Divine Lucky Star
Chapter 343 - Chapter 343 Chapter 342 This Fat Guy is Already So Awesome

Chapter 343: Chapter 342 This Fat Guy is Already So Awesome! Chapter 343: Chapter 342 This Fat Guy is Already So Awesome! After all, as the employee of Brother Tie’s company, Wang Hao naturally had to look after him.

“Alright!” As soon as he heard about giving out red envelopes to everyone, Meng Yu became even happier regardless of the amount, saying, “Before coming here, Mr. Ren had told me that Brother Hao is a straightforward person, and it’s really true after meeting him today!”

“Stop flattering lol,” the two laughed and got into the car, heading straight to the nearby East Pearl Second-hand Market. On the way, Wang Hao asked, “I’ve been quite busy recently and haven’t asked much. When did Ren Xing start his company?”

“Mr. Ren, with his wealth and power, swallows up miles like a tiger. When he was bored, he just started a company for fun,” Meng Yu said, “But really, Mr. Ren is a lucky man. The company is doing well now; they’ve recently hired over seventy more people. The original space is obviously not enough, so they’re preparing to renovate these days. Everyone is quite excited.”

Wang Hao: “…”

Holy smokes, that’s pretty amazing, “over” seventy more people! That makes over a hundred in total?!

This guy is really incredible!

“That’s amazing!” Wang Hao was delighted and said with a smile, “Then I must congratulate him!”

Soon, the two arrived at the site. Wang Hao parked the car and led Meng Yu into the major transaction area of East Pearl Second-hand Market.

This East Pearl Second-hand Market can be considered a relatively large old goods recycling base in Zhonghai City; almost any used items could be recycled here, which was very convenient.

While Wang Hao and Meng Yu were strolling around, suddenly someone called out, “Little Hao, Little Hao!”

Huh? Someone’s calling me?

Wang Hao turned his head and saw a man in his thirties waving at him. Wang Hao was surprised, paused for a moment, then quickly walked over, smiling, “Brother Qing!”

This person was Wang Mingqing, a fellow clan member from his great-grandfather’s side, a legitimate relative.

“Haha, how come you’re here?” Wang Mingqing laughed heartily and patted Wang Hao’s shoulder, asking, “It’s been several years since we last saw each other, hasn’t it?”

“Indeed, three or four years,” Wang Hao replied. “Brother Qing, are you doing business here?”

“Yeah,” Wang Mingqing nodded. “I’m just recollecting some old home appliances and furniture, doing a bit of small business. What about you, are you here to buy or sell today?”

“Perfect timing,” Wang Hao excitedly said upon hearing Brother Qing was collecting second-hand furniture. “A friend’s company has some old office supplies; it’d be a shame to throw them away. How about taking a look since you’re here?”

“Your company’s?” Hearing Wang Hao say this, Wang Mingqing’s eyes brightened, “What else is there to say? Let’s go, let’s go, show me!”

There’s a saying that one shouldn’t let water flow to someone else’s field; Wang Hao then took Wang Mingqing out of the market.

When the two reached the truck, Wang Mingqing looked at the items on it and said, “Quite a lot of goods here, let me see… nine office desks, seven swivel chairs, eleven old computers… And tell you what, they’re at least 80% new. Little bro, I’ll take these off you; let’s say 8,500 total, what do you think?”

Considering that they were true relatives, Wang Hao nodded and said, “Whatever Brother Qing says is fine by me, no problem.”

“Then I’ll transfer the money to your friend’s card now,” Wang Mingqing added Meng Yu on WeChat and made the transfer directly. After seeing the money was received, he smiled and asked, “So, little bro, where do you plan to go next?”

“After selling the old, of course, it’s time to buy the new,” Wang Hao said with a laugh. “Brother Qing, got any good recommendations?”

“Yes,” Wang Mingqing replied. “A couple of days ago, I saw Wang Yuying working at Xinglong Furniture City. If you need furniture, go find her, you can’t go wrong!”

“Sister Ying!” Upon hearing this name, Wang Hao’s eyes widened: “She’s working there now? Then I definitely need to go see her! Gotta run, haha!”

Wang Yuying was a child from Wang Hao’s uncle’s family, making her his cousin.

With a new destination in mind, Wang Hao quickly set off with Meng Yu.

Watching Wang Hao leave, Wang Mingqing directed his workers to move the unloaded old furniture into his shop, then hummed a song, sitting in a chair waiting for customers.

While waiting, suddenly someone entered his shop and said with a smile, “Yo, Brother Qing seems to be in a good mood today.”

Wang Mingqing turned his head and immediately smiled, “What’s going on today? Everyone visiting is family!”

The person who came in wasn’t someone else, it was Wang Wenjun, a fellow townsman whom Wang Hao had met before!

“Really?” As soon as Wang Wenjun entered, he sat directly on the sofa and curiously asked, “Who else is here?”

“My little brother Wang Hao just left,” Wang Mingqing laughed, “and you come right after him.”

“Oh?” Hearing that Wang Hao had just left, Wang Wenjun was immediately surprised and asked hurriedly, “What did he come for? To buy second-hand goods?”

Wang Mingqing pointed to the used office equipment that Wang Hao had sold and said, “Not to buy, but to sell. Take a look, these are his friend’s company’s replaced goods, the quality is actually pretty good.”

“His friend?” Hearing this, Wang Wenjun became curious and said, “I just saw him yesterday, he said he’s now performing crosstalk at the Happy People Stage and told me he could take care of me if I went. But when I went, he wasn’t there at all!”

“Is that so?” Wang Mingqing paused, slightly taken aback, and said, “Then he said he came here to deal with his friend’s company’s old furniture–was that true or false? Would that be a cover-up?”

“Who knows,” Wang Wenjun shook his head and said, “I can’t figure it out; let’s drop the subject. By the way, Brother Qing, do you have any old dining tables? Pick one of good quality and sell it to me cheap.”

“Sure, we definitely have those,” Wang Mingqing pointed to the table section and said, “Pick one yourself, whichever one you like, I’ll give you the lowest price!”

“Great! Then I’m off!”

…

Zhonghai City Xinglong Furniture City, a corner on the third floor with very little customer traffic.

“There’s hardly anyone coming today…” Du Chunxue sat on the sofa in the store and sighed softly, “Yuying, you might as well sell the store completely; keeping it up day by day isn’t the way.”

As Wang Yuying’s university best friend, Du Chunxue would come to sit in the store when she had nothing else to do.

Du Chunxue came from a well-off family and had married a wealthy man. She often came here to support Wang Yuying’s business by buying furniture pieces like tables and chairs.

But after all, one person’s effort is limited, and how much could she really buy?

“Ah, what can we do?” Wang Yuying sighed and said, “I worked hard during university for four years and saved up fifty thousand, plus the hundred thousand my parents gave me for my marriage and another hundred thousand loan; only then could I open this store. If I have to sell it, it would mean my four years of hard work were almost for nothing. I can’t afford that loss; I can only hold on for now.”

“But that’s not the solution,” Du Chunxue shook her head and said, “These past two years, the economy has been sluggish, and the physical industries have severely contracted. My husband’s company’s performance has also plummeted recently; there’s just no solution in sight.”

“Exactly, now the prices of items on Taobao are at least twenty percent cheaper than what I have here,” Wang Yuying said with a bitter smile. “Many friends hardly go out to shop anymore; you see, there are hardly any people in the entire mall. The good quality of products in my store keeps some regular customers who turn up when they need something. But this can’t go on forever, what should I do?”

Online shopping has developed rapidly beyond everyone’s expectation in the past two years.

Nowadays, the three craziest growing industries in society are e-shops, logistics, and errand-running.

Other physical industries are experiencing a cliff-like decline in benefits. Under this trend, any individual’s efforts can be said to be as insignificant as trying to stop a car with one’s arms.

“Yes, there’s no helping it,” Du Chunxue said helplessly. “It’s the tide of the times…”

Both were at their wits’ end.

Just as they were idly scrolling through their social media, Wang Yuying’s phone suddenly rang.

Wang Yuying looked at the number on her phone and was immediately surprised: “Little Hao?”

“Ahem,” Wang Yuying cleared her throat and switched to a cheerful voice, then laughed, “Hello, little bro, what made you think of calling me?”

“Sister Ying, where are you? I’m at Xinglong Furniture City,” Wang Hao said with a laugh over the phone. “I heard you work here! Where are you? I’m coming to find you! Today my friend’s company needs to buy some office equipment.”

“Oh? Taking care of your big sister’s business, that’s really kind,” Wang Yuying was instantly excited and said, “I’m at floor three, room 127, southeast corner; come on over.”

“Alright, I’ll be there soon!”