Chapter Thirty-Two: Business Opportunity

  The next day, Ning Qingmin called Du Huahua to ask about the recruitment, but was told that Du Huahua was not there and had to call his mobile phone instead.

  "Hello, who is it?" But what came from Du Huahua's mobile phone was Du Hua's voice.

  "Looking for Huahua!" Ning Qingmin was so angry that he wanted to hang up the phone immediately, but his mobile phone had a caller display function. If he hung up, he would know it was himself who called, so he had to force himself to speak.

  "Hua just got off the bus and is buying things, what's up with you?"

  "Nothing's wrong, just like this, bye!" Ning Qingming hastily hung up the phone.

  "Qingmin, let's go have lunch! You've been cooped up in the dorm all Sunday." Zhou Ling got dressed and grabbed his lunchbox to call out to Ning Qingmin.

  "It's already noon so quickly." Ning Qing hurriedly changed her clothes and casually pulled out a piece of clothing to put on.

  "The weather changes suddenly, it was still very cold last night, but today it's hot, I don't know what clothes to wear, thin ones are too thin, thick ones are too thick." Zhou Ling complained, turning her head to see Ning Qingming still wearing the old gray windbreaker, and couldn't help exclaiming: "You haven't thrown away this old windbreaker yet?"

  "This weather is just right! It's almost summer, I'll buy new clothes then." Ning Qing didn't mind, it was just a casual meal, no need to dress up.

  Two people hadn't walked to the cafeteria yet when Li Mingna's gentle voice came from behind: "Shang Liang, what do you want to eat for lunch?"

  Heavens, I've worn such an old windbreaker out, can't let Guo Shangliang see it, Ning Qingmian didn't even turn her head, pulled Zhou Ling and hastily slipped to the side, just in time for another group of people to enter and block them.

  From the crowd, Ning Qing saw Guo Shangliang and Li Mingna walking hand in hand into the cafeteria, laughing and chatting, her heart bleeding silently.

  "So you like Guo Shangliang!" Zhou Ling saw Ning Qingmian's appearance and couldn't help but push her, "The other person's girlfriend is stunningly beautiful, looking at the two of them, you're in a tough spot..."

  Ning Qingmin hadn't spoken yet when he heard Duan Shurong's voice behind him say, "Haha, I knew it! Once the clock strikes twelve, Cinderella returns to her original state. Unfortunately, some Cinderellas didn't even get to meet their prince!"

  Ning Qingmin and Zhou Ling turned back to glare, but before they could speak, Duan Shurong said: "Someone has taken the wrong seat, it seems that there is still some self-awareness." After finishing, she walked past them and entered the cafeteria with her head held high.

  "What makes her think she's superior?" Zhou Ling angrily stamped her foot, "Just because of a better family background, can she insult others like this?"

  Ning Qing was also repeatedly provoked by Duan Shu Rong, and said with hatred: "Just because you have a little more money at home and dress up a bit, do you think you're a princess? On the one hand, she made a vow in her heart to make some money as soon as possible, not only to alleviate her mother's burden but also to live a better life.

  After dinner, I returned to the dormitory. The phone in the dormitory rang loudly. Ning Qing hurried over to answer it. This time it was Du Huahua's voice:

  "Xiao Ning, I just came over to the train station side in my second brother's car. The new Wangpai shopping mall that Cheng Jianjun is in charge of started recruiting merchants today. I brought a flower basket on behalf of the general manager."

  "Has recruitment started?" Ning Qing's thoughts floated up, and she hurriedly asked Du Huahua: "Can you help me take a look at the recruitment conditions."

  "No admission fee for the first period, three installments of 3 rent, totaling 12,000 yuan, to be paid in full within one month after registration. The lease is for three years."

  After hearing Du Huahua's words, Ning Qingmin's heart skipped a beat. The initial deposit was only 120,000 yuan, which was too cheap. She remembered that a few years later, the entry fee for a storefront on the first floor of this mall would be over 4 million yuan. If it was a good location or bought from a speculator, it wouldn't stop there. After the three-year lease expired, she would have to pay tens of millions of dollars in renovation fees to renew the contract.

  "Should I register and pay a deposit?" Ning Qingming took a deep breath, this might be her chance to earn her first pot of gold.

  "Registering a booth requires a deposit of 2,000 yuan. If you don't pay the rest of the fees within a month, it's considered abandoned." Du Huahua's voice on the other end laughed and said: "Do you want a booth?"

  "With this intention, I'll go take a look right away."

  This is a rare opportunity, and it should be seized. Ning Qingmin took out his own deposit book and looked at it, with a total of 6,000 yuan, part of which was this semester's living expenses, and part of which was his previous part-time job and the money he had saved over the years. His entire fortune.

  The sun is shining brightly, it's a rare good day.

  In the arched gate of the new wholesale market, people come and go, and the business office is receiving batch after batch of people.

  The sales manager spread out the documents in front of Ning Qingmian and smiled slightly: "Miss Ning, please sign here."

  "Xiao Ning, do your relatives really need three shop spaces? If they don't want them later, they'll lose the 6,000 yuan deposit!" Du Huahua looked at Ning Qingmian with some concern on her behalf, "If it's a small business, operating three shops at the same time will be quite stressful. You'd better discuss it with your relatives again."

  "No need, he let me handle it completely, I trust his vision." Ning Qingming patted Du Huahua's hand, letting him be at ease.

  The shop was actually what Ning Qingmin wanted for herself. If it wasn't for the fake proxy of her relatives, Du Huhua would be even more surprised.

  Ning Qingmian took the pen handed over by the salesgirl and solemnly signed her name.

  After signing the documents, Ning Qingmin stood up, shook hands with the sales manager, thanked him politely and walked out.

  As I passed through the hall, I happened to hear a group of people surrounding the salesgirl and asking her some questions.

  "If you're interested in a particular storefront, circle the number, go to the sales office to register your name, pay 2,000 yuan as a deposit, and then pay the remaining fees within a month. If you don't pay the remaining fees within a month, it will be considered an automatic waiver of rights." The sales lady was explaining this to one person while smiling and answering another potential buyer's question.

  "A month's time has arrived, if I don't want this stall anymore, will the 2,000 yuan deposit be refunded to me?" A rookie asked with a bewildered expression, clearly still unclear about some things.

  "Haha...", the crowd burst into laughter, and someone patted the rookie's shoulder and said: "Little brother, if I could get a refund for the deposit, I'd book all the good stalls in one breath and let you guys scramble to find one."

  Du Huahua also smiled and turned to Ning Qingmian: "It seems like a student who has just entered society."

  "With a face so tender, she might have just graduated from high school." Ning Qingming looked at the rookie with a bewildered expression and couldn't help but laugh.

  "By the way, when I just arrived at Cheng Jianjun's office, he asked about you. Why don't you go and say hello?" Du Huahua accompanied Ning Qingmian to stroll around the mall, bringing up some things about the person in charge of this mall, Cheng Jianjun.

  "At this time, he must be very busy, why bother him." Ning Qing smiled slightly, "I have booked three shops, there will be plenty of opportunities to see him later."

  "Yes, if your relatives change their minds and don't want those three shops anymore, find Cheng Jianjun, maybe you can get the deposit back." Du Huahua also thought that this wholesale market had a good prospect, but he never expected it to develop so rapidly. "The three shops you want are on the first floor, the location is not bad, there must be other people who want them." He said, his eyes lit up and stopped, muttering to himself: "If they can sell out in a month, these three shops will make money!" Then he negated his own idea, "Impossible, six floors in total, so many shops, how can they sell out in a month?"

  "One month is not enough to sell the sixth floor, but the first floor must be sold out." Ning Qingming tilted her head and looked at Du Huahua with a mischievous gaze, "The first floor still has empty units, why don't you also sign up for two units and put them aside, who knows if you can make money?"

  (Note: New Kingpin Wholesale Market, this name is fictional. If there's any similarity, it's purely coincidental.)