1474 Open for Business
āYou didnāt see wrongly. Do you want to count how many zeros there are?ā Qiao Mei asked with a smile.
Li Gui also found it unbelievable. Although the money would be paid to them in installments, the total sum was hundreds of thousands of dollars, and that was only for one contract. If they added up all the contract sums, the down payments alone were already more than 200,000 dollars!
āQiao Mei, are we being too ostentatious? Will we cause trouble for Xiao Wen?ā Li Gui said worriedly.
āMom, donāt worry. This is all legal now. Eldest Brother has already helped us sort out the approval documents. There seems to be some kind of trial⦠an assistance policy of some sort. I donāt quite understand how it works, but if Eldest Brother says that itās alright, then it definitely isnāt a problem. Donāt worry,ā Qiao Mei said.
āUnbelievable. In the future, we can just sit in the office and count money!ā Qianāe said.
āYes! But not totally. This time round, I had to go to so many shops to negotiate the signing of the one-year contracts. During this coming year, I donāt intend to start any new businesses. Both of you have to quickly learn about contracts and the like. Iāll hand everything to you after this one-year period,ā Qiao Mei said.
This was not a difficult task for Qianāe. After all, she used to be a top student. Now, all she needed to do was to learn management skills and some knowledge of law very quickly and she would be able to cope well.
However, for Li Gui, this was more difficult than asking her to ascend to the heavens. She only knew how to do basic calculations now and she still could not work out complicated sums! For example, something which Qiao Mei said some time ago⦠about percentages⦠She did not understand words like that even if she had no issues doing simple additions, subtractions, multiplications and divisions.
āMei Mei⦠I canāt cope. Why donāt you just let me go out and sell goods? I really canāt manage such a big factory,ā Li Gui said fearfully.
āMom, you have to trust me. Iām just going to do less but itās not like I really donāt care about anything. How about Iāll take charge of checking the contracts and you can be in charge of thinking of more ways to earn money?ā Qiao Mei said after thinking for a moment.
āThen Iāll give it a try. If I really canāt do it, then you have to help me. You must check the accounts for the factory every month. Iām scared of making mistakes or missing out on something,ā Li Gui said.
āIāll do what you say,ā Qiao Mei said with a smile.
After all, Qianāe was an outsider and not Li Guiās daughter. No matter how good their relationship was, it was susceptible to falling apart one day if there were any disputes. No one knew if Qianāe would still remember Qiao Mei and Li Gui after she made it big! Although Li Gui treated Qianāe very well, she would not just leave everything to Qianāe.
Qiao Mei was her biological daughter. Even if she was betrayed by her own daughter, she would have no complaints. Besides, Qiao Mei was not that kind of person.
āOh right! Whatās the name of our factory!ā Qianāe said.
āItās called Osmanthus Food Factory,ā Qiao Mei said as she looked at Li Gui.
This was the name that they came up with when Li Gui started selling braised meat. Now, it was no longer a small food stall but a big factory!
āIāve already found someone to design the logo, using the image of an osmanthus flower. Iāll leave the matter to Deng Fan. Weāll probably get something in two days,ā Qiao Mei said.
āWhat has Xia He been doing during this period of time? When is she getting married to that kid, Deng Fan? I want to buy her a gift,ā Li Gui said.
āI have been so busy that I forgot about Xia Heās upcoming wedding. I have to buy a gift for Xia He too. Maybe⦠maybe Iāll buy her a big sofa!ā Qianāe said happily.
Qiao Mei covered her face and smiled. Those who did not know better would think that Qianāe was in charge of the betrothal gifts! Xia He did not lack anything, but the couple did need furniture for their new house. Deng Fan may even want to design the furniture himself. Anything they bought for the couple might not match the style Deng Fan had in mind!
āThen you might as well just give Xia He money,ā Qiao Mei teased.
āMoney? Thatās two different things altogether. Iāll still give money as a gift. If a sofa is not a good idea⦠then I can buy a big color television! There are only a few different models available so I canāt go wrong with that!ā Qianāe said.
No one knew how Xia He would react if she received a big color television from Qianāe. She would probably be very shocked. After all, Xia He would not expect Qianāe to put all their past behind her and attend the wedding ceremony.
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