"Dad, you're the best, you're the most outstanding. No one else is even worthy to carry your shoes. In my heart, you're the best!" He Wenlin's sweet words came naturally.
My own father has been behaving well lately, what should I do if I don't coax him?
Grandma He looked at Dad He and said irritably, "Shut up, if Linlin hadn't been watching you so closely, you might have lost several tens of thousands by now. Humph, you still have the nerve to yell here."
"How could that be? At most, I only dabble in small things. That last time, I only went to play cards because I was thinking Linlin would come and do something. Since then, when have I ever neglected my duties to play cards?"
Actually, there were a few times when he almost couldn't resist other people's coaxing and went, but in the end he didn't go because he was very afraid that if he went, his wife and children would all be gone.
He was already at the bottom of the food chain in this family, with no status whatsoever. If he were to do something that the whole family had repeatedly forbidden him from doing, he would truly become Barbie Q.
What truly made him give up the idea of playing cards with outsiders was that undercover mission. That time in the underground casino, He's father witnessed a wealthy boss losing everything in one night!
I also heard from He Ma that the whole family thought he was gambling that time, and his rebellious daughter had planned to keep him under house arrest and had people monitor him 24 hours a day.
He felt that his rebellious daughter was definitely capable of doing such a thing!
It's terrifying to even think about.
How could I dare to have such thoughts?
However, Mr. He would not admit that he was afraid of being abandoned by everyone, nor would he admit that he had ever had the idea of going to play cards with others, because he was as stubborn as a dead duck!
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Time flies, and it's already April again.
Qingming Festival is just around the corner, and on the afternoon of the 4th, He's father and He Yongping drove their van back to sweep the tombs.
On the fifth day of the Qingming Festival, several garment factories were closed, so the No. 2 store was not open. Caijiangcun Fast Food Restaurant was open for breakfast and late-night snacks as usual, but only fried rice and fried noodles were sold at noon and in the afternoon. So after the breakfast stall closed, only Li Xuehua was left in the store.
The others went on vacation and had fun.
He Wenlin and He Shan accompanied He Wenhua and Xia Lijuan to the High-tech Zone.
He Wenhua has been learning the craft for almost two months, and he has already mastered the dozen or so dishes that He Wenlin mentioned. Xia Lijuan felt that it was time to prepare to open the shop.
So, she heard that there were two clothing factories near the place where He Ling was selling breakfast, so she asked He Wenlin to accompany her to take a look.
If things don't work out here, she plans to go to Hengling.
He Wenlin had been to this place before when she helped He Ling look after the breakfast stall. The two garment factories now have a combined workforce of about two hundred people.
“I advise you to set up a stall first, mainly selling wontons, fried noodles and fried rice.” When we arrived here, He Wenlin advised again, “You can sell four batches a day. If you set up two stoves, you can cook together during the lunch and afternoon peak hours. If only fifty people buy a meal, you can have two batches a day, and the turnover will be three hundred yuan. It is much less risky and requires much less investment than opening a store.”
“If I set up a stall, I can’t sell anything on rainy days.” Xia Lijuan still wants to open a shop, feeling that she can’t earn as much as she can with a stall, and also that it’s more prestigious to have a stall than to have a shop.
"Linlin, what do you think of this place?" Xia Lijuan asked.
“I can’t say for sure,” He Wenlin said. “If you want to follow my model, you need to know whether the people in the factory are local or from out of town. Locals don’t need to buy anything, since they’re probably from nearby and can go home to eat. They’re not used to the food from Hunan province anyway. If they’re from out of town, you have to consider the region. People from Jiangsu province can’t eat spicy food.”
He Wenhua looked surprised: "There are so many intricacies involved!"
“Of course,” He Wenlin said. “Don’t rush into doing business.”
Xia Lijuan asked, "Did you inquire beforehand when you opened your shop in Caijiang Village?"
"Of course! I started out as a street vendor, and only after I had a certain understanding of the market did I dare to open a shop."
He Wenlin no longer wanted to say anything to them about setting up stalls instead of opening shops. She had said enough. Whether they listened or not was up to them. Some lessons could not be learned by themselves.
"Shanshan, doesn't your mom work at the factory? Could you ask her to help you find out?" Xia Lijuan asked with a smile.
"Huh?" He Shan was a little embarrassed.
He Wenlin said directly, "You can come and ask yourself. Her mother and sister are doing business now, how can they have the time? Brother and sister-in-law, if you want to do business, you must come and understand the situation yourself. You can't rely on others. Since you've decided to do business, sister-in-law can quit her job at the factory."
Most people wouldn't dare to help with this kind of thing. Firstly, it would waste their time, and secondly, they might be afraid of losing money and getting into trouble.
“But it’s too far away, and it’s not easy to come all this way…” Xia Lijuan was a little unhappy. She felt that it was not a big deal, but He Shan refused to help, and even He Wenlin refused to say a word for her. She felt that He Wenlin was siding with outsiders.
"They'll come from far away. Doing business is too much trouble. How can that be?"
Money is hard to earn, and life is tough.
No money in this world is easy to earn. Don't assume that others earn money easily; in fact, they have suffered a lot behind the scenes.
After wandering around for a while, it was almost noon when He Shan's mother called and invited them over for lunch.
They've driven right up to their doorstep. Given the current relationship between the two families, Shanshan's mother can't possibly fail to treat them well.
Although He Shan forbade He Wenlin from buying anything, He Wenlin and her brother He Wenhua still bought milk, drinks, oatmeal, and other items at the supermarket and visited her.
Lin Fei's mother, He Lanying, was also there. The two sisters-in-law prepared a table full of dishes, including chicken, fish, and ribs.
"Grandma, Aunt Ying, you've made so many delicious dishes! I'm going to eat my fill today!"
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