Xu Yuening originally thought that she could balance her studies and career, just like she did in her senior year of high school.

But as it turns out, she was overthinking it.

After nearly failing her first monthly exam, Xu Yuening knew that she couldn't have her cake and eat it too.

In order to graduate smoothly, Xu Yuening had to focus most of her energy on her studies.

But this means she won't be able to open a dessert shop.

The shop has been renovated, and the tables and chairs have been purchased.

Xu Yuening has even hired workers.

If it's left untouched until Xu Yuening graduates, then all the money she invested in the early stages will be wasted.

Left with no other choice, Xu Yuening had to use the shop to open a steamed bun shop.

Opening a steamed bun shop was the most suitable option for her when she didn't have much energy to manage it.

Because the shop is located some distance from Yanqing University, in order to ensure that the shop's workers are dedicated to their work.

Xu Yuening adopted Huang Qinqin's method.

Give the workers the choice of how they want their wages calculated.

First, there's a fixed salary of forty yuan per month.

Secondly, five percent of the steamed bun shop's profits will be used as their wages.

Without a doubt, the workers all chose the second algorithm.

As it turns out, their choice was not wrong.

In order to earn a higher salary, they try every means to bargain when buying ingredients.

Two workers even asked Xu Yuening about the matter and then had her family send them vegetables and meat.

The price offered is lower than the market price.

However, because the steamed bun shop is doing good business, it consumes a lot of food and requires a large quantity.

They would be happy even if the price was a little lower.

Perhaps it's because prices are high in Beijing, or perhaps it's because the workers are more dedicated.

Xu Yuening currently owns four shops.

However, the combined profits of the three cake shops are only slightly higher than those of a single steamed bun shop in Beijing.

So Xu Yuening bought the shop when she was a sophomore in college.

In the third year, she discovered that the steamed bun shop was becoming increasingly profitable.

So he called Huang Qinqin over again and asked her to help him negotiate the price of a few houses so he could open a branch store.

After Huang Qinqin arrived, she discovered that housing prices in Beijing had doubled in just three years.

She went directly to Huang Zhiwei and asked him to help her buy a large plot of land in the suburbs of Beijing, where she planned to open a factory.

The factory capacity and market in Yun City have reached saturation.

The operation in all aspects is already very mature and stable.

Therefore, Huang Qinqin had long wanted to expand into the market.

Originally, she wanted to open a garment factory in Guangzhou, but now...

She plans to open another pickled vegetable factory in Beijing because she has discovered that the city's culinary scene is also quite lacking.

Xu Yuening knew that Huang Qinqin seemed to have bought a lot of land and houses.

But she didn't care at all; all she cared about now was her dessert shop.

Although her cake shop and steamed bun shop are very successful, she still wants to open a dessert shop.

This is probably what they mean by "the unattainable is always the most alluring."

Therefore, after graduation, Xu Yuening directly refused to stay at the university for postgraduate studies and to work for various organizations.

She then devoted herself entirely to running her own small business.

Zhang Yumei and the others felt it was a pity that Xu Yuening did not enter the government after graduating from Yanqing University.

However, they still chose to respect Xu Yuening's own thoughts and expressed their support for her choice.

Because Xu Xing'an, whom they originally thought was least likely to enter politics, actually did.

Although this is all because of Xu Xing'an's partner, at least one of them is now involved in politics.

The connections and relationships that Xu Weiguo had built up in the past were not wasted.

......

After graduating, Xu Yuening ambitiously declared that she would open her dessert shops all over the country.

They learned from their previous failure in Yun City.

Before finalizing the location of the dessert shop, Xu Yuening conducted repeated investigations.

This time, she opened her dessert shop in a newly built shopping mall in Beijing.

This shopping mall not only has a large flow of people.

Its main consumer groups are wealthy people or foreigners.

In order to avenge her previous defeat, Xu Yuening made 200% preparations and publicity.

On the opening day, she even used the slogan of "the first sample is free" to successfully make "Yuetang Dessert Shop" a hit.

Only after the three-day opening event ended did Xu Yuening carefully calculate the profits and losses of the past few days.

Xu Yuening originally thought that even if she didn't lose money in these three days, she probably wouldn't make much.

To her surprise, the final calculated revenue and profit shocked her.

In just three days, the 'Yuetang' store generated more than 12,000 yuan in revenue.

And the profit was as high as over nine thousand yuan!

Although the costs of rent, utilities, and labor have not yet been factored in.

However, this profit margin is still frighteningly high.

With the same turnover, a steamed bun shop can only make a profit of five or six thousand yuan at most.

Upon seeing the profit, Xu Yuening immediately hugged the ledger and started grinning like an idiot.

Later, after 'Yuetang's' monthly profit stabilized at 100,000, Xu Yuening pressed on and continued to open branches in Beijing.

In less than five years, Xu Yuening opened 'Yuetang' stores all over Beijing.

Then she turned her attention to Guang City and Yun City.

In recent years, Xu Yuening and Xu Xing'an have basically settled in Beijing.

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