Having said that, it's basically settled. Jiang Sui usually doesn't give opinions casually, but once she does, she will always keep her word, because she will only say it after careful consideration.
Now only Xiao Hechuan, who had remained silent, was left without expressing his opinion.
As for Zhou, she is pregnant now, and her whole body exudes the radiance of maternal love. All she has to do every day is to take good care of the fetus and take care of herself. She can't help much, so she naturally won't say anything when any decisions are made at home.
Her husband's family respected her, gave her good food and drink, and provided for her. She was very lucky. Moreover, her husband loved her and gave him all the money he had.
Jiang Sui respected Xiao Hechuan. Even though he knew he wouldn't say anything, he still asked him one more question. This was the most basic respect between husband and wife.
"What about you, Tsurukawa? What do you think of my proposal?"
Xiao Hechuan thought that the matter had been happily decided and he didn't need to express any opinion, but he didn't expect that his young wife would actually ask him seriously.
He found it a little funny, but also thought Sui Sui's serious expression looking at him was a little cute. Moreover, he felt very satisfied in his heart, with that feeling of being respected and valued.
He chuckled:
"A scholar is good for nothing. I only know how to read and write every day, and I can't help much with the family business. It's fine that you don't despise me for being useless every year, but since you specifically asked me what I think, what more could a husband ask for with a wife like this?
You guys can make the decisions about the family business. I won't interfere. Besides, Sui Sui's idea is very good and there is nothing wrong with it."
This guy is really sweet-mouthed and has a high emotional value.
Jiang Sui almost couldn't suppress the smile on her lips. If everyone wasn't there, she would definitely laugh out loud on the spot.
It's different to have a husband who is well-educated. She said nice words right away. The other people in the Xiao family couldn't bear to watch and they were laughing openly or secretly.
Especially Xiao's mother, her mouth was grinning so much that it seemed as if it could almost stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun. Seeing the young couple's relationship getting better and better and developing in the direction of her ideal, she felt happy.
At the beginning, when Hechuan was just getting better, she was really afraid that he would not like Suisui. Suisui was such a good girl. According to Hechuan's personality, even if he didn't like her, he would treat her well for the sake of responsibility. But what's the point of just treating her well? If there is no emotion. For Suisui, it was also torture, just deceiving herself.
How does the saying go? Good things on the surface are like a fish drinking water, only the fish knows whether it is hot or cold!
Now, all signs indicate that Hechuan truly likes Suisui from the bottom of his heart. One cannot hide the love in one's eyes when one likes someone, and the same goes for Suisui. The affection between their eyebrows is real.
She also knew that the two had not yet consummated their marriage, but she was not in a hurry. Sui Sui was still young and Hechuan was busy with his studies, so the two could cultivate their relationship first, and it would not be too late to think about having children in two years.
Counting the days, it would be Suisui's sixteenth birthday in a short while, so she made a point to give her a good celebration.
She came to the Xiao family feeling wronged. She was so focused on helping the whole family get better and better that she never took good care of herself. It was her family that owed her a lot.
"Since no one has any objection, let's go find a shop and prepare to open a branch. By the way, I also want to rent a small yard as a workshop, and then go to the dental shop to buy some rough tools. The workshop is specially used to grind sweet potato starch and dry vermicelli. Our family can't take care of a shop alone, and we will be responsible for making vermicelli, which will be even more difficult. I will find a way to get the money for the workshop, and you can make up for it when the official bill comes out."
She still had the 1,000 taels of silver that Xia Wan Ning had given her, so she could use it first. However, she had also made it clear beforehand that public was public and private was private, and this money was her personal property, so she would have to pay it back when the time came.
Grinding sweet potato starch is extremely labor-intensive, so setting up a workshop is a must. The two stores will have a particularly large demand for sweet potato starch.
However, you can't just hire people from outside. If you want to find someone, you have to go to the brokerage office and buy slaves directly. The extraction, production and drying of sweet potato starch cannot be disclosed at will.
By then, with the indentures of these people in hand, they would not dare to try to steal the recipe, thus ensuring that the secret recipe would not be leaked.
The workshop doesn't need to be too big. The only point is that the yard must be spacious enough to accommodate the activities.
Jiang Sui analyzed the pros and cons of opening a workshop with them, and estimated the investment cost to be around one hundred taels, mainly because hiring people was more expensive.
If it is rough labor, the price will be cheaper. They are all women in their thirties or forties who are used to doing rough labor. The reason why they are called rough labor is that after being bought, they can only do such work as chopping wood, boiling water, washing clothes and cooking.
They have plenty of strength and are not picky. As long as they have three meals a day and their hosts are kind and don't lose their temper with them, that's enough.
In short, it is necessary to have a workshop. As the business grows bigger, if you don’t open one now, you will have to open one in the future.
Whatever Jiang Sui said or did, she had her reasons. The Xiao family would not find fault with her, nor would they look for reasons to refute her. On the contrary, they thought she was thoughtful.
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Now that the decision has been made, action must be taken. When the branch opens, Xiao Qin and the other two brothers will have to go to North Street and hire a few waiters.
The waiters are not allowed to enter the kitchen. The kitchen is temporarily still guarded by Xiao's mother. The cooking methods of those small ingredients cannot be leaked out casually. There are rules for it. The fear is that colleagues may cause trouble. In the business world, people never recognize relatives.
As for selecting a site for the branch, choosing a workshop, and purchasing chores, these tasks were left to Jiang Sui and Xiao Hechuan.
It's better to go to the pawnshop, the old place, and find old acquaintances. The first time is strange, the second time is familiar. The young man in the pawnshop has become familiar with Jiang Sui and the others. Xiao's is very famous now. Most of the people in the pawnshop are old customers there, including himself. He has been there several times, and the Xiao family gives him discounts every time.
Now, they came to talk to him again, asking him to find them a shop on North Street that was similar in size and location to the one on West Street, and then to find a house with a large enough yard and several rooms in the area where they lived, which she would use as a workshop.
He was asked to do two things at once, and when they were successful, he would get a considerable commission. The young man in the dental shop was so happy that he felt like he had endless energy.
Jiang Sui also asked him if he had any acquaintances across the street. She wanted to buy a few servants and have them work in the workshop, but she had never bought anyone before and didn't know much about it, so she asked him for advice.
By the way, the pawnbroker had been here for so long that he had become quite familiar with the nanny who was teaching opposite. If Jiang Sui really wanted to buy someone, he would go to the nanny in person and ask her to pick out a few strong and powerful ones for them.
Jiang Sui is of course sincere. She usually doesn't take action, but when she does, it's always for success.
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