Chapter 222 Starting from Setting Up a Stall

There are a lot of unemployed young people out there now, and there are not so many jobs for them.

Thinking of this, Lee Seung-ri decided to test the waters first. He was not in a hurry to quit his job, but Lee Seung-ri planned to discuss it with his wife before doing so. This was no trivial matter.

"Qiuyun, you see, now that we have reform and opening up, why don't we do some small business?" Li Shengli looked at Han Qiuyun who was calculating how to spend her salary, glanced at the three siblings playing in the inner room, sat down in front of Han Qiuyun and said.

"Hey, what do you think?" Han Qiuyun looked at Li Shengli with some curiosity, but Li Shengli always had his own ideas, so he must have some ideas.

"You see there are so many small businesses out there now, and I was thinking whether we can follow the trend and do something?" Li Shengli cited the example of the small shops that have sprung up outside.

"Just look at Xiushui Street, it's so prosperous now." Li Shengli thought that since he had come here, it couldn't be in vain.

"Then what do you want to do?" Han Qiuyun became interested.

"As for me, of course I want to open a restaurant." Li Shengli's best skill is his cooking. Besides, he has his master and senior brothers. It is not impossible for them to open a big restaurant together.

"Of course it's okay to open a restaurant, but what about your job?" Han Qiuyun felt sorry for Li Shengli's job, "Besides, they are not allowed to open restaurants outside now."

"This is easy. I have a good relationship with the factory manager. I can just apply for unpaid leave when the time comes." Li Shengli did not worry too much. After his own restaurant was opened, this job would be dispensable.

"But is our family's funds insufficient?" Han Qiuyun manages the family's account books and knows exactly how much savings her family has now.

"That's enough. Let's open a smaller one first, and then open a bigger one when we make money." Li Shengli had already made plans.

"Why don't you think about it again? It's not a good idea to open a restaurant by yourself, right?" Han Qiuyun still wanted to persuade Li Shengli. Opening a restaurant is really not an easy thing. Han Qiuyun is also a person who often goes to restaurants to eat out, so she knows very well what a restaurant is like.

It's a small restaurant with about four or five people inside and outside.

"Don't worry, when I enter the factory I'll ask who in the kitchen is willing to come out. If it's really not possible, there are still many educated youth who have returned to the city." Shengli had no worries about having no one to help.

"Okay then, can you do it alone? If not, I'll go with you." Our Qiuyun thought about it and decided that since they were husband and wife, they should share the responsibility if anything happened.

"Qiuyun, don't be anxious. We have three children at home." At the beginning, Li Shengli had no intention of letting Han Qiuyun suffer with him.

There are three children in the family. Now that there are no elderly people around, someone needs to take care of them. The youngest child is less than two years old and needs someone to take care of him right now.

The restaurant has just opened and it must be very busy. Lee Seung-ri may not have time to take care of the family.

After Li Shengli discussed with Han Qiuyun, Li Shengli prepared to go to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to inquire. A long time had passed, and Li Shengli only remembered that the first restaurant was opened this year. Li Shengli really didn't know the specific situation.

That day, Li Shengli took a leave from the factory and rode his bicycle to the Dongcheng District Industrial and Commercial Bureau.

"Hello, comrade. I'm here to ask about the business license application here." Li Shengli vaguely remembered that applying for a business license was very troublesome.

"Oh, this is easy to solve, look over there." The clerk in charge of processing the business license pointed to the policy posted on the wall. Li Shengli looked at the policy issued, and when he saw the one that forbids hiring workers, he was immediately confused. How could he handle the work without hiring workers? He didn't have many people at home now, and he couldn't ask Han Qiuyun to quit her job to work, that was unrealistic, what would happen to the three children if that happened?

Li Shengli's original intention of going into business was to give his wife and children a better life. If he couldn't hire workers, there would be no need to go into business so early.

"Comrade, I see it says here that it means engaging in individual labor such as repair, service and handicrafts. Does opening a restaurant count as such?" Li Shengli felt a little disappointed, but he still asked with some hope.

"Restaurant? Restaurant is not an option." The clerk shook his head like a rattle.

Li Shengli's heart was completely chilled. Okay, don't think about it for a while.

There aren't enough people in the family to open a restaurant, so Li Shengli didn't expect that he wouldn't be able to hire anyone.

It's better to accumulate some initial capital first. Besides, the business license cannot be approved. Li Shengli can't just rent a house and leave it there doing nothing. The rent is so high every month.

"What's wrong? Are you unhappy?" Han Qiuyun was shocked to see Li Shengli walking back in a bad mood.

"This restaurant won't be open in the short term." Li Shengli pinched his chin with his hand, feeling the slightly rough stubble rubbing against his fingers, and Li Shengli began to think about other ways out.

A relatively easy business to do now is to purchase goods from the south, such as home appliances and clothes, which are very popular here.

Li Shengli has no plans to do these things for the time being. As for these people in the courtyard, it would be fine if Li Shengli opened a small shop, but if he really dared to go to the south to do some business, it would be strange if he was not reported.

At the moment, the country is crossing the river by feeling the stones, and turning a blind eye to such things. It would be fine if no one reported it, but if someone did report it, they would have to do what they had to do.

"What's wrong? Won't you get out of the way?" Han Qiuyun was both worried and relieved.

"They said the policy doesn't allow it, so maybe we have to wait for a while." Li Shengli thought that maybe he went too early. The policy hasn't come out yet, and it's impossible for him to rent a house and wait for it to come out.

"Aren't there a lot of shops opening outside?" Han Qiuyun was a little surprised. There were quite a few handicraft workshops opening outside, including hardware shops and car repair shops.

"It's okay for manual laborers, but not for opening a restaurant." Li Shengli shook his head.

"Then let's just work hard in the factory." Han Qiuyun breathed a sigh of relief. For Han Qiuyun, a more stable job is much better than being a self-employed person.

Li Shengli thought about it and decided that he would open a bigger restaurant at the right time. He should start some small business first, at least to accumulate some funds.

Thinking of this, Li Shengli couldn't help but have an idea. He knew his own skills, and the thing suitable for him to do was to set up a snack stand.

Li Shengli thought for a long time and finally remembered what he wanted to do. It had to be something simple since he didn't have much time to do it.

(End of this chapter)