After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 402 Choosing a Shop

Su Xiaoxiao felt a little embarrassed by Su Ping'an's praise, and she asked Su Ping'an, "Am I too ambitious?"

"No, it's because I lack your drive and ambition. I should learn from you!"

Su Xiaoxiao smiled, and her smile was so beautiful that even Su Ping'an couldn't help but feel a flutter in his heart.

The village head then asked Su Xiaoxiao to come forward and say a few words to everyone. Su Xiaoxiao stood at a slightly higher spot in front and said to the people present, "I am very grateful to everyone for coming to support me this time. In the future, I will expand the scale of my jam business, so please come and support me more often!"

Su Xiaoxiao was that confident. When she went up to speak, she was poised and confident, not at all stage-frightened. She didn't say anything else, just this one point.

The villagers below began to applaud, cheering for Su Xiaoxiao's generosity and confidence, and for her ability to help the villagers get rich.

One of the villagers asked from below, "Boss Su, what are the requirements if we want to work in the jam workshop?"

The other people who wanted to work at the jam workshop asked, and Su Xiaoxiao glanced at them and then answered very seriously: "I don't have any other big requirements for the workers here. As long as they are honest, trustworthy, and have decent character, that's fine. For example, if someone likes to steal things from the workshop, I will not only hand them over to the authorities, but I will also never hire them again!"

Everyone could guess who Su Xiaoxiao was talking about without even asking—it was Widow Bi, who had stolen jam from the workshop a few days ago.

Su Xiaoxiao then smiled and said to everyone, "Actually, my idea is to lead everyone to get rich, so that every household can make money whether it's during the off-season or at other times."

Upon hearing this, the village head led the applause, and the others followed suit.

The pre-opening ceremony was a great success, and regardless of what was said, Su Xiaoxiao's Rose Brand Jam became famous as a result.

After the workshop officially opened for business, Su Xiaoxiao selected her own workers, continuing to use the previous workers while hiring a new batch of workers.

Xiao Taohua performed very well before. Although she was young, she had worked in the factory for several months and is now basically mentoring new employees.

It just so happens that among the new recruits that Su Xiaoxiao invited, some needed to be retrained, so this important position was given to Xiao Taohua.

Besides, Peach Blossom is not young anymore, she's twelve years old. When Su Xiaoxiao saw Peach Blossom, she felt that she had that kind of drive, and if she was properly nurtured, her future would be limitless.

Su Xiaoxiao seemed to have not expected so many people to sign up this time. On the day of registration, the gate in front of her workshop was almost bursting at the seams.

People back then didn't know anything about queuing or maintaining order. They were all focused on grabbing a spot as a new employee in the workshop, making the scene incredibly chaotic and even frightening Su Xiaoxiao.

This time, Su Xiaoxiao thought to herself, "It seems I have to choose the best of the best. I must carefully select the people."

Among those people were not only villagers, but also some from neighboring villages. They said they were not afraid of the long journey, as long as they could work in Su Xiaoxiao's workshop, they would not mind commuting every day.

Therefore, the task of training new employees cannot be entirely left to Xiao Taohua; Su Xiaoxiao also needs to take charge herself.

And so the signboard was finished, followed by training the new employees. It took almost ten days, but finally, everything was easily completed, and Su Xiaoxiao could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Then, Mrs. Sun approached Su Xiaoxiao and suggested that they open their own jam shop.

Setting up a stall in the market all the time can be quite tiring, with all the wind and sun. And if it rains or is cloudy, you can't go out and set up your stall anymore. It's better to rent a shop in town and open a general store, where you can earn more money.

Su Xiaoxiao thought this was a good idea, so she asked Sun to contact shops in town. She planned to open a jam shop as a specialty store.

However, finding a shop in town is really difficult without knowing someone there.

Knowing that Qian Musheng was not at home and had gone to the capital, the only acquaintance in this town was Mr. Wu, who ran the charity hall.

When Su Xiaoxiao went to see Mr. Wu, he was treating a patient in his clinic. After hearing that Su Xiaoxiao had this idea, he immediately said to her, "Leave this to me!"

"But Mr. Wu, you're so busy, I feel a little bad!"

Mr. Wu waved his hand and said, "You've really come to the right person for this. I have connections when it comes to choosing a shop, so just trust me!"

Su Xiaoxiao felt very lucky to have met such a good person as Mr. Wu. From the first time she met Mr. Wu, the kindness and righteousness he exuded warmed Su Xiaoxiao, who had transmigrated from another world. That kindness also warmed Su Xiaoxiao's heart.

Su Xiaoxiao secretly vowed in her heart that she would definitely thank Mr. Wu properly in the future, after all, Mr. Wu was the first kind person she had met since she came here.

Mr. Wu took Su Xiaoxiao to the most bustling street on West Street, where there was a shop for sale on the main street.

Mr. Wu unlocked the shop door with his key and went inside. He even invited Su Xiaoxiao, who was standing outside in a daze, to come in and take a look.

"This is the busiest street corner in town, Mr. Wu, how did you manage to get this shop!"

Su Xiaoxiao asked Mr. Wu with great curiosity.

"This place originally belonged to my family. It was rented out to run a pharmacy before, but I've taken it back and am planning to open a branch of Charity Hall. If you want to open a shop here, I'll rent it to you for now!"

Mr. Wu led Su Xiaoxiao on a tour inside. The place had three floors and was quite large, at least several hundred square meters, and it was a prime street-front shop.

Su Xiaoxiao was a little hesitant to accept this. She hurriedly waved her hand and said, "Mr. Wu, this is absolutely not necessary. We were just a small stall before, and now we just want to rent a shop to sell jam. Is there any need for such a big fuss?"

Mr. Wu pretended to be angry and shoved the keys directly into Su Xiaoxiao's hand, saying, "That's settled then. If you don't accept it, does that mean you think my shop is too small? Or that the location is bad?"

Su Xiaoxiao shook her head and said, "No, that's not what I meant. Oh, I feel a little disrespectful to accept such a compliment."

Mr. Wu looked at Su Xiaoxiao and laughed, a laugh that left Su Xiaoxiao bewildered. Mr. Wu explained to Su Xiaoxiao, "I just wanted to tell you that you don't need to take this too seriously. Just focus on running your shop well. Do you know why I'm helping you like this?"