After Ma Xiaolan boiled the eggs and peeled them, Jiang Xuan put in all the seasonings, added an appropriate amount of water, stirred well, and started simmering.

Half an hour later, a fragrant aroma wafted from the pot.

Jiang Xuan lifted the pot lid, tasted the saltiness, and thought it was just right.

Jiang Xuan scooped up a little sauce. "Sister Lan, how does this seasoning taste?"

Ma Xiaolan dipped her finger in the sauce, licked it, and said, "Mmm, it smells pretty good. Jiang Xuan, you're really amazing, you can do everything."

"No, I just like to experiment. I'll cook it for another 20 minutes or so and then turn off the heat. Then I'll let it soak overnight to let the flavors infuse."

"Okay, I'll keep watch then, you go and rest."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Sister Lan. I'll go back and draw up the design drafts for us. We need to make money as soon as possible while we have this time."

Ma Xiaolan said with concern, "Don't paint for now. They say illness comes like a landslide but recovers slowly. You should rest well; you'll be busy tomorrow."

"Understood, Sister Lan."

*

Before dawn the next day, Jiang Xuan went to Xiguan Road with Lu Shengye, Ma Xiaolan, and the three children.

The decorator that Lu Shengye found was quite reliable, and he almost perfectly replicated the design draft.

A red banner hangs at the entrance of the shop, which reads "Grand Opening Special: Egg Pancakes at Half Price".

Lu Shengye asked, "What do you think? If you're not satisfied with anything, I'll have someone else fix it."

"fine."

Ma Xiaolan said, "Then I'll go wipe the countertop again."

Jiang Xuan shifted her gaze to the three children.

"My darlings, do you want to make money?"

Xiuxiu was a little shy and lowered her head without saying anything, while Dian Dian said in a loud voice, "Of course I want to."

Fanxing nodded. "Mom, are you going to teach us how to make money?"

"right."

Jiang Xuan pointed to the shop and said, "Look, our egg pancake shop is opening today, but because it's a new shop, it doesn't have many customers yet, so I need the three of you to help us promote it."

Fanxing tilted her head. "But how do we promote it?"

"I'll teach you this. I'll start by teaching you the advertising slogans; make sure you memorize them."

"Starry Night, just say this: Come and try our egg pancake, take a bite and you'll be filled with happiness!"

Dian Dian couldn't wait: "What about me?"

"Don't rush, baby, let me think of one for Xiuxiu first."

"These braised eggs are so fragrant, you can't stop eating them!"

"What about mine? What did I say?"

"You should shout it out loud: Grand opening special! Buy one get one free! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

Jiang Xuan also taught them the moves and asked Lu Shengye to buy them colorful flags from the store next door.

"Alright, darlings, shout it out loud! Don't forget, you can make money! Oh, and Shengye, you need to go and attract customers too."

"I?"

"Yes, you use this."

Jiang Xuan picked up a pot lid and a rolling pin, "Shout while banging on them, you can just borrow the advertising slogans from these three."

Lu Shengye: ...

He's a grown man, and he's never done these things before.

However, he's going all out to support his wife's business.

He cleared his throat and then shouted.

Lured by the money, the three children waved their colorful flags and began to shout.

Xiuxiu was rather shy, and her voice was very soft at first, but when she saw that even the younger Fanxing was shouting with all her might, her voice gradually grew louder.

Jiang Xuan deftly made the pancakes, while Ma Xiaolan helped her.

Sure enough, passersby were drawn to the children's performance and stopped to watch.

The crowd grew larger and larger, and some people couldn't help but step forward to ask questions.

The aroma of egg pancakes and braised eggs wafts through the air, making one's mouth water.

Jiang Xuan introduced her egg pancakes with a big smile and offered samples.

"Oh my, isn't this the girl who sold pancakes before? You've opened a shop now?"

While holding her grandson's hand, Aunt Li greeted the young woman with a smile: "Young lady, I had your egg pancakes once before, they were delicious, and I brought my grandson to try them today!"

"Okay, ma'am, today's pancakes are buy one get one free, so you can buy two for the same price."

"Oh? That's great! I'll buy two then."

"Isn't it buy one get one free? If you buy two, you'll get four!"

"Can't I take care of two for my son?"

"Auntie Xing, I've launched six new recipes today, they're all shown on the poster. Which one would you like?"

The others also looked at the poster.

The old lady's grandson pointed and said, "Grandma, I want a sausage."

"Then I'll have one with ham sausage and one with vegetables. By the way, can one of the ham sausages have chili peppers and the other one without?"

"Of course, even if you want a different formula, as long as it's in the same price range, we can exchange it."

Jiang Xuan skillfully scooped up a spoonful of batter, poured it onto the hot plate, spread it out quickly, cracked a fresh egg into it, flipped it over with practiced ease, and finally added various vegetables and her secret sauce.

A long queue quickly formed in front of the store. Jiang Xuan was extremely busy, but she always had a gentle smile on her face.

"We also have our braised eggs, you can try them too, today it's buy one get one free."

Ma Xiaolan took out a braised egg, cut it into small pieces, and said, "Everyone, come and try it. It was just braised last night."

An old man asked, "How much are the braised eggs?"

"One cent."

Jiang Xuan said with a smile, "If you buy egg pancakes and braised eggs together, they're all half price."

"Okay, I'll have a vegetable pancake and a braised egg."

"I want one too."

Jiang Xuan said, "Everyone, please don't rush. Just line up to get your braised eggs. The pancakes are made to order, so it will be a little slow. Please be patient."

After receiving the braised eggs, a young mother asked, "I heard that when you used to sell pancakes in the courtyard, you would give away patches. Don't you give them away anymore?"

Her child was like a mischievous monkey; his clothes would wear out in just a few days, so she found patches quite useful for her.

Jiang Xuan smiled and said, "Yes, we used to give that away when we bought pancakes, but I've been too busy lately to make it. I'll make more next time and bring it over for everyone."

Some people clearly don't know what a patch is.

The mother explained, "It's just a patch. But this young lady, Ms. Jiang, is very good at both drawing and sewing. She makes them very beautifully. I heard that some people bought the pancakes specifically for the patch."

"Oh, I remember now, the military region solicited clothing designs from the newspaper before, and they adopted this young lady's design, right?"

"Yes, yes, it's her. I heard that her manuscript even has sewing instructions. This girl is really capable; she can do everything at such a young age."

"Not only does she know a lot of things, but she's also quite pretty."

"Thank you for your support, folks."

"Support, absolutely support! I want two pancakes."

"I'll have two too."