Some people, after buying the braised dishes from Sister Zhang, quietly told Jiang Ning, "Jiang Ning, your braised dishes are much better than the ones next door. I will buy from you again in the future."

"Yes, yes, the braised dishes here are indeed better than those made next door."

Many people came to Jiang Ning to buy after trying the food at Sister Zhang's stall. Some who were shy and embarrassed still bought from Sister Zhang.

Because of the presence of Sister Zhang, a new competitor, Jiang Ning and Chen Yan hadn't sold out of the braised dishes they'd prepared. Jiang Ning calculated that there were still about three pounds of meat and four pounds of vegetables left. However, these could be given to Wan Zhifang, so it wouldn't be a waste. Fortunately, there weren't many left; the vendors next door probably had even more.

Wan Zhifang bought all the braised dishes from Jiang Ning. "I have so many of them that I can give them to my brother and sister to try. The last time I bought from you, it wasn't enough for everyone. This much is more than enough for everyone. We can eat as much as we want."

After saying that, she glanced at the stall next door and lowered her voice, "Sister Zhang, the chestnut seller next door, is really a shrewd imitator. She sells whatever sells well. She's copied everyone else who's setting up stalls here, and now she's copying you. I was told there was something fishy about following you around every day. But I don't think she can keep this business going for long."

"What do you mean?" Jiang Ning tilted his head and looked at Wan Zhifang intently.

Wan Zhifang looked at Jiang Ning and reached out to push her gently: "Oh, I feel embarrassed because of what you are looking at me." After saying that, she covered Jiang Ning's eyes.

Both of them found it funny and laughed for a long time before they straightened up. Chen Yan, who was standing aside, said nothing but just watched them bent over with laughter.

Wan Zhifang: "Okay, okay, stop laughing. The thing is, although this Sister Zhang sells whatever's popular, she never succeeds because she's not very skilled and doesn't want to endure the hardship. You see, what you do is quite profitable, but it's also very hard work, so I bet she won't be able to stick with it for long and will give up."

"Who cares? We all make a living by our cooking skills. I'm not afraid even if she keeps doing it. My skills are here anyway." Jiang Ning said confidently.

"That's right. I just secretly went to her stall when there were a lot of people around to try the braised dishes she made. Compared to yours, it's far inferior. I still prefer your braised dishes. Not only are the dishes delicious, but you are also beautiful."

Before Jiang Ning could say anything, Wan Zhifang said again: "Okay, okay, I won't talk to you anymore. It's so late, and my father is still waiting for me to go home for dinner! You and Chen Yan should go home early too." After that, she walked towards a man whose blue work clothes were washed white and his temples were a little gray.

He had already helped Wan Zhifang set up the sweet potato stall and was waiting for her.

Old Man Wan watched his daughter walking towards him, holding the braised dishes she bought from Jiang Ning, and smiled gratefully at Jiang Ning. He knew that Jiang Ning had actually half-sold and half-given the braised dishes to them, so he was very grateful to them.

Jiang Ning also smiled at Old Man Wan, and watched him push the tricycle selling sweet potatoes and walk away with Wan Zhifang, talking and laughing.

Besides, Sister Zhang had been looking at Jiang Ning and Wan Zhifang, who were bent over with laughter, and she felt very dissatisfied. As Wan Zhifang walked away, Chen Yan, who was with her, was nowhere to be found. Only Jiang Ning was left packing up the stall, so she said sourly, "Boss Jiang, business is really good today. You must have made a lot of money today. I'm not as lucky as Boss Jiang to make so much money. It's not even the first day of business, and you still have so much stuff left. Boss Jiang, can you share your experience when you have time?"

Originally, Sister Zhang wanted to elevate Jiang Ning's position, and then take the opportunity to ask Jiang Ning to tell her the recipe of her marinade. Although she had asked Jiang Ning indirectly in the past three months and made braised dishes according to her method, she always felt that something was missing. Fortunately, although the braised dishes she made were not as delicious as Jiang Ning's, they were still not bad. Otherwise, she would not dare to come here to compete with Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning didn't care for Sister Zhang's sour tone. He just smiled and replied, "Boss Zhang's business is pretty good. He sold more than me today. I have some experience to pass on to Boss Zhang. We can all make money and get rich. I'll be leaving first."

After Jiang Ning cleaned up the braised food barrel and the table, he and Chen Yan picked up their backpacks and left before Sister Zhang could react.

Originally, Sister Zhang wanted to say something to disgust Jiang Ning, but when she turned around, they had already walked away. She was so angry that she gritted her teeth, but she couldn't vent her anger, so she could only swallow it.

"Jiang Ning, your mouth can really make people angry to death. You didn't see the look on Sister Zhang's face." Chen Yan found it funny when he thought of that scene.

"Who told her to provoke me first? What I did was still considered a light punishment. If she still wants me to impart my experience, she'll have to wait another hundred years." Jiang Ning said with a proud look on his face.

"We have to buy less raw materials tomorrow, otherwise it will be wasted like today. When we get home, we'll calculate how much we need to reduce. We also need to add new dishes. Now that we have competitors, we have to improve the quality of our dishes so that we won't be outdone."

Chen Yan nodded: "Okay, no problem. It looks like we may need to buy about five kilograms less meat dishes, and about eight kilograms less vegetables. Let's calculate it when we get back."

Jiang Ning: "Okay, no problem. I'll go see if there's any way to get eggs these two days. If I can, we can make braised eggs. Oh, I remember last time I heard Zhifang say that they seemed to have eggs. So, Chen Yan, I'll go sell breakfast tomorrow morning, and you go buy groceries. I'll ask Zhifang if they have eggs, or if there's any way to get them. It'll be quicker for the two of us to divide the work."

Chen Yan, of course, said it was no problem. He looked at Jiang Ning and found her adorable. He'd seen her toiling away these past few months, with business finally getting better day by day. Now, even with something like this happening, she hadn't complained a single time. She was still trying to develop new dishes and improve their quality. She truly was a very strong girl.

They did it right away. The next morning, after selling breakfast, Jiang Ning went to their house with Wan Zhifang to get eggs. Fortunately, they had eggs, but they didn't know how many eggs there were. Wan Zhifang and her family were reluctant to eat the eggs, so they saved them to sell for money.

At the beginning, I raised chickens for the health of the twins, but the two children refused to eat chicken. As a result, they laid eggs, and now they are even more reluctant to eat them.