Chapter 130: Preparing for the Grand Opening (2)

  Later, he worked for a short time and brought his loved one from his hometown to the school dormitory and got married. Of course, there was no wedding chamber, and the whole family lived in a single room. By reason, at his age, with so many people in his household, the school should have given him a house long ago, but because of the principal's oppression, he had no hope for anything. Even according to his teaching ability, he should have risen up long ago in their school, but he was suppressed and now can only muddle along in the school.

  He and his wife have not been working for many years. In the past few years, their children were young and had no one to take care of them, so she stayed at home to take care of the children. The whole family relied on Zhang's salary alone, so they lived very frugally all these years. Recently, his classmates had a reunion, and he was still asking his classmates to help his wife find a job. Now that their children are grown up and should go to school, his wife can take care of herself, and she plans to go out and earn some money to supplement the family's expenses. Alas, I don't know if his wife has found a job yet." Fang Haibo sighed again, saying that this society is sometimes unfair. A capable person was suppressed for so many years just because he offended a leader, and could only live in a half-dead state, which is really a waste of talent.

  Qiu Ye listened to her godfather's words and felt that this person was not bad, maybe he was the one she needed. It wasn't that she pitied his situation, such things were common on the internet these days, let alone in the past. Wasn't it the same when she first started working at the company? Without any family background, she didn't know how to curry favor with her leaders, so it was strange if they took a liking to her.

  I think what my godfather said about this person is reliable, because he has a good moral character, which is crucial. My store is managed by others, and I only know the rough sales volume and revenue each day. If I were to find someone with poor moral character, I would be the one to suffer losses. So if Zhang Tu is really as my godfather said, I can consider cooperating with him.

  And also want to open a barbecue shop. It's not possible to hire just one person, at least two are needed, so if it's possible, both of them can come and have an income.

  "Dry dad, I trust your vision. You said this person can be used, so I'll use him. When are you going to find him? When can he come? Otherwise, take me to see him, and I'll talk to him in person." Qiu Ye was anxious to use someone, so she wanted to confirm as soon as possible.

  "Haha, what's the hurry, kid? I was just saying that, don't know if they'd be willing or not. They're on the government payroll, it's a stable job, no guarantee they'd give it up." Fang Haibo only thought this person was suitable at first, but thinking about it now, he felt it was difficult to arrange, how could someone possibly quit their formal job to work for a little kid?

  "No big deal. I'll go talk to him, maybe he'll think that working with me is more promising than being a teacher?" In fact, Qiu Ye was thinking that if Zhang Dong's work went smoothly and had prospects, then she really didn't have much of a grasp on the situation. However, from what her adoptive father told her, this person should be someone with personality and ideas, and wouldn't be willing to spend his whole life under such leadership. So he must have had thoughts about his own work, but just hadn't had the opportunity yet. In this case, as long as she offered good conditions, she didn't believe that Zhang Dong could resist the temptation.

  "Let's go find him and ask after I've made contact. But let me warn you first, don't get your hopes up too high." Fang Haibo gave her a preemptive warning, fearing that the higher her hopes were, the greater her disappointment would be.

  "Got it, Uncle. Hurry up."

  Thus, the father and daughter reached a preliminary agreement.

  Time flies so fast, it seems like I haven't had enough rest yet. The year is about to pass, and during the 15th of the first month, Qiu Ye and Qiu Feng went to the Xizhai market again to set up a stall and grill lamb skewers, taking advantage of the crowd to make another small fortune, storing funds for their upcoming store opening.

  Qiu's grandmother didn't know who had given her the advice, but on the fifteenth day of the first month, she let her grandson come as a messenger again, preparing to call back her second son and then try to repair their mother-son relationship.

  Qiu Jiabao little friend went to Qiu's house and knocked on the door, but no one answered. He thought for a moment and then ran to the bathroom, where he found Second Grandfather with Second Grandmother.

  He usually doesn't like to come to Erniang's place, because every time he sees his sister, she forces him and his brother to take a bath. Today, he knew that his brother and sister had gone to the market to set up a stall, so he came boldly. Seeing the person he was looking for, he quickly went forward to inform Qiu Dad and Qiu Nainai, "Nainai asked me to tell you, she's ill, let you go back and see her."

  Qiu's father furrowed his brow after hearing Qiujiabao's words, while Qiu's mother, who had been silent the whole time, coldly smiled and stuffed a piece of sugar into Qiujiabao's mouth. "Jiabao, tell Erniang (second aunt), is your grandmother really sick?" she asked. Seeing that Jiabao seemed to not understand her implication, she rephrased the question: "Is your grandmother at home now?"

  Qiu Jiabao could understand and quickly nodded.

  "Then what were you doing at home? Were you lying down?"

  "When I came out, grandma was lying on the kang and eating melon seeds."

  "Did you hear your grandma say she had a headache? Did she have a fever? Was she feeling unwell?"

  Qiu's mother asked a question, and Qiu Jiabao shook his head, indicating that none of these were true. Then he thought for a moment and said: "Grandma and mom said she would be uncomfortable in a while."

  Qiu's mother heard this and curled her lip, these two are in cahoots with each other.

  "Your mom is also at home, where's your dad?"

  Qiu Jiabao thought for a moment and said: "After breakfast, Dad went out to play cards. Mom said that Second Uncle would come soon, so she hid first and then went out to visit neighbors because Second Uncle didn't like seeing her." Qiu Jiabao was also a good kid who had been educated by his older cousin not to lie, so he answered truthfully whenever Second Aunt asked him anything.

  Qiu's mother looked at Qiu's father and praised Qiu Jiabao: "Alright, Jiabao is really well-behaved."

  Finally, Mrs. Qiu confirmed through her child's mouth that Grandma Qiu was in good physical condition and had a good appetite. She said that she was ill just to make an excuse for her son to come back. She could imagine that after Old Qiu returned home, Grandma Qiu would cry bitterly, and estimated that Old Qiu would not be able to resist, and finally this second son would return again.

  Qiu's father is not a fool either. After listening to his nephew, he also thought of these things. He saw the unhappy face of his daughter-in-law and quickly asked Qiujiabao to go back and tell Qiu's mother that he was too busy lately and wouldn't be going back.

  Qiu's father had long decided to keep a distance from Qiu's mother, he would take care of himself but he couldn't let his own mother ruin the peace and harmony of his family.

  After the 15th of the first month, primary school started, and Qiu Ye entered the last semester of elementary school.

  This semester may be tense for others, but Qiu Ye's level is still there, so she is still the same as before, finishing her homework at school and putting down her backpack after class to go out and make money.

  Due to time constraints, Qiu Ye did not go to the Xizhai market to set up a stall, but instead set up a barbecue stall in the original location at the entrance of the cafeteria.

  Mutton skewers are even more appetizing than the original sauce-flavored meatballs, and basically every day when Qiu Ye sets up his stall, there are college students coming to patronize him.

  Since the start of school, Qiu Ye saw a somewhat familiar child at the entrance of the cafeteria. Since her rebirth, she had been busy with her own small business and could be said to have had little contact with the children in the neighboring houses or her classmates, let alone those she was familiar with. The thing this child was selling made Qiu Ye vaguely realize who she was.

  That kid is selling the same food that Qiu Ye used to sell at the entrance of the cafeteria - tofu balls. This must be Zhang Qian's daughter. She looks a bit older than me, and her way of looking at people is just like her mother's - always raising her chin and looking at people with a slanting gaze. Moreover, she doesn't say a word when standing there, nor does she call out to sell anything. When someone asks her something, she responds with an air of indifference, as if the other person owes her money. It's no wonder that her final grades are what they are - the tofu balls in that bowl were brought back just like they were taken away.

  There are still students coming to Qiu Ye's place and asking why she doesn't sell glutinous rice balls anymore, and whether the little girl who sells glutinous rice balls now is her relative or not.

  Qiu Ye hastily shook his head and said he didn't have such a big shot relative, and simply explained why he no longer sold wontons.

  Nowadays, college students still have a strong sense of justice. Qiu Ye didn't add any oil to the fire, she just stated the facts and it made the listening students indignant for half a day. Pockmarked sister even said that from now on, she would resolutely not buy those wicked people's rice balls anymore and switch to eating roasted meat instead.

  Qiu Ye happily gave a piece of mantou to Pockmark Sis as a reward.

  That little girl persisted for just a week and never went to the cafeteria door again. Qiu Ye didn't know if she had changed places or given up, but in any case, the annoying person was no longer appearing in front of her own eyes. When she roasted strings, she would sometimes sing two sentences with excitement to celebrate.

  In the midst of Qiu Ye's anxious waiting, the store finally had news. Fang Haibo invited a director from the Normal University to his home for dinner after school started, and he got all the information he needed. After a satisfying meal, the director patted his chest and guaranteed that he would take care of this matter.

  Later Fang Haibo asked for Qiu Ye's opinion.

  "They say there are two options, one is to rent, but if you want to rent, you must rent for a long time, the shortest rental contract is also three years. One thousand yuan per year, pay the rent in one lump sum, that means paying 3,000 yuan rent at once. The second option is to buy a house, there every store's size is basically the same, upstairs and downstairs add up to about 150 square meters, all stores are priced equally, 10,000 yuan per room."

  Qiu Ye's eyes almost turned red after hearing that, now the store is really cheap, she wants to buy it, and must buy it.

  "Dry dad, I've decided to buy a shop." Qiu Ye didn't hesitate at all and directly stated her decision. Not buying would be foolish.