"I can keep the shop running without you! But you wouldn't be the boss's wife without me!"
These words kept echoing in Xia Lijuan's mind.
This made her feel a little threatened, so she wanted to make up.
But she would never back down first!
That's why she called He's father, but it was no use; He Wenhua still wouldn't talk to her!
Xia Lijuan was furious!
She felt that He's father must not have said anything nice either, and another reason was that He Wenhua must think that he was something special now that he was the boss, so he didn't back down. In the past, when they argued, he was always the one who coaxed her.
After calming down, Xia Lijuan came up with a plan.
He Wenhua has to cook according to the orders. Usually, after Xia Lijuan brings back the orders from the factory, He Wenhua will ask how many boxes of vegetables and how many portions of fried rice and noodles.
When Xia Lijuan comes home, she puts the bills on the table and clips them up with a clipboard for easy checking.
But Xia Lijuan deliberately put away the order form today and remained silent.
When He Wenhua saw that Xia Lijuan had returned from the factory with the orders, she neither explained the details of the orders nor provided any breakdown. He Wenhua had already guessed what Xia Lijuan meant.
He was speechless and frustrated.
But business had to be done, so he had no choice but to ask, "What about today's orders?"
He Wenhua took the initiative to speak, and Xia Lijuan, like a victorious rooster, held her head high and puffed out her chest.
She pulled a few sheets of paper from her pocket: "They're all on here."
He Wenhua then picked it up and looked at it.
The two of them spoke, and they both tacitly acknowledged that their relationship had thawed, so neither of them brought up any unpleasant things again.
...
May Day is just around the corner.
Several factories are closed for the holidays.
So the fast food restaurant only sold breakfast for a short time before closing for the holidays.
He Wenhua, Xia Lijuan, and Xu Haibo also came over for lunch, and everyone got together.
After dinner, Lin Fei went to an internet cafe with his second brother to surf the internet and play games.
Mr. He drove his van, carrying the other people, to go shopping together.
"Linlin, I want to buy a PHS phone. Where did you buy your phone?" Xu Haibo said. "It's more convenient to have a phone."
“They sell them on Jiefang Road, I’ll go check them out later,” He Wenlin said. “Brother, why don’t you buy one too? It’ll be easier to contact each other if needed. If you buy a cell phone, you won’t need to install a landline in your shop. You definitely need a phone to run a business.”
He Wenhua did have this idea. The store has been open for more than half a month. There have been several unexpected situations along the way, but overall, it is still profitable.
But at that moment, Xia Lijuan said, "We just bought an air conditioner, and we don't have any money on hand, so let's not buy one for now."
"No money?" He Wenhua was taken aback, then said, "It's only a thousand or so yuan to buy a cell phone, we can't skimp on this."
“Brother, your store has been open for more than half a month now, and you’ve built up a certain level of trust with your customers. Aren’t you planning to sell vouchers?” He Wenlin said. “Selling vouchers can help you accumulate funds quickly, and when you place an order, you don’t need to worry about getting change, which is more convenient.”
“We don’t have any competitors, so we don’t plan to offer vouchers for the time being,” Xia Lijuan said. “Offering vouchers costs money, customers get a discount when they buy vouchers, and we also have to give commissions to the team leaders and directors who bring in orders. In the end, the profit will be much lower, so it’s not worth it.”
He Wenhua wanted to offer vouchers, but Xia Lijuan objected because she felt that if she could earn 100, why should she earn 90?
Therefore, Xia Lijuan strongly opposes selling vouchers unless there are competitors.
"It's fine as long as you've thought it through."
He Wenlin didn't say anything about it. She believed that business was something she had to do herself, and no matter what others said, it was useless. It wasn't her shop, so she wouldn't interfere too much.
Xia Lijuan looked at He Wenlin and asked, "Linlin, I didn't listen to you, are you upset?"
"Sister-in-law, you're overthinking it. How could I be unhappy? You and my brother have already discussed it."
"That's good. Linlin, Xiaojun, Grandma, what do you want to eat later? I'll buy it!" Xia Lijuan said generously.
He Wenlin laughed and said, "Since you're so generous, I'll have to pick the most expensive ones to buy later!"
He Wenhua said with a smile, "Just leave your brother some money for his trip back."
At this time, there aren't many cars, and parking spaces are easy to find.
Mr. He, Mrs. He, and Grandma He went to the mall to look at clothes, while He Wenlin and a few other younger relatives went to look at mobile phones.
Xu Haibo bought a PHS phone, which made He Wenhua envious.
"Brother, do you want to buy one too?" He Wenlin asked again. "You're a boss now, so it'll be easier to find you if anything comes up in the future."
He Wenhua said embarrassedly, "I wanted to buy it, but I didn't bring any money."
At that time, swiping cards was not popular, let alone mobile electronic payments.
“What do you mean by this? I’ll cover it for you first, and you can bring it to me when you come over next month for the Dragon Boat Festival.”
He Wenhua said excitedly, "Okay, then you can pay me first. It doesn't have to be during the Dragon Boat Festival. Next time the factory is closed for a holiday, I'll come over when I'm free. I'll bring it with me then. But I don't think I'll be able to pay you back the five thousand yuan I owe you so quickly."
"Don't worry about that money right now."
He Wenlin was generous; she was a millionaire, and although she was currently in debt, she wasn't far from becoming a millionaire. Helping her cousin pay for a phone was a piece of cake.
But when Xia Lijuan saw that He Wenlin was willing to pay in advance, she immediately said, "Then I'll buy one too, Linlin, can you pay for it for me first?"
"Sister-in-law, didn't you say you weren't going to buy it?" He Wenlin looked at Xia Lijuan with a smile, but the smile didn't reach her eyes.
Now that Xia Lijuan heard He Wenlin say she could lend the money, she said she wanted to buy it too. Everyone knows what she's up to.
He Wenhua's face darkened, and he said irritably, "We two can share one."
Because of Xia Lijuan's words, He Wenhua was afraid that He Wenlin would misunderstand that he had come to scheme against her, so he quickly explained, "Linlin, I can buy it next time. Let's not buy it today."
He Wenlin knew, of course, that He Wenhua had no other intentions. She said, "I don't have much cash with me, but I can still pay for your phone."
The implication was that if Xia Lijuan wanted to buy more, she didn't have the money to pay for it for her.
Xia Lijuan didn't feel embarrassed at all. After buying the phone, she came out and cheerfully linked arms with He Wenlin, saying she would treat her to ice cream.
Xia Lijuan bought six pink ice creams, each costing two yuan, one for each of them.
The three adults were trying on clothes and hadn't come out yet, so naturally they didn't get any ice cream.
After finishing their ice cream, He Wenlin said to them, "I'm going to go to the supply and marketing cooperative supermarket. If you want to go shopping, go shopping."
"Are you going to check on the food factory's distribution situation? I'll go with you," Xu Haibo said.
"Let's go together then," Xia Lijuan said.
He Shan: "I'll go too."
Then He Wenlin was followed by a group of people who went with her to the supply and marketing cooperative supermarket.
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