Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 515 Another school transfer

After finishing the cake, Xiao Liwen packaged it, placed it on the counter, clapped her hands, and said, "What about me? You're all leaving one by one. What am I going to do?"

Xiao Wei and Li Huohe both laughed. Xiao Wei said, "We're going to open at least five cake shops here. Haven't you always wanted to be a shop manager? How about being the head shop manager? Are you up for it? All the shops in Longcheng will be yours to manage."

Li Wen's face flushed with excitement, and she forced her lips together to suppress her wild laughter. She said in a fake tone, "I'm afraid I won't do a good job."

Xiao Wei said, "Hmm, that's true. Then forget it, I'll find someone else."

"You dare!" Li Wen shouted immediately, glaring fiercely at Xiao Wei.

Li Wenhe laughed heartily. He really liked Li Wen, this little girl, and he taught her his skills without holding back at all.

Xiao Wei said, "From now on, you'll be working at the school. You'll be in charge of personnel, arranging material allocation, coordinating with the food factory, resolving temporary issues, and going down to check on the work every day. You need to manage all the stores well. Give the accounts to Li Gengsheng, and you'll sign them."

Li Wen stood there staring blankly at Xiao Wei for about thirty or forty seconds, then suddenly jumped up: "Yay, I'm an official now! Hahaha!" She didn't even ask about the salary; she's really carefree.

Xiao Wei said, "Does Li Wen have any ideas about finding a place to live near the commercial area or some decent residential areas?"

Li Wen thought for a moment and said, "There's no other way, let's go look for them. We have people selling steamed buns everywhere, right? Let them find them, and give them a bonus or something if they find them. They'll definitely be eager to do it."

Xiao Wei's eyes lit up, and he said to Li Wenhe, "Hey, you know what, Li Wen's idea is pretty good. Now I believe Li Wen can manage the stores here well. Li Wen, once the stores are up and running, you can take the annual commission, how about that? You'll get a cut of the total profits from all the stores in Longcheng. You'll be a little rich lady then."

Li Wen clenched her fist and raised it to her chest, saying, "I'm sure I can make tons of money, haha, then I'll show my old lady and see if she still dares to yell at me every day."

Xiao Wei stood up and said, "Alright, you guys go ahead with your work, I'm going back to the courtyard. Brother Li, I'll wait for your news." Li Wenhe agreed, and Li Wen watched Xiao Wei's retreating figure and muttered softly, "He ran away as soon as he saw me, would it kill him to stay a little longer?"

Xiao Wei left the cake shop, looked down at the concrete ground, and walked towards his car. Huang Laowu asked, "Xiao Wei, are you going back to the compound?"

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, I'll go back and check. Everything's arranged here. Could you find a few people to fix this flower bed? It looks awful standing there bald."

Xiao Wei chuckled, opened the car door, and said, "How much did this film cost? Do you want me to give it to you?"

Huang Laowu said, "No need, it didn't cost much. I've already given the bill to Gengsheng. Go and take a look."

Xiao Wei stopped what he was doing, turned around and said to Huang Laowu, "Let's start calculating from this month for the dance hall and karaoke bar. You can calculate how much money you've paid. Anyway, it's 700 a day, 21,000 yuan. If that's enough, the rest is all yours. If it's more, you can deduct it from your account next month."

Huang Laowu laughed and said, "Yes, yes, yes, this matter is settled."

Xiao Wei pointed to the empty space and said, "Now that this area is finished, you can consider setting up a barbecue stall here tonight. Business will definitely be good. I'll give you 10% of the rent. Are you in?"

Huang Laowu jumped up and ran to Xiaowei, asking, "Really? I've actually thought about this several times, but I was afraid you wouldn't like it. That thing is a bit dirty; the ground would be covered in oil and stuff in just a few days."

Xiao Wei said, "Try to set up your stall near the restaurant. This is a coal shed, so it's fine. Go ahead and set it up; you can make a good profit if you do it well. You can store your goods in our warehouse during the day. From now on, Li Gengsheng and the others won't be working here anymore. You can use the middle room and the back yard."

Huang Laowu said, "Okay, I'll have my wife and brother-in-law handle it, and I'll give you 20% of the profits."

Xiao Wei got into the car, started it, waved, and drove off. Huang Laowu excitedly pumped his fist. A nightclub, billiards, and some barbecue—he was confident he could earn 200,000 a year without a problem.

As Xiaowei returned to the compound, he could smell the aroma of baking cakes wafting from the gate. He got out of the car, opened the gate, and drove into the yard. Xiaowei's father spotted his son immediately and greeted him with a smile.

Xiao Wei's mother was sitting by the kitchen door with Xie Xiaohu in her arms, chatting with several women who were picking vegetables. These days, Xiaohu is treated like her own child. Even Xiaohu's own mother doesn't get a chance to hold him for long. If it weren't for Xiao Hong going to school, the matter of having a grandson would probably have been put on the agenda long ago. Who can blame her when Xiao Wei is always around? Zhang Jun's place is too far away to be connected.

After parking the car, Xiaowei's dad closed the gate and came over: "You've walked quite a bit this time, have you taken care of everything?"

Xiao Wei said, "Yeah, it's all taken care of. I bought a few buildings from my brother, renovated some shops, and have my sister-in-law help me rent them out. I'm guessing we'll be turning it into a shopping mall or something. Is everything alright here?"

The father and son walked shoulder to shoulder toward the old building. Xiaowei's father said, "It's nothing, what could possibly happen? A smooth day. The photos your brother mailed arrived. Your mother was still scolding you yesterday, saying the photos arrived but you're nowhere to be seen. Are you in Fengtian on business?"

Xiao Wei said, "I went back to my hometown and visited my uncle and fourth uncle. I plan to have Xiao Wang, my brother and sister-in-law come over after the autumn harvest to see what we can do. It's not good for them to farm in the countryside for the rest of their lives."

Xiao Wei's dad nodded and said, "Okay, Xiao Wang is a reliable kid. Now that you're capable, you should help him out if you can. That's right. Um, you should keep an eye on Zhang Fu."

Xiao Wei said, "I can't control Zhang Fu. I told my uncle that if Zhang Fu can stay home and farm for two years, I'll take care of him; otherwise, don't bother me. By the way, I've asked my fourth uncle to help me collect mountain produce starting last autumn, so they can earn some money too. Once our house is finished at the end of October, you, Mom, and Xiao Bing can go to Fengtian. I'll find you a place to buy mountain produce wholesale, as well as some local specialties from my brother's place. You can't overwork yourself."

Xiao Wei's dad nodded and said, "Okay, anyway, there's nothing to do here all day long. Is Xiao Bing going to transfer schools again?"

Xiaowei said, "The school is right near our house, not much farther away. Luckily, Xiaobing is in junior high. I offended the principal of the elementary school. If Xiaobing were in elementary school, we would have to go much farther. I bet she would have done something bad."

Xiao Wei's dad glanced at Xiao Wei and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xiao Wei said, "Chen Hui also got a piece of land there, and he built a big one. In the end, he wanted to give me the big one instead of the one we originally built. The nearby elementary school took a big piece of that land, but I got it back. So I offended him. It's okay."

(End of this chapter)