Chapter 154 [Supermarket Business Crisis]

Jiang Lili opened her eyes in a daze, and in her hazy vision, she saw a handsome man leaning beside her. His figure was so beautiful that it looked like a masterpiece that Michelangelo had carved with great passion for twenty years.

This must be a dream, right?

Thinking of this, Jiang Lili became bolder and couldn't help but reach out and touch his abdominal muscles. They felt so firm!

This dream was so wonderful that the corners of her mouth curled up.

Feeling sleepy, Jiang Lili tilted her head and fell into deep sleep again.

Only Xin Che was left petrified on the spot, staring at the pheasant chick in his arms.

No, who is the pervert?

The warm touch from before still lingered on his skin. Xin Che's Adam's apple moved slightly, and it took him a while to digest what had just happened.

He put the little pheasant back into the cage, quietly put on his clothes, and went out of the tent to get some fresh air and calm down.

*

The next morning, the dim morning light filtered through the small window of the tent. Outside the tent, children's voices passed by in unison, "One, two, one, two!"

Jiang Lili was awakened by the energetic voice and knew that Wen Xiaomei had started taking Master Liao and the children of Yuanbao Gang for morning exercises.

Thinking of the beautiful dream she had last night, Jiang Lili rubbed her cheeks and felt a little embarrassed. She looked at the other sleeping bag in the tent, which was already empty. Xin Che has always been used to getting up early.

Jiang Lili stretched, got up and tidied her sleeping bag. Then she looked at the iron cage in the room. She found that the cage had been surrounded by several circles of vines horizontally, as if to prevent the chicks from running out.

This should have been done by Xin Che. Jiang Lili looked at the gap in the iron cage, and she realized that those furry-looking chicks were able to squeeze their little heads out of the gap. If it weren't for the vines, they would have run out long ago.

After admiring Xin Che's attentiveness, Jiang Lili left the tent and went to Tao's backyard to borrow water to wash.

Tao Yansheng, who fainted yesterday, has woken up and is now exercising with Marquis Zhaoping in the yard.

Yang was sitting on a wooden chair embroidering. Seeing Jiang Lili get up, she said softly, "Lili, are you awake? Madam Yin sent some freshly made yam cakes this morning. They're in the small kitchen. Would you like to try some to fill your stomach?"

"Okay, Mother!"

After washing up, Jiang Lili walked into the kitchen. In the kitchen, a tray of beige sweet potato cakes was covered by a pot lid.

Jiang Lili picked up a piece of taro cake and took a bite. It tasted like a snack she had never eaten before. Sister Yin Zhen's hands were so skillful. No matter whether it was a snack or a dish, each one was delicious.

Jiang Lili asked Xiaopang for a plastic bag and packed two pieces for Xiaopang.

@张小胖: Sister Li, who makes the pastries you always send me? They're so delicious!

[@Jiang Lili: It was made by Master Liao’s mother in ancient times!]

@张小胖: Could you please tell me if these pastries can be mass-produced, or if Master Liao's mother could share her secret recipe?

@Jiang Lili: What? You want to start a dessert shop?

@张小胖: No, hey, let me tell you, I never thought my grandfather, in his seventies and eighties, would still be involved in business wars.

After listening to Zhang Xiaopang's description, Jiang Lili realized that there was a chain supermarket opened less than 300 meters across from their supermarket. Not only was there an opening promotion, but the snacks and braised food in the supermarket were also delicious.

The residents of this area think about this thing every day! They go to the supermarket every day to buy food, and also buy daily necessities and vegetables there.

Grandpa Zhang Xiaopang's supermarket business is becoming increasingly quiet, with only a few old customers left to take care of the business.

Zhang Xiaopang thought that it was not good for him to keep relying on his parents all the time because he was always tinkering around in the supermarket. Now was the time for him to honor his grandfather.

@Jiang Lili: Okay, I'll ask for you!

Jiang Lili thought that with such a large supply in the supermarket, it would be very tiring for Yin Zhen to make it by hand alone. It would be better to buy the recipe and ask Yin Zhen to be the technical guide.

Jiang Lili also remembered something important: "Oh, by the way, the villagers went fishing yesterday. I traded my firewood, rice, oil, and salt for two small sea fish. Do you think we should send them for nuclear contamination testing first?"

@Zhang Xiaopang: Thank you, Sister Li! But if we want to send it for inspection, we'll need a large number of samples, at least hundreds. Thanks to that painting you made last time that saved someone from a disaster, my company can still hold on for a while, so there's no need to worry.

Although the sample size was not enough, Fat Zhang was typing excitedly.

I still find it hard to believe that they're going to be the only seafood company in the country, maybe even the world, that can provide seafood without nuclear contamination. This is a true monopoly! From now on, it won't be a dream to beat Apple and Microsoft to the top!

There must be at least a hundred of them. Jiang Lili sighed in despair. It seems that she needs to find a time to go fishing properly! It would be best to wait until the Wenqiao returns from the South China Sea.

After Jiang Lili finished her breakfast, she took out the cage containing the pheasants from the tent and fed the pheasants breakfast with a small bowl of chicken feed. This morning, the chicks' breakfast was the earthworms that Zhang Xiaopang bought after fishing.

Looking at the chicks eating happily, Jiang Lili sighed. She was not good at raising animals and she didn't have time to take care of these little guys.

At this moment, the energetic slogans that floated over when getting up floated back from afar. Jiang Lili suddenly had a flash of inspiration and came up with an idea.

Look, at this moment, Xin Che appeared at the door of the Tao family's house. Seeing the man's eyes meet hers and he turned around to leave, Jiang Lili hurried over and grabbed Xin Che: "Hey, Xin Che, wait a minute!"

When Jiang Lili held his arm, Xin Che jumped back as if he had been electrocuted.

Jiang Lili let go of her hand awkwardly. What was going on? It was as if she was some kind of monster that was going to eat him.

Xin Che also realized that he had overreacted. He closed the distance between him and Jiang Lili and softened his voice: "What's wrong?"

Jiang Lili: "Can I let the children each adopt one of the chicks you gave me and take care of them?"

When Xin Che heard Jiang Lili mention the chicks, the image that had finally been cleared from his mind suddenly resurfaced.

His whole body stiffened, his ears gradually turned red, and his cold eyes flashed with a bit of helpless regret: "It's already yours, it's up to you to decide."

"I'll go to other coasts to see if there are any other suitable beaches for catching fish."

After saying that, he picked up the bamboo basket and left quickly.

Jiang Lili was a little confused. She heard that men also feel irritable for a few days every month, so she stopped thinking about it, went to the tent to get her bag, took out paper and pen, and started writing.

Sister Deng Wen and Master Liao took the children past the Tao family's door, and she took out a cage of chicks.

"Children, does anyone want to adopt a pheasant?"