"I feel like he really is the business manager of the Sichuan Hemp Food Factory. He really came to discuss cooperation with Grandma Chen. I think it's a pity that Grandma Chen lost this opportunity."
His father, Secretary He, was stunned for a moment, thinking back to the several times he had eaten hot pot ingredients there. The taste was indeed very good, even better than that of the most upscale hot pot restaurant in the county.
"I've also heard about the Sichuan Hemp Food Factory." He pondered for a moment and said, "It just so happens that there's a comrade of mine there. I'll ask him to go and ask around."
He Zixuan asked, "Dad, if there really is such a factory and they really want to cooperate with Grandma Chen, will their family become rich?"
Secretary He didn't say anything, and his wife laughed: "Your grandmother Chen is just an ordinary old lady in the village. If she cooperates with a food factory like this, there are many twists and turns in the family. She might be cheated in the end."
"Mom, don't underestimate Grandma Chen. Look at the two breakfast shops she opened. They are doing great business."
His mother said, "I'm not saying I look down on them. I'm just afraid that some people in the food factory might do something behind the scenes. Your grandmother Chen has never done business or discussed cooperation with anyone. She has never seen those people who scheme against each other and set traps in contracts. What if she can't see through it and gets cheated?"
She wanted to take this opportunity to teach her son a lesson: "For example, didn't your uncle run a clothing business with someone before? They agreed to split the profits 50-50, but in the end, the other party started arguing with him about vehicle wear and tear and how much oil was wasted, and they also delayed paying him for the goods. Your uncle would go out to collect the debt during every festival."
"The little money you earn isn't enough to make you angry. Just imagine, let's not talk about anything else, just say the food factory told your grandma Chen that the factory is having trouble operating, or that they haven't collected the payment for the goods, and they'll pay her when they collect the payment. Think about it, what can she do?"
He Zixuan finally understood what was going on, and was terrified: "So that's how it is. That's really shameless. Fortunately, Grandma Chen doesn't want to discuss cooperation with them."
You are not afraid of not making money, but you are afraid that after making money, others will not give you money for various reasons, and you can't do anything about it.
Grandma Chen is just an ordinary old lady. Even if she wants to file a complaint and go to court, it must be very difficult for her to collect evidence.
He Zixuan was chatting with his mother, but his father had an idea in his mind.
Are the hot pot ingredients really that delicious and promising?
When He Zixuan went to the hot pot restaurant to help the next day, he told Chen Xiaoying and Li Yutong what his mother had said to him.
Chen Xiaoying was in high spirits. This child was really sincere. She treated her as her own family from the bottom of her heart, which was why she was worried about her.
"Xiaoyu is so lucky to have such good friends like you two."
He Mingliang didn't understand all these twists and turns, but he always helped with the work. He wanted to help his granddaughter Li Yutong from the bottom of his heart and did his best.
How could she, an old woman, not be grateful?
"He Zixuan, thank you. It's free for you to eat here in the future." Li Yutong said with a smile, and then looked at He Mingliang: "He Mingliang, for you, this is a working meal."
He Zixuan was surprised: "Ah? He Mingliang is not going to go out to work?"
He Mingliang said, "It doesn't matter where you make money. Since there is a shortage of people here, I will work here. I can make money and take care of my mother."
In fact, he also has selfish motives.
He himself didn't have any lofty ambitions at the moment. He just wanted to pay back the several thousand yuan he owed Shen Jiaze, and save up another fifty or sixty thousand yuan before he dared to go out and make a living.
Moreover, Li Yutong's career might be better and better sooner. If he can realize his dream of getting rich in his hometown, why should he go out and work in a factory?
He Mingliang had never studied hard since junior high school, and he just muddled through in vocational school. His scores in math and English exams were always in the single digits, and he had never thought about going to college.
Didn’t the country say that there are 360 professions and every profession has its top talent?
"That's fine." He Zixuan thought it was pretty good.
A few people were chatting, and the waiter who had just been hired at the door was cleaning the windows when another applicant came in.
"Boss, someone is coming."
She shouted.
Everyone looked up and were stunned.
"Xiaojuan?" Chen Xiaoying looked at her in surprise.
Li Yutong was also quite surprised. She had heard from her mother that someone had secretly passed the message to Xiaojuan's uncle Xu Minsheng. Under pressure from the eyes of the villagers, Xu Minsheng went to the home of Li Xiaojuan's adoptive parents and told them about Xiaojuan's future marriage.
They raised Xiaojuan, so it was fine for them to marry her off and receive a dowry. He had nothing to say. The dowry could be considered as a way of repaying their kindness in raising him.
However, he couldn't marry his good niece to a good-for-nothing cripple who would have trouble supporting himself in the future. Wouldn't that be a clear way to mistreat her? He disagreed.
By the way, Li Xiaojuan's adoptive father and mother are the kind of people who bully the weak and fear the strong.
That's why Li Yutong told Li Xiaojuan that if it really doesn't work, she can ask her uncle for help.
If Xu Minsheng was a sensible and reasonable person, would he occupy his eldest brother's family property and give away their only child? He is not someone to be trifled with, so he would have a chance of winning against her adoptive parents.
Her adoptive parents agreed, but it was not possible for her to get married for a while. Xiaojuan said that she would go out to work and save the salary for them to find wives for her three brothers. Only then did her adoptive parents agree.
"Auntie, Xiaoyu."
Li Xiaojuan was quite embarrassed. She didn't want to come here, but there were not many places hiring in the county. She went to work in several places, but some of them hired one person as if she were three or four people, and some deducted her pay for various reasons. This time, she couldn't continue working in her original grocery store, so she came here to find a job.
"Xiaojuan, do your parents know that you are here looking for a job?" Chen Xiaoying felt very sympathetic towards Li Xiaojuan, but as a businesswoman she was also afraid that Li Ergou and his wife would cause trouble for her.
Li Xiaojuan said embarrassedly: "It's okay, they won't come. I just need to pay them 200 yuan a month, and they won't care about me."
Two hundred dollars?
She just saw a job notice at the door, which said that the waiter salary was between two hundred and three hundred and five hundred, so she wanted to give it a try.
"Xiaoyu, what do you think?" Chen Xiaoying asked Li Yutong.
She knew that Li Yutong wanted to help Li Xiaojuan.
Li Yutong nodded: "Okay, but Xiaojuan, although we are acquaintances, if you do something wrong at work, my grandma will tell you, so don't be shy."
It's different for her to be Li Xiaojuan's boss and for her grandmother to be Li Xiaojuan's boss.
She and Li Xiaojuan are friends and of the same age, so such a relationship is not convenient to manage. But her grandmother is different. She has no feelings for Li Xiaojuan, so it is much easier to manage.
"No, no, Xiaoyu, you have helped me so much, I can't thank you enough, I almost hate not asking for salary, I would rather work for you for free to repay you, you just need to provide me with food." Li Xiaojuan explained to her hurriedly.