blueteamnovel 6: Partners
6: Partners
Han Wen slept until noon, and although he had rested well, his stomach was really rumbling with hunger.
In this life, the world is vast, but enjoying good food and drink is the most important thing.
Han Wen has neither the money nor the time or energy to go out and have fun, so naturally he needs to fill his stomach first.
"Sister Ning, let's go upstairs." Han Wen said as he went upstairs, "I haven't eaten since this morning, I'm starving."
I'll go cook. Tell me in detail what happened.
"I'll go upstairs with you. What about the business downstairs?" Zhou Ning asked, somewhat surprised.
"Close the door," Han Wen replied. "I'm not prepared to take on any other work until Professor Cao's manuscript is finished. Otherwise, I won't be able to handle it all."
Zhou Ning felt that Han Wen's words made sense, so he went to close the shop.
When she closed the shop door and went upstairs, Han Wen had already started cooking rice and began picking and washing vegetables.
"You can cook?" She took two steps behind Han Wen, looking quite surprised.
"I come from a single-parent family. My mom has to work, so naturally I have to learn to take care of myself." Han Wen nodded. "Besides, I'm an orphan. I can't compare to someone like you, a pampered young lady from a noble family."
"What nonsense are you talking about? What era are we living in? Still talking about pampered young ladies from noble families?" Zhou Ning was amused: "Han Wen, let me tell you something."
I'm just an ordinary kid, not as privileged as you think. Otherwise, why would I be here helping my mom at the shop?
"That's true, I was overthinking it." Han Wen joked, "I actually really wish you were some kind of rich heiress or a lady from a prominent family."
"In that case, I can cling to your leg, and I'll never have to worry about food or drink for the rest of my life."
"You wish," Zhou Ning shook his head and snorted, "Daydreaming."
"Think about it, everyone needs to have dreams. Maybe they'll come true without you even realizing it." Han Wen started chopping vegetables and continued chatting idly with Zhou Ning.
Zhou Ning was amused by Han Wen's words again, and laughed for a while before straightening up and saying, "Han Wen, let's get down to business."
"Go ahead, I'm listening," Han Wen nodded.
"Hanwen, you know, this shop is actually run by my mother. Of course, her purpose isn't to make money."
"She's just unhappy that I'm stuck at home doing nothing during my vacation, so she has to find something for me to do to make me happy, and she calls it 'training me.'" Zhou Ning said, "I actually wanted to refuse, but she's my mother, and I can't go against her."
But I really don't know how to do business, and I don't want to do business.
As you saw yesterday, I didn't have a single customer in my shop. Forget making money, I can't even cover the rent.
Although this house belongs to my family, if I were to rent it out, I could earn five or six hundred yuan a month.
I asked my mom to sublet the shop, but she refused.
However, when I told her last night that I hoped to hire a new employee, she didn't object.
However, she wants to hand over the shop directly to me to run, with me responsible for all profits and losses. If we make a profit, it's all mine. If we lose money, I'll bear the consequences myself.
So now, I'm actually the real owner of this store. Hiring you is just a matter of a word from me.
The problem is, I don't want to be the boss, and I'm also afraid that I won't make enough money to pay you and you'll starve to death.
So, Hanwen, I can give you three choices now. Think it over before you decide.
"Three choices, what do you say?" Han Wen roughly understood what Zhou Ning meant, but still pretended not to understand and asked.
"One: You come work for me and help me manage this store. I'll be a hands-off manager and can pay you a high salary, as long as you don't make me lose money."
Second: We'll run this shop together as partners. However, I don't have much time or energy to dedicate to it.
Because I'm a student, and I have to go back to school in September, I'll be relying on you for most things from now on.
"Three: You can take over the shop directly and be the boss yourself; I'll only collect rent." Zhou Ning replied, "I can transfer the shop and its contents to you at a lower price."
The rent is cheap, the equipment is inexpensive, and there are no commissions.
"Sister Ning, if you just hand over the shop to me, your mother will probably be unhappy if she finds out."
"Even disappointment." Han Wen thought for a moment before replying, "Besides, I don't have that much money on me right now, so I simply don't have the ability to take over this shop."
Let's go together and run this shop. Don't worry, you can leave everything to me; you don't need to take care of anything.
I can handle everything, including typing, computer assembly, repairs, and other services that I may offer in the future.
However, there are some other matters that I'm afraid I'll need your intervention.
"Tell me about the other things?" Zhou Ning asked.
"This includes, but is not limited to, the procurement of various materials for the store, GG promotion, market expansion, and some other extended business." Hanwen replied, "Don't worry, it's all very easy."
I will arrange everything you need and everything you need to do in advance. You just need to do as I say.
You are a student at Peking University, and this identity will be a great help to our future business. There is no reason not to take advantage of it.
But don't worry, no matter how busy I get with business in the future, I won't let it affect your studies or your life.
"I thought about it for most of last night, and I felt you would make this choice. And it turned out just as I expected." Zhou Ning nodded, pleased and somewhat smug, extending his hand to Han Wen: "Han Wen, from now on we're partners. Come on, let's have a great working relationship."
Han Wen put down the kitchen knife, wiped his right hand clean with a rag, and then gently shook hands with Zhou Ning: "Sister Ning, thank you."
"Thank me? Why are you thanking me?" Zhou Ning laughed. "I'm your sister, don't be so polite with me."
"You're not just my sister, you're also the first benefactor I've ever met in my life," Han Wen replied with a smile.
His serious expression and solemn tone made Zhou Ning feel a little embarrassed.
Soon, the aroma of roasted rice wafted from the rice cooker on the stove. Hanwen moved the rice cooker aside and began stir-frying vegetables.
After the food was ready, he put the kettle on the stove to boil water. He then sat down at the small wooden table and began to eat.
Zhou Ning had eaten lunch at home before coming over, so she wasn't hungry at all.
However, she still used a spatula to scoop out a thick piece of crispy rice crust from the rice cooker and ate it with Hanwen.
"Han Wen, you're amazing! You can do everything!" Zhou Ning said admiringly.
Having lived most of his previous life, these mundane daily matters are nothing to Hanwen. However, it's nothing to brag about.
While eating, he and Zhou Ning calculated the store's assets. Then, they could determine their respective shareholdings.
Zhou Ning owns a shop and equipment, and the estimated value is not low.
However, Han Wen has cash and state-of-the-art technology, which are also of great value.
In disputes over interests, every penny counts. Han Wen wouldn't take advantage of Zhou Ning, nor would he allow himself to suffer a loss.
Although he admired Zhou Ning and had a very good impression of her, their current relationship wasn't enough to make him concede anything.
Money is a good thing, and you should naturally earn more if you can. No one dislikes having too much money, and Han Wen certainly doesn't.
He is a very realistic person because his ideals were completely destroyed and buried in his previous life.