"I really have something to do. I'm not trying to fool you. There are many important people and lots of business opportunities in Jiangning. We need to seize the opportunity!"
Jiang Huaifu breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head, and looked at Song He'er with a serious expression. "I bought your household registration document. Although the government has a record of it, if they ask about the details or your ancestors, how will you answer? Are you going to make up a bunch of nonsense?"
Song He'er hadn't really thought about this issue. She just felt that since she had arrived safely in Jiangning and had the necessary documents for passage and the household registration certificate, the government wouldn't have the time to bother with her.
"So, does that mean I can't open a restaurant?"
"It's possible to open it, but you'll need to pull strings and use your connections to avoid people who have a grudge against you from sabotaging you behind your back!"
Song He'er finally understood. Jiang Huaifu was right. She had offended Ruan Wenxiao's aunt today, and this person was the number one business person in Jiangning. How could she want to have another mortal enemy?
If she finds out that I'm going to open a restaurant and steal her business, who knows what kind of trouble she'll cause.
"Hmm... what you said makes some sense. Why don't we wait a few more days for you to recover, and then go together to investigate the situation?"
Having received a satisfactory answer, Jiang Huaifu smiled and said, "It's getting late, you should go back and rest too."
"good."
After saying that, the two returned to their respective rooms.
The next morning, Song He'er had someone hitch up a carriage and prepared to head to Xiaoye City.
Originally, there were no servants available in the house, but Song He'er was worried that there were too many children and someone needed to watch over the yard, so she hired a guard outside and bought a new carriage for travel.
Song Xiaoyu was a diligent and conscientious person. She hadn't been home for several days and hadn't seen her child. Yet, she remained calm and focused, keeping an eye on the shop.
When Song He'er went in, there were many customers inside, and the waiters were so busy that they didn't even notice her for a moment.
It was a maid named Liu'er who spotted Song He'er and went up to greet her, "Miss, our boss is in the back."
"Um."
Song He'er bypassed the area where the guests were eating and went to the accounting room in the back hall where Song Xiaoyu was resting.
"Third Uncle."
At this moment, Song Xiaoyu was playing with some teacups he had bought from the street when he looked up and saw Song He'er, and was somewhat surprised.
"He'er? Why are you here at this time? Did something happen to your third aunt?"
Song He'er smiled and said, "Third Uncle still remembers his family? You haven't been home for days, I thought you had forgotten about Third Aunt and Nian'er!"
Song Xiaoyu sighed, put down what she was holding, walked to the table, poured a bowl of tea and handed it to Song He'er. "I've been incredibly busy these past few days. Since this shop opened, there have been so many customers every day that I haven't had a moment to rest. Even when I do have a spare moment, I'm stuck in this accounting room doing the books. I want to go home, but I'm too tired to do so!"
Song He'er knew all too well how hard he had worked; she was just joking when she said that.
"I know Uncle is busy. We only make more money when the shop is doing well. I came here today to ask Uncle how much money we have in the account right now?"
Song Xiaoyu was slightly taken aback, then quickly replied, "I'm calculating right now. What's wrong? Is something wrong at home that requires money?"
"Everything is fine at home, but I want to use some money to open a restaurant in Jiangning."
"Opening a restaurant? That's no small sum!"
"Well... but every little bit helps. I have a business in Jiangning, and I've made some money these days, but it's not enough. So I was thinking of borrowing some money here and then asking others for more."
Song Xiaoyu had always supported Song He'er in doing business, but the amount of money he had on his books was far less than the amount needed to build a restaurant.
"I just did a rough calculation. After deducting the wages of a few workers, we'll have 297 strings of cash this month..."
Song He'er knew that this amount of money was far from enough, but she still had to move some of it. After all, opening a restaurant was not child's play, and real money was still needed. If she took out a lot of money from her space all at once, it would inevitably arouse unnecessary suspicion from others.
"Well, keep fifty strings of cash for daily expenses, and I'll take the rest. This restaurant is owned by all of us, and the shares are split evenly. What do you think, Uncle?"
Song Xiaoyu naturally had no objections. He was even hoping that Song He'er would make money in the future and move the shop to Jiangning!
If business is so good in Xiaoye City now, wouldn't the income be several times higher if it were in a more prosperous place?
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