Getting Rich is Hard? My Supermarket Connects Time! - Chapter 016

Getting Rich is Hard? My Supermarket Connects Time!
Chapter 016 – Debt-collecting incident (2)

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“She’s my aunt, not my mother. Just because I landed a big deal doesn’t mean I should take the fall for her. Even brothers keep their accounts clear*.”

*Even brothers keep their accounts clear” (in Chinese: 亲兄弟明算账) is a traditional Chinese proverb. Just because she and her aunt are family doesn’t mean she should be responsible for her aunt’s debts.

“I already said—if you want to collect, go straight to her. If she refuses to pay, go to court and sue her for fraud.”

As she said this, Xiao Yingchun pointed to the group of elderly neighbors munching on watermelon.

“They all know Yingchun Supermarket has been here for over twenty years and has always been honest.”

“The suppliers used to be the same. When I let my aunt take over, I already informed the original suppliers about the arrangement.”

“My aunt only went to you guys after she couldn’t get credit from the usual suppliers. Why didn’t you check carefully before agreeing to give her credit?”

The two men looked at each other, speechless.

Of course, they had checked.

At the time, they were just hoping to take over one of Uncle Liang’s old customers — of course, there was risk.
But you can’t refuse to sell on credit just because there’s a risk, right?

The old neighbors also spoke up in support.

“Yingchun’s aunt, Ge Chunyu, ran the shop for a year. We asked around — that’s how it was.”
“She really didn’t pay Yingchun any rent. She said Yingchun couldn’t bear to let her parents’ shop go, so she let her aunt run it, win or lose.”

Everyone added a word or two, all helping to confirm the story.

Wei Xiang didn’t get angry after hearing this. Instead, he looked at Xiao Yingchun and suggested,
“Boss Xiao, even if we go after your aunt for the money now, it’s unlikely we’ll get it back. So how about this?”

“If you get any more big orders in the future, can you buy from us? We can earn a bit to make up for the loss.”

That’s why the four of them came— partly to try collecting the debt, but also to get some business.

Xiao Yingchun looked at Wei Xiang and saw the eagerness in his eyes.
She glanced at the other three men— they looked a bit unhappy but nodded anyway.

Xiao Yingchun thought for a moment. “If needed, I can buy from you, but I have to make sure your goods are correct and the price isn’t higher than other places. Can you do that?”

“Yes, yes, of course…”

With her agreement, Wei Xiang took the initiative to look around the shop.

The store wasn’t big, but the shelves were spotless and everything was neatly arranged.

It was clear the place was being run carefully.

Thinking about Uncle Liang rushing around all day to buy compressed biscuits, Wei Xiang had no doubt:
This young and beautiful shop owner must have powerful connections behind her.

After all, ordinary people couldn’t buy so many boxes of compressed biscuits and pay on the spot.

This small shop might just be a cover.

He understood well: big business doesn’t rely on walk-in customers— just like those bosses who run tea shops…

If Xiao Yingchun knew what he was thinking, she’d give him a thumbs-up:
“Comrade, you’ve got it all figured out!”

After reaching an agreement, the four men got into their car and left.

Xiao Yingchun watched them drive away and felt a little dazed:
“That’s it?”

Thinking about her stingy aunt’s attitude, she had a gut feeling:
This wasn’t over yet.

It wasn’t until 10 p.m. when the shop closed that Xiao Yingchun realized she had forgotten to eat dinner.

But then she remembered: she made over ten million yuan today.

She didn’t feel hungry at all!

She fell asleep dreaming sweet dreams, not knowing that Fu Chen’an was leading his soldiers in a night attack on Yongzhou City…

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