The man led her to escape from a blizzard, so she accompanies him, bearing the label of 'individual entrepreneur', setting up street stalls, opening small shops, and founding companies. The...
No wonder the price is so low. Such a nice house in such a good location would cost at least ten yuan to rent in other places.
"So that's how it is. Then I can rest assured from now on. I'm not usually that quiet, and I'm just afraid of disturbing you two elders."
Grandma Liu said, "That would be great. If you have some free time from your business, you could come and talk to me. I think you look like someone who has studied."
Xia Ruzheng smiled and said, "I didn't go to school much, but my father did have some education and taught us sisters diligently, so I do know some principles."
Grandma Liu had already put away her sadness and said, "That's good. Now we can talk to each other."
Grandpa An said, "She has always wanted a good daughter or granddaughter, and wanted to teach her how to read, write, and play the piano!"
Xia Ruzheng took the opportunity to ask Grandma Liu for advice. When Grandma Liu heard that she could not only read but also play the piano, she was even more surprised. She immediately asked Xia Ruzheng to play on her piano.
As a result, even though they had just moved in, the two families became much closer.
The next day, Xia Ruzheng got up to do business as usual. Since it was still early and there were not many people around, he gave four fried dough sticks and two bowls of soy milk to the two old men across the street.
Maybe the old people slept too little, so Grandpa An and Grandma Liu both got up at this time.
When she heard that Xia Ruzheng had brought them breakfast, Grandma Liu said, "How embarrassing!"
Xia Ruzheng said, "I said the same thing when you invited us to dinner yesterday. How did you respond? I want to say the same thing to you as well!"
Those were indeed the words she had spoken, so Grandma Liu accepted them and said, "Don't do that again in the future. We'll pay for it."
Money is a small matter, favors are a big matter.
Xia Ruzheng said, "That's fine too. However, if your family buys fried dough sticks, it won't prevent us from sending soy milk to you two elders. Although soy milk is not valuable, it is definitely a good thing."
So that was settled.
Before this, Xia Ruzheng had told customers for several days in the morning that he would set up his stall downstairs and asked them to continue patronizing his shop, but some people were still not used to it.
Xia Ruzheng had no choice. Even if he gave some reminders, it was normal for others to not adapt for a while.
Xia Ruzheng thought about it and decided that he had to get a signboard for himself. He couldn't just stop doing business after leaving here. With a signboard, no matter where he went, people would just recognize his signboard.
Xia Ruzheng changed his business location, and others always asked about it out of curiosity. Xia Ruzheng did not hide it and just said that he moved, so he moved to a place closer to home, and this place was also better for doing business. There were many people coming and going at the intersection.
Some people believed it, but some people thought it was not that simple. Even if they lived in the original place, they could do business in this place. It was just a matter of walking an extra hundred or two hundred meters. I'm afraid there must be something going on.
Although Xia Ruzheng had moved to a new location, this was a crossroads, with more people coming and going, so business was even better than before. Xia Ruzheng prepared more ingredients, but they sold out even faster. Xia Ruzheng hurried back to get more ingredients, and only then did he manage to keep the business going until ten o'clock.
After completing the move, Xia Ruzheng thought, "Soy milk sales are booming now. I'm going to talk to Sister Li about providing more soy milk in the future. Of course, I can still increase the monthly payment." Because soy milk cools quickly in cold weather, Xia Ruzheng has to keep it warm on the stove, making the already low profit margin even thinner. However, in the cold, hot soy milk attracts more people. Getting out of bed in winter is more difficult, so everyone is happy to drink a bowl of hot soy milk!
When Xia Ruzheng went to deliver the pot, he told Sister Li about this idea, and Sister Li naturally agreed. When the weather was cold, the people nearby would also come to ask for soy milk. It wasn't that they cared about the few bowls of soy milk, but they felt more comfortable when others gave them money.
So they changed to two pots, and every morning Wen Zhichao would ride his bike to bring the soy milk over. Xia Ruzheng would serve a bowl to each of the four people, and then sell the rest.
Seeing Xia Ruzheng washing things in the yard, Grandma Liu said, "Why are you working so hard? Take a break before you continue working!"
Xia Ruzheng replied with a smile: "The sooner you wash it and hang it up to dry, the better. It will be safer to eat if it's cleaner."
Grandma Liu smiled and said, "I see that you are a careful person, so I feel at ease eating your food."
"Thank you for the compliment, Grandma! Where's Grandpa?"
Xia Ruzheng was also worried that his loud talking would disturb Grandpa An who was reading in the room.
Grandma Liu pointed and said, "He's just a restless cat. He sneaks out from time to time. He's either going to play mahjong or chess. He really knows how to have fun."
Xia Ruzheng said, "That's great! Life should be lived happily! What about you? Don't you want to go out for a walk?"