Rebirth 00 I earned 999 from selling lunch boxes

The news that He Wenlin opened a cake shop quickly spread among relatives and friends.

Especially relatives and friends in Shaocheng, they all called to ask when the store would open and said they would come to patronize it.

He's father told them that the opening time would be June 16, and He Wenlin would never change this date.

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In a blink of an eye, it was May 27th again. Both of He Wenhua's factories were on holiday, so he came to Caijiang Village and brought the money for the mobile phone that He Wenlin had advanced for him.

"Brother, why do you look so unhappy today? Why didn't your sister-in-law come with you? Did you have a fight again?" He Wenlin asked him.

He Wenhua sighed and said nothing, which was considered as his agreement.

He came to repay the money today, and Xia Lijuan made a fuss with him, meaning that he would owe her the money first. For He Wenlin, a few thousand yuan for a mobile phone was not a lot.

He Wenhua was annoyed with her, but he couldn't tell anyone else about it.

"Your sister-in-law's family asked for a dowry of 50,000 yuan." He Wenhua did not mention that she refused to pay back the money, but talked about the dowry.

"How much? Fifty thousand?" He's father was shocked. "You're asking for too much! I thought you opened a bank, or did she do it with gold trimmings?"

How much is 50,000 yuan at this time? It is the money of not eating or drinking for five years. Some people don’t have so much money even if they don’t eat or drink for five years. It is more valuable than more than 300,000 yuan in 20 years!

Because there are not many job opportunities now, take the garment factory as an example. In 18, He Wenlin had a childhood friend who worked as a supervisor in a garment factory. He worked 14 hours a day and had two days off a month. His salary was about 2 yuan, but when he went home for the New Year holiday, he had no money.

If he wants to earn more than 300,000 yuan in betrothal gifts, he will have to go without food and drink for three years!

Nowadays, team leaders in garment factories only make around ten thousand yuan a year. Fifty thousand yuan is equivalent to going without food or drink for five years!

He Wenlin felt that a dowry was indeed necessary for marriage, but this was too much and unreasonable.

An ordinary family cannot afford it, and asking my eldest brother, who is not yet of marriageable age, to come up with 50,000 yuan is really too much.

"Does her family have any dowry?" He Wenlin asked. "With so much betrothal gifts, they won't just give two quilts as dowry, will they?"

He Wenhua: "I don't know. When I heard 50,000, I was scared to death. Even if I sold myself, I wouldn't get 50,000. 15,000 is about right."

He Wenlin felt that Xia Lijuan wanted 50,000 yuan for the betrothal gift, probably because she wanted He Wenhua to come to her for help.

This woman is really a colorful and black abacus! (Borrowing the comment of reader Zhaocaishu, hahahaha)

"What is my sister-in-law's attitude?" He Wenlin asked.

"She said it was not easy for her family to raise her, and that she should give the bride price. If I give it, I will have face, and she will also have face." He Wenhua said depressedly, "I think she should have face!"

"Who is in charge of the money you earn now?" asked He's father.

"It's basically in her hands, but we don't have much either. We bought an air conditioner and a cell phone, which cost several thousand yuan. We don't have much money now."

He Wenlin said, "It should be because they see that the fast food restaurant of Big Brother is making a lot of money, so they want so much betrothal gift. Brother, you have opened the restaurant for more than a month. How much money have you made? Have you counted it yourself?"

"We counted our expenses a few days ago and found that our profits were far from what we expected," said He Wenhua. "We can now sell about 500 pieces a day. Normally, we should have made 4,500 to 4,000 in the first half of this month, but we actually made less than 2,000, which is less than 60% gross profit."

I have to factor in rent, water and electricity, so I don't make much money in a month. If I turn on the air conditioner, the electricity bill is ridiculously high. The water, electricity bill plus rent for a month is at least two thousand!

He Wenlin: "Do you waste anything? For example, you cook too much food, or you buy too much food and it goes bad before you fry it. It's hot, and you buy eggs but don't put them in the refrigerator. They are left at room temperature and have to be thrown away if they go bad. These are all losses and costs.

There are also some dishes that require a lot of oil, such as braised fish fillets, fried fish, and spicy chicken. These dishes are big meat dishes, but their cost is higher than fried pork with peppers. I wonder if you have ever thought about this issue.

You have to calculate the cost of the dishes you cook every day. You can’t just cook this dish for lunch today. You have to make it based on your budget and cook dishes that your customers like within the budget.”

At this point, He Wenlin said earnestly, "I asked you to set up a stall before, step by step, because it seems like a simple thing, but in fact, there is a lot of knowledge involved. Only when you sort out the things involved and understand them thoroughly, can you do it more smoothly. You don't have any competitors now, so you can still make some money. If a competitor comes, you will be in trouble."

Hearing what He Wenlin said, He Wenhua quickly said, "Linlin, I understand what you said. I know you let me set up the stall for my own good."

But Xia Lijuan insisted on opening the store. If he didn't listen, the two of them would have to quarrel. In addition, he also had a fluke mentality. What if? What if the business was good?

He Wenhua also recalled the situation in the past month since the opening, and said: "It seems that a lot of things were indeed thrown away, especially the seasonings, onions and garlic sprouts. I have never thought about cooking according to the budget. But your sister-in-law is also responsible for the money we earn.

Since the opening, your sister-in-law didn't ask people if they would work overtime three times, which resulted in us delivering meals at the wrong time. Once, your sister-in-law misremembered the time, which resulted in us delivering meals early. There were two other times when people in the factory decided to work overtime at short notice, which resulted in us not delivering meals at 5:30. For those meals that were delivered early, we lost the fried noodles or fried rice."

He Wenlin: "You need to pay special attention to the afternoon meal delivery. If you don't pay attention, your day's work will be in vain. For a husband-and-wife shop like yours, which doesn't sell coupons, your gross profit margin should be higher than ours. You should pay more attention when you go back."

He Wenlin has vouchers and hired so many people, so the expenses are huge, but he makes more money than them. That's because there are many factories and workers here, so the actual gross profit margin is definitely not as high as theirs.

He's father said, "With your income, you can't make much money just by turning on the air conditioner in the summer. Lijuan should be able to figure it out. Why does she want a betrothal gift of 50,000? Go back and talk to her. You still have to give the betrothal gift. During the Dragon Boat Festival, you can go back with her to visit her parents' home."

Everything that should have happened to the two children has happened, and now the store is open. Even if He's father doesn't like Xia Lijuan, as long as his nephew likes her, that's enough, and he still has to take responsibility.

He Wenlin felt that the other party might not lower the price. Xia Lijuan couldn't be unaware of the situation of her eldest brother's family, but she still wanted 50,000 yuan as a betrothal gift. It was obvious that she wanted her brother to ask her or her grandmother for help.