Pumpkin washed her face with some water from the tap. "Little Pear is so much more pleasant to talk to. Sigh, I'm really exhausted these past two days. I'm going to get a good two-day nap after the opening!"
Zong Jia pulled up two chairs for him and Jiang Xiaoli. "Okay, after the opening, let Da Yuan work for a couple of days, and you can have a good rest."
Zhong Yuan also said, "No problem, Pumpkin, you can sleep as much as you want!"
"You two have to keep your word! By the way, Little Pear, is there anything else we should be careful about?" Pumpkin always cared about Zong Jiayu and Jiang Xiaoli's opinions.
Jiang Xiaoli thought for a moment, "We've already had a business opening once, and everything's fine without any problems."
Pumpkin felt much more at ease and suggested, "Little Pear, you can discuss this with Brother Zong later. We had 26,000 left over from last month's profit sharing. The rent, renovation, and supplies for the new store are about 1,500 for three months. Starting this month, can we adjust the profit sharing? We don't need to keep so much money in the store."
She asked curiously, "Brother Gua, are you short of money?"
Before Pumpkin could answer, Zhong Yuan laughed and blurted out, "Little Pear, your Pumpkin brother is dating someone!"
"Oh my! Tell me about it!" Her gossip radar lit up instantly.
Pumpkin was a little embarrassed. "It's Su Xiaoxiao, the store manager of store number five. She often comes to me to report on the store's situation, so we became familiar with each other."
That's way too simplistic. "Hey, Gua Ge, who pursued whom between you two?"
Pumpkin's voice was so soft it was like a mosquito's buzz, "She chased after me."
Jiang Xiaoli excitedly patted Pumpkin on the shoulder, "Brother Pumpkin, you're amazing!"
She leaned close to Pumpkin's ear and said, "Zong Jia's birthday is the day after tomorrow. Let's have a meal together. Why don't you bring your girlfriend along?"
Pumpkin's eyes widened. He really didn't know when Zong Jiayu's birthday was; none of them ever celebrated birthdays.
He was about to ask when he saw Jiang Xiaoli make a "shh" gesture to him, so he shut his mouth, smiled and nodded to her to indicate that he understood.
Seeing their constant fidgeting, Zong Jia asked, "What are you two talking about?"
Pumpkin spoke first, "Let's talk about my girlfriend!"
Zong Jia frowned and pulled Jiang Xiaoli aside, "Don't listen to this, how old are you!"
She pouted, "Okay, okay, I don't want to hear it anymore."
Pumpkin spoke up at the opportune moment, "Could we adjust the proportions if we divide it into smaller pieces?"
"Is it okay?" Jiang Xiaoli blinked as she looked at Zong Jiayu.
Zong Jia felt as if her tiny, brush-like eyelashes had touched her heart, creating a ticklish sensation.
His tone softened a bit, "So, from now on, we'll keep 10% of the money in the store as a reserve fund each month?"
Jiang Xiaoli was in need of money recently, so naturally she had no objections. She raised her hand and said, "I have no objections."
Pumpkin grinned, "That's great!"
Zong Jia couldn't help but offer a word of advice, "Pumpkin, the monthly share isn't a small amount. Remember, all three of you need to save money to buy a house, right? Don't spend it recklessly."
"Okay, I know, I know," Pumpkin nodded in agreement.
Taking this opportunity, Zong Jiayu took out the account book and showed it to Jiang Xiaoli.
The densely packed numbers in the ledger made Jiang Xiaoli overjoyed; now each store was making a net profit of about 2,500 yuan per day!
She looked at Zong Jiayu with a smile, "How come the net profit of each store is several hundred higher than estimated?"
Zong Jia shrugged. "We talked to two vegetable and meat suppliers and managed to lower the cost a bit."
"Make sure the quality is good!" Jiang Xiaoli instructed.
"Don't worry, he keeps an eye on things every day." Zong Jia pointed in Zhong Yuan's direction.
Zhong Yuan chimed in, "Yes, Little Pear, don't worry about the vegetables and meat, I'll make sure to take good care of them!"
When Dafu came, he brought food and rice. After the group finished eating, Zong Jia and Jiang Xiaoli took her home.
Li Guizhi washed an apple for each of them. "Is the new store all ready?"
Zong Jiayu took the apple and said, "Godmother, everything is ready. Please wait for our good news."
"That's good, that's good!" Li Guizhi smiled from ear to ear.
Before leaving, Zong Jia asked, "Little Pear, are you planning to go check on the new store opening tomorrow?"
Jiang Xiaoli thought for a moment, "The stores are too widely distributed. I'll pick a few to take a look at."
"Guizhi Baozi Shop" is already quite famous in Xijing City. With ten stores opening simultaneously tomorrow, there should be no need to worry about a lack of customers.
Zong Jia nodded. "Okay, I'll summarize all the store results and tell you tonight."
Jiang Xiaoli stopped him, "Wait a minute, I'll write down the phone number of the corner store for you. If it's late, you can just call it and avoid making the trip."
He took the slip of paper with the phone number on it, said goodbye to the two of them, and went out. He opened the slip of paper, glanced at it, and smiled slightly, saying, "I won't be able to see you if I call."
On Sunday morning, before going to Xiao Jincheng's company to discuss the renovation with Xue Bin, Jiang Xiaoli took a detour to three new stores.
The promotional flyers distributed a day in advance were quite effective. The steamed bun shop officially opened at 6:30 a.m., and when Jiang Xiaoli arrived at the three shops around 8 a.m., there were queues everywhere.
She specifically chose a shop, queued up, and bought 30 steamed buns. The shop assistant was very efficient, and the shop was very clean.
She shared the steamed buns with Xue Bin and the people on duty at the company, instantly attracting more than ten loyal fans to the steamed bun shop.
The girl at the front desk took a bite of the potato-filled bun and exclaimed, "This is so delicious! Xiao Li, where did you buy it?"
Jiang Xiaoli handed her the flyer she had just picked up from the store, saying, "Here, this is the place. Hope everyone will come and support us!"
Xue Bin was enjoying his steamed buns when he asked, "Miss Jiang, do you own this steamed bun shop?"
"Haha, it's a joint venture with someone." She nodded with a smile.
The receptionist took the wallet directly and said, "I want to buy a few more now, does anyone else want some?"
Basically, everyone who had just tasted the steamed buns raised their hands. "I want two eggplants," "I want three shiitake mushrooms," "I want..."
Jiang Xiaoli reminded them, "There's a queue to buy steamed buns right now, so you should wait if you can."
No one seemed to care. "As long as we can eat, that's fine. Xiaobai, thank you for your hard work!"
The receptionist, Xiaobai, smiled sweetly, "It's alright, it's just for serving everyone, please wait a moment!"
After saying that, she ran out to buy steamed buns.
Jiang Xiaoli and Xue Bin went up to the second floor and sat in their "usual seats".
Xue Bin took out a stack of drawings and showed them to her. "This is a two-bedroom rendering I drew based on our previous design, with one bedroom removed. Miss Jiang, please take a look and see if there are any changes needed."
The two spent the whole morning revising and editing. At noon, Xiao Jincheng brought Manager Han to the company.
Manager Han stared at a rendering of a luxurious European-style interior design for a long time before exclaiming, "Great! This is exactly what I wanted!"
He suddenly spoke, startling the two who were engrossed in their discussion.
Looking up, Jiang Xiaoli saw Manager Han and smiled, "Uncle Han, you're here. Do you like this design?"
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