Chapter 524 - Looking for Boss Zeng  

After Xiao Lingyu and Zeng Yaozu came out, Xiao Lingyu instructed, “That person called Xiaolu is very careful and good at reading people. You should pay attention to her and try her out for a period of time to see if she has the qualifications and potential to be nurtured.

“As for that Xiaomei, I need even our basic employees to have a good character and not someone who’d stab others in the back.”

Zeng Yaozu nodded and said, “Okay, I got it!”

“Then where are we going?” Zeng Yaozu asked after getting in the car.

“Let’s find a place to eat. After lunch, let’s go straight to Zeng Family’s vegetable store and greet Boss Zeng!” Xiao Lingyu said.

Then, they drove to the entrance of Zeng Family’s vegetable store, found a parking space, and walked to the store.

“Boss Xiao!” As soon as she entered the store, the lady boss noticed Xiao Lingyu.

Xiao Lingyu nodded and said with a smile, “Lady Boss, how have you been?”

The Lady Boss said with a smile, “Hehe, thanks to you, we have been doing well recently!”

Then, she looked at Zeng Yaozu, who was very handsome. She thought that he was Xiao Lingyu’s husband. When Xiao Lingyu first appeared at the shop, the Lady Boss could tell that she had just given birth. In that case, it was natural that she was married. Then, she had to have a husband.

The man did not look old. He looked to be about 25 or 26 years old and was about the same age as boss Xiao. However, since the lady boss was just guessing, she didn’t assume too much.

The lady boss looked at Zeng Yaozu and asked with a smile, “May I know who this is?”

Xiao Lingyu introduced, “This is Zeng Yaozu. He is my most capable subordinate and partner!”

‘Ah! He is not Boss Xiao’s husband. If he were, she wouldn’t have introduced him like this.’ The Lady Boss thought to herself. ‘Thankfully, I didn’t say anything wrong. Otherwise, how awkward would it be?’

The lady boss immediately smiled and greeted, “Hello, Mr. Zeng!”

“Hello, Lady Boss!” Zeng Yaozu greeted politely.

“Come, let’s sit in the reception room and have some tea!” The lady boss smiled and welcomed them into the reception room.

When they expanded the shop and renovated it, they had specially set aside a reception room. Back then, they didn’t understand the reason.

When the big boss came, they understood the purpose. For normal customers, they didn’t need a reception room.

The reception room was also very simple. There were a few pieces of solid wood furniture, a tea table, and a water dispenser. The reception room was separated by glass.

It was already two in the afternoon when Xiao Lingyu and Zeng Yaozu arrived at the store. Most of the vegetables in the store had been sold out, leaving only some ordinary farm vegetables in the shelf frame. There were not many customers.

The lady boss skillfully boiled water to make tea, picked up a small teacup with a pair of tweezers, and washed the teacup.

The lady boss smiled and said, “Boss Xiao, why didn’t you tell us beforehand that you were coming so that we could prepare to treat you to a meal!”

Xiao Lingyu smiled and said, “Boss Zeng and you are so busy. We wouldn’t want to impose!” She looked around and asked, “By the way, where’s boss Zeng?”

The lady boss said, “Today, we’re settling some bills with a few clients. He went to collect the bills. I just called him. He’ll be back soon.”

Xiao Lingyu nodded. She had something to tell Zeng Qinghua and his wife.

The lady boss chatted with Xiao Lingyu about daily life. “Boss Xiao, we didn’t get the chance to greet you properly in the past because you left in a hurry. But we have time now.” The lady boss was a very cheerful and straightforward person.

Xiao Lingyu smiled and said, “The last time I came here, it was only months after giving birth. My family was worried about me, so I rushed home as soon as the matter was over.”

The lady boss said, “Boss Xiao got married and had a child at such a young age. Boss Xiao even has a flourishing career. You are really a model citizen.” Zeng Family’s vegetable shop alone had a monthly income of one to two million. There was also a contract with Jun Hao Hotel. Based on the lady boss’ calculation, Boss Xiao would earn around three million per month. That was very rich. Most people wouldn’t see that much money in their life.

Recently, the lady boss also heard that the boss had opened a three-story shop that was 1,500 to 1,600 square meters. This was an amazing business.

Xiao Lingyu smiled humbly and thought to himself, ‘If she knows my husband is the richest man in the country, she wouldn’t say all these.’

Of course, only the Xiao family knew about Gong Tianhao’s identity.

The villagers only knew that grandfather and grandson were rich, and Xiao Lingyu married into a rich family.

However, after Gong Tianhao’s accident, some bad rumors spread.

They said that Xiao Lingyu was a jinx.

Her previous boyfriend’s family was imprisoned. Her previous boyfriend ended up paralyzed. He was tortured at a hospital.

Not long after her marriage, her husband was in a car accident. Therefore, Xiao Lingyu brought bad fortune to her man.

On top of that, there was another rumor circulating. It was Xiao Lingyu’s son who was the source of the misfortune! Or else, why would his father get into a car accident right after he was born?

When the Xiao Family heard about these rumors, they were livid. How could they say such things about a child? These rumors greatly harmed Xiao Lingyu and Xiao Tong’s reputation.

Mother Xiao was unable to catch the real culprit who spread the rumors.

However, whenever she heard people gossiping about this, she would carry a knife to that person’s door. She wouldn’t kill anyone, but she would chop the door down. At the same time, she warned that if she continued to hear these things, the Xiao Family wouldn’t hire them anymore.

These people wanted to take advantage of the Xiao Family but talk bad things behind their back at the same time. The Xiao Family wasn’t that magnanimous. The Xiao Family was fair, but they always looked out for their own. They would have done this in the past, much less now when they were the richest family in Taoyuan… no, in the entire district.

When the villagers saw Mother Xiao and her knife, they stopped talking about the rumors. Even if they did, it was behind closed doors. Therefore, the rumors soon died down.

Xiao Lingyu did hear these rumors, but she was too busy to care.

When the thirty Mus of vegetable fields were about to be picked, Xiao Lingyu personally did the calculations and budget.

At first, the Xiao Family only planted six Mus of vegetables, but they earned a large sum. Now, they had more than thirty Mus. Who knew how long it’d take to sell all of them. But the giant income was guaranteed.

After that, it would be harvest time for peanuts and soybeans. They had planted hundred of Mus for those too. Even though they hired many people, that were still a lot of land to cover.

However, it was approaching winter. The mountains wouldn’t be suitable for planting anymore, so the harvest could be slow.

Other than being kept as food and snacks, the biggest use of peanuts was to extract oil!

Even though Gong Tianhao was unconscious, Li Yuanhang had already opened up a market for peanut oil in the capital. Therefore, Xiao Lingyu didn’t worry about them not selling.

Moreover, this peanut oil was not only sold in the capital. The capital had many rich people, but there were other big cities in China too.

As for soybeans, Xiao Lingyu planned to use them to expand the family business.

Third Uncle and Third Aunt Xiao’s soybean products were selling very well. After taking out the rent, they could still earn 30,000 to 40,000 a month.

Father Xiao had three brothers. Third Uncle Xiao was given the first business because they had a schooling year son. However, this didn’t mean that Xiao Lingyu had forgotten about her other uncles. They didn’t have any grievances now, but seeing the money Third Uncle Xiao was earning, they might have some minor complaints. If this continued, there would definitely be estrangement and discord in the family.

This wasn’t what Xiao Lingyu wanted to see, and it wasn’t what Grandpa and Grandma Xiao wanted to see either.

Thus, Xiao Lingyu definitely had to plan to help out her First and Fourth Uncles.

Xiao Lingyu had told her fourth uncle a long time ago that she wanted him to start a transportation company.

However, her business had not been set up yet, so the transportation company wouldn’t have any business.

Moreover, the transportation company had a high investment cost and a long recovery time. It seemed unfair to her fourth uncle.

Therefore, Xiao Lingyu decided to set up the transportation company on her own. With her current earning ability, she was not afraid of investing. She could also wait for the cost to recoup before making profits.

Therefore, she had to arrange for Fourth Uncle Xiao to have a new job.

Xiao Lingyu set up a tofu product company.

Grandpa and Grandma Xiao, First Uncle and Aunt Xiao, Father and Mother Xiao, Third Uncle and Aunt Xiao, and Fourth Uncle and Aunt Xiao were all shareholders of the company. Xiao Lingyu did not participate.

Each couple’s shares were 20%. Other than Grandpa Xiao and Grandma, who only received dividends, the remaining couples could participate in the management of the company.

The shares were the same, but the company needed a person in charge. But Xiao Lingyu’s uncles and aunties didn’t know how to run a company.

Thus, Xiao Lingyu planned to hire a professional manager from outside the company to be the general manager.

If the general manager had to do his best to manage the company, Xiao Lingyu suggested that everyone give 1 percent of their shares to the general manager.

On the contrary, if the general manager didn’t have the ability, then they would have to kick them out.

As for the overall strategy of how the company would develop in the future, she had to plan it well.

Since it was a soybean products company, the income from the soybean products sold by Third Uncle and Aunt Xiao would naturally belong to the company.

Third Uncle and Aunt Xiao did not have any objections to this. They listened to Xiao Lingyu’s arrangements.

After all, if it weren’t for Xiao Lingyu, they would still be working for others. They would only get two to three thousand RMB a month. But now, they were bosses of their own company. Just look at the popularity of their bean products. One glance, and you’d know they were earning money.

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Two months passed. Taoyuan Village Green Fresh Soybean Product Company was established two months. All the departments in the company had been organized. With the Xiao family working together, the company could be considered to be in good shape.

It was just that they had yet to find a suitable manager, so Xiao Lingyu was temporarily appointed as the general manager.

Tofu, soybean milk, bean paste, bean skin, bean curd, dried bean, tofu bamboo, and so on. These were the products they currently offer. With Mother Xiao and the other aunts’ creativity, they were constantly coming up with new products too.

Of course, these things were only sold on a small scale in Xing Yin County. Because they had the Taoyuan Village brand, the results of the trial sale were quite good.

This gave everyone hope.

As long as everyone worked hard and achieved quality assurance, honesty, and taste, the company would definitely get better and better.

Xiao Lingyu smiled when she saw her uncle and aunts working hard every day.

As long as her family was safe and sound, happiness was better than anything else.

…

Xiao Lingyu and Zeng Yaozu entered the reception room and were greeted politely by the lady boss. Boss Zeng rushed back not long after.

Although the weather was still cold, Xiao Lingyu could still see the sweat on Zeng Qinghua’s head.

Xiao Lingyu smiled and said, “Boss Zeng!”

Zeng Qinghua wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead with a towel and shouted happily, “Boss Xiao!”

How could he not be happy?

Just three months ago, he thought that Zeng Family’s vegetable shop was going to close down. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, Zeng Family’s vegetable shop had become City Z’s hottest shop. This business was so good that everyone envied it.

Other people had to beg their customers to do business, but their customers had to beg them to reserve stock for them. How could he not be happy?

His current monthly income was two to three hundred thousand, which was more than ten times higher than his previous best business.

Xiao Lingyu saw him wiping his sweat and said with a smile, “Boss Zeng, you don’t have to be in such a hurry. You’re sweating all over even though it’s so cold outside.”

Boss Zeng said with a smile, “I was worried that I’d miss Boss Xiao. Last time, we didn’t have the time to treat Boss Xiao to a meal. We wanted to thank you, but you left. We felt so embarrassed.

Xiao Lingyu picked up a small teacup, took a sip of tea, and put it down. Then she said, “I came here especially to look for you. I definitely won’t leave until I see you.”

Boss Zeng, “…”