BERHALA ISLAND
EPISODE 88: RUNNING OUT OF CAPITAL
Lesti has already started a business in his ruko. Sell groceries and household items. His trading was full, so it filled the entire room of the shophouse. Neat and nice arranged on the shelves and trading table. Make it easy for buyers to find their needs. Lesti was happy with his efforts. Similarly, his father and mother were also happy when watching his son's business. Yes, Lesti who was considered not good by his sister, now turned a hundred and twenty degrees. His mother and father helped Lesti who was still improving in his shop.
"Gee .., Lesti .... This is your place of business mah, slick pisan ..." said his mother who smiled happily when she helped organize her son's merchandise.
"Rubber, Lesti .... You are very lucky .... Your husband is a good man ..., rich pisan ..." added his father.
"Yes, Mr. .., Ms .... This is an effort for us .... Father and Mother must also help Lesti, so as not to be dumbstruck ..." said Lesti who certainly conveyed it to his parents, who said that, let his father and mother not assume that it is only for his son and daughter-in-law. But at least later his parents will be involved in his shop. Yes, the three people, father, mother and son, were instantly busy in the store.
Of course in opening a business for his wife, Podin has spent a lot of money. Not a little bit of numbers. Yeah, of course you are. To buy the shophouse building alone, Podin already had to spend a billion dollars. Indeed it is a fairly large and magnificent shophouse, let alone a strategic place and is included in the city.
As for buying household furniture, bedding, kitchen supplies, televisions, refrigerators, and other needs, the expenditure of Podin is also not less than one hundred million. After that, Podin also had to buy shelves, storefronts and sales tables installed in his shop. Plus Podin routinely had to pay for all his wife's business supplies. There is a cashier table, weighing equipment, packing or wrapping equipment, and so forth. It also costs a lot.
After that, when the merchandise came, Podin also had to pay for all the groceries ordered by Lesti from the agency, to fulfill his wares at the shophouse. Although the shopping is only in the form of basic food, but when it has been arranged to meet the frame, the end is not playing games. Yes, Podin had to spend hundreds of millions more to fulfill his wife's business. It was bought by his wife from markets and other places. Of course, the exhaustion of business capital is really very much.
And without feeling, the money Podin was already starting to thin. This is when, Podin began to think his financial problems were running out. His treasure is gone. And even the money in the bank has also been drained, only a few million left. And of course, the money is used to meet the needs of everyday life. Even Podin was worried, the rest of the money in his savings could not last up to a month.
Even so, Podin remained happy. Podin. Of course, because Lesti and his parents were also happy when opening his business. Moreover, the Father and Mother-in-law are also happy when invited to live in the shop. Even the two parents look happy to be able to help their children to open a business selling groceries and groceries.
"Wah .., you are diligent right ..." said Podin when greeting his father-in-law who was cool to help Lesti.
"Yes, Son of Podin .... It turns out that selling is also fun .... You forgot to eat ..." said his father who was still diligent in arranging merchandise.
"Mother's happy to help Lesti ...?" podin asked his mother-in-law.
"Very happy, Son Podin .... If this continues, my heart is healed .... Don't remember the same Joni .." answered her mother-in-law.
"Yes, Mr. .., Ms .... Don't forget to eat .... Later starving ..." said Podin remind his in-laws to eat.
Yes, by helping Lesti organize his shop, his mother and father certainly did not become dumbstruck, did not become a person who just daydreamed, could even eliminate his irritation to his son named Joni, who had taken away his wealth, who had taken all his inheritance. That is the pleasure of Podin that can make the Father and Mother-in-law happy and his wife. Of course they are now, every day is not busy to serve people who shop, they serve people who come to buy various needs. It was a fun job.
"Kang .., this is the request of the customers, our buyers are already various. There are a lot of things that are not available in our shop. Like cigarettes, Kang .... We have to fill up on a lot of cigarettes, Kang .... Though Akang Podin knows for himself, the name of the cigarette is expensive, Kang ..." said Lesti to Podin who of course Lesti wants to add merchandise, Kang, meet various needs as requested by buyers, requested by customers. But of course, that everything the customers asked for, Lesti could not possibly spend it all, because of the limited money that had been given by Podin to him. Even her husband had told Lesti that the money was running low. Which is used for business capital has stayed a little. Surely Lesti is confused how to make the merchandise can be more complete and complete.
"Lesti .... Akang's money is a little. This alone I estimate only to meet our daily eating needs will be less. I have spent a lot of money to buy this shop, hold household appliances, even hold shop tools, and fill the merchandise in this shophouse. It's been exhausted by almost a billion and a half, Lesti" Pudin told his wife, who certainly did not dare to speak out loud, because Podin was worried that his wife would be offended later even his wife became frustrated and did not want to sell.
"Yes, Kang Podin .... I know it .... Lesti apologize, Akang .... Not the intention of Lesti to increase business capital continues, but the demand from customers, buyers who ask our store is complete, can be fulfilled all kinds of needs. I was so confused, Akang." said Lesti to her husband. Of course also with subtle language, did not dare to yell at her husband even forcefully. Since Lesti knew everything inside that shophouse, even to meet all the needs of the Lesti family, everything came from Podin's money. And of course that's not a little. The number is huge. Lesti knows it all.
"Lesti .... If indeed our store is still in need of large funds to fulfill its merchandise, later Akang will try. But maybe not anytime soon. At least some time. I will try to find additional funds for our business capital, so that it can develop again" said Podin who of course he is also confused about business capital for his wife. Yes, after all it is his responsibility as a husband who has invited Lesti to open a business in the shophouse he bought it.
"Angt .... Akang Podin don't be hasty .... It's not good, Akang .... Let's just slow down. I will also play back the money we have already entered. Later the money from the sale I will buy other needs, at least merchandise that sells and much sought after people. Later I will turn the sales money to buy goods ordered by customers. So that later our trading plan will be fulfilled all. I see, Akang ..." said Lesti who gave an opinion to her husband, at least Lesti has begun to open the discourse, how the problem-solving efforts that must be done to meet the needs of the goods in his store.
"Yes, Lesti .... It is like it can be .... But of course, later our efforts will grow long. If indeed we want our business to grow quickly, yes of course we have to increase business capital." so said Podin who certainly also gave his own picture for his wife.
"But, Akang .., our capital problem is already depleting. I feel sorry for Akang. I've been out a lot of money, but the results have not been seen. Everything is still piled up only on the items in this store, Kang ..." said Lesti who was also aware that her husband's money was getting thin, his capital was getting reduced.
"Yes, Lesti .... Thank you that Lesti can think like that. At least I am not in a hurry to find additional capital. But Lesti, my intention is still to add business capital to Lesti, let you get bigger, let Lesti business forward and fortunately also getting bigger." podin said that he still thinks he wants to give additional capital to his wife.
"Thank you, Akang .... Podin is very good. Hopefully Akang Podin launched his recovery, so that later Akang Podin business can make a lot of money for additional capital of our store." said Lesti who is certainly very grateful to her husband who has given a lot of business capital.
Yes, it is actually not only business capital given by Podin to Lesti. Even the living quarters and household furniture, up to everything in the house, was the result of a gift from Podin's money. Fortunately Lesti along with his parents, although expelled by his son from his own home, despite being seized his inheritance, but there is still a good-natured Podin. There is still a Podin who wants to help and help him. Even Podin had prepared everything for Lesti along with his parents.
It shouldn't be just that. But for Lesti, he was certainly very grateful, because Podin had lifted him from the valley where he worked first as a lentic finger masseuse who was scorned by his friends, his neighbors, and his friends, even by his own brother.
That night, Odin could not sleep. He pondered, thinking about the capital that his wife hoped could meet the merchandise in his shop. Podin came out of his room. Then he sat on the front porch on the second floor of his building. Podin looked out while smoking a cigarette. Silent and lonely, no one. Even the vehicles started to fall off. That night was past twelve o'clock. People must have been sleeping. Podin alone who was on the second floor terrace, looked out. He pondered. He wondered what to do when he needed money. Then suddenly, Podin remembered with two treasure chests that he had stored in the car. In the chest there should still be the remains of relics of goods from the island of Berhala.
Then Podin got down, opened his car and lifted the treasure chest that he hid under the seat of the car. Next, two crates he brought into his frame. Podin immediately opened the treasure chests. But apparently, only a few jewels were left in the chest. There were only three strands of necklaces and bracelets of some fruits as well as coins of gold. Yes, Podin can only hold three strands of necklaces and five bracelets, as well as some gold coins. Of course, if the jewelry is sold, the price is not much. But if the goods were not sold, Podin would have run out of money.
Podin was confused as to what to do, between selling some of the jewelry or having no money at all. Finally, Podin took the rest of the jewelry in the chest, then he put it in his pants pocket. Yes, tomorrow morning, Podin will sell jewelry items that live some of the fruit. Importantly, Podin can earn money. Right now, Podin needs money. The jewelry had to be sold for money.