boyutpedia Chapter 165 Old Lu, thank you
Chapter 165 Old Lu, thank you
Chu Yunhui hurriedly explained, "You forced me to tell the truth. I didn't intentionally try to gain your sympathy by playing the victim!"
"I know you want to help me, but I'll be happy if you can come to my wedding. You don't need to lend me your G-Wagon for three years, or lend me 100,000 or 200,000 yuan for a down payment on a house in Chengjiang, and you don't need to give me several thousand or tens of thousands of yuan as a wedding gift."
"No need for any of that. We're brothers; talking about money will hurt our relationship."
Lu Ran's face darkened: "Are you ordering food for me here?"
Chu Yunhui smiled awkwardly; he hadn't expected that his subtle hint would be seen through.
Lu Ran thought for a moment and asked, "Isn't your hometown in Changming? Why did you decide to buy a house in Chengjiang?"
Chu Yunhui laughed, "I finally found such a good job, and you expect me to go back to starve instead of settling in Chengjiang? Do you have connections in Changming that can find me a job with a monthly salary of 20,000?"
Lu Ran shook his head: "No, I don't have that ability yet."
Even Cheng Jiang and Lu Ran couldn't manage it, let alone other cities.
"That would be terrible! You can't expect me to give up my job just because I'm getting married!"
"My parents also support my decision to buy a house and settle down here. They even gave me 200,000 yuan for the down payment, saying that we should set up our wedding house in Chengjiang so that the journey would be shorter and we could save a lot of money on gas. But this 200,000 yuan is all the savings of my family. To be honest, I really don't want it."
"Mengmeng has chronic gastritis and needs to take medication long-term. Although she has medical insurance and the medication doesn't cost much, the doctor said that Mengmeng needs to eat better food, which will raise her standard of living. Plus, she has to pay off her mortgage in the future. If I lose my job, I really won't be able to survive."
Lu Ran looked at him: "So, that's why you value internet cafes so much?"
Chu Yunhui nodded: "Of course, I'm even more afraid of the internet cafe not having business than you are, the boss. Every day when I have nothing to do, I go out to hand out flyers, research various promotional activities, and attract customers both online and offline."
Lu Ran did indeed find that the number of customers at the internet cafe was higher than when he had just acquired it.
I thought it was because there were more people coming to the internet cafe this season, but I didn't expect it was all thanks to Chu Yunhui!
Lu Ran patted his brother on the shoulder: "In a few days, I'll have someone go through the procedures for you and give you some shares in the internet cafe. Then, besides me, you'll be the largest shareholder of the internet cafe. The more money the internet cafe makes in the future, the more dividends you can get and the more money you can make."
"No, are you serious?"
Chu Yunhui was somewhat incredulous that he would be given shares and dividends. This internet cafe was the largest and most luxurious in the entire city. Even if he only received five percent of the annual revenue, he could still earn tens of thousands of yuan more.
"Of course, well, I'll give you a maximum of thirty percent."
"Wait a minute." Chu Yunhui raised his hand to interrupt Lu Ran, and said seriously, "Old Lu, I know you want to help me, but as brothers, you invested your real money in the internet cafe. I didn't contribute a single penny, and you're giving me nearly half the shares. I can't accept that."
"In this way, I only need five percent, and I'll use the money to buy more shares later when I've saved up enough."
Although this internet cafe has decent revenue, Lu Ran really only considers it a dispensable business.
Moreover, it was obtained from an unboxing of the system, without costing him a penny. However, since he wanted to develop multiple businesses, internet cafes were an indispensable part.
As for developing the internet cafe, entrusting it to Chu Yunhui is definitely more reassuring than entrusting it to someone else, so Lu Ran gave 30%, partly out of friendship, but it wouldn't have been too low if it were someone else.
His actions clearly startled Chu Yunhui.
It makes sense when you think about it; 30% is equivalent to giving away 500,000 to 600,000 yuan a year.
"Alright, 15%. You're getting married soon. How can you provide a good life for your wife if you don't have money? No need to say more, it's decided. I'll have someone prepare the contract for you tomorrow."
Chu Yunhui raised his hand: "That."
Lu Ran glared and said, "I said, no need to say more, it's decided like this."
Chu Yunhui said with a bitter face, "No, what I meant was, I was just being polite. You could at least give me a little more. Thirty percent isn't enough, twenty percent would be fine too!"
"Get lost."
"Old Lu, thank you."
Chu Yunhui stopped joking and said thank you to his brother with deep emotion and sincerity.
Lu Ran waved his hand: "Don't do such mushy things, they make me feel nauseous."
"Also, since you're getting married, hurry up and go back to prepare. What are you doing spending all day in the internet cafe?"
"Uh, I only took leave for half a month, and I can leave in two more days."
Lu Ran shook his head: "At a time like this, don't be stubborn. Hurry up and go back to prepare."
Chu Yunhui chuckled, "Since you, the boss, have said so, then I'll buy tickets and go back to my hometown to pick up my parents today, okay?"
Since they had decided to set up their wedding home in Chengjiang, Chu Yunhui would have to go to Changming to bring his parents over.
It's too far from Chengjiang to Changming, over a thousand kilometers. Just renting a wedding car would cost a lot of money, so after discussion, Chu Yunhui's family agreed to hold the wedding in Chengjiang.
We'll rent a house for the wedding first, and then slowly choose a house later.
"Um."
"By the way, send me your and your girlfriend's size measurements later. Then, Shangzi, Xizi, and I will chip in to order a decent wedding outfit for you. It's such a big event in your life, so it can't be too simple."
"When Shangzi got married, we didn't have much money. We could only afford to rent wedding clothes for one day after pooling our money. Now all four of us are working and have some savings. Getting you and your girlfriend a nice set of clothes shouldn't be a problem."
Li Shang and Yu Xi did indeed give him all the money. When Li Shang got married before, Chu Yunhui, Yu happy, and he also chipped in to pay for Li Shang's wedding.
Lu Ran was preparing a set of traditional Chinese wedding attire for Chu Yunhui and his wife, worth six figures, but no one else knew this yet.
"That's a must. I used all the money I had saved to buy the computer back then, and now that I'm getting married, it's time to get it back."
Chu Yunhui didn't suspect anything else. Upon hearing Lu Ran say this, he immediately sent Lu Ran his and his girlfriend's size data without hesitation.
"Have you chosen a house yet?"
Lu Ran asked.
Chu Yunhui shook his head: "How can it be so fast? Buying a house is a major event in one's life. If it weren't for Mengmeng's special situation, I would have preferred to wait a year or two until the house was ready before getting married."
"However, Mengmeng and I rented a house of more than 100 square meters in a community a few days ago. It cost more than 5,000 yuan a month. At first, Mengmeng disagreed, saying it was too expensive, but I insisted on renting the house."
"This is a major life event for Mengmeng and me, so we should do our best to handle it well at this time."
"That apartment was excellent. Although it was secondhand, it was practically indistinguishable from a new one. It was considered a mid-range upscale apartment in Chengjiang. It was a wedding home prepared by a middle-aged couple for their son and daughter-in-law, but they moved to Tianhai, leaving the apartment vacant. That's when I happened to run into it."