Xie Xiaolin was tired of working without money and decided to start a fruit business. Doing business is not an easy task. To save costs, he brought out his wife Chuncao to the countryside. His son, Xiaotao, has reached school age and is left in his hometown to be cared for by his parents.

However, it didn't take long for Xie Xiaolin to find that the business was not easy needed a store to sell fruit. The rent for fruit in a good location was too high, and it was not easy to sell fruit in a good location.

Xie Xiaolin found a newly remodeled store facing the street. Although the house was old, it was the right size, the location was good, and there was a lot of traffic. It was a good place to sell fruit. Xie Xiaolin called the landlord, and an old man answered the phone. Through conversation, the other party asked for 50,000 yuan in rent. To be honest, even if the rent was increased by 10,000 yuan, it would definitely be rented out.

The shop and the old man's residence formed a courtyard house. The shop was the east house, and the west house happened to be empty. There were both shops and places to live. It was a good place to find lanterns. The old man was in his 70s and had a very strong body. Through conversation, he learned that the old man's surname was Xie, a retired teacher, and that he had a son who lived abroad. Three years ago, his wife passed away, and his son took him to enjoy happiness. He was reluctant to leave his hometown. Since the house was idle, he followed the advice of his neighbors and opened the east house into a shop.

During the interview, because of the same surname, Xie Xiaolin was close to the old man, saying that the store was useless, and finally proposed to pay 20,000 yuan in rent first, and owe the remaining 30,000 yuan first. The old man disagreed, saying that the rent must be paid in one go, and it was listed for rent for the first time today, and it would definitely be rented out in less than ten days. Thirty thousand yuan was really not easy for Xie Xiaolin to borrow, and he deliberately made a bet with the old man: if no one came to rent within ten days, he would rent the facade to him.

In fact, Xie Xiaolin had already thought of a plan, as long as he did something on the phone number of the store rental, how could he rent the store if others couldn't get through? Then, he found two fellow villagers renting the store, and asked them to pay up to 40,000 yuan. At that time, the store would naturally fall into his hands.

Everything went according to plan. Within ten days, he went to the old man's house three times, each time bringing some fruit. Because of his sweet mouth, Uncle Xie liked him very much. In the end, Uncle Xie really rented the store to him, and the 30,000 yuan owed was not interest, but there was a condition that it must be operated in good faith. Uncle Xie also let him live in Westinghouse for free. The moment he got to the store, Xie Xiaolin was overjoyed. 20,000 yuan did 50,000 yuan, which was really a big bargain.

Every night, Xie Xiaolin would be happy when he counted the money. However, while he was happy, he was a little worried. He was afraid that Uncle Xie would know that he was a liar and not rent a store to him next year.

Every time, Xie Xiaolin would greet him with a smile and offer the best and freshest fruits. Uncle Xie was not polite, and he would eat them whenever he should. In his spare time, he would always chat with Xie Xiaolin, and as he talked, the topic would come up with honesty in doing business.

Because of his guilt, Xie Xiaolin was especially filial to Uncle Xie. In addition to often sending fruit, every time the family made something delicious, he always sent a bowl. It was windy and rainy and there was no business, so he went to chat with Uncle Xie. Uncle Xie was very happy and often praised him happily for being closer than his son.

After winter, Uncle Xie had a cough, and Xie Xiaolin accompanied him to the hospital for examination, but nothing was found. Uncle Xie felt uncomfortable, sighing all day long, and his complexion was getting worse and worse. Xie Xiaolin saw it and was anxious.

One day, Xie Xiaolin's eyes lit up when he saw the crispy pears, a specialty of his hometown. The pear paste boiled from the crispy pears in his hometown can relieve coughs, but the pear paste is very difficult to endure. Not only does it take a long time to select the largest and best crispy pears, but it also takes a long time to boil.

The wife knew that Xie Xiaolin wanted to boil pear paste, and she strongly opposed it. She said that pears were so expensive that she couldn't bear to eat them, but she boiled pear paste for others. Besides, boiling pear paste was not a simple task, and it was time-consuming and laborious. It would definitely delay doing business.

Xie Xiaolin persuaded his wife to say, "Uncle Xie values 'integrity 'very much, and we fooled him when we rented the store. We are good to him now, and even if we know about it later, he will forgive us. How much can it cost to boil some crispy pear paste? If he is happy, maybe the rent will be cheaper next year!"

Hearing Xie Xiaolin's words, his wife said nothing. Xie Xiaolin boiled pear paste for Uncle Xie on time every night. Although he was sleepy and tired during the day, he still persisted. A month later, Uncle Xie's cough was completely cured. Uncle Xie was happy, and so were Xie Xiaolin and his wife.

In the blink of an eye, a year passed, Xie Xiaolin calculated the income and netted 150,000. The couple's heart is sweeter than eating honey.

When something unexpected happened, when Xie Xiaolin was about to ask Uncle Xie to renew the lease, his mother had a heart attack and had to have surgery as soon as possible. Xie Xiaolin took his mother over. His mother's illness was optimistic, and his savings had bottomed out. My mother returned to her hometown and needed to rest for a period of time. The father had to take care of her mother, and the child Xiaotao could not be taken with her, so Xiaotao had to stay with Xie Xiaolin. Seeing that school was about to start, he had to send Xiaotao to school. Private schools were too far away from here, and public schools were not allowed to enter without hukou. This was difficult for Xie Xiaolin. He begged his grandfather to tell his grandmother, and finally found a leader of a public school through real-world friends and promised to pay 20,000 yuan transfer fee to enroll.

The rent of the store had not yet been settled, and Xiaotao needed money to go to school. Xie Xiaolin was so anxious that he was scratching his head. The house leak happened to rain overnight, and Uncle Xie's son Dalin returned from abroad. Not only did the rent increase by 10,000 yuan, but he also urged him to pay the rent within three days, otherwise, he would rent the store to someone else.

It was impossible for Xie Xiaolin to borrow so much money at once, and he had to move out and make other plans. Xie Xiaolin proposed to move, which surprised Uncle Xie and asked him why he didn't rent the shop? Xie Xiaolin said that he couldn't pay the rent now. Uncle Xie said, "It's okay, will it be different when you earn money?"

Xie Xiaolin said gratefully, "Thank you, Uncle Xie, as long as you still rent the store to me, I will give you a rent increase of 20,000 yuan!"

After hearing this, Uncle Xie said, "No, not only will there be no increase in money this year, but I will also reduce you by 10,000! The undercharged money is my salary for you!" When Xie Xiaolin was confused, a voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Dad, how can there be a reason to pay the tenant?"

Uncle Xie saw his son come in and said, "I have the final say in this family! You have been abroad all year round, thanks to them, since they moved into our house, it is equivalent to hiring a nanny, isn't it normal to pay the nanny?" Seeing the old man get angry, Dalin left in dismay.

Xie Xiaolin said guiltily, "Uncle Xie, I lied to you at the beginning, but you still treated me so well, I'm so sorry!" Uncle Xie said, "In fact, I knew about changing the phone number for a long time. Every time you treat me as a family member, I rent the store to you. In order to supervise your business, I often go to your store. Later, I found out that I didn't see the wrong person, so I was relieved. No one is wrong? Knowing mistakes can be corrected, and there is no way to be good."

Finally, Uncle Xie made a request to let Xiaotao play with him during the day. Xie Xiaolin knew that Uncle Xie wanted to help him look after the child. His nose was sore and he almost cried.