Chapter 135: Old Lady Qiu's Defeat

  Qiu Ye had long since prepared three account books, one for each store, which were kept by Zhang Duo.

  Mainly considering that I won't be able to come and check accounts every night in the future, so having an account book is convenient for me to view at any time.

  "Everyone has worked hard today, as the boss, I'm very satisfied with everyone's work attitude, so I'll give out bonuses today." Qiu Ye knew it was time for her to act like a boss, so she directly took out two 100-yuan bills from the income and pushed them in front of Zhang Dong, one 100-yuan bill was pushed in front of Sun Aifang.

  "Although it's not much, it's also my intention. Please help me distribute the bonuses to other waiters as well, Uncle Zhang." Qiu Ye then took out 450 yuan and handed it to Zhang Du.

  "As long as our store's business is good, all employees in the store will receive a bonus every month." Qiu Ye knew that being too stingy with employees wouldn't work, and sometimes, reward policies were necessary.

  Qiu Ye looked at Zhang Wu and nodded, then handed over the remaining money to him, letting him take care of it. Since opening a store required some start-up capital, Zhang Wu needed to have some cash on hand.

  The investment for opening these three stores far exceeded Qiu Ye's plan. She had originally prepared 10,000 yuan, but the decoration, custom-made tables and chairs, and inventory all cost a lot of money. In the end, Qiu Ye even exchanged her foreign currency earnings from drawing illustrations into RMB to invest in it, but it was still not enough. With a thick face, she borrowed some more from her godmother to finally set up these assets. Now she can be said to have no spare change left.

  But she is confident that her three stores will earn her more money, it's just a matter of time, and her goal of becoming a millionaire is within reach.

  After handing over the shop's affairs, Qiu Feng and his sister Qiu Ye went home leisurely. On the way, Qiu Ye suddenly asked her brother, "Brother, you see that my supermarket is making so much money, do you still want to join the army in the future? Why not stay at home and we can open a supermarket together?"

  Qiu Feng thought for a moment and finally said, "Forget it. I also like making money, but I think I'm more suitable to be a soldier. Besides, with you earning money, isn't that enough? I'll just go be a soldier and protect you all in the future." Qiu Feng was no longer as foolish as he was two years ago. These past two years of traveling with his sister had broadened his horizons, and he knew that his original goal wasn't so easily attainable - being a general wasn't something anyone could just become, but he still yearned for the profession of a soldier.

  Qiu Ye couldn't help but chuckle, her own brother was indeed not bad. Moreover, she had set a position for herself, and it wasn't so bad after all. Her family wasn't wealthy to begin with, and they wouldn't become rich in the future either, because none of them had the mercantile mindset that prioritized profits above all else. Currently, making money was purely due to her own reborn foresight, but once everyone's thinking became more agile in the future, she wouldn't be an exception either. So, being moderately wealthy was good enough.

  There's no grand blueprint for the business here, just pulling you in. I don't know what the future holds either, it's possible that when society develops further, I won't be able to keep up with the trend and will be forced to end all my businesses, so it's better for you to choose a career you like in the future.

  The two of them chatted and laughed as they headed home, first going to Fang Haibo's house to report the day's events to his parents. Fang Haibo listened and nodded in satisfaction, but Zhao Shuyan was a bit worried, feeling that her own cake shop had let Xiaoye down.

  "Hey, Auntie, don't look at the cake shop's income today, it may be the lowest, but its future development will be the greatest. You know, our shops are not only next to the university gate, but also next to a middle school and a high school. Kids have no immunity to bread and cakes. After school starts tomorrow, Uncle Zhang will arrange for some promotion, and by then, the cake shop will definitely be the busiest. Auntie, you'd better prepare yourself for hard work!"

  "I'm not afraid of being tired, the cake shop only has that one morning's work. No matter what, I won't be too tired, as long as there are more customers coming in." Zhao Shuyan heard Xiaoye say this and finally felt at ease.

  "Don't worry, just watch, our cake shop will definitely be a hit." Qiu Ye said confidently.

  Things turned out to be as expected by Qiu Ye, and in the next two months, the three 'Good Fortune' stores continued to maintain their booming business, although they didn't make 180,000 yuan a day, but it was stable. The people who came to consume here were endless.

  Zhao Shuyan's 'Good Luck' cake shop is really popular among young people, middle school students often use their break time to run to the shop to buy bread and milk, then rush back. High school students are a bit farther away from the store, most of them come to buy snacks at noon or after dinner (high school requires boarding).

  Zhao Shuyan specially went to the department to arrange her classes in the afternoon, so she could bake bread and make cakes in the store in the morning.

  Qiu Ye finally relaxed completely, and no longer went out to set up stalls in the afternoon and evening. He stayed at home and formally started learning German with Fang Haibo, of course, there was another student, Qiu Feng.

  Of course, the days were not so calm either. For example, on Grandma's side, Third Uncle and Third Aunt couldn't hold on to their jobs at the tofu workshop for a few months before being fired by Zhang Qian, who really couldn't take it anymore. Qiuniang was instigated by San'er's daughter-in-law to go to the tofu workshop and cause a big commotion, standing outside the workshop and scolding Zhang Qian from inside out, from top to bottom, fully displaying her rural village woman's temperament.

  But others won't spoil her like Qiu's parents, Zhang Qian is also from the countryside, scolding people is also straightforward, not a person who can suffer losses. In the end, it was two women who scolded and fought each other, two equally matched opponents, and Mrs. Qiu lost because of her old age and physical decline.

  Her hair was pulled by Zhang Qian into a mess, and her face and hands were scratched until they bled. How could Old Lady Qiu endure such humiliation? She sat on the ground and began to wail, this time truly crying with earth-shattering, mountain-quaking sobs. But Zhang Qian simply ignored her, thinking "go ahead and cry, die from crying if you want".

  Not to mention Qiu's grandmother, who was deeply moved and truly cried, she even pulled in a few supporters. The onlookers, who were originally watching the commotion, felt sympathy for the old lady when they saw her sitting on the ground looking pitiful, and they began to criticize Zhang Qian for being too excessive, treating an elderly person like that.

  Zhang Qianke couldn't bear the humiliation, and after listening to everyone's accusations, she immediately revealed the reason why Qiu Yansen and his wife were expelled.

  "I still think that the Qiu couple has been working for me for half a year, even if they don't work anymore, I won't say anything bad about them. But your family is too much, so I won't care about our relationship either. Let's just clarify in front of everyone who is right and who is wrong." Zhang Qian pointed at the old lady Qiu who was sitting on the ground crying and shouting.

  Qiu's grandmother, who was crying on the ground, did not know the specific reason for the incident. Today, she had been instigated by her third daughter-in-law to teach a lesson to those who bullied their family. So, from the bottom of her heart, she thought it was someone else's fault and that this woman wanted to publicly scold her, but she wasn't afraid.

  "Qiu Yansen and his wife have been working for me for half a year, but every day they don't arrive at the tofu workshop until 6 o'clock in the morning. It's not until after 11 o'clock that they can finally produce tofu. Everyone knows that tofu is typically made early in the morning. In contrast, Qiu Yansen and his wife would get up at 3 o'clock every day to start making tofu, and by 6 or 7 o'clock, they would have already finished. They're really capable, but these two can't even manage to deliver tofu to the cafeteria on time every day. The cafeteria administrator comes to find me every day, complaining that the tofu is not delivered promptly, and there are several days each week when the cafeteria doesn't have any tofu to use in their dishes."

  That's not all, the couple works for me and I pay them a monthly salary, but they don't know how to be grateful. They're actually quite dishonest, every day secretly taking a block of tofu from the workshop and selling it at the market themselves. Do they think I'm unaware? My heart is clear about this, I just pity their family situation, having just arrived here with no one to rely on. Occasionally, I tolerate them stealing and selling some, but who knew they were so greedy, taking more and more outside?

  "I'm telling you, old lady, I'm being kind-hearted. If I were ruthless, I'd have the police arrest those two and throw them in jail for theft."

  What Zhang Qian said was also half true and half false. It's true that Qiu Yansen and his wife were lazy and stole things, but it wasn't out of kindness that she didn't expose them, rather she had some guilty conscience. When she went to instigate Qiu Yansen and his wife to accuse Qiu Yanlin earlier, she had promised some conditions. To sum it up, she was an accomplice in the false accusation. She endured it all because she was afraid that Qiu Yansen and his wife would retaliate. Now she dared to kick them out mainly because the amount they stole was already substantial. If they didn't know their place and came out to make trouble, she would find her brother-in-law and have them dealt with through the public security bureau.

  "Let me tell you, you're the thief! Your whole family are thieves! How dare you say my son is heartless and cruel? What kind of person are you? You don't even know what you are yourself. When you came to our house and asked us to falsely accuse my second son, you were nodding your head and bowing, making promises left and right. And now, just a few days later, you think you can kick us out? I'm telling you, no way! Even if I have to risk my life, I won't let you get away with it!" Old Lady Qiu started revealing all the private schemes they had been involved in as soon as she heard that her daughter-in-law was accused of stealing from her.

  The people around started discussing as soon as they heard what Old Lady Qiu said. Some said Zhang Qian was heartless and didn't care about her conscience, but more were talking about Old Lady Qiu, saying things like "a tiger wouldn't eat its own son" and "he's not even her biological son". They began pointing fingers at the two women in their circle.

  At this time, Zhang Qian was no longer afraid of everyone talking about this matter. She had contracted the tofu workshop with a written contract from the university, and now that everyone knew the inside story, they couldn't do anything to her. Moreover, her brother-in-law was the vice president of the university, who dared to do anything to her?