Zhao Jiaxing silently calculated in his mind that even if the business of the shop he found later was not as good as Xu Mingjiang's, it should still be about a third of the monthly income. In that case, he could break even in three months and wouldn't lose money.

“My third brother said he’ll only teach ten people in Tianshui City, and I’ll be one of them. You’d better hurry up,” Xu Mingjiang added when he saw Zhao Jiaxing hesitate.

Upon hearing that there were only ten spots available, Zhao Jiaxing gritted his teeth and said directly, "Have your third brother reserve one spot for me. I'll get the money tomorrow, no, I'll go to your house to pay it later."

"There's no need to rush. Don't you want to go home and discuss it with your wife?" Such a large sum of money should be discussed with your wife, otherwise it would be troublesome if you started arguing.

"Well, I'll go home and get the money first. Tell your third brother not to sleep yet, and to wait for me." Zhao Jiaxing thought he could discuss it with his wife when he went home to get the money, and he figured she wouldn't object.

"Okay, I'll talk to him when I get home."

Zhao Jiaxing truly kept his word and delivered the money to Xu Minghan overnight, fearing that all the spots would be taken.

Zhang Xuemei looked at the money on the table and said, "See? I told you I had good judgment. If you really want to make money, you have to be willing to spend money first."

"My dear wife, you're so thoughtful. Now that we have two, including Mingjiang, I'll teach them the recipe when I have the time."

"I'll go ask my older brother and the others too."

The following afternoon, Zhang Xuemei and Xu Mingwan gave each other a few instructions and went directly to her elder brother and sister-in-law's house to talk to them about the braised food.

As soon as I entered the gate, I heard my older brother's loud voice, "He's dreaming, wanting everything to be ready-made. I won't do that."

"Big brother, why are you so angry? Who upset you again?" Zhang Xuemei entered the inner room and saw her older brother with a sullen face. She knew that her older brother was a good-tempered person and usually didn't get angry.

Upon hearing her third sister's voice, Lin Haitao immediately stood up and greeted her with a smile, "Xuemei's here? What? Aren't you minding the shop today?"

"I have something to tell you. What's wrong, brother?"

Zhang Xuefeng looked at his younger sister with a wronged expression and said in a deep voice, "Xuemei, you've come at the right time. You be the judge. Isn't Mom being biased? Xueshan knows that your sister-in-law and I have earned some money, so he asked Mom to borrow money from me, saying he wants to build a new house. Do you think it's easy for us to earn money? Why should we lend it all to him?"

Seeing that her husband hadn't gotten to the point after talking for so long, Lin Haitao quickly chimed in, "Xuemei, your older brother doesn't know how to talk, so let me do it."

Mom just called and said she wants to build a new house for Xueshan so she can get married, and she's thinking of borrowing some money from us. Borrowing money wouldn't be a problem, but Mom said it would be considered a loan from us to her and Dad, so…”

Although her sister-in-law hadn't finished speaking, Zhang Xuemei already understood. Her mother was good in every way, but she just liked to maintain a 'balance' between her older brother and younger brother.

If her eldest brother's family was struggling, she would try to get something from her younger brother to help them. If her younger brother's family was struggling, she would try to get something from her eldest brother's family to help them. Her main principle was 'fairness'.

Fortunately, her mother wouldn't try to leech off her married daughter to support her son, which is why Zhang Xuemei didn't receive her mother's call asking for money.

Zhang Xuemei glanced at her aggrieved older brother and comforted him with a smile, "Brother, don't be angry. That's just how Mom is. Just wait and see, Dad definitely won't let her do that. Dad is a sensible man."

"I know Dad will stop me, but I just feel uncomfortable. How could Mom do this!"

Zhang Xuefeng just couldn't understand how his mother could be so biased! The money he and Haitao had worked hard to save to build their new house was all borrowed by him and his younger brother, but how come it was all borrowed? And it was the kind of loan where they got something for nothing. If it was borrowed by his parents, how could he, as their son, ask them for money?

Zhang Xuemei didn't know how to comfort her older brother. Although in her previous life, her mother had favored her older brother's family for a while, and her younger brother even felt that his mother was biased, that hadn't happened yet.

Lin Haitao glanced at Zhang Xuemei, "Xuemei, you just said you needed to talk to us, what is it?"

Zhang Xuemei slapped her forehead and said with a smile, "I almost forgot, this is a big deal. Minghan is not planning to set up a braised food stall anymore. We were thinking of charging money to teach others. We'll teach ten people in Tianshui City. Sister-in-law, do you and brother want to learn?"

"Why did you quit? Your business was doing so well!" Lin Haitao knew that her third sister's family relied entirely on this braised food business for income; it was no exaggeration to say that they were making a fortune every day. Why would she quit such a hen that lays eggs?

“Sigh, Minghan is also a bit overwhelmed after a year of working, and I have other things to do myself so I can’t help him. Therefore, I’m planning to transfer out.”

Zhang Xuefeng looked at her with some disapproval, "Xuemei, don't blame your brother for speaking harshly, you guys are just a bit lazy. Making money is hard work."

Besides, how hard can it be compared to farming at home? You don't even earn much money all year round. So, just let Minghan hang in there a little longer. If it really gets too tough, hire a few people to help. He can just sit back and count the money, isn't that great?

“Big brother,” Zhang Xuemei smiled helplessly, “Minghan and I know what’s going on. The main thing is that Minghan wants to do something else, and it’s already showing some promise. We’ll have to shut down the braised food business here because we really don’t have the energy.”

"Hey, stop talking. Xue Mei is smarter than you, isn't she?" Lin Haitao tugged at her husband's hand, signaling him to stop talking.

Then he looked at Zhang Xuemei and asked with a smile, "I know your braised food business is good. If you're willing to teach us, we'd definitely like to learn. But how much is the tuition? If you don't charge us, we won't learn."

Zhang Xuemei really wanted to say that she didn't need the money, as she and her husband had already discussed it. After all, her older brother and sister-in-law had helped them a lot during their most difficult time in their previous life.

But seeing that his sister-in-law was determined to learn without money, he gave in.

“Then let’s take one thousand. We’ll take one thousand for Brother Minghan.”

Lin Haitao, who initially thought it was too little, stopped talking and then began to talk about her family.

"Xuemei, I'm letting you know in advance that Xuelian and the others might be coming back. Mom might send them to Tianshui City to find you." Lin Haitao thought for a moment and then brought it up so that her third sister could be mentally prepared.

"What do you mean you can't say for sure? It's definitely true."

When Xue Lian and her husband heard that they hadn't made any money outside and were even heavily in debt, their mother thought that since both families had made money in Tianshui City, she would definitely want them to give it a try. Zhang Xuefeng understood his mother's thoughts perfectly well. He didn't object to it, just like his family had been raised by Xue Mei.

But even though you can bring food, you still have to do some work yourself. You can't expect someone to feed you!

"That's right. My second brother-in-law is a bit too ambitious. He's set on becoming a big boss, and he might not even look at us small vendors."

Lin Haitao knew that her second sister's husband, He Jianwei, was a bit ambitious. Seeing that someone in his village had become a big boss, he suddenly felt that he could do it too, so he borrowed money and took Xuelian out to make his way in the world.

I just didn't expect to not only fail to become a boss, but also end up with a mountain of debt. I wonder if this will teach me a lesson.