Sun Aimin stayed home for two days, and during those two days, he was busy. The old man used the spices Sun Aimin sent home to research and develop several improved seasoning powders and spicy meat sauces, explaining and guiding Sun Aimin through the entire process.

The finished product was divided into several portions. Sun Aimin planned to take it back and share it with relatives and friends to taste and solicit everyone's opinions and suggestions.

This can also be regarded as understanding the needs of target customers and making preparations in advance for opening a seasoning processing plant in the future.

The business of supplying seasoning powder to Qingyang City hotels continued. Compared to Sun Aimin's current income, this income was not very impressive. Moreover, the three Sun brothers had already left Qingyang City and had no time to manage the business.

For the past six months, Grandpa Sun has been in charge of making the seasoning powder. His two daughters-in-law usually help buy raw materials and lend a hand. Delivering goods to the city is mainly the responsibility of Mrs. Sun, but she only makes the trip once a month, so it's not tiring.

After deducting costs, the net profit from these powders can reach 1,700 to 1,800 yuan, a considerable sum for rural residents. Sun Aimin, now earning more, no longer uses the profits from this business. As for how the money is divided among his family, it's up to them to discuss it among themselves.

At home, Grandpa Sun's words carry the most weight, and he is fair in his dealings. When he speaks, the younger generations generally have no objection.

The old man didn't keep track of the costs. He gave his second daughter-in-law 500 yuan a month, and his eldest daughter-in-law an extra 100 yuan for running errands. The old couple kept the rest of the money for themselves. They didn't need much money on a daily basis, but with this money in hand, they didn't have to burden their children with any problems.

Even if the children were filial, asking them for money would inevitably put them in a difficult position. The sons were easier to deal with, and while the daughters-in-law weren't petty, the old couple also worried about creating rifts between brothers and sisters-in-law because of who was being taken advantage of, who was being shortchanged, or whose family was under too much pressure.

The old couple actually had another consideration, which was their daughter Sun Aihua. Their sons learned the craft from her and all had the ability to make a living.

Although Sun Aihua had learned to cook since she was a child, it was rare for women to become cooks these days. After graduating from high school, she became a teacher at a county elementary school, where her salary was not very high.

Because I don’t have children, I have been to many doctors over the years and spent a lot of money.

Now that their daughter is pregnant, the old couple are old and have no source of income, so they are unable to provide any financial support to their daughter.

The money saved up was just enough to help their daughter. In the past, their daughter had a job, so she naturally wouldn't ask them for money. She would come back once or twice a month to buy them food, clothes, and other necessities.

Ever since Sun Aihua became pregnant, the old couple had finally found a way to support their daughter. They offered her money, but she refused to take it, so they went to every market to buy meat and fruit to improve her diet.

The old couple’s hard work and effort paid off. Their daughter’s complexion is obviously much better than before, and her whole spirit is lifted.

It was almost time to deliver seasoning powder to the hotel. Mrs. Sun Da would not be back for a few days, and Mrs. Sun Er had gone to the city to accompany her son in his studies.

These two days, Sun Aimin simply ground the seasoning powder and took it back with him.

He informed the hotel owner in advance and told him that he had to deliver the goods a few days earlier because of family matters.

This time last year, Sun Aimin was worried about family matters and was too busy to take care of himself. His apprentice Wang Gang took advantage of the situation and recommended himself to the boss, replacing Sun Aimin as the head chef.

He learned cooking from Sun Aimin for several years, and his skills were pretty good, but his character was really bad.

Originally, Sun Aimin, the chef, was squeezed out by him, so he did something a bit dishonest. He watched as Sun Aimin negotiated a deal with the hotel to supply seasoning powder, earning more in a month than Wang Gang's salary.

This made Wang Gang very jealous. In order to steal Sun Aimin's income, he did a lot of research on the ingredients and proportions of the seasoning powder, but after many attempts, he always failed to get it right.

He had previously secretly replaced the Sun family's seasoning powder with his own seasoning powder, wanting to see the customers' reactions.

As a result, a picky customer immediately noticed that the taste of the dishes was different from before, and he went straight to the manager, asking if the chef had been changed. He also questioned whether the hotel had cut corners and used inferior ingredients for them, which made manager Hao Daqing very embarrassed.

He tried his best to persuade the customer, finally waived the bill and apologized, and only then did the situation calm down.

Hao Daqing did not report this matter to his boss. He first investigated the source of the incident and found out that it was Wang Gang who did it.

Wang Gang's original plan was to ask his supervisor for permission to supply the seasoning powder at a lower price if customers didn't react in a significant way. However, those annoying customers ruined the plan.

In order to keep his job, Wang Gang secretly gave Hao Daqing two packs of cigarettes and some large bills, and the matter was finally settled.

Recently, Wang Gang's mind has started to stir again. The main reason he can't be content with the status quo is that he feels he is always being controlled by others.

When Sun Aimin worked at the hotel, he was the head chef and earned 3,000 yuan a month, while Wang Gang, as an apprentice, only earned 800 yuan.

Although this salary level is indeed not low compared with the workers in the factory, when compared with the so-called "master" Sun Aimin, he feels that his salary of 800 yuan is not attractive.

Taking advantage of Sun Aimin's family troubles, he volunteered to take Sun Aimin's place and lowered his own salary, taking 1,500 yuan instead of 3,000 yuan for Sun Aimin.

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