Chapter 137 - 39 Business Wisdom_2
"Of course not, I’m not foolish," Lin Xiaoxi said with a wry smile. "Xiao Guai’s idea is for you, Xiao Le, to first go to the city’s repair shop and work as an apprentice for two years. Learn their techniques and business model, and then start your own shop."
Xiao Le was somewhat impulsive, and although he was quick in doing farm work, it was more out of necessity, and he actually detested it. The shrewdness required of a businessman was nowhere to be found in him. After much consideration, Lin Xiaoguai concluded that opening a repair shop was most suited for him. Firstly, he liked it, and secondly, in this kind of business, what mattered most was one’s real skill, so it didn’t matter that Xiao Le spoke a bit too directly.
"That works." Xiao Le was immediately interested when he heard this, for he had always enjoyed tinkering with things. Whenever bicycles or tractors in the village malfunctioned, he would figure out how to fix them by himself.
"Bicycles and tractors are rare items. How much business could a repair shop really attract?" Lin Xiao’an, however, didn’t see it as simply.
"We’re not going to open it in our village," Lin Xiaoxi shook her head. "When the time comes, Xiao Le will definitely open the shop in the county town, which is not the same as our village."
"Really?" Xiao Le was delighted. In that era, who wouldn’t want to see the city?
"Wait a minute," Lin Xiaoping spoke up, "although one thousand yuan is a lot, is it enough for Xiao Le to open a shop in the city?"
"It doesn’t matter if it’s not enough," Lin Xiaoxi said dismissively. "While Xiao Le is an apprentice, we’ll surely have saved some money, which we can lend to him. If that’s still not enough, we can ask Xiao Guai for a loan. She already said to ask her for money if we need it for the business."