Ma Xiaohui took Ning He to an empty table and chairs nearby and sat down.
Ning He was eating cold noodles while watching Fang Ming busying around at the stall.
"Teacher Fang is quite efficient. It looks like he has been helping here for a month or two, right?"
Although Ning He agreed not to tease Ma Xiaohui, he couldn't help it.
Ma Xiaohui said somewhat embarrassedly: "The factory is in the off-season recently, so he wanted to come to my place to make some money."
"You believe this too?"
Of course Ma Xiaohui didn't believe it, but she couldn't refuse Fang Ming.
And it is better to ask someone you know for help than to ask someone you don’t know.
After careful consideration, Ma Xiaohui agreed to Fang Ming's request.
Ma Xiaohui looked at Fang Ming's back and said, "I know what he is thinking. I have clearly rejected him. I am a married woman and I am not worthy of him. I just want to help him to the best of my ability."
It turned out that Fang Ming's mother had been seriously ill in recent years. Even though Fang Ming was a technician in the factory and had a high monthly salary, he had to send the money he earned back home to treat his mother's illness, which put a lot of pressure on him.
The factory salary is fixed, and without extra income, he would have trouble making a living.
It was this man who was willing to help Ma Xiaohui even though he had no money. How could Ma Xiaohui not be moved?
Ning He understands this feeling best.
When she was seriously ill, her family members spared no effort in eating and wearing in order to save money for her treatment.
Ma Xiaohui sighed and continued, "My family would rather marry me off for money than lend a helping hand to me. Now I won't send a penny of the money I earn back to them."
"Fang Ming has helped me a lot. His mother is seriously ill and he is under a lot of pressure. I know he won't charge me for helping me. Ning He, can you help me persuade him?"
Ning He finally understood that both of them thought they were doing the other person's best, but neither of them had any words to say.
"If you want him to accept your kindness, there are ways." Ning He quickly came up with an idea.
Ma Xiaohui quickly asked her, "What's the solution? Tell me quickly."
Ning He came closer and lowered his voice to Ma Xiaohui, "You also know how stubborn Fang Ming is. If I try to persuade him, he may not listen to me."
Ma Xiaohui was determined to know what Ning He's method was, so she urged Ning He.
"Then tell me, what method can he agree to?"
"You're dating him."
As soon as Ning He finished speaking, Ma Xiaohui was completely stunned.
The sides of her cheeks turned red instantly, redder than the big red lanterns.
Ma Xiaohui was shocked by Ning He's words. She stammered, "This, this won't work."
Ning He said bluntly, "You just pretended to be in a relationship with him and asked him to accept the money. Isn't your purpose to make him accept the money? This method is the best."
"Think about it, if you two are dating, would he still dare not listen to you? If he doesn't listen to you, just break up with him and see if he will accept it."
Ma Xiaohui was completely shocked by Ning He's words.
Ning He's method is undoubtedly both harmful and effective.
Ma Xiaohui hesitated. She lowered her head and thought again and again, and finally said, "I'll think about it carefully."
Ning He did not continue this topic, but continued to ask Ma Xiaohui some questions about setting up stalls.
As a person living in the 21st century, Ning He knows that the biggest challenge for street vendors is rainy days.
Rainy days mean no business, and now it is the hottest time of the year. Sometimes the sun is shining brightly during the day, but after a while it will be covered with dark clouds, storms and rainstorms.
Ma Xiaohui told Ning He that during the month that Ning He was back in the village on vacation, she had actually only set up her stall for seven days.
She wouldn't make much money if Fang Ming hadn't helped her take orders from factory workers and let her make the products at home and he would then deliver them to the factory.
Without these orders, she would be starving.
Indeed, setting up stalls will face many harsh conditions.
It’s okay now that the weather is hot, but when winter comes and the weather gets cold and it snows outside, it will be impossible to set up a stall.
"Now that you've made enough money, you can rent a storefront and open a state-owned restaurant."
Open a restaurant?
For Ma Xiaohui, this was something she had never dared to imagine in her entire life.
She widened her eyes and looked at Ning He in disbelief: "State-owned hotel?"
"I can't do that. With my skills, how can I dare to open a restaurant?"
"Opening a restaurant is just like setting up a stall, except that there is an extra room to protect you from the wind and rain, so you don't have to worry about not being able to do business on rainy days."
That's true, but even if she really has the ambition to open a store, she can't afford the rent for a store.
Thinking of this, Ma Xiaohui sighed again: "The stores in this market are very expensive. I can't afford it."
Ning He looked around. Although the rent of the shops in the market was expensive, the advantage was that the shops were large and could accommodate several tables and chairs, so there was no need to worry about customers having no place to sit.
However, if there are too many customers and she is unable to handle them, it will indeed become a problem.
"If you're worried about the rent, maybe I have a solution."
Ma Xiaohui asked in surprise: "Ninghe, how did you come up with so many ideas?"
She hadn’t used the previous method yet, and now there was another one.
Ning He smiled: "It's not about how many methods there are, but whether they work or not."
"I looked at the stores around me. Although the rent is expensive, the stores are very large. If you think a large store is too wasteful, you can divide it into two stores."
Ma Xiaohui was a little confused: "But the landlord won't rent it out like this."
"If the landlord doesn't want to rent, you can find someone to share the rent with you." Ning He kept smiling.
Ma Xiaohui thought that no one would share the burden with her.
But before he could finish his words, Ning He interrupted him: "I'll share it with you."
Now, Ma Xiaohui was even more surprised: "Ninghe, you said you want to share the profits with me? You want to open a store too?"
Ning He smiled and nodded: "Yes, I want to open a clothing store."
Ninghe decided to open a clothing store on a whim.
The main reason is that she has nothing to do during the day, and Qianlin was sent to the nursery, which made her even more bored.
If she opened a clothing store, she could make clothes when she had nothing to do during the day and go to night school at night.
After the factory at home is built and clothes can be mass-produced, her store will become the only directly-operated store.
If the business is successful, she can also try franchising and open her own brand clothing stores all over the country.
Ma Xiaohui originally thought that Ning He was very good at food, but she didn't expect that she was not only good at food, but also at making clothes.
Indeed, if she shared the rent with Ninghe, she could have her own shop and work hard with Ninghe.
This time, Ma Xiaohui did not hesitate too much. She nodded and said firmly, "I will go to the landlord to ask about the rent tomorrow. I will tell you when the store is rented."
"Okay, I will design the decoration style then, and ensure that our store is different from other stores here!" Ning He said with a smile.
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