"How about I open a shop specializing in braised meat and pastries and let my elder sister help me manage it?"
Jiang Che was puzzled: "Isn't the braised meat sold well in the food store?" Why do we need to open a special store? Isn't this unnecessary?
Wei Xuan didn't know how to explain to him. If they were sold together in the food store now, there would be no problem in the short term, but it was not a long-term solution. Food inspections would be so strict in the future that things that were directly imported like this would have to be separated out.
There is no need to rush for pastries, but you can open a braised meat shop first. When you open more shops in the future, you will no longer need to buy braised meat in the grocery store.
Yes, that’s right. The clothing store will be renovated in a few days, and then the chefs can continue running the braised meat shop.
The couple chatted about the matter for a few minutes, and the child woke up.
Jiang Che didn't care about the details anyway, he was mainly responsible for listening to Wei Xuan talking about her plan. Seeing that Wei Xuan was going to change her son's diaper, he took the basin and went out to get water.
Seeing him come in, Wei Xuan told him, "I'll wash him. Go pour some water into my son's bottle and I'll feed him some water."
When she finally finished serving the little ancestor, she heard the voice of Second Brother Wei from outside. Wei Xuan hurriedly shouted outside the door, "Second Brother, come in."
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Second brother Wei came to see his sister and brother-in-law to discuss buying a house. Ever since Wei Xuan called and asked them to come to Beijing to buy a house, they have not been able to find time to come. This time it happened to be their nephew's 100th day celebration, so they wanted to take care of this matter while they were here.
However, the three of them were still a little worried about buying a house. After all, it was Wei's mother who answered the phone last time, and she didn't understand what was said. She only knew that Wei Xuan said buying a house would be good for the children's schooling, and she didn't know anything else. That's why they wanted to find Wei Xuan and Jiang Che to ask again.
Wei Xuan sat on the bed holding the child. Jiang Che quickly stood up and asked his second brother to sit next to him.
Without needing Brother Wei to ask, Wei Xuan asked directly: "Brother, are you here to talk to me about buying a house?"
"Yes, did you hear what your sister-in-law said?"
Wei Xuan nodded: "What do you want to ask, second brother?"
Brother Wei thought for a moment and said hesitantly, "Little sister, you know that it is not easy for me, your eldest brother, and your third brother to make money. Buying a house is a big deal for us. It's not that I don't trust you, but for things like this, we definitely want to find out clearly before making a decision."
"There's no doubt about that. No one's money comes from the wind. We should be cautious about things like this." Wei Xuan certainly wouldn't be angry because her brothers didn't listen to her advice to buy a house. Not to mention that Wei Xuan was not a domineering person. Besides, her brothers and sisters had already started their own families. They were all independent individuals. There was no rule that said who had to listen to whom.
Seeing that Wei Xuan really didn't care, Brother Jiang was relieved and asked the doubts in his heart: "Mom said that you asked us to buy a house for the children to go to school. She said that the education in Beijing is better and it is easier for children to go to college here. But I thought, we can't move to Beijing just for the children to go to school. If we do that, we will give up our business in our hometown?"
"You can ask your sister-in-law to bring the children to live in Beijing. Of course, this is not the only reason."
Second Brother Jiang knew it, and he motioned Wei Xuan to continue.
Wei Xuan said embarrassedly: "The main reason is that it was my mother who answered the phone at that time. Only if I said this would she listen to me. Another reason is that I think the price of houses will definitely increase in the future. It is very cost-effective to buy now. You can see this just by looking at the houses in my family."
Jiang Che also agreed, "Yes, second brother, take the storefront of the grain store for example, it has almost doubled in a few years."
Brother Jiang was surprised: "Such a sharp increase?"
"Yes, not only that one, but that one was bought the earliest. The others have also increased in price. Second brother, you will understand if you think about it this way. Now the country does not restrict travel. As people's living standards are getting better and better, don't they all want to move to the city? When more and more people live in the city, house prices will inevitably increase."
This is true. Brother Wei felt that what his sister said made sense.
Seeing that he was somewhat relenting, Wei Xuan added fuel to the fire: "There is also the issue of inflation here. Second brother, think about how much a meal cost before and how much it costs now. Money is becoming less and less valuable. Saving it will only depreciate, but buying a house will increase in price. Can you calculate how much the difference is?"
After comparing the two, Jiang Er finally made a decision. Wei Xuan didn't know what he told his eldest and third brothers when he returned, but the three of them stayed here for two days and each bought a house before returning.
After sending her three brothers away, Wei Xuan had time to plan the layout of the braised meat shop. It was actually very simple. She just needed to build a few stoves against the wall at the back. Then Lu Fangfang would come here to make braised meat every day. She could put a counter at the door to store the braised meat. Since there would be no dine-in service, 30 square meters would be more than enough.
After the clothing store was renovated, Third Sister Jiang took advantage of the ventilation time to go to Yangcheng to purchase goods. This time her task was a bit heavy, with goods from five clothing stores, and they were winter clothes. She was responsible for a payment of 100,000 or 200,000 yuan. If the goods were not easy to sell, she would lose money.
Of course, it is impossible for a woman like her to carry so much money with her when she goes out. Wei Xuan is now considered a big customer. After purchasing the goods, she can just transfer the money directly from here.
With Third Sister Jiang not around, Wei Xuan had more things to do. In addition, she had to oversee the decoration of the braised meat shop every day. After a day of running around, she felt like her limbs were no longer her own.
As for Jiang Che, his transportation company had just opened and he was so busy that he didn't know what to do. Wei Xuan couldn't count on him to help.
In the end, Wei Xuan decided to promote Zhang Daya as her deputy to be in charge of the three old stores, which allowed her to free herself from these trivial matters.
As for the two new stores, they will definitely be handed over to the experienced Third Sister Jiang.
With a promotion in position, salary will naturally increase as well. Fearing that the other employees might have objections, Wei Xuan specially called them together for a small meeting.
"As we open more and more stores, everyone will have the opportunity to be promoted. I will notice who performs well. You are also old employees. Next year, I plan to open at least ten stores. Whether it is store managers or regional managers, I will definitely promote you old employees first. Come on, everyone."
Encouraged by Wei Xuan, those who were originally somewhat resentful of Zhang Daya's promotion immediately suppressed the jealousy in their hearts.
As long as they still have a chance.
Wei Xuan knew that some people would be dissatisfied with Zhang Daya. After all, everyone knew that Third Sister Jiang was her aunt. With this kind of nepotism, even if people were dissatisfied in their hearts, they would still appear obedient.
Zhang Daya is different. If she doesn't show some real ability and temper to control the employees of the store managers of several stores, she will definitely not be able to control them in the future.
So, after the meeting, Wei Xuan called Zhang Daya over and gave her a few words of advice.
Fortunately, the little girl was smart enough to understand Wei Xuan's words immediately: "Boss, don't worry, I will definitely not let you down."
Wei Xuan smiled and said, "Well, you do a good job."
After a few days, the decoration of the braised meat shop was almost completed. Wei Xuan found a day and asked Lu Fangfang to ride the family's tricycle to move all the equipment for making braised meat in.
In the evening, she urged Jiang Che to go find Sister Jiang.
Section 109
"You said you were going to talk to your elder sister about this, why haven't you done anything in so many days?"
"Oh, right," Jiang Che patted his forehead and said, "Look, I forgot about this. The job posting you posted these days has taken effect. Several people have applied for the job, but I was too busy with this matter. So, I'll go to my eldest sister's house now." Otherwise, he was afraid that he would not remember it tomorrow.
Jiang Che said as he put on his clothes and prepared to go out.
Wei Xuan didn't stop him. It was still early and going there wouldn't disturb her elder sister and the others' rest.
Sure enough, when Jiang Che arrived, Sister Jiang and her family had just finished their meal, and the dishes on the table had not been cleared away yet.
The one who opened the door was Sister Jiang's youngest son Niu Daguo. When he saw Jiang Che, he called out, "Uncle," and then quickly turned around and said to his parents in the room, "Mom and Dad, uncle is here."
Jiang Che glanced at his nephew who was half a head shorter than him and asked, "You will take the college entrance examination next year, right? Do you have the confidence to pass it?"
Sister Jiang came out from the inner room and said, "What confidence? He is just like his two brothers, not suitable for school."
His two elder brothers, Niu Dazhi and Niu Xiaozhi, are now working in the factory. However, they are skilled workers, so they are not at risk of unemployment for the time being. Instead, they are quite popular.
Niu Daguo was not angry when he heard his mother say this. He scratched his head with a smile, looking silly, a bit like Jiang's brother-in-law.
Jiang Che patted his shoulder and said, "Don't listen to your mother. Study hard and you won't have to worry about anything after you get into college."
After saying that, Jiang Che greeted Brother-in-law Jiang and Sister Jiang and sat down.
"Sister, I came here to discuss something with you."
"What's the matter?" Sister Jiang sat up straight.
Jiang Che smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. My wife is planning to open a braised meat shop, but she hasn't found the right people to help her yet. I want to ask you if you want to give it a try."
"This..." Sister Jiang turned to look at her man helplessly. Coincidentally, Brother-in-law Jiang was also an honest man. It was the first time he encountered such a thing and he couldn't think of what to say to Jiang Che for a long time.
Jiang Che immediately said, "Sister, brother-in-law, there is no rush for this matter. You can think about it slowly."
Hearing this, Sister Jiang and her husband finally breathed a sigh of relief. But at this moment, Niu Daguo, who had been silent all the time, spoke up: "Mom and Dad, why are you hesitating? It would be great to work for your uncle."
Niu Daguo didn't understand the difference between state-owned and private enterprises. He just knew what Feng Mingli said, that since his third aunt went to work for his uncle, he could eat meat every day.
Comparing it with his own dinner today, he felt that it must be a good thing for his mother to go to work for his uncle. If it is a good thing, why should he refuse it?
Sister Jiang patted him and said, "Go away, what do you know, kid?"
Seeing that the meat was about to fly away, Niu Daguo muttered a few words unhappily.
Jiang Che, on the other hand, said to his nephew happily, "If your mother doesn't want to come, come and work for your uncle's transportation company after you graduate."
"Really?" Niu Daguo's eyes lit up.
"Really," Jiang Che nodded to show that he did not lie to him: "However, the most important thing right now is to get into university. If you pass, your uncle will give you a big reward." If he didn't hold something in front of him, he was really afraid that this kid would not study hard in the exam in order to work for him.
The uncle and nephew were chatting animatedly and did not notice how excited Sister Jiang and her husband, who were sitting beside them, were after hearing what Jiang Che said. They knew what their son was like. Let alone getting into college, it would be great if he could graduate from high school. What their younger brother said now was equivalent to giving their son a guarantee for his future.
Suddenly, the couple looked at each other and made a decision. Sister Jiang said, "Little brother, I will go to the factory to resign tomorrow."
Jiang Che didn't expect that his elder sister would figure it out so quickly.
I agreed readily: "Okay, I'll go to the store after you've finished the handover."
When Jiang Che returned home, Wei Xuan asked him, "How is it? Did your elder sister agree?" If not, she would have to recruit someone quickly.
"I agree."
Oh? This was beyond Wei Xuan's expectation. The eldest sister-in-law was more straightforward than the third sister at that time. But it was okay to agree. She still trusted the character of the sisters-in-law. With the eldest sister around, she could rest assured to let her manage the braised meat shop.
When Jiang Sanjie came back, the braised meat shop had already opened. She didn't have time to ask about the details. The two new stores would also open in a few days, and she was almost going crazy these days just from being busy stocking up.
Wei Xuan is also very busy. Not only do the two new stores need to stock up on new merchandise, but the three old stores do as well. In addition, Wei Xuan is also responsible for advertising the two new stores and hiring people to distribute flyers.
For the opening of the new store, Wei Xuan is still using the previous discount, 30% off on all items.
Wei Xuan was busy until a few days before the New Year, when the store closed and she was finally able to stop and take a break.
At this time, Jiang Yuanlang was almost six months old. Wei Xuan gave sister-in-law Liu Ying a holiday and gave her a big red envelope: "I have been busy with the store for the past six months, and you have been taking care of Yuanlang most of the time. You have worked hard, and this red envelope is my way of thanking you."
Liu Ying didn't refuse, and accepted it straightforwardly: "Then I won't be polite."
"It's what sister-in-law deserves. Tomorrow is the Little New Year, and I won't keep you here. You should go back and reunite with the children."
"Why."
At first, Wei Xuan was a little uncomfortable without Sister Liu Ying around. Usually, Sister Liu Ying took care of most of the trivial matters concerning her son's eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. Now that she suddenly took over, Wei Xuan spent the whole afternoon to sort things out.
It's really hard to go from extravagance to frugality! It was easy for her to take care of Yuanyuan by herself before.
Jiang Che's transportation company did not start its holiday until after the Chinese New Year. They finally had two days of rest, but the two of them were too lazy to go out, and the family of four stayed in the courtyard every day and did not go anywhere.
It was not until two days before the Chinese New Year that Wei Xuan asked Jiang Che, "Are you going back to the countryside for the Chinese New Year this year?"
"Go back," Jiang Che glanced at his fair-skinned son. He was six months old and no longer afraid of the cold. The family had a car, and he didn't go back last year. There was no reason not to let his wife go back this year.
"Well, let's go out for a walk and do some shopping tomorrow."
The two adults were fine, but Yuanyuan was very happy. She loved going back to the countryside to play the most.
At night, after putting their child to sleep, the couple finally remembered to settle the accounts.
After a whole year of hard work, all the results are recorded in these account books.
The two of them really did a great job this year. Not to mention that Jiang Che's transportation company was officially opened, Wei Xuan already had five clothing stores, five grain stores, and a braised meat store, a total of eleven stores helping her make money. It was hard for her wallet not to be bulging.
Of course, the clothing store was the one that made the most money, earning nearly 1.4 million yuan in a year. This figure would be a considerable income even decades later, not to mention now.
Together with the other grain stores and braised meat shops, the total income is less than 50,000 yuan.
Adding all these up, minus the store's unused inventory and the expenses for buying a house, renovating it, and buying a car last year, the net income is still 1.25 million.
This is just Wei Xuan's account, not including the transportation company's profit. The transportation company really made a lot of money in the last two months of last year, and made more than 10,000 yuan.
Jiang Che compared the speed at which he and his wife made money, and leaned back in dejectedly on the bed, saying, "It seems I still need to work harder."
Wei Xuan laughed: "You have contributed to this, too." Without Jiang Che's help, she would not be able to open so many stores by herself.
Jiang Che simply expressed his feelings but didn't really take it to heart.
After a while, Jiang Che heard Wei Xuan sighing and looked over suspiciously: "Why is she sighing for no reason?" Shouldn't she be happy about making so much money?
This money seems to be a lot, but when Wei Xuan thinks about the house she plans to buy, she feels that it is still not enough!
After putting away the account book and lying down, Wei Xuan said leisurely: "Jiang Che, if you go to Yangcheng next year, you can also go to Pengcheng to see if there are any commercial houses for sale. If there are, let's buy a house there."
"There aren't enough houses in Jingshi for you to buy?"
Wei Xuan turned her head and glanced at him: Do you want to see what you are talking about?
"Are there any commercial houses for sale in Beijing?" She wanted to buy a larger courtyard house, but no one would sell it to her.
Since saving money doesn’t maintain its value, it’s better to exchange it all for a house.
Jiang Che touched his nose awkwardly: "It seems not. OK, I'll go there and take a look next time I go to Yangcheng."
That’s right, Wei Xuan was satisfied.
This year's New Year's Eve was still spent at Jiang's house. Wei Xuan was honored to witness a wonderful forced marriage drama, the protagonist of which was Jiang Che's 24-year-old nephew, Jiang Yuancheng.
Jiang Yuancheng studied medicine, graduated from university last year, and is currently studying for a master's degree. In Wei Xuan's opinion, he is studying well, so why is he in such a hurry to get married?
But what Wei Xuan thinks is not important. What is important is what the child’s grandmother and mother think.
Mrs. Jiang said angrily, "Look at Dazhi, he's one year younger than you, got married last year and now his wife is pregnant, why aren't you in a hurry?"
Niu Dazhi from Sister Jiang's family: ...
Just say it, can you please not mention him?
Jiang's mother also said, "Yes, you are still in school. I can understand that you are not in a hurry to get married, but you should at least find a partner. You went to the hospital for internship before. There were so many girls in the hospital. Wasn't there any one that you liked?"
Jiang Yuancheng was helpless. He was so tired from studying every day and didn't get enough sleep, so how could he have the energy to think about dating? Over the past year, he always felt that his hairline had moved back half an inch.
So he looked at Jiang Che with eyes for help, hoping that his uncle could say something for him. Grandma listened to his uncle the most, so as long as he opened his mouth, it would definitely be helpful.
Jiang Che was enjoying himself when he heard his nephew's signal and immediately distanced himself from the matter, "Don't look at me. When I was your age, your sister was already born."
"That's right, your uncle is much more obedient than you."
Well, when the old lady said this, the scene became quiet for a second.
Wei Xuan felt amused. If there weren’t so many people around, she would have wanted to ask Jiang Che: Just tell me if it’s embarrassing or not?
It is estimated that only in the mother-in-law's mind, Jiang Che is obedient. No one else, even the three aunts of the Jiang family, can agree with this statement.
Jiang Che probably felt that his mother's words were inappropriate, so in the spirit of "a friend's death is better than my death", he changed the subject and said, "Let's talk about Yuan Cheng finding a partner. If he doesn't find one, he will be 25 next year. Which girl will be interested in you?"
"Yes, yes, yes." Mrs. Jiang didn't want everyone to focus on Jiang Che, so she immediately replied, "Xiao Cheng, you are a college student and you are so good-looking, it's easy for you to find a partner, but I think you are just lazy."
Wei Xuan complained in her heart that Mrs. Jiang's tone sounded like she was complaining, but every word she said was to show off to others how outstanding her son was.
But it’s no wonder that Mrs. Jiang is so proud. Jiang Yuancheng is indeed an outstanding young man.
Anyway, the final result of this incident was that Jiang Yuancheng surrendered and promised that he would bring a girlfriend home within the year, and only then did Jiang's mother and Jiang's sister-in-law let him go.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Wei Xuan's family of four spent the day at their own home. The second day was the day to go back to her parents' home. On that day, Jiang Che drove the three of them back to the Wei family.
When they arrived, they thought that only the elderly couple Wei were at home, but what surprised them was that Wei Xiaolong and his wife were also there.
"You didn't go back to the county town today?"
Wei Xiaolong smiled and said, "We usually stay in the county town. It's not easy to celebrate the New Year, so I want to spend more time at home with my parents."
Oh, Wei Xuan felt that there was something wrong with what he said, but Liu Qiao was still beside her, so she didn't ask in detail.
This strange feeling became stronger when they were cooking at noon. Wei Xiaolong actually pulled Liu Qiao to the kitchen to cook: "Sister is back, and the sisters-in-law are not at home. Let's go cook."
As a result, Liu Qiao really listened to him and went out. Although Wei Xuan and Liu Qiao had not spent much time together, she could tell that she was a little arrogant, a little girl who was spoiled by her family. She probably never even washed dishes at home, but now she was willing to go into the kitchen and cook.
Wei Xuan asked her mother: "Do you want me to help?" She was not a saint, she was just thinking about her own belly.
Mother Wei rolled her eyes at her in annoyance: "Liu Qiao is quite capable now, don't mess with her."
"What's going on?" Wei Xuan looked at Wei's mother curiously.
Mother Wei couldn't help laughing and said, "It's your brother, that mischievous guy. I don't know who he learned this from. He probably noticed the little flaws in Liu Qiao and wanted to help her. At first, when I saw him asking Liu Qiao to work, I was afraid that the little girl would get upset with him. But your brother was smart. He accompanied her to work. After a while, the couple's relationship seemed to be getting better and better, and they became closer."
Wei Xuan had to give Wei Xiaodi a thumbs up, saying that he was pretty awesome.
When no one was around, Wei Xuan teased Wei Xiaodi about this matter, asking him if he was afraid that his mother-in-law would find out and ask him to settle the score. The girl who had never done housework at home married you, not to work for you.
As a result, Wei Xiaodi said seriously: "Sister, she should have been mentally prepared before marrying me. I am a poor boy and cannot give her that kind of good life, but what I can guarantee is that I will give her all my patience and teach her how to deal with these trivial things in life."
Section 110
This made Wei Xuan stunned. After thinking about it carefully, she felt that what she said was quite right. Unconditionally pampering someone does not mean it is for her good. Being able to accompany her as she grows up is also another kind of good.
Anyway, it seems that Liu Qiao is enjoying it, and that's enough.
On the way home, Wei Xuan told Jiang Che about this. Jiang Che was surprised: "I didn't realize that this little brother is quite capable."
He seems quiet at ordinary times, but in fact he can see everything clearly.
Wei Xuan nodded: "My little brother has grown up too."
Everyone is growing all the time, especially the little baby Jiang Yuanlang, who is changing almost every day.
Yuanyuan took out a photo of her brother from last month and compared it with today's photo: "Mom, why does my brother look different every month?"
Wei Xuan smiled and said, "Children grow up fast. Why don't you compare your own photos and see if they are different?"
Just as the mother, daughter and three others were sitting in the bedroom, happily chatting, Jiang Che pushed the door open and came in.
"Wife, I'm going to Yangcheng in two days."
Wei Xuan turned her head to look at him: "What are you going to do?"
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