"Come on, let's see how much money we made today."
Around 8 p.m., the number of customers in the fruit shop decreased, and Lu Siqiao finally had time to sit down and do the accounting.
Stacks of banknotes were laid out on the table. Luo Xiaoxue tapped her fingers on the computer, her brows relaxed, and she smiled, "Today's turnover is over six hundred yuan, even with a buy-one-get-one-free offer."
Six hundred yuan!
The three Zhang brothers hugged each other excitedly, their eyes reddening.
They never imagined they could earn so much money through their own labor.
"There's a giveaway event going on these days, so the buzz will continue." Lu Siqiao officially appointed Luo Xiaoxue as the accountant. The money will be deposited into the bank tomorrow, and she will be in charge of all future income and expenses.
Not only that, Lu Siqiao also encouraged Luo Xiaoxue to learn to drive, saying it would make it easier to pick her up and drop her off at school.
"Can I do it?" Luo Xiaoxue's eyes sparkled, filled with both anticipation and a touch of trepidation.
"Sister Qiao, I saw someone lurking outside the door, I wonder what they're up to." At this moment, Little Fatty walked up to Lu Siqiao and whispered.
Through the glass window, Lu Siqiao saw a man looking around the Qiao House.
“I’ve seen that man before. He came in today to buy fruit tea and asked me where I got my fruit from, etc.” Luo Xiaoxue glanced at him and suddenly realized.
"I know, he wants to imitate us and open a fruit shop too," the monkey said angrily.
Lu Siqiao called him over and patiently explained, "Imitation isn't scary, as long as you're not surpassed. We produce and sell our own products. If others can't get the first-hand source, they can't make fruit tea at eight cents a cup."
She also secretly dried and ground into powder a kind of fruit that grows by the stream in the space. This aquatic plant can filter water more purely, make the taste smoother, and make you feel comfortable when you drink it.
Lu Siqiao mixes fruit powder into the jam, so even if competitors find the same fruit, they absolutely cannot replicate the same taste without her special jam.
“You must remember, quality comes first. Never lower costs due to price wars, which could lead to a decline in quality.” She then handed them a draft contract, saying, “This is the cooperation model. You can choose a shareholding system, which is to contribute your technology as equity, but you will bear the risks and profits yourself. Alternatively, you can take a salary plus commission, with a base salary of one hundred yuan per month.”
Hearing about the 100 yuan salary plus commission, Zhang and his team were already tempted.
Just as the monkeys were hesitating about whether to take the salary and avoid the immense pressure, Zhang Wei directly chose the partnership model.
“A fixed salary of twenty yuan per month, plus a 10% bonus at the end of the month.” Lu Siqiao handed him the contract, a smile of appreciation in her eyes. “I hope you can treat this place as your own career and put all your passion and drive into it.”
Seeing that he had chosen the partnership model, Monkey and Fatty also asked for the same contract.
Twenty yuan is enough for their daily expenses.
With fruit tea shops so popular, they're sure to make a fortune this month.
When Lu Mingfeng finished get off work, he specially came to pick up Luo Xiaoxue and her son to go home. He was stunned to learn that the fruit tea shop had made 600 yuan on its first day of opening.
"With business so good, why don't you open one near the vocational school?" Lu Mingfeng asked casually.
Lu Siqiao smiled and said, "Dad, someone is already preparing to open it."
"Who is it?" Lu Mingfeng asked in surprise.
“It’s Mo Yan’er’s father. He gave me a franchise fee of 1,000 yuan and wants to open a Qiaowu Fruit Tea shop as well,” Lu Siqiao said with a smile. “He will also source his fruit from our orchard.”
Luo Xiaoxue hurriedly asked, "What is a franchise fee?"
“It means using our store name, the same supply channels, and except for the rent and employees, all the pricing standards must be the same, and even the decoration must be exactly the same as our store.” Lu Siqiao remembered something and said to Luo Xiaoxue, “By the way, Mom, take me to register the trademark in a few days.” At this time, she didn’t even know if trademark registration existed.
Lu Mingfeng was completely confused and couldn't help but ask, "Qiaowa, where did you learn all this? Did Young Master Cheng teach you too?"
“Yes, Brother Cheng Ze studied abroad and knows more than I do. I’ve also learned a lot from books,” Lu Siqiao said, going along with the conversation.
After Cheng Ze's mother passed away, he was sent abroad to live and only returned to China three years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Lu Mingfeng looked enlightened and exclaimed, "Knowledge really does change destiny!"
Lu Siqiao brought up the idea of having Luo Xiaoxue learn to drive again.
Lu Jin'an is now over a year old. Lu Sanye usually takes care of him, and Luo Xiaoxue can also find time to study during the day.
“Besides learning to drive, I also plan to enroll Mom in an accounting class to learn how to file taxes and do bookkeeping,” Lu Siqiao said, seizing the opportunity. “Mom is young, it’s good for her to learn another skill.”
Lu Mingfeng was also open-minded, and quickly asked Luo Xiaoxue for her opinion: "Xiaoxue, I think Qiaowa makes sense. Qiaowa's milk tea shop is doing better and better now, and she has to study and doesn't have time to take care of it. You can consider it as helping your daughter."
"I'm just afraid I won't learn it well." Luo Xiaoxue only has a junior high school education and can only recognize simple characters and do basic arithmetic.
"How will you know if you don't try?" Lu Siqiao had noticed a long time ago that Luo Xiaoxue was particularly sensitive to numbers and was a meticulous person, which is why she thought of having her learn financial knowledge.
The family of three chatted happily, and as they were almost home, Lu Siqiao reminded them again not to let the Lu family know that Qiao House was her business.
She now publicly claims that the business belongs to Cai Ming, and has even distributed shares to her employees.
Little did they know, she owned 70 percent of the shares.
She had mentioned to Cai Ming that she wanted to go into business with someone and might use Cai Ming's name.
Cai Ming looked down on this kind of small business, thinking that she was just making a fuss, and readily agreed.
To everyone's surprise, Cai Ming appeared right in front of him as soon as he got home.
He grabbed Lu Siqiao and said urgently, "Qiaowa, I've heard that your Qiao House business is booming throughout the city, and your godfather wants to participate too."
"Godfather, didn't you say this little business wasn't even enough to fill your teeth?" Lu Siqiao handed him a cup of fruit tea she had brought back.
Cai Ming went to a meeting in another city today and only returned tonight. He Yan told him that Qiao's business was booming, and even she went to help out at noon. Cai Ming, being a businessman, sensed the business opportunity and rushed over to ask to join the franchise.
Lu Siqiao was not surprised and gave a brief account of Qiao House's income for the day.
Cai Ming could easily calculate that the fruit milk tea business was even more profitable than his restaurant business.
"Your godfather will give you a franchise fee of 20,000 yuan. You can take over all the milk tea businesses outside of City A." This was the first time he had heard the term "franchise fee," and he immediately thought of his hot pot restaurant and shopping mall, and decided to do the same.
"Qiaowa, why don't you and your family move to Beijing? It's a waste of your talent to stay in City A."
The fat man became more and more excited and wanted to recruit Lu Siqiao to the capital to make a name for herself.
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