EBE Chapter 249 is very likely about Wang Jiaojiao secretly helping her.
Chapter 249 is very likely about Wang Jiaojiao secretly helping her.
Several years passed, and the waiter had saved up a considerable amount of wages, but he was unwilling to leave. He insisted on staying and working diligently at the restaurant, determined to repay the debt of gratitude.
In fact, for him, these were just small favors, nothing important, and not worth mentioning at all.
Over the years, it's not hard to see that the guy's character; he's definitely a grateful person!
If you give a young man like that a chance, he will remember the kindness for a lifetime, and you can trust him more than a stranger you hire.
He said, "There is indeed such a person, but purchasing is a big deal. It's definitely not enough to just assign a reliable and capable person. We also need to find a clever and dependable person to accompany him, so that the two of them can look out for each other."
That's true!
Lin Xiaotang nodded vigorously and said, "Okay, as long as Second Uncle can find a suitable person, I will discuss it with Ninth Brother and ask him to come along. Although Xiao Jiu is just a teenager, he can read and he is clever, so there will definitely be no problem."
However, if Xiao Jiu goes with them to make purchases, her father will supply supplies to Wucheng, and Uncle Shuisheng will supply supplies to Pingding County, leaving no one to supply supplies to Qinghe Town.
We don't have enough manpower, what should we do?
Or should we go and buy another servant?
Forget it, not everyone is as smart and literate as Xiao Jiu. Those kids have dull eyes, and even if they are clever, they won't be good enough to do business.
If you buy a child, he can only help out in the shop. If you buy an adult male, when everyone else leaves, only your mother and aunt will be left in the shop, and only Granny Xiangqin and Xiaoyu will be in the backyard. You definitely won't feel at ease with that.
Therefore, adult men should never be left alone in the store, as it poses a certain threat to the safety of the female guests.
Forget it, she'll have to drive the carriage to Qinghe Town herself to deliver the supplies. As for the shop, we'll have to trouble Auntie with that.
Xiaoyu is not young anymore, she's five years old, and she can help with some things. If all else fails, we can look for a younger woman who is willing to work in the shop.
The more she thought about it, the better she felt it was to find a young woman; in modern times, women are just as capable as men.
For example, many service industries such as brand stores, cosmetics stores, clothing stores, and jewelry stores are mostly run by women, and they do a very good job!
Now that she has opened the shop and needs manpower, we should definitely consider giving it to women if there is an opportunity!
Manager Su had already chosen the right people in his mind. He replied, "I'll go back to the restaurant and discuss it with someone. I'll transfer the people over for you, just like you said, and the braised pig's trotters shop will pay their wages."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaotang felt that the matter was almost certain to be settled. With Manager Su stepping forward, some employees would be unwilling to come.
probably not!
She nodded happily, "Yes, that's for sure. As long as he's willing to come to the pig's trotter shop and go shopping with Xiao Jiu, the shop will not only pay him wages, but he'll definitely earn more than at the restaurant!"
Shopkeeper Su was somewhat surprised, and his eyes lit up noticeably as he said, "It seems that Xiao Tang is very confident about the business. If your second uncle opens a pig's trotter shop with you, we'll definitely make a fortune. That's great!"
Lin Xiaotang grinned and said, "My father and I are honored to have the trust of my second uncle. However, this pig's trotter shop has just opened, and I can't guarantee how the business will be in the future. Let's take it one step at a time."
"Don't rush, you can't get fat in one bite. Let's take it slow. Your second uncle believes that with your intelligence, along with your father and Shuisheng, we will definitely be able to make a name for ourselves in the pig's trotter shop."
"Your second uncle has invested half the shares, so there's not much more he can do. If you need any help, just ask him if it's within his power. If he's not at Wanhe Restaurant, then look for the manager."
"Yes, I understand, Uncle, don't worry."
Liu, heavily pregnant, was pouring tea for the two of them from a teapot when Manager Su stopped her.
"You're already working so hard while you're pregnant. Stop working so hard and go rest now. Making money is secondary; your health is the most important thing."
Liu quickly replied, "It's alright, it's just pouring some tea, it won't tire you out."
Liu Cai'er quickly took the teapot from her younger sister and urged her to go back to the backyard to rest.
"Alright, I'll take care of things here. Why would you need to do all this? You've been standing long enough today. Go back now. Xiaoyu and Aunt Xiangqin will come looking for you when they've had enough fun."
Only then did Liu obediently leave and return to the backyard.
Liu Cai'er had already cleaned up the shop and put the tables and chairs back in their places. After pouring a cup of tea for Manager Su and Xiao Tang, she took the large wooden plate of braised pig's trotters back to the well in the backyard to wash it.
Manager Su followed Lin Xiaotang on a tour of the second floor and then looked at the backyard, and he couldn't help but marvel.
"Xiao Tang, is this just good luck, or is it because you're good at bargaining? Such a good location, such a good shop, let alone a hundred taels of silver a month for rent, even five hundred taels wouldn't be enough!"
Lin Xiaotang hadn't initially thought the shop was unusually cheap, but after Manager Su mentioned it more than once today, she started to take it seriously.
"Second Uncle, the shop was rented to us by the steward of a family surnamed Wang. You've been running a restaurant in this county for a long time. Restaurants are a hub for information, so you must know a lot of people in the county. Do you know how many wealthy families surnamed Wang there are in this county?"
Are they a wealthy family surnamed Wang?
Manager Su paused for a moment and then said, "The Wang family, the wealthy Wang family?"
"I know the Wang family, but are there any other families with the surname Wang?"
Shopkeeper Su thought for a moment and said, "There are many wealthy families in the county. I only know that the Wang family is rich and famous. I have never heard of any other families with the surname Wang."
Such a prime location is not something ordinary people can have. With such a good location, having such a shop means there's no rent to pay. As long as someone isn't stupid, doesn't gamble or visit prostitutes, they won't lose money no matter what business they do.
Who would be willing to give up such a good shop and rent it out?
They must be extremely wealthy, owning countless shops. Losing one shop like this wouldn't matter to them!
Therefore, I guess this shop must belong to Wang, the wealthy man who owns countless shops; he's the top merchant in Dushui County.
What?
Could this shop belong to the wealthy Wang family?
The more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. When she went into the shop to discuss the rent, the housekeeper was extremely easy to talk to, to an abnormal degree.
He asked for 500 taels of rent, but she immediately bargained it down to 100 taels, and the other party readily agreed. He even waited for her and her father for several hours until they returned from their home to get the money, signed the contract, and then left.
Looking back now, this shop must have belonged to the Wang family, because a few days ago she was kidnapped by villains at the market and imprisoned with more than ten women. She, Jiang Yue, Mei'er, and Wang Jiaojiao pretended to have contracted the plague and were thrown into a mass grave by the villains.
The four of them helped and supported each other as they returned to the county government office, thus forging a bond of friendship forged through shared hardships.
Thinking about it this way, she also felt that it was very likely that Wang Jiaojiao had secretly helped her, which was why she and her father were able to rent a suitable shop so smoothly!