MTL - My Stepmother is Soft and Charming-Chapter 216 business experience

 “It’s my sister-in-law who is stupid, so she asked her brothers and sisters for advice.”

Du Jingyi's pretty face showed a sly expression, but he was not afraid of exposing himself as he spoke.

“Because the shop here is where I use it to confuse the bad relatives in my family.”

When she heard this, Mrs. Liu, her sister-in-law, was a little confused.

 Does the Du family also have bad relatives? Why haven't I heard her talk about it?

From these few contacts with her, she felt that although the Du family came from businessmen, they rarely had a sense of shrewd calculations, and they were kind and generous in dealing with others, so she had a good impression.

 So I thought about it for a while and asked.

 “Is it a clan relative?”

Du Jingyi nodded, and then told some things about his family.

“My parents only have two children, me and my sister, so there is a cousin in the family who wants to take over the Du family from us every day, so he hangs around in these shops.”

"A few years ago, in order to prevent my marriage from being messed up, my parents repeatedly gave me a lot of money and shops to appease me, hoping that they would stop publicizing things that were not good for me outside. However, they were sincere in exchange for being ruthless and kind. I was always bullied, money was given away, and there were a lot of rumors spread outside."

She said with a look of disdain.

The elder sister-in-law Liu was also listening quietly. It seemed that every family had sutras that were difficult to recite.

"But I'm not a good person, and I can't handle the family business for more than a day or two, so I've already tampered with those really good shops, letting outsiders look at them as if they were dead. Naturally, my cousin He didn’t want it, and what he took was shops and businesses that looked lively, but actually require a lot of effort to run well.”

"As expected, a few years later, the store in his hands was in a mess, so he had the idea of ​​going to the Northland to do business a few years ago, and even attracted some noble people to accompany him. Now a month has passed, and he has also arrived It’s time to stumble.”

Sister-in-law Liu couldn't help but raise her eyebrows when she heard this.

 “Have you plotted against him?”

“His stupid brain can fall down without my calculations. He doesn’t know his own abilities and thinks too highly of himself. He doesn’t know how God has arranged it. Does a guy like him deserve the surname Du?”

Du Jingyi's tone was full of dissatisfaction with his cousin, and his sister-in-law Liu was not surprised. After all, there were three and five bedrooms as precedents, and this was nothing more.

 “So, the sister-in-law means...”

"I would like to recommend this capable shopkeeper to my sister-in-law. If he can keep this shop calm for several years, he will actually make a lot of profits."

With that said, Du Jingyi asked Yingtao to bring out another account book.

This book is much thicker than the one my sister-in-law Liu just handed back to Du Jingyi.

The sister-in-law opened it and read it doubtfully. She didn’t know what to look at, and the more she looked at it, the more surprised she became.

Same shop, same shopkeeper and same manpower, but the profit is more than a hundred times that of the first one.

After a few quick glances, Sister-in-law Liu said with emotion.

“I didn’t expect that this shop is the chicken that lays golden eggs. I’m really blind.”

Her metaphor was simple and straightforward. Du Jingyi couldn't help but smile after hearing it, and then continued the conversation. "Sister-in-law is right. The shop is naturally good, but the real one is this shopkeeper. There are countless shopkeepers in the world who are good at doing business, but there are very few like him who can clean up false accounts. "

Sister-in-law Liu has been studying the fake account books carefully these days, and indeed she has not found any major flaws.

Had she not preconceivedly concluded that there must be something wrong with the account book, so she checked it back and forth dozens of times, she might not have been able to detect the minor problems.

As Du Jingyi said, those clan members are rushing to the profitable shops. Naturally, they will not look down on such goods, let alone investigate them carefully.

 So, the shopkeeper Du Jingyi mentioned is indeed a talent.

"I understand what my sister-in-law means. I will learn from this shopkeeper and live up to your expectations."

Du Jingyi heard the words, but shook his head, with a faint smile on his face, he opened his mouth and said calmly.

"Sister-in-law, I have misunderstood. I am not asking you to learn skills from him, but I am going to transfer this man and the six shops he manages to your name. From now on, he will be your subordinate."

“So, if you know yourself and your enemy, you can better control such a shopkeeper and make it work for you.”

 Listening to Du Jingyi's words, the shock of sister-in-law Liu at this moment can be seen in her eyes.

She didn't expect it, but she was shocked, so she refused immediately.

"This is your dowry. As my sister-in-law, there is no way I can take dowry from my younger siblings. It's not allowed."

"Sister-in-law, since we are one family, why should we be so different? Although the annual profits of these six shops are not much, they still have three to fifty thousand taels. With the money in hand, you will have more confidence in your actions in the future. If you follow The shopkeeper will discuss this carefully and see if the shops and fields in your hands can be re-circulated."

 “The right way is to be truly simple and precise, so that it takes no effort and can get the most rewards.”

 Three to fifty thousand taels, although it’s not much?

Sister-in-law Liu knew that Du Jingyi’s family was rich, but she didn’t expect to be so rich. The annual profit could be 30,000 to 50,000 taels, but in her mouth, it was as light as 3,500 taels.

 So, those who were in a bit of a dilemma said.

“My sister-in-law’s offer is too generous, I can’t accept it.”

"Sister-in-law, even if you don't think about yourself, you should also think about Ping'er. He is fourteen now. In the future, whether it is martial arts or literary education, the expenses will not be small. Not to mention that the marriage is still undecided. Everything is... When it comes to money, if you rely on the dowry left by your mother-in-law and the savings over the years, I'm afraid it won't be enough."

The sister-in-law couldn't help but sigh after hearing this.

Her natal family was not a prominent one, so the dowry given to her was not that big.

Although my mother-in-law left some, it was divided equally between the three brothers and sisters, so it fell into the hands of the elder sister-in-law Liu and Heping'er, and it was not necessarily possible to get much.

In recent years, because my sister-in-law has neither the intention nor the ability to run a business, many shops can barely survive, so the real usable money in her hands is less than 10,000 taels.

　　A man with money is a hero, but a man without money is a hero.

Such words are also confirmed when it falls on the elder sister-in-law Liu. Although the food, clothing, housing and transportation are now the responsibility of the middle minister in the general's mansion, there has never been any harshness on their mother and son.

 But such a life will last for another three to five years at most, and they will move away after Ping'er gets married. Therefore, although the scenery is beautiful at the moment, they may not be as happy as they want in the future.

 This is why my sister-in-law has to study this way of making money every day.