Chapter 208 Childhood Friend

"Let's go, let's go. No matter what, let's go to my house first. I have to tell my parents that you're here. By the way, how did you end up here? Where are you staying now?" Tao Zhihong completely forgot where he was going and directly pulled Lu Qingzhu to go home.

"No, no, no, aren't you going out? You go out first. We can talk about it when we have time. This is the place, number 16. I live here. You can come find me whenever you have time." Lu Qingzhu was really afraid of delaying his business.

He knew Xizi's father well; when he beat his son, he really hit him hard. He didn't want to delay his childhood friend's plans and let him get beaten up.

Xizi is Cheng Taozhihong's nickname. The group of them grew up together and always called each other Xizi.

"Ah, I'm going to die, I'm going to die! Little Bamboo, come to my house for dinner tonight. If my dad is watching me, you have to help me make excuses, or I'll be in big trouble..." Hearing that there was something to do, Tao Zhihong remembered what he was going to do just now, and his face changed instantly. His father really beat his son.

"Hurry up, hurry up, take care of whatever you need to do first. I'll be living here from now on, so there will be plenty of time for gatherings. We can talk about it later." Lu Qingzhu urged him to leave quickly, afraid that his friend would get beaten up.

Tao Zhihong walked away, turning back every few steps. Lu Qingzhu and the other two continued to stroll around. They planned to stay here tonight to rest, and then go back to get their things early tomorrow morning. They also planned to rent out the house, as it wasn't good for it to be empty. They would have their second brother collect the rent.

A two-story house like theirs, so well-maintained and clean, could easily fetch at least ten yuan a month if rented out. Four houses could bring in 40 yuan a month, or even more.

"Second brother, should we hire a maid? Wouldn't that solve the problems of meals and housekeeping?" After all, if it weren't for the strict enforcement these past two years, some people would hire maids.

“But I’m unfamiliar with this place, so I’m hesitant to hire a maid here…” Lu Qingzhu couldn’t be on guard all the time while he was home alone, so he didn’t dare invite strangers into his home.

"Are you stupid? Xizi isn't here. Why don't you ask Xizi's mother for help? They've been here for several years, so it's not surprising that they know a couple of people. Why don't you just ask her for help?" Lu Qingfeng rolled his eyes at him, really not wanting him to do anything stupid here.

“Yeah, how come I didn’t think of that? Never mind, let’s buy some things first. But now that we’ve bought a house here, what about the house over there?” Lu Qingzhu felt that buying so many things yesterday was a bit of a waste.

"Let's leave those things there. Just take the essentials. The rest can be used as accessories for the rental house. Uncle Chen can help rent out the other house. You can collect the rent later." He Caiwei didn't think it mattered whether they bought those things or not. After the house was renovated, it was indeed empty. The rental price of a house is different if it is furnished or not.

“Alright, you’re leaving tomorrow afternoon, so you can sleep here tonight. I saw that several guest rooms over there have new bedding and mattresses.” Lu Qingzhu felt a little reluctant to see his older brother and the others go back tomorrow.

The thought of his large family at home made it impossible for him to leave them behind.

"Alright, alright, think about what you need to do here. As long as you feel financially secure, buy as much land as you want. If you don't have enough money, I'll send you some." He Caiwei's heart began to heat up as she thought about the future housing prices here.

No matter what, we should let his second brother buy the land. Buy as much as he can; he'll definitely make a killing.

"Okay, let me see what I want to do first, then we'll talk about the rest. Don't worry, as long as I have the money, I'll buy it." Lu Qingzhu didn't know what kind of business he wanted to do yet, but he felt that food-related businesses would be easier to do. He couldn't cook, which was making him very frustrated.

“Every week, people go to the church to pray. Second brother, you can buy some things there when there are many people. The house is not far from the church. Of course, if you want to sell things, you will have to live there. After all, it is closer to the city center, which will make it easier for you to start a small business.” He Caiwei still felt that it was better to start with a small business and take it one step at a time so that you would not stumble.

"But I don't know how to do anything? What should I do? I feel that no matter what I do, a small food business will definitely be successful."

“Time is still too tight. How about this, we’ll go to the city center these next few days and look around. If possible, we can buy another shop. Of course, this shop doesn’t mean you can start doing business there right away. After buying the shop, you can go and investigate the needs of the local residents before deciding what to do.” He Caiwei thought her second brother was right. Food is the most important thing for people. No matter when, food always comes first.

It's really a bit of a stretch to ask his second brother to make a snack to sell, given his lousy cooking skills.

"Second brother, you can hire someone to make some semi-finished materials, then you can process them yourself and sell them. That way, even if you don't have great skills, you can still make them well." He Caiwei thought of the hamburgers in later generations, where people would make the bread, put it in a machine to bake, and then just pick it up and eat it.

This doesn't require much skill; it just involves hand-pulled pancake wrappers and scallion pancakes.

There's already a refrigerator here, so there's no problem with storage. Plus, her second brother has a storage space, so she can put the semi-finished products in there, which is very convenient.

“That’s a good idea. Let’s go get some ingredients first, then try it at home. Time is a bit tight, but with a method, I can figure it out myself.” Lu Qingzhu didn’t want to be easily defeated. He had always wanted to run his own business, so this difficulty was nothing.

A group of people went to a department store in the city center and selected the materials they needed. Since they were just trying to make it, they didn't know how much material they would waste to make it. They bought about 20 sets of materials at once and wrote down the prices so they could include them in the cost later.

He Caiwei wanted to teach him how to make pork chop buns and chicken leg buns, but of course, it was just to see if they would sell well. If they didn't sell well, they could just change to something else.

He Caiwei explained the steps to him carefully, one by one, and asked her husband to write them down so that if he didn't understand after they left, he could refer to the notes himself. Her husband was very meticulous and took very detailed notes.

He Caiwei explained all the steps to him in detail, and then let him try it himself. He found that it was okay, so she asked him to continue to prepare all the ingredients and then taught him how to make bread crust.