Chapter 34 Be Prepared
Looking at Xu Shuhe's energetic appearance, Chen Zhi couldn't help but want to laugh.

"Are you so motivated?"

After sitting down, he made a joke.

"Of course." Xu Shuhe raised his eyebrows and admitted without any hesitation, "These things are all left to you by your mother. You should manage this wealth well and live a prosperous life. Then your mother will rest in peace in her grave, don't you think?"

Chen Zhi raised the corners of his lips and nodded, "That makes sense."

Finally, he felt that there seemed to be something wrong with what she said, so he thought about it and said again.

"My mother is also your mother now."

"Yes, yes, yes, my mother is also your mother, our mother, okay?" Xu Shuhe said half-perfunctorily.

I thought to myself, I am your mother, and I am also your mother.

"Come, let's go look at the shop." Xu Shuhe placed a handwritten list in front of him. "I asked my aunt a lot this afternoon. These things have been taken care of by my aunt over the years. She has already told me everything. I will tell you too."

When it comes to business, Chen Zhi remains clear and puts aside other thoughts, listening carefully.

After all, he had learned something from the Chen family's business in the past two years, and he learned things quite quickly. After a short while, he had mastered most of the information and had a general plan in his mind on how to run the business.

After telling him this, Xu Shuhe took out a book on business strategies that he had written himself and placed it in front of him.

"What is this?" Chen Zhi wondered.

"Good stuff." Xu Shuhe curled her lips and smiled, "Take a look, this is my secret business strategy that I have never told anyone else."

After she finished speaking, Chen Zhi looked at her with a little distrust.

It seems to be saying, what kind of brilliant business strategy can a little girl like you have that is kept secret?

This look made Xu Shuhe want to slap him on the forehead.

I thought to myself, you little bastard, I have so many ways to control you.

But teaching still needs to be civilized, so Xu Shuhe just put on a standard customer service smile and pushed the book in front of him again.

"You take a look first and then talk."

In order not to undermine the little girl's confidence, Chen Zhi picked up the book and opened it to give her face.

And just this one glance, my eyes suddenly lit up.

Although some of the content was known to him, the other part, which was business methods he had never seen before, really surprised him. He couldn't help but flipping through the pages one by one.

Soon, he had roughly flipped through the entire booklet.

Xu Shuhe watched Chen Zhi's eyes gradually light up, and couldn't help but snort in his heart, "You little bastard, you will regard me as a god!"

Sure enough, when Chen Zhi closed the book and looked at Xu Shuhe again, there was more surprise and admiration in his eyes, and he said after a while.

"You seem to be more suitable for business than me."

To be honest, Xu Shuhe thought Chen Zhi would ask where she learned all these business techniques, and she had even thought about how to answer, but she didn't expect Chen Zhi to say this.

In this era, it is quite rare for a man to admit that his wife is more capable than himself in his field and to praise her generously.

This made Xu Shuhe look at Chen Zhi with a slightly higher opinion of him.

But these are other things to say. At the moment, Xu Shuhe just waved his hand and said, "You study hard. Maybe you can come up with better business strategies than mine in the future."

Indeed, she only borrowed these ideas from other people's wisdom, but they were not created by her.

"Don't worry, I will take a good look at it when I get back." Chen Zhi nodded seriously.

Now that he saw Xu Shuhe cared so much about his affairs, he began to take it more seriously.

Otherwise, it would be a waste. So after dinner, Chen Zhi went back to study immediately.

After he left, Xu Shuhe also asked Xinyue to move the account book of the shop under her name over.

It is true that she wants to train Chen Zhi to complete the task, but Xu Shuhe never thinks that this is the only focus of her current life.

A blacksmith must be strong himself, so she has to improve herself first before she can train Chen Zhi. Besides, no matter what time, having money in her hand is the kingly way.

What if Chen Zhi looks good now but turns out to be a jerk in the future? If she keeps focusing on Chen Zhi, she will be doomed.

In the past few days, she has been trying to figure out the system rules and found that this task is not time-limited. As long as she and Chen Zhi are alive, the task will be considered in progress, and as long as the task is not judged as a failure, she will not die.

If we understand it this way, she actually cannot complete the task, but as long as she and Chen Zhi can both live long lives, she can also die comfortably in this world.

However, this is also a second-rate option. After all, she has a lot of concerns in her original world, and she still wants to complete the task quickly and return to her original world.

But it didn't stop her from making preparations for both scenarios.

It's always a good idea to leave yourself a way out.

The next day, Chen Zhi went to the shop as usual, while Xu Shuhe went out with Lin Hui to inspect the shop and farm that they had checked yesterday.

It was also this trip that made Xu Shuhe admire his aunt from the Zhou family even more.

You should know that the Zhou family has moved from Qizhou to Kyoto for some years, but the industries left in Qizhou are still managed in an orderly manner. Moreover, during the store inspection, Lin Hui was very keen to discover some loopholes and solved them on the spot, and also guided Xu Shu and understood her approach.

Xu Shuhe knew clearly that this was a teaching for her.

If she were placed in the workplace of the future, she would dream of being led by such a good senior.

After half a day's stroll, Xu Shuhe benefited a lot.

She was also thinking that she should send Chen Zhi to Zhou's family in Kyoto to study. After all, they were professionals and could definitely teach better than her.

"Aunt, it's time for lunch now. You must be tired. Why don't we find a restaurant to have a meal and take a break?" Xu Shuhe suggested.

Lin Hui nodded, "I am indeed a little hungry."

"Then let's go to Juxianglou, the most famous old restaurant in Qizhou City. I'm sure my aunt knows it." Xu Shuhe said with a smile.

Lin Hui was also a native of Qizhou. She had left Qizhou for Kyoto many years ago and she really missed the taste of her hometown food, so she readily agreed.

The two of them got on the carriage and went to Juxiang Tower.

After sitting down in the private room, Lin Hui looked out the window and was attracted by a plaque.

"Brocade Shop? When did Qizhou have a branch of this shop?"

Hearing this, Xu Shuhe also looked out the window, and sure enough, he saw a shop called Brocade Workshop opened in an excellent location opposite. It looked like a new store.

"Aunt, do you recognize this store? It looks like it's newly opened. I've never heard of it."

Lin Hui nodded, "This brocade shop is owned by the Lin family in Kyoto. The Lin family is a well-known wealthy business in Kyoto. This brocade shop was founded last year by the only daughter of the Lin family. It is engaged in the business of making ready-made clothes and cloth. The business in Kyoto is quite good. I never thought that they would open a branch this year."

"Lin family?" Xu Shuhe pondered over the surname and said half-jokingly, "Isn't this the same surname as yours, aunt?"

"I was born and raised in Qizhou. Even though we have the same surname, I have no connection with the Lin family in Kyoto." Lin Hui also laughed.

After taking a sip of tea, he immediately continued, "Come to think of it, Miss Lin is the same age as you, and is considered young and promising. After lunch, let's go to the brocade workshop and take a look."

"Okay, that's exactly what I meant!" Xu Shuhe nodded.

I might as well learn a thing or two, since I happen to own a shop like this.

(End of this chapter)