"Auntie, you must be exhausted today. Let me take over!" Su Xiaotian said, massaging her grandmother's waist. "Grandma, you're tired today, aren't you?"
Compared to others, Su Xiaotian's workload was indeed not much.
Her Su Xiaolu braised pork shop's business today, compared to other stalls, could only be described as average.
With the two people she hired, she managed things quite easily.
Li Yuling was truly exhausted and didn't refuse.
She slumped into a nearby seat, groaning, and gently massaged her own waist.
With Su Xiaotian massaging her shoulders and back, Grandma Su felt much more comfortable.
"This is more tiring than an old woman working in the kitchen all day. Xiaotian, the business in your snack city is really good!"
Grandma Su was also an experienced businesswoman. Seeing today's scene, she knew that this snack city was definitely going to be a hit.
Her own Xiaotian was truly blessed by the Dragon King; look, everything she did succeeded!
Grandma Su thought, and couldn't help but feel proud. Every family has children, but which child could compare to her Xiaotian?
"It's because Grandma you're here to oversee things," Su Xiaotian, utilizing her shameless talent, showered Grandma Su with flattery.
Grandma Su glared at Su Xiaotian, "You're getting better and better at talking.
"I've finally seen it today. I've heard before that doing business makes money fast, but no one mentioned that the labor was so demanding!" Teacher Xie Nan said, sitting in an empty seat nearby, sighing.
"Isn't that the truth? They all say doing business is easy money. Now, looking at it, making money is never easy," Li Yuling replied.
She had to be grateful that she was used to farm work. Otherwise, with this amount of labor, she truly couldn't handle it.
It was fortunate that it wasn't Sister Xie Jia opening such a shop; if Sister Xie Jia opened a shop, with her delicate frame, she probably couldn't handle it.
Su Xiaocao thoughtfully brought warm water for everyone, letting them rest and drink some water.
After a short rest, Su Xiaotian said, "How about we tally up today's earnings?"
Although she expected to make money today, without a specific number, Su Xiaotian felt a bit uneasy.
Upon hearing Su Xiaotian's words, Li Yuling's spirits instantly lifted.
The day's turnover from the shop was all placed in the drawer.
She only knew that one drawer was filled with money, packed full, and it looked like quite a lot.
Even though most of it was small bills, a whole drawer couldn't be a small amount.
"Oh my, this looks like quite a lot. Let's count it quickly," Grandma Su also became interested.
On the other side, the two young men hired by Su Xiaotian had already sorted out the day's accounts.
"Little boss, please take a look. These are today's accounts. According to the accounts, our turnover today should be four hundred and twenty-six yuan and fifty cents. We still have this much inventory left. It's estimated that we can sustain tomorrow, but it won't be enough for the day after."
One of the young men briefly reported the results of his tally to Su Xiaotian.
Su Xiaotian nodded.
She knew very well that her Su Xiaolu, despite a turnover of over four hundred yuan, wouldn't have a profit as high as the spicy hot pot shop.
To keep prices as low as possible, Su Xiaotian had only slightly increased the cost price.
"You've done a great job. Continue to do so in the future! Starting tomorrow, I won't be here watching every day; I'll only come by occasionally!" Su Xiaotian said calmly.
"Little boss, don't worry, we will work hard!" The two young men exchanged glances and then earnestly promised.
Su Xiaotian also knew that they were telling the truth now, but money could tempt people. Without the lure of certain benefits, perhaps these two would take risks!
"Su Xiaolu will open many branches in the future. If you do well, you can become a branch manager. If you work hard enough to become a manager, your salary will also increase!"
"Of course, if you can't do your job properly, I won't keep idlers here!"
The two young men quickly agreed and promised to work even harder before leaving together.
Su Xiaotian knew very well that for the Su Xiaolu shop, if her family wasn't present, there needed to be accounts for outgoing and incoming goods, and a set of management rules, to achieve sustainable development.
Of course, as a pilot project for the future expansion of many branches, Su Xiaotian didn't plan to oversee it herself!
Li Yuling's income for the day was mainly in small bills, and since it was just kept in the drawer, it took a bit longer to sort.
But with the help of Su Xiaocao, Teacher Xie Nan, and others, after more than ten minutes, all the money was counted.
Looking at the thick stack of money, Li Yuling instantly felt her back stop hurting and her legs stop aching.
She was completely energized!
She never expected that with a seventy percent discount and some coupons, the total turnover for the day had reached three hundred yuan.
"Xiaocao, did we count it wrong?"
She only attended a literacy class and wasn't very educated, so maybe she made a mistake?
"Big sister, Xiaocao is a teacher, she wouldn't make a mistake. You've made a lot of money today!" Teacher Xie Nan said teasingly.
"Really made money? So much money?" Li Yuling once again cast a disbelieving gaze at Su Xiaocao.
No wonder Teacher Xie Nan was so shocked; she knew exactly how much had been spent today.
The vegetables were chosen by her. Excluding the vermicelli, the vegetable costs today totaled one hundred and fifteen yuan.
Even if one hundred yuan worth of vermicelli was used, her net profit for today would be around one hundred yuan.
"Mom, it's true. Would I lie to you?" Su Xiaocao smiled faintly.
She really didn't expect that opening a shop, the income for one day would exceed her monthly salary.
"Xiaotian, is this real or am I dreaming?" Li Yuling couldn't believe it, so she looked at Su Xiaotian again.
Li Yuling thought of earning over a hundred yuan a day, which felt like a dream.
Although everyone's income had increased in recent years, in reality, many farming families who worked hard for a year still had an income of around one hundred yuan.
"Auntie, of course, it's true. Today is the first day of opening, so there will be more people. After about ten days, once things stabilize, we'll be able to see the true income level," Su Xiaotian quickly explained to Li Yuling.
This was to prevent expectations from being too high, leading to disappointment later.
But in reality, for Li Yuling, if she could earn twenty to thirty yuan in net income per day, she would be very satisfied.
An income of nearly one hundred yuan was too much for Li Yuling!
"Our snack city is located near a university. The truly profitable time of the year is less than ten months. During the holidays, there is basically no income."
"Xiaotian, this is already very good. I originally thought that if I could earn one to two hundred yuan in pure income per month, I would be very satisfied."
Uh...
If that was the requirement, it would be met no matter what.
Su Xiaotian realized that she had been assuming too much. Li Yuling had just come from Nanling Village, and her expectations for money were indeed not high.
Grandma Su originally wanted to go home, but it was too late, and everyone was worried. So, Teacher Xie Nan invited Grandma Su, Su Xiaocao, and Li Yuling to stay at her place.
Li Yuling had rented a place nearby, but because Grandma Su was there, she couldn't not accompany her, so she followed them to Teacher Xie Nan's home.