Chapter 371 I Just Like Rounding Up

Zhao Nannan started working at Gu's Restaurant on August 15th. All the stores in Suzhou and Hohhot pay their wages on the 15th, but Zhao Guobing and Xu Hongyan gave Zhao Nannan 200 yuan for pocket money before they left, so she was not short of money for the time being.

When working in a hotel, all meals and drinks are included, so there is no money to spend at the end of the day.

Besides, Su He was quite caring towards this cousin's daughter. He bought her whatever she needed and did not let her live in the staff dormitory, but let her live on the third floor of the villa.

Zhao Nannan is also very hardworking. Although there is a nanny at home, she does not rely entirely on the nanny and cleans her room by herself.

At the end of August, Gu Jianhua took Changyun to Haishi to report for school. Although it was okay for the younger son and daughter to go out alone, it was better for them to be accompanied by their parents as they were starting their freshman year.

Su He accompanied Chang Huan to report to Beihang University. The child was in college and lived on campus, so he didn't come back at night.

Mother Gu said, "Oh, now that school has started, there are only four of us old people left at home."

Su's mother smiled and said, "It should be the two of us. We go fishing every day."

Mother Gu said, "When Sui Sui was here, the house was quite lively."

Because of the trouble made by the little girl, the old men and women wanted to take a nap, but she wouldn't let them. Now that she's gone, it's very quiet here.

Su's mother said, "When children grow up, they each have their own things to do. It's like this. I knew it and got used to it when I raised them for four years."

"Yes, let's find something to do, otherwise we will be bored." said Gu's mother.

Su's mother asked, "You don't want to read anymore?"

"My eyes hurt if I watch too much. The same goes for watching too much TV."

Su's mother said, "That's right. I've been knitting sweaters for so long that my eyes and hands are sore."

Mother Gu thought for a moment and asked, "How about we go play mahjong?"

Su's mother said, "Playing mahjong costs money!"

Mother Gu said, "Let's play the small one, not the big one."

Otherwise it would be boring to stay at home all day.

"That's fine, let's just play for one cent."

There are two mahjong tables in a nearby street grocery store. The people who go there to play are a group of retired old men and women. They don’t play big numbers, just small ones.

Playing mahjong is secondary, the main thing for everyone is chatting.

The two old ladies used to be reluctant to go to these places, but after going there once, they were no longer reluctant and completely fell in love with them.

What do old men and women talk about? Of course, their children.

How many children do you have? What do they do? How many grandchildren do you have? Are they in college?

I think I asked the question that touched the hearts of the two old ladies. They were already familiar with the old men and women in the park. It would be boring to talk about it out loud, but it would be more interesting to talk about it with people they don't know.

A large stationery store in Beijing was completed in mid-September and opened for business in early October after some preparation.

Zhao Nannan has also been working in Gu's Restaurant for a month, and she has changed a lot in this month.

When she first came, the little girl looked rustic and childish, but now the rusticity has completely disappeared.

She turned into a beautiful girl.

Although Su He and Gu Jianhua are busy with work, they still care about their cousin.

"Nannan, it's been a month, how do you feel?"

Su He asked during dinner.

After spending a month together, Zhao Nannan and Su He became quite familiar with each other.

"It's great, Auntie. I wasn't used to it for the first few days, but now I'm completely used to it."

She would feel nervous when saying those words to the customers after serving the dishes, but when she thought about getting tips for saying that, she felt it was no big deal.

And she said that on the first day, a customer gave her a twenty-dollar tip, even though she was called a black girl.

But since I've paid you, just go ahead and yell.

And she is not dark anymore.

Su He smiled, "That's fine."

The Ice-Boiled Lamb branch and bar in Jing City opened at the end of October, and the Ice-Boiled Lamb restaurant and bar in Hai City was opened by Gu Jianhua and his partner from Suhe in November.

The more stores you open, the more profits you will make.

In December, the total revenue of all stores added up to 9 million yuan.

Gu Jianhua calculated and said, "Wife, we have achieved our goal of 100 million yuan in annual income!"

900x12=10800.

One hundred and eighty million, and it exceeded the quota.

Su He, "No way, it will be completed next year. We are just starting this year. Next year we will open two bars in Jingshi and Haishi. Then the year after that your big supermarket should be open."

Gu Jianhua nodded and said, "Wife, how many stores have we opened?"

Su He, "Calculate?"

Gu Jianhua began to count them one by one, "Including the two bars and the large supermarkets you are going to open next year, there are 42 in total."

Su He heard this and said, "Only 42? Not enough, Jianhua."

Gu Jianhua was shocked, "42 companies are not enough?"

Su He, "I have obsessive compulsive disorder. I have to make up the number. Let's buy eight more shops and think about what we will do in the future."

"Anyway, there must be fifty shops."

Gu Jianhua, "Every business, open 50 stores."

When he was calculating just now, he had a headache, and he even missed some numbers.

Su He, "Buy four more shops in Beijing and four more in Haishi."

"Of course we can also buy a hundred stores, open fifty of them and rent out fifty."

Gu Jianhua supported her, "Go ahead and buy it, my wife. I will listen to you. You only need to give me 60 million yuan of the money you earn next year. You can use the rest to buy a house or a shop. It's up to you."

His wife was even more obsessed with buying a shop than he was.

Su He: "I just like to round up numbers, it's easier to remember."

"Then it's settled. We'll buy 100 stores, open 50 of them, and rent out 50."

Gu Jianhua: "Yeah, buy it."

In 1989, the Chinese New Year fell on February 6th.

Su He asked Zhao Nannan if she wanted to go home for the New Year. Zhao Nannan wanted to go back because she missed her parents.

"It's my auntie."

Su He said, "Okay, you should leave half a month earlier, don't leave on the 20th of February."

Zhao Nannan: "Okay, Auntie."

Zhao Nannan works very hard and earns about 100 yuan a month. Now that she is going home, she has to buy some gifts for her family.

I made an appointment with a good friend of the store staff to go shopping in the department store.

Bought a whole bag of stuff.

Seeing that Zhao Nannan was going back to her hometown, Gu's mother also wanted to go back.

She hasn't been back for several years, and she was unable to go back even after her eldest brother died.

The main reason was that the funeral had already been completed when I called.

Father Gu said, "We are old and exhausted. What's the point of going back? It's a hassle to go back and forth."

Although he really wanted to go back and talk to the old men he knew in the village.

Su He said, "Mom and Dad, if you want to go back, let us go with you. You two can take a plane, so it should be no problem to take a train."

“It’s just a little tiring.”

During the winter vacation this year, I took Su's father and mother to Shencheng. The two old people stayed in Shencheng and celebrated the New Year with my second brother and his wife.

Mother Gu looked at Father Gu. She really wanted to go back. The older people get, the more they miss their hometown.

Father Gu said, "Why are you looking at me? Just go back."

Mother Gu asked, "Then will you come back?"

Father Gu, "If you go back, I will definitely go back!"

When Gu's parents returned to their hometown to celebrate the New Year, Su He and Gu Jianhua must go together.

After asking Changjun and Changhuan, the two kids didn't seem to be interested, so they decided to let them stay at home since Guan Bolin and the others were there in Changan.

It's amazing that when Gu's eldest sister and her husband, and Gu's second sister and her husband heard that they were going back to their hometown for the New Year, they also thought about going back.

The most surprising thing is that my second brother-in-law’s brother Wang Dahu is also going back to his hometown.

Yes, he wanted to take his new wife Xu Guilan back with him.

Although he didn't make much money in the past year or so, he had made some money, looked like a decent person, and became a city dweller.

It’s a great return home!

He wanted to go back and avenge his past, to let those people in the village who laughed at him see it!

Xu Guilan didn't really want to follow Wang Dahu back to the countryside. There were several children at home, and they were all of this age. What was there to say? What was the point of going back?

She was puzzled!

Wang Dahu begged, "Wife, please go back just this once, and never come back again."

After all, it was someone else's money. Xu Guilan hesitated for a few seconds before agreeing. She said, "Then let the three of them go to their uncle's house to celebrate the New Year this year."

Wang Dahu, "Love your wife, it's okay, let's leave more money for the children."

Xu Guilan: "Okay."

All my cousins ​​have gone home to celebrate the New Year, so Zhao Nannan doesn't need to go back early. They can just go back with them.

They were going home for the New Year, so they asked Gu's third sister and team leader Wang to help clean the house. They would clean one house before cleaning the next.

The boss went home for the New Year, but the employees still had the New Year's Eve dinner and drew the raffle as usual. Wei Lan and Li Xinghua were still there, and the annual housing quota and New Year's gift red envelopes were distributed to them by Su He and Gu Jianhua before they left.

On the 20th of February, Su He and his party set out.

As the saying goes, enemies often meet on a narrow road. Wang Dahu and Xu Guilan also left on the same day, on the same train, in the same carriage.

Su He was convinced. Because of the previous incident, Gu's mother looked down on Xu Guilan and only spoke to Wang Dahu and not to her.

Angry Xu Guilan cursed Gu's mother in her heart.

Xu Guilan leaned weakly on Wang Dahu's shoulder and whispered to him, "It seems like they don't like me."

Wang Dahu, "Don't pay attention to them, they just made some dirty money, there's nothing to be proud of."

The second brother-in-law was sitting in front of the two of them and was speechless after hearing this.

Who is being arrogant when his brother said this? Ren Jianhua and Xiao He are very low-key. They are not arrogant at all.

Only his eldest brother talked about this woman Xu Guilan, and it was a big deal, as if he had married a fairy, as if he had done something great.

They are actually going to bring them back to their hometown for the Chinese New Year this year. I guess his three sons are not happy to see them.