Almost naturally, a group of old neighbors gathered at the entrance of Yingchun Grocery Store.
As they gathered, they all asked about Xiao Yingchun's situation.
Some asked if Xiao Yingchun had found a partner?
Some asked why she came back?
Some asked why her aunt didn't work the supermarket anymore.
Xiao Yingchun took the opportunity to complain, telling her about Ge Chunyu's request to be paid before she would continue to work the store, and that Ge Chunyu owed a lot of money on credit.
As soon as she said this, the old neighbors immediately started talking.
"Your aunt is too cruel, isn't she? She uses your family's shop to do business, doesn't give you a penny, and even asks you to pay her to run the shop?"
"Sister Chun, you can't help her pay back the debt! If you pay it back, she will go on credit again and say that the money is yours. It will be a bottomless pit..."
Xiao Yingchun looked distressed: "Oh! There will be suppliers coming to me to collect debts soon, and I'm worried!"
"Don't worry! We are here!"
"We will testify for you!"
"That's right, people should be reasonable. If someone is unreasonable, you can let him go to court!"
The neighbors' sense of justice suddenly exploded, and they all said that they would never stand idly by and would wait for them here.
While Xiao Yingchun was moved, she also felt a little guilty: Is this considered exploitation?
At this moment, a small car stopped at the door, and four people got out and walked straight into the store: "Where is the boss lady? Ask the boss lady to come out."
Xiao Yingchun, who was standing outside the door, said: "I am the boss lady."
The two men with bags under their arms looked Xiao Yingchun up and down, and the man in the black polo shirt spoke first: "Where is your mother? I'm looking for your mother."
Xiao Yingchun said slowly: "My mother died in a car accident last year. It's a bit difficult for you to find my mother."
He could only go downstairs to look for her.
The black polo man: "..."
The man in the blue plaid shirt next to him was slightly younger. He took over the conversation at this time, and his tone was kind.
"I heard from Uncle Liang today that you were adjusting the goods and bought a lot of compressed biscuits?"
Xiao Yingchun glanced at him: "What does it have to do with you?"
The blue plaid man stepped forward and handed over his business card, introducing himself.
"I'm Wei Xiang, the owner of Feixiang Wholesale Department. Yingchun Grocery Store owes me over 30,000 yuan for goods on credit last year, and I'm here today to collect."
"The three of them are in a similar situation."
"Excuse me, what's your relationship with the previous owner, Ge Chunyu?"
In a few words, she made her purpose clear.
Xiao Yingchun preferred to deal with people with clear minds. "That's my aunt. My parents passed away unexpectedly last year..."
Xiao Yingchun explained the whole story.
"If you want to collect the debt, go directly to my aunt. It's no use going to me."
"When she took over, we signed a contract. I'll settle the initial bill, and she'll settle the subsequent bill. We're not responsible for each other."
Xiao Yingchun pulled out the contract from the counter and showed it to Wei Xiang.
Wei Xiang's face darkened after reading it: he'd already inquired with Uncle Liang, and after reading the contract, he immediately confirmed that he'd been scammed by Ge Chunyu.
The three men nearby also looked unhappy.
One of them was unwilling: "We are all family members anyway. It's only right for you to pay back the debt she owes you."
"Besides, didn't you just make a big deal? What's this little money to you?"
Xiao Yingchun didn't like to hear this.
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"That's my aunt, not my mother. Just because I've built a big business doesn't mean she deserves the blame."
"Even brothers should settle accounts."
"I've already told you, if you need to collect the debt, you can go directly to her. If she doesn't acknowledge it, you can sue her in court for fraud."
Xiao Yingchun gestured toward the elderly neighbors gathered to enjoy a glass of watermelon.
"They all know my Yingchun Grocery Store has been here for over twenty years. I'm honest and trustworthy."
"We used to supply the same suppliers. I made it clear with them when I gave the shop to my aunt."
"My aunt came to you because she couldn't get credit from her regular suppliers. Why didn't you ask for more information before giving her credit?"
The two men looked at each other, speechless.
Of course they had asked.
But at the time, they were just trying to poach Uncle Liang's old customers. What risks wouldn't there be?
You can't stop doing business on credit just because you're afraid of the risk...
The elderly neighbors chimed in.
"Yingchun's aunt, Ge Chunyu, worked here for a year. We've all asked about it, and that's what's going on."
"She really didn't pay Yingchun rent. She said she couldn't bear to see her parents' store go under, so she let her aunt run it, taking care of the profits and losses herself."
The old neighbors chimed in, each offering their own testimony.
Wei Xiang wasn't angry. Instead, he looked at Xiao Yingchun and suggested, "Boss Xiao, if we go ask your aunt for the money now, I'm afraid we won't get it back. What do you think of this?"
"If you have a big order like this in the future, could you buy from us? We could make some money and offset the losses?"
So the four of them came today, partly to see if they could get their money back, and partly to drum up business.
Xiao Yingchun looked at Wei Xiang, seeing his eager gaze.
Then he glanced at the three men nearby. They looked displeased, but they all nodded reluctantly.
Xiao Yingchun thought for a moment. "If necessary, I can buy from you, but I need to make sure the goods are the right ones, and the prices won't be higher than elsewhere. Can you do that?"
"Yes, yes, yes..."
With Xiao Yingchun's assurance, Wei Xiang took the initiative to go inside the shop again.
It wasn't a large shop, but the shelves were exceptionally clean, and the merchandise was neatly arranged.
It was obvious they were running it with great care. Thinking
back to Uncle Liang's citywide purchase of compressed biscuits, Wei Xiang had no doubt: this beautiful young boss, Xiao, must have found a reliable connection.
After all, it was impossible for an ordinary person to buy so many compressed biscuits, and pay for them on the spot.
This seemingly small shop might just be a front.
He knew: a truly big business didn't rely on opening a shop and attracting casual customers to make money, just like those tea shop owners...
If Xiao Yingchun knew what he was thinking, she would definitely give him a thumbs-up: Comrade, you've got the truth!
They reached an agreement, and the four men got in their car and left.
Xiao Yingchun watched them depart, lost in thought: Is that the end?
Thinking of her aunt's fussy face, Xiao Yingchun felt that this matter was not over yet.
It was not until the store closed at ten o'clock in the evening that Xiao Yingchun remembered that she had forgotten to eat dinner.
But thinking of the more than ten million she had earned today, Xiao Yingchun felt that she was not hungry!
Xiao Yingchun fell asleep with a sweet dream, but she did not know that Fu Chenan was leading his soldiers to attack Yongzhou City at night...
(End of this chapter)