After Xu Fei left, Wu Jun also got up and went to the bathroom for a shower.
After his shower, Wu Jun returned to his small bedroom. With nothing else to do, he looked over the day’s delivery records.
The warehouse had sent out a total of 860 bags of rice, which sold for 215,000 yuan.
Adding the 100,000 yuan transfer from Huang Zili and the 200,000 from Ma Siyu, his total income for the day was 515,000 yuan.
After spending 145,000 to rent the warehouse, he still had a little over 370,000 yuan in his account.
As the scope of his business gradually expanded, rice sales increased day by day.
Although today lacked a huge order like Bian Xuedao’s of over 500 bags from yesterday, the retail revenue was nearly the same.
Wu Jun had kept a careful record of how many bags of rice each of his relatives had sold over the past two days.
To boost morale, Wu Jun sent private messages to each of them and paid out their commissions for the past two days.
Bian Xuedao received over 8,000 yuan. His aunt’s family earned over 3,000, and his uncle earned about the same. After receiving the transfers from Wu Jun, everyone was overjoyed and thanked him profusely.
Wu Jun encouraged them, saying that this was only the beginning. As the business expanded, there would be plenty of room for their income to grow.
After paying out the commissions, Wu Jun saw there was still a good amount of money in his account. He then transferred 200,000 yuan to Ma Siyu, paying back the loan he had taken from her earlier that day.
Just as he finished transferring the money to his aunt, Wu Jun heard the sound of a door opening outside. ’It must be Xu Fei and her aunt,’ he thought.
Wu Jun put down his phone and stepped out of his room.
"Wu Jun, are you really not going to run the supermarket anymore?" Xu Minli asked, a confused look on her face as soon as she walked in and saw him.
Wu Jun smiled. "Not anymore. The company is getting on track, so my focus will be there from now on."
"How can I ever thank you?" Xu Minli said, her eyes welling up.
’He only heard about our family’s troubles yesterday, and he immediately found a job for my husband. Now, just a day later, he’s giving me his profitable supermarket to run. This boy, Wu Jun... he’s been too good to my family.’
"Ma’am, there’s no need for that. You’ve taken good care of me over the years. I’m not planning to run the supermarket anymore, so if I wasn’t going to give it to you, who would I give it to? An outsider?" Wu Jun said, gesturing for Xu Minli and Xu Fei to come inside and sit down.
Once the three were inside, Xu Minli brought up the transfer fee. She insisted they keep the accounts clear, like the saying goes, and told Wu Jun not to be vague about the price.
In the end, including the rent and all the inventory, Wu Jun offered a price of 30,000 yuan.
Hearing the offer, Xu Fei immediately knew the price was far too low.
She had been managing the supermarket full-time recently, so she had a better idea of the inventory’s value than even Wu Jun, the owner. ’Just the merchandise alone is worth more than that,’ she thought, ’not to mention the rent, which is the biggest expense!’
Xu Minli quickly said the price was too low, but Wu Jun was firm. "That’s the price. If you don’t want it, I’ll find someone else." Xu Minli had no choice but to reluctantly agree, which only solidified her approval of Wu Jun as her future nephew-in-law.
If Wang Hongliang, who had his eye on the supermarket before, heard this price, his eyes would probably go bloodshot with envy before popping right out of his head.
Hongyun Rice was the secret weapon for attracting customers. The only reason Wu Jun’s store could stand out among the many supermarkets in the Tianyuan Community was thanks to Hongyun Rice.
Wu Jun told Xu Minli she could continue selling it and would get a 10-yuan commission per bag—the same deal his other aunts and uncle had.
Even though the supermarket’s sales had dipped, it could still move thirty to forty bags a day at a minimum. The commission from selling rice alone would bring in around 10,000 yuan a month.
The rice would draw in customers and boost sales of other merchandise. Before he started selling rice, the supermarket consistently made four to five thousand yuan a month. That number was bound to double now.
All in all, the little supermarket should bring Xu Minli an income of nearly 20,000 yuan a month, no problem. That was a massive improvement over running her old glasses shop.
’Even though Xu Minli is the new owner, it won’t really affect my own income,’ Wu Jun considered. ’After all, I’m not giving her the rice for free. She just gets a commission; the lion’s share still comes to me.’
Wu Jun was decisive, and Xu Minli was just as direct. The entire process, from the decision to transfer the supermarket to the official change of ownership, took less than an hour.
After Xu Minli transferred the 30,000 yuan to Wu Jun, they signed a transfer agreement, and she officially became the supermarket’s new owner.
After signing the agreement, Wu Jun said, "The supermarket is yours now, Ma’am. I’ll hurry and find a new place to live so I can move out."
Hearing that Wu Jun was planning to move out, Xu Minli grew anxious. ’I worked so hard to create this opportunity for Wu Jun and Xu Fei to live together,’ she thought. ’I can’t be the one to ruin it!’
"Wu Jun, you and Feifei should just stay here," Xu Minli said with a smile. "The store is small enough for me to manage on my own, and I have no plans to expand. Besides, I wouldn’t feel right leaving a young woman like Feifei here all by herself at night."
Hearing she might have to live apart from Wu Jun, Xu Fei felt a pang of disappointment.
"Wu Jun, if you think your room is too small, we can switch. You can take the big room, and I’ll take the small one," Xu Fei said, echoing her aunt’s sentiment.
Xu Minli chimed in again. "Please, Wu Jun, just think of it as doing me a favor. You can keep Feifei company, and it’ll save you the hassle of moving."
"Alright, I’ll do as you say, Ma’am." Seeing how insistent both Xu Minli and Xu Fei were, Wu Jun had no choice but to agree.
"I’ll pack my things right now. We can switch rooms tonight!" Xu Fei was delighted that Wu Jun had agreed to stay and immediately reached for her bedding to roll it up.
"Who said anything about switching rooms?" Wu Jun said with a laugh, gently pushing her arm away. "The small room is fine. You’re staying right where you are."
With the living situation settled, the three of them chatted for a while longer. Seeing that it was getting late, Xu Minli got up to leave, and Wu Jun and Xu Fei walked her to the door.
「The next morning」
Xu Minli came down to officially take over the supermarket. With Xu Fei’s guidance, she quickly got the hang of things.
After breakfast, Wu Jun left the supermarket with Xu Fei.
For her first day, Wu Jun planned to show her the ropes.
She was a girl, after all, and Wu Jun was worried she might be too timid when dealing with clients. Plus, with a new female driver on the road, he really couldn’t rest easy.
With many stops and starts, what should have been a ten-minute drive from the supermarket took Xu Fei a nerve-racking twenty minutes, during which she stalled the engine eight times.
Wu Jun, buckled up tight in the passenger seat, calmly encouraged her. "It’s fine, stalling is normal. You’re doing great. I was just like this on my first day."
When a red light appeared at an intersection, she was supposed to hit the brake, but Xu Fei stomped on the accelerator instead, speeding right through it.
Wu Jun lost his composure. He couldn’t believe it—Xu Fei had actually managed to make the pickup truck accelerate hard enough to push him back in his seat!
Wu Jun was finally witnessing firsthand the terrifying, leave-no-blade-of-grass-standing destructive power of a novice female driver.
Thankfully, it was early in the morning and the roads were empty. They managed to avoid an accident and arrived at the Xiao’anshe warehouse alive.
"Wu Jun, I’m sorry, I... I..." RETCH~ After getting out of the truck, Xu Fei’s face was deathly pale. She couldn’t finish her sentence before turning away and dry-heaving.
Wu Jun was dumbfounded. ’The driver gets carsick?’ he thought.
He patted Xu Fei on the back and gently massaged her neck. Then, he went into the warehouse and came back out with a bottle of water for her to rinse her mouth with.
"How about I go rent an automatic for you? They’re much easier to drive," Wu Jun suggested, figuring this experience with the manual transmission must have nearly traumatized her.
After rinsing her mouth, Xu Fei straightened up and looked at Wu Jun with a determined expression. "No need, Wu Jun. I can do this."
"Are... are you sure?" Wu Jun asked, his voice trembling slightly. ’Lady, you might be able to handle it, but I don’t think I can...’
"Wu Jun, trust me. I can do it." Xu Fei turned to look at the parked pickup truck with a stubborn expression. "I’ve already gotten the hang of a few things on the drive over. I feel like I can handle it now."