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"Not much money."

It was difficult to tell the specific price, so Zhou Anan was prepared to muddle through.

Telling him the real price, I guess his parents would have to ask him by the ear for at least a night. Anyway, there is no price tag on it, and I can't find it online.

"No amount is enough. It's not easy for you to make money now, so you can't spend it arbitrarily."

However, as Zhou Youliang, who has been diligent, thrifty and steady in his work for a long time, it is not so easy to pass the test.

"Why are you asking so much? My son bought it for you, just accept it."

Wang Jingyu, who was very happy to put on the jade bracelet, patted her husband's arm to avoid hurting her son's filial heart.

She values ​​her son's affection more than her husband.

As for money, there is no need to worry so much about it, so as not to worry my son too much.

"The original price was probably hundreds of thousands. The store opened by my friend and relative got the cost price, which was only twenty or thirty thousand. It is said that they even specially asked a master from Hong Kong City to open it to ensure safety and business. Prosperity.”

Faced with his father who was asking the question, Zhou Anan did not refuse the other party's question. Instead, he selectively said a suitable price and briefly explained the meaning.

After all, it cost nearly two million to buy jadeite, and the consecration has a pretty good meaning to ensure peace. Zhou Anan said twenty to thirty thousand just to let his parents take better care of it.

Not too high, not too low, just right.

"So expensive?"

In addition to buying a house and a car, Zhou Youliang has never spent tens of thousands of yuan on anything in his life. He looked at the jade bracelet in front of him and carefully put it back into the box.

As for blaming his son for spending money indiscriminately, it was difficult for him to say it.

After buying all the things, my son still showed his filial piety, so why should I ask my son to return them?

"Dad, why don't you try it on?"

Seeing his father's cautious behavior, Zhou Anan asked with a smile.

"This thing is too expensive. It's better to put it in a box. It would be a pity if it accidentally knocks it off."

"Dad, this is a bracelet to keep you safe. It's useless if you put it in the box. What a waste."

Zhou Anan had already thought of the reason for this.

He really wanted his father to wear this calming jade beads bracelet more often, so as not to get too angry and get angry from time to time, which would damage his body.

Once you have money, your family's safety may be your greatest hope for your future life.

"That's right, my son bought it to keep you safe. Why don't you wear it and leave it alone?"

Wang Jingyu, who was wearing this jade bracelet before going to bed, said something helpful.

She will wear it to the factory tomorrow to show her eldest sister and workers. This is a gift her son bought her.

Of course, you must put it away when you are loading the goods. Things worth tens of thousands of dollars cannot be damaged.

"Okay, I usually wear it."

Seeing that his wife said this, Zhou Youliang picked up the bracelet with both hands and gently put it on his left wrist.

When he thought that the original price of this bracelet was several hundred thousand, he felt pretty good.

Thinking about it this way, he felt that the 200,000 yuan that he and his friend were planning to invest was not a lot. One of their houses had already increased to 600,000 to 700,000 yuan.

"Mom, I bought this for my grandparents. Please take it over when you have time."

In addition, Zhou Anan took out two ordinary boxes and handed them to his mother.

"Is it expensive?"

"It's not expensive, just a few thousand yuan."

Compared to his parents' age, the bracelets Zhou Anan wore for his grandparents were all ordinary ones, which cost tens of thousands of yuan at the Zen temple that day. Excluding the craftsmanship fee for the master's consecration, the bracelets amounted to several thousand yuan. the cost of.

It's not that he doesn't want to buy something expensive, Zhou An'an doesn't have that much money, but the older generation is reluctant to buy it.

If they really accidentally lost something so expensive, they would be distressed for the rest of their lives.

"Did you give it to your grandparents?"

Hearing the price, Wang Jingyu nodded, and then asked about the gifts from his father-in-law and mother-in-law.

My husband is sitting next to me. If my son forgets to buy it, he would rather give it to his parents-in-law first, so as not to make the face-saving husband think nonsense.

"I bought it. My grandparents are still helping my uncle, so I don't have time to give it to them. I'm a little tired from the car ride today, and I have to go back to my room to sleep later. How about, Dad, wait for your grandparents to come back and take it over."

Knowing the underlying meaning of her mother's words, Zhou Anan handed over the task of delivering gifts to her father on the pretext of going to bed early.

It is most appropriate for dad to do this kind of face-saving thing.

"Okay, I'll get it for you."

Hearing that his son wanted to go to bed early, Zhou Youliang naturally would not force his son to give it to him personally.

At around nine o'clock in the evening, when I heard the door open on the first floor, Zhou Youliang, who was sitting in the bedroom watching TV, walked downstairs with two boxes and said to his parents who had just returned: "You two are older, stop doing this." If you want to do some work, you will hire someone yourself. An An asked a friend to bring this back from Hong Kong City. Why would you use it if it cost tens of thousands? Let it just eat dust."

Not knowing much about the process of his father delivering beads bracelets to his grandparents last night, Zhou Anan got up early the next morning, said a few words to the enthusiastic elders, and started running around the village.

After breakfast, instead of going to her mother's factory to join in the fun, Zhou Anan took her father's car to the city and got into the Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle following behind.

“Go to the Bird of Paradise foot bath across from Mobile.”

"OK."

Arriving opposite the mobile building at the intersection of the pedestrian street, Zhou Anan saw three bright neon signs of 'Bird of Paradise' flashing continuously.

With four stores covering an area of ​​300 square meters, four floors, and a parking lot with hundreds of parking spaces at the back, Zhou Anan felt that her future sister-in-law's vision for location selection was acceptable.

It seems like a waste of money now, but when the number of vehicles in Lizhou expands rapidly in the future, and the traffic police and urban management officers are diligent on the road to issue tickets, these hundreds of parking spaces will be an excellent way to attract customers.

"Welcome to Birds of Paradise."

Although it was only nine o'clock, the Bird of Paradise Foot Bath was already open. When Zhou Anan walked in, he saw four girls with good looks in red cheongsam bowing to say hello.

"Sir, would you like a foot bath or a massage?"

At this time, a lobby manager wearing a women's suit and short skirt came over and asked gently.

"Soak your feet."

Since he wanted to come and take a look, Zhou Anan didn't mind taking a foot bath.

"Okay, Xiao Chen, take this gentleman to the second floor for a foot bath."

A foreman was called, and the lobby manager gave instructions and asked people to take the customers in front of them to take the elevator upstairs.

"Sir, do you have any technicians you are familiar with?"

The male foreman asked with a smile as he walked into the elevator.

"No, just arrange one for me among the four technicians at the door."

He didn't let the other party arrange it as he pleased. Zhou Anan didn't want to meet a technician with a height of 160cm. The soles of his feet would be uncomfortable.

"Okay, please wait a moment."

After leading the other party to a small room with two recliners and sofas, the male foreman retreated and used a walkie-talkie to communicate with the staff arranging technicians downstairs.

Soon, after observing the environment and feeling that it was okay, Zhou Anan saw someone bringing a fruit drink, and then one of the four female cheongsam technicians he had seen at the door came in with a black suitcase.

This is somewhat similar to the high-end foot bath shop in Shanghai. It's thoughtful.

"Sir, which kind of foot bath would you like to take?"

Picking up the price tag on the small coffee table in the middle of the sofa, the young cheongsam female technician asked with a smile.

"Just choose the most expensive one."

After looking at the foot bath prices of 66, 86, and 106, Zhou Anan directly chose the most expensive one.

According to the current foot bath price in Lizhou, it is generally 30-60 per hour (70 minutes). The base price of this bird of paradise is directly more expensive than the highest price of others. I don’t know how the business is.

"Okay, please wait a moment."

Taking out a bunch of preparation tools from the black suitcase, the cheongsam female technician who heard the knock on the door asked the male foreman at the door to put the hot water basin with the medicinal bath on the ground.

The next process is similar to most foot baths.

After a set of shoulder massage, waist relaxation, eye compress, head massage, and foot massage, Zhou Anan felt quite comfortable.

Compared with those 30 or 40 foot bath shops, it is indeed much more professional.

And I learned from the female technician that business was very good after noon, especially at night, when there were customers waiting in the waiting room.

With Lizhou's rapidly developing economy, there are definitely a large number of people who can afford this consumption. You must know that there are hundreds of thousands of small manufacturers registered with the Industrial and Commercial Bureau alone, not to mention those small workshops without registered business licenses.

An annual GDP of over 10 billion is not something you talk about casually. Otherwise, Lizhou’s housing prices would not have risen from less than 3,000 to more than 10,000 in one year with the help of caring people. No matter how many people speculate in real estate without money, Useless.

"Brother, why are you here?"

As soon as Zhou Anan finished paying the bill at the cashier and was about to leave, he heard a somewhat familiar shout.