Tuesday 21 December 2021

BTTS 603




 Chapter 603. Disband

At noon, they cooked and ate at the dumpling shop. Not at home. The oily smoke was too strong and made the place stuffy. It was better to make it at the dumpling shop.

"This sweet potato isn't bad." Lin Qing He remarked while eating sweet potato with vegetables.

"San Ni said it was tasty and told me to bring it over." Zhou Qing Bai spoke.

Lin Qing He asked, "How is San Ni and Pang Pang?"

"Do you still have to ask? Of course, they are well. Sister San Ni has gained a lot of weight. While Pang Pang has live up to his name. Plump like a ball." Zhou Gui Lai said.

Then Lin Qing He turned to Hu Zi and Gang Zi: "How are your business?"

"Quite good." Hu Zi grinned.

"How is the account book sorted?" Lin Qing He raised an eyebrow.

Both Hu Zi and Gang Zi were froze. "Nothing done. They are combined together."

"How can the accounts be mixed together? You both do your own things. Naturally, you have to separate the accounts. Even biological brothers must have clear accounts. One yard is one yard." Lin Qing He frowned.

"It's fine. My brother and I sell almost the same amount. My brother take sixty percent, I take forty." Gang Zi smiled.

"Then starting from today, don't mix up. You two make your own money." Lin Qing He stated.

After all, Hu Zi was someone with a match. The two brothers didn't care about this, but having a sister-in-law was a completely different scenery.

So this account should be calculated separately. Lin Qing He gave precaution in advance.

"Elder Brother, let's separate it today, alright?" Gang Zi turned to his elder brother and said.

"Okay." Hu Zi nodded.

Lin Qing He didn't say anything. It was because of being close, the money matter had to be clarified.

"I set up a stall on the old street in the morning and bumped into Sheng Qiang." Gang Zi continued.

"What about it? Is it worth mentioning?" Zhou Gui Lai rolled his eyes.

"From what I see, he seem to have learned a lesson this time. He didn't have the previous emperor  act." Gang Zi commented.

"Come on .Second Brother-in-law fished him out and got him to only lose money. He didn't even say a thank you. You're telling me he changed his act?" Zhou Gui Lai responded.

"If he really changed, go about his own life properly. No need to come give thanks." Zhou Xuan said.

"I want to make more cured meat tomorrow. Have you ordered the pork?" Lin Qing He stopped participating in this topic and asked Zhou Qing Bai.

"I did." Zhou Qing Bai confirmed.

Lin Qing He nodded. After eating, she rode out on a bicycle and went out to feel the wind. As for the youngest, she was already fed. So she didn't worry about her for a short time. Her dad and two older brothers were present.

"Dad, Second Brother and I will come back early in the evening. You have to go to lose weight. Look how fat you are. This is almost two hundred jins," Third said.

Zhou Qing Bai glanced at him. Zhou Gui Lai grinned and didn't dare to speak any more.

"Do your own business properly." Zhou Qing Bai looked at his two nephews, Hu Zi and Gang Zi, and stated.

"En." Hu Zi and Gang Zi both nodded. They understood what their uncle meant.

Lin Qing He, who was riding a bicycle, dropped by their family's shops and checked them all.

Then she saw Zhou Si Ni and Weng Guo Dong at the beverage shop.

"I was wondering why you didn't go our side to eat." Lin Qing He jollily said.

Zhou Si Ni blushed and looked at Weng Guo Dong. Weng Guo Dong was very calm: "Auntie Lin, I just took Si Ni out for a meal."

Lin Qing He nodded and said, "Do you have any plans for next year?"

"I plan to get married." Weng Guo Dong stated.

Zhou Si Ni blushed, "Don't say so much. Talk about it after you go back to see my family."

Weng Guo Dong didn't say anything. From the looks of it, he was persistent on decision.

"Si Ni, once you marry, will you still to go to work?" Lin Qing He asked.

"Of course I will. How can I not go to work?" Zhou Si Ni looked directly at Weng Guo Dong as she spoke.

She liked this job. And with a career, she felt at ease. After all, she was marrying up. Without a job, how can she stand it?

Want her to be at home every day? She wasn't someone who can stay idle.

Weng Guo Dong said: "You have to cook."

"Three meals a day will be prepared for you. I have to go to work though!" Zhou Si Ni maintained.

Weng Guo Dong acknowledged with an ‘en’. This made Zhou Si Ni let out a breath. Then as if she suddenly remember something, her face went all red.

As soon as she looked up, she saw her fourth aunt grinning: "It seems the after-marriage arrangements has been settled. Then I leave you guys be. Once Guo Dong gets his holiday, take Guo Dong back. "

She knew that Sister Weng was in a hurry. So her side didn't push Weng Guo Dong and Zhou Si Ni. She headed to the cigarette shop and took a look.

Then she came to the small workshop.

Lin Qing He only opened this small workshop and produced the clothes herself because those garment factory didn't keep their words. However, it was a small workshop. Even with a two-shift system, the income was extremely low. After all, there was labor cost to take in consideration.

So Lin Qing He planned to finish this year and not continue anymore.

Lin Qing He intended to set aside this warehouse for dry seafood goods and tea. She planned to renovate it and divide it into two rooms.

Dried seafood got smell, so they weren't suitable to put together with those for next year's tea business.

"This year, we will completely finish for holiday on tenth of December. At that time, I will pay extra half a month's salary to everyone. From then on, this small workshop will not be opened." Lin Qing He straightforwardly announced when she came over.

At first, everyone was very happy to hear the first half. They never thought it'll suddenly not open. Everyone couldn't accept it for a while.

"Teacher Lin, why don't you want to open it all of a sudden? Everyone is doing a wonderful job." Chen Shan Shan's grandmother, old Madam Xu said at once.

"Now there are too many big factories. Our small workshop can't compete. So I don't plan to continue to open it. However in the last few days, everyone got to work hard and completed the work at hand. When the time comes, extra half month salary will be paid to everyone." Lin Qing He explained.

It was necessary decision. After all, everyone was a lot older and in the past few years, their salary wasn't low. It was impossible to work for a lifetime.

Hearing what she said, everyone understood that it was unchangeable. Everyone was down.

Some old ladies asked, "Teacher Lin, since you won't continue, what will you do with these sewing machines?"

"A sewing machine is fifty yuan. Anyone who wants it can buy it." Lin Qing He answered.

The sewing machine she bought were from her trip to the south in the past. Later more were added to here. Altogether, there were 20 sewing machines.

When buying it, it wasn't cheap at all. Now setting it at 50 yuan each was definitely a huge benefit.

Many eyes lit up. After all, this was what they do. Sewing machines was an essential to feed themselves.

Because there was another group, Lin Qing He intended to draw lots. But these matter were left until after the tenth.

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  • 10 comments:

    1. Aww, too bad Qing He decided to stop dabbling in the clothing industry. Many thanks for the update!

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    2. MC is becoming a feudal lord. Even if the income is low, as long as profit can be made, why not? It’s not like a warehouse generates any income.

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      1. Plus, is there any need for a warehouse to be inside the city? Even Amazon puts their warehouses out in the boonies, a few hours outside of each major city

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      2. Putting your warehouse of expensive seafood and tea on the outskirts of the city at that time? Are you mental?
        She'd need to hire security for that, that's additional cost. Plus the logistics, they do have truck but what about the driver.

        Also at the Feudal lord comment. Feudal lord's don't pay fair, if they pay salaries at all, in fact, they collect taxes instead. I don't see the correlation here.

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    3. Shouldve changed her way of thinking, all of those are veteran worker, she should've just focused on producing handmade luxury products for this small workshop, or making specialized apparel such as safety clothing or whatnot. Hell she could become pioneer in that direction. I've binge reading this novel since 3 days ago, but gotta say as someone from the future, LQH wisdom is a bit lacking.

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      1. Do you think everyone must master at everything? Must knowing everything even though they come from the future?

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      2. The latter part of this novel is really disappointing. And giving away sewing machines at 50yuan? I can't

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    4. Still not sold on Si Ni and Guo Dong. I wish she would build her own self confidence first, there is only so much assurance he can give her.

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