Finally, Lu Jingyuan stopped talking, but he still looked at Ai Xiaoxia with confusion in his eyes.

Ai Xiaoxia was also helpless, but fortunately the oven dinged to indicate that the snacks were ready.

After waiting for a while, Ai Xiaoxia finally opened the oven. Looking at the beautiful shortbread, Ai Xiaoxia was still very satisfied. She took out the baking tray and placed it on the wooden table: "Everyone, try it. Don't burn it. It tastes better when it's a little cool."

Before Ai Xiaoxia finished speaking, Lu Jingyuan had already taken a bite. Although it was hot, it tasted delicious. He jumped while biting: "Oh my god, it's so hot." He ate one while jumping.

Lu Guojiu broke one in half and he and Li Shaofen each took half. After taking a bite, they both smiled so hard that their teeth were showing. It was delicious. It was not only because it was delicious, but also because they were happy that their wives could make such snacks.

Ai Xiaoxia ate half of it herself. It was pretty much as expected and she was quite satisfied.

Lu Guojiu said to Ai Xiaoxia, "Xiaoxia, have you done this before?"

Ai Xiaoxia was at a loss for words. Had she done this before or not? She could only say, "This is my first time making it too, but isn't the ratio fixed? As long as the amount is right, it won't matter who makes it."

Lu Guojiu shook his head: "That's not the case, you are a talented child."

Ai Xiaoxia could only smile and agree: "Maybe I really do have some talent for this. I originally thought it would take a few days of experimentation, but I didn't expect it to succeed so quickly. So let's buy some materials tomorrow, make some more, and try selling them at the market the day after tomorrow?"

Lu Guojiu said, "We've never done business before, so can we figure out the price and so on? We can't let anyone cheat us."

Ai Xiaoxia said, "Dad, these are all fixed ratios, so the cost is easy to calculate. Food is generally about half the profit. Let's try making a small amount first. Even if we can't sell it, we can still eat it at home."

Lu Guojiu agreed and said, "Okay, let's try it. We have the skills and we can't be afraid to try it."

While eating, Lu Jingyuan asked Ai Xiaoxia, "Sister-in-law, how much of your earnings are you going to give back to your parents?"

Ai Xiaoxia really wanted to seal her brother-in-law's mouth. She scratched her head and said, "Our family earns money, why should I give it to my parents? I just need to show my filial respect to the elders during the New Year holidays."

Li Shaofen pinched Lu Jingyuan's arm hard and said, "If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb."

Lu Jingyuan cried out in pain: "Mom, just say what you want, it hurts when you pinch me."

Li Shaofen glared at Lu Jingyuan angrily: "You don't learn your lesson even though it hurts, and it's useless if it doesn't hurt."

Ai Xiaoxia looked at Lu Jingyuan, feeling both amused and helpless. This brother-in-law was supposed to be seventeen or eighteen years old, so why was he so immature?

As the old clock on the opposite box ticked, Li Shaofen remembered: "It's already two o'clock, and I haven't had lunch yet. I'll go make some noodles."

Ai Xiaoxia didn't need to help with this. She took a pen and paper and calculated the approximate cost of the pastries. She had an idea in mind and would make a more detailed calculation tomorrow.

The approximate cost of one yuan is just over 10 cents, and including miscellaneous expenses such as water and electricity, it will not exceed 15 cents.

After a while, Li Shaofen came in with a bowl of noodles. Ai Xiaoxia took the bowl and chopsticks, and each of them ate a bowl of noodles. After cleaning up, they could start making mung bean soup.

I had experience this time, so I did it more smoothly. At four o'clock in the afternoon, the mung bean crisps were ready. The beans were good, so the bean paste was very delicate and delicious. It was very refreshing after eating it during the dog days of summer.

Although Lu Jingyuan likes to eat, he has a limit on what he eats and won't eat voraciously. The Lu family's upbringing is quite good.

Ai Xiaoxia said to Li Shaofen, "Mom, let Jingyuan send some to Xiaolin's house."

Li Shaofen was deeply moved because her daughter-in-law was sensible and considerate. She nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, okay, our Xiaoxia is still thoughtful."

Ai Xiaoxia wrapped ten of them with oil paper and asked Lu Jingyuan to send them to Lu Lin's house.

Afterwards, Ai Xiaoxia asked Li Shaofen to accompany her to deliver some to the East and West Courts. On the one hand, it was because they usually took good care of her, and on the other hand, it was also for them to have a taste.

Not to mention the taste, anyone who saw the appearance of this pastry said it was good and delicious at first glance. After eating it, everyone gave it high praise, saying that it didn't look like something they could make at home and that they could obviously have bought it.

This made Ai Xiaoxia feel relieved. After returning home, she asked Li Shaofen to soak a lot of mung beans to save time for tomorrow. Since the time required for making dates is short, they can just soak them tomorrow morning.

After finishing all this, Li Shaofen started to cook. She wasn't very hungry today, so she just made a pot to satisfy her hunger.

Li Shaofen was very good at doing these things and didn't need Ai Xiaoxia's help at all, so Ai Xiaoxia went back to the house to alter the old clothes, otherwise she really didn't like the original owner's clothes.

Anyway, the original owner knew how to use a sewing machine, so she would be able to get the hang of it after some adaptation.

At dusk, Lu Jingyuan came back and Lu Lin followed him. After hearing Lu Jingyuan say that Ai Xiaoxia had brought back an oven and made such beautiful and delicious snacks, she had too many questions in her mind. After all, she had heard a little about what Ai Xiaoxia was like, and the one her brother described didn't sound like Ai Xiaoxia.

After entering the house, Lu Lin greeted her parents and then went to look at the oven. She had never seen this thing before, so she was curious.

Lu Guojiu looked at his daughter and smiled, "Your sister-in-law is really amazing. She brought home such a big thing without spending any money."

Lu Lin nodded: "It's really amazing, my sister-in-law said it differently from others."

Lu Guojiu frowned and looked at his daughter and said, "What others say is their business. We as a family cannot listen to outsiders' gossip. Your brother has to go back to work today. Go to the west room and talk to your sister-in-law."

Lu Lin has no sisters, so she is quite willing to interact with Ai Xiaoxia, so she went to the west room.

The door was not closed, so Lu Lin went in directly: "Sister-in-law, your shortbread is so good. I came here to check out the oven out of curiosity."

Ai Xiaoxia stopped what she was doing and said, "Xiaolin is here. Come and sit down. I'll alter some of my old clothes. It would be a shame to throw them away, and they won't fit you anymore."

Lu Lin walked over and looked at the clothes that Ai Xiaoxia had altered next to the sewing machine: "Sister-in-law, did you alter these using old clothes?"

Ai Xiaoxia smiled and said, "Well, the collar and sleeves of this white shirt are worn out, so I cut them off and wrapped the edges with this green plaid fabric. Don't you think it looks good?"

Lu Lin flipped through it and said, "It looks good. It really looks good. It looks like new."

Ai Xiaoxia also picked up the straight-leg pants with the hems altered: "The hems of these pants are worn out, so I cut them off and made them into cropped pants. They're cool to wear in the summer anyway."

Lu Lin looked at the pants and said, "Will this really look good on me?"

Ai Xiaoxia smiled and said, "Then let me put it on and show you." Then she got on the kang, pulled the curtains first, then closed the door and changed her clothes and pants.

The pants are gray, which is very versatile. The trouser legs are rolled up and fixed with thread. They are paired with a simple lace white shirt. For convenience while working, she combed her hair into a bun, which made her look playful and cute.