The dinner in the evening was mainly to celebrate the successful performance of Gary, so they chose a restaurant that Gary liked to eat. When the waiter served pizza and steak on the table, Gary's little face was full of joy and excitement. He sat on the chair, with knives and forks in his hands, and his legs were shaking.
Rachel was not interested in steak and pizza. She felt full after a few bites. She wiped her mouth and put down the knife and fork. Seeing this, Jimmy asked with concern, "Don't you like it?"
"I like it." Rachel raised her lips. "But I'm full."
"Do you want some fried rice or something else?"
Seeing that Jimmy raised his hand and was about to call the waiter over, Rachel quickly stopped him and emphasized, "I'm really full. Thanks."
Jimmy smiled, "Don't worry about my wallet. I still have money for this meal."
Before, Rachel helped to deal with the rescue of Jimmy's wife. She knew very well about his economic situation. Except for the bank and himself, she must be the one who knew the most about it in the world.
Jimmy had owed a lot of debts due to the failure of his previous business.
However, although he said it casually, Rachel knew that this was what men cared most about.
She denied with a smile, "If I'm not full, I won't be polite."
Then she asked, "I remember that you don't continue your business. What are you busy with now?"
"I am running an electric appliance store with a friend. It can barely support my livings."
Jimmy also put down his knife and fork, took a sip of lemonade on the side, moistened his throat, and continued, "Now the price of the goods is expensive, and customers are smart. They prefer to comparing prices in different stores or directly shopping online, so we can't raise the price. After deducting the rent and other expenses, we can only barely maintain it."
"Is the bidding price very expensive?" Rachel frowned. She was not good at doing business and had never been in touch with it.
On the contrary, she often heard from the nurses in her previous department that the businessman had a black heart, who often sold some things that were only worth dozens of dollars to hundreds.
Was electric appliances an exception?
Jimmy smiled bitterly, "Our business is just at the beginning stage, and we can only find the following dealers to purchase the goods. When the goods come out of the factory, they have already dealt with many people, and the price has increased several times. How cheap can it be to sell them to us? To put it bluntly, we are just goods porters."
Hearing this, Rachel immediately understood a lot, but she was still a little confused. "Can't you directly find the factory to purchase goods? The price should be lower."
"We want to." Jimmy shrugged and said helplessly, "But which factory is willing to cooperate with us, a small shop? We don't have much buying. I guess they won't even look at us."
Rachel nodded.
Although she had never known about the business, she had stayed with Jack for a long time. She had heard from him on the phone that the amount of orders he mentioned seemed to be eight figures.
Obviously, Jimmy didn't have such strength.
Gary didn't know how heavy the topic was, but he still ate happily. Seeing that there was some spaghetti on Rachel's plate where the steak was placed, he asked, "Aunt Rachel, don't you eat? Can I have Italy noodles in your plate?"
"Of course, I don't want to waste food."
Rachel forked the noodles and put them in Gary's bowl. At this time, a figure suddenly flashed through her mind. She said with uncertainty, "I seem to know a person who specialized in making electric appliances, such as fridge and air conditioner. Do you need my help to ask?"
Obviously, Jimmy couldn't believe it. He opened his eyes wide and looked excited, but a few seconds later, he calmed down again. He scratched between his eyebrows and said, "Won't it bother you too much?"
"No, I'd love to help you."
Seeing that Gary's mouth was dipped in tomato paste, Rachel took a piece of tissue to wipe it for him.
Perhaps it was because she had been pregnant that she felt her heart softened a lot. Rachel knew how important a family was to a child's growth.
If she hadn't known Jimmy and Gary, she wouldn't have meddled in his business. But now that she knew this, it was fate. So she hoped to do her best to help them.
She smiled and said, "But don't be happy too early. After all, I'm not sure if I can succeed or not."
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