Chen Jianghe and Luo Yuzhu stayed in the capital for two days before returning to Yiwu. They planned to obtain the certificate first and then start business together as a couple.
Mother Han sent the two of them to the train station and gave Luo Yuzhu some money before leaving as a congratulations on their marriage.
When Luo Yuzhu left, she hugged Han Mu and cried, and repeatedly said that she would definitely come back to see her when the economy becomes better in the future.
After the two left, Wang Gang promoted Qiao Gu to the foreman position and began to look for a location for a branch.
Two months after the business opened, Wang Gang considered opening a branch, firstly because the business was so good, and secondly because the cost of opening a branch was lower.
In the 1980s, the rent and staff wages were not high. With the profit earned by returning to the building for two months, plus Wang Gang taking some things from the space to sell, it was more than enough to open a branch.
But on the issue of opening a branch, Wang Gang had some differences with Tao Zi, or to be precise, with Cai Xiaoli.
"I don't agree to open a branch. We've only opened it for two months since we returned to the building. Although the business is good, we haven't made back the capital yet. Is it too risky to open a branch immediately?"
Cai Xiaoli's reasons are actually quite good. When Wang Gang and Tao Zi invested and returned to the building, each of them took 10,000 yuan. Tao Zi not only took out his wife's money, but even sold the house.
"With the current turnover of our store, we can earn back our capital in one year at most. Wouldn't it be safer to open a branch next year?" Cai Xiaoli advised Wang Gang:
"Didn't you always say before that you have to eat one meal at a time and do everything one by one? Why are you in such a hurry now?"
Wang Gang understood Cai Xiaoli. She was worried that she would take too long a step back upstairs, and she was even more worried about Tao Zi.
Since the relationship was confirmed, Cai Xiaoli has been focusing on Taozi.
In order to go back to the building, Tao Zi spent all his money on it and lost his house.
Seeing that her parents were urging her to get married, Cai Xiaoli was also anxious.
Wang Gang explained patiently: "Don't worry! I have prepared the funds for the branch."
Before going to college, Wang Gang worked in the purchasing department of a food factory. That department was very profitable, and he had room for plug-ins. After working there for two years, he saved tens of thousands of yuan, enough to open a branch.
But Cai Xiaoli is worried about more than just funding.
"You paid for the branch, how do you calculate the shares?"
Wang Gang said: "It's still the same as before, Taozi and I make five after one, and he is responsible for management."
"That won't work." Taozi was the first to object: "You paid all the money for the branch, how can I still hold shares?"
Cai Xiaoli nodded and said: "Taozi is right, we can't take this share."
Wang Zangzhang smiled and said: "You are so good, I don't even need any money for you!"
Tao Zi said seriously: "We actually know very well that if this company returns to the building, each of us will own half of the shares, and we will already take advantage of you.
Xiaoli and I have discussed that if we open a branch, we will not take any shares, but only receive salary."
Wang Gang looked at Tao Zi, then at Cai Xiaoli, and asked, "Have you really thought about it clearly?"
Tao Zi and Cai Xiaoli nodded seriously and said, "Chunming, if you treat us as friends, we can't cheat you!"
Wang Gang shook his head and said, "Okay! Just think about it."
"Chunming, there is something else I want to tell you."
"Xiaoli." Taozi interrupted Cai Xiaoli.
Seeing Cai Xiaoli hesitate to speak, Wang Gang couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong?"
Just as Cai Xiaoli was about to speak, Tao Zi stopped her.
Wang Gang frowned and said, "What's going on? Is there anything else we can't talk about between us?"
Tao Zi looked embarrassed, but Cai Xiaoli couldn't hold it in anymore and said, "You'd better go and see it yourself!"
Cai Xiaoli threw Tao Zi away, pulled Wang Gang out of the office, pointed to a table of guests in the hall and said:
"Look who that is!"
Wang Gang looked along Cai Xiaoli's finger and couldn't help being slightly startled.
The people Cai Xiaoli was referring to turned out to be Cheng Jianjun and his second brother.
"Why do Cheng Jianjun hang out with my second brother?" Wang Gang asked curiously.
Cai Xiaoli said: "Cheng Jianjun often brings your eldest brother and second brother to the restaurant for dinner. They sign the bill every time and never pay once!"
Tao Zi pulled Cai Xiaoli's clothes and said displeasedly: "Xiaoli, stop talking, it's just a few hotpot meals!"
Cai Xiaoli shook her head and said: "This is not a question of money."
Wang Gang said with a gloomy face: "Xiaoli is right, this is not about money. Do my eldest brother and second brother know that I will have a share when I return to the building?"
Tao Zi shook his head and said, "They probably don't know. They always thought that I was the one who opened the order again, and they signed the order in the name of you being my friend."
Wang Gang nodded solemnly and sighed: "You can go back and ask Cheng Jianjun directly for the account."
Cai Xiaoli rolled her eyes and said, "We want to go through it, but Cheng Jianjun always says that he and you have been friends since childhood, and now they are relatives. Taozi is thin-skinned and is embarrassed to push too hard."
Wang Gang said: "How much did they eat in total?"
Cai Xiaoli said: "More than a hundred yuan!"
Wang Gang asked again: "Does Cheng Jianjun bring my eldest and second brothers with him every time he comes for dinner?"
"No, sometimes he will bring his colleagues to eat." Taozi explained.
Wang Gang said: "You can take the bill and ask Cheng Jianjun to pay it now."
Tao Zi hesitated and said, "Do you want to wait until next time? Is your second brother still here?"
Wang Gang said firmly: "When we open the door for business, we can't let our customers eat for free, not even my relatives!"
Cai Xiaoli touched Tao Zi and said, "Chunming is right. When doing business, public and private matters should be distinguished. Even if my parents come to eat, they still have to pay."
Tao Zi wondered: "Will this hurt my feelings?"
Wang Gang explained: "Don't worry! If anything happens, I'll take care of it."
Seeing that his wife and friends said this, Taozi had no choice but to go to Cheng Jianjun with the bill.
"Jianjun, second brother, have you finished eating? Do you want to add two more dishes?" Taozi didn't talk about the checkout yet.
Cheng Jianjun said with a smile: "We have almost eaten, but let me give you a suggestion! The wine in your store is not very good, can you buy some high-end products?"
Tao Zidui smiled and said: "Okay, I will buy some good wine in the future."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Cheng Jianjun nodded, stood up after having enough wine and food, and wanted to leave.
"Jianjun, second brother, please see if you can settle the account." Taozi stopped Cheng Jianjun.
Cheng Jianjun said with a hint of displeasure: "Sign the bill first and settle it together next time."
Tao Zi once again stopped Cheng Jianjun and Brother Han who wanted to leave.
"We are doing a small business, so we can't get so much credit."
Cheng Jianjun said impatiently: "Given the relationship between you and me, this small amount of money cannot be paid on credit?!"
Brother Han was also a little unhappy and said: "Taozi, you and my brother are best friends. It was probably thanks to my brother's recommendation that you entered the purchasing department of the food factory! Otherwise, you would have had the money to open this store.
Hotpot restaurant?”
Tao Zi wondered: "Second brother, please don't embarrass me."
"Huh!" Brother Han snorted coldly: "Okay! I think you made a fortune in business and look down on us friends."
"No, no, I, I..."
Taozi was sweating profusely from the rebuke, and his stuttering problem recurred, and he couldn't speak a complete sentence for a long time.
Cai Xiaoli saw her man's embarrassment and was about to go to help. Wang Gang took the initiative to stop her and said he would solve it himself.
"Second brother, what's going on!" Wang Gang walked over with a smile and asked.
Brother Han said angrily: "Look at all the friends you have made. Why don't you just give me two meals on credit? It's not like we don't have money to give them."
Wang Gang patted Taozi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Second brother, our mother has told us since we were young that it is natural to spend money on food. It is not easy to open Taozi's shop. If everyone comes to eat on credit, how can he continue to open it?
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Brother Han looked very ugly when he heard this and said, "Okay, why don't I just pay the bill? I will never come to this store again."
Wang Gang signaled Taozi to take out the bill.
Tao Zi took out a stack of bills and said to Cheng Jianjun: "Jianjun signed a total of thirteen orders during this period, totaling one hundred and thirty-six yuan and seven cents. Forget the seven cents, you can pay one hundred and thirty-six cents."
Just fine.
The second brother is a little less, there are only three orders, a total of seventeen yuan and thirty cents, you can just give me seventeen yuan."
Brother Han asked in surprise: "Do you have that much money?"
Now the salary of an ordinary worker is only thirty or forty yuan.
Cheng Jianjun also took the bill and said in disbelief: "You couldn't have made a mistake! How could I eat more than a hundred yuan!"
Tao Zi said anxiously: "There is absolutely no miscalculation. These orders are all signed by you."
Cheng Jianjun took out one of the orders and said angrily: "Are you running a black shop? Is it so expensive?"
Taozi explained: "You brought your colleagues here to eat. I remember that there were more than a dozen people at that time and they opened a lot of wine. For this amount alone, you ate more than 30 yuan, almost 40 yuan."
Brother Han's eyes changed when he looked at Cheng Jianjun.
He originally thought that the amount he signed was enough, but Cheng Jianjun was even more exaggerated, saying that one meal would cost him a month's salary!
Wang Gang looked at Cheng Jianjun and joked: "Are you going to come to a restaurant to eat without money and plan to have a free meal?"