Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 810 Stimulation

Xia Maosheng said, "Yeah, it's free. Why would we need money for our own cafeteria? Are you coming to work here? There's meat for lunch and dinner, all you can eat."

Xiao Fu swallowed hard, licked her lips, and remained silent. It was clear she was wavering.

The two who came with Xiao Fu were interested and looked at Xia Maosheng, asking, "You guys are hiring, what kind of people are you looking for?"

Xia Maosheng said, "You need to be able to work hard and endure hardship. You can't work only sporadically."

With food in his belly, Xiao Fu wasn't in a hurry anymore. He wiped his mouth and asked, "What kind of factory is this? What does it produce?"

Xia Maosheng said, "This layer is bread and cake, the next layer is biscuits, steamed buns and dumplings, and the top layer is instant noodles."

Xiao Fu was taken aback: "Just this kind of thing? Can you even make money from it? How many would you have to sell to earn such a big steamed bun?"

Xia Maosheng laughed and said, "You can even calculate costs now? You can make money no matter what you do well, as long as you work hard and put your mind to it."

Xiao Fu said, "I saw a few bakeries in Beixi City that sell birthday cakes. Those are the ones that make money. Why don't you guys do that? They're much more upscale than yours. They look really cool."

Xia Maosheng said, "Not only in Beixi, but there are six in Fengtian, four in Longcheng, and all in Dalian and Andong. In the future, we will also open branches in Jibei and Longjiang."

Xiao Fu said, "How did you know? Do you know them?"

Xia Maosheng said, "That's what they sell there, that's the kind of stuff they make. That's your brother Xiaowei's shop. What else would they sell if they didn't make this?"

Xiao Fu was stunned: "Yes, you drove it?"

Xia Maosheng nodded and said, "Yes, it's still opening. We're going to open one in every city, in every city in the three northeastern provinces. We're also opening a car dealership in a few days. It's under renovation right now. If you know someone who wants to buy a car, bring them here and you'll get a commission."

A guy who came with Xiao Fu asked, "Hey bro, what kind of car are you selling?"

Xia Maosheng said, "The Xiali sedan, the Tianjing Dafa, the Chang'an bread truck, and the Chang'an minivan—that's all we have right now. We can get the better cars too, but those will have to be ordered separately. As long as the money is right, we can even get a Xiaowei car."

Xiao Fu asked, "Is the car my brother drives hard to buy?"

Xia Maosheng said, "I don't know if there are any in the South, but at least there's only one in the northern half of China. There aren't many of our cars in China. The one I drive is one of only four in the whole country. We have three here. Xiao Hui drives one. Anyway, there are only two in the Northeast, and they're all here."

Xiao Fu's eyes widened: "You have so many nice cars? How much did they cost?"

Xia Maosheng said, "If we were to calculate based on imports, six cars would have cost at least ten million, but in fact, we didn't spend that much."

The guy asked, "Hey bro, what kind of car do you drive? How much did it cost?"

Xia Maosheng said, "I drive a sports car, a Ferrari, ever heard of it? It can only seat two people, it's a convertible. My car is cheap, less than 800,000 yuan."

That guy asked, "Why don't you drive an expensive car?"

Xia Maosheng said, "It's not cheap either. How many people can afford it? Besides, I like it. I don't like their cars. They're too big. They're just sitting idle in the garage. I can drive them whenever I want. Xiaowei's Ferrari is for Xiaohong, and Xiaohui's is for Chen Xiao. Xiaohong can at least drive it once in a while, but Chen Xiao hasn't even touched the steering wheel yet. It's just sitting there collecting dust."

The old man asked in surprise, "Really? Xiao Hong drives a car worth over 800,000 yuan?"

Xia Maosheng put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, nodded, and said, "We bought three of them back then, but neither of them liked driving them."

The old man said to Xia's father, "Your son has really made something of himself, he's really earned it. You're a lucky man, brother."

Mr. Xia said, "We're lucky the kids get along well. But they're still young. They want to buy anything they like, which is such a waste."

The old man said, "What's the point of making money? Isn't it to live a good life, eat well, drink well, dress well, and use well? Besides, hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars aren't a lot of money for them. You don't need to worry about this. You should just hold your grandson and enjoy life."

Mr. Xia nodded happily, feeling quite proud.

After the two families finished their meal, they walked along the road into the courtyard to digest their food. There was no better place in the area than the courtyard for a stroll. Besides, Old Xia's grandson was still in the courtyard, and the old man had brought Xiao Fu to meet people, so they couldn't just come without making a sound.

The garage was right inside the courtyard. Xia Maosheng said, "Dad, Mom, I'm going to work. Grandpa and Grandma, you can stay here for a while, I'm going to work."

The four elders agreed, and Xia Maosheng went to open the garage to get the car. Xiao Fu asked, "Is this the garage? Are all the cars you mentioned inside?"

Xia Maosheng said, "Yes, if you want to see it, just open it and look. Just don't scratch it with anything, because it's hard to repair if the paint gets chipped."

Xiao Wei walked over and said, "Old Xia, don't forget to ask for leave. We're leaving next Wednesday, by plane. Oh, Xiao Fu's here! When did you arrive?"

Xiao Fu scratched his head: "It just arrived."

Xia Maosheng opened the garage door, went inside, backed the car out, and asked, "Wednesday, right?"

Xiao Wei said, "Wednesday, I'll probably stay for a week."

Xia Maosheng waved his hand, greeted the four old men, and drove off.

Xiao Fu asked, "Didn't he say it was a convertible?"

Xiao Wei said, "A convertible has a roof, it just means it can be opened. Actually, convertibles aren't very good, they get dusty and rainy, and where to park them is a problem, anyway, I don't like them. Grandpa and Grandma, Grandpa and Grandma Xia, have you eaten yet?"

The old man nodded and said, "I ate, I just finished eating. Open the garage door, I want to see your car."

Xiao Wei opened all the garage doors and asked, "What are you doing?"

The old man looked at them one by one and said, "I recognize this one. Whose is this? This one belongs to Xiaohong, right?"

Xiao Wei said, "Nobody drives this one, let's just leave it here. Oh yeah, that one belongs to Xiao Hong. She only drives it to school."

The old man said, "Is this the one you used to drive?"

Xiao Wei said, "Yeah, that one. It's being driven by the factory manager now. He lives upstairs from you, right above you."

The old man glanced at Xiao Fu out of the corner of his eye and asked, "Why is he stopping you like this?"

Xiao Wei said, "The office building isn't finished yet, so the parking garage downstairs is unusable. They'll park there once the other side is done, which won't be long."

The old man turned his head to look at the tall headquarters building and asked, "Is your office on the top floor?"

Xiao Wei said, "Yeah, they insisted that I be on top, but it's all the same."

Geng Hui and Xiao Hong sat in the pavilion with their child in their arms, while Xia's parents went to see their grandson.

The old man asked Xiaowei, "How much did you spend building these buildings last year? Are you still building them this year?"

Xiao Wei said, "Last year, we spent about 80 million. We're still building this year. Xidu Andong and Longcheng are about to start, and the Dalian project is also about to begin. This year's budget is 123 million. Xidu is quite big, with more than 100 acres of land. Next week, we're going to Bingcheng. Bingcheng sent us an invitation to attend an investment promotion conference. We estimate that we'll spend tens of millions there. We originally planned to build a headquarters there."

(End of this chapter)