Chapter 302: A Shop Only Needs One Voice

Everyone raised their glasses together, only Xie Yuanyuan was completely confused; it was as if everyone else understood, but she alone did not?

Never mind, this rapeseed is truly delicious.

After the meal, An Yinan said, "The workshop needs to be opened first; once we have prepared the goods, we will open the shop. I have two candidates for the workshop."

An Yinan looked at everyone, and Zhao Qiu Hua said straightforwardly, "Who?"

"One is named Zhou Ruoran, whom you all know—the mother who brings her child to school."

"The other is named Liu Erya, a classmate from my dormitory; she studies Traditional Chinese Medicine and her family is in quite difficult circumstances."

"Both of them have good skills, but they will need unified training in the early stages; it depends on whether they can pass the test."

"I also want to discuss this matter with you all; I haven't spoken to them yet. Tell me what you think." An Yinan looked at everyone.

Since they were going to open a shop together in the future, it would no longer be a one-person show; they needed to plan together and issue orders together.

Between friends, it is best to be of one heart and one mind, otherwise, it will break sooner or later.

An Yinan was preventing such things from happening, discussing everything with everyone, no matter how trivial.

"Nan Nan." Li Xiue suddenly spoke up.

Xiue had always been so gentle; whenever something happened, she would only smile faintly.

Even with her older brother and sister-in-law like that at home, she held no resentment in her heart, only choosing to keep her distance in the future.

At this moment, Xiue's expression was somewhat serious, and her gaze toward An Yinan was very earnest.

"Perhaps these words shouldn't be said by me, after all, I am the one who invested the least, but if these words aren't made clear today, I don't know when we will have the chance to say them next."

Li Xiue scanned the circle, looking at everyone's expressions, especially Qian Zhao and Xie Shuyang.

As for the character of Xie Yuanyuan and Zhao Qiu Hua, she believed she could see them clearly.

"Xiue, what are you saying?" Xie Yuanyuan's little brows furrowed, her face full of disapproval.

Li Xiue shook her head with a smile, "But I am also the oldest among the four of us."

Li Xiue had directly filtered out Qian Zhao and Xie Shuyang.

After all, this shop belonged to the four sisters, and she did not want to mix too many other matters into it.

It wasn't that Qian Zhao and Xie Shuyang's character was bad, but she trusted her sisters more.

"Whether it is a shop, a business, or a single task, it needs one head; if everyone tries to squeeze into that head, then that head will surely explode, and there will be no good outcome."

Li Xiue lacked her usual gentleness; instead, the words she spoke were sharp and straightforward.

Compared to the shop business, she was even less willing to let the four sisters grow apart.

If the shop's earnings were poor in the future, she believed the sisters could suffer together; after all, they had survived their lives for so many years.

But what if the shop's earnings were good? Would people's hearts remain the same?

She did not want to challenge human nature.

Nan Nan had pulled them into this venture with the intention of supporting and walking together.

After all, as the distance between everyone grew, their relationships might become estranged.

But she would not allow everyone to go against their original intentions and hurt Nan Nan's painstaking efforts.

"I agree with Xiue's words." Zhao Qiu Hua's face was solemn, and she even felt a bit guilty now.

Actually, these words shouldn't have been said by Xiue; Yuanyuan was too simple and pure-hearted to think that far ahead, so it would have been more appropriate for her to say them herself.

But she hadn't thought of this, and she felt a bit ashamed in her heart.

"I agree too." Xie Yuanyuan raised her chubby white hand; in her heart, there was only one person she truly admired and followed: An Yinan.

During the most difficult days, it was Nan Nan who had led her through them.

An Yinan felt very moved in her heart, moved by Xiue's decisiveness and by the support of her partners.

She had thought about the days of falling apart in the future, but she could not stop doing what needed to be done now because of her worries about the future.

"Thank you all," An Yinan said.

Zhao Qiu Hua said, "It is we who should thank you."

"Nan Nan, you will be our only head; we will be your limbs, walking together."

"If we are the parts of a gun, you are the sight."

"Xiue is right, the shop only needs one voice; from now on, you will make every decision for the shop, and you will have to work hard in the future."

From this day on, An Yinan established her sole authority.

Through many twists and turns in the future, everyone never forgot this day, and never forgot the promise made at that time.

"Alright, now Xiue will be responsible for the accounting, I will be responsible for the formation of the garment workshop, and Qiu Hua, I will have to trouble you with the shop's renovation; I have drawn a rough sketch," An Yinan said to Zhao Qiu Hua.

Zhao Qiu Hua nodded, "Don't worry, leave it to me."

And An Yinan looked at Xie Yuanyuan, "This paper will likely have to be handed to you."

Previously, she had wanted to find time to go herself, as she truly couldn't rest easy without seeing it with her own eyes.

But after the events of these past few days, she realized that Xie Yuanyuan had been protected too well, and she needed to grow.

The Xie Family and Xie Shuyang had all helped Xie Yuanyuan.

But she couldn't be a child forever, never growing up.

Facing society, was she still going to shrink back into her protected zone? If something happened in the future, could she really accept it?

Xie Yuanyuan heard her name and immediately looked at An Yinan.

After hearing the words clearly, she pointed at herself in disbelief, "Me?"

An Yinan nodded, "Remember the courage you had when you went to the countryside, Yuanyuan; I have always believed you could."

Xie Yuanyuan's eyes widened; she was an only child and didn't need to go to the countryside at all, but for Xie Shuyang's sake, she had resolutely signed up in secret.

At that time, she was very unlike herself, but in those moments when she was so unlike herself, she met Nan Nan and Beibei, as well as Zhang Qian who was far away in the Military District.

She thought, she could do it.

"I think I can," Xie Yuanyuan said, her eyes full of brightness.

Everyone told her that they would protect her and watch over her.

Only Nan Nan said, believe in yourself, you can.

"You can," Zhao Qiu Hua patted Xie Yuanyuan on the shoulder.

Li Xiue also cast an encouraging look.

Xie Yuanyuan smiled, "You all believe in me so much, how could I not be able to?"

She was no longer an only daughter; she had sisters, she had people who supported her!

Xie Shuyang saw this Xie Yuanyuan and was lost in thought; her eyes were shining, full of exploration and hope for unknown things, and this version of her was no longer a pampered girl.

He looked at An Yinan, full of gratitude.

An Yinan, however, lowered her head and did not accept it.

This was what sisters should do for each other, and she hoped that girl could find herself.

"Then it's settled; I will talk to them when I return to school," An Yinan noted down the important matters in her notebook.

After the meal, everyone worked together to clean up, and An Yinan took Yun Shu straight back to Beijing University.

The matter of the Liu family was not over yet; she had to keep a low profile!