amaotonovel Chapter 80 Dealing with Miscellaneous Tasks
Chapter 80 Dealing with Miscellaneous Tasks
"Grandpa, Grandma, I think it's a bit unsafe for us to go there by ourselves. Why don't we go and buy some more servants?" Xiao Siyue told the elderly couple her idea.
After thinking for a while, Grandpa Xiao felt that Xiao Siyue's idea made a lot of sense. It was indeed a bit unsafe for just the three of them to go; it wouldn't be good if they encountered any danger.
"Yue'er is right, we should buy some more people. We'll go tomorrow."
Seeing that Grandpa Xiao agreed, Xiao Siyue said, "Grandpa, after we leave, there will be no one to manage the shops. Who in the family do you think can take over?"
This problem also stumped Grandpa Xiao, and he couldn't come up with a good solution for the time being.
Xiao Siyue felt that she needed to train someone; she couldn't always manage everything herself, otherwise she wouldn't be able to handle it all.
"Yue'er, how about letting your eldest uncle manage it?" After thinking about everyone in the family, Grandpa Xiao finally felt that his eldest son was more suitable.
"Uncle?"
My uncle is quite capable; he has a talent for business, but he hasn't had much opportunity to use it over the years.
“I think Uncle is quite suitable. Our family business will grow bigger and bigger in the future, and we need someone to manage the family business. Why don’t you discuss it with Uncle and see if he is willing?” Xiao Siyue thought she should ask Xiao Qiren for his opinion.
"Okay, then we'll talk to your uncle about it today."
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That evening, the entire Xiao family gathered together.
After everyone sat down, they looked at each other, wondering what Old Master Xiao wanted to do.
"I've called you all back today because there are a few things I need to discuss with you," Old Master Xiao said.
"Father, what's wrong?" Xiao Qiren asked, puzzled.
"The first thing is that your mother and I plan to take Yue'er to Qianyuan County."
No sooner had Old Master Xiao finished speaking than Xiao Qiren exclaimed in surprise, "What? Father, you're going to Qianyuan County? When are you going? When are you coming back?"
"We'll be leaving in the next few days, but the return date is uncertain," said Grandpa Xiao, who himself wasn't sure when he would be back.
"You're leaving in the next few days, why didn't you tell us beforehand?"
Xiao Qiren looked at the old couple speechlessly. How could these two be so unreliable? They hadn't had this idea before, so why did they suddenly want to go to Qianyuan County?
"Do we need your permission to go anywhere?" Old Mrs. Xiao said, looking at Xiao Qiren with some displeasure.
"No, Mother, I was just worried about you," Xiao Qiren said with a helpless smile.
"What's there to worry about? We're not children."
“Mother, you are both so old, it’s not suitable for you to go to such a far place.” Xiao Qiren was still unwilling.
"What, are you saying your father and I are too old?" Old Mrs. Xiao glared at Xiao Qiren.
“Mother, what are you saying? I’m just worried about you. You’re all old and young, it’s not safe for you on the road. If you really want to go, I’ll go with you.” Xiao Qiren quickly explained when he saw his mother being a bit unreasonable.
As soon as Xiao Qiren said this, everyone's attention turned to him.
Especially his aunt Zhao Yindi looked at Xiao Qiren with an expression that seemed to say, "If you're going, I'm going too."
“That won’t do, you have other plans,” Old Master Xiao said promptly.
"What arrangements? I don't have anything to do," Xiao Qiren said, completely baffled.
"This is the second thing I want to talk about. I plan to hand over the management of our family's shops to you."
Old Master Xiao's words stunned the Xiao family.
Everyone knows that the family's hot pot restaurants are extremely profitable, but they are usually managed by the old man and Xiao Siyue. No one expected that they would be handed over to Xiao Qiren now.
Although they each received a share and earned a fair amount of money, it was still different.
"Father, what did you say? You're going to hand over the shop to me to manage?" Xiao Qiren asked incredulously.
"You're not willing?" Old Master Xiao stared intently at Xiao Qiren.
"No, I don't know how to manage this either," Xiao Qiren said. He was willing, but worried that he wouldn't be able to manage it.
"Uncle, don't worry, it's not that difficult. You just need to deal with the issues that the shopkeepers report to you, check the accounts, and take a stroll around the shops whenever you have free time."
The shopkeepers in all the shops were specially selected by Xiao Siyue, and they usually manage things quite well. Xiao Qinian only needs to manage the accounts, which she is not worried about. After all, Xiao Qiren has been a shopkeeper for many years and has some experience in managing accounts.
Hearing Xiao Siyue say this, Xiao Qiren's confidence increased greatly, and he agreed.
"In that case, you should quickly tell the owner of Jixiang Restaurant that you can no longer be the manager," Old Master Xiao said with a smile.
“I understand, Father,” Xiao Qiren thought it was no big deal. He had found a very good waiter at Jixiang Restaurant. After two years of special training, he was fully capable of handling the job. He had mentioned it to the owner before, and the owner thought highly of him.
Zhao Yindi was overjoyed to hear her husband agree. Their family's life had improved in recent years, but Xiao Qiren was still working as a manager at the Jixiang Restaurant, earning only two taels of silver a month. Although the shop's profits went to the public treasury, she knew Xiao Siyue wouldn't mistreat Xiao Qiren; just look at Xiao Siqi.
"Second brother, you're not good at talking to people, so I'm planning to entrust you with the management of our family's hundred or so acres of land."
The Emperor had previously bestowed upon them a hundred acres of fertile land, not in their village, but not far away. They had specially hired some farmhands to manage it, and wheat had already been planted on it. It didn't require much management normally; they only needed to supervise it during harvest time. It was perfect to entrust it to Xiao Qili, who was not very talkative.
"Father, can't we leave everything to my eldest brother?" Xiao Qili asked somewhat reluctantly.
She had barely finished speaking when Liu Cui, who was sitting next to her, pinched her.
“Second brother, I still have to manage the shop, how can I have time to deal with these things? Besides, the fields don’t require much of your attention, you should take care of them,” Xiao Qiren quickly said, with an expression that he would never get involved again.
"Alright then," Xiao Qili said somewhat reluctantly.
Lin Cui finally smiled. It wasn't that she insisted her husband manage the fields, but now that her elder brother and younger brother-in-law both had their own things to do, her husband couldn't just stay at home doing nothing.
"Then these matters are settled. Boss, you must manage them well." Old Master Xiao said happily, seeing that everything had been resolved.
"I definitely will," Xiao Qiren nodded in response.
“Uncle, we’re going to town tomorrow. If you have time, please come with us. I’ll let Manager Bai know,” Xiao Siyue said to Xiao Qiren.
"Okay, I'll go with you tomorrow."