"Huh? Ai, why did you go change your clothes? Come and eat dumplings~"

Sonoko carefully brought out the cooked dumplings from the kitchen and cheerfully called out to Ai, who was slowly walking downstairs.

Ai: "..."

Hearing Sonoko's words, Ai didn't want to answer, but just glared resentfully at Hanyu Nanasu, who went to the kitchen to help serve dumplings.

I thought she wanted to change!

But my clothes are soaked through, I have to change them!

You can't eat dinner in wet clothes, can you...?

After Yuzuru and the other girls brought out all the cooked dumplings, Sonoko was the first to eagerly push out her separately cooked chocolate-filled dumplings.

"Nan, try it! Try it and see if it's delicious!"

"Alright, let me try out our young lady's research results."

With a smile, Yuzuru picked up his chopsticks, took a dumpling from the bowl, and examined it carefully.

From the outside, they are not much different from normal dumplings, except that they are a little ugly and not as regular in shape.

"How is it? How is it? How does it taste?"

Sonoko stared intently at Yuzuru with an expectant look and asked.

Akemi, Ran, and Ai watched with curiosity as Hanyu Nanasu tasted the food, waiting for his evaluation.

Yu Sheng Nan savored the food in his mouth, enjoying the subtle sweetness. After chewing a few times, he was surprised to find that it wasn't as bad as he had imagined. Instead, it had a unique texture, somewhat like glutinous rice balls.

"The taste..." He smiled slightly, revealing a satisfied expression, and said, "Fantastic! A truly ingenious invention!"

"Yay!" Hearing the praise, Sonoko excitedly slammed her hand on the table and stood up, her face beaming with pride. "I knew this young lady was a genius!"

That wasn't all. She continued, her mind racing, "Nan, I've decided! I'm going to open a dumpling shop that specializes in chocolate-filled dumplings, and it will have all sorts of different flavors!"

"Okay, I'll invest in this project!"

Yuzuru Hanyu raised his hand in agreement.

Is it really that delicious?

Looking at Sonoko, who was clasping her hands in front of her chest and excitedly discussing with Yuzuru how to expand and strengthen the dumpling shop and create new glories.

Mingmei and the other two girls, still somewhat skeptical, each picked up a dumpling and tasted it.

"Well, it's actually pretty good!" Xiaolan gave her honest assessment.

Akemi followed closely behind: "Sonoko did a really good job, it exceeded my expectations!"

Even Ai Haibara, who is known for her picky taste, nodded silently after seeing everyone's positive feedback. "It is indeed a novel idea."

While it may not be particularly delicious, it's worth considering who made it.

If someone like Xiaolan or Mingmei, who usually excels in cooking, made these dumplings, they would only fail.

But if someone like Yuanzi, whose cooking skills are usually subpar, can make dumplings that don't taste particularly bad, then she deserves full marks.

After all, people cannot be generalized.

The praise from everyone made Yuanzi quite smug, and the entire dinner time was spent enthusiastically discussing how to run a successful store.

This surprised everyone who initially thought she was just joking.

Seriously? You're serious!

However, seeing Sonoko's confident demeanor, Ran and the others became interested and began to offer suggestions.

Sonoko said excitedly, "I think we should find a bustling location to open a shop so that we can attract more customers."

Xiaolan thought for a moment and said, "But the rent in prime locations is very high, and the competition is also fierce."

Mingmei suggested, "We can consider some emerging business districts or communities, where there may be greater room for development."

Xiao Ai suggested, "The key is the taste of the dumplings and the quality of service. We need to ensure that customers can get used to eating them."

Sonoko nodded repeatedly, indicating that she agreed with Ai's point of view.

Xiao Lan continued, "We can also launch some specialty dumplings and promotional activities to attract more new customers."

Mingmei added, "Yes, we can use social media and online platforms to promote and expand the store's visibility."

The more Yuanzi listened, the more excited she became, as if she could already see her shop thriving.

After a night of discussion and deliberation, the group finally came up with a feasible plan.

First, Sonoko will use her large allowance to cover most of the costs of opening the store, holding a 40% stake and serving as the store manager.

Her task is to use her unique creativity and genius-like imagination to continuously improve the taste and quality of the dumplings in the shop.

Xiaolan also took out her savings accumulated over the years to support her best friend Yuanzi. She will invest a portion of the funds to obtain 10% of the shares and serve as the assistant store manager.

Her daily work involves helping out at the store after school and on her days off to ensure everything runs smoothly.

The sisters Akemi and Ai also actively participated.

They decided to invest the salaries given to them by Yuzuru Hanyu, each owning 10% of the shares.

Mingmei's position is also that of assistant store manager. Her responsibilities include recruiting and training suitable employees, as well as being in charge of the store's publicity and promotion efforts to enhance the store's reputation and influence.

Ai is the financial director, responsible for the dumpling shop's financial reports. With her intelligence and meticulous attitude, she prevents employees from embezzling or accepting bribes and from concealing financial statements, ensuring that the shop's financial situation is clear and transparent.

As for the remaining Yuzuru Nan, he didn't have to do anything and was given 30% of the shares. His position was honorary store manager, and his daily job was to act as a mascot and cheer on the girls.

They've already decided on a name for the shop:

Nanyuan Creative Dumpling Shop

Once the business grows bigger and stronger, and the chain successfully goes public, it can be renamed Nanyuan Headquarters, Nanyuan Group, Nanyuan Consortium...

Watching the women enthusiastically eating dumplings and discussing the shop's location, Yu Sheng Nan rested her chin on her hand, a gentle smile on her face.

Warm and ordinary, ordinary yet happy.

This is the life he loves most!

Outside the window, a gentle breeze blows, and moonlight spills onto the ground like water, creating dappled light and shadow, like a dream.

Inside, the joyful atmosphere continued to rise, and everyone's hearts were filled with wonderful hopes for the future, as if they could already see the dumpling shop thriving.

...

the next day.

"Get up, the sun's already high in the sky!"

After washing up, Yuzuru walked to the bedside and gently patted Sonoko, who was still fast asleep under the covers.

"Ouch, Nan~" Sonoko pouted, instinctively covering her pert bottom with both hands, and said coquettishly, "Let me sleep a little longer, just a little longer~"

"Haha, didn't you say you were going to choose a shop location with Xiaolan after school today? If you don't get up soon, you'll be late!"