Chapter 122 Chapter 122 Old Friend
Shu Niannian told her parents-in-law that Shu Wenhui and Li Guifen were going to live in the new house on Chengde Avenue for a while, and Lin Xuanyin and Ye Zhiqiu both agreed.
Not only that, Lin Xuanyin said she could also help with obtaining a business license and health permit.
Shu Niannian was overjoyed and expressed her gratitude to Lin Xuanyin. Lin Xuanyin smiled and tapped Shu Niannian's forehead, "We are family, so we don't have to talk about different things. This is just a piece of cake for me, but if my mother-in-law has to go through the process, it's hard to say whether she can do it. You know the inside story of the industry?"
Lin Xuanyin didn't finish her words. She blinked at Shu Niannian, and Shu Niannian nodded in understanding.
Some government departments don't do their job properly and insist on people "expressing their gratitude" before giving them the certificate. Shu Niannian only found out about this some time ago. The reason why Zhang Chunyang got the certificate so smoothly was because Ye Jinhong had informed the heads of the relevant departments in advance.
Shu Niannian once again felt the importance of power and status. Supported by the thought of taking root in Haicheng, she went to the medicine shed on the third day of her marriage.
The person who was most happy about Shu Niannian's early opening was Li Shaoyao. Shu Niannian's promise to Li Shaoyao to work in the medicine shed was not just talk. In order to reassure Li Zhigang, Shu Niannian went to the Chinese Medicine City again and took the contract to personally discuss Li Shaoyao's salary and benefits with Li Zhigang.
Li Zhigang is Li Shaoyao's father, and also one of Shu Niannian's old friends in her previous life. It's just that Shu Niannian met Li Zhigang relatively late in her previous life. At that time, Li Zhigang had used all his money to treat Li Shaoyao's broken leg. He could no longer afford to rent a medicine shop, and could only set up a stall outside the Chinese medicine city to barely make a living.
Shu Niannian had no way to save herself in her previous life, so naturally she had no way to save Li Zhigang and Li Shaoyao. The greatest help she could give to the father and daughter was to often buy medicine from their stalls.
Although Li Zhigang was poor, he never adulterated the medicine he sold. He dug all the herbs out from the mountains one shovel at a time. This was one of the reasons why Shu Niannian sought cooperation with Li Zhigang.
But this life is different. Shu Niannian has turned her life around, and Li Shaoyao is still unmarried. She met Li Shaoyao six years earlier than in her previous life. Li Shaoyao is still unmarried and has not suffered the misfortunes that she suffered in her previous life. She now has the ability to help Li Shaoyao, and she wants to try.
When Li Shaoyao saw Shu Niannian really coming with the contract, she was so excited that she almost jumped up. She poured tea for Shu Niannian, brought her the snacks she made herself, and then brought her the chicken soup she made herself. She buzzed around Shu Niannian like a hardworking little bee, making Shu Niannian laugh and cry.
It was not until Li Zhigang scolded Li Shaoyao that Li Shaoyao stood beside him properly. Li Zhigang held his forehead and smiled bitterly, "I'm sorry to make you laugh. Shaoyao was brought up by me. I'm a grown man and I'm a bit careless. I don't know some of the etiquette and rules that should be taught, so Shaoyao is more lively. But don't worry, I can guarantee that she is a kind child and she has no bad intentions."
Shu Niannian smiled and said, "I know this, otherwise I wouldn't have personally brought the contract to hire her to work for me."
The day before yesterday, Li Shaoyao told Li Zhigang that Shu Niannian wanted her to work in the medicine shed. Li Zhigang just thought that Li Shaoyao's new friend was joking with her. After all, Li Shaoyao did not have any high education or work experience, and the medicine shed that Li Shaoyao mentioned was just a simple little stall. Apart from providing shade, it could not block wind or rain. It was even more shabby than his rented medicine shop.
But Shu Niannian came with the contract today. Li Zhigang thanked Shu Niannian for giving Li Shaoyao a job opportunity. He had thought it through. Even if Shu Niannian only offered Li Shaoyao a monthly salary of one yuan today, he would let Li Shaoyao go with Shu Niannian. After all, it was rare for Li Shaoyao to have a friend to talk to.
Li Zhigang took the contract and his eyes widened. His voice was trembling. "No-responsibility basic salary 25 yuan? Did you write it wrong? Did you miss a decimal point?"
To be honest, Shu Niannian offered Li Shaoyao a monthly salary of two yuan and fifty cents, and she felt that Shu Niannian was very conscientious. After all, Shu Niannian's medicine shed was really simple.
Thinking of this, Li Zhigang said it out loud, but he spoke very tactfully. He did not despise Shu Niannian for being too ambitious. Instead, he thought for Shu Niannian, "Your business has just started, you can't spend money like this. How about this, you just pay Li Shaoyao 2 yuan a month. When your business is successful, you can raise Li Shaoyao's salary. Do you think this is feasible?"
You don’t want twenty-five dollars? Want two? Li Zhigang is still as conscientious as ever!
In order to dispel Li Zhigang's concerns, Shu Niannian had to reintroduce herself, "Comrade Li, you don't have to worry about the salary. I'm going to open a Chinese patent medicine store. The reason why I only have a medicine shed at the intersection is, first, because the store has not officially opened yet, and second, before developing Chinese patent medicine, I want to further improve the effectiveness of the prescriptions, and also want to accumulate some popularity and customers for the Chinese patent medicine store. You don't have to worry about me. I'm not starting a business from scratch. I wonder if Comrade Li has heard of Qingyan Cream?"
Hearing Shu Niannian mention Qingyan, Li Zhigang nodded vigorously, "I've heard of it. It's been rumored that Qingyan was founded by some business genius, which made Qingyan stand out among major skincare brands and become a dark horse among skincare brands this year. Now in Haicheng, almost everyone has a bottle of Qingyan cream!"
Li Zhigang's eyes sparkled with longing.
Shu Niannian coughed awkwardly. If she hadn't known in advance that Li Zhigang didn't know her, she would have thought that Li Zhigang was deliberately flattering her in front of her.
"Qingyan is my inheritance."
Li Zhigang couldn't believe his ears. He stood up and knocked over the stool he was sitting on. "What did you say?!"
Shu Niannian: "Qingyan is a product I launched. It can be considered as the first business I created from scratch. So, Comrade Li, I am very rich, you don't have to worry. In fact, I came here today, in addition to signing an employment contract with Shaoyao, I also want to discuss a business with you."
Li Zhigang was shocked. He nodded woodenly, "You go ahead."
Shu Niannian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she was here to discuss business, so she had to say what she had to say. "After my Chinese medicine specialty store opens, I will definitely need a lot of medicinal materials. I want to purchase them from you, Comrade Li."
Li Zhigang was stunned again. He was dumbfounded. However, after a moment, he shook his head and refused. "First of all, thank you very much for giving me this opportunity. But as you can see, my shop is so small, and the storage capacity is only a few hundred kilograms of medicinal materials. I really can't handle a big order. To tell you the truth, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. I don't have any capital, and my family savings are only a few dozen yuan. I can barely run a small business, but if you want to give me a big order, let alone anything else, first of all, I can't even take out the capital to purchase medicinal materials."
Li Zhigang smiled awkwardly and said this. Li Shaoyao also showed a bewildered expression. The father and daughter had the same frustrated expression. They looked like puppies who wanted to eat bones but couldn't. That look made people feel pity for them.
Help people to the end.
Shu Niannian smiled and said, "Comrade Li, don't worry about the principal. The principal for the first batch of goods can be withdrawn from Qingyan's account."
Li Zhigang's eyes turned red with excitement and he was so excited that he couldn't speak.
Shu Niannian couldn't bear to see a kind-hearted person show such an expression, so she quickly interrupted Li Zhigang to say something grateful, "In fact, rather than saying that I am helping you, it's better to say that I am helping myself. You know, the efficacy of Chinese patent medicine depends on the quality of the medicinal materials, and the quality of medicinal materials is very difficult to control. Two motherworts that look exactly the same can have very different qualities. Good quality motherwort can increase the efficacy of the finished medicine to 90%, while poor quality motherwort can only have an efficacy of 30%. When I purchase medicinal materials, if I encounter a black-hearted supplier who sells me medicinal materials with poor efficacy as good ones, wouldn't I be ruining my reputation?"
Li Zhigang hurriedly assured, "Don't worry, the medicinal materials that pass through my hands are definitely the best on the market."
Shu Niannian nodded affirmatively, "I know this."
When Shu Niannian said this, Li Zhigang was confused. He and Shu Niannian didn't know each other, so why did Shu Niannian seem to know him so well? The small shop he runs has poor business and can only make a living, and it has no reputation in the market? !
Seeing Li Zhigang's concerns, Shu Niannian could only make up a story, "I bought a batch of medicinal herbs from your shop before. In fact, I didn't buy only from your shop. I asked people to buy a batch of medicinal herbs from other shops. After comparison, I found that only the medicinal herbs from your shop met my medication standards. Although the medicinal herbs from your shop are not the best in appearance, they are the most effective. When we make Chinese patent medicines, we don't care about the appearance of the herbs. We only care about the efficacy. So, after layers of screening, I finally decided to cooperate with Master Li."
After hearing what Shu Niannian said, Li Zhigang patted his chest and assured, "Don't worry, I always purchase medicinal herbs from their origin, or I dig some of them myself in the mountains. Of course, the amount of medicinal herbs you want is too large, and it is definitely not enough for me to go into the mountains to dig for them. But I can assure you that my first choice is to go to the mountains to purchase wild medicinal herbs from local villagers, and the second is to purchase from medicinal farmers. I will track them from the time they sow the seeds to ensure that there is no pesticide residue on each herb."
Shu Niannian smiled and nodded and said yes. What she wanted was a supplier like Li Zhigang who did his best to purchase medicinal materials. Shu Niannian handed the purchase contract to Li Zhigang, "Comrade Li, please take a good look at it. If there is anything you don't understand or disagree with, you can raise it now."
Li Zhigang picked up the contract and read it line by line. Although it was his first time reading a contract, he was very careful and asked questions when he didn't understand something. He actually started a discussion with Shu Niannian.
Half an hour later, Li Zhigang signed his name on the contract. Shu Niannian gave Li Zhigang one copy of the contract and took the other copy away. "Comrade Li, I'll give you a list. You can go to Miaoshou Huichun today to ask Li Ruyu, the financial officer, for some money and start buying herbs."
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