Over the next few days, Jiang Qiaoqiao would set up a stall with Zhou Yang to sell goods in the mornings, and in the afternoons she would either stay at home with Lin Xiaohui and Yang Jianguo to study duck product recipes, or go out to look for suitable shops.

For food stalls, the most important thing is foot traffic, foot traffic, and more foot traffic!

The places with the highest foot traffic in the entire county, besides the market entrances and exits, are near the train station.

In her past life, she opened this shop at the train station; in this life, she plans to open it at the market entrance.

Firstly, the shop rent near the train station was twice as expensive as that near the market entrance. Secondly, she considered that most of the customers near the train station were just passing through, so she could only do one-time business.

While such a customer base is beneficial for spreading the reputation of duck products, she has no intention of expanding rapidly and opening chain stores like she did in her previous life.

Instead, they want to take steady, step-by-step progress.

After she selected the shop and signed the contract, Huo Beixiao helped her find a familiar renovation team.

Soon the renovation team arrived, and Yang Jianguo was very attentive, keeping an eye on things at the store every day.

This saved Jiang Qiaoqiao a lot of trouble.

That day, after closing up her stall, Jiang Qiaoqiao was about to go to the shop to call Yang Jianguo to go home for dinner when she ran into Jiang Yongchang.

"Mr. Xia went home. Dad asked me to call you home for dinner," Jiang Yongchang said.

“I didn’t tell Dad about Mr. Xia, but Jiang Yiran told him after she found out that Dad was looking for Mr. Xia.”

Jing Yongchang didn't know what was wrong with him, but he actually spoke faster than he thought and gave Jiang Qiaoqiao an explanation.

"I know you would have said it long ago, you wouldn't have waited until today."

Jiang Qiaoqiao was not surprised at all.

If Jiang Yiran can extort money from her, she will definitely try even harder to please Jiang Jiahua.

As long as she knows that Jiang Jiahua is looking for Xia Yuntao, she will definitely tell Jiang Jiahua about how they saved Xia Yuntao before.

Jiang Qiaoqiao asked Zhou Yang to go back and tell his family a message, and then went to the Jiang family with Jiang Yongchang.

As soon as she arrived at the Jiang family's gate, she saw Huo Beixiao, who had arrived a step earlier, standing outside the gate waiting for her.

A lively sound came from inside the house, and Jiang Jiahua's cheerful laughter was particularly clear.

She and Huo Beixiao entered the house together, and Jiang Jiahua immediately waved to them, saying with a smile, "Qiaoqiao, last time Dad said that when you were setting up your stall at the market, you should keep an eye out and introduce me to Mr. Xia if you ran into him. I never expected that you two and your second brother had actually saved Mr. Xia. It's like finding a needle in a haystack!"

Jiang Qiaoqiao smiled and sat down next to Jiang Jiahua with Huo Beixiao.

Xia Yuntao said with a smile, "I didn't expect that Qiaoqiao's father is actually the director of a food factory. No wonder Qiaoqiao is so skilled and knows so much about business. Like father, like daughter."

"Mr. Xia, you flatter me. I've worked in a food factory for most of my life and I'm still just a deputy. My daughter doesn't have a proper job either; she just sells clothes at the market." Jiang Jiahua spoke modestly, but his face showed a proud expression.

Of course, what he was proud of was not Jiang Qiaoqiao's stall in the market, but his position as deputy factory director.

Xia Yuntao smiled politely and nodded slightly, his eyes full of appreciation as he looked at Jiang Qiaoqiao. "After the reform and opening up, times have changed. Young people today should dare to think and act."

Jiang Qiaoqiao just smiled modestly and didn't say anything.

However, Qin Haiyang couldn't sit still after he caught the key words about reform and opening up that Xia Yuntao mentioned, and he started to talk in a pretentious and empty way.

Xia Yuntao listened quietly with a gentle smile on his face, but made no comment.

Jiang Jiahua, however, looked at Qin Haiyang with more appreciation in her eyes. "Haiyang, Ranran used to say that you were a capable person, but I didn't believe it."

After hearing what you said today, I think Ranran's judgment might be correct. You might really be capable, just lacking the opportunity to realize your ambitions.

"Okay, this afternoon when Dad takes Mr. Xia to inspect the factory, you can go with him. Second brother, Qiaoqiao, Beixiao, you can also go and see the factory."

Jiang Yongchang: "Dad, I don't understand things in the factory, let alone business, so I won't go."

Huo Beixiao looked at Jiang Qiaoqiao.

Jiang Qiaoqiao also directly refused, saying, "Dad, neither Bei Xiao nor I work at the food factory. If we go with you, people might gossip. It's better if we don't go."

She would never contribute to Jiang Jiahua's career.

Qin Haiyang, unable to contain his excitement, said, "Dad, my second brother and brother-in-law aren't going, but I'll go with you. I'll take a look at the factory in person and be able to propose better solutions based on the situation."

Jiang Qiaoqiao glanced at Qin Haiyang out of the corner of her eye.

The food factory was the second largest factory in Yuncheng after the cement factory, and it was a state-owned factory. He went to propose rectification suggestions.

That's like a toad crawling on your foot—what a boastful tone!

Jiang Jiahua's expression also changed, but he had just forgotten himself and asked Qin Haiyang to go to the factory with him, so it was not appropriate to go back on his word in public.

Fortunately, at that moment, Peng Cuiying and Jiang Yiran brought the dishes to the table.

Jiang Jiahua quickly invited everyone to take their seats.

Jiang Qiaoqiao looked at Jiang Yiran wearing an apron and felt somewhat unfamiliar with her.

You should know that Jiang Yiran used to never lift a finger in the Jiang family, but now she's actually helping out in the kitchen.

After all the dishes were served, Jiang Yiran specially brought out the last few plates of duck products to the table.

With a smile, she introduced, "Grandpa Xia, these are some duck products I specially made. These are spicy braised duck heads, spicy duck necks, duck hearts, and duck intestines. Please try them."

During this period, Xia Yuntao became increasingly addicted to the duck dishes made by Jiang Qiaoqiao.

I was quite surprised to see this dish on the Jiang family's table. "Little Yiran can cook duck dishes too? Is this your family's secret recipe?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yiran's heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively looked at Jiang Qiaoqiao.

Xia Yuntao had eaten duck products.

And it was made for him by the Jiang family, so there's no one else who could have made it but Jiang Qiaoqiao.

She was right. The duck products that made the Qin family rich in her previous life were not the Qin family's skills, but Jiang Qiaoqiao's.

A sudden, inexplicable panic welled up inside her.

However, she quickly calmed down.

So what if Jiang Qiaoqiao is the one who makes these duck dishes?

Now she has figured it out, but Jiang Qiaoqiao only knows how to make it, she doesn't think of using it to do business.

As long as her store opens, she will still be the first one, and the Qin family can still make a fortune from it, and Qin Haiyang can still become the richest man.

She believed that a person's fate was predetermined and could not be changed.

As Xia Yuntao spoke, he picked up a duck head.

Qiaoqiao's duck heads are so tender and flavorful that one bite is enough to make you swoon.

If it could be paired with two ounces of baijiu (Chinese liquor), that would be even better.

Qiaoqiao said that duck products are high in cholesterol and eating too much is bad for your health. Even if they taste delicious, he should eat them in moderation.

These duck dishes weren't made by Qiaoqiao today, so he can finally have a good meal!