On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Li Guifang was so idle that thorns grew all over her body.

I am usually very busy at the noodle shop, but these days I am either having New Year’s Eve dinner with the neighbors or having New Year’s greetings with the neighbors.

I suddenly had a lot of free time and even my farts seemed louder.

When she had some free time, Old Wang Po's mean face kept lingering in front of her.

She casually threw the melon seeds in her hand onto the table, grabbed Li Jianghai who was pasting matchboxes, and walked out.

Most of the shops in the hardware market were closed, except for Lao Liu's hardware shop which was half open.

Li Guifang immediately fell in love with the Phoenix tricycle at the door. It had a bright red frame, manganese steel rims, and a brand new bell tied to the handlebars.

When the shop assistant Lao Liu saw that there was something promising, he immediately started marketing, "Boss Li has good eyesight!

This one was made by the Shanghai Phoenix Factory. It has a manganese steel frame and thick tires. It can easily pull 300-500 kilograms."

"How many?"

"Two hundred and eight!"

"Why don't you just go and rob it!" Li Guifang glared at him. "You idiot!"

Old Liu said with a pained face: "For this price, I'll have to pay for my underwear! Two hundred and seventy, and I'll give you the lock!"

Li Guifang curled her lips and pretended to leave: "Lao Zhang's shop next door only sells it for 260..."

"Alright!" Old Liu grabbed her and said, "For the sake of being a regular customer, two hundred and sixty is two hundred and sixty!"

Li Guifang slammed the money on the table and said, "Count it carefully! I won't acknowledge any missing money!"

Li Jianghai was pedaling in front, and Li Guifang was sitting in the truck bed. She deliberately asked Lao Li to take a detour and pass through the gate of No. 5 Courtyard.

She deliberately jingled the bell and hummed a little tune.

Sure enough, Old Mrs. Wang was sitting at the gate of the yard picking vegetables. When she looked up and saw the brand new red tricycle, her face suddenly became long.

"Oh, this new car is different. It's so comfortable to sit in!" Li Guifang deliberately raised her voice.

Old Mrs. Wang was crackling the leeks in her hands, muttering, "What are you showing off? You have money to burn! What's the big deal about having a few stinky coins..."

Li Guifang pretended not to hear and smiled as she asked Li Jianghai to press the bell twice more.

The tinkling sound was particularly clear in the alley, and Old Mrs. Wang was so angry that she picked up the vegetable basket and walked into the house, almost tripping over the threshold.

In the sunlight, the brand new red tricycle shone brightly, making Old Wang Po's rusty old tricycle look particularly shabby.

At 5:30 in the morning, the lights in Guifangzhai's bakery were already on.

The mixer was humming, and Xie Dazui was beating eggs into it. "We workers are powerful," he said, and Diao Du ran to grandma's house.

Zhang Fengzhi skillfully divided the dough in front of the long chopping board, and a flick of her wrist made a perfect dough.

There are more than twenty small doughs neatly arranged next to it, and on the other side, there are a few broken bread doughs!

"Ouch!" Zhao Xiaomian suddenly cried out, holding a twisted piece of dough in her hand. "How did this horn get twisted?"

Xie Dazui laughed so hard he slapped his thigh: "What? Did you put your brain in dumplings for Chinese New Year?"

"Go to hell!" Zhao Xiaomian pretended to hit him with dough.

Li Guifang quickly came over to save the situation: "Come on, let me teach you."

She picked up a piece of dough and quickly rolled it into a teardrop shape. "Look, this is how it starts..."

Dong Dongdong paced back and forth in front of the oven, bending down from time to time to check the thermometer: "190 degrees...195 degrees...it's almost done, almost done!" The beads of sweat on the tip of his nose sparkled under the light.

"Everyone, pay attention!" Li Guifang clapped her hands. "The first batch is for our regular customers to try. We can't ruin our reputation!"

As he said this, he placed the last croissant dough into the tray and brushed it with a layer of golden egg liquid.

It was just dawn at this time, and the first ray of morning light shone through the glass window, falling on the neatly arranged croissants, reflecting a warm golden color.

The "ding" sound from the oven announced that a new day had officially begun at Guifangzhai.

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Just after ten o'clock in the morning, Guifangzhai sent away the first wave of customers, and the store was finally able to take a breath.

Li Guifang leaned against the brand new counter, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and looked at the cash register piled high with change. The corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.

As soon as we opened the door this morning, the customers were particularly enthusiastic. What a sweet trouble!

Xie Da Jiao was restocking the glass cabinet when she heard this and looked up and said with a smile, "That's right!

I see that all the customers from "Laoweizhai" at the corner of the street have come here.

She pointed outside the door and said, "Look, someone else is coming!"

Li Guifang looked up and saw several sisters-in-law from her mother's family walking towards the store.

My aunt Zhuang Fangtao exclaimed as she entered the room, "Wow! This shop is so well-maintained!"

She touched the shiny glass counter, her eyes fixed on it.

"Guifang, you're doing really well in business!"

Luo Chunxing walked around the store with his hands behind his back, looking at the health permit and business license hanging on the wall and nodding.

"You're amazing, aunt! You're even more authentic than a state-owned restaurant!"

Li Guifang led her family up to the second floor, where the newly decorated rest area was brighter.

She quickly brewed a pot of jasmine tea and brought a plate of freshly baked croissants. "Sister-in-law, try this croissant! It's our signature dish!"

Zhuang Fangtao took the croissant, and the puff pastry crackled with a snap, emitting a sweet aroma. "Oh, your craftsmanship is getting better and better!"

She sipped the wine and suddenly remembered something, "Guifang, if my parents were still alive, they would definitely praise you for your promising future."

"It's the same if my sister-in-law praises me!"

Li Guifang poured tea for everyone and asked amidst the steam, "Sister-in-law, when are you planning to leave this time?"

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