Chapter 80 Chapter 80 Three percent of factories are also factories...

Liu Mianmian really wanted to earn money without doing anything, but she knew it wasn't possible. Take the video parlor, for example. With someone as capable as Wu Heng overseeing it, she couldn't just sit back and do nothing. On the contrary, from the renovation plan to the marketing strategy to the staff training, most things still had to be discussed by the two of them together.

However, her life became easier after the store opened. All store affairs were handed over to the store manager, and the store manager's management was handed over to Wu Heng. Xu Haitang was responsible for random checks and supervision, and she only had to take care of financial issues every month.

Xu Haitang has become familiar with the job. The western restaurant has also hired new staff recently, so she doesn't have to keep an eye on it all the time. She is now in charge of both the western restaurant and the fried chicken shop.

Even without Liu Mianmian's reminder, she was already planning to open more branches of the fried chicken shop.

Seeing that she was working very hard, Liu Mianmian talked to her and gave her some shares. In addition to her salary, she would also be able to get dividends in the future. Xu Haitang was very happy and worked even harder.

So Liu Mianmian doesn't have to worry about this matter now.

She doesn't have to worry about the video hall for the time being.

She didn't need to worry about Jiang Hongmei and Liu Anmin. They had already understood the clothing market thoroughly, and their wholesale stalls and clothing factories were progressing steadily. They would only consult Liu Mianmian when they encountered major issues.

After thinking it over, the only thing that still needs her attention is the cannery.

"How long do you plan to be gone?" Shen Weizhou stuffed a dried lychee into Liu Mianmian's mouth. "I'm very busy here recently, I'm afraid I won't be able to spare the time."

Liu Mianmian has been very busy these past few months, and Shen Weizhuo is actually about the same. He either works overtime until late at night or simply stays in the research institute and can't come back.

The people at the research institute were worried that something might happen to him, so they asked doctors to check on him every now and then. They found that there was indeed nothing wrong with his health. While the leaders breathed a sigh of relief, they also assigned him more tasks.

Liu Mianmian vaguely knew that military factories were having a hard time after the disarmament, so she looked for buyers extensively abroad. It seemed that she had found a big buyer, but some of the buyer's requirements could not be met by China, so urgent research and development was needed.

She occasionally heard bits and pieces of conversation between Shen Bokang and Shen Weizhuo, and guessed based on some memories and fragmentary information from her previous life. Liu Mianmian didn't ask about this matter, but she knew that Shen Weizhuo's current job was very important, so there was nothing she couldn't understand.

She grabbed Shen Weizhou's hand and rubbed it: "At least a week or so, it's okay, you're busy and I'm busy too, it will be fine after this period of time."

Shen Weizhou gave her a cold look. This heartless girl said she wanted to make money by lying down, but when it came to making money, she jumped more actively than anyone else. She heard that the cannery was almost ready and they had just finished their work here, but she immediately said she wanted to go to Qianjin Township without any reluctance to leave.

"Okay, I'll come find you when I'm done." Thinking of another thing, Shen Weizhou frowned, "The institute may want me to go to the northwest."

Important military research projects are all in the Northwest, and the institute often transfers and exchanges personnel to the Northwest. However, due to his health condition before, the institute would definitely not consider him. But now it is different. After several physical examinations, he has no problems. In addition, with the recent military order from a certain country, the institute wants to put more pressure on him.

Liu Mianmian suddenly sat up from the recliner. "Can you physically handle going to the northwest? How long will you be gone? Haven't your leaders considered that it's not appropriate for us newlyweds to live apart?"

Shen Weizhou looked at her and smiled: "They sent me there only because they saw that I was well again."

After a pause, he added, "Besides, we have been married for more than a year."

After being married for more than a year, in the eyes of the boss, you are no longer a newlywed couple.

But seeing her anxious look, he felt quite comfortable.

Liu Mianmian suddenly leaned back in the recliner and said, "You're right. Go ahead. I'm going to the south with Jiang Hongmei to start a clothing factory and then look for other businesses."

Shen Weizhou: "..."

He frowned and said nothing.

Liu Mianmian glanced at him and curled the corners of her lips slightly.

After a while, Shen Weizhou sighed, stuffed another dried lychee into her mouth, and said, "I won't go. We are newlyweds."

Liu Mianmian burst out laughing.

"When are you going?" she asked.

"Maybe next month." Shen Weizhuo said.

Liu Mianmian thought for a moment and said, "I'll come find you when I'm done. It's a confidential unit over there, right? Can family members go?"

Shen Weizhou laughed, leaned over and kissed her on the forehead: "Family members can go, there is a place to accommodate them."

Liu Mianmian pushed him away with a slap. Shen Weizhou was stunned for a moment, then turned around and saw Aunt Liu's back as she went into the kitchen. He touched his nose and smiled.

In the kitchen, Aunt Liu was chopping vegetables, muttering as she went, "The young couple has such a good relationship, why is there no sign of pregnancy? Mianmian must be fine. Sister Xu said she's been well taken care of since she was a child, and she rarely gets colds or coughs. It must be Weizhou. Although he's in good health, his foundation is still weak. No, he needs to be nourished. Tomorrow morning I'll go to the educated youth market and grab two pork kidneys."

Uncle Wang, who was sitting under the stove and making fire, said: "..."

The next day, Liu Mianmian bought a ticket and went to Qianjin Township. When she arrived at the township, Yu Guoliang came to pick her up. He was disheveled and visibly darker and thinner.

Liu Mianmian felt a little guilty. She had arranged things herself and didn't have time to help. It seemed that her elder brother was really busy lately.

Yu Guoliang didn't think much of it. "We're running a factory. It's such a big business, how can we not be busy? It's better to be busy. As long as we can run a factory, I'm happy to be busy. Besides, you've already done the hardest part. I heard from the villagers that this equipment is actually very difficult to buy. We can be said to have picked up a great bargain this time. Besides, the fish pond, the mountain land and the oil press are all under the care of the second brother recently, so I'm actually doing fine."

Although he looked darker and thinner, Yu Guoliang was in very good mental state. Seeing him like this, Liu Mianmian felt a little relieved.

Yu Guoliang took Liu Mianmian's bag and hung it on the handlebars of his bicycle, saying as they walked, "The factory building is basically finished. I contacted the military factory a few days ago, and they will deliver the production line in the next two days. The recruitment exam was conducted as you requested, and a total of 60 people were hired. Half of them have a junior high school education or above, and there are also five with a high school education. The others are hardworking and efficient people recommended by various villages. Also, the purchase notice for radishes and fresh bamboo shoots has been sent to each village through the township. Once the time is set, they will be delivered."

Liu Mianmian nodded: "When the time comes, the skilled workers we recruited in Nancheng will come along with the production line."

The village bus station was not far from the cannery, so the brother and sister walked there while chatting.

Since this area was designated as a factory, it naturally cannot be in a central location. This area is already outside the township government.

At first glance, a factory building surrounded by blue bricks rises from a lush green field. It is not big and is certainly not comparable to the scale of a military factory, but perhaps because it is its own factory, it looks very neat.

There was nothing in the factory now, so there was no one to watch over it. Yu Guoliang parked his bicycle, took out the key and opened the door.

Liu Mianmian followed him in.

The factory had been cleaned and was empty but tidy.

The two of them walked around inside and found several workshops, including material inspection and acceptance, cleaning and processing, pre-cooking and cooling, grading and canning, adding soup, exhaust and sealing, sterilization... Each area has been clearly divided according to Liu Mianmian's original requirements.

After a round of tour, Liu Mianmian's overall feeling was that although the sparrow is small...it is not really that small, in short, it has everything.

"That's great. We just need to follow the steps next." Liu Mianmian said.

Yu Guoliang felt inexplicably relieved.

He felt like he was being inspected by his superiors the entire time, and subconsciously feared that there was something he had not done well enough and that the youngest boss would find fault with him.

Now that I have received recognition, I can't help but feel secretly happy and feel that all the hard work during this period has not been in vain.

Of course he was happy to open a cannery, but he was also afraid that he would mess things up due to his lack of experience and education.

After visiting the factory, the brother and sister returned to the village.

The villagers were not surprised to see Liu Mianmian come back. They had all heard that the Yu family was going to set up a cannery. They had even recruited some workers from the village before. Everyone lived in the same village and knew each other well. Naturally, they knew that the Yu family did not have the ability to do so. This factory must have been run by their young daughter.

Many people took the initiative to greet them when they saw them, and their attitude was much more enthusiastic than before.

The Yu family has obviously become wealthy, and everyone knows that there is no harm in having a good relationship with them. Even if you don’t get a job this time, who knows, you might get one next time?

When they arrived at the Yu family's courtyard, a child had already run over to announce the news. Yu Yongcheng and Xu Li were waiting at the door. When they saw Liu Mianmian, Xu Li came over and asked, "Why do you seem to have lost weight?"

There is a kind of thinness where a mother always thinks her daughter is too thin.

Liu Mianmian was helpless: "Mom, I've gained several pounds recently."

The western restaurant was adjusting its menu, and Xu Haitang would pull her in from time to time to try the dishes. However busy she was, it was of no use. She didn't lose any weight, but gained weight instead.

"I think you've lost weight. You have to stay well at home for the time being." Xu Li didn't believe it at all.

"Oh, it's really unfair for Aunt Liu to be accused like that." Liu Mianmian said with a smile.

The mother and daughter walked in side by side. Liu Mianmian greeted everyone in the family one by one. After they sat down, Xu Li couldn't help but ask, "Are you really going to make canned radish strips? Isn't this something every household has? Can you sell it? And the bamboo shoots, I tried them and they tasted good, but will anyone really buy them?"

Who in the countryside doesn’t pickle some radish strips or something like that? No one cares about these things.

Liu Mianmian laughed and said, "Mom, why do you still have such thoughts? You've been selling those radish strips for so long, how much money have you made? Do you think anyone buys them? You have something in your own fields, you grow and pickle it yourself, so you think it's worthless. There's nothing in the city, let alone radish strips, even a scallion costs money. Not only will people in South City buy them, but once we open up sales channels, we can also sell them in Shanghai and Beijing."

The radish strip business that Xu Li and Aunt Liu collaborated on was indeed booming, and they made a lot of money, but Xu Li thought it was all because of Aunt Liu's salesmanship.

Moreover, she subconsciously always felt that the radish strips she made could not be compared with the "high-end" canned goods.

Although her two sons also advised her in this way, Xu Li still felt uneasy. Now after hearing what Liu Mianmian said, she felt relieved.

If the youngest says it can be sold, then it definitely can be sold.

Holding her daughter's hand, Xu Li finally felt a little more realistic. Not only was her family going to open a cannery, but even her own pickled radishes would be canned and sold in Shanghai and Beijing in the future.

Oh my, how could such a good thing happen?!

Xu Li didn't know that there was something better.

"Mom, I'll sell your recipe for pickled radish to the cannery in the future, as well as the recipe for pickled bamboo shoots. Your technology will be considered a stake, and I'll give you 3% of the shares," said Liu Mianmian.

Xu Li was stunned for a moment: "What, give me shares?"

"Yes, this was originally yours, so I must give you a share of the profits. In the future, you can no longer supply Aunt Liu. If she wants to sell it, she has to go directly to the factory to wholesale the canned goods. This has nothing to do with you. But you can get dividends with your shares. If the factory performs well, it will definitely be far more than the money you can get now." Liu Mianmian explained to her.

Xu Li slapped her thigh and said, "Oh my god, then I'm a capitalist too, right?"

A 3% factory is still a factory!