bookrandom Chapter 248 Can we find a reliable person?
Chapter 248 Can we find a reliable person?
"There are too many people coming and going here, it's not convenient to talk. Let's go inside and chat?"
Lin Xiaotang nodded, hummed in agreement, and led Manager Su into the shop.
The two customers who had finished eating wiped their mouths and got up and left the pig's trotter shop with lingering satisfaction. The remaining customer felt a little awkward seeing that he was the only one left in the shop, so he wrapped up the unfinished food and left as well.
With no customers in the shop, it's much easier to talk.
This was the first time Liu Cai'er had met Manager Su, and the first time in all her years of life she had met such an important person. She was so nervous that she could hardly speak. She quickly arranged for tea to be poured for Manager Su, and then went to clean up the bones that the guests had gnawed on the table, wipe the table, and sweep the floor.
Shopkeeper Su looked around the store and felt that the location was excellent, with a large flow of customers and a pleasing layout. However, it seemed that the store hadn't been renovated after he took over, and it felt a bit empty inside. The furnishings were somewhat out of place for a braised pig's trotters shop.
He frowned slightly and said, "Xiao Tang, since we're opening a shop, we have to be willing to spend money and put some effort into changing the shop's layout. That way, customers will find it much more pleasing to the eye when they walk in."
After saying that, he suddenly remembered that the Lin family had only been doing business for a little over a year. They had bought a house in town, horses and carriages, and hired people to help with the business. They must not be well-off.
He sighed and said, "It was my oversight. If the shop is short of capital, you and your father must tell me. I will cover the initial investment, and they can make up the difference when the shop makes a profit. I will go to the restaurant to arrange the accounting. If the shop is short of funds, I will definitely go and get the money in time."
Lin Xiaotang was deeply moved. She and her father were extremely fortunate to have met Manager Su. It was Manager Su who gave them the opportunity to start their braised pig's trotters business, allowing them to expand their business.
Now they're even willing to advance more capital so they can withdraw money at will—that shows their trust in her and her father!
If the braised pig's trotters shop can make a lot of money, when the turmeric matures, her family will have the capital to go back to the village to buy large quantities and resell them to the herbal medicine shops.
It wasn't that she was unwilling to spend the money to renovate the braised pig's trotters shop; it was just that time was too tight. If she hired someone to slowly renovate until she was satisfied, even ten days or half a month wouldn't be enough.
They had already discussed it with Xue Hanxing's uncle, and seeing that time was passing by day by day, they had to supply the restaurant as soon as possible.
Moreover, in a little over two months, my mother will give birth, and the turmeric in the countryside will soon be ripe. Everything is happening all at once, which is a bit overwhelming.
That's why she rushed to open the shop without properly renovating it.
Her parents and Uncle Shuisheng didn't understand these things, so everyone was very supportive of her opening today.
But Manager Su is different. He owns two restaurants, is knowledgeable, has a long-term vision, and is cultured, so he knows how to invest capital.
She pulled herself back to reality and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Second Uncle, actually, it only cost two hundred taels to rent this shop. One hundred taels was for the deposit and one hundred taels for the rent. After deducting the cost of pig's trotters and seasonings, there were still more than three hundred taels of silver left. If we wanted to decorate the shop properly, we definitely had enough money. It's just that we were in a hurry to open, so we didn't put any effort into that aspect."
"Let's open for a while first, and then after we're done with this busy period, we'll hire someone to renovate the store. What do you think?"
Manager Su glanced at Liu Shi and saw that she was quite far along in her pregnancy. He guessed that Lin Xiaotang and her father were worried about Liu Shi, which was why they were in a hurry to open the store and get it up and running.
It's the same if we renovate the store in a few months, but we'll need to close for a while then.
He said gently, "It's alright, we can renovate the storefront later."
Shopkeeper Su reached out and gently patted Lin Xiaotang's head, as if she were his own daughter. He smiled and said, "Little girl, you're really smart. Your second uncle was right about you. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed you were only seven years old. A seven-year-old girl who can help her parents do business and make money is amazing, truly amazing!"
“My second uncle is even more remarkable. He opened two restaurants at such a young age, and he probably has countless private assets under his name.” She added jokingly.
"Your second uncle is not as capable as you. Your second uncle was able to open a restaurant and do business because the family gave him the capital. But you are different. You started from scratch. If your second uncle were to start from scratch, he definitely could not do it."
He was the second child in his family. His elder brother inherited the family business, but he had no interest in officialdom, so he could only go into business.
Lin Xiaotang had a vague idea of what was going on. After all, Manager Su had said that he was the second in his family and that she should call him Second Uncle according to his family's custom. Manager Su had an extraordinary temperament, spoke and acted with great style, and had an innate nobility between his brows, so his family must not be an ordinary family.
Whether it's a high-ranking official or a noble family, the family business is always inherited by the eldest son. Unless the eldest son dies young or is disabled, even if he is not capable, the eldest son still has the highest chance of inheriting the business.
In fact, in her opinion, it was quite good for Manager Su to do business. After all, inheriting the family business meant supporting a large family, and she had to worry about everything inside and outside the home. The responsibility weighed on her for a lifetime, making it impossible for her to relax.
Lin Xiaotang clicked her tongue and said, "Tch, Second Uncle is too modest. You were able to open two restaurants because you have enough ability. Some people still rely on their families to be idle and sponge off their parents. You have achieved so much at such a young age, which is already very impressive."
"Gold shines wherever it is, so even if my second uncle started from scratch, he would definitely do better than us."
Manager Su waved his hand and said, "You little rascal, is your mouth all sweet? You just said you had something to discuss with me, what is it?"
Lin Xiaotang then remembered something and slapped her forehead, saying, "Second Uncle, look, we braised dozens of pig trotters this morning, and they sold out very early. We didn't have enough raw pig trotters, so we bought all the raw pig trotters from the butcher shops in Pingding County, Dushui County, and Wucheng. Apart from the amount we supplied to the restaurant, there wasn't enough left for the shop to sell."
Can you find a reliable person to go out of town and buy live pig trotters? The shop will pay them!
No wonder the store was so deserted when he first arrived; it turns out the quantity was small and it sold out quickly.
That's true. There are only a few butcher shops in the county. How many pigs can they slaughter in a day?
If you only buy raw pig trotters to braise and sell, and also supply them to restaurants, there really isn't much left. Although the shop rent is cheap, if you're going to open a business, you have to do business every day you're open. Otherwise, everyone would be idle, which would be a waste of time, wouldn't it?
He thought to himself that arranging for someone to specifically purchase raw pig trotters definitely required a trustworthy person. If a villain were to poison the pig trotters, everyone would be in trouble with a murder case.
Furthermore, what if the employee who purchases raw pig trotters gets involved with the pig trotter shop, learns something, develops ulterior motives, starts his own business, cuts off the supply of goods, and maliciously steals business?
This definitely requires appointing a reliable, capable, honest, and loyal person.
Then he remembered that there was indeed an honest waiter in the restaurant. When he was in trouble and about to freeze or starve to death, he gave the waiter a bowl of rice and took him in to work at the restaurant.