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When He Tiantian came out, she heard them say that they were going to see the newly built shop.
"Come on, let me change my clothes and we'll go take a look." He Tiantian was also a little impatient, as these two shops had cost her most of her savings.
Xie Wu drove the group to a shop near Beihai Park.
"Mom, it's that newly built one over there," Huo Yingjie said. "The exterior is finished, and they're decorating the inside now!"
Jiang Lifang's eyes widened. After getting off the car, she walked from one end to the other, measuring the distance with her footsteps, and said, "Tian Tian, Ying Jie, this shop is at least a hundred meters long!"
He Tiantian nodded and said, "Yes, the reason I chose this place was because of its location and shape. It can accommodate many shops. Since the surrounding area is all in the antique style, I specially invited Huashan to design it for us. So these shops don't stand out from the surrounding area."
“Great! These shops will be worth twice as much in ten or eight years.” Jiang Lifang was quite knowledgeable; just look at this three-story antique-style shop building—it’s worth a lot of money.
Huo Yingjie pointed to the distance and smiled, "Mom, look, this is the commercial area and the residential area, and that is the most famous antique street. So Huashan suggested that some shops be set aside here to open antique stores."
“Hmm, good idea,” He Tiantian said. “I understand Huashan’s idea now, this is a good option.”
Jiang Lifang wanted to go in and take a look, but Huo Yingjie stopped her.
"Mom, it's under renovation inside, and there's sawdust everywhere. You'd better not go," Huo Yingjie said. "It will be open for business by the time you and Father come over for the New Year. Then you can come and see it."
"Mom, we have another place." He Tiantian changed the subject. Although the location of that courtyard was not as good as this one, it was on the street and long enough, a full 130 meters. Moreover, He Tiantian had built a five-story house there.
If you don't use all the shop space, you can rent it out; that's all money!
Jiang Lifang became even more excited when she thought of another place. Good heavens, although these are all under He Tiantian's name, they will still belong to her grandchildren in the future.
Two percent?
Giving Song Chunli and Zhao Huanhuan a combined 20% share is a bit too much.
Jiang Lifang was really heartbroken!
When they arrived there and saw so many shops, Jiang Lifang remained silent.
After making a fortune outside, Jiang Lifang returned home and had dinner. She couldn't wait to find He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie to discuss tomorrow's plans.
“Sweetie, I saw these shops today, and they are all very valuable. Giving them 20% of your shares is already a lot. If they ask for more, you can refuse outright. Don't say anything more; let me handle the rest,” Jiang Lifang said. “Also, you are partnering on the Sanfengqiao braised meat and pastry shops, but not all of them, understand?”
He Tiantian was slightly taken aback, then understood her mother-in-law's meaning and nodded, saying, "Yes, and I want to limit the scope to Sanfengqiao in Yanjing. There might be branches in the future, and they will get 20% of the profits. I want to emphasize that they only have the right to receive profits, not the right to manage. However, they can send people to supervise the finances, but only to supervise the finances, not to interfere with them."
“No matter how well it is said, it’s better to put it on paper,” Huo Yingjie said. “It would be best to make a contract, with everything clearly written in black and white, so that we won’t have to deal with any disputes over the shop in the future.”
He Tiantian smiled and said, "I've already prepared a contract. I'll go get it, and you guys can take a look at it for me."
He Tiantian went inside, took out the contract, and handed it to her mother-in-law, Jiang Lifang, asking her to take a look.
After carefully examining the contract, Jiang Lifang was greatly surprised. As expected of someone from a family that was in business, the contract was truly flawless, having considered all possible scenarios.
“You wrote very comprehensively, I have nothing to add,” Jiang Lifang said. “I will have my sister-in-law sign this contract tomorrow. If she doesn’t sign it, I will not agree to give her 20% of the shares.”
"Thank you for your hard work, Mom." He Tiantian and Xiaoxiao said. Although there might be some awkwardness tomorrow, she wasn't the main "bad guy," so the pressure was relatively low.
“Hehe, it’s nothing. I’m doing this for our whole family,” Jiang Lifang said. “Sigh, if Song Chunli is unhappy, we just come back. Anyway, we have our own home now. Not long after your father-in-law and I got married, we went to work in the countryside and only came back for the New Year. Your aunt is a little better in front of your mother-in-law, but if she’s not around, she’ll give me the cold shoulder if we have a disagreement. She’s practically telling us not to stay in our house and to get out. Life was tough after that, and things were unstable. We never bought a house. Even when we were angry, we had nowhere to go.”
Hearing her mother-in-law say that, Huo Yingjie and He Tiantian felt a pang of sadness in their hearts.
"Mom, it's all in the past," He Tiantian said. "Things will get better and better from now on."
“Yes, that’s right,” Jiang Lifang said. “I’ve never been a good housekeeper. From now on, you’ll be in charge of all the big and small things in our household.”
“The reason you don’t have the energy is because you’ve poured all your energy into your work. You’re the best doctor in the hospital.” He Tiantian didn’t dare to accept the offer, even though she was the one who earned the majority of the household expenses. “As for managing the household, Yingjie and I are still young and can’t handle it. We won’t trouble you with the small things; I’ll make the decisions. The important things are still up to you and your father-in-law to decide!”
"Hehe, good, good!" Jiang Lifang smiled. Regardless of whether she was in charge or not, the respect shown by the younger generation always made Jiang Lifang very happy.
The three of them had already discussed it and agreed that the next morning, Huo Yingjie would take Zhang Ning to work and Xie Wu would drive them to the Huo family's old house.
Jiang Lifang and He Tiantian carried luggage in both hands, while the child skipped and hopped along in front of them.
Madam Huo had previously learned from Huo Yingjie that Jiang Lifang and He Tiantian would be arriving in the next few days, but she didn't know the exact date.
"Dad, Mom, are you feeling alright?" Jiang Lifang put down what she was holding and quickly went to greet them.
Old Madam Huo was pruning flowers in the yard when she saw Jiang Lifang and He Tiantian arrive. She was very happy and said, "You're all here. Come in and sit down."
He Tiantian and the children all began to pay their respects to Madam Huo and Grandpa Huo.
Once inside and seated, Madam Huo asked, "Is the house over there ready? If so, we'll prepare a feast for you this weekend and then come over to warm up the pot for you."
"Yes, I'm thinking the same thing," Jiang Lifang said. "By the way, sister-in-law, has Huanhuan gone to work?"
"Yes, they've all gone to work," said Madam Huo. "Although I'm a little reluctant to see you all go your separate ways, it's inevitable for a tree to grow big and branch out. Once I've thought it through, I'm at peace with it."
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