The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 706 - 675: Satisfied, A Lot of Money_1

Chapter 706: Chapter 675: Satisfied, A Lot of Money_1

Huo Zhekun and Jiang Lifang heard that He Tiantian had opened a shop, but they were so busy with work that they had no time to come and see it.

When they finally had a day off, they came to have a look, and were really taken aback.

"Old Huo, Tiantian’s shop has become quite big," Jiang Lifang said. "I’ve heard it can make a hundred to two hundred yuan a day, higher than our salaries!"

Jiang Lifang felt excited just thinking about it!

"Yeah!" Huo Zhekun said. "Within three generations of our family, we won’t have to worry about money. It’s not just that we’ve found a good daughter-in-law, but it’s like we’ve married a goddess of wealth!"

Jiang Lifang was also very happy, but suddenly thought of something else and said, "Old Huo, Tiantian’s business won’t affect you and Yingjie, will it?"

Jiang Lifang was happy but she also had some concerns.

Huo Zhekun thought for a moment and said, "I’m a civil servant, your business perhaps might affect me. Yingjie hasn’t returned to his post yet, so it won’t affect him. Moreover, Tiantian’s grandmother is a successful businesswoman, she gained capital from that side, and now the business is legitimate, so there’s no problem, don’t worry."

Perhaps He Tiantian’s business venture could give the Huo Family a greater boost.

At the very least, with money, there would be no need to resort to petty corruption.

The two of them did not go inside, they just watched from a distance.

After going back, Jiang Lifang praised He Tiantian, "Tiantian, you’re busy with your studies and the business, you must be tired. There will be plenty of opportunities to make money in the future; health is the most important thing, don’t wear yourself out."

He Tiantian smiled and said, "No worries, I’ve handed the shop to two familiar and trustworthy people. I’m just responsible for the seasoning, they handle the rest, I just need to check the account book every day."

Moreover, with Yingjie by her side helping with the accounts, it wasn’t tiring.

However, Tiantian was grateful for her mother-in-law’s concern.

"That’s good, as long as you can manage your time," said Jiang Lifang. "Ever since the shop opened, the braised meat from our place often appears on our dining table, and it tastes so good."

"Yes, I always buy some when I go there," He Tiantian said. "It really tastes good, and it’s too much trouble to make it at home, there’s not enough time."

"You pay for your own shop’s products?" Jiang Lifang asked, puzzled. "Couldn’t you just bring them back without having to pay?"

He Tiantian smiled and explained, "The thing is, I pay because it’s important for the accounts to balance. There’s a certain amount of braised meat that can come from a pig. If I don’t pay, once or twice doesn’t matter, but if it’s for a long time, the accounts won’t add up. Besides, as the boss, I need to set an example. That way the others won’t easily touch the stuff inside."

"You make a good point," Jiang Lifang nodded. "I don’t know much about business, so I can’t advise you. I just want to say that whatever you do, you must have a clear conscience."

"I’ll remember that, Mom." He Tiantian nodded. In her past life, even when times were hard, she never deceived her customers with fake or inferior products, let alone now when she wanted to build up the Sanfeng Bridge brand, she would even less consider substituting inferior goods for good ones.

Two months later, Sanfeng Bridge’s business was on track, requiring the slaughter of two pigs, twenty chickens, ten ducks, and ten geese every day.

The daily profits were over four hundred yuan, and in two months, they’d made nearly thirty thousand yuan.

He Tiantian was not stingy. At the end of each month, she took one-tenth of the profits, about fifteen hundred yuan, and gave them to Sun Sihao and his wife, and paid Qian Shikun a salary of five hundred yuan per person for two months, which was a lot more than his previous salary.

The wages for the other employees were not low either, even Old Man Wu, who was responsible for watching the pigs outside the city, and Aunt Liu, who cleaned up the fine feathers on the poultry’s body, were paid a hundred yuan a month.

Their wages were even higher than a worker’s.

In addition to the wages, each person also received a bonus of twenty yuan.

This made all the employees of Sanfeng Bridge beam with joy, grinning from ear to ear, full of enthusiasm.

He Tiantian’s abacus clicked away every evening.

Every night, He Tiantian would calculate twice and then with a smile, close the account book and say, "Brother Yingjie, our business is really good, in less than two years, we can earn back all the money spent on buying the house and opening the shop."

"That’s good," Yingjie said. "By the way, I received the bill of lading a few days ago, the day after tomorrow, all your Western pastry tools will be shipped here. When they arrive, I’ll study them properly, and if possible, I’ll make some for you to save the hassle. The goods aren’t expensive, but the shipping and customs duties are incredibly high, far exceeding the price of the goods themselves."

"Thank you, you’re working hard, honey," Tiantian said. "Uncle Sun has already found a couple of people for Chinese pastries, which is temporarily enough. But for Western pastries, there’s no one yet, we not only need to hire people but also to train them. That’s not hard to resolve, but where do we recruit people from!"

She didn’t want to use people she didn’t understand.

But now, all the people she could rely on had been found, so they had to hire new people.

"Then we’ll just have to recruit," Yingjie said. "Anyway, recruiting apprentices won’t cost much in wages."

"It’s easy to recruit people, but I’m afraid we’ll get some who are lazy and not diligent," Tiantian said. "After all, making Western pastries is not easy, it’s hard work."

"What’s the problem with that, if they’re not willing and diligent, we can fire them," Yingjie said. "We open our doors to do business, not run a nursing home. If they don’t work, naturally they don’t get paid, and we won’t let them stay."

Tiantian nodded and said, "Alright, summer vacation is coming soon, it’s a good time to sort these things out."

"Then you should focus on your review, the exams are coming," Yingjie said. "I’ll go and pick up the things in a few days, you don’t have to worry."

"Okay, thank you," Tiantian said. She had asked her parents to send over a lot of material on Western pastries, and she would learn along with them, striving to do well and to enrich Sanfeng Bridge’s assortment of products.

The heat of summer made people feel restless.

Tiantian was working on an exam, the final course of her sophomore year’s second semester. Once it was over, her sophomore year would come to a close, and summer vacation would start immediately.

Despite spending a lot of time on the business, Tiantian had worked very hard and did not fall behind on her studies.

The hardworking Tiantian had grown thinner, returning to her former figure.

Tiantian took out clothes her grandmother had sent before, tried them on, and many were very new. In Qijia Village, there hadn’t been an opportunity to wear these clothes. But now, she could—the streets were full of colorful clothing everywhere.

Tiantian took out a white dress and tried it on.

"Brother Yingjie, can you help me with the zipper at the back?" Tiantian asked Yingjie, who was reading in the next room. She was very happy to be able to wear her old clothes again.

Yingjie came over and saw her slender figure and graceful posture.