Chapter 508: Helping Mom and Dad with Ideas

It really was just as Xu Mumu guessed. When they went over the next day, there were two more small carts here, and the things sold on the small carts were even more than theirs.

When Madam Chen saw this, her face turned ugly. If it weren’t for Xu Mumu and Xu Minglei watching, she would have started a fight with someone.

With more people here, naturally, some of the business was taken away.

Fortunately, Xu Mumu and the others didn’t prepare too much, so there were still some leftovers in the end, though not much.

After returning home, Madam Chen was extremely upset, but besides being upset, there was nothing else she could do.

"Why don’t we make some more different things? We can’t let them steal our business." Madam Chen said angrily, unwilling to accept this.

"Grandma, just let it be. It’s not like we’re trying to make a fortune out of this. Sooner or later, the business will get divided up. Besides, we don’t want you to get so tired. Doing a bit casually for some pocket money is enough." Xu Mumu said helplessly, as these things were expected.

"So we just let those people take our business for nothing?" Madam Chen was extremely frustrated.

"They have the skills; who are we to stop them from making money? We don’t need to be angry. When we rent a shop outside the school, we’ll surely earn more money next year." Xu Mumu said with a smile. Although more people appeared and affected some business, they still did well and made quite a bit even today.

When Li Caixia and the others came back during cooking, they also heard the news. The couple’s thoughts were exactly the same as Madam Chen’s. If it weren’t for Yin Yang and Xu Minghui holding them back, the couple would have wanted to start a fight with the others.

In the following days, the small stalls outside the factory began to increase, making the place even more bustling. Besides selling various cooked food, there were also vegetable vendors and even some people selling wild game.

It had been so long, and there were no signs of the authorities cracking down on the businesses, so people’s courage grew, and there were more and more vendors.

After all, watching others make money while standing by idly made them feel restless, like a cat scratching at them, tempting them to give it a try.

Over the consecutive days, Madam Chen became even more frustrated, but despite her frustration, she had to accept the fact that now anyone could do business, and she couldn’t stop it at all.

Xu Mumu didn’t mind. Even though so many people had appeared and taken away some business, at least their family was still making money. Seeing the money Xu Mumu and the others brought home every day, the couple was almost lured into it.

Now the two of them were discussing quitting their jobs after this month and planning to open a store as well.

The family had saved up a small amount of money over the years, enough to rent a shop. Then they’d ask their daughter for some ideas, and they’d definitely make money by then.

Xu Mumu knew about their plans but didn’t mind what they wanted to do. As long as they weren’t idly eating and waiting for retirement, she supported them.

Doing business is quite good, at least better than earning that meager salary.

Having received their daughter’s approval, the couple felt even more motivated.

That night, when Xu Mumu talked about this with Yin Yang, both felt quite helpless.

"Do you want me to give them a hand?" Yin Yang asked with a gentle smile.

"No need, let them tinker on their own." Xu Mumu shook her head; she didn’t want Yin Yang to open his wallet to subsidize her parents.

She knew how capable they were, and it was enough to let them dabble a bit.

"Alright, whatever you say." Yin Yang nodded with a smile. Her father-in-law and mother-in-law were indeed capable. In this era, as long as you run a business well, you’ll definitely make money.

Every day, Xu Mumu still went along with Madam Chen and the others to set up a stall. After a month, when she saw the money Xu Minglei had placed in the small box, even Xu Mumu was very surprised.

Xu Minglei took out a notebook, which was his account book, with every income and expense recorded in great detail.

"Minglei, how much did we make?" Madam Chen asked excitedly, while Old Xu came over eagerly. After working for more than a month, they earned so much, feeling a warm rush in their hearts.

"Net earnings of eight hundred and twenty yuan." Xu Minglei puffed out his chest and said in a serious manner.

"That much?" Madam Chen’s eyes were gleaming, thinking this was so profitable. Even after the expenses, though buying materials every day cost a lot, they actually made more. Although there were more stalls over there, they also attracted more people to buy things, so business there was better.

While knowing they earned something every day, she didn’t expect it to be so much. Ah, this little stall really made money, she even wanted to guard it all the time.

"Yes, not a single entry was wrong." Xu Mumu took the notebook from Xu Minglei’s hands to look at it. The little guy recorded everything thoroughly, and earning so much in a month felt a bit unreal to her.

But now there were only a few days left until the New Year. Even though the holiday goods were prepared early, since the factory had already gone on holiday and there was no one there, naturally, they were not going to set up stalls either.

Next to them, Xu Hai and Li Caixia had also resigned from their jobs, planning to open a store next year. Seeing them counting the money made their hearts ache with envy.

If it weren’t for their mother keeping an eye on them, Xu Hai would have wanted to snatch all that money back.

Over eight hundred yuan, Madam Chen was overjoyed. This money wasn’t enough to buy a store, but renting one was certainly no problem.

"Grandma, keep this money, and when we rent a shop, we’ll use it as the capital." Xu Mumu said with a smile.

"Alright, I’ll listen to my granddaughter." Madam Chen had no objections to Xu Mumu, even if the money wasn’t distributed. Just looking at it every day made her feel good.

"Daughter, what do you think your mom and I should do?" Xu Hai anxiously asked his daughter for advice.

"What do you want to do?" Xu Mumu looked at them and asked.

"I can also make meat pies." Li Caixia said with a bitter face. The food she made wasn’t tasty, so what could she do? She felt worried.

"Why don’t you directly open a stationery shop, next to Grandma’s. Then you can look out for each other a bit. Outside the school, stationery sells itself without worry." Xu Mumu thought for a while and suggested, as stationery shops were still very marketable at this time.

"Sure, sure, whatever my daughter says." Xu Hai’s eyes immediately lit up, thinking his daughter’s suggestion made sense.

After Xu Mumu gave them an idea, they all got busy, actively looking for a shop.