Chapter 418 I Will Always Support You Behind the Scenes

Lin Yuru couldn't help but mutter when she heard Xia Shuangshan scolding her, "You are the only one who can do this! You are the only one who knows this! I made this salty food at home, and it's ours. What else did you do besides chopping vegetables?"

Seeing the two quarreling, Xia Juanjuan couldn't help laughing and said quickly, "Dad, Mom, it's a happy thing to make money, how can you quarrel with each other? My dad used to paint the walls and lay the floors in the store, and he also put in a lot of effort. But it's mainly because of Mom's good craftsmanship!

It is a given that there are costs to running a business. Buying a store is a lot of money, but the store itself may increase in price in the future! There is no need to take that into account for the time being.

Just considering ingredients and salts, don’t we buy them directly from the slaughterhouse?

Beef and pork offal are both priced at 50 cents per pound, while bean curd, dried tofu, bean curd sticks, and kelp are 20 cents per pound. The brine is used more the first time, and if it is properly stored later, even if new ones are added, not much will be used.

The cost of this part can actually be controlled within 40% to 50%. Now my family members are helping me, and there is no salary expense. So, if we earned 15 yuan today, the actual net profit is about 9 yuan."

In fact, the ingredients were all from Xia Juanjuan's space, so it was a net profit of fifteen yuan.

This is also the reason why Xia Juanjuan placed the catering industry in a major position in the design of the future business landscape.

She has an advantage over anyone else: the best ingredients at almost zero cost.

The reason why it is almost zero is that she is only one person after all. Even if there is space, if the catering industry is expanded across the country in the future, it is impossible for her to rely entirely on her own manpower to transport and deliver ingredients to each hotel in person, right?

Therefore, the later purchases must be combined with the ingredients in her space.

However, this small salty restaurant, including the steamed bun shop near the county railway station, was not actually part of the territory envisioned by Xia Juanjuan.

The scale is a bit small and it is more of a home-based workshop, so the money that can be earned is limited.

The salty restaurant was mainly for Xia Shuangshan and Lin Yuru to have a livelihood. What she wanted most was the winery next door which was currently vacant and used as a warehouse.

However, Uncle Qi mentioned last time that the government was planning to rent out the restaurant, but there has been no substantial progress so far.

Lin Yuru smiled and said, "Nine yuan a day, that's a lot! How much can you make in a month? Xiaowen, calculate it for grandma."

Xiao Wen smiled and said, "Grandma, if it's nine yuan a day, then thirty days a month, that would be two hundred and seventy yuan!"

"Two hundred and seventy dollars! Oh my god! Isn't this too much money?"

Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "Mom, you're too idealistic. Today is the first day of business, and we're having an event. Everyone is fresh, so we sold a lot. Now everyone's life is tight, who can afford to buy salty food every day? I estimate that after these three days of business, we can make two to three yuan, three to four yuan a day in profit, that's enough."

Two or three yuan a day, that’s seventy or eighty yuan a month!

After hearing this, Lin Yuru and Xia Shuangshan were still grinning with joy.

In the past, the two of them had come to the city to enjoy life with their aunt. Although they helped with housework and cooking, they still felt like they were eating for free.

Otherwise, Xia Shuangshan would not go out to haul coal for others.

Now, the old couple can earn dozens of dollars a month, which is higher than the allowance of their aunt and daughter-in-law!

How can I not be happy?

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the steamed bun shop in the county town was also about to open. Xia Juanjuan and Li Zhan took the early train and arrived at 11 o'clock in the morning.

Li Zhan asked Xia Juanjuan to use the space to go there in advance, but Xia Juanjuan did not agree.

In fact, she was somewhat worried that Lizhan might get depressed.

Although Lizhan was present when the two stores opened yesterday, she was actually the only one busy from buying the stores to stocking the goods and opening the stores, and she was a little worried that Lizhan would feel lonely.

If she let him come by train again, she would have to run around in the same place, and she felt a little guilty.

Li Zhan took out an apple, gave it to her, and said with a smile, "What are you thinking about?"

Xia Juanjuan took the apple, and then asked with a guilty conscience: "Lizhan, you are not unhappy these two days, right?"

Li Zhan was stunned for a moment, then asked with a smile: "Why do you ask this suddenly? Why should I be unhappy?"

Xia Juanjuan took a bite of the apple and said, "Just... have I ignored you these past two days?"

Li Zhan listened, glanced at her, and said faintly: "You still know?"

Xia Juanjuan shrank her head and said, "How about...you announce the opening today?"

Li Zhan continued coldly, "Wait until these two busy days are over, and see how I deal with you."

Xia Juanjuan was stunned for a moment. How could the words not match? Then she realized that Li Zhan was talking about the thing in bed. She couldn't help but feel angry and amused. She took an apple and stuffed it into his mouth!

"Go away! I'm talking about serious matters! You're the only one who thinks about that every day!"

Lizhan took the apple away and couldn't help but smile. Then he said seriously, "It would be a lie to say that I'm not disappointed at all. I always feel that my wife seems to have put all her energy and focus on the business. Hmm... I feel a little bit of a crisis."

Xia Juanjuan reflected for a moment and realized that she was indeed running out through the space from time to time. Not to mention fighting, she had not even taken care of the kids at home recently.

"However, after all, it's just the beginning, so it's a bit hectic. You want to do everything, and you may lose sight of one thing while focusing on another. Juanjuan, I believe you can find a good balance. Don't worry, no matter what, I will always support you behind your back."

Li Zhan continued.

Xia Juanjuan's nose suddenly felt a little sour.

She was obsessed with doing business. In fact, her family was not short of money, and she did it just for a sense of accomplishment. If she neglected the time to spend with her family because of this, then it would be better for her to give up the business.

Xia Juanjuan nodded and said solemnly: "Yes. Lizhan, don't worry. I will think seriously about how to balance business and family matters."

Seeing how serious she was, Li Zhan couldn't help but touch her head and said with a smile, "It's just the beginning, there's no need to think about this so seriously. The most important thing is not to tire yourself out."

The two chatted all the way until they arrived at the county town.

The store was just opposite the train station, so it wasn't difficult to get there, so we just went straight there.

Wu Feng and Chen Qi were already waiting, and Chef Liu was also wearing chef's clothes, standing side by side with Chen Qi and the others.

Xia Juanjuan and Li Zhan went over and greeted Master Liu first, and then greeted Wu Feng and Chen Qi.

There was no time to lose, so just like in Beijing, firecrackers were set off and a sign saying grand opening promotion was put up at the door. When you dine in the restaurant, you will be given a fried egg for free.

The head chef in the kitchen is Chef Liu. The original two shops were merged into one, and the number of tables was doubled to eight in total.

The main dishes in the store are Yangchun noodles and fresh meat dumplings. There are also large steamed buns, big dumplings, pancakes, etc. It is only open for lunch and dinner.

Ingredients such as flour, fresh pork, eggs, vegetables, etc. were all sent by Xia Juanjuan.

After the opening ceremony, Xia Juanjuan said with a smile: "Master Liu, Li Zhan and I have been riding in the car for the whole morning, so we just want to taste your cooking skills. Chen Qi, we want two bowls of Yangchun noodles, two small baskets of fresh meat, and one serving of braised beef."