Li Dequan's smile froze for a moment, then returned to normal.
"This is great news! Current policies encourage individual businesses, especially in the food industry, which has promising prospects."
He turned to Su Yufen.
"Daughter, it's good to have ideas. But..."
He dragged out the tone.
"The procedures for obtaining a business license are quite complicated now, and a lot of materials need to be prepared."
Su Jianguo remained calm and composed.
What do we need?
Li Dequan took a piece of paper out of the drawer.
"Here's the checklist. Application form, identification, proof of business premises, health permit... nothing can be missing. And with so many people in line now, it'll take at least a month to get approved."
Su Yufen's face turned pale instantly.
A month?
She didn't expect it to take so long.
Moreover, the proofs sounded so complicated that she had no idea where to begin.
Su Jianguo seemed to have expected this. He slowly took out a cigarette case from his pocket and handed one to Li Dequan.
"Old Li, how many years have we known each other?"
Li Dequan took the cigarette, his eyes gleaming.
"It's been over twenty years."
"Yes, back in the steel mill, you got your foot crushed by a machine, and I carried you to the hospital."
Su Jianguo lit a cigarette and took a deep drag.
The atmosphere in the office suddenly became subtle.
Li Dequan looked somewhat embarrassed.
"Old Su, what's wrong with you...?"
Su Jianguo took out two ten-yuan bills from another pocket and gently pushed them in front of Li Dequan.
"My daughter is in a rush to open her business, could you... perhaps make an exception?"
Su Yufen's eyes widened.
Twenty yuan!
This is equivalent to half a month's salary for an average worker!
My father actually wants so much money...
Li Dequan's eyes quickly scanned the banknotes, then he glanced at the doorway before swiftly putting the money into the drawer.
"Old Su, what are you doing! Our relationship..."
"Can it be done in three days?"
Su Jianguo asked directly.
Li Dequan's expression immediately changed, and his smile became much more sincere.
"It would take others a month, but for your matter, Old Su, three days! I'll personally oversee it!"
He stood up and took a stack of forms from the filing cabinet.
"Come on, honey, fill out these forms. I'll take you to get your photo taken now, and we'll submit it for approval this afternoon."
Su Yufen hadn't recovered from the shock yet, and mechanically took the form.
The densely packed small print on the paper made her dizzy.
"I...I'm not very good at filling out these forms..."
She whispered, looking to her father for help.
Su Jianguo patted his daughter's hand.
"It's okay, Dad will teach you."
For the next two hours, Su Jianguo patiently guided his daughter in filling out each form.
From basic personal information to business projects, from expected investment amount to number of employees, nothing is too small.
Su Yufen then realized that opening a small tofu shop required so many things. If her father hadn't been there, she would have been at a loss.
"Here, 'business location' refers to the empty room in our backyard."
Su Jianguo pointed to a spot on the form and said.
Su Yufen bit the end of her pen.
"Dad, is that room big enough?"
"Just start writing, and we'll figure out a way if it's not enough."
Su Jianguo said calmly.
"The important thing is to get the license first."
After filling out the form, Li Dequan personally took Su Yufen to have her photo taken for the license.
The photographer was a serious middle-aged man who sternly instructed her to "turn her head a little to the left" and "make her expression more natural," which made the already nervous Su Yufen even more stiff.
"Don't be nervous, honey."
Li Dequan's attitude was unusually amiable at this moment.
"Smile, this will be stuck on your license."
After taking the photos, Li Dequan collected all the materials.
"Alright, come pick up the license in three days. I guarantee it will be the fastest individual business license issued in Xicheng District!"
As Su Yufen walked out of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, she breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling that her back was soaked with sweat.
Looking at her father's calm profile, she couldn't help but ask.
"Dad, that twenty yuan..."
Su Jianguo waved his hand.
"You can't skimp on necessary expenses. That's how it is these days; if you don't pay, they'll drag their feet."
"But... this is too much."
Su Yufen said with heartache.
"Silly girl."
Su Jianguo smiled.
"Once your tofu shop opens, you'll earn it back in just one day."
Su Yufen suddenly felt that with her father by her side, those seemingly difficult things didn't seem so scary anymore.
Three days later, she will receive her business license and officially become a self-employed individual.
The idea made her both excited and apprehensive.
"Dad, thank you."
She said softly, her eyes feeling a little hot.
Su Jianguo simply patted his daughter on the shoulder without saying a word.
But Su Yufen knew that her father's support was more powerful than any words.
...
at the same time.
On the other side.
Not long after Su Jianguo took Su Yufen away from home.
The neighbor's house next door.
Xiaomei stood in front of her own mirror, carefully adjusting her collar.
She specially changed into a light blue polyester shirt today, with the collar slightly open, revealing her slender collarbone.
Her hair was loosely tied back, with a few stray strands falling beside her ears, making her oval face look even more delicate.
"Mom, is this okay?"
Xiaomei turned around and asked Grandma Zhou, who was sitting on the edge of the bed.
Grandma Zhou squinted and looked it over, then nodded in satisfaction.
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