Chapter 1670
Born to Make a Living in Sales
The two men each took a drag of their cigarettes, exchanged a few more polite but pointless words, and then Sun Xiangdai suddenly changed the subject, praising Wang An with admiration:
"Among your generation in our village, you're the most successful right now, hahaha."
It's clear that Sun Xiangdai's praise was genuine, not deliberate flattery.
Given Sun Xiangdai's position and status in the forest farm, he had no reason to flatter the younger generation in the village.
Wang An quickly and modestly replied:
"Hey, what's the point of being successful? Just messing around. I still admire my brother Haodong. He got a job at the forest farm right after graduation. It's so stable."
That's what they say, but Wang An doesn't think that way at all. Compared to ordinary people, working in the forest farm is indeed quite good. You're guaranteed a stable income regardless of drought or flood, and the forest farm takes care of everything, so you don't have to worry about making a living.
But if Wang An were to go to work, he would rather go into business. As the saying goes, "Men don't earn a fixed salary." Working in the forest farm would not only mean a fixed wage, but also a complete lack of freedom. How boring!
After Wang An finished speaking, Sun Xiangdai sighed and said helplessly:
"It's stable, but the earnings are low. I have to think carefully before buying anything expensive. If I had more money, I wouldn't have to trouble you, Xiao An, to buy a motorcycle."
Wang An was about to say something like, "There are only a few motorcycles in our village. It's already impressive that your family can afford one," but then he thought about it again and felt that saying that would sound like showing off.
In the 80s, bicycles were already very rare, and motorcycles were the aristocrats among rare items.
Wang Anjia not only owned motorcycles, but two of them, as well as a Jiefang truck, a GAZ car, and agricultural machinery such as a tracked tractor and a four-wheeled vehicle.
What's most unacceptable is that Wang An's two-wheeled motorcycle was only for Wang Yi, a junior high school student.
You know, other people's bicycles are usually ridden by adults, and they take great care of them when they ride them.
Compared to Wang An's family, Sun Xiangdai's family was indeed far inferior.
Just as Wang An was pondering how to respond to Sun Xiangdai's words without appearing pretentious, he saw Sun Dafu and his grandson Sun Haodong come out of the house.
So Wang An went straight to greet Sun Dafu and Sun Haodong:
"Master Sun, Brother Haodong, are you ready? Shall we go now?"
At this moment, Sun Dafu was no longer wearing his usual tattered clothes that were difficult to discern the color of, but rather a very well-fitting black Zhongshan suit.
He was no longer wearing his usual cloth shoes, but a pair of black leather shoes, which were clearly freshly polished and shiny.
Wang An strongly suspected that the reason Sun Xiangdai came out to greet him and chat with him outside was because the old man Sun Dafu was inside polishing his shoes.
It must be said, however, that after dressing up, old man Sun Dafu does look like a cadre, and he does look quite serious.
After Wang An finished speaking, Sun Dafu said with a smile:
"You must be getting impatient, Xiao An. We're leaving now, we're leaving now, hehehehe."
Wang An turned his head and said to Sun Xiangdai with a smile:
"Uncle Sun, why don't you come along too? Let's go for a stroll around the county!"
Sun Xiangdai laughed heartily and said:
"I won't go. I have to go to work soon, I don't have time."
Wang An nodded and said:
"Alright, Uncle Sun, we'll be going now."
After saying that, Wang An and his grandson Sun Dafu walked out of the courtyard.
In less than 20 minutes, GAZ arrived at the Longjiang Motorcycle store. Sun Dafu looked at Wang An with envy and said:
"This car is so much better. It's fast and stable. We got to the county town in such a short time. Every time we came by horse-drawn carriage, it would take more than two hours."
Wang An said with a smile:
"Now that you have a motorcycle, it'll be much faster to get to the county town. The speed will be almost the same as a car, hehehe."
After getting off the car, Wang An led Sun Dafu and his grandson into the store.
At this time, the motorcycle shop had not yet officially opened for business, but several salespeople were already at work, and there were already people looking at motorcycles inside.
This situation is completely different from the deserted place two months ago. It's as if people suddenly have money and are eager to spend it.
However, in the current Longjiang motorcycle shops, there is still only the Longjiang 70 motorcycle, so no matter how people look at it, in the end, apart from being able to choose a color, there is not much else to choose from.
Seeing Wang An lead Sun Dafu and his son into the room, the saleswoman named Huang Yufang was visibly taken aback, but she immediately came forward to greet them. After exchanging greetings with Wang An, Huang Yufang spoke to Sun Haodong in a sweet, coquettish voice with great enthusiasm:
"Brother Haodong, have you collected enough industrial vouchers this time? You've been trying to fool me for ages."
As soon as Huang Yufang finished speaking, Wang An's gaze towards her immediately changed.
I still remember when Huang Yufang first arrived, she not only had difficulty speaking, but she would also blush after saying just a few words.
But Huang Yufang has clearly mastered it now. Not only does she speak naturally, but she also possesses the warmth and approachability that a salesperson should have.
In addition, she was very beautiful. Wang An felt that in the two months he was away, the top seller in the store was almost always this girl named Huang Yufang.
There's no way around it, everyone loves beautiful things, especially a man.
Since most motorcycle buyers are men, Huang Yufang only needs to be friendly, call these buyers "brother" a few times, and subtly mention that she hasn't met her sales target yet.
I estimate that most men wouldn't be able to resist and would obediently take out their money to buy one.
To put it bluntly, even if they don't have enough money in their pockets, some people will still buy one, even if they have to borrow money.
This is a fact, and a common problem among all men.
Faced with Huang Yufang's enthusiasm, Sun Haodong blushed and stammered:
"This time, this time I guarantee I'll buy it. You didn't even see me bring my grandpa here."
After Sun Haodong finished speaking, Huang Yufang immediately greeted Sun Dafu very politely:
"If Hao Dong's grandfather is here, then it's perfectly fine for me to call him grandfather. Hello, Grandpa Sun."
At this moment, Huang Yufang's delicate and sweet image completely disappeared, and she instantly transformed into a sunny and cheerful girl.
Huang Yufang's sudden change of expression left even Wang An, a master of this art, in awe.
Wang An immediately decided that he would focus on nurturing this girl named Huang Yufang, mainly because this girl was simply born to be a salesperson!
If Huang Yufang is trained well, she can take over all of Wang An's work as the number of motorcycle sales outlets increases, allowing Wang An to continue leisurely spending time at home with his two little ones.
Previously, Huang Yufang's coquettish manner towards Sun Haodong had displeased the old man, Sun Dafu, since his eldest grandson was about to get married. However, Huang Yufang's sunny image at this moment made Sun Dafu quite satisfied.
After Huang Yufang finished speaking, Sun Dafu said with a smile:
"You too, you too, young comrade." (End of Chapter)