Cheng Su’s birthday was joyfully celebrated, and shortly after, Little Yu called to say the bun shop had already opened, inviting them to visit when they had ti.
Qi Taiguo had been quite busy these days and couldn’t get away, so Cheng Su went by himself, bringing a God of Wealth statue as an opening gift.
The bun shop was located not far from the factory entrance, nad Auspicious Bun Shop. The shop wasn’t very large, only about twenty square ters, but it had been newly renovated with several tables set up. By the door was a large steaming stove, on which several steam trays were placed, with wisps of steam rising.
Under the stear, several small signs were hung, displaying the types and prices of buns, various fillings, as well as stead buns and soy milk.
Cheng Su had ntioned to Little Yu that since she was just starting, she didn’t need to prepare too many things. She should focus on making buns and stead buns, and there should be business, after all, if one person tries to manage too many varieties, it could beco overwhelming and chaotic.
This ti when Cheng Su arrived, he saw that Little Yu’s mother-in-law was also helping her.
"Big brother, if you’ve enjoyed it, please help spread the word to your coworkers." Little Yu said with a smile as she handed a bun to a man wearing a factory uniform.
"Sure thing!"
Little Yu glanced at the money inside the box, smiled, and then noticed Cheng Su standing not far away, looking over with a gentle smile.
She quickly waved, and Cheng Su walked over, handing the God of Wealth over: "The God of Wealth has arrived, wishing you great success with the opening, sister-in-law."
"Why is this here, where should I place it?" Little Yu said happily.
"Just put it on the table, it will be fine," Cheng Su replied.
"Taiguo’s wife, co sit over here!" Little Yu’s mother-in-law called to Cheng Su.
She knew the bun shop was opened thanks to Taiguo’s support for their family. Although it was called an investnt, to be honest, it was all assistance, for which she was very grateful.
"Grandma, you’re here to help too?" Cheng Su said with a smile.
"As long as I can move, I’ll help." Grandma Zheng said, "You all chat, I’ll keep an eye on the fire."
"Mom, don’t move around, be careful not to burn yourself. I’ll add the coal myself in a mont. I’ve just put on a pot of buns to steam." Little Yu hurriedly said.
"Oh!"
Little Yu pushed a cup of tea in front of Cheng Su and said: "It’s not good tea leaves, just to make sure everyone doesn’t eat the buns too dry."
"As it should be. So, how’s business after two days of opening?" Cheng Su asked.
Little Yu replied with delight, "It’s quite good, better than I imagined. There are more people in the mornings. I heard the factory breakfasts are quite expensive, so people either eat at ho or buy sothing on the way. Seeing that I opened a bun shop here, quite a few people are buying!"
With elderly and children at ho, Little Yu didn’t plan for the shop to stay open late, just until around four or five in the afternoon before closing. After tallying up for two days, with these small banknotes of a di or so, the daily inco amounted to about twenty yuan.
Cheng Su calculated and said, "Then you’ll have to calculate the costs well on a regular basis. Now that the business is up and running, don’t skimp, or it could affect business and trust."
"I know!" Little Yu said as she took out a docunt from the house and said, "Here’s the shareholder agreent, do you think it’s written okay like this?"
"Sister-in-law, I told you, it’s alright if you just treat it as a loan." Cheng Su chuckled when he saw her so earnest.
Little Yu, however, replied seriously, "No way, even close brothers settle accounts clearly. We agreed initially, you provide the money, I put in the effort, and you take a twenty percent share. If you don’t take it, then I’ll have to close the shop!"
She was poor, but she had principles. She accepted help, but she couldn’t do it so matter-of-factly. If Cheng Su didn’t accept, she would feel uneasy in her heart.
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