After separating from my mother-in-law, I raised my children, built a house, and filled the granary

After the business opens and a certain number of customers are accumulated, then go to the supplier. Currently, no shopkeeper is willing to give the goods to Shen Yunwan.

But she didn't have enough money to pay for the goods in full.

As the Chinese New Year approaches, Ping'an Village this year is different from previous years.

In addition to the lively and festive atmosphere, there is also a hint of tension.

"Yun Wan, are you at home?"

The village chief's deep voice came into the house from a distance.

"Here." Shen Yunwan went out to greet him.

"Village Chief, what are you doing?"

"Yun Wan, I've thought about it for a long time. We still have to hold a meeting before the New Year. We also have to talk to those who are going to work as assistants to avoid any trouble." The head of the village had a serious face, more cautious than when offering sacrifices to ancestors and burning incense.

The opening of this shop is a big event in Ping'an Village, even though it was opened by Yun Wan.

But he is the person in charge of the comprehensive market, and Qiu Mei is also responsible for the makeup counter with Yun Wan.

There are only four blocks in total, and their family occupies two of them. They can't mess it up no matter what.

So, he repeatedly told Qiu Mei that even if he had to risk everything, he had to make Ke Lai'an a success.

All the children were left to the old woman. There was not much work in the fields now, so Lin Chengyan and several boys in the family all joined in. They helped if they could, and they would not sit idle if they could not.

In fact, Shen Yunwan has already held many meetings with everyone.

The opening time is the seventh day of the Lunar New Year.

Thinking that I have to visit relatives at the beginning of the year, the seventh day is just the right time for me to have some free time.

Shen Yunwan had originally wanted everyone to have a good New Year's Eve, but she hadn't expected the village head to care more about it than she, the head of the household.

"How about we have everyone come to my house and have a barbecue while we discuss this?"

The village head frowned, and the wrinkles on his forehead deepened. "We can't discuss this while we're eating. The barbecue smells so good, everyone's only thinking about eating."

Then he remembered that Shen Yunwan was the host, and he wondered if he would steal the show. So he said, "Let's have some tea, okay?"

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

The village head breathed a sigh of relief and went to inform the villagers with his hands behind his back.

Lin.

In the past few months, Lin Xiangdong has been working beside Shen Yunwan, working day and night, but he has no complaints.

"Donger, Kelai'an is about to open. You'll be in charge of the restaurant. Will there be a lot of delicious food, free of charge? I heard that the vegetarian noodles will be free, and there's also the braised pork?"

"I haven't tried braised pork yet. Is it delicious?"

Lin Jiang looked at her eldest son with anticipation. This was much more honorable than being a servant in the Meng family.

Old Mrs. Lin and Old Mr. Lin also turned to look at their eldest grandson.

Ever since he started working with Shen Yunwan, he understood more and more, and sometimes he would even bring meat home.

Braised pork is a dish that has only recently become available. That day, Dong'er went to Yunwan's house for a meeting, and they ate while talking. It tasted so good.

Lin Xiangxi said that he had never eaten such delicious meat in his life.

They haven't seen it yet...

They were also thinking of opening the restaurant in a few days to show it off. Their grandson was the manager of the restaurant, so this request could not be ignored.

Lin Xiangxi looked at the greedy people in front of him and took a deep breath.

"Grandfather, Grandma, I only work for my aunt. If it weren't for my hard work, she wouldn't have hired me."

"The Kelian Hotel is about to open. Who can predict its future prospects after opening?"

"We're all so nervous every day that we can barely sleep. We just want to get the job done. Don't flaunt yourselves under my banner, and don't even think about taking advantage of my aunt through me."

"If you do that, you'll be pushing me into the fire pit. I won't be able to stay in Kelai'an any longer. I don't have a job with the Meng family anymore. You're trying to force me to death."

"Pooh, pooh, pooh..." Lin Jiang frowned when she heard the word death. It was New Year's Day, and talking about death was so unlucky.

If she doesn’t want to go, then she won’t go. But she can’t ruin her son’s future.

"If you want to eat braised pork, when I'm free later, we can pay for it and go out to eat together. Isn't that better? We can enjoy the meal too." Lin Xiangxi added.

It’s just the cost of a meal, is there any need to take advantage of it?

He also knew that the old man didn't really want to eat for free, but wanted to show off to others that his descendants were in charge of Ke Lai An.

But before anything is done, it is already being publicized.

Isn't this just putting him on the fire?

Old Master Lin tapped the pipe in his hand and said, "Donger is right. It's not like our family can't afford it. When Donger is done with his work, we can go to town to eat as a family."

As he spoke, he glanced at Old Lady Lin and Lin Jiangshi, "Did you hear that?"

These two women have the shallowest eye sockets.

The eldest brother's family was taken away by the two of them.

Otherwise, that shop belongs to the Lin family. No matter whether they are in charge or not, the entire Kelai'an belongs to the Lin family.

The past is the past, and this is all we can do now.

We can’t let these two women harm our eldest grandson now.

"We are not such greedy people, how could we let Dong'er down?" Old Mrs. Lin glared at her daughter-in-law.

"Don't worry, Dong'er, mother won't cause you any trouble."

"Okay, I know you love me the most. When Kelai'an Department Store becomes stronger and bigger, are you still worried about not having enough money to eat braised meat?"

Only then did the Lin family show a look of relief.

"Xiangdong, are you at home?"

The head of the village roared.

"Here." Lin Xiangxi hurried out of the house.

The people from the Lin family also followed him out.

"Yuanzhong is at home too." The village head greeted Mr. Lin when he saw him.

"Xiangdong, hurry up. Let's go to Yunwan's house and hold a meeting. Let's review the opening day and find out what we have missed. We can't let anything go wrong."

"Okay, I'll go with you."

After saying goodbye to his family, he went to Aunt Sun's house with the village head, found Aunt Sun and Daya, and went to the end of the village together.

In less than half an incense stick of time, the village head brought several managers to Yun Wan's house.

Shen Yunwan had just placed a piece of wire on the fire pan, on which she roasted sweet potatoes, peanuts and melon seeds, and set up a place in the middle for boiling tea.

Steam came out of the teapot's spout, and the aroma of tea filled the whole room.

"Come in, let's have a meeting over tea."

Everyone looked curious, and it was actually quite comfortable.

Several people gathered around the fire, drinking tea and checking the day's procedures one by one.

“What if someone comes looking for trouble?”

"I have sent an invitation to the town commander. He will bring the constables from the yamen with him on the opening day." Lin Chengfeng said.

He had anticipated this problem a long time ago.

Inviting people from the government to come can greatly deter those who are jealous.

Everyone admired Lin Chengfeng's approach of preparing for a rainy day.

Scholars still have better brains.

“What if there aren’t many people that day?”

"Don't worry, everyone in the surrounding villages and even the neighboring towns knows that on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Ke Lai An will have free noodle soup and other food samples. And since Lunar New Year is the time when everyone has the most free time, there will probably be a lot of people coming. We must be prepared to welcome them."

Shen Yunwan was worried that there were too many people, as there were almost no entertainment activities nowadays.

Even if there is, it is not something that ordinary people can afford.

Moreover, a few days before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Kelai'an is the only shop open in the town. Even if it is just to satisfy one's curiosity, one will still visit Kelai'an.

The few of them discussed some details until it got dark outside, and then they left.

Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve, and I have to go home to prepare.