Chapter 141: Bound to the Birth System, Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 142: Seventies Hutong Daily Life (40)

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

Tian Na clicked her tongue a couple of times, then joined Shen Yao in complaining about the Cheng couple's foolishness.

"In my opinion, this girl Cheng Xue has no heart at all; there's no counting on her for elderly care."

Even Xie Aihua, who married far away early on and rarely returned to Jing Shi, would occasionally mail Tian Na some local specialties; compared to the Cheng family's situation, even a blind man couldn't say the Cheng couple would have a good outcome in their old age.

Speaking of these gossip tidbits, Tian Na's chatterbox was directly opened.

Waving her hand to send Meimei and Manman into the house to eat snacks, she quickly pulled Shen Yao over and whispered a mouthful of courtyard matters.

Not only the Cheng family, the Qian family wasn't as simple as it seemed on the surface, and the Zhou family took "lying flat" to the extreme; only the Zhao family looked prosperous and had a bit of a happy appearance.

"But it won't be booming for more than two years; Zhao Yinbao and Tang Tiantian are both so clever.

Zhao Meizhi still wants the whole family to live in harmony; hey, go dream on."

Tang Tiantian is capable; even without Zhao Yinbao bustling about, she wants to break away from the rest of the Zhao family and make money on her own, let alone Zhao Yinbao himself is someone who forgets righteousness for profit.

Shaking her head, she told Shen Yao not to feel sorry for Miao Cuilan, "It's all something they brought on themselves."

Why did the Qian family's two youngest sons move out? Wasn't it because the Qian elders were biased?

If this problem isn't cured, it'll be useless even after Qian Jian'gang's children grow up; the father and mother are both of the same virtue, how can good bamboo shoots come from rotten bamboo?

Anyway, Tian Na didn't trust the Qian family; perhaps Miao Cuilan could earn some money through hard work, but it would only be enough to subsidize household expenses, and she couldn't save any extra.

Shen Yao:...

After hearing the inside news from her mother-in-law, Shen Yao couldn't help but touch her chin.

It turned out there were so many things in the courtyard that she didn't know about because she hadn't come back.

"Sigh, what's the use of knowing? These are all family grudges within their own homes; we can't get a word in."

At this time, Wu Zhaodi, with a head of beautiful curly hair, laughed especially heartily.

She was currently standing beside the plaza running a small stall selling various fried foods.

These were all foods the children loved; Wu Zhaodi and Wang Yanyan had made a special trip to the South, not learning from Wang Yanyan to go into the cosmetics business, but instead learning a hand at simple fried snacks.

Meat skewers strung one by one were fried in oil, and the air was filled with fragrance.

At this time, there were no such statements that fried food was bad for health; as long as it was fried in oil, it was precious and delicious.

While the two were chatting, another child ran over to buy two meat skewers and left.

Wu Zhaodi reached up to wipe her forehead, the smile on her face not diminishing at all.

Shen Yao suggested Wu Zhaodi spend money to hire help; their family wasn't without small shops, so why work so hard?

"It's not hard; setting up a stall outside is better than staying at home, and besides, the two small shops have just started, with Shitou and Mutou, the two brothers, holding things up enough; now I just want to figure out how to lower the prices of these raw materials."

Compared to spending money to buy goods, if we handle the raw material processing ourselves, maybe we can find a new sales channel."

It was also Tian Na's garment factory that inspired them; Wu Zhaodi felt selling fried foods had great potential.

Jing Shi was visibly developing better and better, and the masses' spending power was rising steadily.

If they didn't think about seizing the time to make more money now, by the time others got this business going, she would regret it too late.

Wu Zhaodi had a very urgent psychology, especially when she discovered that the Xie family were all working hard to start businesses and make money.

Even the youngest, Meimei and Manman, would lead classmates to her stall to buy fried foods and drum up business when school let out; this was the Xie family's instinct to struggle.

"Eldest Sister-in-law, these fried foods need to be kept fresh; when the weather is cold it's fine, but when it's hot, we need refrigerators and freezers."

These things did exist at this time, but the prices were truly high.

Moreover, they used a lot of electricity, and one also had to consider power consumption and the location of the factory.

Wu Zhaodi only casually mentioned wanting to build a semi-finished fried food production factory, but if she really started operating it, it would consume countless energy.

Wu Zhaodi waved her hand, "Not afraid; when the time comes I'll go ask our mom for advice; her factory is even bigger, and now there's also a little Huang helping specifically with the mall."

"Ai yo, sister-in-law, you haven't gone to see it; these professionals are just not like us."

The whole mall was decorated brightly and brilliantly; those white light bulbs looked bigger than my head."

Whenever Wu Zhaodi talked about family matters, she couldn't help but get excited.

Especially since Tian Na and Grandmother-in-law Zhou had recently opened a Comprehensive Service Supermarket in Jing Shi.

This kind of supermarket, which is very common in later generations, was extremely scarce in the whole country at this time.

It was only last year that one opened in Guang City; elsewhere, state-run ones were still dominant, and very few private ones could open successfully.

For this supermarket, after Tian Na and Grandmother-in-law Zhou discussed it, they directly poached Huang Zhipeng to be their helper, and even didn't let Cui Yuxi go; the couple went into battle together, aiming for a happy family reunion.

Shen Yao suggested Wu Zhaodi could first open a small processing factory to try; as for the goods, they could temporarily be sent to Tian Na's newly opened supermarket for sale.

Not only Wu Zhaodi's fried foods, but also Wang Yanyan's cosmetics; since family members had resources, they shouldn't go unused.

Shen Yao even planned to send various health-preserving medicines that her Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic would launch in the future for consignment sale.

Anyway, such a spacious supermarket with a full range of goods would definitely be easier to occupy the vast market of this era than those chain supermarkets abroad.

Heaven, Earth, and Man in harmony; such opportunities are one in ten thousand; if missed, it's truly missed, and even regretting it for a lifetime in one's heart can't change anything.

Finding a chance in her spare time, she told Tian Na and Grandmother-in-law Zhou her idea.

Grandmother-in-law Zhou smacked her lips, "If it can be built, with the country so big, our family's business won't need to worry."

Tian Na hesitated, "The expenses are also high; we just finished building a supermarket, and more than half of the money saved on the books has gone in; I'm afraid even if we spend it all clean, we still won't be able to build it."

By then they would have lost everything to the bottom; where would they go to reason?

Grandmother-in-law Zhou agreed with Tian Na's concerns, but this was originally a high-risk, high-return business.

The two looked at each other, and in front of Shen Yao calculated how much money this newly opened supermarket had actually earned.

Don't look at how short these few months have been, but more than half of the capital has already been recovered.

"Everyone has money in their hands and definitely wants to eat well; plus, our supermarket has a full range of goods that save time and effort, so anyone who comes in will buy some to take back."

Don't underestimate this psychology; it can bring in a lot of extra business in a single day.

Huang Zhipeng, who is in charge of managing the entire supermarket, also sighed to Grandmother-in-law Zhou that this place is better than the Supply and Marketing Cooperative he worked at for decades; they are professionals, and what they say is certainly more credible than ordinary people.

Shen Yao suddenly had an idea and thought she could take out a loan from the national bank, or she could invest in the form of money.

The booming sales of Flavor-Enhancing Powder on the market meant Shen Yao was completely short of nothing to spend money on.

In other words, even if Shen Yao did nothing at all, she could still live off her accumulated wealth relying on this one item.

Because the Chinese herbal medicine planting gardens that she had cooperated with from various places over the past few years had progressed smoothly, Shen Yao had invested a lot of money into them.

The Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic that Shen Yao planned to build was also in her preparation plan.

This will be a chain industry facing the whole country and even overseas in the future.

Taking her own situation as an example, Shen Yao briefly gave Tian Na and Grandmother-in-law Zhou some popular science knowledge.

She also didn't forget to encourage them to go out and earn money from foreigners.

"Ugh, although it's quite difficult to achieve this, people need to have dreams, right? Prospering the country through industry—even if it's just providing a few more good work posts, it's contributing to the country."

Tian Na and Grandmother-in-law Zhou's minds turned, and they thought of the people working at their own garment factory, clothing city, supermarket, and other places.

That's right; the salaries they pay are definitely not low, the work intensity isn't high, and there are even thoughtful arrangements like normal vacations and bonuses.

After working at their home for a few years, not everyone can necessarily buy a house and settle down in Jing Shi, but there are not a few people who buy houses in the surrounding areas of Jing Shi or even in their own Laojia to improve their family conditions.

Tian Na slapped her palm, "Done, let's go try it."

Grandmother-in-law Zhou supported, "Go back and call Xiao Huang and them to come over and discuss it together."

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Sometimes, Shen Yao truly admired the action power of her own mother-in-law and grandma.

Say it and do it; once they decide on something, they never procrastinate.

Just finished saying they'd go back to hold a meeting, and in a flash they gathered everyone together.

Because both of their industries are controlled by themselves, other people's opposition is useless.

"Within three to five years, at least establish chain supermarkets of the same type in several big cities."

"At the same time, the supply source must be stable; besides our own goods, other suppliers will need you to negotiate with them."

People have a herd mentality; those professors said it right—if the supermarket is run well, some people will follow and open their own.

"We have to guarantee our own advantage, keep expanding it, and retain repeat customers."

"What is this called? Right, maintain competitiveness! It's about maintaining competitiveness!"

Tian Na stood in the center speaking with an uplifted tone, while Grandmother-in-law Zhou occasionally opened her mouth to supplement.

The two are also models of learning until old age; when the stall got too big and managing it was exhausting, they spent money to go to university, just so they could keep up with the times.

It proved that what Tian Na and Grandmother-in-law Zhou did was really useful.

Compared to other people who got rich and then spent lavishly, the two of them mostly used this money to constantly make money from money.

The original accumulation of assets is difficult, but once it develops later, it becomes especially easy.

As long as the goals of Tian Na and Grandmother-in-law Zhou are achieved, their family in the future will not just be an ordinary wealthy family, but will also be a famous tycoon on the list.

Wow

Just thinking that such a day would come, Tian Na and Grandmother-in-law Zhou would uncontrollably become excited.

It's not that they love money; what they value is the reputation after having money, and the attraction of being able to see more scenery from a high place.

Who doesn't want to open the first page of the genealogy, with their own great name written on it?

The ambitions of Tian Na and Grandmother-in-law Zhou were constantly nourished and expanded; they were not ashamed of this, and even looked more eager to try.

"Host, these are all your achievements; I didn't expect you to be so capable," if the system had a human form, it would surely open its mouth wide in surprise.

Clearly it's just a Childbirth System, how did it become a career system? And the kind of 'juan king' who drags the whole family into the career race.

"I've always been very capable," Shen Yao felt the system really couldn't speak.

At this time, she was busy with the business plan for the Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic's opening under a desk lamp.

Jing Shi in winter is very cold, but the room with heating installed is warm like spring.

Shen Yao wore pajamas, with a thin outer jacket draped over her body, her gaze focused.

The room door sounded, footsteps appeared on the ground, Xie Ci'an returned home from the desert, and was resting.

"Drink a cup of tea to refresh yourself; you've been busy all day, it's time to go to bed and rest."

Xie Ci'an felt heartache for Shen Yao's body; these days she hadn't been idle at all.

Shen Yao raised her head, smiling as she took the tea jar Xie Ci'an handed over.

Bringing it to her mouth and taking a sip, Shen Yao turned to look at the plan that was already mostly finished, "Wait until the last bit is done."

Shen Yao felt that after living with Xie Ci'an for many years, she also had a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder; if some things weren't finished, she felt uncomfortable all over.

Xie Ci'an helplessly, "Work can never be finished, Comrade Shen; your own body is the most important."

Shen Yao raised her eyebrows, unable to help but tease the other party, "Comrade Xie speaks with great self-awareness, but you must also match words with actions; otherwise, it's too unconvincing."

You must know that Xie Ci'an is also a workaholic; when working, he is simply forgetful to the extreme, even forgetting to eat.

Back when Xie Ci'an was busy, Shen Yao had to personally come over to call him.

Despite this, Xie Ci'an's body still developed health problems; minor issues like stomach disease needed daily conditioning but had been dragged on until now without being completely resolved.

Right now Xie Ci'an is resting at home; it's not that the work is finished and there's nothing else to do, but rather his leader forcibly let him take a vacation, just to nurse his body back to health.

Xie Ci'an simply closed his mouth and said nothing, knowing he indeed couldn't change his bad habit.

"Hungry or not? I'll go make you some noodles?"

"Add two more poached eggs, or else you eat a little with me?"

Xie Ci'an did not answer, but when the cooked noodles were brought out, Shen Yao couldn't help laughing aloud.

"Our Comrade Xie is all-capable, a rare good comrade indeed."

After Shen Yao finished praising with her mouth, she didn't forget to add a few love words, making Xie Ci'an's face red and ears crimson.

"Comrade Shen, in the next life, do you want to continue working hard together with me, progressing together?"

"This life isn't over yet, and Comrade Xie has already considered the next life.

Besides, aren't you a materialist? How did you start turning idealist?"

Shen Yao raised her eyebrows, not forgetting to continue teasing the serious-faced Xie Ci'an.

This counts as one of Shen Yao's few malicious hobbies; after all, the more serious a person's nature, the more she wants to see their embarrassed appearance.

Xie Ci'an held chopsticks in his hand, looked at Shen Yao, and said seriously, "I am a materialist, but for you alone, I am willing to be an idealist." (Borrowed from words the Premier once said, truly sounds wonderful~)

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao's eyebrows and eyes softened, she reached back and held Xie Ci'an, not speaking.

The tender affection between the two seemed about to overflow, until the noodles in the white bowls turned slightly lumpy and hard, only then did they have to bury their heads and eat.

Eating while laughing, voices from quiet to loud, finally hearty and joyful.

Shen Yao's eyebrows curved, even if she was no longer as pretty as in her youth, her visage and laughter under the lamplight still moved Xie Ci'an endlessly.

If possible, Xie Ci'an is willing to walk hand in hand with Shen Yao through one lifetime after another.

The word "love" ultimately made the firm materialist choose to believe in the illusory idealist theory.