Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

"Hiss hiss hiss..." The wife gasped, never expecting her husband to cross such a wide line.

Not only did he want to make money by opening restaurants and taking over steel mills, he also wanted to get involved in children's education and make money through education.

If it weren't for his explanation, Chen Jun would never have believed that running a school could make money.

With a stunned expression, he continued, "If you really manage to open the kindergarten, how much would you charge?"

Wang Dong thought for a moment and replied, "Given the current prices in Beijing, the tuition for the children of restaurant and kindergarten employees is only ten yuan per month..."

"But if it's a child from outside the school, the monthly tuition will be at least double..."

The wife exclaimed again, "If a kindergarten makes ten yuan a month for each child it hires, then it would make a thousand yuan a month for a hundred children?"

Wang Dong shook his head: "Wife, you can't do the math like that."

"The main branch of the after-school care program currently only has about twenty children, but in order to ensure that they can learn something and receive good care, I have recruited a total of three young people and two retired teachers to take care of them."

"If a kindergarten is opened in the future, there will be more students, and we won't need so many teachers to teach them."

"Since each class only has two or three lessons a day, one classroom can be used to teach two after-school care classes in rotation."

"We'll definitely save a lot of money on labor costs..."

"Besides, with so many people in Beijing, even if the average wage isn't the highest in the country, it's definitely in the top three."

“Everywhere there are dual-income families with money. If we really open a kindergarten, a lot of parents will definitely send their children there…”

"At that time, a kindergarten will definitely be able to easily recruit four or five hundred students. If nothing unexpected happens, a kindergarten can definitely earn five thousand yuan a month."

"If you open ten kindergartens in Beijing, you can earn 50,000 yuan a month."

There was still one thing Wang Dong wanted to say, but he didn't.

As the number of students in Beijing increases and competition intensifies, kindergarten tuition fees will rise sharply. As a result, my earnings will multiply, and I might even surpass those of Dongjun Hotel someday.

But these are all things for later.

Because starting a kindergarten isn't something you can just do on a whim.

Not only are qualifications required, but also experience, personnel, and facilities...

At the current rate of development of hotel management programs, it will take at least two years before they can be established.

While they were chatting, Wang Dong had already cut out several plates of mutton.

Thin slices of meat, alternating between red and white, are neatly arranged on the plate, looking very tempting.

In comparison, the broth used for hot pot with mutton is much simpler.

Just add a few slices of ginger, a few sections of scallion, a few red dates and goji berries to boiled water.

Add the lit coal to the soup pot, and the soup will soon boil.

All the ingredients were brought to the table, and a plate of mutton was put into the hot pot, where it was cooked in no time.

Pick up a piece of mutton with your chopsticks, dip it in sesame sauce, and put the whole piece in your mouth—it's incredibly delicious…

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In the west wing of the front yard, the third and fourth sons of the Yan family were staring longingly at the only dish of meat on the table, their eyes wide open, constantly swallowing their saliva, waiting for Yan Fugui to serve them the dish.

Although investing in Xu Damao earned Yan Fugui 1,500 yuan, in order to earn even more profit, he not only refused to accept the 1,500 yuan profit, but also invested another 500 yuan.

This resulted in the family's financial situation not improving.

Although the Lunar New Year is just around the corner, Yan Fugui didn't buy much for his family, remaining as stingy as ever.

Soon, Yan Fugui divided the plate of meat into four pieces, giving each person five slices of pork belly, making sure everything was clearly divided.

Even the side dishes stir-fried with the pork belly were clearly separated by Yan Fugui.

"Old man... I just came back from Old Wang's house in the front yard. Sure enough, Old Wang's son brought back several tens of yuan worth of New Year's goods," Yan Fugui's wife replied with envy.

"There's pork, beef, mutton, a whole chicken, a carp... and we also brought back a lot of peanuts, melon seeds, and fried dough twists..."

“His son was just a low-level kitchen helper at Dongjun Restaurant, yet he received so many New Year’s gifts.”

"I heard that the eldest son's wife has become the assistant manager of the lobby at the Chengnan branch of Dongjun Hotel, and the second son's wife has become a team leader at the same branch. They must be getting even more New Year's gifts from the hotel..."

"I estimate the pork alone weighs six or seven pounds..."

"There are also two or three chickens, and two or three fish..."

"How about we apologize to our two daughters-in-law..."

"They will each bring us two jin of pork, one jin of beef, one jin of mutton, a chicken, and a fish, and then our family will have all the New Year's goods."

"Don't even think about it..." Yan Fugui refused without hesitation.

"Don't I, as a father, have any pride? What kind of father-in-law apologizes to his daughter-in-law?"

Yan Fugui's wife hesitated for a moment before replying, "Old man... how much is face worth..."

“You once told me that tangible benefits are more important than anything else.”

"Just bow your head and apologize, and you can get New Year's goods worth tens of yuan for free."

“All the neighbors in the courtyard have pork, mutton, fish, and chicken for the New Year. Even the Jia family in the middle courtyard bought an old hen and several carp to take home. Our family only bought a few pounds of pork. It’s so stingy…”

"People would laugh at us if they told anyone."

"If you really can't swallow your pride, I'll go apologize..."

Yan Fugui refused again: "You can't go either..."

"As for the wives of the eldest and second eldest brothers... don't worry, I have a way to deal with them..."

"I guarantee they'll obediently take the New Year's goods that Dongjun Restaurant gave them home tomorrow."

Yan Fugui had suffered too many losses at the hands of his two daughters-in-law. In addition, the two daughters-in-law now earned several times more than their two sons each month, and they had no connection with the family anymore. His wives did not believe that their husband had any means to control his two daughters-in-law, and a look of suspicion immediately flashed on their faces.

Looking directly at Yan Fugui, he asked, "What method...?"

"Let's hope that instead of easing tensions, our relationship with them only gets worse."

"Your two daughters-in-law are already very dissatisfied with you. If any more problems arise between us, we might become enemies. You'd better think it through..."

Yan Fugui seemed very confident in his next plan, and answered his wife's worried gaze with self-assurance, "Don't worry..."

"This time I'm confident I can make sure my two daughters-in-law will acknowledge me as their father-in-law again. Just you wait and see..." (End of Chapter)