Seeing that the family was getting better and better, Li Hongyan felt anxious and ran to find Li Pingwang: "Dad, did you know that Hongwei opened another hot pot restaurant in the county?"
Li Pingwang knew, but what he knew was different from what his eldest daughter Li Hongyan knew: "Didn't they say Xiaoyu opened it? That's her store, why do you care about it?"
Without his wife Chen Xiaoying at home, the house became a mess, but Li Pingwang did not notice it. Instead, he felt comfortable.
Li Hongyan couldn't bear to look at the mess, so she helped rub two pieces of clothes.
While scrubbing, he said, "Dad, what shop is Xiaoyu opening? It must be my mom who opened it. She was afraid that Hongwei would be entangled by the brothers, so she deliberately wrote Xiaoyu's name."
"What do you think she is thinking? Xiaoyu is a young girl and will get married in the future. Who will own the hot pot restaurant by then? Will her in-laws agree?"
Li Pingwang is too lazy to listen to anything about Chen Xiaoying now. Whenever someone mentions Chen Xiaoying, they are making fun of him.
"Stop talking. No matter how much trouble they make, I won't care if something happens sooner or later."
Her father Li Pingwang said so.
The eldest daughter, Li Hongyan, was at a loss, but she started talking about something else: "Dad, Hongxia and Hongli are graduating from technical school this year. Have they told you what they plan to do in the future?"
Normally, you should come back after graduation.
However, Li Hongxia disliked the small size of the county town and could not find a suitable job, so she planned to look for a job in the city, and also took her sister Li Hongli to work.
"Who knows? He didn't tell me." Li Pingwang has always been a hands-off person regarding family matters.
Li Hongyan sighed. She knew that she really couldn't count on her father now. She couldn't help but complain: "My mother is really something. She has four sons and three daughters, but she puts all the benefits into the first wife's pot. She never cares about other people's lives. She is too cruel."
Her father Li Pingwang was so tired of hearing such words that he turned around and ignored her.
Li Hongyan had no choice but to wash the clothes, hang them on the rope, and go back.
She felt that she needed to find a helper now. With this in mind, she secretly went to find her third brother's wife, Zhao Xueyan.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Xueyan didn't believe anything she said this time.
He even told her bluntly: "The third brother only listens to you. If I were to open a shop and become the boss, would I let him be the boss or you be the boss?"
"I can't cook, and I can't do accounting. It takes capital to open a store. Where can I get the money?"
Li Hongyan frowned and said, "How can you be so stupid? You have worked in the store for three or four years, and you haven't learned anything?"
Li Hongyan was used to being clever. She felt that if she worked here, she would have secretly learned the cooking skills and opened her own shop.
How could she be as stupid as Zhao Xueyan.
Zhao Xueyan, the third brother's sister-in-law, said unhappily, "Do you think it's easy to learn that? Besides, the store's business is good because we prepare the food well. Otherwise, if you look outside, there are many stores selling steamed buns that imitate our store selling barbecued meat and rice. Which one's business is better than ours?"
In order to encourage Zhao Xueyan to work diligently, her mother-in-law Chen Xiaoying raised her salary by 50 yuan. Her monthly salary is now over 400 yuan, which is a high salary that cannot be found in the entire county.
Although she is not the owner of this restaurant, her salary is higher than that of the hot pot restaurant manager.
She was afraid that Li Hongyan would borrow money from her, so she didn't tell her.
She quietly saved the money in her savings account, and planned to buy a house so that Yujie could go to school steadily, and her family could live in the county town.
Li Hongyan could not have imagined that Zhao Xueyan, her third brother's sister-in-law, who she thought was stupid and dumb, was not easy to deceive.
It was a wasted trip.
She couldn't help but go to the hot pot restaurant not far away and look inside. Business was really good. It was already three o'clock in the afternoon, and there were still four or five tables of customers.
Thinking about it, she rolled her eyes and walked in.
Chen Xiaoying is not here today, but Li Yutong is here, and she sees her aunt coming.
It was too late for her to avoid him, so she could only go up and say hello: "Aunt, you're here, are you looking for my grandma?"
Li Hongyan smiled and said, "I'm not looking for your grandma. I heard that you opened a hot pot restaurant. I was passing by for something, so I came in to take a look."
As she spoke, she looked around the hot pot restaurant.
In the hot pot restaurant, the side facing the commercial street is entirely made of transparent glass with colorful pictures of hot pot pasted on it. Against the wall is a whole wall of refrigerators filled with vegetables, with plates and tongs at the very edge for you to help yourself.
There are more than 30 tables in the store, all of which are made of natural wood and look clean and tidy.
How much money does such a big store make in a day?
"Aunt, why don't you try it?" Li Yutong said.
She didn't want to give her aunt any reason to gossip about her after she left the store, which would ruin her reputation in the village and make her unable to eat in the restaurant opened by her niece.
What do you mean by getting rich? You don’t care about anyone anymore.
We are poor and people look down on us, so don't embarrass yourself in front of them.
Subconsciously, Li Hongyan didn't want to see what was in front of her, and she didn't want to eat.
"It's okay, it's okay, I won't eat, I'm just looking at it. Oh, this business is not easy to do. If you can make it, my aunt will be so happy for you."
"I noticed you posted a job posting outside. Looking for a store manager? What do you think of your brother? He stays idle at home all day. It makes me angry."
The salary is four hundred yuan.
Li Yutong thought of her eldest cousin Zhao Pengfei. Four hundred yuan was considered high by her aunt, but her eldest cousin didn't care. In his previous life, her eldest cousin often did business in partnership with others, but he never succeeded. He didn't care about the living expenses of his wife and children.
He thinks he is a man who can accomplish great things, but he never looks at his own capabilities.
"Aunt, my brother will definitely look down on my small shop." She said seriously.
Li Hongyan curled her lips: "You didn't ask, how do you know?"
Li Yutong smiled and said, "Aunt, go back and ask, and you'll know."
Li Hongyan has always been strong. Her brothers from her mother's side, including Li Hongwei, are not the kind of people who speak loudly to others. Among her grandchildren, there is only one, Li Yutong, who is only 18 years old, and the second one, Li Yuhan, who is 15 years old. However, their personalities are obviously like their mother Liu Lanxiang, who is very soft.
Li Hongyan was very unhappy when her "leader"'s family spoke so harshly to her.
She covered it up casually and said, "Okay, I'll ask him later. If he wants to come, you can't stop him."
Li Yutong just smiled and said nothing.
It was clear that he didn't agree, but Li Hongyan pretended not to see it.
"Okay, you're busy, I'm leaving."
After leaving the store, Li Hongyan thought about it and realized that her eldest son Zhao Pengfei would definitely not be happy working in a hot pot restaurant. She thought about it and went to find her fourth brother's wife Yang Xiaohui the next day.
My fourth brother’s wife, Yang Xiaohui, was eating and watching TV at the same time.
Li Hongyan came in and said, "You still have the mood to watch TV? The little money your mother earns is all being taken away by your boss."
Yang Xiaohui looked up and saw that it was her elder sister-in-law. She hurriedly said, "Sister, why are you here? Have you eaten? Come and sit down and eat something."