Time flies, four years later, Wang Gang and Lin Xiaoqing graduated from university, but for the first time they had differences about the future.
Lin Xiaoqing wanted to take the postgraduate entrance examination and continue her studies, but Wang Gang did not want to study anymore and planned to focus more on business.
During his four years in college, Wang Gang not only studied, but also brought Gujia braised food to Harbin and opened more than a dozen branches in Heilongjiang Province.
Nowadays, Gujia Braised Meat is also a well-known brand in the Northeast, with nearly a hundred branches alone.
Wang Gang has opened a franchise store and has recruited ten franchisees one after another, and his assets have increased hundreds of times inadvertently.
Recently, Wang Gang is planning to slow down the pace of expansion and focus on internal management and product quality control.
As the number of franchised stores increases, while the reputation of Gujia braised food has soared, some management problems have also come to the fore.
The franchise model adopted by Wang Gang is relatively conservative. All products are produced and distributed by the central kitchen. Franchisees are not allowed to produce and sell other products. 50% of the profits of each franchise store are handed over to the headquarters every month.
However, as the business grew bigger and bigger, it became increasingly difficult for Gu Changshan and Na Cunhua to manage, and Wang Gang had to go back and take charge of the overall situation.
Lin Xiaoqing was not an unreasonable woman. She also knew that Wang Gang had delayed a lot of business in order to accompany her for four years, so she decided to give up the postgraduate entrance examination and go home with him.
After Lin's father and Lin's mother learned of their daughter's decision, they certainly agreed with both hands and feet. Lin's father even took the initiative to contact old friends and wanted to arrange for his daughter to enter a design institute in the province.
Lin Xiaoqing majored in architectural design, and there were only a few corresponding units. Compared with private companies, Lin's father still wanted his daughter to enter a public unit.
Although the Northeast has not developed as well as the South in recent years, it is also making great strides. Buildings have been built one after another. Urban development cannot be separated from design institutes.
Now that Lin Xiaoqing has graduated, it is time to show her talents.
Wang Gang and Lin Xiaoqing took the train back to the border town. They notified Gu Changshan and Na Cunhua before departure, but they were not asked to pick them up.
When the two walked out of the train station, they found that compared with four years ago, there were many more people at the border town train station, and there were also many more buildings around it.?
There is a branch of Gujia Braised Food in the station. It is not a franchise store, but a direct-operated store.
In the past four years, Wang Gang has mainly focused on Heilongjiang Province, and the border town has been managed by Gu Changshan. He is interested in testing whether the quality of his products has deteriorated.
Lin Xiaoqing guessed Wang Gang's thoughts, so she took him to the store to buy some braised food.
"Auntie, give me ten yuan for duck neck." Lin Xiaoqing took out ten yuan and said to a middle-aged woman in her forties behind the window.
The middle-aged woman was sitting in the shop eating melon seeds and listening to the radio. When she heard Lin Xiaoqing's words, she slowly stood up.
She didn't ask Lin Xiaoqing if she wanted to eat spicy duck neck, she just grabbed a handful with her hand, put it in a plastic bag, and weighed it.
Wang Gang and Lin Xiaoqing changed their expressions at the same time.
"Twenty yuan." The middle-aged woman packed the duck neck and handed it to Lin Xiaoqing.
"Auntie, I want the duck neck for ten yuan! Twenty yuan is too much, I can't eat it!" Lin Xiaoqing frowned.
"I've weighed it, why should I put it back?" The middle-aged woman said with a look of disdain: "You are so young, how can you not even buy a duck neck for 20 yuan?"
Lin Xiaoqing felt slightly uncomfortable when she heard this. Wang Gang stopped her, handed over twenty yuan, took the duck neck and left.
After the two walked away, Wang Gang threw the duck neck directly into the trash can, and then said with a dark face: "I'll take you home first."
Wang Gang raised his hand to stop a taxi.
Lin Xiaoqing knew that Wang Gang would be busy with business, so she got into the car obediently.
"I'll pick you up tomorrow. Xingjie will take Fengxia home. My dad wants us to have a meal together." Sitting in the car, Wang Gang said to Lin Xiaoqing.
"Okay." Lin Xiaoqing leaned on Wang Gang and said, "Don't be angry. Take your time with the company."
Wang Gang said in a deep voice: "I will."
The problem of Gu's braised food is more serious than Wang Gang expected. He may be busy when he comes back this time.
When the taxi drove to the downstairs of Lin's house, Wang Gang did not go up to say hello to Lin's father and mother. He just handed Lin Xiaoqing the gift he had prepared long ago.
"I will formally visit your parents in two days to talk about marriage." Wang Gang kissed Lin Xiaoqing on the forehead and said.
"Yeah." Lin Xiaoqing smiled shyly and warned, "Be careful on the road."
Upstairs, Mother Lin stood in front of the window sill, looking at Wang Gang and Lin Xiaoqing. When she saw Wang Gang sitting back in the taxi, her expression became slightly condensed.??
The taxi slowly drove away, and Lin Xiaoqing carried her luggage home. When she saw her mother, she gave her a big hug.
"Mom, I miss you so much."
Lin's mother scolded: "I don't even know how to come back during the holiday."
Lin Xiaoqing said with a smile: "I was busy with my graduation thesis and couldn't spare the time."
"What about the winter vacation?" Mother Lin said angrily: "We have been on vacation for more than a month, and we don't even have time to go home for a few days."
Lin Xiaoqing said embarrassedly: "Brother Zhaocheng took me to Europe for a tour. I saw a lot of old European buildings. I lost track of time while playing."
"Humph." Mother Lin said dissatisfied: "You only know how to play, but you forget to go home during the Chinese New Year. I think in a few years, you won't even know where your home is."
Lin Xiaoqing stuck out her tongue and said, "Mom, don't blame me. I went to Europe, but I brought a lot of gifts to you and dad."
While talking, Lin Xiaoqing took out a lot of good things from her suitcase, including brand-name bags and brand-name clothes.
"Dad, this watch was given to you by Brother Zhaocheng." Lin Xiaoqing took out a watch and put it on her father's wrist.
Father Lin took a look and found that it was a gold Rolex watch.
"Isn't this watch expensive?" Father Lin said in surprise.
"Brother Zhaocheng paid for it, so you can rest assured to wear it." Lin Xiaoqing said with a smile.
Father Lin took off his watch and said, "Please return the watch to Zhaocheng. I don't dare wear such an expensive thing."
"How much is a watch worth?" Mother Lin rolled her eyes.
Lin Xiaoqing said casually: "It's not expensive, only two hundred thousand!"
Father Lin's hand shook and he almost dropped his watch to the ground.
Mother Lin was also shocked and couldn't even hold the handbag in her hand.
"What kind of watch is so expensive? You couldn't have been deceived, right?" Mother Lin said in shock.
"Why are you being cheated? This watch was bought from a duty-free shop and is guaranteed to be authentic. The handbag Brother Zhaocheng gave you costs 70,000 to 80,000 yuan each." Lin Xiaoqing said.
Father Lin said with a straight face: "Xiaoqing, please return the things to Zhaocheng later. You are not married yet, so it is not appropriate to accept such an expensive gift from him."
"Dad, just keep it with confidence! This little money is nothing to Brother Zhaocheng," Lin Xiaoqing said.
"If you have money, you can't spend it arbitrarily." Lin's mother scolded: "It's better to buy a house for marriage!"
Lin Xiaoqing blushed and said, "Brother Zhaocheng has already bought a wedding house."
"Have you bought it!?" Mother Lin said in surprise: "Where is the house bought and how big is it?"
"It's a villa in the border town." Lin Xiaoqing explained: "I've seen photos and the environment is pretty good."
Mother Lin and Father Lin looked at each other, and Father Lin asked, "Are you planning to get married when you come back this time?"
"Yeah." Lin Xiaoqing smiled shyly and said, "Brother Zhaocheng wants to meet with our two families in two days to discuss the details of the wedding."
Mother Lin nodded secretly and asked, "Has your name been added to the wedding room?"
Father Lin frowned and said, "The house was bought by Zhaocheng, why did you add Xiaoqing's name?"
"What do you know?" Mother Lin rolled her eyes at her husband, then stared into her daughter's eyes.
"Only my name is written on the real estate certificate, and Brother Zhaocheng said it was considered a betrothal gift." Lin Xiaoqing said:
"He also said he would buy me a car later so I could commute to work."
Lin's mother was finally satisfied, but Lin's father still felt it was inappropriate.
"This is both a car and a house. Isn't it inappropriate? If outsiders see it, they might think that our Lin family is selling our daughter." Lin's father said worriedly.
"What's inappropriate? We gave him such a big daughter. What's a house?" Mother Lin picked up the handbag again, looking more and more satisfied.
Father Lin sighed, feeling that the world was changing too fast. Once upon a time, the poor Gu family in the forest farm became the richest man in the border town.
?On the contrary, the Lin family is a bit unworthy of the Gu family.
