Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 261 Chen Hui's Thoughts (Recommendation Votes+)

After waiting for about ten minutes, Xiao Hong, carrying a small bag, came in and looked around for Xiao Wei and the others. Xiao Wei stood up and waved, "Over here, over here." Xiao Hong pouted and walked over.

Chen Hui said, "What's wrong? Who upset you?"

Xiao Hong said, "You guys? Who? You couldn't have called yesterday when you got back today? You arrived, you arrived, but you only called me after you got to the hotel. Don't you treat me like I'm important? I'm asking you." She pointed at Xiao Wei with her finger: "Still want to go or not? Still want to go or not?"

Xiao Wei smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, I've thought about it. I made a mistake this time, but I'll correct it next time. Next time, I'll definitely report before acting. You didn't call Chen Xiao?"

Xiao Hong sat down and said, "She works at Lumingchun, so she can't leave at this time. Chen Hui, didn't you tell Chen Xiao you were coming back today?" Chen Hui was stunned for a moment: "Oh no, I forgot."

Xiao Hong said, "You guys are really something. Just wait and see, Chen Xiao has been working so hard over there lately, haha, finally found a place to vent, I feel sorry for you for three seconds. You're not allowed to come to my house tonight, go make a scene at your place."

Chen Hui licked his lips, stood up, and said, "I'm going to make a pager." He ran to the bar, and Xiao Hong giggled.

Xiao Wei introduced Lao Xu and the others: "Brother Xu, this is my girlfriend. Xiao Hong, this is Brother Xu, the manager of the lumberyard, the one who makes the flooring for us."

Xiao Hong and Lao Xu nodded, then asked Xiao Wei, "Are you fixing the floor? At home?"

Xiao Wei then remembered that Xiao Hong didn't know yet, and said, "Yes, the room has cloth covering the walls and floorboards on the floor."

Xiao Hong thought for a moment and said, "I can't imagine. What are you coming back for?"

Xiao Wei said, "Let's pick up the car. It's here."

Xiaohong said, "Oh right, I completely forgot about that. I'm on vacation now, and I was actually thinking of taking the train there in the next couple of days. I hope Uncle and Aunt are doing well there?"

Xiao Wei said, "That's great. My dad has started the boiler, and my mom is running the canteen."

Xiao Hong asked, "Is Xiaobing's school ready yet?"

Xiao Wei said, "We've found a school, but we haven't finished getting his household registration sorted out yet. Let him play for a few more days."

The waiter came over and asked, "Can we serve the food now?" Xiaowei said, "Yes, yes, I forgot to call you, everyone's here."

Xiao Hong asked, "You haven't registered your household registration yet?"

Xiao Wei said, "I brought the things. I'll deliver them to Uncle Chen tomorrow. It'll definitely be faster here than there. We have our own land and house."

Xiao Hong asked curiously, "Isn't the household registration booklet used by Uncle, Aunt, and Xiaobing's side? You have two household registration booklets?"

Xiao Wei said, "They settled in Longcheng, and I settled in Fengtian. Your dad separated us. Now I have my own household registration. After you graduate, you can just transfer here."

Xiao Hong brushed her cheeks with powder, punched Xiao Wei, and said, "Whose household registration is under your name? You shameless bastard!"

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "Fine, fine, if you won't go here, I'll go there. Anyway, I'm shameless."

Several waiters brought over trays, placed the dishes on the table, set up the hot pot, and used tongs to place pre-burned charcoal at the bottom of the pot. They bowed slightly and said, "Please enjoy your meal." The group left, and Chen Hui returned just then, sat down, and said, "Wow, quite the setup today."

Xiao Wei said, "Doesn't it feel quite satisfying? I think you can think of some ways to make the serving of dishes more interesting, including changing the spittoon in the middle, so that the guests can continuously experience this feeling of being above others during the meal, and I guarantee they will want to come back next time."

Old Xu nodded and said, "Indeed, just now, with that last little chatter, I almost forgot that I'm just a poor worker. I felt like a successful person, and I got a little carried away."

None of the drivers were familiar with each other, but they all nodded in agreement.

Subconsciously, people enjoy being served and flattered. This has nothing to do with vanity; it's just a lingering instinct of social animals.

Chen Hui thought for a moment and said to Xiao Wei, "Xiao Wei, to be honest, I still want to work with you. Don't shake your head yet. This store is definitely not going to be just one. There are at least three or four stores in Fengtian alone, right? There are more than ten cities in the province, and more than twenty provinces outside, right? I can't handle it. Really, I'm not belittling myself, I'm just not cut out for this."

If I were to run it myself, this would be the only shop I own. And it was all thanks to your help from start to finish that I know how much I contributed. Without you and Lao Xia, who knows how this shop would have turned out. But on the other hand, I'm not entirely satisfied with just this one shop. Our products are good; wouldn't it be a waste not to give them a proper run?

Look, the location was arranged through my dad's connections, but you chose it. The planning, the decoration, the style, even the clothes and furnishings—all of these were your ideas, along with Lao Xia's, little by little. I truly admire you in this regard; your eyes are sharp, your mind is attentive, you can see things clearly, at what time, and in what situation, and you can calculate what's useful. Lao Xia and I can't do that; Lao Xia is slightly better than me, but not by much.

Old Xia can confidently go back to work and leave the job to you because he knows what he's capable of and what he's not, and I know that too. Actually, I still have no idea myself. Besides, you're already working with Old Xia, what am I lacking? Or are you looking down on me? Why don't you come over here too? If anything comes up, you can come up with the ideas; I'll handle the rest, I promise I'll listen to you, okay?"

Xiao Wei glanced at Chen Hui, licked his lips, and said, "I was just thinking wildly. Now that it's all set up, you can handle it. What's there to worry about?"

Chen Hui said, "This is nothing! Now I understand, running a business isn't something just anyone can do; you need to have ideas. Besides, there's always the future." He slapped the table and said, "Get to the point! Why are you being so hesitant? Thirty percent, are you in or not?"

Xiao Wei glanced at Xiao Hong and said to Chen Hui, "I don't have that much money on hand right now. Let's talk about it later, okay?"

Chen Hui shook his head and said, "No. I've actually thought about this for a long time, and my dad also hopes I can do it with you. You don't need to put up any money. Just do what you're doing now, make decisions when needed, okay?"

Xiao Wei said, "That won't do. If we really work together, we'll definitely have to pay."

Chen Hui said, "Who's short of 100,000 or 200,000 between us? Do you really look down on me?"

Xiao Hong gently nudged Xiao Wei from below.

Xiao Wei said, "Let me think about it, okay? You should also discuss it with your dad, Chen Xiao."

Chen Hui said, "No need to discuss it, it's settled then. An Laowu gets 20, you get 30, and I'll take half, okay? Once the store is open and the costs are covered, you can give me your share gradually, alright? I won't let you take it for free."

Xiao Wei frowned and hesitated. Xiao Hong said, "Okay, let's settle on that. But once the costs are calculated, you'll have to know how much we should pay."

Xiao Wei glanced at Xiao Hong but didn't say anything. Chen Hui said, "Okay, I definitely want some. Come on, the pot's boiling, let's eat meat! Come on, Brother Xu, this mutton is tender. Come on, Hong Liang, all you guys, don't be shy, come on, get started."

Today's high was 6 degrees Celsius, and indoors it was 2 degrees Celsius. It was snowing. It's cold.

(End of this chapter)