Having been robbed, everyone learned their lesson and became more vigilant.

He Wenlin suggested adding an iron gate. There are two windows and two doors on the second floor facing the corridor. The windows are old-fashioned and people cannot get in. Adding an iron gate in front of each door would improve security.

“Then we need to install one downstairs too,” Mr. He said. “We’ll be storing goods and equipment downstairs in the future. An egg roll machine is so small, losing one would cost several hundred dollars.”

"Yes, we need to install them. I saw a back door downstairs and two front doors, so we need to install a total of five iron doors across the two floors. I'm entrusting this matter to you. As for the cost, ask Grandma for reimbursement."

Mr. He felt that he had had it too hard.

After waiting for so long, his impartial daughter finally agreed to give him tasks on her own initiative!

It wasn't easy, it was extremely difficult!

It seems I've done alright lately.

...

The next morning, once the rush hour was over, Mr. He contacted the person who would install the iron gate.

He Wenlin and Peng Liang each rode a tricycle, carrying a total of forty servings of steamed dumplings and 30 jin of raw dumplings, to Luo Zhonghui's place.

Business was good as always; after just one hour, more than half of the stock in the freezer was gone.

"Boss Luo, Aunt Sun, including the goods from this morning, I've delivered 165 jin of goods to you. I'll have Peng Liang deliver the rest at noon," He Wenlin said. "When I was selling the goods earlier, I heard some customers say that the dumplings stuck together when they got home, so I added plastic trays at the back."

Taking advantage of the fact that there were few customers at the moment, He Wenlin quickly took out the prepared plastic trays to show them: "These are the trays. Do you want to order some of these with trays next time? There are 24 in a box, and the wholesale price is 2.4 yuan per box."

"It's much more expensive than selling it individually."

“Aunt Sun, the cost is high. Each of these boxes costs four cents, but for customers, they don’t have to worry about the dumplings sticking together before they get home,” He Wenlin said. “You can bring some over to try first. The price is definitely not going to be lowered.”

Luo Zhonghui: "Then bring twenty boxes over this afternoon to try."

"It won't arrive this afternoon, it will be tomorrow. The base I ordered won't arrive until tomorrow morning, and I'll deliver it to you then," He Wenlin said with a smile. "But Mr. Luo, isn't twenty boxes a bit too few? With such a good business like yours and Aunt Sun's strong sales ability, twenty boxes would be a piece of cake. In this hot weather, you can't expect us to make several trips a day to deliver the goods, can you?"

"The goods won't spoil in the short term if they're kept in the freezer at home, so it's okay if we deliver them a few more times. But it's not good if it interferes with your earnings, don't you think?"

He Wenlin thought Peng Liang's words were quite insightful.

Sun Yanjiao thought for a moment and said, "Then give me thirty boxes of xiaolongbao and fifty boxes of steamed dumplings."

Peng Liang continued, "The 200 jin of goods you ordered earlier will probably be sold out this afternoon. Order some loose goods as well, so that you can make a total of 100 jin. We'll send you a 2 jin sample."

"Then send thirty catties each of loose dumplings and steamed buns."

"Thank you both for your patronage. I wish you both great success in your business," He Wenlin said with a smile. "I'll head back now. I'll ask Peng Liang to stay and help out for a while longer."

After leaving him, He Wenlin went to a print shop to get a business card and also ordered a voucher for the shirt factory.

"You want to customize a voucher?" The clerk at the print shop stared at He Wenlin for a long time.

He Wenlin looked completely bewildered: "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"The police came to ask about this the day before yesterday."

“Because someone forged the vouchers in my store and cheated dozens of people. I am the owner of this store. Luckily, all my vouchers are handwritten with my name on them, so they are unique. I also have witnesses to testify for me. Otherwise, I would never be able to clear my name,” He Wenlin said. “Miss, did that swindler print those fake vouchers here?”

"No, no." The shop assistant shook his head vigorously, as if afraid of getting into legal trouble.

"This time the voucher is the same size as last time, but the content needs to be increased. Please add the words 'HG Shirt Factory' to the back, and it also needs to be valid before October 12, 2000."

Whether the start date is included or not is irrelevant, since Wu Yuelin will definitely wait until the Mid-Autumn Festival to post it anyway.

All of these vouchers also required the character "琳" to be handwritten on them, so they weren't sealed yet. After printing them out, He Wenlin put them in a bag and placed them on her tricycle.

"I might need to order another batch of vouchers in a while. You can save the template. I also need to order two 'Fu' characters from Xiangzhiyuan Food Co., Ltd. I'll come pick them up in a couple of days."

He Wenlin counted the money in advance.

Then I rode my bike home.

When I got back, I found that a jewelry store on that street was up for sale.

The shop is very small, only about eight or nine square meters.

"Little sister, the videos inside are on clearance sale, come in and take a look." The shop owner was a middle-aged woman who assumed He Wenlin wanted to buy something.

He Wenlin parked her car, walked in, looked around, and asked, "Boss, is this your shop? I mean, are you the landlord?"

"What? You want to rent it?" The middle-aged woman looked He Wenlin up and down.

"I'm somewhat interested." He Wenlin knew that her age might make people think she was just kidding, so she emphasized, "I'm serious. I'm already nineteen years old, and I even look younger because of malnutrition."

"I knew it, she looks like she's thirteen or fourteen," the middle-aged woman said. "If you want to rent her, the transfer fee is ten thousand."

"Ten thousand?" He Wenlin laughed. "Auntie, your shop is smaller than my kitchen. It's just painted white and has a few electric lights installed. How dare you ask for ten thousand?"

"The 10,000 yuan includes six months' rent, all this inventory, and all these shelves."

“I would think it’s too expensive for your tiny place to rent for more than 350 yuan. The rent for half a year would only be around 2,000 yuan. You’re asking me for 10,000 yuan. Do you think I look like a sucker?”

The middle-aged man was taken aback, not expecting He Wenlin, who looked so young, to know the market so well.

She rented this tiny shop for 350 yuan a month!

He Wenlin continued, “The walls have just been painted white and a few electrical bars have been installed. I don’t want the goods. If you are serious about transferring the business, I will offer 2,500 yuan. I don’t want the goods, but you can take the shelves with you. However, six months’ rent must be included. If you have made up your mind, give me a call. This is my business card with my phone number on it.”

The middle-aged woman stared blankly at the business card He Wenlin handed her.

By the time she realized what was happening, He Wenlin had already ridden away.