"Luoluo, how are the arrangements for the opening of Minghui and his bookstore going? Do you want us to help?" Ren Yi asked her.

"No need to help anymore, everything is ready."

"All the books have been sorted and arranged, and they were carefully wiped and cleaned in the morning. In the afternoon, the staff have been organized to conduct trial operation."

"The staff hired by the bookstore were all recruited by Xu Bo's mother herself. They are all educated and cultured. The store manager in charge is a trusted confidant who retired from the army. Everything is arranged in an orderly manner."

"Minghui and his team are only busy during the initial preparations and the opening. Once the store's business is on track, they won't need to help out."

When the three families discussed the partnership, they had already agreed on the investment amount and work distribution. The Xu family held 50% of the shares, Ruan Minghui and Peng Jinsong and their spouses each held 25%. The Xu family was responsible for business management, and the two families assisted in the operations but did not interfere in management.

Ren Yi didn't ask much about the store, and said, "Since everything has been arranged, let's invite them to have dinner together tonight."

"Okay, I'll take you to the restaurant first, and then I'll pick them up at the bookstore."

As soon as they got home, Tuantuan pulled Grandpa to the backyard, still shouting, "Grandpa, Guagua, Grandma, zuo Guagua."

Ren Yi didn't understand what he said, so he let him lead his hand and walked away. He turned around and asked, "Luoluo, what did Tuantuan say?"

"Dad, Mom planted some vegetables in the backyard. There are tomatoes and cucumbers. He took you to see them. He must be craving for some and wanted to eat them, so he asked you to help him pick them." Ji Luo saw through his son's thoughts at a glance.

Ruan Danqiong followed with her luggage and said with a smile, "Pick those two big cucumbers and let the two of you eat them together."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law put down their luggage and went to collect clothes and quilts. Tuantuan soon came running over with cucumbers in her hands, shouting happily, "Mom, melons, Grandpa is picking melons."

"Okay, you eat with grandpa, and let grandpa help you wash the melon."

After the cucumbers were washed, Tuantuan leaned on the small rattan chair that Ren Rongyan had made for him. Ren Yi moved a stool and sat next to him, with the grandfather and grandson each taking half.

"Dong dong...dong dong..."

There was a knock on the door, and Ji Luo immediately ran to open it.

"Ji Luo, you're back."

The one who came over was the squad leader. They were still setting up a stall on the street today. Ji Luo delivered three trucks of goods to them early in the morning and also gave him the key to the house.

"We just got home and were about to go out again." Ji Luo opened the door and asked, "How is business today?"

"It's great. We came here to pick up two loads of goods in the morning and three loads in the afternoon. This is the fourth load. We will call it a day after selling this one."

The squad leader followed her in and said to her with great joy, "The tapes we received this time are selling very well, especially the Cantonese tapes from Hong Kong. We took a few and put them on your radio to play in turn. Dozens of people gathered around the stall to listen to the songs. There was a young man who loved music and bought ten tapes at once. He also said that he would bring his friends to buy some tomorrow and asked us to save some for him."

The two of them were talking when they arrived at the front yard. The squad leader saw a strange elder here and asked hurriedly, "Ji Luo, who is this?"

"It's my father-in-law. He came to Kyoto for a meeting."

Ren Yi was not wearing a military uniform, but ordinary clothes. However, he had the iron-blooded and serious temperament unique to soldiers. The squad leader greeted him respectfully: "Hello, uncle."

"Hello, young comrade." Ren Yi smiled kindly.

Ji Luo introduced him with a smile: "Dad, this is our class monitor Yu Xuefeng. He organizes classmates to set up stalls on weekends, and they buy goods from me."

Ren Yi heard his wife talk about this on the phone and nodded to Yu Xuefeng, "You guys go and do your thing."

"it is good."

Ji Luo led the squad leader to the backyard to pick up the goods. When they arrived at the warehouse, the squad leader asked in a low voice: "Ji Luo, your father-in-law is a big leader, right?"

Ji Luo smiled: "Yes."

She answered his question but didn't go into detail otherwise.

The squad leader was also a man who knew his limits. He didn't ask any more questions about other things. He immediately picked up the goods, loaded them onto the truck, and rushed to the stall to deliver the goods.

Ji Luo helped him move the goods onto the tricycle and handed him the keys. "We are going out to eat later and we probably won't be back until after dark. Give me the keys tomorrow."

"it is good."

Ruan Danqiong sorted out the clothes, went to the backyard warehouse to check, and said to his daughter-in-law: "We sold a lot of goods today. The two tractors of goods delivered yesterday will probably be sold out in two days over the weekend."

The goods delivered to the warehouse yesterday were all from Yangcheng. The light industrial products that have just been launched are of many types, affordable, and do not require receipts, so they are quite popular among young people.

Ren Yigang had just looked at the goods they were moving and said to them, "Rong Xi was discussing something with Li Yuan and the others some time ago. They wanted to open a shoe factory together and have been working on it for a while."

Ren Rongxi joined the army when he turned 16. Ren Yi and his wife did not have high expectations for him. They did not require him to make achievements in the army like his two brothers, nor did they expect him to enter a military academy to bring honor to the family. They let him join the army to train his will. If he had other plans, he could apply for retirement after three years.

Now, influenced by his sister-in-law, he wants to start some business with his friends, and his parents also support him.

As for his future career arrangements, we will talk about it when the time comes. In short, with their family conditions, as long as he doesn't mess around outside, he will always be able to find a smooth path under the protection of his ancestors and parents.

Ren Rongxi had called Ji Luo to tell him about this a long time ago. As he lacked experience in business, he called her to ask for her advice before the preparations. Ji Luo not only gave him advice, but also prepared a more detailed plan and management manual for him, and also promised to support him with 200,000 yuan of start-up capital.

Ji Luo also told his mother-in-law about these things. Ruan Danqiong was a very open-minded elder. She agreed and supported everything her children and daughters-in-law wanted to do. She only said one very straightforward thing: "Just do it if you want to. If you fail, your parents will cover you up."

After finishing the chores at home, Ji Luo drove them to a restaurant and asked her parents-in-law to order the food. She then hurried to the bookstore to pick someone up.

When Ruan Minghui and his friends came over, the hot pot had not been served yet. Tuantuan, who was sitting in his grandfather's arms, saw Kangzi and introduced him to him happily: "Brother, this is my grandfather."

"Hello, uncle."

Zeng Minfang and the others were a little reserved when they saw Ren Yi. Peng Jinsong saluted at the door, his voice much lower than usual: "Hello, Sz!"

"Sit down." Ren Yi returned the greeting.

Following her mother's instruction, Kangzi immediately called out politely, "Hello, Grandpa Ren."

"Kangzi, come and sit with your parents." Ren Yi said to him in a friendly manner and handed them the menu. "Jinsong, we just ordered hot pot and grilled lamb skewers. See what Kangzi likes to eat and order more for him."

"Uncle, he just loves kebabs, so these are enough."

Zeng Minfang was a little nervous and reserved. After she led her son to sit down, she immediately took out the hot thousand-layer cake from her bag and handed it to Tuantuan: "Tuantuan, this is your favorite thousand-layer cake. Auntie just happened to come across it and bought you a box. It's still hot, eat it quickly."

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