There is an ancient saying: "Happiness gives birth to sorrow".

Li Chuan is a good confirmation of this.

Just now, while thinking about his parents, he was breaking the crab, and he was happy in his heart, but he was accidentally scratched by the crab's clip.

The crab's clamp was not sharp, his finger was scratched, but it was only slightly scratched, there was no bleeding, and it didn't hurt, but he felt very unlucky, so he couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth: "Damn!" ”

"What's wrong?"

Ma Xiaolian glanced up and asked, "Pierced by a crab?" ”

"Scratched it."

Li Chuan bit the wound and said, "It's okay, it's just a little bit of skin." ”

"How old are you, and you're still frizzy after eating." Ma Xiaolian accused with a straight face.

Li Chuan pursed his lips slightly, but did not speak.

"You are over there (Hangzhou City), can Chen Chen take care of you?" Ma Xiaolian asked again.

"Take care? What to take care of? We didn't live together. ”

"You don't live together?"

"yes, what's wrong?"

"You ......"

"Eh, what are you talking about?"

Li Guangwu opened his mouth and interrupted: "They are not married, how can they live together?" Don't talk nonsense here. ”

"You know what."

Ma Xiaolian immediately retorted: "The current young people are not married, and they all live together, the times have changed, and the young people are like this, I don't believe you to inquire." ”

"Shut up, you."

Li Guangwu accused with a dissatisfied face: "What about them, it's their business, why do you care so much?" Looks like you can? ”

"Hey."

Ma Xiaolian's face changed instantly, and she said, "What is your attitude?" ”

"I ...... What attitude can there be. ”

Li Guangwu was a little stunned, and hurriedly explained: "I mean, what the children want, let them go, let's be parents, don't care so much." ”

"Does it work? Look at him......"

Ma Xiaolian raised her hand to Li Chuan and said, "It's frizzy to eat, and there is no one around to take care of you, can you do it?" ”

"Why don't you just rub some skin, what a big deal."

"What you said is easy, he is usually so busy with work, eating, buying clothes or something, he definitely can't take care of it, there is no one around to take care of it, and when the time comes, he will be exhausted again."

"You're thinking too much, not to."

"How not?"

“……”

In a few words, Li Guangwu and Ma Xiaolian quarreled.

Li Chuan sat aside, ignoring it, eating the crab by himself, and didn't say a word the whole time.

The scene in front of him was all too familiar to him.

Since he can remember, Li Guangwu and Ma Xiaolian have often quarreled, and they have been arguing for three days, but if they don't quarrel, they don't seem to feel well.

When he was a child, he still felt very annoyed and annoyed, but when he grew up, he gradually understood: between husband and wife, there is no one who does not quarrel, quarreling is a normal state of life, as long as it is not too noisy, there will be no relationship between husband and wife.

Li Guangwu and Ma Xiaolian are like this, although they often quarrel, but their emotions are more restrained, no matter how ruthless they are, they will not provoke and insult, expose each other's scars or anything, so, although they quarrel a lot of times, they have never divorced, the two have lived together for more than 20 years, and the relationship is getting deeper and deeper.

Since Li Chuan understood this, he was immune to the quarrel between Li Guangwu and Ma Xiaolian.

After that, just like now, no matter how hard Li Guangwu and Ma Xiaolian quarreled and talked a lot, he could pretend not to hear.

This practice allows him to avoid emotional fluctuations to a large extent and always remain calm.

However, there are many exceptions.

Li Guangwu and Ma Xiaolian quarreled, and the quarrel was fierce, and he would be pulled in when he had time, so that he would have no way to remain calm anymore.

The same is true today, after Ma Xiaolian quarreled with Li Guangwu, she pointed the finger at Li Chuan again.

"You and Chen Chen, when are you going to get married?"

'Damn, why did it happen to me again. ’

Li Chuan was extremely helpless in his heart, but in the face of his mother's questioning gaze, he could only stubbornly reply: "Chen Chen hasn't graduated yet, let's talk about it after she graduates." ”

"When she graduates, will you get married right away?"

"This ...... It's hard to say, I don't have an opinion, it mainly depends on what she means. ”

"Chen Chen doesn't want to get married?"

"It's not."

Li Chuan waved his hand and said, "She is busy writing her graduation thesis now, and the pressure this year is relatively high, and she has no time to think about this." ”

"Oh."

Ma Xiaolian paused, and said: "Then when she graduates, you tell her, if it's okay, your father and I will go to Chen Chen's house to sit down, and settle things first, and arrange the dowry, engagement or something in advance." ”

"Got it, I'll tell her."

Li Chuan nodded in response, then quickly changed the topic and said, "By the way, Mom, how is the situation in the supermarket recently?" Are you still used to doing it? ”

"What's not used to, isn't it just that, and it's not busy."

"Have you encountered any problems in terms of operation?"

"There was no problem, and if there was a problem, it was a small matter, and it was solved quickly."

"Oh, that's good."

Li Chuan nodded, and asked again, "How is the business of the supermarket?" How much can you sell per day? ”

"As before, it can sell more than 60,000 or less than 70,000 on weekdays, a little higher on weekends and holidays, 80,000 or 90,000, and 100,000 on good days, but not much, just twice."

"Oh, the turnover for that month...... More than two million? ”

"Well, almost."

"What's the profit margin?"

"About twenty."

"20%......"

Li Chuan read and secretly calculated.

If the monthly sales are calculated at 2.2 million, the profit margin of 20% is the profit of 440,000.

Hengyuanhui Supermarket has 65 employees, and the average salary expenditure of each employee is about 5,600 yuan (salary + commission + social security), which is ...... 364,000.

440,000 minus 364,000, there is still ...... left 76 thousand.

Earning 76,000 a month may seem good, but don't forget that this doesn't include hidden expenses such as utility bills, equipment damage, and commodity loss.

If you count the invisible expenses, the net profit of Hengyuanhui Supermarket can be 50,000 yuan a month, which is not bad.

Of course, some people may say that it is okay to earn 50,000 yuan a month, which is better than many people.

Indeed, from the perspective of ordinary people, earning 50,000 yuan a month is indeed okay.

But Li Chuan is not an ordinary person.

In his opinion, earning 50,000 yuan a month is too little, and this business may even lose money in the end.

Why?

Because before, he bought it with the supermarket and the shop, and the shop was his own and he didn't need to pay rent, so he had a net profit of "about 50,000 yuan".

And what if you include the rent?

Although Henghuiyuan supermarket is in the township, the location is not bad, and the area is particularly large, with more than 5,000 square meters on two floors...... If this kind of shop is rented out, the monthly rent must not be less than 50,000 yuan.

That is to say, if the rent is included, Henghuiyuan Supermarket is actually losing money!

'Lose money...... Not really. ’

Li Chuan couldn't help frowning.

Although he doesn't expect Henghuiyuan Supermarket to make him much money, he also doesn't want to make a loss-making deal.

We have to figure it out...... We need to improve our performance. ’

Li Chuan said secretly, and asked Ma Xiaolian: "Mom, what is the turnover over there of Jia Tesco?" Have you inquired? ”

"I inquired, and it is said that there are four or five million a month, but I don't know if it's true or not."

"Four or five million...... We're twice as much. ”

"Who says it's not, alas~."

Ma Xiaolian sighed, and said in a somewhat helpless tone: "No way, Hengyuanhui supermarket has been in store for so many years, it is dilapidated from the inside to the outside, customers are reluctant to come, Jia Tesco has good decoration and good environment, and customers are willing to go there to buy things." ”

Li Chuan didn't speak, but nodded secretly.

Mom is right, the environment and decoration of Hengyuanhui supermarket is indeed a big problem.

Let's compare the only competitor of Hengyuanhui Supermarket - Jia Tesco Supermarket.

On the historical heritage, geographical location, area, number of goods, service, etc., Hengyuanhui supermarket is actually stronger than Jia Tesco supermarket, Hengyuanhui supermarket is only worse than Jia Tesco supermarket, is the environment and decoration.

Just this difference in turnover between the two has doubled, which shows how big the impact is.

'It seems...... The decoration and environmental problems of Hengyuanhui supermarket must be solved. ’

Li Chuan said secretly in his heart.

Actually, this question, they thought of from the beginning.

During the Chinese New Year, Li Chuan just bought Hengyuanhui Supermarket, and their family of three, plus Chen Chen, discussed together "whether to redecorate and renovate Hengyuanhui Supermarket".

After discussion, they unanimously agreed to "renovate and renovate Hengyuanhui Supermarket", but they could not act immediately and would have to delay for a while.

The reason is that they have just taken over Hengyuanhui Supermarket, and they are not familiar with the business and employees of the supermarket, and rashly renovate and decorate may cause chaos within the supermarket, resulting in losses in property and employees.

Thinking of this, they decided to stand still for the time being, let Li Guangwu and Ma Xiaolian work in Hengyuanhui Supermarket for a period of time, and then consider the transformation and decoration after everything is familiar.

Of course, Li Chuan remembers this.

He pondered for a while, and asked, "Dad, Mom, you've been working in the supermarket for more than a month, and you should be familiar with all aspects, right?" ”

"Hmm."

"Almost."

"Can the renovation and decoration be put on the agenda?"

"This ......"

Li Guangwu and Ma Xiaolian glanced at each other, and finally Ma Xiaolian spoke: "It's too early to mention this now." ”

"Early?"

Li Chuan was a little puzzled: "Why is it early?" Didn't you just say that you are all familiar with it? ”

"Familiar is familiar, but ...... We've only been doing it seriously for a month, and we haven't made much money yet, so we're going to renovate ...... now."

"Don't worry about money."

Li Chuan raised his hand and interrupted: "I still have a million in my bank card, and tomorrow, I will transfer one million to you, you use it first, and then tell me if it's not enough." ”

"Don't, Ogawa."

Ma Xiaolian hurriedly stopped: "The money, you just take it yourself, don't invest it in again, the supermarket can make money, in a few months, we will be able to earn the money for decoration, you don't have to ......"

"That's too slow."

Li Chuan interrupted again: "The environment and decoration problems of Hengyuanhui Supermarket are very serious, the sooner you solve them, the sooner you can make more money, such a simple truth, don't you understand?" ”

"We know, but ......"

"Okay, Mom, don't do it, listen to me, let's finish the decoration as soon as possible and hang up the 'Xihe Chenchuan' brand, so that the supermarket can get on the right track as soon as possible, this logic, there is no problem at all."

"Listen to me."

"What is there to say? Listen to me, that's it! ”

"Okay, I'll listen to you, your dad and I will listen to you, but ...... Don't worry, decoration or something, at least two or three months, there are still a lot of goods in the supermarket, you have to sell them first, otherwise they will expire by then, and the loss will be big. ”

"No, you don't."

Li Chuan shook his head and said, "When decorating, the supermarket doesn't need to be closed. ”

"Huh?"

When Li Guangwu and Ma Xiaolian heard this, Gu was stunned, and asked in unison: "If you don't close the door, how can you decorate?" ”

"Layer upon layer."

Li Chuan opened his mouth to explain: "Isn't Hengyuanhui Supermarket two floors, and the area is not small...... You can install the second floor first, move the things on the second floor to the first floor to sell, and when the second floor is finished, you can move the things to the second floor to sell, and when the first floor is finished, then all the things will be returned to their places...... In this way, although it will affect the business of the supermarket to a certain extent, the loss can be minimized. ”

When Li Guangwu and Ma Xiaolian heard this, they glanced at each other again, then looked at Li Chuan together, nodded together, and said, "Okay, just listen to you!" ”

“……”

After the renovation and renovation were decided, the family of three finished eating.

After eating, they cleaned up briefly, then sat down on the sofa again and chatted.

The content they talked about was the renovation and renovation of Hengyuanhui Supermarket.

Before, they only set a general direction, but they have not yet decided on how to decorate and how to transform.

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Li Chuan definitely can't personally participate in this kind of thing, so he can only leave it to his parents to do.

He is talking now, just to try to explain his opinion to his parents as clearly as possible.

He doesn't have many opinions, but only five points can be summed up:

1. Expand the area of the fresh area, at least twice the original size, and at the same time increase the types of fresh food, and list all the common fresh food on the market;

2. Establish a separate aquatic area, the area is not too large, seventy or eighty square meters is enough, the variety does not need to be too much, and a few good ones can be sold;

3. Fresh and aquatic products are self-operated in order to control the quality of goods and improve profit margins;

4. Don't be afraid to spend money on decoration, try to rectify it in the direction of high-end;

5. The exterior wall needs to be renovated, and there is no need to paste tiles, paint directly, and then do some simple decorations, old windows and doors, all of which are removed and reinstalled.

The above five points are all Li Chuan's opinions on "Hengyuanhui supermarket decoration and renovation matters".

In this regard, Li Guangwu and Ma Xiaolian did not agree at first, they felt that it would cost too much money to do this, saying that "there is no need to be too particular about it in the township, just decorate it simply, as long as it is stronger than Jia Tesco, it will be fine."

Li Chuan said no, he had to do it according to his wishes.

At his strong insistence, Li Guangwu and Ma Xiaolian finally agreed.

The matter was agreed, and it was already ten o'clock in the evening.

They didn't talk any more, and went straight back to the house to sleep.

Li Chuan lay on the most familiar bed, his body relaxed, and as soon as he closed his eyes, he fell asleep deeply.

It was the most comfortable sleep he'd had in recent times.

Two days ago, he was busy to death during the day, and he had to accompany Yang Mi to toss at night, working until half past three in the morning and working until dawn one day, which can be regarded as a miserable toss.

Today, he finally took a rest, he was just able to recuperate, and his body would be no longer good one day.