Opening a shop requires choosing a location. In order to help Sun Lifang "lose less money", Qiu Ju contacted a friend who used to drive a taxi.
I followed their car for a few days, studying their routes and their circle of friends.
Drivers all have their own spending habits.
After following up for several days, Qiu Ju circled several locations she had her eye on that were suitable for opening a shop and took them back for detailed analysis.
She has dedicated her life to this work.
I have to work hard for my daughter's future.
Tang Xiaoyan may be mentally challenged, but Qiu Ju has taught her manners and etiquette very well, and she is basically able to take care of herself.
Coincidentally, Zhou Xinya was on holiday these days, so Qiu Ju left her daughter at Sun Lifang's house.
Zhou Xinya was already quite adept at taking care of children. Now, she effortlessly led Tang Xiaoyan, who was twice her height, downstairs to play, fed her, and played with her, all while earning praise from her mother.
A certain little girl was enjoying it immensely.
She hasn't tried playing with older children yet.
Tang Xiaoyan's mental age is only that of a six or seven-year-old, but the two of them can still play together.
With new friends, Zhou Xinya is no longer lonely.
She was worried about having no one to keep her company during the holidays. What should she do?
Although Tang Xiaoyan is mentally challenged, she has her own special talents, which far surpass those of Zhou Xinya.
The painting skills are on completely different levels.
Tang Xiaoyan drew a colored pencil self-portrait for Zhou Xinya, and the depiction was so lifelike that it looked just like a photograph.
That alone was enough to impress Zhou Xinya.
You won't believe it until you see it, and what you find will shock you.
Compared to this, what on earth is the lollipop-shaped figure I drew?
So, quietly, a little girl tore down the stick figure family photo from the wall.
Sausage lips, two blobs of rouge on her cheeks—even she couldn't stand looking at herself.
"I'm going to paint another one." Zhou Xinya made up her mind and took Tang Xiaoyan as her teacher, quietly learning to paint in the small room.
Several times when Sun Lifang passed by, she saw the two girls, one big and one small, sitting at the desk quietly drawing.
That's good.
Tang Xiaoyan has her own inner world; because she is not sensitive to the outside world, she can concentrate more easily when doing things.
Sitting there for an entire afternoon was affecting Zhou Xinya.
After all, in Sun Lifang's memory, Zhou Xinya had never sat still for half a day.
"No wonder Qiu Ju felt at ease leaving her daughter behind," Sun Lifang thought to herself, praising Qiu Ju. "She's raised her daughter so well."
Although intellectually challenged, they are very obedient.
Imagine leaving an ordinary six or seven-year-old child at home; parents wouldn't feel at ease, fearing she might play with water, fire, or electricity.
Moreover, Tang Xiaoyan has intellectual disabilities.
If we disregard appearance and only consider behavior, Tang Xiaoyan is actually no different from a normal person.
With the year-end approaching, it was hard to find a shop, but Qiu Ju put in the effort and managed to take over a large, second-hand, and closed-down restaurant.
It's said to be an investment by people from Northeast China, and the decoration and everything else is "very high-class".
When Qiu Ju went to find them, she was still a little apprehensive. She didn't understand, "How come people from Northeast China are so rich?"
But she only went to discuss it; after she got the contract, she still had to have Sun Lifang review it.
Qiu Ju still didn't understand, so she asked, "Look at this renovation, the tables and chairs are all made of good materials, and those brand-new wall windows, the investment must have been tens of thousands, right?"
Northerners and Southerners do business differently.
Sun Lifang recalled that in the 1990s, the North was still the economic center of my country, relying on large state-owned enterprises such as coal mines and steel mills, and its ideological education was generally superior to that of the South.
After all, both parents work, so their economic status is equal, which implies equality between men and women—both are employed by the government.
They can generally afford to send their daughters to school.
They didn't dare to have more children than allowed, and they were very obedient.
Later, the leaders drew a circle along the southern coast, and the economic center gradually shifted southward by relying on port foreign trade.
Therefore, in the North at this time, those who could go out to do business generally had some money at home.
Young people should take a chance.
For example, the big hotel went bankrupt and is now up for sale, with a transfer fee of 10,000 yuan.
Sun Lifang went over to take a look, and the renovation was indeed very good.
But she doesn't need it.
“I want to open up the entire first floor. We car dealerships don’t need such elaborate renovations.”
Northerners generally value grandeur, and the entrance hall even has a welcoming painting of blooming flowers symbolizing wealth and prosperity hanging there.
The lanterns, curtains, and other items were all in clean and vibrant colors.
It's clear that the shop owner originally thought, "I'm located next to a rest stop at a transportation hub. You're all coming and going, so why don't you stop by for a meal?"
To be honest, the location was good, but he didn't consider the economic constraints.
There are many private businesses in Shanghai now, and men are shrewd and frugal. Where would they get so much money to entertain guests and play Pai Gow?
"Won't your wife scold you to death when you get back?" Qiu Ju's fellow villager chuckled as he lit a cigarette.
He also realized that the grand hotel was failing.
He was the one who introduced this shop to Qiu Ju, saying, "If it works out, just treat my family to a meal."
Everyone knows Qiu Ju's situation; giving her money would be difficult, but treating her fellow villagers to a meal would be more feasible.
He's the one who led the way here to sign the contract today.
Sun Lifang looked around. The hotel entrance was decorated with many flowers and plants, surrounded by a fence; it looked quite nice, but—
"I'll have to turn them all down from now on."
All the flowers and plants at the entrance were pulled up, and then a row of bungalows were built, with sheet metal erected on top so that cars could park inside and wash.
As for that lavishly decorated hotel, Sun Lifang went inside for a look around—
I have to say, their kitchen, the sink and everything else are installed very well.
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