Chapter 371: I want to start a company myself

Jin Dao and his two companions froze, not understanding Shen Xing's words for a moment.

Then what did he mean by that sentence just now? Didn't he say he wanted to help if they had economic difficulties?

"What do you mean?" Jin Dao was confused.

Shen Xing didn't make it too clear, just looked at them and said, "In short, you can come find me when you need help. You know the time our school lets out."

Leaving behind this sentence, Shen Xing rode off on his bike again.

Now the three were completely confused, looking at each other, staring blankly, not knowing what Shen Xing meant at all.

"Brother Dao, what kind of mystery is this kid playing at?"

Jin Dao shook his head. None of the three were very smart; how could they understand what medicine Shen Xing was selling in his gourd!

Unable to figure it out, he simply stopped thinking about it. "Forget it, anyway, he treated us to this meal. We'll talk about the future later. Let's go, walk off the food."

"Ah? Walk back? This is the East Second Ring Road!"

"If you don't walk, are you going to pay for a taxi?"

"I don't have money either. Then Brother Dao, let's buy a pack of cigarettes up ahead..."

At that time.

The reason Shen Jingjing didn't cook dinner for her son at home today was because she had an appointment to eat dinner out.

"Chunyue," a private Cantonese restaurant in a prime location opposite Shui Yun Jian.

Near eight o'clock in the evening, Tao Fei walked into the restaurant cautiously, still checking the address in his hand, terrified he had come to the wrong place.

This prime location in the city center, the understated luxury decor—it was clearly a high-end restaurant with a high average cost per person.

Why would Sister Shen invite him to eat in such a place?

"Hello, sir, do you have a reservation?"

"Oh, yes, a friend reserved it. Ms. Shen, is there one?"

"Yes, please follow me."

The staff member wearing a Chinese-style cheongsam led Tao Fei all the way to a relatively quiet seat inside. Shen Jingjing had already arrived early.

She was wearing a lotus-root-colored suit today, accessorized with South Sea white pearls. Her entire demeanor was calm and elegant. Except for the face Tao Fei remembered, everything else made him feel incredibly unfamiliar.

Before he even got close, he was so shocked he stopped in his tracks, blinking hard, terrified he had recognized the wrong person.

At this moment, Shen Jingjing also noticed the other party had arrived, hurriedly stood up, and greeted him with a friendly smile. "Manager Tao, you're here. Please, sit."

"J-Jingjing-jie?"

Tao Fei was stunned. The person in front of him was clearly a wealthy noblewoman—was his memory malfunctioning?

Seeing his shocked gaze, Shen Jingjing nodded slightly, having been mentally prepared. "Surprised, right? Sit down first, shall we talk slowly?"

Tao Fei didn't understand, but having confirmed that the other party was indeed Shen Jingjing, who had worked as a cleaner at "Lijie Wuyou" for a few days not long ago, he suppressed the shock in his heart and walked over to sit down.

Originally, he had thought the other party contacted him for the wages of those few orders during the internship period, and he had even prepared to pay out of his own pocket.

But looking at the scene before him, that was clearly impossible.

"You can serve the food now." Shen Jingjing said to the waiter.

After the waiter left, she looked at Tao Fei. Although she had only worked at "Lijie Wuyou" for a few days, she had a very good impression of this manager named Tao Fei.

It was just that Shen Jingjing herself hadn't expected to have any further interaction with Manager Tao after she voluntarily resigned.

"Manager Tao, I ran into Sister Min a few days ago. She told me 'Lijie Wuyou' went bankrupt?"

"Oh..." Tao Fei suppressed the shock in his eyes and nodded gently. "Yes, it was a very sudden matter. Even I, the store manager, was completely unaware."

"Then have you found a new job?"

"I've interviewed with a few companies recently, but I'm still waiting for news." Tao Fei said truthfully, but facing the Shen Jingjing in front of him, he couldn't hide his confusion. "Sister Jingjing, what exactly..."

He didn't know how to ask for a moment.

Shen Jingjing showed a faint smile. "Don't be in a rush about my affairs; you'll know slowly in the future. It's like this, Manager Tao: I invited you out today because I want to understand the specific situation of the domestic service industry in Longcheng through you. I think you are professional and can give me very practical advice, so I won't hide it from you—I want to start a domestic service company myself."

"Ah?"

Tao Fei was shocked. The mushy thoughts in his brain seemed to straighten out all at once. He stared at Shen Jingjing with wide eyes and realized. "Oh, I know, Sister Jingjing. You were undercover before, right? Entering the game yourself to understand the industry, actually just to start your own business?"

Shen Jingjing laughed out loud upon hearing this. "That's not it. You think too highly of me. I only came up with this idea after I met Sister Min and learned the company went bankrupt. The previous matter was purely because I was bored."

Tao Fei: "..."

Shen Jingjing continued, "However, I still remember the things you said at the store back then. You said the domestic service industry is a rigid demand in Longcheng and has very good development prospects. I also saw it with my own eyes—the company's employees really didn't earn little money. If the company hadn't had an accident, this would indeed be a very good job."

At least for those bottom-level people who came from out of town and didn't have much education, the income from this job was indeed very considerable.

Tao Fei didn't deny his words at the time and nodded again upon hearing this. "That's right. The domestic service industry began to rise four or five years ago, but actually, there were already many small domestic service companies ten years ago. It's just that the online ordering model only started in the last two years, and it was also from the last two years that the industry began to cover urban demand on a large scale, slowly penetrating into the lives of customers."

"As far as the current situation is concerned, the domestic service market is actually somewhat saturated, but if you have ideas in this regard, Sister Jingjing, now is actually a very good opportunity. If you miss it, I wouldn't suggest you invest in this line."

"How so?"

"Because 'Lijie' went bankrupt. A piece of the market has opened up in Longcheng. 'Lijie' had over a dozen stores in various major districts of Longcheng, and its business coverage was very wide. Now that 'Lijie' is gone, customers need to slowly accept new brand companies. If they aren't satisfied, they have to switch to others, and the intermediate adjustment period is very long."

"After all, establishing trust in a brand in the hearts of customers isn't something that happens overnight. So, many companies want to swallow the market left behind by 'Lijie,' which takes time. If you can enter the market during this time, not to mention swallowing the whole cake, eating a few crumbs will always be profitable."

"The profit of domestic service is very high. Although it's said that China doesn't lack cheap labor, especially bottom-level working people, the domestic service industry—especially domestic service personnel doing high-end residential area services—has an hourly wage that isn't lower than white-collar workers sitting in office buildings. Sister Jingjing, you worked in Group A; you know this clearly!"

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