Tao Hui's husband

  Xiong Liming and Lin Zhenhua's divorce happened a few months ago.

  At that time, Xiong Lijun and Tao Hui had clarified their relationship, and Tao Hui began to make comprehensive plans for Xiong Lijun as a wife. One of the suggestions she put forward was to let him leave Lin Zhenhua and start his own business.

  Tao Hui is a relatively worldly girl, and girls like her are not uncommon in society. She can look up to Xiong Lijun to a large extent because she values his generosity, otherwise, with her identity as an office worker in a large enterprise, how could she marry an individual businessman who doesn't even have a formal job?

  Xin Xin Store was initially started with Lin Zhenhua's funds, and Xiong Lijun and Lan Wufeng were both unpaid, essentially working for Lin Zhenhua. Lin Zhenhua wasn't a greedy person, from the beginning, he gave each of them 10% shares, allowing them to participate in the profits. As the store's business gradually took off, Lin Zhenhua felt that his contribution was not as great as Xiong Lijun and Lan Wufeng's, but he still transferred some of his shares. By the time Tao Hui and Xiong Lijun got married, the shareholding structure of Xin Xin Store had become: Lin Zhenhua 50%, Xiong Lijun 30%, and Lan Wufeng 20%.

  Xiong Lijun is undoubtedly playing the greatest role in the daily operation of Xinxin Store. Lin Zhenhua is devoted to the business of Hanhua Industrial Company and has no time to take care of the store's affairs. Lan Wufeng is diligent and hardworking, but unfortunately, he was not born to do business, and apart from being able to sell some dead goods, he did not make much contribution.

  Xiong Lijun is quick-witted and familiar with procurement, sales and other businesses. In fact, Xinxin Store would have no problem without Lin Zhenhua, but without Xiong Lijun, it's estimated that it would collapse immediately.

  In this case, Tao Hui suggested to Xiong Lijun that he could completely get rid of Lin Zhenhua and start his own business. At worst, he would have a little less capital, but whatever money he made would be his own, what a great feeling, why bother working for Lin Zhenhua for nothing?

  Xiong Lijun also had thoughts about this aspect, but he was a rural youth and still had some old ideas in his mind. He always felt that his ability to mix with people today was not unrelated to Lin Zhenhua's support.

  If one has become prosperous, and then casts Lin Zhenhua aside, that would be somewhat unkind.

  However, Tao Hui nagged Xiong Lijun every day, and Xiong Lijun was indeed somewhat overwhelmed. He wasn't a man with strong opinions to begin with; when he resigned and started his own business, it was largely due to Lin Zhenhua's encouragement. Now, with Tao Hui urging him on, his thoughts began to loosen up gradually.

  Xiong Lijun first dropped a hint to Lan Wufeng, but the result was that Lan Wufeng glared at him and scolded: "Old Xiong, can't you have some conscience? If you really want to do this, then we can't even be friends. I'm telling you, if you dare to do it yourself, wherever your stall is set up, I'll smash it."

  "Hey, Fengzi, I didn't say anything!" Xiong Lijun was so scared that he quickly retreated. He knew that Lan Wufeng was very popular in the gangster circle now, and if he found a few thugs to cause trouble, he would really be in for it.

  Lan Wufeng didn't tell Lin Zhenhua about this, but Lin Zhenhua still got some hints from An Yan. As family members, An Yan, Tao Hui and Yang Xin all had a good relationship, and some of Tao Hui's ideas would be shared with An Yan in private, who would then pass the information on to Yang Xin, and eventually it would reach Lin Zhenhua's ears.

  Lin Zhenhua did not feel surprised or angry about Xiong Lijun wanting to split the house. On the contrary, he felt a little guilty towards Xiong Lijun. In Lin Zhenhua's opinion, he had only invested some money and ideas, but took away half of the profits every month, which was a serious exploitation. He hadn't thought of another possibility that if he didn't pull Xiong Lijun to help, but instead hired a few people in the county town, maybe he wouldn't even need to give 50% of the share.

  I suppose that's just the difference in everyone's perspective, Lin Zhenhua is still a student at heart and lacks the potential to be a capitalist. When it comes to his own people, he is generally very lenient.

  After learning that Xiong Liming had thoughts of going solo, Lin Zhenhua met with him alone and told him a few things.

  First, he didn't mind Hu Li Jun doing it himself. After the Hanhua Industrial Company was established, the Xinxin Store had little significance to Lin Zhenhua, and if it really couldn't be done, closing down would be no big deal.

  Secondly, Lin Zhenhua reminded Xiong Lijun that the era of high profits in the retail market is about to pass, and more and more small businesses are entering this market, which will lead to a comprehensive thinning of profits. If Xiong Lijun wants to do it himself, he needs to be psychologically prepared for this.

  Lin Zhenhua's last point was to draw a new big cake for Xiong Lijun. He told Xiong Lijun that he was planning to enter the durable consumer goods market, and once Hanhua Industrial's durable goods production started, it might generate hundreds of millions in profits. He hoped Xiong Lijun would consider whether he was interested in participating and finding new profit growth points.

  Lin Zhenhua's words calmed down Xiong Lijun's thoughts that had just become active again. He couldn't help but admit that Lin Zhenhua's judgment was reasonable, as he had seen more and more fellow businessmen on his recent trips to Guangzhou to purchase goods. The trains returning from Guangzhou to Nandu were often packed with large and small packages of scalpers. Originally, selling one electronic watch could earn five or six yuan, but now it was considered good if you could earn two yuan. If he really wanted to work alone, he would still be able to earn money, but how long could he keep earning such hard-earned money, he had no idea.

  In the past two years, Xiong Lijun has saved some money himself, but he used up some of it for his wedding. If he leaves Lin Zhenhua to start his own business, funding will also be a bottleneck. If he wants to start from scratch and accumulate wealth again, he doesn't know if he still has the patience for that.

  This time, taking advantage of the wedding opportunity, Xiong Lijun took Tao Hui to run a few cities. This is also a concept recommended by Lin Zhenhua, called "travel marriage". Xiong Lijun has not traveled less in the past two years, but this time he went on a trip with questions, so some things looked more carefully.

  Before leaving, Lin Zhenhua specifically instructed him to go and visit the electrical counters in various department stores in major cities to take a look at the sales situation of various home appliances.

  Lin Zhenhua hinted to him that if he was willing to continue cooperating with Lin Zhenhua, Lin Zhenhua would give him the distribution rights of electrical appliances produced by Hanhua Industrial Company in some cities. This would mean that he would no longer be a small vendor selling goods at a stall, but a big manager doing wholesale trade.

  "General Agent of Shanghai Market..." Xiong Lijun muttered this unfamiliar title to himself countless times, feeling the sense of glory it brought him.

  "Taohui, would you like to come work in Shanghai?" Xiong Lijun asked Taohui when they were in Shanghai.

  At that time, they were strolling along Nanjing Road. The prosperity of Nanjing Road had put Tao Hui into a state of intoxication. Upon hearing Xiong Lijun's question, she replied disdainfully: "Lijun, are you dreaming? To be transferred to work in Shanghai, I'd have to marry the son of the provincial governor."

  Xiong Limin said, "You're wrong, you don't have to marry the son of the provincial governor. You just need to marry me and that's it. Do you know? Zhenhua said that as long as I'm willing, he'll let me be the general agent of Hanhua Industrial Company in Shanghai. At that time, I'll have to come to Shanghai to work."

  "Really?" Tao Hui's eyes shone with golden light, "Can what he said be done?"

  Xiong Lijun boasted: "Look at what Zhenhua said, which one can't be done? He started from scratch and also created this Xinxin store. Now the Hanhua Industrial Company he is in charge of is on fire, I heard that when the company was founded, several leaders from Yandu came to support him, and Professor Li, a professor at Beida, doesn't even need a pass to enter Zhongnanhai."

  "So, you can really come to Shanghai to work?" Tao Hui believed a little more, although she actively encouraged Xiong Liming to leave Lin Zhenhua and start his own business, but for the halo on Lin Zhenhua's body, she also saw it very clearly. In those years, the media was not as developed as it is now, and if someone from a local place became slightly famous, everyone would worship him.

  "Zhenhua told me to make my own decision. If I've thought it through, I'll discuss it with him after I get back and he'll tell me the specific arrangements. Now it's up to you. Little Tao, as you know, I listen to you on everything." Xiong Lijun said humbly to Tao Hui.

  "But this is you coming to Shanghai for work, what am I supposed to do?" Tao Hui hesitated.

  "You can take a leave of absence and keep your job," said Xiong Lijun. "Many units are already doing this now. You can still keep your official position, but your salary will be suspended. You won't even make 50 yuan a month, which is less than what I make in a day. Why not take a leave of absence and work with me instead? If you're willing, we can go to Shanghai together, and I'll take care of you - it's no big deal. You can stroll along Nanjing Road every day, how wonderful would that be?"

  "Really?" Tao Hui raised his eyes to look at the crowded flow of people beside him, and suddenly felt a sense of superiority. Think about it, if Lin Zhenhua's words about being the general agent were true, then he could live in Shanghai with Xiong Lijun all the time. At that time, he would become a Shanghainese, and every day he could stroll along Nanjing Road, unlike these country bumpkins around him who looked like they had never seen the world. Ah, if he could live such a life, he would laugh even in his sleep.

  "How about we just live on Nanjing Road?" Tao Hui began planning Xiong Lijun's Shanghai strategy again.

  "So you agree then?"

  "I certainly agree, we young people should come out and experience the world. Staying at home every day, what's the point? Look at Zhenhua, he's several years younger than you, but he went to be a soldier, his perspective is completely different. You've been working for so many years, but you're still like a farmer." Tao Hui said while poking Xiong Liming's head with her hand, performing a lively scene of "Three Daughters Teach Their Husband" on Nanjing Road.

  The boss is right, I'm really going to get shot even if I lie down, Xiong Lijun said sadly to himself, and then smiled happily.