"Third Sister-in-law, what do you mean by extra income?" Xu Mingwan looked at Zhang Xuemei with curiosity. Did extra income mean money?
Zhang Xuemei organized her thoughts for a moment, then said, "How about this, I'm thinking of going to the wholesale market to buy some socks to sell. Can you keep an eye on Linlin for me? I'll split the profits with you, okay?"
Upon hearing about dividing the money, Xu Mingwan immediately waved her hand in refusal, saying, "Third sister-in-law, there's no need to divide the money. What's wrong with me, as the aunt, looking after my niece for a while? No need, no need."
After saying that, she asked curiously, "Third Sister-in-law, how did you come up with the idea of wholesaling and selling socks? Does my third brother know?"
Zhang Xuemei nodded, "I told him last night that it's not that I'm bored staying at home, but seeing you all making money makes me itch to do the same!"
I'll definitely share this money with you, or when the weather's nice, we can set up the stall together with Linlin. You can mainly look after the child; it'll be like taking the child out to play too.
"Third Sister-in-law, you..."
"Alright, we haven't even started yet, and we're not even sure we'll make money, so stop talking about it and let's leave it at that for now."
Before Xu Mingwan could finish speaking, Zhang Xuemei interrupted her. She wasn't a bad sister-in-law who only made people work without paying them. The child was her own, and she certainly couldn't mistreat her sister-in-law for helping to look after the child.
Over there, the Xu brothers, Minghan and Minghan, were riding their tricycles, panting and groaning, towards the food street. When they arrived, they found that there were quite a few people there, at least the bike sheds were full. Of course, most people were riding bicycles, while they were riding tricycles.
Xu Minghan found a corner, locked the car, and drove Xu Mingjiang directly to the office, where the payment should be made.
By this time, most of the others had already paid to see their stalls, and there were only a few people scattered around the office. Soon it was Xu Minghan's turn.
"Next," Sun Hui called out without looking up.
Xu Minghan quickly stepped forward and said, "Stall number three, Xu Minghan."
Upon hearing the number three, Sun Hui looked up and recognized the Xu brothers. He smiled and said, "Oh, it's you two. Pay the money today, get ready, and we can open for business on April 8th."
"Yes, we've been waiting for this for so long! Director Sun, how much is the rent?"
Although Xu Minghan didn't know Sun Hui's position, judging from the sign on the door that read "Director's Office," he figured that Sun Hui's highest rank was probably "Director," and that was a proper way to address him.
Sure enough, when he heard Xu Minghan call him Director, Sun Hui's face lit up with a big smile, but he still waved his hand and said, "Don't call me that, or people will talk about it. I'm not some director."
Xu Minghan said knowingly, "Ah, right? See, I didn't cause you any trouble!"
Sun Hui smiled and said, "It's alright. There are only two or three staff members here right now, so what could possibly happen? Just call me Brother Sun from now on. By the way, your stall number three costs 150 a month, which is 1800 a year. How do you plan to pay that?"
Sun Hui was transferred here and is now considered one of the main managers. If nothing unexpected happens, the position of director will indeed be mine, since I am the most suitable person in terms of seniority and ability.
Xu Minghan thought for a moment, then pulled Xu Mingjiang out from behind and explained, "Brother Sun, it's like this, this stall is run by my younger brother. Do you think we can change the stall owner's name to his? We'll pay annually."
These were all minor matters, and Sun Hui readily agreed, paying the money to change the name.
"Oh, by the way, if you ever have something to do and can't come to set up your stall, please let me know in advance so we can put up a sign at your stall to regulate things!"
Before leaving, Sun Hui reminded them again that, of course, a notice would be posted later, this was just an advance notice.
"Okay, thanks, Brother Sun."
Xu Mingjiang couldn't hold back any longer. He left the office and headed straight for stall number three, which he had looked at before.
Halfway there, they saw a familiar face and reached out to touch Xu Minghan. "Hey, Third Brother, look! Isn't that Zhao Jiaxing?"
Xu Minghan squinted and saw that it really was Zhao Jiaxing.
Since he told me in advance about the report, the relationship between the two families has eased somewhat, and they can now exchange a few words when they meet.
Could it be that he has a stall here too?
Xu Mingjiang didn't think too much about it. He quickly walked a few steps forward and patted Zhao Jiaxing on the shoulder, "What are you doing?"
"Whoa, you scared me! It's you guys. But why are you so annoying!" Zhao Jiaxing was thinking about how to set up his stall when he was suddenly patted on the shoulder. His heart skipped a beat. He turned around and saw the Xu brothers. He said impatiently.
Wait, what are they doing here? Could it be...? Zhao Jiaxing's heart, which had just settled, jumped again. Could it be that they've run into each other again?
He cautiously looked at Xu Minghan and the other man, and tentatively asked, "You two came here to have fun, right?"
"Heh," Xu Mingjiang chuckled, patting him on the shoulder, "Congratulations, you guessed wrong. We're here to look at the stalls. What? You're renting a stall too? What a coincidence, we've run into each other again."
Zhao Jiaxing had a look of utter despair on his face; he really didn't want this fate.
He had originally thought that with the opening of this food street, he could avoid Xu's braised food, but who would have thought he would actually run into them? What a twist of fate!
He still wouldn't give up and asked Xu Mingjiang where the stall was. This food street was quite long, what if one was at one end and the other at the other!
“Look, this is number three. And you?” Xu Mingjiang pointed to the large number three written on the ground in front of him.
Zhao Jiaxing was speechless. Why had he chosen number four in the first place? He couldn't help but slap himself.
Xu Minghan noticed something; could this be number four from next door?
"Zhao Jiaxing, are you not setting up your stall at the night market anymore?"
"Of course we'll set it up! My wife's over there, and I'm here. But we can't say for sure right now."
After saying that, Zhao Jiaxing looked at Xu Minghan with some resentment. Tianshui City is so big, how could they run into each other? If he didn't know that they didn't do it on purpose, he would have suspected something.
"Oh~" Xu Mingjiang smiled enigmatically. What an unlucky fellow. If this were placed right next to them, their business would probably be ruined.
They eventually changed locations when they were at the night market, otherwise their sales would have been crushed by others every day.
"Forget it, I'll think about other businesses." After thinking it over, Zhao Jiaxing gave up on the braised food business. He couldn't compete with others, so he had to take a step back.
Xu Minghan was thinking of repaying a favor he had done for him, so he offered an idea, "Zhao Jiaxing, I happen to have a food business here, would you like to take a look?"
"What is it? What's your purpose?" Zhao Jiaxing looked at Xu Minghan with suspicion. Their relationship wasn't that close, was it?
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