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"Xiao Yun, I transferred 20,000 yuan to you, and my aunt and aunts all fell in love with the new clothes you bought for me, so you can buy one for them too!"
Because my mother-in-law's dress was only 500 yuan, I bought it from the Internet, but for the sake of face, I said that it was 3,000 yuan.
"Mom, when I bought it for you, there was only one last one left, and if I wanted to buy another identical one, it might not be easy. "I quickly made up another lie.
To be honest, even though I'm a businessman, I'm lying all day long. But I never lie to my family, except this time.
Due to the rise of online business, business in brick-and-mortar stores is starting to get tough. I was in the wholesale business in the clothing wholesale city, and I worked hard all year round, and I didn't make much money.
The partners who do business together have reduced the number of stores at the beginning of this year. Only I don't have the vision, and I still keep the previous 3 stores, my husband and I are each responsible for one, and the other is someone to take care of it.
The wholesale business is already profitable, and outsiders can't worry about it, so after all, the store lost 50,000 yuan this year.
With the money I earned, I paid the rent for the next half a year, as well as the mortgage for this month, and the cost of my daughter's interest class, and I had a few thousand yuan left in my deposit.
That is, after a year of hard work, we ourselves have nothing left.
"In this case, you can look at it and buy it, it's about the same as mine, they all trust you!" my mother-in-law said easily, but I was worried.
02
Maybe it's because I'm in the clothing industry, so my relatives come to me to buy clothes and the like.
They always say that I have a good eye and buy high-grade clothes, but the key is that I spend less money.
In fact, you get what you pay for, and it is impossible to sell high-end clothes to you at the price of a stall. The clothes I buy for them are all high-end goods, but every time I deliberately say that the price is low, and I pay for the price difference.
Because compared to money, the help of aunts and aunts to our family is even more valuable.
I remember when I first entered my mother-in-law's house, it was a poor jingle. My father-in-law suffered from esophageal cancer, and he spent hundreds of thousands of dollars but did not save his life. The bride price for our wedding and all the expenses for the wedding banquet were also made up with the help of our relatives.
"In the future, when you have money, you must honor your aunts and aunts. They are the benefactors of our family, and if it weren't for them, they wouldn't have been able to survive this day. These are the words that my mother-in-law often says.
My husband and I tried a lot of business in order to pay off our debts. He has set up a stall, opened a noodle restaurant, and even rented a stall to sell vegetables. But at the end of the year, I can't make a lot of money.
The family has hundreds of thousands of foreign debts to repay, and if the two of us want to turn over, we must earn more money.
Coincidentally, one of my classmates has a clothing wholesale business at home. I begged someone to take me into the industry, first find a store, and then run the supply. In the beginning, because I didn't have that much money, I could only get goods from the big local wholesalers and earn a few dollars a piece.
03
Later, with a little capital, I began to cooperate with manufacturers.
The little snowball is getting bigger and bigger, and we not only pay off the foreign debts of our relatives, but also have savings to buy a house and a car.
Don't forget to dig wells. When I have money, I will prepare 8 identical gifts for every New Year's holiday. Because my husband has 3 aunts and 4 aunts, I treat my mother-in-law equally.
Once, I bought a woolen sweater for thousands of yuan for my mother-in-law, and I was afraid that my mother-in-law would be distressed, so I lied and said that I bought it for 200 yuan. When my aunts and aunts saw it, they all said that I had a good eye and asked me to buy one for them.
I readily agreed, paid a few thousand yuan, and bought 7 more clothes.
Since then, every Chinese New Year, I have put my own waist bag and bought 8 pieces of clothes at one time to give to my mother-in-law, aunts and aunts. The clothing industry has been mixed for a long time, and the vision is naturally different. The clothes I bought, in the crowd, look at it and go up to grade.
This year, I was so shy that I had to buy clothes for my mother-in-law. As for other relatives, forget it, 500 yuan is not too much, but 7 500 yuan is more than 3,000 yuan, enough for my family's mortgage for a month.
When business is good, a few thousand dollars is not a lot of money in my eyes. But now, business is so difficult to do, I have to think about 100 yuan for a long time.
04
"Xiao Yun, have you bought it? If you don't buy it again, it's going to be the New Year, we said that we would wear this dress together and go out for a trip!"
To be honest, I could have taken the 20,000 yuan given by my mother-in-law and bought a few more pieces of the same dress for 500 yuan from the Internet.
But 500 yuan of clothes is not the same grade as 3000 yuan at all, even if it is deceptive, the gap is a bit too big.
What's more, even if you buy it, the torment of conscience is really uncomfortable.
"Mom, I'm sorry, I lied, I bought the clothes from the Internet for 500 yuan. "Honesty is more important than anything else to your family.
"I know, so the 20,000 yuan, except for the money to buy clothes, the rest is subsidized by your mother. Mom's ability is limited, so she can't help you much. "Mother-in-law's words made me a little confused.
Later, my husband explained to me, "My mother often calls me, so she knows our current situation well, and the 20,000 yuan is her special support for us." She said that as a daughter, all year round, she thinks about honoring her mother-in-law, and her parents at that end should also do their filial piety this year. ”
I bowed my head in shame, knowing my wife Moruv. My dad had a little accident this year. During that time, I was busy with business, and I couldn't leave, so my brother and sister took care of me throughout the whole process.
Although I paid most of the medical expenses, I always felt indebted to him.
And my parents, who were able to work before, will return the filial piety money I gave intact. My dad is not in good health this year, and no matter what, I have to take some money to honor them.
To be honest, we did get a little nervous on our hands. Fortunately, my mother-in-law knew about it and offered to give me money.
05
"You have paid too much for our family, our mother knows everything. "At night, lying in bed, my husband said to me.
Yes, over the years, in addition to business, almost all of my heart has been poured on my in-laws.
Because of my father-in-law's illness and the love debt we owe when we got married, I paid it off for several years in one go.
"My wife, aunts and aunts also transferred 2,000 yuan to me today, saying that it was to save face for you. ”
Hey, in the past, every year when I went home, I would follow up the goods, fish and shrimp, beef, and pork, and each family would send a few boxes.
Even if they don't make any money this year, they will most likely guess that I will definitely not miss them with these things.
"Xiao Yun, you must accept the money. Over the years, you have been really good to us, buying us food and drink. This time, you will give us a chance to buy an order ourselves, okay?" In the video, the sincere eyes of my relatives instantly made me teary-eyed.
How fortunate I am to be able to marry into such a family, and when the family is in trouble, everyone will twist into a rope.
Of course, when you succeed, everyone shares your joy together.
"Okay, I'll take it. I replied solemnly.
There were snowflakes outside, and my heart was warm. Spring is coming, and after the New Year, I plan to try multi-channel business as well. Strive to make more money next year, these relatives are my motivation!