Age: Passionate youth, starting from graduation assignment

Chapter 256 New Business
"Is it okay if I'm older than you?"

Ding Xiawei hesitated, "And I'm divorced..."

"What's the matter... In the county town before, Gu Zhijun lived in our courtyard."

Xu Jichang said indifferently.

Ding Xiawei was shocked: What, Gu Zhijun also lives with him?
Of course Xu Jichang hasn't told her yet that Gu Zhijun's daughter is actually his own daughter.

If she knew, she would be afraid that Huijing's jaw would drop.

"Huh? If you think about it, tell me and I'll give you a room."

Xu Jichang said.

Ding Xiawei shook her head: "I will think about it again."

"I'll tell you tonight."

What Xu Jichang said moved her heart.

Indeed, this is a capital city with a radius of hundreds of miles, not a small county.

As long as he didn't tell anyone at work, who would know that he and Xu Jichang lived together?
……

After eating, the two did not go back to the unit immediately, but took a walk around the area.

The capital city is much more prosperous than the county town. There are an endless stream of bicycles on the streets, and occasionally you can see cars.

Xu Jichang and Ding Xiawei walked along the street for several hundred meters, seeing rows of shops everywhere they looked.

Ding Xiawei's eyes looked very curious, but she did not enter any store.

"Go in and have a look."

Xu Jichang pointed to a clothing store and said.

Ding Xiawei moved her eyes and shook her head: "Forget it. It's my first time here. There will be more places to spend money in the future."

"It's not me."

Xu Jichang couldn't help but take Ding Xiawei's little hand and half-drag her over.

Ding Xiawei's heart was beating loudly.

It has been two years since she first had an in-depth relationship with Xu Jichang, but the two have always kept a distance in front of others and have not been overly intimate.

Today is the first time.

Suddenly, a blush appeared on Ding Xiawei's face, like a young girl in love, who was pulled into the store by Xu Jichang in a daze.

This store sells summer clothes, and the front is full of skirts of all kinds.The styles are much newer than those in county stores.

"Here, pick one."

After entering the store, Xu Jichang said to Ding Xiawei, "With such a good face and figure, it would be a pity not to have beautiful clothes to match it."

Ding Xiawei was so ashamed: "I'm not afraid of others hearing me."

"We are all shopping, who cares about us."

Xu Jichang didn't think so.

Ding Xiawei looked around and breathed a sigh of relief when she found that no one was paying attention.

She took a red skirt from the hanger, went into the fitting room, put it on, looked in the mirror, and felt very satisfied.

"How is it, does it look good?"

After coming out, Ding Xiawei asked Xu Jichang awkwardly.

Xu Jichang nodded.

My sister Ding is obviously 30 years old, but her figure is like that of a green girl, without any fat.

Not only that, she is much plumper and more charming than those girls, with swaying slender branches and peach buttocks that make people have the urge to take pictures at any time.

"Looks good, just this one."

"Is there anything else you like? Just take your pick."

"No, no, that's enough."

Ding Xiawei knew in her heart that Xu Jichang wanted to pay and didn't want him to spend money, so she quickly expressed her gratitude.

Xu Jichang didn't force it. He waited for Ding Xiawei to enter the fitting room and change her clothes again, then walked to the counter to pay the bill together.

"How much does this cost?"

Xu Jichang asked the salesperson.

"Six dollars, seven feet of cloth."

The salesperson said without looking up while knitting a sweater.

"So expensive?"

Ding Xiawei said in surprise.

There is no such thing as a brand name for clothes these days, and the price basically depends on the quantity of fabric.

Summer clothes like this have less fabric and are generally cheaper. Six yuan is really beyond Ding Xiawei's expectation.

The salesperson curled his lips: "This dress is of good style, but it takes a lot of work."

Ding Xiawei was hesitant: How about...or not?
As a result, when she was talking to the salesperson, Xu Jichang had already taken out the money and cloth tickets and put them on the counter: "Change."

The salesperson then put down his sweater and stood up, looking at the two of them.

What a handsome woman, what a handsome young man.

The salesperson was stunned for a moment and couldn't move his eyes away. It took a few seconds before he remembered to ask for money.

"Four bucks for you."

The salesperson put the large amount of money into the drawer, took out four bills and handed them to Xu Jichang.

……

After leaving the door, Ding Xiawei held the clothes in her hands and smiled: "She was looking at you just now."

"who is she?"

"Salesperson. You look good. She doesn't want to look at you more than once."

"so."

Xu Jichang shrugged indifferently.

With a handsome face, he has long been accustomed to girls paying attention to him wherever he goes.

If you want to watch it, just watch it, don’t worry about it.

The unit had just moved in and there was nothing much to do in the afternoon. Xu Jichang and Ding Xiawei walked around the street and did not return to the factory until after working hours.

The factory area was still quiet, with few people entering or leaving the factory.

Xu Jichang went to work until four o'clock in the afternoon. Seeing that there was really nothing to do and sitting around was boring, he simply left early.

When passing a secluded corner, he entered the space shelf, took out a gold bar from the batch of gold and silver antiques he had discovered earlier, and hid it in his pocket.

There are many local acquaintances in the county, so shipments are easily discovered.

Now that you are in the capital, you can consider selling your gold bit by bit so that you can buy a house or do business with it.

As for antiques, jade, etc., don’t rush to sell them. Keep them for trading and appreciation, and then sell them when they reach a high point.

Xu Jichang doesn't throw away antiques, but he can still slowly collect the ones he has in his hands.

What Xu Jichang took out this time was a small yellow croaker, weighing a little more than 30 grams.

When he returned home, he smashed the gold bars into shape with a hammer and took them to a state-owned gold store to sell them.

The whole gold bar is still too eye-catching. It would be best if it is flattened so that the shape cannot be seen.

After selling the gold, Xu Jichang put 56 yuan and [-] cents into his pocket and returned home in silence.

This amount of money may not seem like much, but its purchasing power is extremely powerful now.

The most important thing is that Xu Jichang changed the gold into cash, and the capital for doing business will become more abundant in the future.

As for the specific business, Xu Jichang had already thought about it before arriving in the capital.

Food is the most important thing for people, so it is natural for business to start from catering.

The problem is that there are still two years before private businesses are allowed to do business. It is definitely not possible for me to open a shop openly on the street.

Then there is only one channel left, which is to handle weddings and weddings for urban and rural residents and prepare banquets for them.The residents of Beijing have a high living standard, so they naturally have no worries about tourists.

All we need is manpower
It is naturally impossible for Xu Jichang himself to take charge of the spoon.He had to recruit soldiers, organize a team, and let his people do the work.

At present, Lan Qimei can be counted as one of them. Her cooking skills are top-notch, so there must be no problem.

But having her alone is not enough. We need to find several more to expand the business.

Xu Jichang thought to himself.

A few days later, Du Xiaojing, Zhu Wei, Lan Qimei, Shen Qingrui and others arrived in Beijing one after another.

Xu Jichang entertained everyone in the newly purchased yard and said that they would live here from now on.

The girls were all amazed at Xu Jichang's efficiency: he had only arrived a few days earlier, but he had already set up the house.

"What's going on over there with Dan Rui?"

After the meal, the girls returned to the guest house to pick up their luggage. Xu Jichang left Lan Qimei alone and asked her, "How is the resignation process going?"

"I asked Danrui and she said she had submitted her resignation to the agricultural supplies station."

Lan Qimei sat next to Xu Jichang and said, "I guess I'll be here in half a month."

"That's good. How do you feel when you come to the capital?"

Xu Jichang asked next.

"It's really prosperous and the people are rich."

Lan Qimei said happily, "It's much better than the county seat."

"Of course. Do you have any ideas at the moment? For example, use your cooking skills to do something?"

Xu Jichang stared into Lan Qimei's eyes and said.

Lan Qimei was a little panicked by him: "Do you think I should..."

"First use your spare time to take on some cooking work outside. If you do well, you can resign directly and go out to work alone."

"I will work harder to organize some people and expand it. If you learn about outstanding chefs in the capital later, you can also recommend them to me."

"I'll dig them up."

Xu Jichang said in a smooth voice, which startled Lan Qimei.

Is he going to get into catering?

Are you sure you can make money?
"I'm afraid this business won't be big in scale. My monthly salary at the company is more than 30 yuan."

"Even if I can maintain this income after I go out, my monthly income will not be much."

“Can you make money from this?”

Lan Qimei blinked her big eyes and asked worriedly.

This woman is so cute. The first thing she worries about is not the risks after resigning, but whether she can make money from it.

"Don't worry, how can you still have this income after you go out?"

Xu Jichang corrected him with a smile, "A better cook can charge you five yuan for a spoonful. With your cooking skills, if you make a few meals and your reputation spreads, the price will be unbeatable."

"And didn't I say that I won't just organize you, I will recruit more people to come and work for me."

"And what I have to do is to obtain the needs and distribute them to you, and then provide the necessary kitchen utensils, as well as food, meat and vegetables, and take a commission from it."

Obtaining information and distributing orders, Xu Jichang played the earliest platform economy here.

And he is very confident that by doing this he will definitely attract many chefs and employers.

The main reason for the chef's concern is risk.Although it is normal to hire chefs for weddings and weddings nowadays, most chefs in state-owned units still have to be secretive when they go out to take on private work.

With him taking risks, the chefs are naturally willing to give him a share of the profits.

The employer is mainly worried about hiring an unreliable cook and ruining the banquet.Xu Jichang can play a screening role for them.

As for whether there are specific risks in doing this business, Xu Jichang thinks there is no need to worry.

It's not about trafficking in industrial products or selling food stamps, it's just about solving urban and rural needs for urban and rural residents, it's not a big deal.

Even in the early years, various communes and production teams also organized teams for running water mats, but no one ever took charge of them.

He just plans to expand the scale and imitate the platform economy of later generations.

After listening to what Xu Jichang said, Lan Qimei thought to herself for a long time.

"I'm also a newbie here. I don't know anyone in the capital."

"But two good seedlings from our cooking class came with me."

"I can teach them a few dishes. It's not a big problem to go out and pick up the running tables. You can recruit them over then."

Xu Ji often felt a little embarrassed when Lan Qimei said this and looked into her clear watery eyes.

"Are you really willing to teach? If you don't want to, forget it. I will go to the market to recruit chefs myself, and it won't take long."

In today's era, the chef industry attaches great importance to the inheritance of masters, and many dishes are not passed down to others.Xu Jichang does not want Lan Qimei to force herself for his career.

"What's the point? I also learned these dishes by myself. Teaching two more people can prevent it from being lost."

Lan Qimei smiled happily and winked at Xu Jichang, "Besides, I'm not a Quanjiao teacher."

"It's good to have both hands free."

Xu Jichang raised the corner of his mouth slightly and pinched her red cheek gently.

……

When I first arrived in the capital, I had a lot to do.

The matter of organizing the chefs to do business needs to be put aside for now, and will be discussed later when we have some free time.

After get off work the next day, Xu Jichang went to the woodworking factory to buy furniture. He eliminated the old furniture and completely updated the house.

"You don't want all this furniture?"

Lan Qimei felt very distressed when she looked at the guys who had been eliminated.

"You can't make much money selling it second-hand."

Xu Jichang said nonchalantly, "It's still a waste of time."

"I'll take care of it, you don't have to worry about it. Life is going to be smooth."

Lan Qimei shook her head.

"Okay, I'll call you a tricycle."

Xu Ji saw her insistence and said nothing more.

Shen Danrui hasn't come yet, Gu Zhijun has to take care of the child, Du Xiaojing and Zhu Wei have returned to Beijing to visit their families, and Yu Yingzi has the temper of a child again.

Lan Qimei helped Xu Jichang complete most of the things in the past two days, and Xu Jichang became more respectful of Lan Qimei's opinions.

Considering that it was already evening, Xu Jichang was worried about Lan Qimei, a pretty woman, selling second-hand furniture alone, so he went to the recycling bin with her and sold the furniture.

The two of them returned home covered in stars and moonlight, took a shower and fell asleep.

Today's arrangement of furniture was really tiring for both of them.

……

The next day, the unit was also busy.

Because another batch of mail arrived, Xu Jichang had to lead people to carry various furniture and supplies up and down the office building, without any time to rest.

At work, he saw many familiar faces.

Sisters Li Wanru and Li Wansi, mother and daughter You Qingxia and You Yuqing...

With everyone present, the entire factory area gradually became busy, and the unit began to gradually resume operations.

The main job of the distribution office became making phone calls to inform various downstream units of the new address.

In addition, it is to welcome inspections from superiors.When we move to a new place, leaders at all levels must come over to inspect and understand the situation.

With nothing to show for his work, Xu Jichang was so busy that working overtime became the norm.

It was not until more than two months later that the situation became slightly better, and Xu Jichang and other cadres and employees in the unit returned to their former peace.

It’s time to put new business on the agenda.

(End of this chapter)