It's not that I don't want to see you, it's that I don't want to see you.

Since it was destined to be fruitless, he had to let it go slowly, not to cause her trouble, and not to give himself any hope.

This person is like a rainbow, you will know he exists when you meet him.

That's enough.

How could Gu Qinghuan not know that this man was special to her? It was just that she couldn't respond, so she just pretended not to know.

When it comes to love, there is a first come first served order.

Cheng Fusheng is also very good, and he likes her very well, but who made her fall in love with Yun Jizhou first?

I hope he will slowly forget about me, meet someone who loves him, and live happily ever after.

Encouraged by Gu Qinghuan, Xu Lei's wife Xia Lian opened a pastry shop called Daoxiangju.

In the past few years, the two of them cooperated privately to sell cakes and made some money, but it was just enough to make ends meet. Xu Lei was the only one in Xia Lian's family who made money, and the cake business helped her solve many urgent problems.

Gu Qinghuan invested most of the money for her opening of the store this time, and it was agreed that Gu Qinghuan would only provide the money and would not be responsible for anything else, leaving all the decisions to Xia Lian.

Xia Lian holds 60% of the shares and Gu Qinghuan holds 20% of the shares.

The decline of the family's pastry business has always been a sore spot for Xia Lian. Now that she has the opportunity to revive it, she is as happy as a child and vows to do it well and live up to Gu Qinghuan's trust and help.

Having been making pastries for half her life, her craftsmanship is impeccable. She carves and polishes the pastries meticulously and selects the ingredients strictly. Her pastries are delicious, beautiful, and clean. She soon had a large number of repeat customers.

Especially many elderly people, who often come to buy her food, say that the food she cooks is authentic and has a good texture, just like the taste they had before. Children also like it.

The business in the store was so good that Xia Lian never dreamed that this day would come. Every day, money came in as soon as she opened her eyes, and she was busy and happy.

At the end of one month, the store's net profit was nearly two thousand yuan. She couldn't believe her eyes.

Xia Lian has many children. She has a daughter and a son who also like to make pastries. They have been helping her and learning how to make pastries since they were young. Now they are basically masters of their craft.

The three of them worked together to run the bakery.

She felt that her life was complete from then on, and she would take care of the shop for the rest of her life.

But Gu Qinghuan asked a question that caught her off guard.

"Aunt Xia, have you ever thought about making Daoxiangju bigger?

Open 10 stores? Open all over Beijing?"

"Qing Huan, what we do in this industry is a tradition, and it is a craft passed down from generation to generation.

Even if there are so many stores, we can't sell the things we make!" Xia Lian's thoughts are still stuck in the past. She also wants to make more money, but she is still conservative at heart.

For Gu Qinghuan, no family secrets are as important as the money he earns now. After a while, any marriage will no longer be a secret.

It is more important to strive for immediate interests.

"Auntie Xia, you can train apprentices while you make them. Or, you can divide the pastry making into many steps, with each person responsible for one step. This will greatly increase the output."

"Qing Huan, in our line of work, teaching the apprentice to starve the master to death is a common practice. My father used to do this.

I don't want our Xia family's craft to become worthless in my hands." Xia Lian was extremely reluctant.

"Auntie Xia, in my opinion, no skill is better than the real benefits. If you can use this skill to exchange a better future for your child, then why not.

I think if you cling to your craft but don't make use of it, your life will still be miserable, which is putting the cart before the horse.

If you are willing to teach apprentices, or use this skill well, you can quickly accumulate a certain amount of assets, let your family live a better life, and truly seek well-being for your descendants.

Moreover, you have made great progress in the craftsmanship passed down from generation to generation.

Daoxiangju will also grow bigger and stronger in your hands. Even if the secret is leaked, so what? You have already got what you deserve.

That's all I have to say. It's up to you to decide. No matter what you decide in the end, I will support you. "

Although Gu Qinghuan also has a bit of the mentality of raising pigs, he casts a wide net to invest and then sits back and collects the money.

But her starting point is also good. In the short term, recruiting disciples to expand is more like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. In the long run, this is also a kind of development.

Xia Lian runs a Daoxiangju restaurant and earns about 1,000 to 2,000 yuan a month by struggling to survive, and a little over 10,000 yuan a month.

Life is just a small fortune.

But if she is willing to take advantage of the current good market conditions, actively expand, open branches, and become bigger and stronger, the situation will be different.

The ten stores earn 10,000 yuan per month, or 120,000 yuan.

She can quickly complete capital accumulation, achieve financial freedom, accumulate more money and wealth for future generations, and bring more tangible benefits to her children. Isn't this much more useful than clinging to secrets?

If her daughter had only married an ordinary family, her life might have been different.

All descendants will benefit from it.

She can also free herself from heavy labor and take on the role of manager rather than producer.

In short, no matter what the secrets are, only the interests that are truly in your own hands are the most real.

Gu Qinghuan's view may be too realistic, but it does make sense and brought a great shock to Xia Lian.

Xia Lian's daughter actually heard everything Gu Qinghuan said, and only after she left did she persuade her mother.

"Mom, I think what Sister Qinghuan said makes sense. What if you leave your child in our hands? We will still live a hard life.

I was going crazy because my brother and I were tied up in the kitchen every day to make this money.

If you teach apprentices, you can free us up and let others do the work for us. We can still make money, and we can make more money.

We have money in our hands, so why should we care about money?" The young girl couldn't sit still and worked non-stop in the kitchen all day long, her mind had already flown away.

Xia Lian wanted to scold her daughter, but when she saw her wrinkled hands, she couldn't bear to say anything.

"Let me think about it, think about it..."

Xia Lian finally discussed it with Xu Lei and decided to follow Gu Qinghuan's suggestion and start recruiting apprentices.

At Gu Qinghuan's suggestion, she signed contracts with her apprentices, which were similar to the terms of a competition contract.

After completing their studies, these apprentices were not allowed to work in any related jobs other than in her shop within three months.

And the assignment must not be disclosed during work, otherwise a huge compensation will be incurred.

This will ensure that the distribution will not be leaked to the greatest extent, and also buy more time for Daoxiangju to develop.

Even if some apprentices want to work on their own later, by that time, Daoxiangju will have developed very well and become bigger and stronger, so it will not have any big impact.

Moreover, she did not teach everything at once, but divided the process into many steps for the apprentices to learn in rotation. After completing each step, they could learn the next step, which in disguise prolonged the learning time.

Xia Lian gradually began to lead people in this way, and she felt much more relaxed and had more time to do management things. At the same time, the store's output also increased significantly.

The Daoxiangju branch has opened.

One, two...slowly expanding in Beijing.

Xia Lian's wallet gradually became fatter, and she became more confident.

Her daughter went to night college to study accounting and became an accountant at Daoxiangju.

Her eldest son had been promised a marriage before, but the other party rejected the idea that they couldn't afford a washing machine, so the engagement was cancelled. Now the family is regretting it to death.