Chapter 448 Find a solution
Ye Mingzhu took them to the new Sweetheart Shop, and the person standing in front of the counter was indeed Ruan Linlin.
Ruan Linlin saw them at a glance, handed the things in her hand to another waiter, and walked out.
"Boss, you're here." Ruan Linlin came over with a smile. "Come in and have a seat. Try some of our new dim sum."
Green Bean sniffed: "The snacks here smell so good."
Ruan Linlin smiled and said, "The main reason why the dim sum here smells so good is because we make so many of them, so the fragrance is always there."
Ye Mingzhu looked at the endless stream of people coming to buy dim sum, and each of them bought quite a lot of dim sum. She asked, "Can these people finish all the dim sum they buy?"
Ruan Linlin raised the corners of her mouth and said cheerfully, "How could they possibly eat so many snacks themselves? They must have bought them to sell."
It turned out that after Ruan Linlin opened this "Sweetheart Shop", the business was not very good.
Although the dim sum at Sweetheart Shop is not expensive, few people living nearby would eat dim sum as a meal. Ruan Linlin remembered that before they opened Sweetheart Shop, they would prepare dim sum in advance and sell them in the county.
She went back to the village and found the people who used to sell snacks, and asked them if they would like to go to the surrounding villages to sell snacks.
Everyone was hesitant at first, but Ruan Linlin said that as long as they could sell one pound of dim sum, they would make at least one cent. The more dim sum they sold and the more expensive they were, the more money they would make.
At first, they only dared to bring three or four pounds of snacks to sell, but later, some people could sell more than ten pounds. When people in the village had weddings, they would also order some from them.
As a result, their business is much better than before.
"The neighbors around here saw that there were always people coming to buy snacks, so quite a few of them came as well, which actually made the business in our shop much better." Ruan Linlin felt that this was a really pleasant surprise.
"We are also planning to make some snacks that will only be served at weddings. They will be much more festive than the snacks we have now." Ruan Linlin's eyes lit up when she talked about the business in the shop.
Ye Yun'an and Luodou were enjoying their meal, while Ye Mingzhu was listening to Ruan Linlin.
Ruan Linlin had had some ideas in her mind for a long time, but had no one to discuss them with. Now that she had Ye Mingzhu, she expressed all her thoughts to her. She also wanted to go to the next county to do business.
"Sister Linlin, are you planning to go back to your hometown?" Ye Mingzhu did not forget that Ruan Linlin was from Lin County.
"No, I'm going to Changxi County, which is not far from here. The boat ride takes about three hours." Ruan Linlin was not just daydreaming. She had a preliminary plan, just like opening this Sweetheart Shop. In the beginning, she would only sell it on the street. After everyone was familiar with the taste of Sweetheart Shop, she would reopen the shop.
This is a good idea, but Ruan Linlin neglected the effort of traveling back and forth, so the best way is to open a shop locally first.
"Sister Linlin, you can send more people to the dock to sell dim sum, and then tell them that we want to open a shop in Changxi County. Then send people to Changxi County to try the dim sum there. Although our two counties are close, the taste may not be the same. We still have to go and try it ourselves to know for sure."
Ye Mingzhu talked about the possible problems that might be encountered and the solutions she could think of.
Ruan Linlin just listened at first, then changed to taking notes on paper, and later asked questions from time to time. The two of them talked about their ideas for the new shop for nearly two hours before they stopped.
"These are the problems we both speculated we might encounter. We may not necessarily encounter them after the shop opens, and we may encounter other problems." Ye Mingzhu thought for a moment and said, "We are not planning to open a shop in the capital, so you need to pay more attention to this shop. Once this shop is stable, you can go to Changxi County to open a new shop. You will be the head shopkeeper of Sweetheart Place in the future."
"Head Manager?" Ruan Linlin said uncertainly, "Boss, you said I will be the head manager of Sweetheart Place in the future?"
"Yes, we said before that you will be my head shopkeeper in the future. But we only had one shop at the beginning, and now we have two shops. I have to occupy you first. Otherwise, what if someone takes a fancy to you and wants to poach you?" Although Ye Mingzhu said it half-jokingly, she did recognize Ruan Linlin's ability.
This was in ancient times, and there were few women who could work and do it so well. Ruan Linlin has grown a lot now compared to when Ye Mingzhu first met her.
Ye Mingzhu believed that in time, Ruan Linlin would be able to become a capable manager.
"Don't worry, Boss. You saved my life. I belong to you completely. I will never do anything to let you down in the future, or I will be struck by lightning." Ruan Linlin swore seriously. Ye Mingzhu tried to stop her but failed.
"Sister Linlin, why do you have to make such a solemn oath when we are just talking to each other?" Ye Mingzhu looked at her disapprovingly.
"Boss, I don't know how to make you trust me." Ruan Linlin said seriously, "Boss, without you, there would be no me. I will definitely not let you down. I will open our Sweetheart Shop all over the Dashun Dynasty."
Ye Mingzhu herself was a little bit unconvinced, but Ruan Linlin's expression was too sincere, so she put away her playful expression and said, "Okay, I believe you."
However, support cannot be just lip service. Ye Mingzhu thought that she should give Ruan Linlin more money so that she would have less resistance when opening a shop.
She thought so in her heart and said so. She did have some silver and money in her space, but she was going out this time to give someone a gift. If she took out a lot of silver at once, it would always arouse suspicion.
Ruan Linlin quickly waved her hands: "I don't need the money now. When I need it, I will ask the boss for it."
Ye Mingzhu smiled and nodded, but she made up her mind to send the money over in two days.
After seeing that they had finished talking about what they were doing, Jiang Hongyu suggested that he take them for a walk in the street.
Ye Yun'an and Luodou were already full and had been listening quietly to Ye Mingzhu and Ruan Linlin's conversation. When they heard that they were going shopping, they both showed joy on their faces.
"I'll go pack two packages of freshly made snacks for you. You can go back and eat them." Ruan Linlin turned around and went out to pack some snacks and came back to give them to Ye Mingzhu: "Boss, these snacks are freshly made by Ruyi and are still warm."
"Ruyi?" Ye Mingzhu repeated, then asked, "Is that the little girl you rescued?"
"Yes, that's her. The boss has a really good memory." Ruan Linlin kept praising her. "I only knew Ruyi could make dim sum, but I didn't know she was so talented. She only watched Aunt Mo make dim sum once, and she was able to make almost all of them. Now, her dim sum making skills are no worse than Aunt Mo's."
"Ruyi is so talented?" Ye Mingzhu couldn't believe that Ruan Linlin just randomly bought someone who was so talented in making snacks.
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