HCB Chapter 28 only has 1 words.
Chapter 28 only has 1 words.
Cheng Ning leaned on Lu Ran's shoulder, tears streaming down her cheeks and soaking Lu Ran's clothes.
Lu Ran gently patted Cheng Ning's back without saying a word, offering her silent comfort.
As he spoke, the village chief pointed to Li Daming standing next to him.
"Of course, if you don't want the trouble, you can continue to let Lao Li take over. The market is not good now. Your family can make a normal life, but if you have to take on the pressure of the village's sales, then it will indeed be a bit difficult for you."
Li Daming then interjected, "Sister Wu, you'd better think this through. People are driven by self-interest. The villagers might agree to let your family sell the goods on their behalf out of consideration for your relationship with them."
"But if the vegetables don't sell well and sales are sluggish, you'll have to fill the gap yourself, and if you can't make up the money, the villagers won't earn any money. Then you'll face a barrage of criticism, and you, a widow and her children, will probably find it hard to cope with that risk."
As Li Daming was talking, he suddenly remembered that the Cheng family had a future son-in-law.
Looking at Lu Ran beside him, Li Daming thought to himself, "This young man may drive a nice car, but he probably doesn't have that much cash on him."
And even if they could afford it, they might not be willing to part with it.
He didn't think Lu Ran, who was just his boyfriend, would be willing to spend much money on the Cheng family.
No matter how beautiful Cheng Ning is, she is still a person with physical defects. People may do some foolish things when they are young because of emotional impulses, but when it comes to money, they will definitely mature quickly.
But is the truth really as he thought?
Lu Ran will give him an answer soon.
Lu Ran looked at the silent Wu Meimei: "Auntie, you actually want to accept it, don't you? Because it's Uncle's wish."
"If you'd like, I'll figure out how to get the initial investment. You can always pay me back when you make a profit."
Wu Meimei looked up at him.
He smiled and said, "Thank you, child, but I can't let you take this risk for us."
"Brother Li is right. The market has been bad these past few years, and vegetables are getting harder to sell every year. If we really lose money, even if we sell everything we own, we won't be able to make up for it."
Lu Ran replied, "It's okay if we lose money. We can earn it back slowly."
"When I passed through the county town on my way back, I saw many factories there. This village is so close to the county town, I guess most of the vegetables from the village are sold through those factories!"
"Even though the market is bad now and many companies are laying off employees, factories have both off-seasons and peak seasons. They will lay off employees and also hire new ones."
"There are signs for GG everywhere along the way, which means the job market isn't that bad. In this situation, I don't think I should lose money no matter what."
Li Daming was both surprised and frightened.
Staring blankly at Lu Ran, he was very puzzled. This young man looked to be at most twenty-five or twenty-six years old. How could he have such a mind at such a young age?
He was able to analyze the pros and cons after just one glance.
This time he was really anxious. He could make a living as a distributor for another five years without any problem, so how could he bear to give it up to someone else?
"Young man, you're mistaken. Business can't be judged by appearances alone. Besides, do you know how much vegetable our village sells?"
"Without at least a million in funds to back you up, even the slightest market fluctuation can leave you in dire straits."
Lu Ran was taken aback.
"Only one million? I thought it would be much more!"
"Auntie, don't worry about it. I'll cover the costs for you. In my opinion, this is a sure-fire way to make money, so please don't refuse. Consider it an investment on my part."
Only one million?
Everyone in the room was surprised by Lu Ran's words.
Wu Meimei asked, "Xiao Lu, didn't you say... your father works as a laborer, selling fruit?"
Lu Ran nodded: "Yes, my parents are farmers."
"Then where did you get the money?"
When asked by his aunt, Lu Ran coughed and said, "Yes, I earned it myself."
Cheng Ning tugged at him: "When...when did you earn so much money?"
If we're talking about the person who knows Lu Ran's financial situation best at the scene, it's definitely her.
A person who was chasing after her to help her find a job, only asking for a monthly income of three thousand, is now saying that one million is a small amount of money.
Cheng Ning even suspected that Lu Ran was deliberately exaggerating in front of her mother.
But... based on her understanding of Lu Ran, she felt that Lu Ran wasn't that kind of person.
Lu Ran thought for a moment and said, "You know about stock and futures trading, right? I'm also a trader, but I don't do it often, just occasionally on and off."
"I was bored a while ago and took out 20,000 yuan to play around with. I accidentally made a little money, not much, more than two million yuan."
"Is that really true?" Cheng Ning looked doubtful, feeling that it sounded a bit unbelievable.
Lu Ran raised his hand: "It's absolutely true, otherwise I'd go out..."
"hiss···"
Cheng Ning pinched him to interrupt him. Although she knew Lu Ran might be about to say something about finding money on the street, she was still afraid that Lu Ran would actually say something unlucky.
In fact, Lu Ran wasn't lying.
Because the money the system transferred to him came from his stock account.
The village chief then asked, "Young man, are you serious? Are you really going to vouch for the Cheng family? If so, it's not just talk; you need actual funds. Otherwise, if problems arise later and there's no money, it will be a real disaster for Sister Wu."
Lu Ran blinked, then asked Wu Meimei, "Auntie, do you have a bank card with online banking activated?"
Wu Meimei pursed her lips: "Yes, there is, but we really don't need it, Xiao Lu."
"Auntie, as I said, this is also my business investment. Let's settle things first so that Uncle Village Chief understands our intentions, and we can talk about the rest later."
"Okay then."
Upon hearing this, Wu Meimei got up to get her bank card.
Lu Ran entered the card number in front of everyone...
A few minutes later.
"Okay, Auntie, show everyone your balance so they can see if it's real money."
"I can only transfer one million right now, but that should be enough to prove that I'm not just talking the talk."
Lu Ran upgraded his card's credit limit, and now the daily limit is one million, so he can only transfer out one million.
Looking at the string of numbers on her phone, Wu Meimei appeared very uneasy.
This is Lu Ran's money after all. If she loses it later, she doesn't know how she will repay it.
The village chief and the others looked at the balance on Wu Meimei's phone, and their expressions varied.
Village chief Zhang Xiangliao and his sister Zhang Changlian were surprised, while Li Daming was unwilling but helpless.
"Haha, good, good, Miss Wu has found a good son-in-law."
"In that case, it's settled then."
"It's getting late, Miss Wu, we won't bother you any longer."
Wu Meimei stood up: "Why don't you eat before you leave?"
The village chief waved his hand: "No, we won't disturb your family reunion."
The village chief left with his sister. Although Li Daming was unwilling, there was nothing he could do. He could only force a smile and say goodbye before leaving.
Cheng Ning kept her head down and remained silent.
She was already starting to regret bringing Lu Ran home; now, the whole village probably assumed he was her boyfriend.
From now on... unless I don't get married, it can only be Lu Ran.
"Xiao Lu, please sit down. Auntie will go cook."
Wu Meimei glanced at her daughter and Lu Ran, and her approval of Lu Ran grew even stronger.
"Auntie, how about I help you?"
"No need, you can just sit and rest."
Rejected, Lu Ran had no choice but to sit quietly.
"You're so rich now, why do you keep pestering me to teach you how to record novels?"
In response to Cheng Ning's question.
Lu Ran touched his nose and pointed at the TV, saying, "Hey, your TV is pretty good, it's really big."