Chapter 174: Chapter 150

Zhao Xingye returned to the store and moved a chair to sit at the entrance, staring at the West Maple Electronics store.

The Xifeng Electronics store was bustling with people coming and going, a stark contrast to his own store, which was cold and empty, without a single customer.

“Boss, their business is really good on their first day of opening!” Gao Hongxing said with envy.

“Psh, it’s just for a day or two. Don’t worry, we have our loyal customers,” Zhao Xingye said with a feigned calmness on his face.

In reality, he was starting to panic, but with Gao Hongxing there, he couldn’t show it. It was important to maintain morale.

“By the way, Hongxing, can you actually train newcomers now?” Zhao Xingye turned to look at Gao Hongxing with some dissatisfaction.

It had been almost two months, and Gao Hongxing was still hesitant to train newcomers, which annoyed him.

“Uh cough cough, boss, I, I’m speeding up my learning. I can train, definitely can train, it’s just… it’s not easy to recruit people now.”

“The last time we had an interview, when they heard we offered a salary of 500 yuan a month, they ran off on the spot, and… and I heard they went to Xifeng Electronics, where it’s said they offer a salary of 1000 yuan a month, with weekends off and commissions!” Gao Hongxing grumbled.

“What? They offer such high salaries?” Zhao Xingye exclaimed in shock.

“Yes, I only found out after contacting the interviewee yesterday,” Gao Hongxing nodded.

Zhao Xingye’s expression darkened. The usual salary for ordinary office workers and skilled workers was around six to seven hundred yuan, and only companies in good conditions dared to offer salaries over a thousand yuan. He hadn’t expected a new company like Xifeng Electronics to offer such high salaries!

This was going to raise the salary standards in the industry!

“Boss… shall we also increase our salary?” Gao Hongxing asked quietly, implying that if the recruitment salary increased, his own salary would definitely need to increase as well, considering his own interests.

Zhao Xingye coughed twice and said, “Cough cough, well, let’s talk about this later. First, you need to improve your skills. Last time, you broke a customer’s computer, and I had to pay a few hundred yuan for it.”

“Once your skills in repairing computers improve, raising your salary won’t be a problem!”

“Er, okay…” Gao Hongxing was somewhat disappointed.

Just then, two customers walked towards the shop entrance.

Zhao Xingye saw they were regular customers and quickly got up to greet them, “Hey, is Mr. Wang here to buy computer parts again? Are you buying a graphics card or RAM this time? Or changing the monitor?”

The young man surnamed Wang asked, “How much is your Jinxiang No. 6 graphics card?”

“It’s not expensive, 385 yuan. But for you, as a regular customer, 370 yuan is fine! Come on in and take a look!” Zhao Xingye said with a smile, trying to welcome the customer into the store.

“What, 370? I saw the new store across the street selling it for only 280 yuan. I think I’ll go there instead.” The young man surnamed Wang shook his head and turned to leave.

“Hey, hey, don’t go, the price is negotiable. Our products are genuine, be careful of buying fakes across the street!” Zhao Xingye hurriedly called out.

The young man surnamed Wang turned back and said, “Mr. Zhao, they advertise genuine products with a ‘fake one compensates three’ policy. It should be genuine. Good luck with your business, I’ll go have a look over there.”

After saying that, the two customers walked straight to the Xifeng Electronics store.

Zhao Xingye’s face darkened.

The Xifeng Electronics store was selling the Jinxiang No. 6 for only 280 yuan? That was close to the cost price!

They were engaging in a price war?!

Xifeng Electronics could afford to work on thin margins, but he couldn’t. With such high monthly expenses and low sales volume, selling at such low prices wouldn’t make any money.

“Boss, those two regular customers left. What do we do now?” Gao Hongxing asked worriedly.

“What’s there to panic about? I want to see how long they can keep their discount promotion going!” Zhao Xingye said coldly.

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Two days later, at noon.

Yi Feng went to pick up his driving license early in the morning and returned home.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Meng Xiaoyun and Gu Muxi were watching TV in the living room.

“Hey, son, why are you back so early today? Are you off today?” Meng Xiaoyun asked curiously when she saw him return at this time.

“Mom, I have a very important thing to do today, hehe!” Yi Feng hid his driving license behind him, planning to surprise them.

“What important thing?” Meng Xiaoyun, peeling a tangerine, asked curiously.

Yi Feng then showed his driving license, “Ta-da! Mom, Gu Muxi, what’s this?”

“Ah, what’s this document?” Meng Xiaoyun didn’t recognize it at first.

Gu Muxi, on the other hand, was startled and exclaimed, “Not bad, Yi Feng, you got your driving license?”

Yi Feng sat next to her with a smug look, “Of course, getting a driving license is a piece of cake for me.”

“Alright, alright, Yi Feng, we know you’re incredibly smart, no need to show off in front of me,” Gu Muxi waved her hand.

“Son, you have a driving license now, but you don’t have a car,” Meng Xiaoyun shook her head.

“Ah, mom, I plan to go to the car dealership later. If I find something suitable, I’ll pay in full and take one,” Yi Feng said with a smile.

“What?! You, you’re buying a car? My goodness!” Meng Xiaoyun was shocked, her mouth agape, incredulous.

Gu Muxi was also stunned on the spot.

“My goodness! Yi Feng, you’ve made it? Buying a car? Do you know how much a car costs? You think it’s like buying a toy car?”

Yi Feng enjoyed the shocked expressions on their faces, feeling a sense of pride.

Was this the thrill of showing off?

It felt… pretty good!

“Son, you, don’t lie to your mom, cars are expensive! It’s about fifty or sixty thousand, right?” Meng Xiaoyun exclaimed.

“Uh… fifty or sixty thousand? Mom, you can’t buy much of a car for that. The car I want to buy is probably around two or three hundred thousand,” Yi Feng pondered for a moment before replying.

“What?! Two or three hundred thousand?! Son, did you win the lottery?!” Meng Xiaoyun was even more astounded.

Two or three hundred thousand, she had never spent such a large sum of money in her life, let alone seen it…

“Really? You’re buying a car worth two or three hundred thousand?” Gu Muxi was equally incredulous.

“Right, doing business, how can I not have a car? It’s a symbol of status and strength,” Yi Feng nodded seriously.

Meng Xiaoyun grabbed Yi Feng’s hand, asking in shock, “Son, are you making that much money from your computer store? How much have you made?”

Yi Feng casually replied, “Not much, there’s just over two million on the books, net profit.”

“What? Over two million?!”

Meng Xiaoyun exclaimed, slapping her forehead, completely stunned and speechless.

Gu Muxi covered her mouth, almost shouting out loud.

My goodness, Yi Feng wasn’t just rich; he was filthy rich!

No wonder they dared to add more pork offal to their rice noodles lately!

And… add more noodles, three liang of noodles!

The two were stunned for a long time and couldn’t recover, especially Meng Xiaoyun, who was so shocked she couldn’t speak.

“Hey, mom, don’t get too excited, be careful of your blood pressure,” Yi Feng quickly comforted, worried about Meng Xiaoyun’s blood pressure spiking.

Meng Xiaoyun patted her chest, took a deep breath, and excitedly grabbed Yi Feng’s face, “My son is really capable!”

“Hehe, mom, that’s because of your good genes, how else could you have given birth to such a smart son?” Yi Feng joked.

This made Meng Xiaoyun laugh heartily, “You child, always know what to say!”

“Now that you’ve made money, I won’t stop you from spending it, but even if you make more, it’s best to be frugal!”

Two hundred thousand, she didn’t even know what that meant, but their family’s annual expenses were only over four thousand yuan…

Two hundred thousand, how many years would it take to spend?

Meng Xiaoyun tried to calculate but couldn’t figure it out, anyway, several decades?

“Okay, mom, I understand, but I definitely need to buy a good car, it’s important for business appearances,” Yi Feng cheerfully agreed.

“Go on then, I’ll go grocery shopping later. Tonight, I’ll add a dish, buy a roast goose for you to try,” Meng Xiaoyun was so happy she couldn’t stop smiling.

Yi Feng turned to Gu Muxi, “Gu Xiaozhu, do you want to come with me to check out the car?”

Gu Muxi immediately raised her hand and shouted, “Yes, I want to go!”

She had never ridden in a sedan before and wanted to experience it.

“What are we waiting for? Let’s go!” Yi Feng stood up, raising his arm.

“Oye, Yi Feng, let’s go!” Gu Muxi also stood up and shouted.

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