Chapter 260 - 162: The Bizarre Young Uncle and the Brother-Assisting Witchy Mother_2

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Chapter 260: Chapter 162: The Bizarre Young Uncle and the Brother-Assisting Witchy Mother_2Then the gambling started. Chen Dayong, after repeated invitations from his brother-in-law, also placed his bets. Zhao Guozhong tried to persuade Chen Feng, but Chen Feng pretended to make a phone call on his mobile phone and left. The gambling session lasted over two hours, and the outcome was that Chen Dayong lost more than two thousand, Chen Rui lost more than a thousand, and Zhao Guozhong won more than five thousand. Taking advantage of Aunt’s call for everyone to have some snacks, he happily ceased gambling while he was ahead. Both Chen Dayong and his son were a bit depressed, but it wasn’t appropriate to suggest continuing the gambling. After the snacks, they chatted for a while, and the Chen family declined Aunt’s invitation to stay for dinner and headed home. Little brother-in-law Zhao Guozhong also went back with them. In fact, his own house was not far from Aunt’s place, but it was just an old two-story house that was over twenty years old and had never been properly renovated. It had been unoccupied for years, and it seemed he was too lazy to clean it up and move in. "Ah Feng, tonight your uncle will take you out for some fun." Zhao Guozhong still sat in the passenger seat, and since he had won money in the afternoon, he was feeling quite spirited. "What fun?" Zhao Xiaolan scolded unkindly, "At your age, just stay at home. Tomorrow Ah Feng has to visit his aunt early in the morning. Don’t go hanging out with your useless friends. When you were in trouble, did any of them help you?" Zhao Guozhong said somewhat resentfully, "Sister, it’s been so long. It’s rare for me to come back; of course, I have to meet a few friends." "What’s so good about meeting? Listen to me, just stay at our house. These few days, I’ll also help look around and see if there’s a good woman for you." "Just a moment ago, didn’t I tell you? That woman who runs the beauty salon seems quite nice; I’m chatting with her, so no need to look for anyone." "You haven’t even met her and you think she’s suitable? She even runs a beauty salon, can she really be interested in you? I think it’s better to find someone more down-to-earth, ideally someone who can join you in business in the Northeast." "Cough cough, that, the Northeast, I might not go there after all. Roots return to the soil, eh? I want to find some business opportunities back home here. Sister, brother-in-law, do you know of any good opportunities?" Zhao Xiaolan and Chen Dayong looked at each other, and Chen Feng continued, "Uncle, don’t you still have two acres of land? I think you should put that land to use. Fence it and plant some trees, and raise some chickens and ducks inside. You know how expensive free-range eggs are these days, it’s definitely profitable. Besides, once those trees grow bigger in a few years, they can also be sold for money." Zhao Guozhong said irritably, "Are you making fun of me? How would I know how to raise chickens and ducks?" "It shouldn’t be hard, right? You did come from a farming background after all. If you don’t know how, my dad can teach you. I’m planning to have my dad do this too." Chen Dayong also said, "That’s a good idea. Planting trees and raising chickens and ducks isn’t very hard; it’s quite relaxing." Upon hearing this, Zhao Guozhong couldn’t help but roll his eyes. Though he came from a farming family, being the youngest at home meant he hardly ever did any farm work. "Sister, I heard that the car wash shop run by Ah Rui and his brother is doing really well. What if I also open one, right in our town? What do you think?" Zhao Guozhong was straightforward with his plan. Indeed, his main reason for coming to his elder sister’s home on New Year’s Eve was because he had heard from a friend about how profitable the car wash shop run by Chen Feng and his brother was. Upon hearing this, Chen Feng instantly understood. His uncle was waiting here for this. Opening a car beauty shop required an initial investment of several hundred thousand. His uncle certainly didn’t have that much capital. So where would the money come from? It would undoubtedly still fall on his two kind elder sisters, especially the one who doted on him more, and even possibly on his two nephews. Chen Dayong and Zhao Xiaolan weren’t fools either; hearing what Zhao Guozhong said, they of course understood the whole situation. Zhao Xiaolan felt disappointed and sighed, "Their shop required an initial capital of over four hundred thousand. Can you afford that?" Zhao Guozhong grinned sheepishly, "I was thinking of partnering with the two nephews, contributing a hundred thousand to invest." Zhao Xiaolan was somewhat surprised, "You can come up with a hundred thousand?" Zhao Guozhong hurriedly explained, "I have all my money tied up in a batch of export goods. It’ll be a few months before I get paid. I’d like to borrow a hundred thousand from you and eldest sister as working capital to start the car wash, and as soon as I get paid, I’ll return it to you with the principal and interest." Chen Feng couldn’t help but scoff under his breath. This truly required some thick skin to say such things. A few years ago, he had already borrowed fifty thousand yuan from his two sisters, and now he wanted to borrow again, using such a lame excuse. "Aunt, mom said that opening such a store would cost over four hundred thousand yuan. Even if you borrow another hundred thousand from my mom and aunt, there’s still a shortfall of over three hundred thousand. My brother and I don’t have that much money right now." "Ah Feng, I’m your uncle, family. Why are you acting so poor with me? Everyone knows that the car wash you and your brother run makes a killing. You make at least a few thousand a day. I also heard that you have connections in government agencies, managed to run the other two car washes out of business, and scared others away from opening car washes in Qingpu Town." "That’s just rumors. We don’t have that kind of power," Chen Feng immediately denied, "And the shop doesn’t make a few thousand a day. At most, it makes a couple of thousand." "A couple of thousand is not bad either. Ah Feng, I’m your uncle, you and your brother have to help me." Chen Feng was speechless. Zhao Xiaolan murmured softly, "Let’s discuss this matter again. The brothers don’t have that much money on hand to open another store." "No money on hand, can take out a loan. You can use the cars or houses as collateral, or even the shop, getting three hundred thousand is easy." Chen Feng was speechless again. "Let’s talk about it when we get back. We’ll all figure it out together." When Chen Feng heard his mom say this, he was really exasperated; this was clearly favoring the younger brother. "Alright, we’ll discuss it more when we get back." Having said this, Zhao Guozhong sighed and played the emotional card, "Sis, after the New Year I’ll be forty-eight, rushing towards fifty. If I don’t have a career by then, I might be single for life. It’s not that I mind staying single, but I worry about not having anything substantial to show our parents when I pass away." As Zhao Xiaolan heard him mentioning their deceased parents and recalled their last wishes for her to take care of her younger brother, her eyes immediately reddened. Chen Feng was really fed up with his younger uncle and quickly interjected, "Alright, alright. There’s no need to bring up grandpa and grandma like this. We can properly discuss and decide about the store." Originally, Chen Feng really didn’t think highly of his younger uncle, but the man had a sister who happened to be his own beloved mother. To spare his mom the trouble and heartache of worrying over her brother, Chen Feng, as a son, could only try to stabilize his uncle’s life. "Ha-ha, good nephew, I knew you wouldn’t refuse to help. It wasn’t for nothing that I used to give you piggyback rides." Chen Feng couldn’t help but roll his eyes. Though his uncle did indeed give him piggyback rides as a child, his constantly bringing it up became really tiresome. As soon as they got home and got out of the car, Zhao Guozhong immediately went to discuss the partnership matter with Chen Rui, who instantly looked as constipated. Once the family gathered inside, Zhao Xiaolan told her two sons to help out if they could, stating that since the car wash was so profitable, it was indeed feasible to open a second one. If there wasn’t enough money, she could contribute some to the brothers. It was clear now, she felt getting their uncle to partner with her sons in opening another car wash was sensible, hoping her sons would help their uncle make money together. Chen Rui and Chen Feng, both extremely dutiful, had no room to object. With the backing of his sister Zhao Xiaolan, a task that seemed difficult initially was now smoothly nearing agreement. However, though Chen Feng was obedient, he wasn’t foolish and directly said to his uncle, "Uncle, since mom has said this, we can’t really refuse, but in business, we need to agree on the conditions beforehand." Zhao Guozhong nodded with a smile, "Of course, tell me." Chen Feng spoke firmly, "First off, we brothers will be the major shareholders and we will appoint the store manager; secondly, you cannot interfere with the day-to-day operations of the shop. Simply put, you just need to wait for your share of the profits."

Chapter 260 - 162: The Bizarre Young Uncle and the Brother-Assisting Witchy Mother_2

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