Open for business!

Sun Min, who was following Wang Yao, did not notice her father's gaze at this moment, and was only thinking about asking her mother for tuition fees.

Her mother had told her that if her aunt was too busy today, she would take her and Yao Yao to register in the afternoon. But when Yao Yao suggested that they register by themselves today, she was tempted.

She had always been taken there by her mother since she was little, so she was very excited to suddenly be able to go with Yao Yao. Not to mention that Wang Yao said she would take her to do something very interesting.

Liu Xiangqiu was initially hesitant to let her daughter register alone, but seeing her younger sister already taking out money under Wang Yao's persistent pestering, and facing her daughter's expectant gaze, she had no choice but to take out the money while reminding her not to lose it and to keep the registration materials safe...

After getting the money, the two girls held hands and ran upstairs.

In addition to packing the registration materials into her schoolbag, Wang Yao also put the promotional leaflets she had worked hard to make over the past two days into her schoolbag.

Sun Min was curious, so she pulled out a card to look at, and then she had a constipated expression on her face.

Wang Yao was still showing off: "How about it? My drawing skills are pretty good, aren't they?"

Sun Min could only chuckle; she wouldn't say anything else, as it would probably be unpleasant. She asked what they were going to do with these things, but only received a "secret."

After getting ready, the two hurried towards the county's No. 1 Middle School, as they were a bit pressed for time.

The restaurant is scheduled to officially open at 10:10, but it's already 8:00. They need to register now, and if there's any extra time, they need to hand out some flyers. Then they need to rush back before the opening.

The class assignments for the first-year high school students were posted on the bulletin board next to the playground. Wang Yao searched for a long time before finding that she was in Class 3, while Sun Min didn't need to look; all the students who were transferring were assigned to the last class—Class 7.

The two went their separate ways to register with their respective homeroom teachers.

Because Wang Yao arrived relatively early, there were only one or two students ahead of her in line to pay their tuition. While waiting in line, Wang Yao looked at the fee schedule posted on the wall.

High school tuition is slightly more expensive than junior high school, but because Zhouxian County is a rural area, the tuition is cheaper than that of urban high schools. The tuition is 60 yuan per semester, miscellaneous fees are 50 yuan, plus more than 100 yuan for textbooks, totaling more than 200 yuan.

Wang Yao clicked her tongue in amazement; this was almost equivalent to more than half a month's salary for an ordinary worker.

Wang Yao wasn't the only one expressing this sentiment; some parents were also saying that tuition fees were too expensive, and children from poorer families couldn't afford to go to school.

Wang Yao submitted her registration materials and fee, signed the form, and then hurriedly went to find Sun Min.

With tuition fees so high, the family business must be booming!

Seeing that Sun Min was already waiting at the end of the corridor, Wang Yao quickened her pace and walked over.

"Let's go hand out these." He said, taking out a flyer from his bag and giving half to Sun Min.

Sun Min asked, "How do I send this?"

She had never seen anyone distribute this kind of thing before; at most, she had seen small advertisements for it on telephone poles.

Wang Yao replied, "Just hand it to someone. If someone asks, just tell them about the features of our store. Okay, you can learn it just by following me. It's very simple."

Sun Min hadn't even started yet when she felt her scalp tingling. How could she hand out flyers to people she didn't even know?

As a girl who has been introverted and shy since childhood, Sun Min would get nervous even if someone asked her for directions, let alone take the initiative to strike up a conversation.

Following Wang Yao downstairs and standing by the roadside, I saw Wang Yao rush into the crowd like a warrior.

Along the roadside, many familiar parents stood in twos and threes chatting, and their children stood "well-behavedly" to the side.

Wang Yao walked up to them and handed them a flyer. "Uncle and Auntie, excuse me for bothering you. I'm also a student at the No. 1 High School in our county. My mom opened a restaurant near the back gate of the school so it would be convenient for me to eat. It's officially open today. Every day at noon, we have ten dishes to choose from, and you can eat as much rice as you want until you're full. It's clean and affordable. You can bring your child to check it out when you have time!"

One parent took the flyer, and other parents also reached out to ask for one.

"The location is quite close, and the food is really all-you-can-eat? What kind of food?"

Wang Yao said, "Really, we'll feed you until you're full. For now, it's just rice, but if any students want steamed buns later, we might add those too."

"That must be expensive, right?"

Wang Yao replied, "It's not expensive. It's only 3.5 yuan per person, and you can get ten dishes, including both meat and vegetables."

"That sounds pretty good."

Wang Yao said, "You can bring your child to check it out. It's officially open today, and they still have meat dishes and twice-cooked pork. Go early to get some, or they might be sold out!"

After saying that, she moved into another group of people and repeated the same thing.

Some people joked with her, "Your mom is really good to you, she even opened a restaurant just for you."

Wang Yao smiled smugly: "Then you are absolutely right. My mom only gave birth to me, so of course she's good to me. I eat at the restaurant every day at noon, so the ingredients my mom uses are all top-notch. She pays attention to all sorts of things when cooking. She always says that I'm in high school now, and my studies are intense, so I need to take good care of my health. She says I need to pay attention not only to nutrition but also to hygiene, because she's afraid I'll get sick. Don't you think my mom is right?"

...

Sun Min watched Wang Yao chatter away with someone and was utterly impressed. How could this person talk to a stranger for so long?

At the same time, she felt a little envious, envious of Wang Yao's cheerfulness and liveliness, and envious of Wang Yao's quick wit and competence.

After dealing with the second group of people, Wang Yao turned around and gave Sun Min a look that seemed to say, "How was that? Wasn't I great?" and then encouraged Sun Min to keep going.

Sun Min immediately laughed. How could she have thought Wang Yao was an adult? She was clearly still a cocky kid!

She watched Wang Yao walk away into the crowd again, silently cheering herself on.

“If Yao Yao can do it, I definitely can too. I’m sure I can. It’s just a few words, it’s no big deal. Sun Min, you can do it…”

Qin Zhan was talking with some friends when he saw a strange girl walking aggressively toward him. What was going on?

Sun Min mustered her courage and walked into the crowd, her face flushed before handing the flyer to one of the people.

Then, in a trembling voice, she said, "My family owns a restaurant where you can eat as much as you want. Oh, no, only the food is all you can eat. It's not good and it's expensive. No, no, it's delicious and it's not expensive. You're welcome to come and try it."

Qin Zhan looked at the girl in front of him who was holding a stack of flyers and was mumbling incoherently, as if she had a blender in her mouth.

"Are you going to blow this up?"

"W-what?" Sun Min was expecting them to ask questions; she'd seen people ask questions whenever Wang Yao handed out flyers, but what did this person mean by asking?

Qin Zhan pointed at Sun Min's face, "Your face looks like it's about to explode."

Qin Zhan's friends next to him all burst out laughing.

Boom!

In an instant, Sun Min felt her face, ears, neck, and even hands begin to burn. She wanted to escape, but she forced herself to face it.

She steadied herself and said, "It's alright, it's just too hot. Yes, it's the weather. You're welcome to come and try my restaurant. The food is delicious and it's very clean."

Qin Zhan glanced at the flyer and asked, "You didn't draw this, did you?"

The style of the painting is completely different from the style of the girl in front of me.

A boy nearby came over to take a look and bluntly said, "This drawing is so ugly, Qin Zhan, it's even uglier than yours!"

Sun Min didn't want to answer the question, so she said directly, "My restaurant is right across from the back gate of the county's No. 1 Middle School. It just opened today. If you have time at noon, you can go there."

He left after saying that.

Qin Zhan punched the boy next to him, "Get lost! My drawing is way better than this. Are you nearsighted with 1000 degrees of myopia and cataracts...?"

Hearing the voices behind her, Sun Min sensed that the people were shady and quickened her pace to leave.

After the first attempt, it wasn't as difficult as she had imagined. Although she was still a little nervous, Sun Min was able to deliver the main information fairly fluently when answering questions.

Wang Yao didn't have a watch, so she asked an older man with a watch for the time. When she learned it was almost ten o'clock, she hurried to find Sun Min.

The two didn't have time to say anything and ran all the way back to the hotel before 10 o'clock.

Just as I sat down to catch my breath, I heard Liu Xiangmei say, "Why do you sound like you've been chased by a dog? Quick, have some water."

Seeing that it was 10:10, Liu Xiangmei didn't have time to pay attention to them and called everyone to walk towards the door.

Crackle, whoosh, bang!

Firecrackers on the ground and fireworks in the sky exploded at the same time.

Liu Xiangmei and Wang Yao, finally catching their breath, stood in front of the gate and tore down the red cloth from the "Hao Zai Lai Restaurant" sign, signifying that their restaurant was finally open for business!

Friends and family members covered their ears and laughed, some clapped and laughed, and even the youngest Li Cheng grinned and laughed, showing his little front teeth. In short, everyone was very happy.

After the initial excitement, the real work is just beginning.

Liu Xiangmei told everyone not to help, but to go out for a walk and come back at lunchtime.

The restaurant wasn't big, so it really didn't need that many people. Only the three Liu sisters and Chen Xiu stayed in the kitchen to prepare for the first day of business, while everyone else went their separate ways.

Wang Yao and Sun Min walked hand in hand toward the entrance of the county's No. 1 Middle School.

All the way, Wang Yao showered Sun Min with compliments, praising her bravery and generosity, and her beauty and intelligence...

In short, all sorts of positive words were thrown at Sun Min without restraint, leaving her dizzy and disoriented. So much so that when she handed out flyers again, she even had the "warrior" aura that Wang Yao possessed.

At the restaurant, Liu Xiangmei had already discussed the menu with Wang Yao last night, choosing ten dishes directly from those she had made before.

Having experience from doing it before, Liu Xiangmei quickly prepared ten dishes by 11:30 a.m.

"Boss~ Is anyone here~"

"Hey~ here it comes~"

When the first guest arrived, Liu Xiangmei hurriedly came out of the kitchen, followed by Chen Xiu.

How do you order food here?

Liu Xiangmei pointed to a large piece of paper pasted on the back wall and repeated what Wang Yao had said to death today: "Three yuan and fifty cents per person, unlimited rice, you can add more if you're not full, ten dishes to choose from, but you can't add any more dishes after that."

The man pushed up his glasses, saw that the paper also meant the same thing, and then took out five yuan. Chen Xiu quickly took it and gave him change.

Liu Xiangmei was already waiting with a large plate in her hand.

After everyone ordered the dishes they wanted, Liu Xiangmei served them a large spoonful of rice and said, "Enjoy your meal, and feel free to ask for more if you need more."