I'm going to see a girl in a few days. My friend introduced me to her. She owns a beauty shop and has a son who is in college. Then you ask Ah Feng to lend her to me."
Drive away."
Zhao Xiaolan immediately asked with concern: "How is that woman? How long has it been since the divorce? Where is she from?"
"This woman is pretty good. I have seen photos and chatted with her once on WeChat. She is forty-five years old, and she looks like she is in her thirties. After all, someone who runs a beauty shop knows how to dress up and take care of herself. She is not
She is divorced. Her husband died in a car accident a few years ago. She opened a beauty shop in our town, from Lishui Town."
"It sounds pretty good. Let's go and have a look. Ah Feng, then you can give the car to your uncle to drive."
Chen Feng was speechless for a while.
"A Feng, did you hear what your mother said?" Zhao Guozhong asked proudly.
Chen Feng rolled his eyes at him and said: "My car is only 200,000 yuan, which is a bit shabby. I think you might as well rent a BMW or Mercedes-Benz or something like that, or an Audi. Then you will definitely have a successful blind date."
Improved a lot.”
Zhao Guozhong's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "You're a smart guy. But renting a car isn't cheap. I'm not familiar with it, so I don't know where to rent it. How about you rent one for your uncle?"
"Okay. I'll just take you there then."
"What I mean is that you can rent a car for me, but I don't understand, so I won't go."
"Then give me your ID card, driver's license and one thousand yuan, and I will help you go through the procedures."
"It's so troublesome, then I'd better drive your car."
Chen Feng rolled his eyes at him again and did not answer.
The two had a verbal exchange, but no one took advantage.
As for lending a car to his uncle, he would definitely refuse. This is not stingy, but knowing that his uncle is unreliable, and lending him a car, isn't it causing trouble for himself? He is not that stupid.
As for his mother, Chen Feng will have plenty of ways to deal with it when the time comes.
Ten minutes later, I arrived at my uncle's house. My aunt, her two children, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, and their children were all there. It was quite lively.
Chen Feng's eldest cousin is thirty-six years old this year and has a son. His eldest cousin is thirty-eight years old and has a daughter and a son.
Now that Chen Feng and his whole family are here, plus a brother-in-law, it becomes even more lively.
After sending New Year's greetings, the two families chatted for a while, mainly the mother and the eldest aunt, then the elder brother and the eldest cousin, and Chen Feng chatted with the eldest cousin-in-law for a while.
Then, the elders on both sides give the grandchildren lucky money. Each child is not very much, only two or three hundred, just for good luck.
After chatting here for a while, my uncle suggested a bet and he would be the banker.
In addition to Chen Feng, Chen Dayong, Chen Rui, my eldest cousin, and my eldest cousin's husband all responded positively.
Then the betting started, and Chen Dayong finally followed suit under his brother-in-law's repeated invitations.
Zhao Guozhong also tried to persuade Chen Feng, but Chen Feng just took his mobile phone and pretended to make a call and went out.
The gambling lasted more than two hours. The final result was that Chen Dayong lost more than two thousand, Chen Rui lost more than one thousand, and Zhao Guozhong won more than five thousand. While his aunt called everyone to eat snacks, he was beaming with joy.
When I saw the situation, I stopped gambling.
Both Chen Dayong and Chen Dayong were a little depressed, but it was hard to say whether they should continue gambling.
After eating snacks and chatting for a while, the Chen family declined the aunt's invitation to stay for dinner and went home. Uncle Zhao Guozhong also continued to follow.
In fact, his own house is not far from his uncle's house. It is just a two-story old house with a history of more than 20 years. It has not been seriously decorated inside. He has not lived in it for several years. It seems that he also
Too lazy to go back and clean up before moving in.
"A Feng, my uncle will take you out for a night out tonight."
Zhao Guozhong was still sitting in the passenger seat, looking very high-spirited because of the money he won in the afternoon.
"Why are you wandering around?" Zhao Xiaolan scolded him rudely, "You are so old, stay at home. Tomorrow, Ah Feng will go to his aunt's house to pay New Year's greetings. Don't go out to find those gangsters of yours.
.When you were in trouble, did any of them help you?"
Zhao Guozhong said angrily: "Sister, it's been so long. It's rare for me to come back, so I must get together with a few friends."
"What's there to get together with? Listen to me and stay at my house. My sister has been helping you find someone to find a good woman these days. I'll find you one."
"Didn't I tell you before? The one who runs the beauty salon is very good. I'm chatting with her right now, so I don't need to trouble you to find her."
"You and she haven't even met yet, and you think she's suitable? She also owns a beauty salon, so she really likes you? I think it's better to find you someone who is more honest and peaceful. It's best to go to the Northeast with you.
Doing business on the side.”
"Ahem, well, I might not go to the Northeast. Ye Luo has returned to his roots. I want to find some business here in my hometown. Sister, brother-in-law, do you have any good opportunities?"
Zhao Xiaolan and Chen Dayong looked at each other, and Chen Feng answered: "Uncle, I remember that you still have two acres of land, right? I think it is better to use these two acres of land, plant some trees in a circle, and then raise some chickens and ducks to lay eggs in it.
, you also know how expensive local eggs are now, this is definitely profitable. In addition, when the trees are planted for a few years, they can be sold for money."
Zhao Guozhong said angrily: "You are treating me badly. How can I raise chickens and ducks?"
"This shouldn't be difficult, right? You are from a farm family after all. You can't ask my dad to teach you. I plan to ask my dad to do the same this year."
Chen Dayong also said: "This is a good idea. Planting trees and raising some chickens and ducks is not very tiring and it is very relaxing."
When Zhao Guozhong heard this, he couldn't help but roll his eyes. Although he was a child of a farmer, he had basically never done farm work since he was a child because he was the youngest in the family.
"Sister, I heard that the car wash shop run by the Ari brothers is doing very well. How about I open one too, just over there in our town? What do you think?"
Zhao Guozhong stopped hiding things and directly stated his plans.
In fact, the reason why he came to his second sister's house on New Year's Eve was because he heard from a friend that the Chen Feng brothers were making a lot of money every day by opening a car wash shop.
When Chen Feng heard what he said, he immediately understood that his uncle was waiting here.
Opening a car beauty shop requires an initial investment of hundreds of thousands, and my uncle certainly does not have that much capital himself.
So where does the money come from? It will definitely still fall on his two good sisters, especially the second sister who loves him more, or even his two nephews.
Chen Dayong and Zhao Xiaolan are not stupid either. After hearing what Zhao Guozhong said, of course they understood the cause and effect.
Zhao Xiaolan was disappointed and sighed: "The two brothers need more than 400,000 yuan to open this store. Can you afford it?"
Zhao Guozhong smiled coquettishly: "I want to open a joint venture with my two nephews. I will invest 100,000 yuan as a share."
Zhao Xiaolan was a little surprised when she heard this: "Can you come up with 100,000?"
Zhao Guozhong said quickly: "My money is currently tied up in a batch of export goods, and it will take a few months to get the money back. I want to borrow 100,000 yuan from you and my eldest sister first, and open a car wash shop first, and wait for me
Once the money is returned, the money will be returned to you immediately with interest."
Chen Feng couldn't help but chuckled twice. How thick-skinned he must be to say this.
He had already borrowed 50,000 yuan from his two sisters a few years ago, and now he wanted to borrow it again, using such a lame excuse.
"Uncle, my mother said it would cost more than 400,000 yuan to open such a store. Even if you borrow another 100,000 yuan from my mother and aunt, there will still be a shortfall of more than 300,000 yuan. My brother and I don't have that now.
So much money.”
"A Feng, I am your uncle, from my own family. Why are you crying about being poor with me? Who doesn't know that the car wash shop you and your brother opened makes a lot of money every day? Every day, I make at least several thousand dollars. I still
I heard that you have connections with government agencies and destroyed the other two car wash shops before, making others afraid to open a car wash shop in Qingpu Town."
"This is hearsay. How can we have such great ability?" Chen Feng immediately denied, "And the store doesn't make thousands a day, only one or two thousand at most."
"One or two thousand is not much. Ah Feng, I am your uncle, you and your brother must help me."
Chen Feng was speechless.
Zhao Xiaolan pondered slightly and said: "Let's discuss this matter later. The two brothers don't have that much money on hand to open another store."
"If you don't have anything on hand, you can get a loan. You can use your car or house as a mortgage, or you can use your store as a mortgage. You can easily get a loan of 300,000 yuan."
Chen Feng was speechless again.
"Let's talk about it when we get back. Let's all add up."
When Chen Feng heard what his mother said, he was really convinced. This was obviously the rhythm of supporting his younger brother.
"Okay, then let's discuss it when we go back."
After saying this, Zhao Guozhong sighed and played the emotional card again: "Sister, I will be forty-eight years old after the Chinese New Year, and I am about to retire. If I don't have a career, I will really be a bachelor for the rest of my life.
.It doesn’t matter if I become a bachelor myself, I’m just afraid that when I die in the future, I won’t be able to explain to my parents.”
Zhao Xiaolan's eyes immediately turned red when she heard him talking about her parents who passed away, and then thought about her elder brother's last words to take care of her younger brother before they died.
Chen Feng was really convinced by his uncle and said quickly: "Okay, okay. Tell me what my grandparents are doing. We can discuss the matter of opening the store and then decide."
Originally, Chen Feng really disliked his brother-in-law, but who gave him a good sister, and his good sister was his own mother.
In order to prevent his mother from having to worry about her younger brother, Chen Feng, a son, could only try to make his life stable.
"Haha, good nephew, I knew you wouldn't refuse to help. It's not in vain that I acted as your horse back then."
Chen Feng couldn't help but roll his eyes. He did ride him as a horse when he was a child, but he mentioned it from time to time. It was boring to mention it often.
As soon as he got off the bus after returning home, Zhao Guozhong immediately went to Chen Rui to tell him about opening a joint store. When Chen Rui heard this, he immediately looked constipated.
When the family returned to the house, Zhao Xiaolan said to the two brothers, if you can help with this matter, please try your best to help. She also said that since this car wash shop is so profitable, it is indeed possible to open a second one. If the money is not enough, her side
You can donate some money to the two brothers.
The meaning is very obvious. I think it is very reliable to let my brother and his two sons jointly open a car wash shop, and I want my two sons to bring their brothers to make money together.
Chen Rui and Chen Feng are both extremely filial. Can you raise objections? No.
Zhao Guozhong had the support of his sister Zhao Xiaolan, and a matter that originally seemed difficult was successfully negotiated.
However, although Chen Feng was filial, he was not that stupid. He said directly to his uncle: "Uncle, since my mother said so, it is difficult for us to refuse, but before we discuss business or partnership, we must negotiate the terms in advance.
.”
Zhao Guozhong smiled and nodded: "Of course, you say so."
Chen Feng said seriously: "First of all, we brothers are the major shareholders, and we have to arrange the selection of store manager; secondly, you can't interfere in the business activities of the store. To put it simply, you just need to wait for the dividends."