Living in a small county town, earning a million a year

Chapter 144 I'm leaving

What do you mean by "disconnected number"?

Bai Ze was opening a restaurant for the first time and was obviously unaware of this situation.

"There's a limit to how many numbers you can get each day! For example, 400 numbers a day, and once they're gone, they're gone. Otherwise, given the current situation, people will probably be eating in the afternoon and continuing until dinner time! Then there will be long queues! There will definitely be a two-hour break in between!"

Xu Mu looked at Bai Ze and explained.

"Oh, oh!" Bai Ze nodded upon hearing this. "I know, we talked about this issue during our trial operation. Now we're out of numbers! We only have four hundred numbers left. We've calculated that it will take about five table turnovers to use up all four hundred numbers!"

The business hours are from 10 am to 2 pm, which is four hours, and Chinese stir-fries are all about speed and efficiency. Once you're done eating, you're gone, so the meal time is usually less than half an hour. So the table turnover rate is actually quite high. Of course, some people might want to drink alcohol, but this mostly happens in the evening and for late-night snacks!

Of course, they can't make late-night snacks too late, because they have to go to work the next day!

"Okay!" Xu Mu nodded gently. "Uncle Bai, I'll be going now!"

May your business prosper!

Now we're just waiting for the first day's revenue to come out. But today we're offering a 40% discount, so we don't know how much revenue we'll generate. The prices here aren't as high as I expected, and after the discount, there's practically no profit margin left—we're basically losing money. However, there's still a profit if we offer a discount of 20% or more, but it's a very thin margin!
Of course, it's not a big problem. The first month is just to create hype and promote the restaurant. We'll see the results after a month.

However, the food did taste really good. While we were eating, Chen Chen kept praising how good the food was, and so on.

Moreover, Xu Mu felt that the taste was acceptable; from the perspective of home-style cooking, it was quite good.

"Thank you, thank you!" Bai Ze said with a smile. "I'll treat you to dinner after I'm done with this busy period!"

"No need for meals! I can come and eat anytime I want!"

"Uncle Bai, you're busy!"

Xu Mu said goodbye to Bai Ze, then saw Bai Xue busy at work and walked over with a smile, "Sister Bai Xue, thank you for your hard work!"

"I'll have to come over and work overtime during the National Day holiday!"

"Have you finished eating?" Bai Xue knew Xu Mu was in the shop, but she had been busy in the kitchen and hadn't had time to greet him.

"I've finished eating. Now I need to go have some tea and chat with the boss!"

"You've worked hard!" Xu Mu looked at Bai Xue, then gently hugged her. "You keep working overtime, I'm leaving!"

"Okay, drive carefully!"

The two now have a kind of old married couple feel to them, and Bai Xue completely trusts Xu Mu. Of course, there's nothing she can do if she doesn't trust him, since the two have no relationship whatsoever; the only thing that can be considered a sugar daddy/sugar baby relationship is that of a sugar daddy/sugar baby.

Xu Mu got into his newly purchased Xiaomi SU7 Ultra and headed to the Kaiyuan Taihe Hotel.

After parking the car at the entrance, Xu Mu saw the private room number that Tang Mochen had sent her.

Upon entering the private room, we found the leaders who were having a meal.

The general managers of the listed companies have all been dismissed.

Only the leaders and Tang Mochen remained in the tea room. After all, Tang Mochen was Xu Mu's good brother, so he naturally wouldn't let Xu Mu chat with these leaders alone.

"Xiao Xu, you're here?"

"Good leadership!"

Xu Mu smiled and nodded.

They had already discussed some investment matters during lunch.

However, it's not appropriate to have in-depth conversations while eating, as there are many people around.

Now that we're all friends in the tea room, we speak much more directly.

"I'd like to discuss the investment we talked about before in more detail!"

"sure!"

Xu Mu paused for a moment before saying, "What I mean is that I want to personally donate a welfare home. Also, if you have any industries that need investment, I can get involved, just 10% equity!"

This was the solution Xu Mu proposed after receiving Tang Mochen's message.

Upon hearing Xu Mu's words, Chen Chen nodded slightly, then exchanged glances with some of his other colleagues.

"OK!"

"We'll do as you ask."

The group spent the entire afternoon discussing and researching these two matters.

Xu Mu transferred the money on the spot.

After all, five million is a significant amount for Xu Mu, but if he can do some charity work, it would be a very good thing for him.

Currently, most of the money in Xu Mu's account is managed by Harvest Venture Capital, which invests in stocks. With Xu Mu earning 80,000 yuan a day, he can earn back 5 million yuan in two months.

"Five million gone just like that!" After seeing them off, Tang Mochen looked at Xu Mu and said with a smile, "These are all things you have to go through!"

"But I'm a bit better off than you. Kaiyuan Taihe Company is a collaboration between a group of us. After we made money, we gave them a million. When they came to us again, we donated three to five hundred thousand every year. Anyway, this donation can be tax-deductible, so it's fine to donate a little bit, even if it's not necessary!"

"However, you can actually donate this five million through your company, or through Lingmu Design Company's channels. That way, Lingmu Design Company can cover its taxes for the year!"

"It doesn't matter," Xu Mu waved her hand, not caring about any of it. "Anyway, I'll earn it back in two months!"

"Now that you've spoken, it's impossible for you to refuse to give me face!!"

"That's true."

"Shall we have dinner together tonight?"

“Sure.” Xu Mu did not refuse Tang Mochen’s invitation.

After all, Lao Tang has been in the chairman's position for so many years, he still has connections.

During dinner, Xu Mu, who hadn't drunk any alcohol at noon, had a good drink with Tang Mochen.

Inside Rong Xiaoguan's private room, Xu Mu listened quietly as Tang Mochen talked about the Brahmins in the small county town, their connections, and the top tycoons within that class. To be honest, Xu Mu had never heard of any of them.

"If you'd like to get to know them, I can introduce you!"

"Let's invite them out for karaoke tonight, and I'll introduce them to you!"

"With your current abilities, they would like to meet you. After all, a young local person with such strength would only make our existing circle more stable if we cooperate more in the future!"

“You have cash flow, we have industry. You could say we control over 95% of the industry in Tianji County, those big industries. Where do you think those rich people in Tianji County came from?”

"Including these listed companies in Tianji County, to put it bluntly, it's all about this kind of exchange of interests!" Xu Mu didn't expect Tang Mochen to tell him so much.

When the two of them ate together before, they would just chat about random things to get to know each other better.

But tonight's dinner is clearly different.

Tang Mochen intentionally wanted to elevate Xu Mu's status.

If he can be brought in, Xu Mu's career in the small county will be on a meteoric rise.

After dinner, Xu Mu ultimately declined the invitation to go to karaoke.

"Alright, let's wait until we're free to have a meal sometime."

"Tonight is not a good time to meet friends!" Xu Mu was quite clear-headed about this. You mean to take the initiative to get to know them? There's no need. Even if Tang Mochen introduces them, what difference will it make?
True feelings take time to build up over time; getting to know these people is easy.

If Xu Mu had no ambition, he could have thrived in the small county town and completely settled down, because with his current strength, he would have already achieved financial freedom!
The daily cash rewards from the system alone are enough; a monthly salary of 2.4 million is more than 100% of the world's population earns!

Xu Mu can be considered number one. Of course, he is still a bit behind people like Musk and Rebus. After all, the dividends they receive in a year are equivalent to an astonishing monthly salary. However, in a small county, Xu Mu is firmly the richest man.

"Alright!" Tang Mochen put his arm around Xu Mu's neck and said, "Anyway, I've told you everything I need to tell you. From now on, it's up to you to make your own choices. With your current strength, it's very simple for you to do resource exchange in a small county town. It's just a matter of saying a word!"

"Some people will rush to offer you industries and cooperation opportunities; to put it bluntly, they're giving you money!"

"Row!"

Xu Mu saw Tang Mochen off and then called a designated driver.

However, Xu Mu did not go home, but took a taxi to Jiangshan Yue.

I promised Yan Yan I would sleep with her last time.

Xu Mu went there to fulfill his promise.

After parking the car, Xu Mu paid the valet driver's fee, then wobbled as he took the elevator to Yan Yan's house.

Tonight, Xu Mu and Tang Mochen drank strong liquor. They each drank three bottles, which was quite a lot. Even though Xu Mu has a high alcohol tolerance, he is now a bit tipsy and is starting to stagger.

Boom!

Xu Mu knocked on the door.

It was already past eight o'clock, and Yan Yan had already gone home after get off work.

Now, after she gets off work, she basically stays at home watching TV or scrolling through her tablet.

She doesn't play games.

Yan Yan was startled when she heard someone knocking on the door. She lived alone and usually didn't have much of a social life except for chatting with Brother Shi and the others at the store. She didn't have any close female friends.

After all, she had been betrayed by her best friend before, and now she prefers to keep many things to herself rather than talk about them.

As for family members?

Since Yan Yan bought this house and moved out, she has severed ties with her family and is naturally no longer a relative.

With a sense of doubt, she went to the entrance and looked through the peephole, where she saw Xu Mu standing drunk at the door.

She quickly opened the door and looked at Xu Mu standing there, asking in confusion, "Why did you come here?"

"Didn't I promise you I'd sleep with you last time?"

"I just wanted to come and spend some time with you!"

As soon as Xu Mu walked in, he pulled Yan Yan into his arms. "I missed you, so I came to find you!"

"Did you think of me?"

"I missed you!" Yan Yan said with a smile. "Why did you drink so much?"

"Let's have a drink at Rong Xiaoguan with Tang Mochen!"

"Making money in a small county is already tough enough, but now I realize it's even harder to get ahead!!"

With Yan Yan's help, Xu Mu sat down on the sofa.

Holding Yan Yan in his arms, Xu Mu couldn't help but sigh, "It's really tough!"

"What's so difficult about it? You're already doing very well!"

“Even if you didn’t have what you have now, I think you could still live an ordinary life. Just like me, if I hadn’t met you, let alone buying a house, living in such a large, well-furnished apartment, even the trivial matters at home would probably have kept me occupied for a long time!”

Yan Yan said with a smile, "You just lie there obediently, I'll go make you some hangover soup!"

To be honest, Xu Mu's appearance tonight was a big surprise for Yan Yan.

Moreover, she has no ambition, and her current life is enough for her to live comfortably.

When Xu Mu occasionally experiences these moments of sadness, all Yan Yan can do is encourage her; she can't possibly misunderstand Xu Mu.

She understood that people in high positions must have their own troubles.

Even the wealthy have their own troubles, and young people like Xu Mu are already very outstanding.

Money may have lost all meaning for Xu Mu. As long as he doesn't have a particularly strong desire for material things, Xu Mu is already very successful. In a small county like this, financial freedom is a piece of cake for Xu Mu, and he can play around as he pleases.

Xu Mu closed her eyes, her head feeling dizzy.

This was the first time Xu Mu had ever been drunk.

The main reason was that I was quite familiar with Tang Mochen, and the two of us had a long chat.

After all, it's already difficult enough for ordinary people to just survive.

Xu Mu waited for a while, and Yan Yan quickly cooked the hangover soup and brought it over.

Xu Mu had sobered up a bit. After all, with Xu Mu's current alcohol tolerance, three bottles of toasts wouldn't have affected him much. However, he had been exposed to the wind earlier and looked a little tipsy and a bit drunk. But after lying down with Yan Yan for a while, he became much more sober.

Now, Xu Mu no longer feels sleepy after drinking too much like before; instead, her mind is incredibly clear.

"The hangover soup is here."

Yan Yan brought over a bowl of the prepared hangover soup and placed it on the coffee table.

"Row."

(End of this chapter)