26 Chapter 26
◎Guaranteed to make money◎
Jiang Jingyun was very happy to have successfully bought a shop that suited his needs and solved the most critical step in the next plan. He thanked Su Yuheng gratefully: "Thank you for your help this time. When the shop opens, I will treat you to a big meal!"
Su Yuheng didn't bother to be polite with him: "It's a deal, I want to be the first customer of your store then."
"No problem!" Jiang Jingyun agreed readily.
Having said that, there is still a lot of preparation to be done before the official opening of the store, and it is estimated that it will take quite some time, so he plans to give some other gifts as a thank you gift first.
Jiang Jingyun was a little confused about this and didn't know what to give as a suitable gift.
Judging from Su Yuheng's clothes and behavior, he is not a man who is short of money. However, he cannot afford anything too expensive right now. It is estimated that the knowledgeable Mr. Su has already seen it. After thinking it over, he decided to give him something he is good at and think of some fresh food to give him.
No one can resist delicious food, right?
After the deal was made, the two of them strolled around the area and bought some seasonings they wanted. Facing the other party's expectant eyes, Jiang Jingyun coldly said goodbye and went home.
After returning home, he showed concern for Xiao Muyan's health and his younger brothers and sisters' homework as usual. He asked his third brother Jiang Jingfeng, who had finished his homework early, to go to his eldest uncle's house to run errands and pass on messages, while he started to prepare dinner for several people at home.
Just after dinner, my uncle and his friends came over.
Previously, the weather turned cold and the supply of the main ingredient, snails, was cut off, so the snail noodle business was put on hold and only braised noodles were sold. However, braised food has been sold for almost half a year. No matter how delicious it is, people will get tired of it eventually. Not to mention that many people see that they are selling well and imitate their cooking methods to grab business. Although the taste is slightly different, they still attract a lot of customers.
Only cakes still bring in some income every day because of their small quantity, novelty and lack of competition. But today, from what big customers like Su Yuheng said, they were almost tired of it and wanted to change their taste. They estimated that future business would not be ideal, so he had been thinking about this matter recently.
Because Xiao Muyan had an accident a few days ago, the two of them had a brief chat about future plans. He suddenly had a new inspiration, so he has been looking for a suitable shop in the past two days. At that time, he thought that if he didn't have enough money, he would rent a shop temporarily. Unexpectedly, he met Su Yuheng, who was so kind-hearted that he was able to buy a shop with good quality and low price in no time.
Now we are all gathered together to discuss what to do next.
Jiang Jingyun plans to open a hot pot restaurant, but his main focus now needs to be on his studies, and he plans to use this opportunity to bring Xiao Muyan in to do it together, so he needs to reallocate the investment and the share of the profits.
The main restaurant and subsequent menus were provided by Jiang Jingyun, while the daily meat was provided by Xiao Muyan, and the daily chores and the back kitchen were handled by the uncle's family. Therefore, according to the ratio of input and labor expenditure, the subsequent profit sharing was changed to 4:3:3, with Jiang Jingyun taking 40% and the other two families each taking 30%.
"Forty percent, isn't that a little too little?" The uncle's first reaction was that he was afraid that Jiang Jingyun would suffer a loss.
"It's a lot. You guys do most of the work on weekdays. I just paid for the shop and the recipes, so I get 40%. I'm already shameless enough to take a big bargain." Speaking of this, Jiang Jingyun felt that he was a bit shameless, but most of the risks were already borne by him, so this division was reasonable.
"That's not the case... If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have any way to make this money..." The aunt-in-law spoke from the side, and the eldest and second brothers nodded in agreement.
"Without you, I can't do this job by myself. It's only right for everyone to contribute money and labor, and share the profits together. Don't you think so, Brother Xiao?" Jiang Jingyun turned around and asked Xiao Muyan, who had been sitting quietly next to him.
"Well, that's good, let's divide it like this." Xiao Muyan's answer was as concise and clear as ever.
"Since both families think it's okay, then the minority shall obey the majority. This is settled." Jiang Jingyun made the decision and arranged the next things. "Next, we first need..."
They discussed this for nearly two hours. When uncle and the others came out of Jiang Jingyun's house, it was already dark, but everyone's face had an excited expression, eager to try.
Jiang Jingyun had been talking for so long that his mouth was dry. He waved his fingers and asked Jiang Jinglin, who had been hanging around everyone all night and refusing to go to bed, to pour him some water. He gulped down half a cup of water before he let out a long sigh of relief.
Xiao Muyan was still staying at their house temporarily. He sat beside them and watched Jiang Jingyun's appearance. He advised with a smile, "It's very late. Don't drink too much water, or you'll have to get up in the middle of the night."
"Huh..., it's not a big problem." Jiang Jingyun slumped in the chair, looking exhausted and lazy. He turned his head and asked Xiao Muyan, "Brother Xiao, you are asked to invest so much money at once when you just changed your career. Are you afraid that I will lose all my money with you guys?"
"Don't be afraid. When have you ever failed to do something you wanted to do?" Xiao Muyan answered without thinking. He was afraid that Jiang Jingyun would feel pressured after saying it, so he added, "Besides, even if there is a one in ten thousand chance, the lost money can be earned back later."
Xiao Muyan's unconditional trust and support for him greatly encouraged Jiang Jingyun. He set a goal with great ambition: "Nothing will happen. We will definitely make a lot of money!"
"Yes." Xiao Muyan confirmed his statement and urged again, "It's getting late, go to bed."
"Okay." Jiang Jingyun answered obediently, holding his brother by the scruff of the neck and walking towards his own room, and then they went back to rest.
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The next day when he went to school, as soon as he stepped into the gate of the private school, he met Su Yuheng waiting for him at the door.
Looking at the other party's eager eyes, Jiang Jingyun felt inexplicably guilty. He was busy arranging various things yesterday and had not yet started preparing the thank-you gift he promised Su Yuheng. Jiang Jingyun explained somewhat embarrassedly that he was too busy yesterday and had not had time to finish anything. Under the other party's disappointed look, his few remaining ounces of conscience ached slightly.
He quickly went over his plans for the next few days in his mind and confirmed that there weren't many things that required his personal attention, so he should be able to spare some time to make some snacks. So he patted Su Yuheng's chest and promised him that he would start trying to make them when he returned today and would definitely bring him a gift in a few days. This temporarily soothed Su Yuheng's injured heart.
However, this is the plan, but Jiang Jingyun has not yet realized one thing: life is always full of surprises.
Business was slow today, so the eldest and second brothers of the Jiang family closed their stalls early and squatted at the gate of the private school waiting for Jiang Jingyun to finish school. The three of them nervously carried a small box of money to the county government office, where they met Li Erniu and the shop owner as they had agreed to meet yesterday. Under the witness of the yamen runner in charge of documenting, they signed the contract and handed it over to the government to stamp with the official seal, and then they successfully obtained the deed to the restaurant.
Jiang Jingyun secretly breathed a sigh of relief that things were going smoothly.
I didn't expect that I would buy a new house here that I had never touched in modern times. Although it is a shop, it is also real estate. Jiang Jingyun felt a sense of accomplishment for some reason.
After finishing their business, the three of them quickly walked home, holding the land deed that Jiang Jingyun had exchanged for all his wealth.
The road was unusually quiet, and no one was talking.
The eldest and second brothers of the Jiang family looked a little anxious. They were both excited and nervous. They took out all their savings to buy a restaurant for business. Although they used the money of the fifth brother, it was tantamount to a gamble before seeing the profits.
Their hearts have been beating fast since yesterday. On the way, Brother Jiang couldn't hold back and asked Jiang Jingyun, "The weather is getting colder and colder. No one likes to go out to buy things. Even the cakes that are usually in short supply are almost unsold. Can we really make money by opening a restaurant?"
As the weather turns colder, everyone prefers to stay at home to keep warm and is reluctant to come out. There are no new and interesting things to attract customers, so it is normal that business is poor.
Jiang Jingyun also had this in mind when he thought about opening a hot pot restaurant. Although he felt a little uneasy, he could not show his weakness in front of everyone to avoid causing unnecessary panic. He straightened his back and patted his chest to assure, "Of course I can. If you don't trust others, how can you not trust me?"
Brother Jiang was still a little hesitant: "Of course I believe it, but I'm just afraid..."
Second Brother Jiang patted his eldest brother's shoulder and interrupted him: "What's there to be afraid of? The worst that can happen is that we will go back to the past. We have experienced worse times before. Why should we be so afraid?" Although he was a little uncertain in his heart, he always blindly believed in his fifth brother.
"Yeah, that's true." Brother Jiang suddenly understood and said with a simple smile, "At worst, we can go back to farming. We won't starve if we work harder."
Jiang Jingyun smiled and nodded, but what he was thinking in his heart: It is impossible for me to farm. I will never be able to farm in this life.
Although it is uncertain whether one can make a lot of money by opening a hotpot restaurant, it is definitely possible to earn some hard-earned money. However, he doesn't need to tell them this, otherwise he is afraid that his eldest brother will be worried and unable to sleep tonight.
As they were talking, they were almost back to the village. On the way home, the three of them passed by their uncle's house and met their aunt Jiang Mo, whom they hadn't seen for some time.
Jiang Mo's face looked a little unhappy. Seeing the three brothers bowing and greeting her, she just responded indifferently, turned around and slammed the gate of the courtyard shut, leaving the three brothers standing outside the door, a little confused, wondering who had provoked her again.
However, all the courtesy had been fulfilled, and the three of them were not close to this aunt, so although they looked a little puzzled at being dumped, they did not care too much. He no longer paid any attention to the crazy Jiang Moshi and went home on his own, completely unaware that the person behind him was gritting his teeth and almost crushing the handkerchief in his hand.
No one took the matter to heart, but they never expected that after a few days, some bad rumors began to spread in the village.
Jiang Jingyun and his colleagues went out early and came back late every day, busy repairing the shop. They knew nothing about the rumors outside. Until one day, when he saw his two younger brothers returning home with bruised faces and noses, he realized that something was wrong.
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