I'm back in 1990

Chapter 648: Putting aside grudges

After receiving the report, Huang Xiaochuan did not wait in Hong Kong for a more detailed research report, but returned directly to Shanghai.

Upon returning to Shanghai, Huang Xiaochuan immediately summoned Jiang Bixing.

"Old Jiang, do you remember what I told you about e-commerce before?"

Jiang Bixing nodded: "Of course I remember, the last mile!"

Huang Xiaochuan asked, "Any progress on your e-commerce division?"

This was an instruction Huang Xiaochuan had given to Jiang Bixing: to leverage the advantages of physical stores to develop an online sales model. To this end, Jiang Bixing established a department called "Times E-commerce Business Unit" within the Times Commerce Group, which currently has more than 200 employees, 98 of whom are outstanding programmers and architects in the industry, specifically responsible for building online sales platforms.

However, current network technology still needs to be upgraded and improved, so the initial online platform sales version is still very rough.

Jiang Bixing truthfully informed Huang Xiaochuan of the situation. Jiang Bixing added, "The biggest challenge in online sales is payment. Initially, we used a cash-on-delivery model, but in practice, we found that this method had too many loopholes and was too inefficient. So, I specifically discussed this issue with Yuan Wenzhu from the business unit. Our current solution is to digitize our Times Supermarket shopping cards. After topping them up, they can be used both online and offline. When using them online, customers only need to enter a password to complete the payment. This system has already been developed and is currently being tested."

It must be said that Jiang Bixing is truly a talented person, capable of coming up with such a method, but it's no match for Huang Xiaochuan, a reborn individual.

When Huang Xiaochuan heard Jiang Bixing mention the issue of receiving payments, he immediately thought of online payment.

His eyes lit up immediately. That's right! Now that a complete logistics network has been built, it means that the lifeline of e-commerce is in his own hands. If he can also get online payment sorted out, then all e-commerce companies will have to rely on him in the future. At least he can curb the disorderly development of e-commerce on another level.

Thinking of this, Huang Xiaochuan said to Jiang Bixing, "Old Jiang, your idea is indeed good, but I have a better way."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Bixing immediately perked up his ears.

"Your and Yuan Wenzhu's method is indeed good, but it can only be limited to the customer base of Times Supermarket. What about the much larger potential customer base outside? I think we might as well contact the banks and relevant government departments to set up a third-party payment system. I think we can cooperate with the banks and ask them to open their interfaces to us. The banks can collect and hold the money, which will ensure the safety of the funds and give consumers peace of mind. You can report this to the city government first, report this idea to the leaders, and get their support. Try to do a pilot project first to see the effect. If it is feasible, then we can promote it on a large scale."

After thinking it over, Jiang Bixing also felt that this plan was much better than their previous one, so he immediately agreed.

"Okay, I'll go back and have a meeting with Yuan Wenzhu and the others to discuss this matter and try to get the pilot program approval as soon as possible."

Huang Xiaochuan then reminded everyone, "Technical security and stability are very important; this is definitely a key area that needs to be assessed. Has the server equipment been updated?"

Jiang Bixing replied, "The latest solar servers have all arrived and are currently being installed and tested in groups. If it weren't for that incident in the first half of the year that caused the delay, the servers should be in use by now."

Early servers had limited capacity and were easily attacked by hackers and computer viruses, which was fatal for an era that wanted to establish a stable payment model. Imagine if one day many customers who had topped up their electronic shopping cards found that the money in their cards was gone, wouldn't that bring the era to an end! So when Jiang Bixing proposed to purchase new servers for payment security, Huang Xiaochuan agreed without hesitation.

Jiang Bixing arrived quickly and left quickly; he needed to rush back to implement the plan that Huang Xiaochuan had just proposed.

Not long after Jiang Bixing left, Huang Xiaochuan received a phone call from his elderly mother, Zeng Lijuan.

"Xiao Chuan, come back right away, I need to talk to you."

Hearing the urgency in his mother's voice, Huang Xiaochuan immediately replied, "Then I'll go back now."

When Huang Xiaochuan arrived at his parents' house, he saw his uncle Zeng Jiahua there, but he looked conflicted and kept smoking a cigar. His mother, Zeng Lijuan, looked worried. Huang sat there silently, and the atmosphere was very unusual.

Seeing this, Huang Xiaochuan asked, "Mom, Dad, Uncle, what's wrong?"

Zeng Lijuan first looked at her younger brother, Zeng Jiahua, who said, "Big sister, why are you looking at me like that? You can just say it directly."

Zeng Lijuan first looked at her younger brother, Zeng Jiahua, who said, "Big sister, why are you looking at me like that? You can just say it directly."

Zeng Lijuan then sighed and said to her youngest son, "Your older cousin came and said that your aunt has liver cancer and is currently waiting for expert treatment at a hospital in Shanghai. She called your uncle to see if he could find a good doctor to perform the surgery."

Huang Xiaochuan was puzzled. Hadn't they long since lost contact with his aunt's family? How did they find them? So he asked, "How did my eldest cousin find my maternal uncle?"

At this point, Zeng Jiahua spoke up: "I've always been using the same phone number. Zou Jin called me directly, and if she hadn't introduced herself, I wouldn't have recognized who she was."

"Uncle, have you been to the hospital?" Huang Xiaochuan guessed from the situation that his uncle must have met with his aunt.

Zeng Jiahua nodded with a melancholy look: "You have no idea, she's so thin, skin and bones, but her belly is so big. She keeps crying when she sees me. I feel so bad for her."

At this point, Zeng Lijuan added, "We're keeping this from your grandmother. Don't say anything slip-up, and don't mention it in front of her."

Huang Xiaochuan nodded. Just from his uncle's description, he knew that his aunt probably didn't have long to live. She had liver cancer, and her abdomen was extremely swollen. What else could it be but ascites? It was already very serious.

Even if a grandmother dislikes her second daughter, she would still be heartbroken if she knew, since she was the one who carried her for ten months and gave birth to her!

Huang Xiaochuan now understood why his elderly mother and uncle had called him back, and asked, "Do you want me to help you contact a better hospital and doctor?"

Zeng Lijuan and Zeng Jiahua nodded.

Huang Xiaochuan could understand his uncle and mother's feelings. Even if there were any grudges in the past, they were mostly settled by now. No one knew how long they would live, so there was no need to dwell on the past.

After pondering for a moment, Huang Xiaochuan said to his mother and uncle, "How about this? I'll immediately have a doctor from Hong Kong come over to examine Auntie. If her health permits, I think it would be better to fly her directly to Hong Kong for treatment. After all, the medical conditions there are better than here, and it's our own hospital, so it's more convenient."

Zeng Lijuan and Zeng Jiahua both thought the plan was excellent.

"Then let's do it this way! But you don't need to pay for the treatment. Your mother and I have discussed it, and we'll both cover your aunt's treatment costs." Zeng Jiahua felt that since they had taken on this responsibility, they naturally couldn't let Huang Xiaochuan bear the costs. Besides, they weren't short of money, so spending some money for their sister (older sister) was nothing.

After hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about that."

He then took out his phone from his pocket and made a call to Gao Song: "Gao Song, call Fu Qiu of Kangci right now and ask her to send two hepatobiliary surgeons and a medical emergency team to Shanghai. Also, call Cao Charlie and ask him to arrange a plane to bring the experts over as soon as possible, and leave the plane in Shanghai on standby."

"Understood, I'll contact them right now!" Gao Song accepted the order efficiently.