On March 1st, the temperature rose.
The cold wave had passed, and with Beijing's weather no longer so cold, the little children at the kindergarten could once again play freely with joyful laughter.
Xiao Anan had a new large backpack. Before the New Year, she was already chubby and a little plump.
After a year of good food and drink, she had completely turned into a round little chubby girl.
The comic books in her backpack only occupied a small corner every day.
Most of it was still snacks and fruit.
There were her favorite cherries for breakfast, and small mangosteens to eat after lunch.
And a box of small durian that other children always disliked.
She didn't know if her family was making money, but her life was certainly fragrant now.
With her abundant snacks, she even vaguely had the air of a leading Da Jie in her class.
"One for you, two for me, one for you, four for me."
Xiao Anan was very good at arranging things. Other children coveted her cherries, so she distributed them reasonably like this.
While distributing, she first ensured she could eat well herself.
At 4 PM, kindergarten was dismissed, and Song Yanxi was still the one who came to pick her up.
Their kindergarten wasn't a high-end daycare; parents had to pick up their children in the afternoon.
Song Yanxi drove her new car, and after driving for some time, her driving skills had improved significantly.
Although her car wasn't the best among the parents, it was definitely not bad.
After all, those who were truly well-off wouldn't send their children here.
"Anan's Mom."
It was Yang Xiaoyan who greeted her. Her daughter had a good relationship with Xiao Anan.
Previously, she didn't let them play together, mainly because she found their family too shabby.
They could only ride a motorcycle in windy and rainy weather, and what future could a child have making friends with such a family?
It must be said, living in such a big city, parents' love for their children makes them plan far ahead.
They help their children scheme in various ways from a young age.
In contrast, Song Yanxi and Chen Pingsheng had never made such demands of Xiao Anan.
"Sister Xiaoyan."
Yang Xiaoyan walked over with her daughter, a very delicately dressed little girl.
"I heard your family opened a fruit supermarket, and business is quite good, right?"
"It's alright," Song Yanxi didn't know what she meant, only replying modestly.
In fact, her family's business was already very good.
Even without the top-up cards, with the current turnover, earning seventy to eighty thousand a month was definitely not a problem.
Divided among their family, that would be four hundred to five hundred thousand a year.
"Selling fruit must be quite profitable, right?"
Yang Xiaoyan only learned a bit more after hearing her family bought an Audi.
"It's so-so, just quite hard work."
Yang Xiaoyan was thinking about something, and then started talking about houses with her.
For married women like them, the most common topics were nothing more than children, Husband, and houses.
Now, Beijing's housing prices were changing day by day.
Song Yanxi was clearly also concerned about this area. She heard that a new housing development had opened not far away.
It was already preparing for pre-sales, with housing prices at eighteen thousand.
This price was undoubtedly very high. One must know this was the Fifth Ring Road. In old Beijing, there was a saying from ancient times that anything outside the Second Ring Road was rural.
Last year, the Third Ring Road only had an average price of about thirty thousand, and their area was only fifteen thousand.
Unexpectedly, after a year, it had risen so much all at once.
The three sharp swords of housing prices.
Purchase restrictions, price drop restrictions, and binding to public resources like education and medical care.
With these three sharp swords, plus nationwide property speculation—this speculation does not include those with genuine housing needs.
Rather, it refers to those who truly have the means to speculate.
Like Song Yanxi, who was still only in the stage of genuine housing need.
The rapidly rising housing prices made her feel quite unsettled, always feeling that if she bought too late, she would lose a lot of money.
In fact, many people had this same mentality.
This was also the reason why the pre-sale system could flourish.
After bidding farewell to Yang Xiaoyan, Song Yanxi took Xiao Anan to find Chen Pingsheng.
At this moment, Chen Pingsheng was on Beixinan East Street, where there were several large residential areas.
There was also a bustling commercial district, and he was negotiating the transfer of a supermarket.
The supermarket covered over four hundred square meters, and the transfer fee alone was eight hundred thousand.
The annual rent was around six hundred thousand.
To acquire this store, the transfer fee plus later renovation, and also one year's rent, would be needed.
In total, at least one million six hundred thousand would be required.
The investment amount was four to five times higher than the first store, and the foot traffic was naturally much greater.
Chen Pingsheng had been scouting this area for a week, and he felt that if he could secure this location to open a fruit supermarket,
it would definitely be of great benefit to his Tengsheng brand.
Moreover, he was confident that within just one month, he could establish both customer flow and reputation.
In the second month, he would then directly launch large-scale top-up activities.
If he continued for a month, he was absolutely confident that he could bring in at least three million within a month.
Then, through the Golden Finger's random amplification, even at the smallest multiplier, he could earn five to six million.
Is there anything more profitable than this?
He couldn't think of anything. Song Yanxi came to tell him about the rising housing prices, and Chen Pingsheng was only slightly surprised.
However, he didn't care as much as before, because compared to opening a supermarket, the money from rising housing prices was simply nothing.
As long as this store was successful, it would allow him to buy a two-hundred-square-meter apartment outright within the Third Ring Road.
Why would he care about the rising housing prices outside the Fifth Ring Road?
"Wife, I've been negotiating this store for a week, and I think it will definitely work. This location is much better than our first store."
Song Yanxi was confused. This location was certainly good, no doubt about it.
Could an annual rent of six hundred thousand be bad?
The key was that it required an investment of over a million. Do you have that money? Do I have that money?
Neither of them did.
"Husband, should we first go to the nearby counter to check our bank balance?"
"No need for that. You don't have to pay for opening this store; I'll handle it myself."
Chen Pingsheng chuckled, "By then, you'll be the housekeeper for two fruit supermarkets. Aren't you excited?"
Excited, yes, but don't get so excited that you lose your pants.
If Chen Pingsheng weren't with her every day, judging by his tone,
Song Yanxi would have suspected he had become a second Tang Monk, finding another extremely wealthy Chen Lihua somewhere.
"Husband, honestly, where can you get one or two million from?"
"It's just that rich second-generation Boss from before. He wants to make his name bigger, so he's investing this money in me."
Chen Pingsheng pushed all unexplainable matters onto Li Zehao.
Song Yanxi didn't think too much, after all, for some truly rich second-generations, spending this much was casual for a trip to a nightclub.
It was just that she was wondering, was she really going to be the Boss of two stores?
It felt so dreamy.
Chen Pingsheng acted as soon as he decided.
He was too lazy to haggle over the price he couldn't negotiate, settling for the standard transfer fee of eight hundred thousand, plus an advance payment of one year's rent, six hundred thousand.
The supermarket would clear out all goods within two days, and then he could move in.
After everything was negotiated here,
he would go to discuss with Zhang Tao and Liu Jing.
Without these people, he would never dare to open a store like this so impulsively.
After all, having money is one thing, and having money is another thing.
With them there, it was completely different.
They were all people who understood the fruit industry extremely well, clear on sourcing, display, and various pricing issues for fruits.
The investment here was huge.
For him, distributing shares was stress-free, but for Zhang Tao and the others, it was different.
First, Zhang Tao held 20% in the first store, and his annual dividends plus personal salary amounted to no less than three hundred thousand. He would take 7% in this second store.
Liu Jing only had 7% in the first store, and invested 320,000 for 20% in the second store.
This was almost all the savings he could muster.
The main reason he was given so much was that, like Zhang Tao, he would be fully responsible for the second store's procurement, sales, and control of fruit spoilage going forward.
The remaining Chen Hao and others each still held 7%.
The standard remained the same as before: whoever was responsible for store procurement and operation could hold 20%.
Others not in the store could naturally only share 7%, which was a very reasonable arrangement.
There were six people in their moving group, and Chen Pingsheng felt that at least the first six stores wouldn't have to worry too much about operational management.
Because one person would be responsible for one store, six stores could be opened.
With the shares distributed, Chen Pingsheng himself still held the absolute majority.
If all six stores were truly opened, then these former street vendors would have completely made it.
At the very least, their annual income would not be less than five to six hundred thousand.
If this were back in their hometown, they would definitely be considered successful middle-aged individuals.
Even in Beijing, it wasn't bad; at least the pressure of buying a house and settling down wouldn't be too great.
As the leader, Chen Pingsheng, being able to lead everyone to make money, naturally gained more and more cohesion.
As soon as the contract was signed,
Liu Fen and Song Huamin on the other side were completely dumbfounded.