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Huo Zhekun and Jiang Lifang heard that He Tiantian had opened a shop, but they were too busy with work to come and visit.

They finally had a day off, so the two of them came to see it and were really shocked.

"Old Huo, I heard that Tian Tian's shop is quite big now. She can earn a couple hundred yuan a day," Jiang Lifang said. "That's more than our wages!"

Jiang Lifang was excited just thinking about it!

"Yes!" Huo Zhekun said, "Our family won't have to worry about money for three generations. It's not just that we married a good daughter-in-law, it's like we married a god of wealth!"

Jiang Lifang was also very happy, but suddenly thought of something else and said, "Old Huo, Tian Tian's business ventures shouldn't affect you and Yingjie, right?"

While Jiang Lifang was happy, she was also somewhat worried.

Huo Zhekun thought for a moment and said, "I am a civil servant, and your business dealings might affect me. Yingjie hasn't returned to her unit yet, so it won't affect her. Besides, Tiantian's grandmother is a successful businesswoman. She got the funds from there, and with her current legal business operations, everything will be fine. Don't worry."

Perhaps He Tiantian's business ventures will have a greater positive impact on the Huo family.

At the very least, once they have money, they won't be so easily tempted to embezzle.

The two did not go in; they simply watched from a distance.

After returning home, Jiang Lifang praised He Tiantian, saying, "Tiantian, you're busy with your studies and business, it's too tiring. There will be plenty of opportunities to earn money later, your health is the most important thing, don't ruin your health."

He Tiantian smiled and said, "It's okay. I've already handed the shop over to two people I know and trust. I only need to make the seasonings; they do everything else. I just need to check the accounts every day."

Moreover, with Huo Yingjie by her side to help with the accounts, she wasn't tired at all.

However, He Tiantian was grateful for her mother-in-law's concern.

"That's good. As long as you can manage your time well," Jiang Lifang said. "Since we opened the shop, our braised meat has been a frequent sight on our dinner table. It tastes really good."

“Yes, I buy some when I go,” He Tiantian said. “It tastes really good. It’s too much trouble to make at home, and I don’t have that much time.”

"Your own shop, why would you spend money to buy it?" Jiang Lifang asked, puzzled. "Why not just take it back?"

He Tiantian smiled and explained, "The reason I paid is to keep the accounts accurate. There's a limit to how much braised meat a pig can produce. If I didn't pay, it wouldn't matter once or twice, but if the accounts didn't match up over time, that wouldn't be good. Besides, I'm the boss, so I have to set an example. Others won't easily touch the things inside."

“Yes, you’re right.” Jiang Lifang nodded. “I don’t understand business matters and can’t give you advice. I just want to say that whatever you do, you have to be true to your conscience.”

"I understand, Mom." He Tiantian nodded. Even in her difficult past life, she never cheated customers with counterfeit or shoddy goods. Now that she wanted to build up the Sanfengqiao brand, she would never sell inferior products.

Two months later, Sanfengqiao's business was on track, requiring the slaughter of two pigs, twenty chickens, ten ducks, and ten geese every day.

The daily profit was over four hundred yuan, and after two months, the profit was nearly thirty thousand yuan.

He Tiantian wasn't stingy either. At the end of each month, she would set aside 10% of the profits, a total of 1,500 yuan, for Sun Sihao and his wife. Qian Shikun would pay them 500 yuan each, which would amount to 1,000 yuan in two months, much more than their previous salaries.

The other employees were also paid well. Even Old Wu, who was responsible for guarding the pigs, chickens, ducks and geese outside the city, earned 100 yuan a month, and Aunt Liu, who was responsible for cleaning the small feathers off the chickens, ducks and geese, also earned 100 yuan a month.

Their wages are higher than those of factory workers.

In addition to their salary, each person also received a bonus of twenty yuan.

All the employees of Sanfengqiao were overjoyed, their smiles so wide they seemed to disappear from their eyes, and they were full of energy.

He Tiantian's abacus rattled incessantly every night.

He Tiantian would do the calculations twice every night, then smile, close the ledger, and say, "Brother Yingjie, our business is really good. In less than two years, we will be able to earn back all the money we spent on buying the house and opening the shop."

"That's good," Huo Yingjie said. "By the way, I received the bill of lading a couple of days ago. The day after tomorrow, all your pastry-making tools will be shipped over. I'll take a good look at them then, and if possible, I'll make some for you to save you all this trouble. The items themselves aren't expensive, but the shipping and customs fees are extremely high, far exceeding the price of the items themselves."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, honey," He Tiantian said. "Uncle Sun has already found me two Chinese pastry shops, which should be enough for now. But we don't have anyone who knows how to make Western pastries. We not only need to hire people, but we also need to train them. That's manageable, but where are we going to find people?"

He Tiantian is unwilling to use anything she doesn't understand.

But now that we've found all the people we can mobilize, we have to recruit new people.

"Then let's hire people," Huo Yingjie said. "Anyway, we'll hire apprentices, and the wages won't be much."

“It’s easy to hire people, but I’m afraid of hiring some lazy and unmotivated ones,” He Tiantian said. “After all, making Western-style pastries is not easy; it’s very hard work.”

“What’s the big deal? If they’re not willing or hardworking, we can fire them,” Huo Yingjie said. “We’re running a business, not a nursing home. If they don’t work, we can’t pay them, and we certainly won’t let them stay.”

He Tiantian nodded and said, "Okay, summer vacation is coming soon, so I'll have time to do these things."

"Then study hard, the exam is coming up soon," Huo Yingjie said. "I'll go get the things back in a few days, so don't worry."

"Okay, thank you," He Tiantian said. She had asked her parents to send her a lot of information on Western-style pastries, so she could learn from them and make them well to enrich the sales categories at Sanfengqiao.

The sweltering summer heat makes people restless and irritable.

He Tiantian is answering questions; this is the last exam of her second semester of sophomore year. Once the exam is over, sophomore year will be over, and summer vacation will begin soon.

Although running a business took up a lot of time, He Tiantian was very hardworking and did not fall behind in her studies.

He Tiantian worked hard and lost weight, returning to her previous figure.

He Tiantian took out the clothes her grandmother had sent her before and tried them on. Many of the clothes were still in new condition. In Qijia Village, these clothes never had a chance to be worn. Now, however, she could. Brightly colored clothes were everywhere.

He Tiantian took out a white dress and tried it on.

"Brother Yingjie, can you help me pull up the back zipper?" He Tiantian said to Huo Yingjie, who was reading a book next door. She was very happy to be able to wear her old clothes.

When Huo Yingjie came over, he saw her slender figure and graceful posture.