flstandardbreds Chapter 119 Rock Sugar Fruit Trading
Chapter 119 Rock Sugar Fruit Trading
Having taken Liang Ming's things, Chen Niu felt embarrassed to leave him standing there, so he quickly invited him to sit down and have breakfast.
Chen Niu's breakfast was very simple: stir-fried pickled cabbage, fried peanuts, and a bowl of white porridge.
This is his breakfast with his three children.
Even so, Chen Niu's three children ate with great relish, fighting over the food, and soon it was all gone.
"Brother Liang Ming, you've come to see this as a joke!"
Seeing this, Chen Niu smiled awkwardly and said...
"Brother Chen Niu, I've heard about what happened to you!"
Liang Ming put down his chopsticks and said seriously to Chen Niu:
"There's nothing funny about you taking care of three kids all by yourself."
On the contrary, I think you're a real man!
Hearing Liang Ming's words, Chen Niu's eyes reddened slightly, and his voice choked with emotion: "Brother Liang Ming, thank you for your comfort."
By this time, the three children had finished eating all the dishes and porridge on the table.
But the little boy hadn't finished eating. Holding his enamel bowl, he leaned close to Chen Niu and said weakly:
"Dad, is there any more porridge? I'm so hungry..."
Hearing his youngest son's words, Chen Niu glanced awkwardly at Liang Ming, then said to his youngest son:
"Little Bao, don't eat too much for breakfast. We'll eat it at noon."
There's really not much food left at home.
He lost his job, and his ex-wife ran off with all his money.
We have to be frugal and thrifty so that we can live a little longer with three children.
The little boy's eyes showed some disappointment upon hearing Chen Niu's words, but he still nodded sensibly and said:
"Then Xiaobao won't eat anymore. Xiaobao will eat at noon."
"Dad, my brother and I are going to wash the dishes. You chat with Uncle."
After saying that, he obediently took his enamel bowl and followed the eldest and second children to the well to wash the dishes.
“You have three sensible children!” Liang Ming said to Chen Niu when he saw this.
"Yes, ever since their mother divorced me and went back to her parents' home, all three of them seem to have matured overnight!"
"The three brothers brushed their teeth and washed their faces by themselves, went to sleep by themselves, and did not cry to me for their mother."
Upon hearing this, Chen Niu said with a complicated expression:
"I'm sorry to those three. If I had divorced their mother earlier and cut ties with that family!"
“With my job at the sugar factory, the four of us can live a good life.”
Hearing Chen Niu's words, Liang Ming patted him on the shoulder and comforted him:
"Every cloud has a silver lining. Although you lost your job at the sugar factory, you also severed ties with that family."
"As long as we work hard, things will gradually get better."
Upon hearing this, Chen Niu smiled bitterly and said helplessly, "Where can I find a job? I'm over thirty years old and penniless. If I go out to look for work, no one will hire me."
Hearing Chen Niu's words, Liang Ming knew the time was ripe.
"Brother Chen Niu, are you interested in working for me?"
Liang Ming asked.
"Work with you?" Chen Niu was taken aback at first, then asked:
"Brother Liang Ming, after talking to you for so long, I still don't know what you do for a living?"
"Me? I just run a small business buying and selling mountain products in the village."
Liang Ming smiled modestly and said.
"In addition, there is a cannery in the town, and a small share in Xiangmanlou Restaurant in the county seat."
When Chen Niu heard Liang Ming say that he was just involved in the trade of mountain products, he was somewhat disappointed, since he didn't know much about mountain products.
But upon hearing Liang Ming's next words, his expression immediately changed, and he exclaimed in surprise:
"Brother Liang Ming... Mr. Liang, is Liang's Canned Food Factory in our town your property?"
Have you heard of Liang's Canned Food Factory?
Liang Ming raised an eyebrow and asked in return, "Have you heard the story of Liang's Canned Food Factory?"
"Now everyone knows that Liang's Canned Food Factory was a canned food factory that was about to go bankrupt. After you took it over, you not only brought the factory back to life, but also won orders from merchants in the north."
Chen Niu looked at Liang Ming with admiration and said:
"Now, Liangji Canned Food Factory has even reached a canned food supply cooperation agreement with the county supply and marketing cooperative."
"Now, not only Taoyuan Township, but also Taoyuan County and several nearby counties, canneries are preparing to discuss cooperation with Liangji Cannery."
"Now everyone says that if they could get a job at Liangji Canned Food Factory, they wouldn't trade it for a job at a state-owned enterprise."
Chen Niu's last sentence had a hint of flattery about it.
But Liang Ming couldn't help but smile.
He turned to Chen Niu and said, "It seems you know my business very well. So, what have you thought about what I just told you?"
"Boss Liang, if I work for you, will I be a worker at Liang's Canned Food Factory?"
Chen Niu asked with an expectant look on his face.
"No," Liang Ming shook his head.
With Chen Niu's sugar art skills, it would be a waste of his talents to just work as a cannery worker.
Chen Niu looked somewhat disappointed when he heard that he wasn't being asked to work in a cannery.
But he also knew that the owner of Liang's Canned Food Factory had unlimited potential.
If I were to work for a boss like that, it would definitely be beneficial and harmless.
"Boss Liang, I'm willing to work for you. I'm just a brick in your wall. You tell me where to lay it, and I'll lay it there!"
After figuring this out, Chen Niu immediately said it to Liang Ming.
Liang Ming was very satisfied with Chen Niu's attitude.
He took a wad of cash from his car, about three hundred yuan, and stuffed it into Chen Niu's hand, saying:
"This is an advance on your salary. Take care of your three children and your personal matters first, then come to Liangjia Village to find me."
Upon seeing the wad of money Liang Ming handed over, Chen Niu's eyes immediately welled up with tears.
They say that men don't shed tears easily, but they are not sad yet.
Liang Ming's meticulous care as the boss made Chen Niu feel an unprecedented sense of warmth.
A boss like that would be doing a disservice to someone who offered help in their time of need if he didn't work himself to the bone!
"Okay, wipe your tears, don't let your kids see."
Liang Ming patted Chen Niu on the shoulder and said.
Chen Niu wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and nodded.
……
As Liang Ming left Chen Niu's house, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
Once Chen Niu leaves the sugar factory, his sugar art skills may be useless to others.
But Liang Ming had already figured out what kind of business Chen Niu should do.
"Rock candy fruit skewers are still a blank market in Taoyuan City. It would be perfect to have Chen Niu in charge of this niche dessert market!"
Liang Ming murmured softly.
From the moment he contracted several orchards in Liangjia Village, he began to think about many related industries that could generate profits.
Canned fruit is just one way to make a profit.
Making fruit into candied fruit skewers is also a way to make a profit.
These rock candy fruit skewers not only have a more unique flavor, but are also novel, and are sure to capture the hearts of young consumers.
Most importantly, its cost is low; fruit that costs only 1 cent per pound can generate dozens of times the profit.
"We can put the sale of rock candy fruit skewers on hold for now, but we need to deal with the refrigerator at the braised duck shop as soon as possible."
Putting the idea of selling rock candy fruit skewers out of his mind, Liang Ming decided to first go to Qian Jian of the county's state-run restaurant to talk about selling recipes and other new business opportunities.
Half an hour later, in front of the county-run restaurant.
Upon hearing that Liang Ming had arrived, Qian Jian rushed out, grabbed Liang Ming's hand, and said:
"Mr. Liang, your presence is an honor to our state-run restaurant!"
"Director Qian, you're too kind." Liang Ming was a little embarrassed by Qian Jianhui's enthusiasm.
I came here today hoping to make a killing and build a fortune.
It seems we should rip them off a little less now...