Star Tycoon

Chapter 19 Receiving the Goods
Tian Ersan arrived home first.

After arriving home, I quickly took the groceries I bought to the counter and locked my tricycle.

Even in your own backyard, you can't be careless in the slightest, otherwise your tricycle will most likely be taken away.

Even ten years from now, we cannot be so careless.

Leaving bicycles and tricycles unlocked at the door is practically inviting people to commit crimes.

Tian Ersan quickly entered the courtyard and called upstairs, "Come out here, hurry down to the first floor."

"They're here!" Zhang Shuya and Wang Linlin quickly ran out together.

Both of them were dressed in light clothing and wearing slippers, revealing large areas of their thighs and arms.

Tian Ersan quickly said, "Go to the first floor and stay there. Block all the windows. I'll lock the door. Someone will come to deliver something later. I'll call you after they leave."

Zhang Shuya and Wang Linlin quickly and obediently agreed.

"it is good!"

The two quickly went directly to the house on the first floor.

This place has been cleaned up. I usually take a nap here in the afternoon. It's much warmer on the second floor than on the first floor.

However, there is a computer on the second floor, where the two of them usually watch movies, lie on the mat playing on their phones, or chat.

The bedroom on the first floor has been tidied up enough to sit in, but it is not yet habitable because of the lack of clean bedding.

After the two women entered the house, Tian Ersan locked the door to the main room and went out to take the items from the display cabinet to the kitchen.

There are rats in the yard, so the food must be stored properly to prevent them from being gnawed on.

Just as I was busy, my phone rang again.

Tian Ersan walked straight to the door and, sure enough, saw a man sitting on an electric tricycle making a phone call.

"Are you here to deliver sunflower seeds?" Tian Ersan walked over and greeted him.

Niu Jian put down his phone, looked at Tian Ersan and said, "Are your parents home? I brought the sunflower seeds."

Tian Ersan smiled and said, "I was the one you were talking to just now. Could you help me move all the sunflower seeds down here? If it's no problem, I'll pay you."

Niu Jian looked up at the haphazardly written words "Laicai Convenience Store" above, and then at the list of goods written on the blackboard hanging at the entrance.

In any case, it was a very small shop.

It's far from the large-scale supermarket that Niu Jian envisioned.

Niu Jian had serious doubts about the capabilities of this small shop.

"You have to pay first, but the items are definitely fine."

Tian Ersan smiled and said, "It's natural to be uneasy about the first collaboration. Since you've already sent the goods, I'm sure I'm sincere. I'll pay you in advance this time. If we collaborate again in the future, the payment will need to be settled at the end of the month. Otherwise, I'll definitely find another willing partner."

Tian Ersan took out his phone and readily agreed to pay, but also proposed the basis for future cooperation.

The biggest fear in business is financial problems. If payments can be deferred, there will be money to do more things.

It's okay if others don't want to; just find another company.

The prerequisite is that you have the ability to earn the trust of others.

Niu Jian took out his phone, and Tian Ersan quickly scanned two thousand yuan into his Alipay account.

After receiving the money, Niu Jian got out of the car and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll help you unload the goods. Congratulations on your grand opening, Mr. Tian! Let's cooperate more in the future!"

It's really great to have a customer who pays promptly in business!
"Okay, it's a pleasure to cooperate." Tian Ersan picked up a bag of sunflower seeds and went into the house. Once inside, he casually said, "No need to go into the yard, just put them by the wall."

"it is good!"

Niu Jian picked up a 50-pound bag of sunflower seeds, put it down, and went out to move more goods.

The two had just carried four or five bags when a van pulled up.

Zhou Shanshan got out of the passenger seat and looked at Tian Ersan, who was covered in sweat.

"Waiter, the refrigerator has been delivered to you!"

Zhou Shanshan's father sat in the driver's seat, looking at the young man who collected scrap, and felt that the man didn't look like a scrap collector at all.

Zhou Shanshan's brother was feeling extremely hot, so he quickly opened the door of the van and went outside to breathe in the fresh air.

Tian Ersan wiped the sweat from his forehead with his arm and said with a smile, "This is a freezer, not a refrigerator. Help me move it down. If there are no problems, I will pay you. We'll just keep the agreed-upon five hundred."

Upon hearing Tian Ersan's agreement, and considering that there was a man working beside Tian Ersan, Zhou Shanshan's father, Zhou Xiong, got out of the car.

Tian Ersan quickly continued moving the melon seeds. Brother Zhou came over, took out a cigarette, and handed it to Niu Jian. "You're a good-looking guy who can work hard. Do you have a girlfriend?"

Niu Jian took the cigarette and said with a smile, "I'm a deliveryman, not a family member. Boss Tian just bought 600 jin of sunflower seeds from me."

Zhou Shanshan quickly said, "Dad, he's an orphan, and he lives alone."

Zhou Xiong and Niu Jian both showed expressions of surprise and astonishment.

Orphans are really rare.

None of Zhou Xiong's relatives were orphans, nor had he heard of any orphans in the neighborhood or on the street.

The same goes for Niu Jianjia.

"Why hasn't anyone adopted him?" Zhou Xiong asked, puzzled.

A boy, who seemed capable of working, and whose speech and limbs were all fine.

Not to mention people in big cities, even people in small towns and rural areas are willing to adopt male orphans to support themselves in their old age and have them work for them.

Raising a child doesn't require much effort; all you need to do is feed them. Moreover, due to the deeply ingrained belief that sons are essential, many families in rural areas have a very high demand for sons, and are even willing to spend a lot of money to buy one.

So, there are many things that make it hard to understand why Tian Ersan was able to grow up healthy until the age of eighteen without being adopted.

Zhou Shanshan replied, "I don't know. It's their family matter, don't ask."

At this moment, Tian Ersan came out and felt strange seeing the group standing there, but he didn't urge them to work.

Tian Ersan carried the melon seeds and continued working.

Niu Jian tucked the cigarette behind his ear and quickly joined in the work, saying, "Wait a minute, I'll carry these bags of sunflower seeds downstairs first."

Zhou Shanshan smiled and said, "I'll help too. Are these canned goods included?"

Niu Jian said, "Yes, just take them in." Zhou Shanshan quickly took charge of getting the canned goods, and Zhou Xiong and his nineteen-year-old son Zhou Mingming also helped carry a bag.

Soon, 600 pounds of sunflower seeds were carried inside by four male laborers.

Zhou Mingming then helped the clumsy Zhou Shanshan move the canned goods.

Zhou Shanshan saw Tian Ersan also carrying canned goods and said with a smile, "Why are you buying so many canned goods?"

"Sell, of course! Didn't you see I'm running a small shop here?" Tian Ersan replied with a smile.

Zhou Shanshan asked, "How much did you pay for a bottle?"

Tian Ersan replied, "It was a free gift when I bought melon seeds."

Zhou Shanshan felt relieved when she heard it was free. She helped put the canned goods on the shelf and said slowly, "I have hundreds of bottles at home. If I had known you wanted these, I would have given you dozens of bottles. Anyway, you're giving them away."

Tian Ersan asked curiously, "Why do you have so many canned goods at home?"

Just as Zhou Shanshan was about to answer, Zhou Mingming, who was carrying cans next to her, said, "My family makes canned goods. We can't sell them, so the factory is losing money. We've lost tens of thousands of yuan."

Tian Ersan quickly said, "How does your canned food compare to this? You should try one."

Zhou Mingming said directly, "It's free, right?"

"No," Tian Ersan said with a smile. "I was actually planning to collect some canned goods too. I'll start with a few hundred and see if they sell well."

Zhou Xiong came in and said, "Your shop isn't very big. Can you sell all that stuff? Don't let it all become unsellable."

Tian Ersan smiled and said, "Then don't rush to throw away or give away your canned goods. Send me a few cans to try when you have time. If they're good, I'll buy some. I'll try to sell them in the next few days."

Zhou Shanshan quickly replied, "Okay! I'll save them all for you! My brother is worried about his college tuition!"

Tian Ersan didn't want to suffer a loss, and he also knew the price of canned goods.

"I heard that the wholesale price of canned food is two yuan now. How much is a bottle for Boss Zhou?"

Zhou Xiong saw that Tian Ersan knew about this, so he offered a reasonable price.

"A bottle used to sell for 1.5 or 1.6 yuan, but now nobody wants it. If you want it, I'll give it to you for 0.5 yuan a bottle. I still have more than 2,000 yuan left."

Tian Ersan asked doubtfully, "It's not expired, is it?"

“Definitely not!” Zhou Xiong said directly, “They were all made last year, but the dates on the labels are from this year. The peaches have grown well these past two years, so canned fruit isn’t worth much. People don’t like canned fruit anymore.”

"I originally planned to sell bottles, but people don't want bottles with water inside. I was afraid of being fined if someone saw me pouring them all out."

Tian Ersan quickly understood that for scrap collectors, a full Coke bottle was definitely not worth three yuan, let alone more than the bottle's purchase price.

They don't even buy the bottles at the price they're selling; the person who needs to sell has to empty the trash from the Coke bottle themselves.

A thousand Coke bottles are worth buying, but a thousand Coke bottles with Coke inside will make people curse.

Canned food is still edible, but if you're selling glass bottles, those things become a problem.

They can also be sold to small shops at low prices.

The most common way is to sell to competitors. People who run factories usually know many competitors, and they can sell equipment and products to them at low prices.

However, the fact that they went bankrupt proves that this family lacks the drive and eloquence to act.

Tian Ersan readily agreed, "Okay, send me a few bottles tomorrow and I'll buy more depending on the situation."

Zhou Mingming said, "I'll deliver the goods to you tomorrow, you can take a look!"

Zhou Shanshan introduced, "This is my brother. He got into university. Do you know Yellow River Science and Technology College? It's a university of science and technology!"

I don't know... Tian Ersan said politely, "Congratulations! You're a college student!"

Zhou Mingming looked embarrassed, while Zhou Xiong next to her chuckled.

Even now, in the 2010s, college students from small counties are still the envy and source of pride.

Especially in many rural areas, there are very few college graduates; most of them are vocational school graduates.

Soon, the four men lifted the refrigerator off the van and pushed it into the open space inside the convenience store.

Tian Ersan took out a bottle of mineral water. "Have a drink of water."

Everyone accepted the bottled water and were chatting when a girl of about eighteen or nineteen years old walked in through the door.

"Zhou Shanshan! Tian Xiaoer?" Zheng Lingyan looked at the female classmates in the room and quickly identified the handsome Tian Xiaoer.

Tian Ersan smiled and said, "You must be Zheng Lingyan? Has the air conditioner arrived?"

Zheng Lingyan said, "We've arrived! It's at the entrance. It was in good condition when it was taken down."

Zhou Xiong saw that Tian Ersan had put away the air conditioner, and the group went out to check together.

Zheng Lingyan came with her father and mother to sell air conditioners, and the group quickly got to know each other after meeting.

Zhou Xiong looked at the air conditioner and quickly said, "I installed my own air conditioner. Do you have the tools? I can help you install it."

Tian Ersan said directly, "I don't have any tools here, but I can borrow some from the other side."

There's a car repair shop across the street; they definitely have plenty of tools.

Zhou Xiong said, "We need to make an eye on the situation. Mingming should go home and bring the tools over, and we'll help him install the air conditioner."

“Okay!” Zhou Mingming was also willing to help.

The handsome and eloquent Tian Ersan is not only popular with girls, but also with men like Zhou Xiong, Zhou Mingming, and Niu Jian, who are all willing to help him.

Tian Ersan offered, "Then I'll give you an extra 150 yuan, including the air conditioner installation fee."

Zhou Xiong said happily, "Thank you, Boss Tian! Mingming, drive over and pick it up, be careful."

"I know!" Zhou Mingming also wanted to earn more tuition fees, so he quickly drove off to pick up his things.

Zheng Lingyan and her family quickly paid the bill and left. Although she wanted to say more, she wasn't a very talkative girl.

Niu Jian had to go back to work, so he paid the bill and left.

After working for two or three hours, everyone finally finished before dark and happily left with their money.

2100 + 650 + 350
Including the cost of groceries, Tian Ersan spent more than 3,000 yuan today, which is a step further away from his goal of 100,000 yuan.

(End of this chapter)