Three former classmates came together, especially Lu Hui and Fang Hanmin, who had not heard from each other since graduating from high school. They finally got together today. They had mixed feelings, lamented how time flies, and asked each other about each other's past and current situation.
Although Lu Hui also entered the college entrance examination room with other classmates, he did it purely to deal with errands. Because his academic performance was very poor, he never had the extravagant hope of advancing to the college entrance examination.
Lu Hui’s hometown is located on a street in a township. Although his parents are not farmers, they do not have regular jobs. They have been living as temporary workers in the streets of the township. After the policy was liberalized, they relied on their house facing the street to open a business on the street. A shop selling groceries.
In addition to the state-owned store on the street, Lu Hui's parents' store was the second store in the town. With the advantages of large variety of products and good service attitude, coupled with the long business hours, the business was very good in the first few years. Knowing that their son's academic performance was poor, his parents had no unrealistic requirements for Lu Hui. They planned to let him go home and do business with them after Lu Hui graduated from high school.
Knowing the news of failing the college entrance examination, Lu Hui and his parents were very calm because they had no hope in the first place. After returning home, Lu Hui only rested for two days before going to the store to help his parents with their business. However, by this time, there were already three or four self-employed merchants on the street. The consumption capacity of the township was very limited, and there were too many merchants. Competition suddenly appeared. Both the turnover and profit of Lu Hui's store dropped by more than half compared with the first few years.
More than a month later, Lu Hui went to the county town to purchase goods. He took the opportunity to conduct an inspection of the business environment in the county town. Through analysis, he believed that his parents' shop was located in a township street, and the consumers they faced not only did not have strong purchasing power, but also the consumer market was too large. If there is competition, it will be difficult to do business.
Lu Hui believes that he cannot confine himself to the streets of a township. He has to go out. Otherwise, his future survival will be a problem. From a development perspective, he still doesn't know how long his parents' shop can operate.
After knowing Lu Hui's thoughts, his mother didn't say anything. His father disagreed with his point of view, "The market in our township street is indeed not big, but the operating cost is low. In the past few years, I have often gone to the county to purchase goods. I have also traveled to the county. There The shipment volume is large, but do you know how much the stall rental will cost?”
"Of course the rent for the stalls is quite high, but the volume of shipments from each stall is unimaginable! I have done some research and calculated an account. Even after deducting the rent, the daily profit is more than that of a shop on a street like yours." Many times!"
Lu Hui's words irritated his father's sensitive nerves, and Lao Lu said angrily: "What's wrong with the shops in the township streets? You guys look down on this shop, but at least it is stable and will not lose money! If the business in the county town is messed up, you will not I can’t even earn the rent from the stall, and I’ll lose all my money by then, and you won’t even have time to cry!”
"This only shows that you are timid! Facing the county's market and huge consumer groups, how can you lose money? I think as long as you take the first step, you will have confidence."
As the only son in the family, Lu Hui usually speaks casually in front of his parents, but Lao Lu can't accept his arrogant tone of voice, "Am I a coward? Go and find out, our store is the first individual store in the town. Industrial and commercial households!”
"I admit that you had the guts back then, but what about now? There are more shops opening in the town, do you still have some ideas?"
"Don't say these useless things! If you want us to open a store in the county town, I will never go!" Lao Lu had his own determination.
Seeing that he could not convince his father, Lu Hui simply showed his cards, "Whether you go or not is not up to me, but I must get out of here!"
"Your wings are stiff, you want to leave here? Okay! Please do so."
"But, if I go to the county to do business, you have to give me funds!" Only in this matter, Lu Hui lost his confidence.
Lao Lu smiled contemptuously, "Hahaha, give you funds? You are willing to go out and have a hard time. You can't persuade me. We didn't force you, so why should we give you funds?"
"This..." Lu Hui was speechless for a moment, "Dad, can you be reasonable?"
"I think you are just being reckless! You don't listen to my advice, and you become unreasonable to me. Do you think you can talk like that?"
The views of father and son were completely opposite. Lu Hui's mother seemed to disapprove of him going out and wandering around. The atmosphere in the house became suffocating. However, Lu Hui was determined to leave. He thought of a desperate plan, "Mom and Dad, I listen. You said you prepared a sum of money for me to use to get married and start a family, is this true?"
"Yes, there is such a thing, why are you asking?" The parents felt baffled.
"I have a request. I hope you can give me the money in advance."
"You don't even have a girlfriend, why should I give you this money in advance?"
"Sooner or later, this money will all be mine. I want to use this money to start a business."
Lao Lu slapped the table and said, "Using this money to start a business? What a wonderful idea! If you lose money, you will need money to get married and start a family in the future. Where can we get it for you? You all know that business is getting harder and harder to do now, and money is getting harder and harder. It’s getting harder and harder to earn money.”
"If you give me this money now, I will never have to worry about you getting married and starting a family in the future. I will never ask you for money again."
"That's nice to say. If we lose the money and we really don't care about you getting married and starting a family in the future, what will your relatives and friends say?" Lao Lu rolled his eyes at his son angrily.
"What do you care about them? If you don't tell me about our family's affairs, how can outsiders know about it? If you're worried, I can give you a written record and fingerprints."
When Lu Hui said this, his mother felt pity and said, "Old Lu, why don't you give the money to the child and let him go out and have a career."
"This..., how can you agree to his request? Are you responsible for the trouble?" Lao Lu felt incredible about his wife's attitude.
"Can you recite some good spells? Lose money every time and get into trouble every time. In your mind, our son is so incompetent? Although Lu Hui has poor academic performance, his mind is flexible and his behavior is better than yours! And anyway, I am also a high school graduate, why do you think so lowly of me?"
This conversation left Lao Lu speechless. After holding it in for a long time, he said innocently: "I am doing it for his own good, because I am afraid that he will take risks. You still don't understand me!"
"You should get over it soon, is it for his own good? If you insist on leaving him on our street, in such a small place in the corner, what's the point? My son has told you that he would rather sign and draw a pledge. You bear the risk at your own risk, what else do you want him to do?"
After careful consideration, Lao Lu felt that his wife's words made sense, but he was unwilling to admit defeat, "You have been fooled by all the good people, okay, I don't care, you can do whatever you want."
"Don't say that, don't care. Children are getting money to do serious things, not to eat, drink and have fun."...
With a sum of money given to him by his parents, Lu Hui first went to Shuangling City and the provincial capital to inspect purchasing channels and prices. Then he returned to the county seat and rented a shop in the county's largest wholesale market to engage in hardware, home appliances and plumbing. Wholesale of equipment.
Everything was difficult at the beginning. In the first few months, Lu Hui suffered a lot due to his lack of experience. Apart from paying rent and paying wages to the two hired workers, he hardly earned much money. But Lu Hui was born to be a businessman. In less than half a year, he not only mastered various channels, but also opened up important links. At that time, home appliances such as televisions, refrigerators, and washing machines were in very short supply. Through his connections, Lu Hui was always able to obtain supplies, which made his peers envious.
In just a few years, Lu Hui's store area in the wholesale market has tripled, employing more than ten people, and it is among the top five merchants in the wholesale market in terms of turnover.
Fang Hanmin and Yu Dongmei were very interested in this experience of Lu Hui. They both raised their glasses at the same time, "Lv Hui, cheers to your enterprising spirit and success!"
After putting down the cup, Yu Dongmei was still interested in Lu Hui's story, "Now, has your father's attitude towards you changed?"
"Except for the Chinese New Year, I rarely see him in person. However, when I got married last year, I really didn't ask for a penny from my parents. I kept my word. I don't know what he thought."
"You're already married? You didn't tell me, you're not interesting enough!" Fang Hanmin said in surprise.
"I didn't know where you were last year, how could I tell you?"
"You didn't tell me either. You didn't say you didn't know where I was, right?" Yu Dongmei and Lu Hui have each other's contact information.
"I really wanted to inform you at the time, but since you are a teacher and I was afraid of delaying your work, and we were dozens of kilometers away, it was inconvenient to go back and forth, so I finally decided not to disturb you," Lu Hui explained.
"Lv Hui, you finally realized your dream of doing business. We are happy for you! I wish your business will grow bigger and bigger!" The three toasted again.
"Hanmin, I've finished telling my story. In fact, I think your experience is more legendary. Now you have achieved such great achievements and become a celebrity among our classmates. How did you end up at the Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory after graduating from high school? A worker?" Lu Hui had been holding back this question for a long time.
"First of all, I want to correct your statement. When I went to Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory, I did not work as a worker, but as a temporary worker. In addition, I am not a celebrity now. I am just an ordinary employee of Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory."
"Hanmin, you are always so low-key. You are in the news of newspapers, radio stations and TV stations at the same time. This is not famous. What is a celebrity? Wait, maybe many classmates will call you these days. .”
Upon hearing this, Fang Hanmin quickly got vaccinated, "Lv Hui, please don't spread this matter among your classmates. The news has passed. For those who don't know, it's best to let them never know!"
Lu Hui was very witty, "Yes, it's better not to spread the word, because many of our classmates still live in the countryside. They really want to go to the city to find work, but they have no way. If you know that the old monitor is a celebrity in the Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory, They come to ask for your help, can you arrange for them to work in the factory as temporary workers?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Hanmin hurriedly declared: "Stop it! How can I, a deputy section chief of the technical section, be so capable? My own brother is still farming in my hometown."
"Don't worry, I understand your difficulties and won't cause any trouble for you. Hanmin, you are our monitor. When I was in school, I thought you were very serious about your work and could do your job well no matter where you go. But you Where did you learn all that modern scientific and technological knowledge? It's not simple!" Lu Hui's question is of interest to everyone who cares about Fang Hanmin.
Fang Hanmin has faced this problem countless times. Even Director Yuan, the top leader of Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory, is very curious about Fang Hanmin's mastery of so many modern pharmaceutical technologies. Although every explanation is far-fetched, no one has the nerve to get to the bottom of this matter.
