Li Guizhi was very tempted. Her thoughts had changed a lot in the past two months. The booming business at home and her daughter's academic progress often made her feel like it was all a dream.
When we first started selling spicy snacks at the entrance of the Children's Palace, things were fine. She did whatever her daughter asked, and the two of them worked together very well.
But soon, as she went from wholesale to franchising, opening a steamed bun shop, and acquiring a factory, she felt increasingly unable to keep up with her daughter's pace and unable to help her anymore. She was very worried that she would become a burden to her daughter.
Thinking about this, she calmed herself down and asked, "Xiao Li, what do you think would be a good choice if I enrolled in night school?"
Jiang Xiaoli thought for a moment, "Mom, it depends on what you're interested in, what you like."
Li Guizhi was a little dumbfounded. "I don't know either. I just wanted to learn something that could help you."
Understanding her meaning, Jiang Xiaoli smiled and said, "If that's the case, then let me analyze it for you. Every position in a company is important. For example, there's the general manager who oversees the overall situation, the marketing and sales manager who's responsible for the company's business, the financial accountant who's in charge of the money, the legal counsel who's in charge of legal affairs, the human resources manager who's in charge of human resources management, the administrative staff who's in charge of logistics support, and so on. Every position has its importance. Which aspect are you interested in?"
"So many?" Li Guizhi thought carefully about the various positions her daughter had mentioned earlier.
Jiang Xiaoli added, "Besides these, there's another very important thing: you need to learn English well."
"I have to learn English too?" Li Guizhi felt a headache just thinking about it.
She nodded affirmatively, "Yes, Mom, everything is about internationalization now, it's a major trend. The more we master, the better we are than others, right?"
Li Guizhi nodded, "Okay, you eat first. I'll talk to Xiaoyu's mother this afternoon and ask her for some advice."
Jiang Xiaoli quickly finished her meal and carefully wrote down each learning direction.
"Mom, I've written down everything I just told you. You can take it with you when you go to chat with Aunt Xu."
Li Guizhi picked it up and looked at it. "I was afraid I would forget, but now it's perfect!"
When Jiang Xiaoli arrived at school in the afternoon, she saw her name on the small blackboard at the gate as she passed the security guard.
Upon asking, it turned out that the latest issue of the "Mathematics Newspaper" she had ordered had arrived.
After picking up the newspaper, she ran all the way to the classroom, opened it, and found the "One Competition Question a Week" unit.
The question was set by Teacher Shang Run again, but this time the question had a different format, and it took her an entire class period to solve it.
After class, she stuffed all the extra newspapers into Xiao Muyu's hands, and gave the remaining small piece to Xu Xing, saying, "Here, the latest issue."
Xu Xing's eyes lit up when he saw the familiar small, square newspaper. "I'll order the newspaper next time."
Jiang Xiaoli waved her hand, "There's no need. One person can decide. You won't need the extra money, so why waste it?"
Xu Xing thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, I'll share any good information I find with you later."
"That's fine!" She returned to her seat, satisfied.
Not long after returning home from school in the afternoon, Zong Jia rode his bicycle into the yard.
Jiang Xiaoli chuckled upon seeing this, "Where did you come from? You're covered in sweat."
"Xiao Zong, quickly wipe your face, I'll get you some water." Li Guizhi handed him a towel and turned to go into the kitchen.
After sitting down in the main room and drinking a large glass of water, Zong Jiayu finally spoke, "This afternoon, Pumpkin and I went to the east of the city to sign rental contracts for two shops, which are too far away."
Jiang Xiaoli instantly dropped the teasing expression on her face. "Oh dear, you've worked hard. How many stores have you signed so far?"
"Eight locations, only the north of the city is missing." Their plan is to cover as much of the city as possible.
Upon hearing about the progress, she quickly pushed the fruit platter that Li Guizhi had just cut for her towards Zong Jiayu, saying, "Great hero, take a break and have some."
Zong Jia chuckled, "I didn't come here to talk about the store. The accountant from Uncle Xiao's company at the cannery, Liu, and the accountant Xu I found have started checking the accounts."
Although they both trusted Xiao Jincheng completely, it was a major event to acquire the factory, so they still found a senior accountant to work together and make the audit process faster.
Jiang Xiaoli nodded. "Did they say approximately how long it will take?"
"At the fastest, it will take a week; at the longest, it will take half a month," Zong Jiayu replied.
"That works too." It's good that if it takes a little longer, her financial pressure won't be as great.
Zong Jia put down his water glass. "This morning I asked Uncle Wei. He has the contact information for the equipment manufacturer. If we buy the new equipment from that factory, it will be cheaper than if we buy it ourselves."
"If the quality is the same, then let's buy from the same factory as before. Every little bit helps." Her motto has always been to save money where possible and spend money where necessary.
"Does President Jiang have any other instructions?" Zong Jiayu, having rested well, smiled warmly.
Jiang Xiaoli had no other instructions; with him around, she was really relieved.
"No, no, just do it at your own pace. There's no rush."
Zong Jiayu still reported to her, "I plan to wait until the accounts are basically confirmed to be in order before talking to the packaging plant and the seasoning plant, just to be on the safe side."
Jiang Xiaoli said with concern, "You still need to find time to study, otherwise you'll have to take the college entrance exam with me for a whole year."
"Hehe, don't worry, it won't happen. I'll go ahead and pave the way for you next year," Zong Jia said confidently.
Li Guizhi cooked a few quick dishes and put them on the table. "Xiao Li, Xiao Zong, let's eat and chat."
Zong Jia immediately got up and went to the kitchen to serve rice to the three of them.
Jiang Xiaoli, holding her bowl, asked, "Mom, how did your chat with Aunt Xu go this afternoon?"
"Oh dear, she's even more conflicted than I am!" Li Guizhi couldn't help but complain.
Seeing that Zong Jiayu looked a little confused, she briefly explained why she had recommended her mother to study at night school.
Zong Jia and Xiao Xiao exclaimed, "Godmother, you're as energetic as a recent college graduate! You're amazing!"
Li Guizhi was a little embarrassed, "Haha, I just wanted to be of some help to you!"
Jiang Xiaoli asked with a grin, "What's troubling Aunt Xu?"
“I’ve ruled out at least a few options, but she seems interested in everything,” Li Guizhi said with a laugh.
"Oh, Aunt Xu is interested too. Is she going to go to night school with you?"
Li Guizhi nodded. "Yes, she used to stay home to take care of Xiaoyu. Now that you're all grown up, she has nothing to do at home. When she heard that I was going to study, she wanted to go with me."
Zong Jia asked curiously, "Godmother, what options did you rule out?"
Li Guizhi simply took out the piece of paper that Jiang Xiaoli had written, "I feel that I'm not very good at overall management, sales, or legal affairs. Xiao Zong, can you give me some advice? What should I learn in human resources, administration, or finance?"
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