Chapter 897 (Page 1/2)
After dinner, Lin Man prepared to go back to her room to rest for half an hour before going back to the flower shop to work.
She had just opened the door, stepped into the room, and was about to take off her shoes and lie down comfortably.
Just then, Huo Qingci walked in quietly. He slowly walked to the bed, sat down, and then gently pulled Lin Man's hand.
His eyes were filled with concern and tenderness, and he asked softly, "Manman, if you don't want Zhang Fen to work in the flower shop, I can talk to Grandpa."
"I think Grandpa is quite fond of Xiaofen. I think you should not tell Grandpa about this. Grandpa said he wanted Xiaofen to come to the flower shop to practice her courage, so let her come."
Lin Man also knew that her grandfather was very stubborn. Once he decided who he liked, he would like that person. If he didn't like someone, no matter how much she showed him, it wouldn't move him.
I suppose he's not the kind of person who gets confused when he gets old, right? Some elderly people, listening to their nannies' gossip, open up to them and give them all their pensions.
Suddenly she thought of a saying: A man will only be honest if he is hung on the wall. Could it be that grandpa has some thoughts about Xu Xiaomin?
Lin Man shook her head again. Grandpa was definitely not that kind of person. Besides, Xu Xiaomin was only in her thirties, and her husband worked in the city. How could he cheat for money?
Seeing Lin Man suddenly shake her head, Huo Qingci asked with concern, "Manman, what's wrong? Are you tired? It might be hard for you to open the shop. Once Li Luo has become more experienced, you can let her do the chores in the shop. You just need to collect the money."
Lin Man raised her head and said with a smile: "Everything is difficult at the beginning. It is a bit tiring to just open a business. But for the sake of making money, what does this little bit of tiredness matter?
Li Luo is quite smart, lively and enthusiastic. Chen Yao's wife even said she wants to introduce her to your brother."
"Is that so? Do you want to be a matchmaker for them?"
"No, how could I possibly be a matchmaker for them? The most thankless job in the world is matchmaking.
If the couple lives a good life, they may not necessarily be grateful to the matchmaker. If they are unhappy, the first person they will blame is the matchmaker.
I don’t care what kind of partner Huo Qinghuan wants to find. As long as she has decent character and respects me as her sister-in-law, I will naturally do what I should do as a sister-in-law.
If you meet someone with bad character, I’m sorry, I won’t even bother with your brother.”
Just like Song Jingjing and Huo Qingyan, she rarely interacted with these two people. As long as the face was acceptable, they would just get along normally.
Huo Qingci certainly understood what Lin Man meant. He agreed, "Well, if you don't like someone, just ignore them and treat them normally."
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I'm worried about whether we should plant more flowers in the space.
But I also feel that always taking flowers out of the space to sell doesn’t seem to be a good idea.
I can't take the flowers directly out of the space, I have to go to Xie's house first, take the flowers out of the space, and then take them to the flower shop. Not only is it troublesome, but after a long time, people will always notice the abnormality. "
After hearing this, Huo Qingci frowned slightly. He pondered for a moment, then said slowly:
"Manman, we can grow some flowers ourselves in the space to save costs. In addition, we should also wholesale some in the market to prevent outsiders from noticing anything unusual."
Lin Man listened to Huo Qingci's words and nodded. She knew it was a good idea.
She has already planned how the flower shop will operate next. She can ask the slaughterhouse to deliver ingredients for the hot pot restaurant, but the clothing store and shoe store will be a bit troublesome.
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Lin Man raised her head slightly, her eyes fixed on Huo Qingci's face, and said seriously, "You know, when I was in Yangcheng before, I did buy a lot of clothes.
The clothes there are novel in style and should sell well in the market.
It’s a pity that I didn’t bring any thick winter clothes, and I may not have time to go again. Besides, the weather in Beijing is so cold in winter that it can freeze people into popsicles.
Most of the coats I bought were suitable for the not-too-cold weather in the south, and they couldn’t withstand the biting cold wind in Beijing.
So, I plan to withdraw the money from our passbook and wholesale some thick cotton jackets from the garment factory here."
She didn't touch a single cent of the money in Huo Qingci's passbook. She didn't even withdraw money from the passbook when she was short of money to invest in a pharmaceutical factory last time.
If I don’t have money to purchase goods next time, I can only use the money in my passbook.
She paused for a moment, then continued, "By the way, Qingci, do you still remember Zhou Yang's cousin from Gangcheng? Didn't that Sizhe buy a factory in Beijing to open a garment factory?"
We can buy some goods directly from him in the future. After all, we are friends, and he might even give us some discounts on the price.
He's from Hong Kong now, so he should have good taste. If we don't like the styles currently in his factory, we can still customize a batch of clothes from his factory."
Going to the south to purchase goods is not only tiring, but most importantly, it wastes time.
Now time is money. Taking advantage of the reform and opening-up policy, as long as you are hardworking and capable, you can make a lot of money even by selling buns.
Huo Qingci nodded slightly, thought for a while, and said, "The clothes in the southern clothing wholesale market are indeed more fashionable than those in Beijing.
You Sizhe, a wealthy businessman from Hong Kong, came to Beijing to open a clothing factory, so he no longer needed to go to Guangzhou to purchase goods.
And Manman, you have good taste, you can take those fashionable clothes to the garment factory to have them custom-made."
Lin Man's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she said excitedly, "You're absolutely right! I have so many fashionable clothes in my space, I can use them as references to make patterns and have them custom made.
However, there is a very realistic problem now, which is that we have no money on hand.
If I had money, I would really like to invest in Sizhe's clothing factory. Let others make money for us."
In fact, it is quite good to invest and become a shareholder. As long as you invest and get dividends, you don’t have to worry about management yourself.
Lin Man chatted with Huo Qingci for a few more words, then set the alarm clock to rest. After sleeping for half an hour, she got up and rode her tricycle to take Huo Qingci and Zhang Fen to the flower shop.
Her mother-in-law was coming over, so she asked her to stay at home and look after the children, as she would be back tomorrow anyway.
As soon as she parked the tricycle, she found Li Luo standing at the door waiting with a bag of pastries. Lin Man hurried to get the business hours sign and took the key to unlock the store door.
The first time she opened the shop, Lin Man found some roses and lisianthus, filled the two flower baskets with missing flowers, and then moved them to the door.
She warned Li Luo, "Pay attention to passersby and see if anyone is secretly plucking flowers from the baskets. If you see anyone, remember to remind the guests."
"Okay Aunt Lin, by the way, this is for you. My mother made this brown sugar steamed cake especially for you. I wish Aunt Lin a prosperous business." Li Luo handed over the brown sugar steamed cake she brought from home.
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