After Apocalypse, I Got Rich With Superpower

Li Pan sadly shook her head and glared at him, "You silly child, it’s already dark. Why keep working? Sell them tomorrow. Have you worked so late that you aren’t hungry?"

"It’s okay, I had a sandwich this afternoon. I’m not that hungry."

Yang Zhengfei was eating cold noodles while talking to Li Pan.

"Sis, what do you think about me opening another bakery?"

"Not running the grocery store anymore?"

"I’ll run it. The room in the grocery store is large, and we are not fully utilizing it. It’s loosely arranged and wastes space. I plan to divide it in half to sell bread, as we’ve been selling breadfruit as an add-on. However, I’ve carefully reviewed the ledger, and the breadfruit contributes quite a bit of money each month, enough to match the fruits and meats. It can definitely stand alone."

Yang Zhengfei’s business was doing better and better.

"You and Xiao Yun are too busy, and our family has no one else to help you. Uncle Gao isn’t adding anyone else to the store for now. The budget is managed by him and Yu alone; I can’t get involved."

Li Pan trusted her employees implicitly. Once she employed someone, she wouldn’t change her mind overnight. Since they were performing well, she would not question or regret it.

"We don’t need to hire more staff, Xiao Yun said she can handle it. She can bake bread and make buns. She learned patisserie well from Uncle Gu. There should be no problems."

"You, managing three stores by yourself? How can you handle it?"

"I’ve already talked with Wenwen and Xie Ling. They, along with Lin Tianyi, will take turns helping out with the shop. It’ll only be busy for a while. The mornings aren’t crowded, but the afternoons are. In the morning, they’re busy with the accounts, and in the afternoon, they’re less busy, which is perfect to spare a few hours for me."

Yang Zhengfei had already considered it thoroughly and discussed it with his sisters, believing it feasible before approaching Li Pan with the request.

Li Pan thought seriously for a moment, "But doing so means you guys won’t have time for your studies. Zhengfei, education is very important. I don’t want you to give up on schooling for the sake of money."

"Sis, I promise I won’t fall behind on my studies. You can check on me."

"Are you sure?"

"I am sure."

Zhengfei stated earnestly.

After considering it, Li Pan decided to let the child give it a try if he wanted to take on the challenge.

Initially, the store was understaffed, which is why the children were asked to watch over it. But as time passed, the children’s experience made them more skillful and mature. They developed their strategies and grew rapidly, becoming more independent and competent.

"Okay, since you want to do it, discuss it with Wenwen. Decide on the décor yourselves, and talk to Uncle Gao. Write a feasible report for him. Once it’s officially submitted, you can apply for the funding."

Now it was different than before; they had proper financial management. Gao Wenbin insisted on formal reports for fund allocations, specifying the purpose and evaluating the investment risks. He wasn’t running a bank; they couldn’t just nod and hand over a large sum of money as a joke.

They still used Li Pan’s account for transactions, which facilitated specific administrative functions. This occurred during the development of No.9 Farm and came into effect at the same time.

Including monthly account submissions, and an audit every three months, everything had become more regulated.

Gao Wenbin was mentoring Qin Jianzhong and Jiao Ming and Shi Lei, who would manage their own sectors in the future. Once Xue Dong returned, Gao Wenbin’s position was to be handed over to him.

Qin Jianzhong would handle personnel assignments. Shi Lei and Jiao Ming Liu Qian were responsible for others, focusing on their specific areas. They met monthly to report their progress and discuss whether any coordination or adjustments were necessary.

Now, Liu Qian and Zhang Qi were responsible for selling the agricultural produce, including monthly financial records. The three farms had a variety of crops, each needing to be recorded in detail by weight, price, etc.

The prices of fruits and vegetables fluctuated. Freshly introduced produce was more expensive, and as the season ended, the prices dropped. Mistakes in recording could lead to disputes.

Every weighing and pricing had to be recorded, with both parties signing and putting a thumbprint on it. Additionally, there were surveillance cameras as evidence, proving the meticulousness of their operation.

Li Pan was also diligently studying a management course, which Xue Dong had asked her to learn.

According to him, it’s better to have your own knowledge than to rely on someone else’s. It’s most reliable to learn the skills yourself. Never depend entirely on others, as people can change. Always keep the initiative in your own hands.

This was also why Li Pan insisted that her children must study.

After discussing things with Yang Zhengfei, they each went back to their rooms to rest.

Li Pan returned to the second floor and opened her computer to study another two hours of online courses.

Nowadays, books were a very expensive resource, mostly replaced by online courses. Physical books were available, but they were very expensive.

All of Li Pan’s books were ones she had copied herself before. Back then, she and Xue Dong were two superpower users, and as they grew older, they could afford some paper and pens, so she slowly copied them down. Her books were almost all manuscript copies.

Another portion of the books were those her family had originally amassed, painstakingly preserved through great difficulty. Previously, they had sold antiques for food, but they had managed to keep the books.

After taking two hours of online classes, she wrote some notes, recording the changes in the Spirit Plants for the day.

Just as she was about to rest, Xue Dong called her.

"Pan’er, have you gone to sleep yet?"

"No, why aren’t you sleeping? It’s quite late now."

"I just finished bathing and went back to my room to rest. I missed you, so I decided to call. You’ve been holding down the fort all by yourself these days; it must be exhausting."

"It’s not too tiring, Brother Wen Bin has been helping me a lot; he’s been a huge help. You should really thank him when you get back."

"Okay, we brothers don’t stand on ceremony with each other. I’ll treat him to something nice when I return."

"How about we poach Brother Wen Bin to join us?"

Li Pan was pondering a shrewd move.

Xue Dong burst into laughter on the phone, "Pan’er, I thought of that way before you did. I’ve mentioned it to the boss long ago; just last month, I pleaded with the boss again, but he disagreed. Wen Bin is the only meticulous one around him who can help him a lot, and if we take him away, he would have no one to use. He can’t spare him to us right now. The base operations are only going to get busier, and we really need people."

"Haha! Alright then, when Brother Wen Bin gets back, I’ll give him a big red envelope. How much do you think is appropriate? Is Wen Bin planning to buy a house?"

"He’s planning to. He’s almost saved enough money as well. How about you give him two hundred thousand, and throw in some Crystal Cores or Spirit Fruits or whatever as well."

"Alright, I’ll follow your suggestion. The guy has really been a huge help to me. No.9 Farm is just too vast; there’s simply too much to handle. That month we were both running around like headless chickens."

"Keep at it like this for now and handle the immediate needs first; we need to add other industries later."

"Zhengfei is becoming more and more skilled; he mentioned consulting with Brother Wen Bin about opening another bakery."

"Really? He told me about that before. I’m planning to set up a few stores at the base later so that our products can be sold directly there. The boss has already agreed to reserve some shops for me."

"Really? Then we’re short of manpower."

"Just use the manpower from the base directly; collaborate with the base, split it fifty-fifty. They provide the premises and manpower, we provide the goods, and we split it fifty-fifty. It’s a benefit for us. Instead of letting others snatch our business and shares, better we earn that money ourselves."

"That works. We’ll think it over and arrange people later, that way the base can also arrange more job positions."

"Right, that’s the idea."