Courtyard House: Is Xu Damao a childless man? Let me help.

Yi Zhonghai simply wanted to explain, but this explanation gave Bang Geng a new 'dawn'.

"That's right! Grandpa, your house is still worth some money, isn't it? Why don't you sell it? Once I've established my shop, I'll help you buy a bigger house!"

Yi Zhonghai was finding it hard to resist Bang Geng's empty promises. Fortunately, not only was Yi Zhonghai at home today, but Aunt Yi was also there.

Unlike before when she hardly spoke at all, after Yi Zhonghai retired, Aunt Yi's voice at home became increasingly louder, and she naturally became more and more confident.

So when Yi Zhonghai hesitated to speak, Aunt Yi naturally took over the conversation.

"Hey, Grandma's not saying this to criticize you, but when you sold your house to open a shop, you made money at first, didn't you?"

Why didn't you think of buying the house back then? Or buying another house for your grandma to live in?

That's why your grandma is still living in a rented house, right? It's only because Ye Jianchuan took pity on her and gave her a cheaper rent; otherwise, if your grandma had to pay the rent properly, she probably wouldn't even be able to afford food!

At this point, Aunt Yi paused for a moment, and then continued, "Since you treat your own grandmother like this, how can we, your godparents, dare to lend you money?"

Besides, your godfather and I have worked hard all our lives, and in the end, all we have left is this one house. If we sell the house and give the money to you, what if we lose money?

2.20523149nei skirt

"So, will my husband and I rent a place and live there for the rest of our lives? Or will we just start sleeping on the streets?"

"Bang Geng, you should act with a conscience. You should know how your godfather and I treated you in the past, but have you ever repaid us since you grew up?"

You used to open a shop and finally succeeded once, and you immediately became arrogant. I don't need to say more, right?

Listen to your godmother's advice: you should focus on finding a proper job first. If you really want to start a business, you'll have to figure out how to earn your own capital!

... 0 .......

After saying that, Aunt Yi, looking like she was doing it for his own good, walked over to Bang Geng, patted him on the shoulder, and then went back to sit down on the sofa.

Bang Geng looked completely bewildered, unsure of what to say. All he knew was that his plan to get money from Lao Yi's family was definitely doomed.

But... since I definitely won't get the money, could I still make use of my relationship with the Yi family?

So Banggeng quickly changed his expression, nodded with a hint of 'shame', and said, "Yes, Grandma, you're right. I didn't think it through."

However, as you all know, it's not easy for someone like me to find a decent job. Actually, I did try to find work before, but many places didn't want me.

So I was forced into this situation to start my own business. But since you're unwilling to sponsor me, I won't force you. I just hope my godfather can use his connections to find me a slightly better job!

Upon hearing that Bang Geng had the idea of ​​'turning over a new leaf,' Yi Zhonghai was incredibly excited. Ignoring the wink from Aunt Yi beside him, he immediately spoke up.

"Work is a small matter. I'll go talk to my former apprentices and see who's short-staffed, and you can fill in!" (Okay.)

Chapter 324 The Thief Saint Returns to the Martial World

Well, in Yi Zhonghai's view, it was just a matter of saying hello to his apprentices and letting them know. It was a small favor that didn't cost much money, so he was happy to help and wouldn't lose anything.

As for the so-called debt of gratitude, Yi Zhonghai didn't consider such things at all. Although Aunt Yi was still very reluctant to help Bang Geng find a job, she couldn't find any words to 'refute' him for the time being.

So the matter was quickly settled, and Bang Geng took the opportunity to stay at Yi Zhonghai's house under the pretext of waiting for news, and happily enjoyed another free lunch.

After contacting several apprentices, Yi Zhonghai finally found a good place for Banggeng: a repair shop.

Because Banggeng had experience working in the factory before, he could be considered a skilled worker on the "307" production line, so he actually had some 'technical skills'.

Although I might be a little rusty now, it's relatively easy to pick this up again, and this repair shop is a perfect fit for Bang Geng.

Because of Yi Zhonghai's influence, the salary offered was quite good, reaching seventy-seven yuan a month. Although it may not sound like much, you should know that when Sha Zhu was the head chef at Yan Jiecheng and his wife's restaurant, he only earned about sixty yuan.

So this salary is definitely quite generous for Banggeng. However, in Banggeng's opinion, working hard in the workshop for more than 20 days a month and only getting a little over 70 yuan is really too low.

After all, Bang Geng had experienced being his own boss, sitting and collecting money, earning tens or even hundreds of dollars a day.

So, in Banggeng's opinion, this way of making money by "selling hard labor" is really too backward. However, he doesn't have any better options for the time being, so he can only accept this job and do it for a while before making any decisions.

Maybe during this period of working, I'll be able to find other ways to make money?

. . . . . .

And so, for a while afterward, Banggeng actually went to work obediently, working himself to the bone at the repair shop every day. When he got home, Jia Zhangshi naturally stopped starving him.

Both Jia Zhangshi and the Yi couple thought that Bang Geng had finally begun to turn over a new leaf and return to the right path.

But what they didn't know was that Bang Geng, that little brat, was someone whose nature was hard to change! While working at the repair shop, Bang Geng secretly kept an eye on all sorts of 'parts' in the shop.

Since it's a repair shop, we usually repair all kinds of bicycles, and you can also see cars from time to time. Bicycle parts are naturally not valuable, but car parts are a different story.

Back then, if a car part broke, replacing even a single part could cost tens or even hundreds of dollars!

That's more than a person's monthly salary! And Bang Geng deals with these expensive parts every day, how could he not have any thoughts about it?

However, it was obviously not easy to 'steal' these things from the repair shop and sell them, since such a thing was too easy to be discovered, so Bang Geng quickly came up with a new method.

Some of the cars that others bring in for repairs are actually unsure of what's wrong with them, and the repair technicians need to check them one by one to determine the problem.

And the stick-like creature was going to take advantage of this, calling other people's good parts 'bad'.

When the time comes, you can replace the faulty part with a good one, and the faulty part will become a scrap part. It will then be easy for you to take it away and dispose of it.

Of course, there are other 'operations' involved. After all, even scrap parts are made of steel, so many scrap repair shops have to recycle them themselves.

However, Bang Geng did show great talent in the business of 'stealing chickens and dogs', and he quickly figured out the key to it.

Then... all Banggeng needs to do is collect some scrap parts from the scrap collector at the price of junk metal, and then, when he replaces the undamaged 'scrap parts' from others, he simply swaps them out...

When the time comes, he will hand over the scrap metal he brought to the repair shop. The repair shop will basically have no choice but to sell the scrap metal to the scrap yard for disposal.

As for the stick, it's like paying the price of a piece of junk to get a usable part. Even if the price drops slightly, you can still resell it for several tens of dollars.

The income that Bang Geng can obtain through this method is far greater than his monthly salary!

After working at the repair shop for more than two months, Banggeng gradually earned nearly a thousand yuan.

This excited Banggeng greatly, because at this rate, he only needed to continue operating like this for another two or three months to have enough 'startup capital'.

Then I will be able to make a comeback and become a shop owner again, easily earning tens or hundreds of yuan a day.

. . . . . .

Logically speaking, nothing stays hidden forever. Bang Geng's audacious actions should have been discovered very quickly.

However, Bang Geng was not caught red-handed, which was actually quite a coincidence, as most of the cars Bang Geng was in charge of belonged to the government.

Those who drive in for repairs are mostly company drivers, 2.5L and so on. Since the car doesn't belong to them and they don't have to pay for the repairs—they can get reimbursed when they get home—they don't care at all what the problem is with the car.

That's why, even though the stick-shaped part would occasionally break, no one noticed that it was replaced with a new one because the person didn't care.

In this way, Banggeng successfully earned his 'first pot of gold' at the repair shop. After saving up more than two thousand yuan, Banggeng decisively resigned.

At first, Yi Zhonghai thought he would try to persuade Bang Geng to go to work in peace, but when Bang Geng started setting up his own shop, Yi Zhonghai realized that Bang Geng was probably up to no good again.

Chapter 325 Bang Geng Restaurant Part 3?

But even if Yi Zhonghai realized what was going on, what good would it do? Report Bang Geng? Not to mention that Bang Geng was someone he introduced to his apprentice, if people found out that the person he introduced had tampered with things, he would lose all face.

Even if I reported Banggeng, I don't know exactly how Banggeng operated. I only know that Banggeng got some money from who-knows-where, and then, based on Banggeng's 'sneaky' nature, I deduced something from him.

But words alone are not enough. Even if he wanted to report it, he had no real evidence. So even if Yi Zhonghai had figured it out now, it was no use.

So... has the Korean stylist really made a successful 'comeback'?

The answer is of course no. If doing business were as simple as Bang Geng imagines, then very few people would be willing to work in a factory.

When I met Liu Guangtian before, although Liu Guangtian was full of lies, there was one thing he didn't lie about: it's not as easy to do business as it used to be.

In the past, the reason why so many families in the courtyard were able to make money, or why most of them made money when they went out to do business?

That's because it was a booming time. As the saying goes, if you stand on the right spot, even a pig can fly. Bang Geng was able to make money back then, partly because of this. He benefited from the boom.

However, the boom eventually comes to an end. After the boom, many small shops that were originally able to make money began to see their business decline.

Even if they can still make money, the amount they earn is much less than before. For example, Liu Guangtian used to earn eight or nine hundred yuan a month from his shop, and sometimes even over a thousand.

But now? I only earn a little over 500 yuan a month, which is a drop of half compared to when things were good.

Of course, this is because the income is still higher than working in a factory; otherwise, Liu Guangtian's shop probably wouldn't have been able to survive.

Another reason why Bang Geng's two shops were able to succeed was that they actually found decent chefs.

The cooks mentioned here are alright, not referring to their character, but specifically their skills. Whether it's the gambler at the beginning or the fat guy who is Sha Zhu's apprentice later on, both of them are pretty good cooks.

The former, in particular, while not quite top-notch, is still considered among the better chefs who cook large batches of food.

However, as time went on, most of the chefs with good culinary skills were recruited by restaurants with good business. Although it was better than the initial 'chef shortage', it was still not easy to find a chef whose skills were good enough to support a restaurant.

In addition... Bang Geng's two previous experiences opening shops, although both of which could be considered profitable, actually provided him with the wrong lessons.

Especially the second time, if Bang Geng continues to run a rip-off restaurant based on his experience from the second time, then Bang Geng's life will really be in trouble.

Bang Geng wasn't really that stupid, so he didn't follow the old path of overcharging restaurants. Instead, he planned to follow the example and open his own restaurant based on his experience from his first time.

He still chose a decent-looking location to rent a shop, found someone to do odd jobs downstairs, and arranged for someone to deliver the vegetables every day. Bang Geng himself was simply responsible for collecting money.

This model may seem no different from before, but Banggeng overlooked the most important issue: the customers have actually been slowly changing.

After several years of development, people have become more demanding about the quality of restaurants. Restaurants with relatively average taste are generally not able to attract regular customers.

Moreover, as mentioned before, restaurants don't really require much skill. As long as you have the capital, you can open a restaurant. As for chefs, if the requirements aren't high, there are plenty of them.

So even if the punt has chosen a 'lucky spot', there are still quite a few competitors around.

When a new store first opens, things are fine because everyone is eager to try it out. However, once the regular restaurant patrons in the neighborhood have tried it and found that the store has no unique features and no price advantage, fewer people will stay to eat there.

So after a relatively booming first week, Bang Geng experienced firsthand what it meant to be deserted for a period of time.

When things are good, you can earn about ten yuan a day by making a living by selling pork jerky. When things are bad, you're lucky if you can just break even!

In this situation, if a porter wants to earn money properly, the best way is to cut expenses. For example, porters can easily handle manual labor jobs like odd jobs and waiters themselves.

Although 313 will be a bit busier then, I can still save about a hundred yuan a month!

Even if it's just to make things a little easier for yourself, why not just keep one? You could save forty or fifty yuan a month, right?

However, Bang Geng did not think of this direction, and Bang Geng said that he had experience in the past, but his so-called experience was just sitting there and collecting money.

As for other 'business operations', Bang Geng is basically clueless, so he never even considered 'price reduction' or 'discount' as a way to help Bang Geng out of his predicament.