Chapter 34 Chapter 34 As soon as I open my eyes, I feel like my liver is broken.
The location for the stall that Lin Nanjiang carefully selected was not a busy and formal night market or street, but a small night market that spontaneously gathered in the surrounding area.
It is a gathering point for urban villages, with many densely packed self-built buildings. However, because it is affordable, has convenient transportation, and is located in a prosperous area, many young people choose to rent houses here. Among them are nine-to-five office workers, factory workers on three-shift work, and various service industry personnel with irregular off-get off work times. As a result, the urban village is bustling with people coming and going all day long, and it is even more bustling after dark.
The wages and benefits in the special economic zones are not bad, and most people who are willing to rent a house do not have much burden. One person can feed the whole family. After a hard day's work, you can't help but go shopping with colleagues, friends and roommates and treat yourself to something delicious when you get home from work.
Over time, the nights in the urban villages have become more prosperous than some night markets. More and more vendors have gathered here, which in turn has attracted residents from the surrounding areas, forming a virtuous circle.
Lin Nanjiang came here to make money, so of course he had to find the busiest street.
However, choosing to set up a stall in an urban village has both advantages and disadvantages. There is a mixed crowd here, and there are idle street thugs everywhere, and there are probably also some lawless criminals.
Lin Nanjiang also relied on the fact that he and Lin Quansheng were both young, strong, tall and strong, and at least not easy to be bullied, so he dared to come to such a complicated place to test the waters.
So when Liu Suqin suggested inviting Aunt Zhang and Fangfang to set up the stall for the first time, and everyone went to support them, she was strongly opposed by the two of them, saying that they absolutely could not bring the little ones to such a messy place.
Lin Nanjiang couldn't bear to see his wife's lost look, so he took a step back. "Fangfang really can't go. Urban villages are the easiest places to get lost. Let's let Aunt Zhang take care of Fangfang at home as usual. If you're really worried, you can come with us to check it out, but you have to go back early."
Liu Suqin was not so upset because of such a small matter. Her silence was due to self-reflection. Accustomed to the convenient life, advanced information and surveillance cameras in the 21st century, she was indeed a little careless and trusted social security too much.
In fact, there is still some chaos at the moment, especially in a city like Shenzhen that has developed rapidly in a short period of time. Money can easily breed all kinds of evil, and the local related capabilities have not kept up with the pace of economic development. Isn’t the current situation of the urban villages a microcosm of the entire city?
In comparison, they used to live outside the Great Wall, and usually only interacted with the landlord, Uncle Chen's family, and the enthusiastic aunts in the village. They had little contact with other tenants. There were two men, Lin Nanjiang and Lin Quansheng, at home, so they basically didn't encounter any trouble.
But now they have a child, and the child is growing up day by day, so they can no longer use the same perspective as before. In order to protect the child, no matter how cautious they are, it is never too cautious.
By the time Liu Suqin finished reflecting on herself, Lin Nanjiang had already taken the initiative to back down. She didn't explain and took advantage of the situation to back down, "Okay."
But she never dreamed that Lin Nanjiang's "early return home" would mean so early.
Liu Suqin went to the store to help them clean up, then took a tricycle to the urban village and found a spot. Lin Nanjiang and Lin Quansheng worked non-stop to move the equipment downstairs. She also helped with some lightweight items, such as foam lunch boxes and seasonings, and sold them to curious passers-by, "Want to try it? We have fried noodles and fried rice here. They're delicious, inexpensive, and very filling!"
"They're all freshly fried, with plenty of aroma. The ingredients are clean and hygienic, with meat, eggs, and sausage. We have a shop in the next block, so you can eat with confidence. We operate a legal business."
"Try it. Pretty girls are afraid of getting fat by eating too much at night, so you can share one with a friend. Pretty boys can also eat their fill by ordering one."
Under her call, before the stall was even set up, groups of young people had already stopped to try the fried noodles that the beautiful proprietress enthusiastically recommended.
Seeing this, Lin Nanjiang and Lin Quansheng silently quickened their hands and quickly cleaned up the stove and ingredients and seasonings. Lin Quansheng quickly started frying noodles, while Lin Nanjiang cleaned up the remaining things, while also not delaying the service of customers.
That’s how the first order started.
Liu Suqin was working hard, wondering if her sales skills had improved significantly. Seeing such a good result in attracting customers, she was ready to continue her efforts. Unexpectedly, Lin Nanjiang enthusiastically sent away the first wave of customers and then turned around and hurriedly urged her to go home.
Liu Suqin: ...
"It's not even nine o'clock yet. How about I stay and help you guys?"
"No, no, we can handle it just by two of us. Wife, aren't you just worried about whether we can open the business smoothly since we just arrived? Now that you have seen it with your own eyes, you can go back without worry. I don't know if our Fangfang can sleep well without her mother around. Besides, it's not safe for you to walk alone at night. Of course, the sooner you get home, the better." While she was saying this, several more customers came up to order food. After Lin Nanjiang warmly entertained them, he turned back to persuade her whenever he had the chance. In short, he was very busy.
Liu Suqin was speechless, but seeing how busy they were, she didn't want to stay here and cause trouble.
Forget it, let’s just go home. Wouldn’t it be nice to hold my soft daughter in my arms and enjoy the air conditioning?
However, when Liu Suqin returned home, her chubby daughter was lying in her crib, sleeping soundly with her legs spread out. Aunt Zhang told her with a look of relief, "Fangfang is so well behaved. At first, she looked around, probably looking for her mother. But after I made her some milk powder and she was full, she stopped making noises and pooped when I asked her to. She also cooperated with brushing her teeth, bathing her, and applying powder. Finally, I put her in her crib, hugged her favorite lamb, and she closed her eyes and fell asleep. She's really an angel baby."
Well, since my daughter goes to bed so early, the old mother feels a bit bored. Liu Suqin asked Aunt Zhang to go to bed early. After washing up, she took a novel and curled up on the sofa in the living room to pass the time.
She also wanted to catch up on some sleep, but she was preoccupied with things and had no desire to sleep at all. She tossed and turned in bed but was afraid of disturbing her daughter's sleep quality, so she had to go to the living room.
But I can’t watch TV series at this time, so I can only read novels while waiting for those who work hard to come back.
Lin Nanjiang and Lin Quansheng didn't keep her waiting for long. They came back after eleven o'clock. They went to the store to unload goods before going home, so they could save the energy of moving things and climbing stairs.
But you can also see how early they close their stall.
When Liu Suqin heard the door open, she thought something had happened and hurried out to greet him, "Why are you here so early?"
First-time boss Lin Quansheng couldn't hide his fatigue, but his eyes were surprisingly bright. "Oh, business is so booming, I've been stirring the wok non-stop. When the busiest time came, there was a long line. I was busy from beginning to end. Once the stock was gone, I had to pack up and go home."
"Isn't this stock enough?" Liu Suqin was surprised. Because she had a refrigerator at home and a freezer in the store, and she had to open the store for business at seven in the morning, she no longer had to worry about wasting food because she couldn't sell all the goods. So she was very bold in stocking up this time, completely according to the quantity she had used in the previous stall, and she was also mentally prepared that there would be some leftovers.
Unexpectedly, the stock is still insufficient.
"Yes, we need to prepare more for tomorrow, but not too much. If we have too much, we won't be able to handle it all. Our fried noodles and dry fried beef noodles are the most popular, so we'll increase the quantity of each by 20 to 30 portions. The other items don't need to be changed. Because many customers have similar tastes, we can make two or three portions in a pot. Even if we prepare 50 or 60 extra portions, we can still guarantee that we can close the stall and go home before midnight."
Lin Quansheng was so tired that he was yawning. When his brother told him he couldn't do it, he still stiffened his neck and said stubbornly, "Who said I can't handle it? Don't look down on me. Even if you add a hundred of each, I can handle it."
"Just brag." Lin Nanjiang's gaze shifted from Lin Quansheng to Liu Suqin, and his eye roll turned into a gentle smile in an instant, perfectly demonstrating what it meant to change one's expression. At the same time, he handed over the heavy bag, "Wife, please help me with the bill. Let's go take a shower first."
After saying that, he put his arm around Lin Quansheng's shoulder, and they went back to their respective rooms, pushing and shoving each other.
Liu Suqin was waiting for this moment. She took out the new account book she had prepared, sat upright at the dining table, and counted money with her fingers flying.
When Lin Nanjiang and the others came out after washing up and slumped in their chairs with a damp and lazy look on their bodies, Liu Suqin had just finished counting the cash and was recording the income and expenditure data in a notebook.
After making a good account, he took the initiative to hand the notebook to the two people opposite him, "Take a look at today's income and expenses. Are they correct? The result I got here is a net profit of 798 yuan tonight. Brother Quansheng's 40% is 319.2 yuan, which makes it 320 yuan. Here, this is cash. I changed it for you with three large bills. I went to the bank to withdraw new money during the day..."
She had helped manage Lin Quansheng's salary before, which was only one or two thousand yuan. Now that he earns over ten thousand yuan a month, it's time for him to manage his savings himself.
Now that you know what's going on, you're a small boss, and it's time to learn how to manage your own finances.
Liu Suqin also thought about returning Lin Quansheng's passbook in two days, and then her mission would be successfully completed.
Of course, what belongs to Lin Nanjiang still belongs to her, there is no doubt about that.
Liu Suqin smiled happily as she sorted the bundles of change into a pile. These were now her empire.
Lin Quansheng was also turning over and over the three hundred dollars in his hands, unable to let go. He couldn't help but think of the first time he received his salary many years ago, which seemed to be over three hundred dollars. He still remembered that his hands were shaking with excitement as he held the salary, because he had never touched so much money before.
At that time, he never dreamed that he would earn more than 300 yuan one day.
Recalling the past, Lin Quansheng subconsciously turned back to look at Lin Nanjiang. Ever since he could remember, they had been inseparable. They went to school together, got into trouble together, got beaten up together, worked in the factory together, and their salaries were similar that time. He probably felt the same way.
Not really.
Lin Quansheng only saw his good brother whose life trajectory almost overlapped with his. At this moment, his mind and eyes were filled with his wife. He watched his wife happily counting money without blinking, smiling as if he had made a million dollars. It was really unbearable to watch.
Very good. Lin Quansheng's excited and congested brain suddenly sobered up. He carefully felt the joy of earning 300 yuan a day, and then pushed the money to Liu Suqin without any regrets. "Suqin, please help me save it."
Liu Suqin looked up in surprise: "Huh?"
Lin Quansheng said that he basically had no money to spend, and when the pocket money in his pocket was gone, he would ask her for some more, and he would keep the savings with her. He knew that he was easily influenced, and one day he might end up with nothing left if he kept managing the money.
"By the way, you have to calculate the dividends every day and exchange them for whole bills in advance. That's a bit troublesome. How about we keep a record of it and save it all together as before? Then when you get paid every month, or if you save up for half a year, transfer it all to my account in one lump sum. Whatever works for you is fine."
"I'm fine with that, too." Compared to Lin Quansheng's unwavering trust in her and Lin Nanjiang, this little inconvenience is nothing. Besides, who understands the joy of running to the bank every few days and being treated like a VIP by the manager? Liu Suqin said it didn't matter, but she gathered the cash on the table neatly. Then she picked up a pen and wrote down the current monthly dividend arrangement in the account book, jokingly saying, "But Brother Quansheng, if it's really distributed once every six months, then you won't get your share until next year. Aren't you afraid? By the way, the Chinese New Year is only a few months away. Is everyone going back to their hometown this year?"
She had mentioned the Lunar New Year, so she asked on the spur of the moment. Lin Nanjiang was unexpectedly enthusiastic about the topic, his voice almost breaking when he said "yes," with such determination, "It's been almost two years. It's not right for us not to go back. People back home might think we've gotten into trouble and never have the chance to come home."
As Lin Nanjiang spoke, he burst into laughter, his laughter full of anticipation. Although it was still several months away, he had already decided to go back to his hometown this year. He would wear the suit, shirt and leather shoes that his wife bought for them before the New Year, and then have his wife tie a tie. He would go back in a dazzling outfit and dazzle the eyes of his fellow villagers.
As if he had seen the whole village, young and old, amazed by him, Lin Nanjiang became more and more immersed in joy, not noticing that he was the only one talking excitedly at the moment, and his good brother, who should have resonated with the idea of returning home in glory, did not say a word.
Although Lin Quansheng was still smiling and joking at Lin Nanjiang, the curve of his mouth looked stiffer and even a little bitter compared to a few seconds ago.
Liu Suqin could actually understand Lin Nanjiang's feelings.
When she was reborn last year, she was still immersed in the resentment that she had drifted away from her husband and children in her previous life, that no one understood her, and that she felt abandoned by the whole world. When she finally had the opportunity to start over, she only thought about how to make money and was determined to change the predicament of her previous life from every angle.
When it comes to myself and my children, parents have to be put aside.
Now she can be said to have no worries about food and clothing. She owns three houses in Shenzhen and her second half of life is guaranteed. Her husband is still trying to make money, the couple has a harmonious relationship, her daughter is cute and well-behaved, and she has caring and reliable friends and aunts around her. In short, everything is good. The smooth and happy life has gradually dissipated her inner resentment, her mentality has become peaceful and calm, and she has become more tolerant of the people and things around her. When she thinks of her relatives in her hometown, what impressed her most is their old, thin and haggard faces in her previous life.
Before Liu Suqin was reborn, Lin Nanjiang's parents had passed away one after another. Her parents on her mother's side were still alive, but they were both suffering from illness. Her father, who had been farming all his life, could not even straighten his back.
So she also wanted to go home, and wanted to go back to see her parents who were in good health and had loud voices.
However, Liu Suqin didn't agree with Lin Nanjiang. After all, she was sitting across from Lin Quansheng, observing every subtle change in his expression. She couldn't help but curse herself for bringing up something irrelevant, and quickly changed the subject. "It's still early for the New Year, and we haven't even finished our business yet. I was just about to ask, would you consider selling mung bean soup at your night snack stall? I see those young people have a lot of money, and they can get long lines for such expensive barbecue, so I think our icy mung beans won't be a problem either."
When it comes to making money, Lin Nanjiang really can't think of anything else and starts thinking seriously. "That's right. The herbal tea we prepare in the store is mostly loved by older customers. Young people pair it with iced mung beans or iced cola. The urban villages are also mostly young people, so mung bean soup should sell well. But it takes several hours to set up the stall, and we can't move the refrigerator out. How can we ensure that the mung bean soup is always cold?"
"Yes, what should we do?" It was rare for Lin Quansheng to take the initiative to join the topic. Although he was still eagerly waiting for the person who raised the problem to solve it for them, compared with the past when he would just wait for them to finish discussing and then come out to cheer and applaud, it was now a great improvement. Liu Suqin thought with relief that capital was indeed the primary productive force. After becoming a partner, even Brother Quansheng learned to use his brain.
She had seen pigs run even though she hadn't eaten pork in her previous life, so this little problem was naturally easy to solve. "I'll go to the market tomorrow to look for a large-capacity stainless steel bucket for you. It's best to have a matching lid so that it can be airtight. Pour the chilled mung bean soup into it to keep it cold. If you're worried that it's not cold enough, you can freeze a few ice cubes in a large plastic bottle and put them inside. It's a double guarantee. As long as the ice cubes don't melt, the mung bean soup will always be ice-cold."
"Great." Lin Nanjiang looked at Liu Suqin with a burning gaze, almost a bit of admiration in his eyes.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt his wife's idea was brilliant. Lin Nanjiang couldn't help but stand up and walk over to her. He cupped her face with both hands and began to flatter her. "Wife, you're so smart! You're a genius at business. If we were to think of it ourselves, we probably wouldn't have thought of using the mineral water at home to make ice cubes. Is there really anything in this world that can be difficult for you?"
Words seemed unable to fully express his admiration and adoration for his wife. After he finished speaking, Lin Nanjiang lowered his head and kissed her from her fair and smooth forehead to her chin. The sound of kissing filled the entire living room.
As good friends, they had some tacit understanding. When Lin Quansheng saw him holding Liu Suqin's face with both hands, he already had a bad feeling and stood up to say goodbye, but he was still a step too late and witnessed such an eye-catching scene.
Now he was too lazy to say good night. Liu Quansheng rolled his eyes at the back of someone's head, then quietly left the scene that was not suitable for children, quickly hid back in his room, closed the door and went to sleep, no matter how lively the two people in the living room were.
Of course, there are children and aunts at home. Even if they don't disturb them, Liu Suqin and Lin Nanjiang can't play this kind of play in the living room. Lin Quansheng ran away, and Liu Suqin came to her senses right after. She pushed away the guy who left a string of saliva on her face and said, "Stop being so funny. Help me take my things back to the room and go to bed early."
Liu Suqin did what she said. She got up the next day, had breakfast, and fed her daughter. Thinking that she was not in a hurry to go out today, she asked Aunt Zhang to pick up Fangfang and went to the store with her to pick up the car. She would take the children to the supermarket and the farmers' market today.
At the same time, I also accompanied Aunt Zhang to familiarize herself with the surrounding environment.
Since moving into the city, the three young people have been either busy with business or concentrating on buying and renovating a house, and it is all up to Aunt Zhang to take care of the children at home.
Aunt Zhang was already unfamiliar with her new environment, and since her familiar friends were not home, she was even less willing to go out. Anyway, Lin Nanjiang and Lin Quansheng went to the vegetable market early every morning to buy supplies, and also bought the day's vegetables for the family.
If Liu Suqin hadn't asked her and the children to go for a walk together in the evening, and Aunt Qi upstairs hadn't brought her granddaughter Tingting downstairs to play with the babies in the community, and would have called them along, given Aunt Zhang's personality, she would probably be too lazy to go out all day.
Liu Suqin had plenty of time today, so she called Aunt Zhang along and took them to the farmers' market by bike. She successfully bought the supplies she wanted at the first stop. When she saw some fresh seafood and fruits on the way, she bought some as well. Then she went home before the weather got too hot.
She and Aunt Zhang worked together to wash vegetables and cook. Not only did they prepare a hearty lunch early, they also cooked several large pots of mung bean soup in a pressure cooker.
The refrigerator at home was still a little small, so they cleaned out several large basins and filled them with mung bean soup and put them in the fresh-keeping area. Of course, Liu Suqin did not forget to freeze a few bottles of mineral water.
So that night, Lin Nanjiang and his night snack stall quickly launched a new product - a big bucket full of cold and delicious mung bean soup.
The shop's iced mung bean soup is two yuan a portion, but it's served in a beautiful white porcelain bowl with a beautiful porcelain spoon, and the portion is generous, so customers who have tried it don't find it expensive. Of course, the mung bean soup at street vendors doesn't have these elaborate decorations, and the plastic cups are smaller, so the same thing is only one yuan and fifty cents.
Liu Suqin had told Lin Nanjiang in advance that when closing the stall, she should check how many plastic cups were left so that she could determine how many cups of mung bean soup she had sold tonight. She could then calculate the cost and sales of this bucket of mung bean soup based on this.
The data is quite astonishing. This bucket of mung bean soup sold more than 100 cups, with a turnover of 170 yuan. The cost of the mung beans and rock sugar required was definitely no more than 30 yuan.
It turns out that milk tea desserts are the most profitable among all the profitable ones!
With the addition of the killer mung bean soup and the extra fried noodles and rice noodles, their profit today increased by more than two hundred compared to the day before.
Lin Nanjiang got 550 yuan directly, which made him very happy.
Because the business in the store is stable, the daily income is no less than 1,500 yuan. Adding up the two sides, I can definitely make 2,000 yuan a day. What else do I need a bicycle for?
Lin Nanjiang no longer has time to feel lost, and he starts working as soon as he opens his eyes every day.
Of course, no matter how busy or hard his business was, he never neglected his wife and children.
Since they sleep less than six hours at night, Lin Nanjiang and Lin Quansheng would go home for a nap after closing the shop in the afternoon. However, they would not come back until after two o'clock, and the little one had already woken up from his nap and was stretching on the sofa with full energy.
Lin Nanjiang would first take a shower to wash off the smell of oil smoke and sweat, then come out clean to kiss, hug and lift his daughter up, then go back to his room and sleep for two hours. When he got up, he would be a good man again and continue to move bricks with full energy.
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