Xia Xinran and Xia Yuxuan had already gone back to their hometown to study, and Zhao Danxiang had no choice but to go back with them. After all, she couldn't leave the two children alone at home without any adult supervision. Xia Liang could only go to the shop to keep an eye on things while continuing to recruit more people. One person simply couldn't handle the workload, and business was booming. Xia Liang felt her wallet was getting fuller. At this moment, Xia Rong, Ji Xiao, and Ji Xiaodie came in from outside. Xia Liang knew that Ji Xiaodie had been calculating the factory's accounts recently, and seeing her smiling face, she knew she had finished. So she smiled and asked, "How is it? Have you finished calculating?" Ji Xiaodie nodded, "I've finished, sister-in-law. Just like the teacher said, no matter how much you learn, it's not as good as doing it yourself. Before, it was all theory from textbooks, but now I can truly see it for myself." Ji Xiao laughed, "If you like working so much, why don't you find a job?" Ji Xiaodie angrily slapped her brother, "I just don't like working, that's why I don't look for a job. I only like being self-employed." She then snorted at her brother twice, finding him really annoying.
Getting back to the point, Ji Xiaodie was quite capable, managing the accounts of all four factories clearly. She concluded, "The furniture factory earned 16,000 yuan this month, after deducting worker wages, canteen purchases, and utilities. The cannery earned 45,000 yuan, and the garment factory earned 123,000 yuan." She then pulled out another ledger from her bag: "Sister-in-law, I didn't mix your fabric factory with the other three." She glanced at Xia Liang, as if to gauge her reaction. Seeing Xia Liang smiling at her, she knew her sister-in-law had no objections and continued, "The fabric factory earned 62,000 yuan this month, after deducting worker wages, canteen purchases, and utilities." It was normal for the garment and fabric factories to make money, given Xia Liang's successful business and the fact that customers were already coming to her for goods.
Xia Liang praised Ji Xiaodie: "Xiaodie, you did a great job, thank you for your hard work." Ji Xiaodie blushed and waved her hand: "It's no trouble at all, sister-in-law." If it weren't for her good relationship with her sister-in-law, where would she find a job that only requires working a few days a month! Xia Liang continued: "Before, I focused on the clothing store, and didn't manage the furniture factory much. Now the factory has a lot of unsold inventory. As long as we sell the products, we'll naturally make money." The previous furniture factory went bankrupt because it didn't have any business, so it didn't leave Xia Liang and her team with any high-quality customer resources. "I plan to open a few furniture stores and provide her with all kinds of furniture. They'll deliver and install everything she buys." Although the individual economy is now being promoted, many people's mindsets haven't changed. They still have the old arrogant service attitude, and they certainly won't expect anyone to deliver things to their homes. Xia Rong and Ji Xiao exchanged a glance and nodded, "Okay." Xia Liang then arranged, "Don't divide the profits from the furniture factory yet. Use that money to rent space and do renovations. As for the garment factory and cannery, set aside a portion for materials and divide the rest." The two had no objections. In the end, the cannery kept 15,000 yuan as working capital, and the remaining 30,000 yuan was used for distribution. The garment factory contributed 100,000 yuan, Ji Xiao received 13,000 yuan, Xia Rong received 52,000 yuan, and Xia Liang personally received 127,000 yuan.
Counting the money in his hand, Xia Liang had another idea in mind, so he asked, "What are your plans next?" Xia Rong had always followed his sister around to make money, doing whatever she said, so he replied, "I'll do whatever you want." As expected, Xia Liang knew that his brother was good at maintaining the status quo, but not at conquering it. Ji Xiao said, "I still need to go to Yangcheng a few more times to see if I can find a suitable opportunity." Ever since that television incident, he had been going to Yangcheng every few days when he had free time, and he had indeed encountered two good opportunities, making his pockets bulge. Xia Liang knew that this kind of thing couldn't be made public, so he nodded and didn't say anything more. Ji Xiao looked at Xia Liang curiously and asked, "Sister-in-law, do you have any good ways to make money? Help me out!" Xia Liang smiled, "Don't worry, I won't forget you. I'm planning to buy some courtyard houses. You can also stock up on some. After all, you see, courtyard houses are becoming increasingly rare, and high-rises are being built all around. Courtyard houses will definitely become more and more valuable in the future." Xia Rong asked doubtfully, "If courtyard houses will become more valuable, shouldn't apartments be more valuable? Look, everyone doesn't want courtyard houses anymore; they all want to live in apartments. Apartments are so much better! The bathroom and toilet are all inside, so convenient." Xia Liang explained, "Now apartments are more valuable than..." "They're relatively rare, so everyone finds them novel and looks down on courtyard houses. But when high-rise buildings are everywhere, with dozens or even hundreds of households living in one building, and the noise from upstairs to downstairs is unbearable, then you'll realize how desirable courtyard houses are. In short, trust me, buy any good courtyard house you see; you won't lose money." Ji Xiao nodded thoughtfully. Since he started doing business with Xia Liang, he'd found that Xia Liang hadn't made a single wrong step. He didn't know if it was because she had keen observation skills or some expert guidance, but following her, investment decisions were always foolproof.
And so, Ji Xiao started going from street to street again, asking around to see if there were any courtyard houses for sale. His friends were wondering if he was getting married soon and wanted to move out to live on his own, otherwise why would he need to buy a house? But when they saw that Ji Xiao had found one and was satisfied, they continued to ask around and realized that it might have been a misunderstanding.
That day, Ji Xiao came to see Xia Liang and told her about several courtyard houses he had found for sale. Xia Liang took a look and found they were all in good locations. She also called her brother, and the two siblings went with him to see them. They were relatively well-preserved. Two were two-courtyard houses, and the other was a three-courtyard house. Xia Liang thought they were good and said she could buy them, letting the two of them choose first. She was fine with either of them, since the Gu family already had a courtyard house, and this one was for their two future children. They could buy another one if they found a better one later. In the end, the two of them chose the two-courtyard houses, and Xia Liang didn't say much before buying the three-courtyard one. Each of them got a courtyard house, and the price was around 50,000 to 60,000 yuan. Xia Liang's was bigger and cost 100,000 yuan, but Xia Liang was willing to pay. After all, the location and the house itself were rare finds. If the other party hadn't wanted to go abroad, they probably wouldn't have had the chance to snag such a bargain.
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