Xia Ruzheng smiled and said, "This is already much better than working in the fields at home. I haven't decided on the shop yet. Where to choose a storefront? Besides the breakfast business, should we do anything else? I haven't decided yet."
"If we open a shop, you won't be able to handle it all by yourself. We'll have to hire someone, right?"
"We have to wait until these previous things are decided before we can say anything."
Wen Zhichao naturally encouraged his daughter-in-law and believed that she would be able to create a career. Xia Ruzheng accepted the flattery and praise without hesitation.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Grandma Liu's house was still very lively, so Xia Ruzheng did not go there to join in the fun. He first went to Tian Ni'er's house with Wen Zhichao to pay New Year's greetings, had a meal, and tasted northern specialties. In the afternoon, he went to Sister Li's house to sit for a while and discuss the issue of continuing cooperation next year.
When opening a restaurant next year, Xia Ruzheng will naturally make tofu to sell, but there is no detailed plan for this matter yet. Xia Ruzheng also doesn't like to talk about things that have no basis, so he only discussed the soy milk issue with Sister Li.
In the past, during Chinese New Year at home, there were so many relatives, and even if relationships weren't great, they still had to maintain their appearance. So Xia Ruzheng was very busy, and every year he complained about how tiresome it was to deal with all those relatives during Chinese New Year. This year, there weren't so many relatives to deal with, and apart from a few of Wen Zhichao's friends, there wasn't anyone else around, so it felt a little quieter and duller. Wen Zhichao even said that having a child would make things much more lively. Xia Ruzheng thought he was being too impatient, considering they'd only been married for six months!
Even though Xia Ruzheng felt that time passed quickly, the New Year had passed and the textile factory was about to start work. Xia Ruzheng was able to go out and set up a stall again.
On the first day of setting up the stall, Xia Ruzheng gave everyone a bowl of soy milk for free.
"Boss, your soy milk is quite sweet. Will you lose money if you give it away like this?"
Xia Ruzheng said with a smile, "That's not so bad. Even if we lose money today, we can make it back tomorrow! Today is the first day of the new year, so I wish everyone a happy new year and good luck!"
Xia Ruzheng's behavior and words naturally won the favor of many people. The business was very popular that day, and it was considered a good start to the year.
After the New Year, the festive atmosphere gradually faded, and life and business were not as normal. Xia Ruzheng felt that this year's business was better than last year.
However, Xia Ruzheng had heard that the textile factory's performance was getting worse year by year. Many people went to work but had nothing to do, so the women simply sat there knitting, while the men chatted and read the newspaper, or some simply skipped work to do other things. He had heard that this was the case at other factories. While the textile factory was performing slightly worse, it was just that overtime was decreasing, and everything else was fine. Everyone felt that the factory's poor performance was only temporary, and that it would definitely improve in a few months, or even next year.
But Xia Ruzheng knew that this possibility was very small. The national economy would gradually shift to a relatively free economic market, and individual economy and small private enterprises would develop. However, many state-owned enterprises that were difficult to turn around would gradually collapse, making room for these private enterprises and individual economy.
As the factory's performance deteriorated, the workers' welfare naturally deteriorated as well. Many people complained and could only place their hopes on the future. However, Xia Ruzheng found that some people were more forward-looking and said that it would be better for them to go out and work on their own.
As the weather gradually warmed up, the couple began to discuss opening a shop. Xia Ruzheng wanted to open one near his home for convenience, but Wen Zhichao felt that the textile factory workers in this area all ate inside the factory, while other people basically ate at home and rarely ate out, so business would not be very good. He hoped that Xia Ruzheng could open a shop near his own store so that he could take time to take care of it.
"It would be good if I opened a stall near you, and I could indeed put the goods directly in the store, but I can't bear to give up the breakfast business." Ultimately, it is for this reason that Xia Ruzheng feels that now she sets up a stall not only to make money, but also because she is familiar with the residents nearby and has become accustomed to getting up early every day to prepare breakfast for them and greet them.
This was a difficult problem to solve. Wen Zhichao had always felt that the area was not suitable for a restaurant and that business wouldn't be very good even if he did. However, his wife was reluctant to give up the breakfast business, which made Wen Zhichao feel that he shouldn't give it up so easily.
Before this matter was settled, another incident occurred in the tape store.
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