Chapter 72 Chapter 72 This year’s small goals.
Liu Suqin had to admit that Li Hong was indeed her good friend. When she was so absorbed in work that she couldn't help herself, she casually asked her when she planned to go out and work on her own.
Even if it was just a joke, it showed that Li Hong knew her well enough to know that it was only a matter of time before she went out on her own.
Li Hong's prediction was certainly correct. Liu Suqin would not work for others all her life.
The reason is very simple. No matter how generous the salary offered by the boss, it is not as much as earning as being your own boss directly. After all, there are no middlemen making a profit from the price difference.
Let's take Julie as an example. She is Mr. Su's trusted confidant and favorite. Although she is still an assistant on paper, her actual responsibilities are almost the same as those of a store manager. After their studio got on track, the boss started to go back to Hong Kong City every now and then to handle business, and the frequency of these visits has become more and more frequent. Julie has now almost taken over the boss's circle of customers and can be said to be in control.
As a good friend of Julie's, Liu Suqin knew that Julie's actual salary was already at the manager level. In addition to the basic salary, bonuses and subsidies, there were also performance rewards for the entire store. Because they occasionally went shopping and had meals together, their consumption habits were perfectly matched without any conflicts. She liked to buy jewelry, and Julie was keen on all kinds of big-name bags and high heels. In short, they were both people who spent money without blinking an eye. It can be seen that while President Su entrusted Julie with important tasks, he also gave her adequate treatment.
She could even boldly hypothesize that Julie's current income was comparable to that of small business owners—if not tens of thousands, then at least a few thousand. Furthermore, individual businesses had a ceiling, while Julie's career prospects were bright. As long as Mr. Su's wealth continued to expand, her trusted confidant, Julie, would also rise with it. With continued development, she would surely one day become Mr. Zhu's successor.
But Julie's efforts and sacrifices for this are also enormous. Since she followed her boss to the mainland, she has devoted all her attention to work. She gets up earlier than the chickens and goes to bed later than the dogs every day. She works overtime when her colleagues take turns to have a day off. Let alone falling in love and ending her single life, she doesn't even have time to go out and meet new friends. That's why she always holds on to Liu Suqin when they go shopping.
But after they had worked together for several months, apart from occasionally leaving get off work early or sneaking out to the nearby mall during lunch break, Julie had only asked her out three or four times during her official vacation.
After working for several months, you only get three or four days of rest. Even capitalists would call you an expert.
After seeing with her own eyes how much effort Julie put into her work, Liu Suqin knew that she would not be able to pursue this career path in her life. Even if she had abilities comparable to Julie's, she could not devote herself to her work as wholeheartedly as she did.
Because she is very greedy, she wants to have a career and also take care of her family. When her children grow up, she wants to participate in their growth process throughout. In short, she wants everything, so she must make some choices. She can be a stable worker, but she can forget about being a strong woman in the workplace.
But Liu Suqin was unwilling to be an ordinary makeup artist forever. Even her master, Sister Liu, a senior makeup artist, had a fixed monthly income with a limited ceiling. The key point was that anyone with a discerning eye knew that working alone would only earn more, and she had the conditions and capital to work alone or even open a shop. So why should she keep working for others?
Even though Liu Suqin has now achieved the original goal of her rebirth, she would not think that the money is too much.
So even though she still happily went to work every day and liked her boss and colleagues very much, she was actually considering the feasibility of going it alone. However, Liu Suqin knew that her current skills were not enough to start her own business and she needed to accumulate more experience and client resources. She was also quite satisfied with her current income and the working environment. After work, she had friends who shared the same values to chat with and made plans for dinner and fun after work and on holidays. She was happy with her work, so she was not in a hurry to take the next step.
Speaking of eating, drinking and having fun, Liu Suqin even made an appointment with Julie to go to Hong Kong City with her when she has time.
Yes, she didn't expect any training from Mr. Su, so she might as well spend her own money on traveling.
However, Liu Suqin is currently stumped by the procedures. There are currently three common ways to enter Hong Kong: official business, visiting relatives and traveling with a group. The last one allows you to go out as long as you are willing to spend money, but the fee is too high and the itinerary is monitored very closely, with no room for free movement at all. Liu Suqin feels that it is a bit like paying to be monitored, which is not worth it. She would rather try to use the first two methods.
Julie also said that she would help her think of a solution, but this would take time and she could only do it slowly.
In short, Liu Suqin is not in a hurry at all. If nothing unexpected happens at work, she wants to work for a few more years and move on to the next step when she is tired of being a slave. Therefore, she has never told anyone about her plan. Perhaps Lin Nanjiang can guess a little.
But she didn't expect that Li Hong also noticed it and came to urge her.
At this point in the conversation, Liu Suqin felt there was no need to deny it. "Maybe I will really go out on my own in the future, but I don't have the ability yet, so I'd better work hard for two years before deciding."
"I knew you had enough capital to open a shop. Now you need to gain more experience. Once you're able to handle everything on your own, it would be the perfect time to become your own boss." Li Hong said expectantly, "But don't make me wait too long."
Liu Suqin jokingly said, "What's the matter? Do you really want to work for me?"
"Really? I've discovered that when you work for someone else, you can't avoid having to deal with your boss. No matter how much or how little you earn, as long as they want to find fault, they'll find fault with everything. So, I might as well just work with you. At least you won't treat me badly, and you won't make things difficult for me for no reason." Li Hong paused, "Besides, if you open your own shop, you'll definitely need help. We can help each other, right?"
This is of course the truth, but Liu Suqin never thought about it this way before, because she was worried that friendship would deteriorate if it was mixed with other things.
But Li Hong had said it several times, and it was obvious that she really didn't mind working for a friend. Liu Suqin hesitated for a moment, but still asked the doubts in her heart, "You are willing to come and help me. It will definitely make me feel more at ease than finding someone else. But we will become boss and employee instead of partners in the future. Don't you think it's weird?"
"What's so strange about that?" Li Hong didn't care. "It doesn't matter who I work for. Besides, if I want to be your partner, I need the capital. A business partnership would require an investment of several thousand or tens of thousands. But my goal is to buy a house first. With the housing prices in Shenzhen, I'll be thankful if I can save enough to buy a house within five years. I won't be able to care about anything else. So I'm really happy to work for you. Others aren't as lucky as me."
Seeing her friend's sincerity, Liu Suqin put aside her worries and said with a smile, "Okay, come help me when the time comes. I will definitely not treat you badly in terms of salary. Also, if you still haven't bought a house by then, I can advance your salary so you can buy a house first. This will prevent the house price from rising year by year and becoming increasingly unaffordable later on."
Li Hong was stunned. "Advance your salary to buy me a house?"
"To be precise, it's an interest-free loan, allowing you to buy a house first. If you owe money, part of your monthly salary will be deducted until you pay it off." Liu Suqin winked at her. "Is this a good offer?"
Li Hong finished digesting the plan she had mentioned and immediately sat up straight, looking at her with burning eyes. "Boss Liu, when are you going to start your own business? How about tomorrow?"
Liu Suqin: “…Not very good.”
"What about next month, or the month after that?"
Liu Suqin rolled her eyes unceremoniously and said, "Forget about it. I have other plans for next month and the month after next."
Li Hong also put aside her joking thoughts and asked curiously, "What are the plans? Isn't working every day tiring enough?"
"Time is like water in a sponge. If you squeeze it, there's always more." Liu Suqin said this in a pretentiously profound manner, but she didn't keep the suspense for too long. She soon revealed the answer, "I'm going to start driving lessons next month."
"What kind of driving lessons?" Li Hong was confused. "I remember you were planning to let your brother learn to drive next year so he could become a driver. Why are you learning this too?"
Liu Suqin patiently explained, "My brother is planning to become a driver. He needs to learn to drive a large truck and get a large truck driver's license. In the future, he can drive both large and small trucks. But I only need to learn to drive a car. It will be much easier."
Li Hong was still a little confused. "Yeah, you're not planning on working in this field, so why would you need to know how to drive a car...wait!"
Suddenly, a possibility occurred to him, and he looked at his friend with wide eyes, "Are you, are you guys going to buy another car?"
Liu Suqin denied it three times in a row, "I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense."
"Really?" Li Hong expressed her doubt. "Come to think of it, you guys were setting up stalls outside the customs for less than a year last year when you bought a house and a shop in the city. It's the end of June now, and in two months, it will have been a year since you moved into the city. Since then, your husband has been running a shop during the day and setting up stalls at night, and you've also been working this year. With all three of these combined, you're making a lot of money. This income is no less than last year, so buying a car is not out of the question. Just tell me in secret if you've had this idea? I promise not to tell anyone else."
No matter how Li Hong analyzed the pros and cons, or how hard she tried to persuade him, Liu Suqin only answered with two words, "No."
To dispel her friend's last bit of doubt, she added, "At least I won't buy a car this year."
Because their family has just saved enough money to buy a commercial property, their small goal this year is to buy a townhouse with an elevator, and a car is their plan for next year.
"You're still playing word games with me. You're planning on buying a car next year, right?" Li Hong teased. "Do you think people won't be shocked if you wait until next year? No, no. No matter when, as long as you can afford a car, you're truly wealthy and recognized by everyone."
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