"It's not as good as Mom's cooking," Dou Dou retorted loudly. "Grandpa, Grandma, the food here isn't as good as my mom's cooking."

Children say things that adults dare not say.

"Really?" Ye Mei asked.

“It’s true, my mom’s cooking is so delicious!” Guoguo chimed in, gesturing with her hands. “My mom can cook so many delicious dishes, much better than the food here.”

Su Ming and Ye Mei assumed that the children simply enjoyed the food and thought their mother's cooking was delicious, and they didn't take their children's words to heart. It was already a miracle that their daughter could cook well.

After finishing their meal, Xiao Nuan asked Xiao Moran to drive slowly around the food street, hoping to find out if any restaurants were up for sale.

This place has a high volume of customers; opening a business here will definitely be profitable.

As I looked around, I actually saw several restaurants that were up for sale.

A shop that's being sold is usually one that's not doing well.

If there's business to be done and money to be made, people won't transfer their shares.

But Su Xiaonuan was confident that she could make the business thrive.

After careful comparison, she took over a deserted restaurant for 500 yuan.

The scale is not very large; the plan is to expand operations after the business takes off.

Su Ming and Ye Mei both advised her to think twice before acting, but she still decisively took over the business.

The store is already set up, so there's no need for renovations or hiring new staff. Everything is readily available, making it perfect for a small business like hers.

Xiao Moran knew her capabilities and told his parents-in-law not to worry.

After taking over the restaurant, she wrote "Temporarily Closed" on the menu and hung it at the entrance.

Even without renovations, she would still need to make some minor adjustments, including replacing the signboard.

Ye Mei whispered to Su Ming, "Xiao Nuan has changed. She's become more mature and composed, and her way of doing things is more and more like yours when you were young. She's a woman of her word, and she's already talking about opening a restaurant right away."

"Of course, like father, like daughter."

"Look how smug you are."

"Dad, Mom, could you stay at Yale for a few days and help look after Dou Dou and Guo Guo? I have to go on a business trip, and Xiao Nuan will definitely be too busy since she's taken over the shop. Please help me!" Xiao Moran clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"Grandpa and Grandma, please take care of us," the two children said, clasping their hands in a fist salute.

This made Su Ming and Ye Mei laugh uncontrollably. The two children were so adorable; they couldn't help but laugh all day because of their antics.

Finally, Su Ming and Ye Mei took the two children back to Yaleju in Xiao Moran's car.

Su Xiaonuan stayed at the shop.

She wanted to rearrange the store, moving things that needed to be moved and throwing away things that needed to be thrown away. She liked a minimalist style and didn't like a cluttered environment.

The shop is small, with ten tables set up.

Of course, a stage can be set up outside the store at night.

The area outside the store is quite spacious and unobstructed in both the front and back.

There's also parking available in the back, that's the main reason.

In those days, very few people owned private cars.

In the long run, more and more people will own cars.

The original three employees and two chefs all stayed.

Su Xiaonuan closed the shop door and directed them to rearrange the tables. The previous tables were all crammed into the middle, and the spaces on the sides were not being used properly.

After the square table is placed to the side, only three sides can be used for seating. Perhaps the previous owner wanted more people to sit, so he placed the square table entirely in the middle.

Several square tables were placed along the side, which made the space much larger. Finally, two more tables were placed.

She had three female employees clean the shop while she took two male employees on a tricycle to go on a shopping spree. First, she found someone to redo the billboards, then she printed some flyers. She renamed her shop Jiuya Restaurant.

Ya Le Ju is a landmark building in this city. She also tried to capitalize on the city's popularity by using the character "Ya" to gain attention. "Jiu" means long-lasting, and together with "Ya", it sounds good and auspicious.

Two male employees became her guides.

She sat in a tricycle and was driven by a shop assistant to the fabric wholesale market. She bought some white fabric as tablecloths and some dried flowers for display.

Restaurants back then weren't so fancy; they all had wooden tables and benches.

Therefore, she can attract a lot of attention with just a little money and some simple decorations.

In an era when everyone was old-fashioned, we had to come up with something trendy.

In an era where everyone is fashionable, you have to come up with something rustic.

This is an experience that Su Xiaonuan summarized herself. Otherwise, why would those rustic restaurants that appeared in the 21st century become popular? It's because they used this kind of thinking.

On the way back, I discovered a peculiar sight by the roadside.

There were dozens of painters who looked like students, and they were there drawing portraits for people.

For drawing a portrait, a sketch costs one yuan, and a color portrait costs two yuan.

Su Xiaonuan had a sudden inspiration and went to those people to have several colorful paintings drawn.

While everyone else was drawing people, Su Xiaonuan insisted on drawing vegetables and fruits.

She had those people draw nine pictures of vegetables and fruits in one go, and when she returned to the shop, she busied herself with putting the pictures up on the big white wall.

Instantly, the shop gained a soul; it was no longer just a bare white wall.

Seeing these lifelike pictures of fruits and vegetables while eating is truly a feast for the eyes.

Xiao Nuan herself was very satisfied; these pictures made her look especially appetizing while eating.

The store staff sang her praises.

"Boss, you're amazing."

"The previous owner lacked innovation; the dishes and the store's decorations remained unchanged, which is why there was no business."

"Exactly, our street is full of restaurants. If we don't come up with something new, it's really hard to do business."

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