Wang Youli's eyes went dark. His wife seemed to have become a little more diligent in the past ten years, but now she felt like she was going back to the way she was before. Thinking of Shen Liqing's carefree attitude when they first got married, Wang Youli said, "..."
"Old Gu, your wife has found a good place for my wife."
Wang Youli turned his head to look at Gu Sheng. After so many years, Gu Sheng still maintained a good figure. He was tall, with well-developed muscles. He was not skinny, nor did he have a big belly. Wang Youli always envied his figure. Although he was getting older, he did not look old at all. It was probably because he did not like to laugh on weekdays. When he laughed, it was just a perfunctory smile. There was not even a noticeable laugh line at the corners of his eyes. He only liked to smile at his wife.
Compared with Gu Sheng ten years ago, he has a more mature and cold aura, and is extremely dignified when dealing with his subordinates.
Of course, he still deserves a beating.
Gu Sheng said: "It was your wife who took the initiative to come."
Wang Youli sighed, "Speaking of which - we have been married for almost ten years. I really don't know how we got through these ten years. What are you laughing at? You laugh when I talk about your wife. You really deserve a beating. Old man, do you still remember how arrogant you were before you got married?"
Gu Sheng held the hat, looked at Zhan Aiping not far away with gentle eyes, and said softly: "I'm afraid she won't marry me."
Wang Youli: "Ah - still so clingy, the two of you have been looking at each other for ten years and you still don't get tired of it, look at your expression, you really should let your instructors and trainees see it."
It's unbearable to watch.
Shen Liqing called out, "Lao Wang, come here and help move the melon seeds."
Wang Youli responded, "Coming, coming."
Gu Sheng crossed his arms and said disdainfully: "You are just a yes-man and you have the nerve to criticize me."
Zhan Aiping shouted, "Gu, you have no foresight, don't you? Everyone is busy, and you are standing there acting like a big man."
"Here I come."
*
In the first month of opening, which coincided with the Spring Festival, their oil tea house became famous and made a lot of money. At last count, the net profit for the month reached more than 5,800 yuan. This income scared Mrs. Luo, who had never seen the world.
I originally thought it would take several months to get my money back, but in this month, I got back most of it. Zhan Aiping invested a lot, and she made money directly.
This month, the most profitable thing for them is not selling oil tea, but selling melon seeds. Selling melon seeds makes huge profits. Although melon seeds only cost one or two cents, they sell a lot all day long, so the profit from selling melon seeds is also high. Selling melon seeds for five yuan, they can make a net profit of more than three yuan. The catering industry is a highly profitable industry.
The reason why so many melon seeds can be sold is thanks to the hero Shen Liqing. She was selling Spring Festival couplets at the door of the teahouse during the New Year, which attracted many people to watch her write couplets. Zhan Aiping let Guobaorou sell melon seeds at the door. Many people came to watch the fun. The melon seeds were sold at a price of one or two cents, and it was not expensive. Everyone was willing to buy a bag of melon seeds to watch the fun. After buying the melon seeds, they could also sit in the teahouse and watch TV for a while.
On the day of the Lantern Festival, there were prizes for guessing lantern riddles outside the oil tea house, and they were selling osmanthus wine and small glutinous rice dumplings. There were prizes for guessing lantern riddles, and the prizes were not very valuable things, just glutinous rice dumplings, melon seeds, and the highest prize was a 40-yuan radio. It was this radio that attracted a large crowd to watch.
As long as there are many people, it is convenient to sell melon seeds. People come to watch the fun and buy one-cent melon seeds to try. They may not be willing to spend on other things, but they can afford one-cent melon seeds, especially when buying melon seeds at the door of this teahouse.
Outside the oil tea house, Zhan Aiping also had tables and chairs set up so that people could sit down and rest and watch the fun.
Mrs. Luo said, "Selling melon seeds is really profitable."
"Of course not. We have such a big teahouse, so we are in a unique position to sell melon seeds." Zhan Aiping smiled. In fact, the amount of melon seeds sold in their teahouse was not that many. It was not even a fraction of what the melon seed king sold. Now they make a net profit of two thousand a day by selling melon seeds. How can they compare to that
Of course, they are not professional melon seeds sellers.
They run a serious teahouse, selling tea, atmosphere and environment. Shen Liqing's literary and artistic friends have contributed a lot to the sales of Guazi, and Zhan Aiping has also sold a lot of Pu'er tea.
Zhan Aiping calculated carefully and found that opening a teahouse was simpler and more comfortable than opening a restaurant. Opening a restaurant required more oil, grain and meat coupons, but their teahouse did not need meat coupons and sold fish that did not require coupons. Their teahouse could only sell specialty fish dishes, but other restaurants could not only sell fish and seasonal vegetable dishes.
Mrs. Luo: "I am really in a state of anxiety right now."
"Sister-in-law, relax. We should be able to make some money next month. You see, we have almost recovered our investment so far. We won't lose anything in the future."
Mrs. Luo said, "I didn't lose money, I was afraid that you would lose money. You didn't see that I saw a few more oil tea shops on the roadside recently. Also, I saw that the house over there has started construction. I heard that they want to learn from us and open an oil tea shop."
"Isn't it disgusting? They are so close to us." Mrs. Luo twisted her sleeves, knowing that those who wanted to open an oil tea house were here to steal their business.
Especially the one closest to them, they even planned to imitate theirs in decorating their rooms. Mrs. Luo saw it and was very angry. She was extremely anxious, yet also extremely relieved, because at least this big teahouse couldn't be opened for a while and still had to be renovated, so the two families wouldn't have to compete with each other.
The weather is cold now, and the roadside oil tea shops are not very popular. If people have a choice, they will definitely prefer to sit in a teahouse.
Mrs. Luo snorted, "That's right, I'm waiting to see him open."
Zhan Aiping and Luo Saozi counted the money and divided it up. Zhan Aiping earned 4,000 yuan, while Luo Saozi earned even more. She was trembling with joy when she saw the money: "I feel embarrassed to make so much money. It was all your idea, Zhan. This... this... I am taking advantage of you too much. Why don't you take more?"
Luo's wife has already made back her money, so she is not afraid anymore. She is just worried about Zhan Aiping losing money. Can she still make so much money every month in the future? Of course not, it's not like we celebrate the Spring Festival every month.
Zhan Aiping said with a smile: "You're giving me more money? I'm a fool, and you're also a fool. What am I busy with? Look how tired you are. I think you've lost ten pounds. Business won't be so prosperous next month. Take a good rest."
Mrs. Luo's work is really hard. She makes oil tea every day and also has to teach and take care of other aunts who make oil tea.
"Who would feel tired when they can earn so much money?" Mrs. Luo smiled. No matter what, she really earned the money through her own efforts. Holding the money in her hands, she felt at ease, more at ease than anything else.
Zhan Aiping advised her to relax: "Look at the family next door. Even if they want to learn from us, it's too late. The Spring Festival has long passed. It's still a long way for them to get their money back. They must be more anxious than us, with blisters on their lips."
"If he just pulls out some old tables and chairs, who would buy his products? They've all seen ours... But if they all learn from us, the cost will be high."
Zhan Aiping planned to sell the environment and atmosphere from the beginning, and to do a long-term business. She did not plan to recover the cost quickly. She bought all the tables, chairs, benches and decoration supplies in good quality. They looked high-end and could also be used for face gatherings in the company. Because the price of drinking oil tea itself was not high, but being able to sit in such an environment, wasn't it face-saving? It also satisfied people's desire to be pretentious.
Mrs. Luo snorted: "That's right, the taste of his restaurant may not be comparable to ours."
Zhan Aiping said, "Sister Luo, you are really worrying too much. You have made so much money, why don't you be happy now?"
"I'm happy, of course I'm happy." Mrs. Luo's face was full of smiles. She was planning to buy a TV for her family. After working hard for a month, she wanted to add a big item to her home.
Mrs. Luo couldn't bear to buy a color TV that cost more than 900 yuan, so she bought a black and white TV that cost more than 400 yuan.
Zhan Aiping bought a color TV and an imported washing machine for more than 400 yuan. She actually wanted to buy a domestic one, as domestic washing machines are cheaper, with an average one costing more than 200 yuan. However, it is troublesome to wash clothes in them, and she has to change them frequently. To save trouble, she bought an imported one first. Although it cannot dry clothes, it is convenient for dehydrating clothes.
The fact that their two families bought new home appliances caught the attention of many people. Many people thought that they must have made a lot of money running the oil tea house and now they have bought new home appliances.
"Lao Luo, your wife is so arrogant, how much money did they make?!"
"Lao Luo..."
Luo Zhiguo smiled from ear to ear, and waved his hands, very modestly: "Not much, not much, all was spent by that spendthrift woman, and I still owe money."
"You owe money and still buy a TV?"
"I've worked hard for a month, so I have to buy something big. Didn't you see that my wife has lost a few pounds..."
Luo Zhiguo met Gu Sheng and offered him some good cigarettes: "Director Gu, have one."
Now that his wife can make money, he can even afford to smoke better cigarettes.
Gu Sheng shook his head: "I don't smoke."
Luo Zhiguo said in a loud voice: "How can a man not smoke?"
Gu Sheng said: "My wife is in charge, and I have already quit."
Luo Zhiguo was stunned for a moment, thinking that Zhan Aiping was now the God of Wealth in his family, so he should worship the God of Wealth. So he said, "You should listen to your wife."
"Listen to your wife more at home, coax her and make her happy."
Gu Sheng: “…”
It is true that money makes the world go round.
(End of this chapter)