Xue Ling smiled and said: "The gap is huge and the concepts are different, so naturally it is impossible to understand."
Xiao Jiaxue couldn't help but nodded and explained: "In their place, parents raise their children until they are adults. Basically, if we can afford it, we will pay it, and if we can't afford it, we will leave. So when they become adults, they basically move out to rent a house and live on their own.
I work and study to live, and gradually become estranged from my family. My parents would keep their pension to live by themselves, and go to nursing homes when they are too old to walk. They don’t expect their children to support them until they grow old. But we are different!"
"What do you do to lend money to your parents?" Xue Ling asked.
Xiao Jiaxue was slightly stunned, then explained in a low voice: "My dad has social security, and he still has a certain income every month after retirement. After my mom was laid off, she had nothing. During that time, my grandma died of a serious illness, and my dad
My mother spent a lot of money. I just saved the money for a regular period, and I was greedy for a little interest, so I couldn't get it out for the time being. I saw that my parents were not living a decent frugal life, so I wanted to give them some money to give them a break.
I don’t know...that guy refused, and even tried to talk to me about independence, which made me so angry that I almost died!"
Xue Ling chuckled: "This is indeed a problem. Fortunately, you are married and your parents don't need you as a daughter to support them. Otherwise, conflicts will inevitably arise."
"That's right!" Xiao Jiaxue said: "But I learned a lot from the experience. Later, whenever I had the opportunity, I would teach him about our traditional virtues of respecting the elderly and loving the young, as well as our strong family values. Also, I celebrated the New Year and the holidays.
When I was young, I took him to live with my parents. Gradually, he has understood our culture and has changed a bit."
"Oh..." Xue Ling gave a thumbs up: "Not bad!"
Xiao Jiaxue whispered: "The purchasing agent business has been pretty good in the past few years, and I guess it will become even more popular in the future. Although he was a little annoyed that he had to bring a lot of things with him every time he returned to China, he shut up after seeing that I gave him a commission.
.There is money to be made, so why not do it! I also asked some international students to help me and set up a QQ group. I know who is coming back and who is going out. I give the most generous money, and they are willing to give it to me.
Work.”
"As long as you can make money, don't be too greedy." Xue Ling thought for a while and said, "This industry still has great prospects. You have to keep doing it."
"That's right!" Xiao Jiaxue finished eating the apples and pears and turned to attack the grapes, saying: "I heard the director of our publishing house say that if the industry continues to be sluggish, some old employees and cadres will consider early retirement. I can work for ten years at most.
, don’t be too far away from the retirement age, I will apply for retirement. Anyway, the salary is only so small, it is not as good as purchasing on behalf of others.”
"That's okay!" Xue Ling shook his head and whispered: "You are all engaged in foreign language literature publishing, and the future is probably not very promising. You should try to develop as many side businesses as possible."
"In addition to giving you this, I came here today." Xiao Jiaxue said, "I have one more thing to discuss with you."
Xue Ling raised her eyebrows and asked, "What's the matter?"
Xiao Jiaxue chuckled and asked, "Is there any good store for rent under your Ronghua Mall for the time being? I plan to open a store to sell some foreign milk powder and medicines."
Xue Ling shook his head: "I haven't had any time at all in the past few years."
It is not easy to rent stores in the city center, especially in the past ten years. The location and location of Ronghua Mall are really good, and the business atmosphere is strong. Store rents have increased year by year, but demand still exceeds supply, and a lot of people come to compete.
Xiao Jiaxue poked her and said with a smile: "Can't you move a little bit for me? Which one of us will follow which one?"
Xue Ling almost fell down and explained with a smile: "I will discuss it with Director Liao. He has been helping me take care of the mall these years. He always knows which store is due and when the lease is up. It’s clear. I asked him to pay attention.”
"I want the first floor, and the location should be as good as possible." Xiao Jiaxue said.
Xue Ling nodded and said: "Yes, but we have to wait. We have all signed a lease, and we have to wait until the lease term is up. The basic spirit of the contract must be abided by!"
"Okay, okay!" Xiao Jiaxue muttered: "The one in the Tomorrow Building is not bad. There has been a lot of traffic in the past few years. If there is one there, I can accept it."
Xue Ling shook his head: "There are fewer stores over there, so it's harder to wait."
The building is now rented out except for the corners. The store business on the first floor is not as good as Ronghua Mall, but there are many people working in the office building, and there are many tenants who have opened restaurants and small supermarkets, so the business is booming.
Xiao Jiaxue thought for a while and asked: "I seem to have the impression that there is a flower shop, right?"
"Yes." Xue Ling explained: "When the building was completed, I gave two stores to Liao Zongnan and two to Liu Xiaoyu. Boss Liu returned to Rongcheng and now manages a large pig farm. I also invested in a meat floss factory last year and had no time to take care of these two stores, so I always rented them out and only collected rent. Director Liao gave the store to his retired wife, Sister Cai, and asked her to open a flower shop."
"Wow!" Xiao Jiaxue asked with envy in her eyes: "These two must be very romantic, right? Is the flower shop doing a good job?"
"It's okay." Xue Ling replied: "Sister Cai's retirement salary is not low. The children all have their own families, and each of them can make money. Director Liao also has an income every month, and the family is not short of money at all. The store is my own, Sister Cai." Her business principle is to sell as long as she does not lose money, and she is reluctant to let every flower wither. Her store does very well because the price is cheaper than the market and the packaging is unique."
Every time she went to the building, she would go over there to chat with Sister Cai.
Sister Cai is already a grandmother, and her two sons have jobs. One of her two daughters-in-law is a middle school teacher, and the other works in a foreign company.
The eldest daughter-in-law has only given birth to a boy, who is ten years old this year and is currently studying in an aristocratic school. The younger son got married not long ago, and the young couple are devoted to their careers and have no plans to have children for the time being.
When Sister Cai was young, she always wanted to open a flower shop to sell her favorite flowers and small potted plants.
Boss Liao originally wanted to rent a store in the Imperial City to sell flowers to her, but it happened that her grandson was born at that time, and Sister Cai had to help take care of her, so she had to shelve the plan temporarily.
Later, she gave Boss Liao two storefronts. He was very happy and then gave the storefronts to his wife.
Sister Cai hired a young girl, and they took care of the flower shop together.
The flower shop is full of fragrance and elegantly decorated, and is very popular with young men and women in the office upstairs.
Xiao Jiaxue clicked her tongue a few times and whispered: "When I get old, if my husband can arrange such a leisurely and romantic thing for me, then I will definitely be happy to death."
"Your husband is so good at grinding coffee, why not open a coffee shop." Xue Ling suggested: "In the past two years, coffee shops have mushroomed in the imperial capital. They can be found everywhere. You can join a big brand, or you can create something unique of your own. "
"Oh! This is a good idea!" Xiao Jiaxue gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "When we retire, we will open a specialty coffee shop!"
Xue Ling smiled and took a sip of tea.
"Okay, then I'll wait for free coffee!"
"I guarantee you'll drink enough!" Xiao Jiaxue patted her chest proudly, "I'll give you the best and most fragrant one!"
Xue Ling shook his head in amusement: "I drank too much and couldn't sleep, so let's forget it. It seems that I can't take advantage of this big advantage."
She rarely drinks coffee, and she can't sleep every time she drinks it, so she rarely drinks it. Several children like it very much, especially Xue Yang, who can drink it several times in one breath.