The Food Desert
Copyright© 2019 by qhml1
Chapter 21
Ms. Chen took me to task. Seems I wasn’t paying as much attention to my businesses as I should.
“I’ve got good people, Mom. I’m just a bit preoccupied right now.”
“News flash honey. Women have babies every day and the world doesn’t stop revolving because of it. You have an even bigger duty now, besides Mickey, you’ll now have a little one. You need to look to their futures.”
“I understand your logic, and while women have children every day, they don’t have mine. I’d like to savor every step, if you don’t mind.”
She smiled. “You don’t think I’m looking forward to another grandchild? I get a bonus with this one because it’s a girl and I’ll be there for every step of her childhood. Gregory (her husband) is obsessing already, looking into childproofing the house. We have her bedroom picked out and are decorating it. It will be done before she’s even born. Still doesn’t stop me from running my firm. Tuesday, one, sharp.”
I appeared at the appointed time and spent three hours going over figures. I was amazed at the wealth I had already accumulated, and with the addition of two more stores my profit, after taxes and salaries, would be a surplus of about a million three, a year.
“What are we going to do with all that money?”
Mom and the accountant laughed. “You’re going to keep expanding. You haven’t gone unnoticed and many are copying your business model, but there are plenty of opportunities out there. With your proven track record, cities will be more inclined to work with you than your competitors. Our suggestion is you keep expanding in the Southeast until you reach saturation, then go West.”
“How many stores are we talking here?”
The CPA pulled up a chart on her computer. “I think you should concentrate on two a year for the next five years. After that, if my model is accurate, you should up it to five. In twenty years you have the capability of being one of the top three chains in the country.”
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