Zhou Hao didn't want to hear his eldest aunt's nonsense and quickly stopped him, "Auntie, my parents own a clothing store and I'm going to college. They won't borrow money from relatives and friends. They have already prepared it, so you don't have to worry."

My aunt hurriedly covered it up: "We're not worried. If you have any difficulties, just ask. We are all a family and should help each other."

Zhou Hao didn't bother to tell her more, but his uncle understood the meaning immediately.

A meal costs several thousand, a child's college education costs ten thousand a year, and he wants to open a clothing store, so he has to invest at least twenty or thirty thousand, right? In this calculation, it was forty or fifty thousand. He couldn't figure out how the Zhou family could come up with so much money at once.

Looking at the specifications of the meal, the uncle frowned and asked with a smile: "Jing Sheng, what have you been busy with recently? I'm afraid you can't afford tens of thousands of dollars for what you're going to do?"

Dad Zhou was confused, and Zhou Hao forced a lot of things on his head that he had never heard of, and he was also confused.

Zhou Hao immediately took over the conversation: "My classmate's dad knew that a steel mill in another place needed ore last year, and my dad helped him get a batch..."

"Haozi, don't say this nonsense!" As soon as the words came out, Father Zhou couldn't sit still.

Steel prices skyrocketed last year, the market was in short supply, and ores were also rising. Although Yao'an Iron Mine was almost exhausted, it made a lot of money with this spring breeze. However, the price difference was basically pocketed by the leaders through various methods. He Even if Zhou Jingsheng wants to get out the ore, he doesn't have the ability. How can he sit still if Zhou Hao puts this kind of thing on his head.

But Zhou Jingsheng's anxious and angry look seemed to others to be a deliberate cover-up.

Everyone felt that Zhou Hao must have accidentally revealed Zhou Jingsheng's secret, so he was anxious. After all, wealth is not revealed.

The uncle's tone was also a bit playful: "Jing Sheng, if you have the ability to dump ore, why would you open a clothing store?"

"Brother, don't listen to Haozi's nonsense. There is a shortage of ore. Every ton of ore has to be approved by the mine director before it can be shipped out. How can I do that..."

The more you explain, the more suspicious it becomes.

Zhou Hao raised his hand with a scared look on his face: "I'm talking nonsense, Dad, don't be angry..."

Although he took the initiative to take responsibility for his mistakes, his face was full of innocence, as if he was afraid that Father Zhou would be angry.

This time, it became clear that Zhou Jingsheng was making money from the ore.

In fact, this is Zhou Hao's purpose, which is to let everyone know that his family is different from before, so that his uncle and aunt can't figure out the situation, and they will not dare to bully his father in the future.

Zhou Hao immediately greeted everyone: "Let's eat quickly, Dad, uncle and uncle, please drink more..."

……

"How much money does Zhou Jingsheng make?"

On the way home, uncle Li Chengze suddenly pulled over his motorcycle and asked his wife who was sitting behind.

"How did I know?" The eldest aunt curled her lips with jealousy, obviously unhappy: "You are such a good sister! You have hidden what happened last year until now! If Zhou Hao hadn't said it, he would have kept it secret for the rest of his life."

Li Chengze took a deep drag on his cigarette: "I think that's it. Zhou Jingsheng is just a technician. How can he get the big money?"

The eldest aunt looked unhappy: "That's right. I estimate that I only earned thirty to fifty thousand. Plus my son did well in the exam, so he suddenly lost his job. I spent so much money to pay for such a meal."

As she said that, my aunt suddenly remembered something, "Zhou Hao said they were going to lay off workers. I guess Zhou Jingsheng's road is also cut off. Otherwise, who would take the initiative to lay off workers?"

"Just wait and see!" Li Chengze smacked his lips: "They are going to open a clothing store. We will probably see how big the clothing store they open is."

Aunt Li Qiugui also complained to her husband Huo Tonghe on the way back: "You think my second brother-in-law, a coward like me, can really get ore from the mine?"

Huo Tonghe waved his hand, "How come the second brother-in-law is such a coward? You and your brother just bully the second brother-in-law into being honest!"

"Yo!" Li Qiugui became furious: "Are you still speaking for him? Why do you think you are worthy? Your second brother-in-law has been here all these years, so you can't show your incompetence!"

Huo Tonghe's face turned livid, and after a long time he said angrily: "Li Qiugui, your words are so unpleasant. During the years when you were laid off, did I ever dislike you?"

"How dare you!" Li Qiugui suddenly stopped, pinched his waist and yelled: "Huo Tonghe, it's enough for me to marry you, but you still dare to despise me?"

Huo Tonghe felt dizzy for a while and immediately changed his mind: "Okay, okay, the couple has so many grievances and dislikes. The child is still here. Let's go home quickly."

Li Qiugui's anger subsided a lot, and he said as he walked: "My second sister's job in the workplace makes a decent salary, and she doesn't have a clothing store. She is not good at doing business."

……

Zhou Hao was not relaxed when he returned home.

His parents were sitting on the sofa, and Zhou Hao stood in front of them for interrogation.

"What do you think you think? You're bragging in front of everyone, and your father won't be able to bear it if you don't blush..." Zhou Jingsheng was very emotional. He had been used to being honest all his life, and he couldn't accept it when he was brought to the stage by Zhou Hao.

Zhou's mother also complained about Zhou Hao's recklessness: "You still don't know what your father's temper is? Why are you talking about him like that in front of your uncle and the others?"

Zhou Hao smiled slightly: "That's good. Don't worry about it. Just stop doing the work. Yao'an Iron Mine is like that anyway!"

Father Zhou glared at Zhou Hao: "I have been working in the mines for more than 20 years, and you won't do it if you don't want to? Besides, what will your mother and I do if we don't? Are we really going to open a clothing store?"

"That's right!" When Zhou Hao saw that his parents had been lured in, he immediately said, "Let's open a clothing store! I've been helping you find it. If we want to open it, we can open a big one, the kind of national chain franchise!"

The parents looked at each other and then at Zhou Hao, wondering what this kid was up to.

Zhou Hao said with excitement: "The store we open is different from others. All operations in the store rely on computers and the Internet. When something is sold out, you can place an order directly on the computer and the company will distribute the goods immediately. There is no need to go out of town to purchase goods when the season changes. The company distributes the goods uniformly, and you only need to modify them according to the company's distribution list."

"As for collecting money, you don't have to do it yourself. There are store managers and promoters. Every time a piece of clothing is sold, they scan the code and record it in the computer. The day's sales are deposited into the bank every day. You two don't have to go to the store every day. Just check it regularly every month!”

Zhou Hao's words surprised his parents. Is there such a labor-saving way to open a store?

In the eyes of Zhou's father and Zhou's mother, opening a store and doing business is still very traditional. Just like my aunt, she rents a store and decorates it, goes to other places to find sources of goods, buys goods and sells them back. From now on, she has to go to other places several times a year to buy goods.

For ordinary shopkeepers, going to the south to buy goods is like fighting a war. They can't eat or sleep well along the way. In order to save money, they take the green train. It takes more than ten hours on the road. When they get there, they go to the place to buy goods without stopping. They all go to the wholesale stalls themselves. Select and gather enough goods, keep what you can take away first, and send the rest to logistics. People have to catch the train back with a large amount of goods. After one trip, people have to lose one or two pounds.

Facing his parents' surprise, Zhou Hao very carefully explained the operation mode of the franchised brand store.

After listening to this, Zhou’s father and Zhou’s mother pondered for a long time before they realized that the company and the franchisees were in a cooperative relationship.

This model means that the company is responsible for all aspects except sales. Product design, transportation, advertising, and publicity are all handled by the company. They will do all the preliminary work, with the goal of allowing franchisees to improve sales efficiency and achieve a win-win situation.

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