Walk from the large room to the small room.
The small room is decorated similarly to the large room, except that there is no coffee table, only a conference table. The conference table is not large, and can seat a maximum of 8 people.
The three of them are more than enough.
Yunmeng spoke first, asking, "Old Wang, we're old classmates, so I'd like to ask, what are your plans?"
Yu Rouya and Wang Kaifang exchanged a glance, and Yu Rouya spoke up: "Yun, we want to open a fried chicken shop. From what you're saying, are you planning to partner with us?"
Qin Huairu is actually very strict about the franchise issue.
She had to get involved in everything from the fried chicken machines and equipment to the store's renovations after opening.
On the way, someone had already explained to them what it takes to open a fried chicken shop.
In short, it all boils down to three words—lack of freedom.
To what extent is freedom restricted?
That means Qin Family Village has to manage everything about the store, down to the highest standards.
This is common in later generations because brands need to be responsible for their own brand, but it is rare in this era.
In this era, most people think, "I buy goods from you, and then it's none of your business anymore. Why should you interfere?"
Therefore, this franchise policy is still in the testing phase and a final version has not yet been determined.
The fried chicken shops aren't in a rush to expand; they'll prioritize cities near railway lines.
Once several locations are confirmed to be suitable, Qin Huairu will publish advertisements for investment in the newspaper. She's already somewhat confused about the upstream supply chain, but listening to the professors is always a good idea; just get a general idea of the direction. She does understand the downstream supply chain to some extent. Therefore, she's focusing most of her energy on that aspect.
“You two are clear about the franchise conditions, and I believe you can both afford the money.” Yunmeng was still the same Yunmeng, the wisdom of the former princess still on point, and she didn’t say anything embarrassing: “Coincidentally, I also want to leave Beijing, so I was thinking, could we directly take over the franchise in Tianjin?”
If it were anyone else, they would probably think Yunmeng had gone mad.
But who is Yu Rouya? In the past, the Yu family was a prominent business family, and their eyes lit up after hearing Yunmeng's suggestion.
Wang Kaifang felt that the world must have gone mad.
His wife and a female classmate he hadn't seen for years inexplicably started talking about taking over the fried chicken business in Tianjin, but his family couldn't even afford one fried chicken shop.
Finally, Yunmeng took out 20,000 yuan, saying she would sell her family's house in the next few days. Then she would go with them to Tianjin, the capital city; she didn't want to stay there anymore. There was no one left at home, and staying there was meaningless.
After both parties signed the agreement, the fat man didn't linger and hurriedly left Beijing. Finding a shop wasn't difficult for him; as someone working in the local government, finding a location wasn't hard. Besides, with his family connections there, no one would cause him trouble. These were the fat man's advantages, which was why Qin Huairu was willing to give him the franchise opportunity.
The fat man left.
The three of them returned to the courtyard house.
The third uncle has wandered off somewhere again. In recent years, fewer and fewer people live in the courtyard; they all prefer to go out.
"There are fewer and fewer people around. Even Sha Zhu has moved away," Qin Jingru sighed. "He doesn't plan to come back for the New Year."
Sha Zhu moved away after 1980.
Originally, he was the canteen manager of the steel rolling mill, but later his wife didn't want him to continue working for the government.
To be fair, the wife he married was truly a lucky charm for him. Since she married into the family, they've had one child every year, and now they have two boys and a girl. This made Sha Zhu extremely happy, after all, the He family line hadn't died out. But then a problem arose: Sha Zhu wasn't earning enough money. It wasn't that he wasn't eating enough, but rather that his life at the steel mill seemed hopeless.
The canteen manager used to have some extra money to be made, but Sha Zhu, though clever, didn't dare touch such lucrative things. He only dared to bring back some boxed lunches every day. These days, ration coupons are gradually becoming less necessary, so who cares about those boxed lunches?
In addition, Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li, the third uncle's sons, ran a small restaurant that was doing very well. So his wife thought she should give it a shot.
Sha Zhu thought so too. He was confident in his skills, and so, a husband-and-wife shop opened. And surprisingly, quite a few leaders used to appreciate Sha Zhu's cooking and would occasionally patronize his shop. Life was pretty good, so they moved out. They kept the house, but they never came back.
The entire courtyard is becoming increasingly deserted.
They were chatting in the courtyard when the Third Uncle led two young people in, a man and a woman, carrying bundles on their backs.
Upon seeing Wang Shouren, he paused for a moment, then greeted him and turned to the two men, saying, "Look, it's that house over there. I'll take you to see it."
The two young people didn't stay long; after chatting for a while, they left.
"Uncle, what's wrong?"
"Hey, isn't this Sha Zhu, that kid?" The Third Uncle waved his hand. "After leaving here, his wife said she was thinking of renting out the house to make some money. So she came to me. This courtyard is considered an old courtyard, and no one wants any shady characters to come in. So, it was me, the old man, who had to go and find someone myself."
As people move out, others move in; perhaps the desolation just now was merely a fleeting feeling.
Wang Shouren smiled, greeted the third uncle, and walked into the courtyard.
The backyard room was renovated only a few years ago, but it already shows some signs of age.
Qin Huairu brushed the snow off the stone bench and sat down. "Where do you plan to spend the New Year this year?"
This family occasionally goes to Hong Kong during the Lunar New Year, and also stays in Beijing. Last year, the whole family even went to Shenzhen for a visit.
In short, whenever they have free time, the whole family goes out and about.
"I heard from Ruiming and Xirou that they're not planning to come back this year. They have things to do at school, I think it's about being an exchange student. Are they really that busy?" Qin Jingru muttered, "When I was a student, I wasn't this busy either. You should have a holiday when it's time to have a holiday."
"You have the nerve to say that? With grades like yours, you'd be wasting your time getting in," Qin Huairu said irritably.
"What's wrong with me! I'm at least average!"
"Alright, alright, you two will never get tired of bickering. Why don't you go live in Hong Kong? It's warmer there." Wang Shouren immediately stepped in to mediate.
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