He Xing thought his wife's words made a lot of sense, but...

“But if that’s the case, it’s not good to continue doing it in the dormitory, then our costs will be too high,” He Xing said.

Running a fast food business requires a lot of water and electricity each month, but renting a house doesn't cost much.

"The food the factory orders for the employees doesn't need to be that good. You can just cut back on the ingredients a little, right?" Liang Xiaoying said. "By the way, did you talk to Shanshan?"

"Don't even mention it. That girl is asking for an exorbitant amount. She said Linlin gives her about nine hundred a month, but she wants thirteen thousand a month from me. She also wants us to rent her a place and split the profits in half. She's not interested at all. That girl is really shrewd." He Xing said irritably, "I've figured it out. Only our Shanshan is naive. All the other kids are incredibly clever."

“They pay her so much over there, if we don’t give her more, she definitely won’t want to come. Qianqian and Xiaojian are about to go to school, and you can’t manage it all by yourself. Shanshan has experience, and there’s also Linlin’s customer base. 1,300 is fine. If she comes, we’ll rent a place. Otherwise, the boss’s wife will definitely have complaints about the daily shipment volume.”

The landlady has already hinted that they should rent a place elsewhere. As the business grows and their water and electricity consumption increases, she will definitely be even less willing to accept it.

...

Because of this incident, He Wenlin's whole family was in a bad mood, and they cursed He Xing and Li Bing countless times at home.

Because there were fewer orders, their pressure was much less the next morning. He Wenlin was also not affected by He Xing and Li Bing because her grandmother was coming.

At four o'clock, He Wenlin asked her father to go to the farmers' market to buy vegetables.

There were fewer orders today, so I bought less food.

He Wenlin ordered 20 jin of konjac tofu. The customer said that the pickled pepper konjac was delicious. It had been a long time since she had made it, so He Wenlin bought it today.

He Wenlin also bought two grass carp, one for her own consumption and the other to make sauerkraut fish for Chen Weihua.

He Wenlin also bought 10 jin of pickled cabbage, 5 jin of pickled green beans, 10 jin of chili peppers, 20 jin of pumpkin, and 20 jin of green beans. She also stir-fried the green beans with meat slices, which tasted great.

I also ordered five catties each of water spinach, cabbage, and bean sprouts. I need to add these vegetables to the stir-fried noodles, and I also need to eat them myself, so I have to buy fresh ones every day.

It cost a total of 102 yuan.

After buying the items, seeing that it was already 4:40, He Wenlin told her father to go back and get busy. The car she had arranged had arrived, and it was time to pick up her grandmother and second brother.

There were relatively few private cars at this time, and it was so early, so there was no traffic jam. He Wenlin arrived at the station at five o'clock.

He Wenlin was very lucky. As soon as she arrived at the exit, she saw an old lady with silver hair and a boy dozing off against his luggage.

Who else could it be but Grandma and my second brother?

In her previous life, her grandmother passed away the day before He Wenlin's thirtieth birthday. Counting the time, He Wenlin hadn't seen her for five years.

This is her grandmother who raised her from childhood.

He never skimped on his own food or drink, but he never let He Wenlin go hungry.

While her peers were out working in the fields, she was only responsible for reading and playing.

Memories of her childhood filled her mind.

He Wenlin's vision blurred.

She rushed over and hugged Grandma He: "Grandma!"

It's so good to meet you!

"Oh, Linlin." Grandma He was also very excited to see her granddaughter.

"Grandma, you've finally arrived."

"You've gotten darker and thinner. Are you working too hard?" Grandma looked He Wenlin up and down, her eyes full of heartache. "Didn't your dad quit his job? Let him do more work from now on. You're just a child, don't work so hard. Is your dad still playing cards instead of doing anything productive?"

"No, my dad has been doing quite well lately." I guess it has something to do with me telling him about opening a new store for him.

Having a big pancake hanging in front of you is still somewhat useful.

"Linlin, is your shop doing really well?" He Wenjun was woken up by the noise.

"Business was good at the store, but yesterday my cousin He Xing snatched away a lot of big orders, so business today and the next few days probably won't be very good."

"His family also runs a fast food restaurant?" Grandma and her second brother said in unison.

"Yes, they did it on purpose. Come on, let's get in the car first and not keep the driver waiting. We'll talk in the car."

Grandma and my second brother brought a lot of luggage this time, it was a whole bunch of big duffel bags!

Fortunately, the driver was a nice guy and helped us get the items into the car.

Once in the car, Grandma and my second brother kept asking He Xing about opening a shop and stealing business from them.

He Wenlin then began her story from the very beginning when she opened her shop…

...

A huge order suddenly came in, and He Xing was so excited he couldn't sleep. When his father came back from buying groceries, he got up too.

He got up and quickly started cooking the glutinous rice, then went out to buy groceries.

At 5:10, after buying the groceries, I asked He Jian to peel the potatoes.

He went outside the dormitory to call He Qian again. He Qian was sleeping soundly, and it took several calls to wake her up, but this also woke up the other people in the dormitory.

"So early, can't a person get any sleep?"

He Qian felt a little embarrassed when she heard the complaints from everyone in the dormitory.

She quietly left the dormitory to help her father.

...

The taxi drove directly to the entrance of He Wenlin's shop. Hearing the noise, He's father hurriedly put down what he was doing and ran out.

"Second Uncle," He Wenjun called out.

"Xiaojun, Mom."

"There's luggage in the back of the car, hurry up and take it out," said Grandma He.

Upon hearing this, Mr. He quickly grabbed his luggage.

"Grandma He." Lin Fei also got up and greeted Grandma He sweetly.

"You are Lan Ying's son, Xiao Fei, right?"

"Yes, it's me, Grandma, Brother Xiaojun. What would you like to eat? I'll make it for you!"

Mr. He smiled and said, "I'll make two bowls of fried noodles. After breakfast, Mom, you and Xiaojun can go back and rest. You must be very tired after such a long drive."

“What’s tiring about this? We don’t rest; we’ll help you out in the shop.” Grandma He pointed to a pile of vegetables next to her. “These vegetables all need to be washed, right?”

"Grandma, it's still early, no rush. You and your second brother can eat something first, then go back and take a shower and get a good night's sleep. Come back around 8 o'clock to help me make egg dumplings."

Mr. He: "Linlin is right. You must be very tired after such a long drive. Eat something, go back and take a shower and get a good night's sleep. We'll talk later."

As they were talking, Lin Fei had already cooked two servings of stir-fried noodles.

"Grandma, Second Brother, come and eat." He Wenlin poured them water.

After breakfast, He Wenlin pointed to the room next door and said, "Second brother, you will live here from now on, with Lin Fei. I have prepared all your toiletries, they are all here. See if you need anything, we will buy it later. I will take Grandma to my rented house."

Mr. He carried the heaviest luggage, while He Wenlin and her grandmother carried another bag of luggage together, and they went to the rented room together.