Reborn in 1990: My Family Store Leads to the Future

Due to the renovation of the commercial street, Qi Qiang's imported goods store is not doing very well, but fortunately, the rent for the past two months has been temporarily reduced.

He was in a fairly good mood and, as usual, came to the store to inspect it.

Qi Qiang frowned slightly as he looked at the candies on the counter.

"This candy of yours, does it look like it's imported?"

"Boss, didn't you say that putting some candy on the counter would attract some kids and boost our business?"

The girl with long, burgundy hair stood up and spoke.

Her name is Zhang Qing. She also dropped out of high school and has been working for Qi Qiang.

Qi Qiang learned how to make this candy from Lu Yuan's ice cream, so that when others come here, they can buy more things.

How much is a single piece of candy worth? If even one person is willing to spend money on a bottle of water, the cost of the bag of candy is recovered.

Qi Qiang raised an eyebrow. Did he really say that?

He was taken aback at first, then tried to recall, but couldn't find any recollection. He looked at her with some dissatisfaction, then picked up an imported fruit candy, looked at it, and put it down.

"I never told you that we're in business to make money."

Zhang Qing felt a little ashamed after what he said. He didn't look at Qi Qiang's expression and just kept his head down without saying a word, seemingly lost in thought.

Qi Qiang got a little angry when he saw her like this, so he decided to speak up and teach her a lesson.

"Replace all the candy with domestically produced candy. Didn't we receive a batch of cheap candy before and just give it away? Imported candy is expensive. If you don't change it, we'll deduct it from your payment."

"Also, let's raise these prices a bit more. The pedestrian street will reopen in another month, and we'll make a fortune then."

Zhang Qing nodded somewhat helplessly upon hearing this.

Actually, she really wanted to tell Qi Qiang that with his erratic methods, the shop wouldn't have many customers.

But she was worried that Qi Qiang would scold her again for saying such things, so she simply shut her mouth.

I couldn't help but think of Lu Yuan, wondering how there could be such a big difference between two bosses.

The young man seemed easy to talk to and even offered to pay, while his boss was stingy and only knew how to cut costs.

Qi Qiang, who was giving his opinion on the situation, was naturally unaware of his subordinate's little scheme; otherwise, he wouldn't be smiling.

After saying all that, Qi Qiang heard a series of thumping sounds in his ears.

He looked up and glanced outside, surprised to find that the shop next door was already under renovation. He had originally considered that shop his own, but who would have thought it would end up in Lu Yuan's hands?

Li Huan, who had grown up with him, was not planning to help him in this regard.

In the end, he simply said that he had already received government subsidies, so he was no longer eligible to compete for a shop based on that.

When he saw someone pointing at him, he snorted and walked outside.

Zhang Qing was quite surprised that his boss wasn't giving him any more pointers today. When he saw who was next door, he was stunned.

It was him? No wonder I asked myself that question before.

On the other side, Lu Yuan was talking to Tan Shulin about his plans.

His high regard for Tan Shulin made the latter feel incredibly confident, not to mention that he thought he could do well.

Tan Shulin even felt a bit of pressure.

"Xiao Yuan, do you really think I can do this?"

He remembered that the two of them had just discussed this issue not long ago. It wasn't that he felt he couldn't do it; on the contrary, after Lu Yuan's persuasion, he felt he could.

But I just don't think there's any need to rush.

Who would have thought that in such a short time, Lu Yuan had already found the right people, and it felt like he would be leading them to work soon.

Seeing that he lacked confidence, Lu Yuan smiled and said...

"Brother Tan, what do you think of me?"

"You're very capable. Nowadays, everyone on Xijing Road knows the name of Boss Lu."

Tan Shulin originally wanted to take the opportunity to refute, thinking that Lu Yuan could do it himself, but seeing how much Lu Yuan valued him.

He suddenly realized that this was not only Lu Yuan's good intention, but also that Lu Yuan hoped to continue cooperating with him.

If we reject Lu Yuan, it's not just about rejecting an opportunity; it's likely that the chances of the two of us working together will become increasingly rare in the future.

Even though he felt he couldn't do it, Tan Shulin wanted to try and seize this opportunity.

Lu Yuan was not surprised by his words. Seeing that the other party thought highly of him, he smiled and continued to speak.

"Since you know that my judgment is better than yours, then you have nothing to hesitate about. You can doubt yourself, but don't doubt my judgment of people."

"Since you put it that way, then I'll listen to you."

Upon hearing this, Tan Shulin was taken aback, realizing that what he said made a lot of sense.

Although I may lack ability, I have a long road ahead.

He can admit his own inadequacy, but he cannot think that Lu Yuan's judgment is poor.

If Lu Yuan didn't have foresight, he wouldn't have opened several stores in such a short time; this is probably his fourth one.

Tan Shulin nodded, a hint of confidence creeping in.

Then he had another problem.

"Xiao Yuan, there's no problem setting up a renovation team, but there's another issue now."

"Business problems?"

Lu Yuan asked a question.

Tan Shulin nodded repeatedly.

Since he and Lu Yuan started the renovation, many people have inquired about business, but only a few have actually completed the project.

Without exception, they all felt it was expensive.

Despite the distance, he told him not to worry.

"Don't worry, leave this to me."

"Can it really work?"

Tan Shulin was a little skeptical. Talking business is not like doing anything else, so why did the person in front of him think he could do it?

Does he really have that much confidence in himself?

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Let's not talk about the distant future. Once my franchise store opens, you can handle all the store decoration."

"What about the closer ones?"

Tan Shulin greatly admired Lu Yuan's idea.

He knew what Lu Yuan meant by franchise stores, considering how popular Xuewang Milk Tea had become, even making headlines in the newspapers.

He looked down at his hands. If he had to work at one store for half a month, ten stores would take a year, and a hundred stores would take ten years. Could he possibly finish them all?

Even if someone helps me, how long will it take?

Lu Yuan smiled at his expression. As for what happened next?

Then he won't need to worry about it; there certainly won't be a shortage of work by then.

Tan Shulin shook his head, stopping himself from thinking too much, and looked at Lu Yuan to ask a question.

"Xiao Yuan, I'm not trying to be nosy, I just want to know what to do next."

Lu Yuan pointed to the pedestrian street in front of him; there were only a few shops on the entire street that were ready for renovation.

"What are you worried about? It's all just work."