Today's breakfast actually changed, it became fried dough sticks with bean juice and a plate of pickled radish strips.
Lao Xia bought the fried dough sticks and bean juice from the alley entrance, and Liang Yinghong pickled the radish sticks herself.
Xia Chen had a huge appetite. He took a bite of the fried dough sticks, drank a sip of bean juice, and sandwiched a radish stick. He was sweating profusely after eating.
Lao Xia and Liang Yinghong both smiled when they saw that he was eating well.
After eating, Xia Chen went back to the bedroom and took the contract and the thirty-five thousand yuan. He put them on the coffee table and said to the two of them: "The contract was signed, and the money was given by Lao Qin very happily. The total is thirty-five thousand yuan."
, it’s all here.”
Lao Xia frowned and asked, "Isn't the amount wrong?"
Liang Yinghong's eyes lit up and she exaggerated: "Wow, there are so many."
Lao Xia lit a cigarette and pushed the cigarette case in front of Xia Chen.
A father will not take the initiative to smoke cigarettes for his son, but this suggestive action shows that he will not stop his son from smoking cigarettes.
This is dad's self-esteem.
Xia Chen chuckled, picked up the cigarette case and lit one, but his stepmother snatched it away.
He rolled his eyes, lit another one, took a puff and said: "There are four of us in our family, and three of us smoke. Just a month's worth of cigarettes costs tens of thousands more. It's definitely not enough to count on your dead wages. Just smoke."
, can’t make it through life? So, I have to think of a way to make money.”
Lao Xia looked at him and asked: "Do you have a way to make money from money?"
Liang Yinghong held a cigarette in her mouth and stopped wiping the table with a rag. After hearing this, she looked at Xia Chen.
Xia Chen smiled and said: "Lao Wang offered us 20,000 yuan for those two production lines. Lao Qin didn't increase the price when he offered 20,000 yuan. Yesterday I left Lao Qin alone to chat for a while, so I offered those two production lines 10,000 yuan."
I sold it to him for five.”
"What did you say? You bastard! Did you get kissed on the head by a pig? How do you do these stupid things that are only confused from the inside out?" When Liang Yinghong heard this, she exploded on the spot, holding her neck and cursing.
Xia Chen.
Xia Chen didn't explain either. He knew that even if he told his stepmother, she wouldn't understand.
She has a low level of education. She was recruited by the Peking Opera Troupe before graduating from junior high school. She has been engaged in the literary and artistic career for most of her life. She knows nine things out of ten and knows nothing about business.
Lao Xia was thoughtful, taking a puff of cigarette, and two smoke dragons were released from his nostrils. He looked at Er Shang and said, "What cooperation intention have you and Lao Qin reached? Let's talk about it."
Dad is a sensible person.
These years of doing business have not been without success.
"I asked him to help us get some game consoles from the coastal areas to open a game arcade. Considering that we didn't have much money, we gave up part of the profits. Lao Qin agreed that we could give the goods on credit and wait until we earn money.
It's okay, he helped guarantee it. He saved a thousand yuan, and I also got the machine I wanted. It can be regarded as an equal exchange of favors." Xia Chen explained.
Xia Mingyu nodded, quite acknowledging Ershan's humaneness and sophistication, and asked again: "Can the game arcade make money?"
Xia Chen said with certainty: "You can make money, and you can make a lot of money."
"Who are you going to let run the business? You're going to keep an eye on it yourself? You're not going to work anymore?"
"That's not possible. My mother has nothing to do right now. Just hire two people and let my mother keep an eye on it."
"Me?" Liang Yinghong was a little confused. Why was she given a job?
"Ang, there is no more suitable candidate than you." Xia Chen flattered me with a smile.
The stepmother is now in a semi-retired state. Although she is only in her early 40s, the back wave has been fierce in recent years. She hardly appears on the stage and does not have to work in the group. Xia Chen has taken up her mind.
There is another reason. That guy Ergouzi has obviously developed a strong interest in game consoles. In order to prevent that guy from becoming addicted, the elder brother has to keep a guard up.
No one has a more powerful deterrent to him than his own mother.
"Can I do it?" Liang Yinghong was interested, but also a little vague. She didn't know if she was good at doing business.
"It's definitely possible. It's just a matter of selling game coins and collecting money. If the machine breaks down, just ask someone to fix it. It's not complicated at all." Xia Chen flicked the ash all over the coffee table.
"The ashtray is right at hand, but you don't know how to pull it in front of your eyes? Are you too lazy to stop? What a piece of shit!" Liang Yinghong angrily wiped the coffee table with a rag as if to vent her anger.
By the way, he patted the ashtray in front of Xia Chen.
Xia Chen understood. Despite the fierceness of her stepmother's yelling, the joy in her eyes could not be concealed.
"Chenzi, please think about it. Opening a game arcade is not a simple matter. Who are the people who come into the game arcade to play games? There are gangsters, ruffians, three religions and nine people. It's okay if nothing happens. What if something happens?
, your stepmother is a woman..."
Before Lao Xia finished speaking, he was interrupted by Liang Yinghong: "What's wrong with women? You look down on women, right? What age are you in, and your thoughts are still so stubborn, women can hold up half the sky! This is what his old man said himself.
!Why, you still dare to go against the grain?"
Xia Mingyu dug his toes into the board of his slippers and said with a twitching face, "I don't dare, I just want to say, I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it if trouble comes."
Liang Yinghong snorted, obviously not taking it seriously.
Xia Chen said: "What Lao Xia said makes sense, and he has considered it very carefully. You must not have the intention of harming others, and you must have the intention of guarding against others. Stepmother, if you do this, go back and talk to the Wang brothers. Those two idiots
Don't look at people who just idle around all day and don't do anything serious, but there are a lot of people in this area and they are easy to get along with. If they are invited to check out the game room, and if they are given a monthly salary of 1,200, they will definitely be able to do it.
With the two of them guarding us, the little gangsters will definitely not dare to cause trouble in our game arcade."
Liang Yinghong's teeth ached, "You can open a shop that earns 1,200 yuan a month, how can you boast about it? It's hard to say whether you can earn 1200 yuan a month by opening a shabby shop. If you pay them such a high salary, they can co-author it."
Are we left to work in vain?"
The stepmother is essentially a person who knows how to live a good life.
Xia Chen laughed and said, "Don't worry, Lao Liang. Once the arcade opens, I'm afraid your hands will get cramps from counting the money."
"You can brag. Anyway, you won't be taxed if you brag." Liang Yinghong still felt that she was bragging.
Lao Xia took the last puff of his cigarette and threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray. After thinking about it, he said: "I think Chenzi is right. There is a game arcade near my work. I don't know whether it makes money or not.
He said that the place was crowded with people all day long, and business was very good, but there were also a lot of troubles, and there were people looking for trouble and fights every three days.
Well, Chenzi is right, you can’t save money on hiring people, especially those two guys from the Wang family, they are very money-loving. As long as the money is in place, they can really support you and solve the problem at the critical moment. You, just listen to Chenzi
This time, your son is also thinking about you."
Liang Yinghong threw the rag away, stared and said: "Of course I know that it was for my mother's benefit to smash my son. After all, it was my mother who pooped and peeed until it was big. I just don't want to spend so much money. When I think of having to pay him every month
Those two bastards are offering so much salary, why can’t I just feel a little pain for a while?”
The father and son looked at each other and broke into laughter.
Seeing the menacing look of his stepmother, Xia Chen was completely relieved. This was the third reason why he decided to use his stepmother after careful consideration. Even though the stepmother may look like a tiger, she has a soft heart and is a typical person with a sharp mouth and a soft heart.
She is such a tiger, fearless in nature, and most Xiaoxiao would not dare to explode in their own game arcade.
"Don't worry, Lao Xia, no one dares to touch your butt like a tigress?" Xia Chen said with raised eyebrows.
Lao Xia is so silly.
Liang Yinghong was very proud: "That's right, only your father can touch the tigress's butt."
After saying this, he realized that he had been tricked by the Japanese, and his face turned red in a rare way. He pinched Xia Chen's ears and scolded: "You bitch, you dare to take your stepmother into the ditch. You are very clever!"
"Ouch, ouch, please let go, I was wrong, I was wrong, please forgive me, Queen, my ears are about to fall off." Xia Chen was spinning around in pain, begging for mercy.
Liang Yinghong let go of her hand and saw that the guy's ears were red. She rubbed them with distress and said impatiently: "Then let's go find a store today. Chenzi, tell me what your budget is for opening this store."
ah?"
Xia Chen thought her stepmother was so cute and could change her attitude so quickly. It was a bit funny. "Well, I'm going to find a shop today. My budget is within 10,000 yuan. Once I find a house, I don't need to decorate it. I just have to pay two years' rent."
, it doesn’t cost much.”
Liang Yinghong nodded and said: "That's true, no matter how well the decoration is, it can't stand the noises of the little bastards."
Xia Chen said: "That's the reason, then let's go."
"Let's go, Lao Xia, please put away the dishes and chopsticks." Liang Yinghong got excited, took off her slippers and pulled Xia Chen out.
"Chenzi, you're not going to work today? Don't panic, bring the money." Lao Xia shouted from behind.
Xia Chen turned around and said to his father: "My team is very flexible and maneuverable. They can be commanded by remote control. Don't worry about it."
He went back again, took a bag and put the money in it.
Lao Xia pressed his hand, widened his eyes and asked, "Why did you take them all away?"
Xia Chen chuckled and said, "I'm just taking it out to show you. I have other uses for the remaining money. I can do some small business. I'll lend it to you. Don't worry. I'll pay you even for one month at most."
I’ll return it to you with interest.”
Xia Mingyu's hands trembled, "What kind of business do you do that requires so much capital?"
In this era when a household worth ten thousand yuan is a thing that can be discussed and envied for a long time, more than thirty thousand yuan is a huge amount of money. Lao Xia is nervous, and Xia Chen understands it very well.
However, he did not explain it to Lao Xia. He just said: "Don't worry, I will definitely not do anything illegal or disciplinary. I want to make a lot of money with the help of the Asian Games. Just listen to my good news."
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If the son is too big, the father can no longer control it.
Lao Xia let go of his hand, sighed and said, "Then you should be more careful and don't lose all the money."
Xia Chen nodded solemnly, picked up her bag and walked out the door.
As soon as the couple walked out of the courtyard, they saw two idlers walking towards them, swinging their arms. It was the two brothers from the Wang family, Wang Zhenhai and Wang Zhenjiang.
"Brother Dahai, Brother Jiang Zi, where have you two been?" Even though these two guys are incompatible, Xia Chen is not afraid of them. They are just playing around with each other. Xia Chen knows what kind of person the other person is.
Be aware.
"It's Chenzi, hello Aunt Hong, what can we do? We spent the night at a friend's house yesterday and drank heavily for half the night. Why don't you come back and take a rest? What are you two doing here?"
Wang Zhenhai was one of the stronger ones, with bulging chests and well-developed muscles, and his words were buzzing like Hong Zhongdalu's.
Xia Chen was just trying to find them when he met them. He simply started talking: "I was just looking for a chat with my two brothers. My mother and I are planning to open a game arcade, and I would like to invite you two to come over and have fun.
I'm offering a monthly salary of two hundred yuan, can you two make it work?"
To put it mildly, these two are unemployed young people in society. To put it harshly, these two are second-rate and small-time gangsters.
They belong to the group of people who fight and take pictures of the mother-in-law for fooling around.
However, the two of them are a bit high-class. In Beijing dialect, they are old guns in the gangster circle.
At least in the Dongsi, Xinjiekou, and Jiaodaokou areas, it is quite prestigious.
But it's very difficult to make money. You spend the whole day wandering here and there, spending the night here and there, living day by day by cheating and abduction.
After hearing Xia Chen's words, the two brothers immediately became energetic. The boss Wang Zhenhai hurriedly asked: "Chenzi, are you telling the truth? You're not making us cough, right?"