By this time, the setting sun was gradually sinking in the west, casting long shadows on the old locust trees by the roadside. The villagers in the fields were also gradually finishing their work, dragging their tired bodies and carrying their hoes as they walked back to the village.

As the summer breeze blows, carrying with it the heat and the fresh scent of plants from the fields, they seem to hear a call from within—a longing for their hometown and an anticipation for their future endeavors.

They returned to the city before dark, and Dongqing said, "Yuzhu, let's go to the company and discuss the company's future development with Manager Gu Yurou."

“Okay.” Li Yuzhu paused for a moment and said, “Dongqing, working like this will exhaust you. Our company was established a long time ago. From now on, we should hand over all the work to Manager Gu Yurou. You can just assign her tasks. I don’t care about saving a few dollars. What I care about most is your health. Otherwise, what’s the point of setting up a company?”

Li Yuzhu's words were full of tenderness and care. His words contained so much sincere love, and most of all, meticulous care. Only someone who loves another person would have such a psychological reaction.

Dongqing looked at her in surprise, then smiled, his smile filled with happiness and comfort. He said, "The hardest working person in our family isn't me. It's you."

Li Yuzhu said, "What am I? At most, I'm just half the sky. Without you supporting the whole sky, I'm nothing."

After hearing this, Dong Qing affectionately stroked his ex-wife's hair, his dark eyes filled with love. He said, "Our company is in its initial stage, and there are many unstable factors. It's inevitable that we will suffer some hardships in various aspects. There are many things that Gu Yurou really can't do in the initial stage."

For example, buying piglets relies on personal connections. I can make one phone call, and Donghui can personally buy and deliver two thousand piglets for me the next day. Asking Gu Yurou to do it is really not feasible. She could send someone to buy piglets from pig farms in the city or province, but it would waste a lot of manpower and resources, and even several days.

What Dongqing said is all true. There are some things that are really better handled personally. This will save a lot of time and money. Start-up companies sometimes really can't afford to take on the burden.

Gu Yurou is in charge of the company's strategic goals and plans, etc. ...and some things she has to do herself.

Most importantly, the company was not on the right track. The two of them, as the company owners, still had to drive around every day to make money. This shows how difficult it is for a company that is just starting out. Starting a business is difficult, but stabilizing a business is even more difficult.

Dongqing Company developed too quickly; it didn't follow the normal development path. To be precise, it was strong on the outside but weak on the inside.

There's a saying, "A lantern hangs high on a mountain, bright on the outside but empty on the inside," which perfectly describes Dongqing's current situation.

To outsiders, he was playing with fire. And it wasn't just outsiders who thought so; his three sisters and ex-wife thought the same way, but they couldn't stop him.

Rapid development inevitably leads to many loopholes and constraints, which he needs to personally address; otherwise, the company will suffer huge losses.

"A large and established company can afford to suffer some losses." This saying refers to a mature company. Dongqing's current company seems to be very large, but it is actually quite empty inside. The machinery factory has just turned a profit; it's just that they don't want to lose money on it.

The pig farm is feeding seedlings for a long time, and funds need to be invested in the pig farm every day before the end of the year. There is no return on investment until the end of the year. The bean product factory is also just starting out.

Not to mention the wholesale market, it will be a money-losing business for at least two years. Whether Dong Qing's entrepreneurial success will be successful depends entirely on the future development of the wholesale market.

To put it bluntly, his fate was tied to the wholesale market; he staked his entire life's fortunes on it.

Therefore, Dong Qing and Li Yuzhu were going through the most difficult stage of starting their business, and some things still needed to be deducted.

Of course, this doesn't refer to deducting a small amount of money. It's about finding the most agile way to do business. Choosing the right business approach can save a lot of money. In Dongqing's current situation, deducting 10,000 or 20,000 yuan really won't make any difference.

For example, buying piglets a second time to expand the pig farm makes full use of the soybean residue resources of the soybean product factory. What seems like blind development now will become a huge fortune in a few months.

Therefore, the most important thing in the startup phase is the development strategy. A correct decision is an immeasurable asset, while a wrong decision can bankrupt a person.

Often, a single decision can be the dividing line between success and failure. The most important thing is how you choose to decide on a development project; the difference between right and wrong lies in a single thought.

When they arrived at the company, everyone had already left work. Only Gu Yurou was living and eating at the company, and she was cooking in the kitchen in the backyard.

Dong Qing walked to the kitchen door and said, "Is Manager Gu cooking?"

Gu Yurou turned to look at the two of them and said, "Why are you here at this hour? Is something the matter?"

Dongqing said, "I have something to discuss with you. Don't cook, let's go out to eat and talk over there."

Gu Yurou said "okay," turned off the alcohol stove, and walked out of the kitchen.

She went to the bedroom to change into a dress, put on a pair of high heels at the door, and walked out of the company with the two men.

The three entered the restaurant, and the waiter led them to a private room to sit down.

Li Yuzhu took the menu from the waiter, ordered a few dishes, and the waiter said "please wait a moment" before turning and leaving.

After the waiter left, Dong Qing said, "Manager Gu, tomorrow go to the project department and inform Manager Zhang to slightly modify the construction drawings. Expand the original 300 mu of land by 200 mu, making it 500 mu to build the wholesale market."

Gu Yurou was taken aback upon hearing this. She said, "You're the company's general manager, so you should just tell me what to do. Could you please share your thoughts?"

Dong Qing said, "What do you say?"

Gu Yurou said, "What I'm about to say doesn't represent the company manager talking to you, it's just a conversation between friends. The topics I'm talking about are for reference only. After all, we're a small county town. Don't you think it's reckless for you to expand construction so blindly?"

Have you thought about what would happen if the funding chain broke down during the later stages of construction? Perhaps none of that matters. You can take out a new loan. This is a key project for the county. The county won't just watch you build an unfinished project and leave it there. They will help you get a loan to complete the market successfully.

The most crucial question is, what if we can't attract merchants after the market is built? Even if we can attract merchants, what if we don't have enough customers to buy goods? After all, we're not in the provincial capital, which has a much stronger appeal in various aspects.

We live in a small county town. There are many negative factors involved in setting up such a large wholesale market in a county town. Have you considered these factors?

As I just mentioned, what I said was only a friendly conversation and has nothing to do with work. This is just a suggestion. If you insist on expanding the project, I don't object, because I am your company manager and only have the right to suggest and obey, not the right to object or interfere.