The temple fair was very lively, with all kinds of snacks, acrobatics and game stalls, which kept everyone dazzled.

Of course, there were so many people that they were shoulder to shoulder.

Xia Wenyue was carrying a large bag and was about to leave with Mao Huimei. "When you're done playing, go back by yourselves. Don't worry about us."

He also told Mao Huizhu, "Follow your dad closely, okay? Be careful of the beggars."

Mao Huizhu had just nodded when she was bumped by someone passing by from behind.

Seeing this, Mao Zhishan simply picked her up, then lowered his head skillfully and let her ride on his shoulders.

"That's good. Don't worry." Mao Zhishan smiled at Xia Wenyue, "It's okay."

Xia Wenyue looked at her little daughter's doting smile and left with Mao Huimei.

Mao Huizhu happily hugged Mao Zhishan's head and exclaimed, "Haha, Dad, there are so many people!"

Mao Zhishan smiled and supported her as he walked forward.

Chenchen looked at the scene in amazement. He had never enjoyed that kind of treatment before. He subconsciously glanced at Huo Xuewen, and finally just stretched out his hand and said, "Dad, hug me."

He seemed to know very well that Huo Xuewen would not hold him up like that.

Huo Xuewen had been paying attention to Chenchen's expression, and he felt heartbroken, for the child and for himself.

He imitated Mao Zhishan's way of lifting him up, and somewhat clumsily placed him on his shoulders, "Our Chenchen can ride on Daddy too."

Chenchen was surprised for a moment, but when he realized what was happening, he immediately became happy, "Dad, it's so high!"

Huo Xuewen grabbed his little feet with a smile on his face, "Sit tight and be careful."

So Chenchen also hugged Huo Xuewen's head like Mao Huizhu did.

Xiao Feng just looked up at them, then turned her head to look at Xia Mian who was dressed beautifully. She was sensible and said nothing, but just held her aunt's hand tightly.

But Xia Mian couldn't agree. For her, her baby must have what other babies have.

"Come!" Xia Mian lifted the child up by his armpits and put him on her shoulders, but she was not very familiar with this job.

Just when he was about to ask Mao Huilan for help, suddenly a pair of big hands grabbed Xiaofeng's waist and kidnapped the child.

Xia Mian turned around and saw Ning Shaobai also unskillfully placing the child on his shoulders. He then gestured to the two children in front who were excitedly hugging their father's head and said, "I'm worried that he'll get excited and pull your wig off."

aestivation:……

The visual effect was so strong that even Ning Shaoyun next to him covered her mouth.

Mao Huilan laughed out loud. Seeing Xia Mian glaring at her, Mao Huilan waved her hands and said with a smile, "Sister, I'm sorry, but... when I think of you... Haha."

They were already in the crowd, and Ning Shaobai's words were not only heard by Ning Shaoyun and Mao Huilan.

Feeling the gazes from all around her, Xia Mian felt as if her head was on fire. She gritted her teeth and turned her head away in hatred.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Ning Shaobai immediately carried Xiao Feng and ran away.

Xiao Feng had a high view and couldn't help but smile.

"Brother Xiaofeng!" Chenchen was also very happy to see Xiaofeng.

"Dad, wait for them." Mao Huizhu pulled Mao Zhishan's ear and gave him a brake instruction.

Now the three children were laughing and playing on the same level again.

Noticing Huo Xuewen's constant glances at him, Ning Shaobai asked, "What's wrong?"

Huo Xuewen glanced at Xiao Feng, hesitated for a moment and said, "Nothing, I just feel like I don't seem to understand you very well."

Ning Shaobai grabbed Xiao Feng's ankle to steady him and said calmly, "You don't even understand my sister and Chenchen."

Huo Xuewen choked.

He thought Ning Shaobai's attitude towards him had changed on New Year's Eve, but he didn't expect it to be the same as before.

He turned around and glanced at Ning Shaoyun who was walking with Xia Mian.

She was the same. If Chenchen hadn't missed his father, Huo Xuewen doubted that he would have been able to enter the Ning family at all.

"Dad?" Chenchen noticed his mood, "Are you tired?"

"I'm not tired," Huo Xuewen said, grabbing his son's feet and encouraging himself, "Dad will do his best."

The child had no idea what his father was talking about. He just happily sat on his shoulders and bounced back and forth, "Come on, come on!"

Xia Mian, Ning Shaoyun and Mao Huilan followed behind arm in arm, and soon they witnessed a blind date that was almost a "bumping into porcelain" style.

Ning Shaoyun looked at Ning Shaobai who was stopped and couldn't help but stepped forward quickly, "He's already 25 years old after the New Year. I don't know what kind of girl he likes."

Xia Mian thought that he might like a boy.

But it didn't stop her from going to watch the fun.

Ning Shaobai seemed to want to leave, but there were too many people around him, and the girl looked well-behaved and cute, but her behavior was very bold.

She almost stood in front of Ning Shaobai, her eyes shining as she said, "What a coincidence! I didn't expect you, Doctor Ning, to come to the temple fair as well."

Not only was she bold, but the middle-aged woman standing next to her was also assisting.

The other party looked at Ning Shaobai with the eyes of a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, and her whole body was full of satisfaction. "So you are Doctor Ning. I heard that you returned from studying abroad?"

"Doctors in your hospital get paid quite a bit, right?"

"The treatment at Yanda Hospital is pretty good. If you're someone of your rank, you'll get a house after you get married..."

The girl said shyly, "Oh, Mom, what are you talking about?"

The look she gave Ning Shaobai was full of affection, as if they were a couple who had already confirmed their relationship.

Her mother glared at her and said, "What's there to be embarrassed about? Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. You keep talking about Doctor Ning at home every day..."

If Xia Mian didn't know Ning Shaobai well, she would have thought that the two of them were talking about marriage just by hearing this.

Ning Shaoyun also frowned. She wanted to see her brother having fun, but she couldn't bear to see him being embarrassed by others.

Just as he was about to step forward to help him out, he heard Ning Shaobai say, "Miss, please move aside. You are blocking my way."

The girl was stunned for a moment, tears immediately welling up in her eyes, and she looked abandoned. "You, what did you say?"

Ning Shaobai said impatiently, "You're blocking my way."

"Hey, what's wrong with you?" the girl's mother scolded, "Our Rourou likes you so much..."

Ning Shaobai interrupted her directly, "I'm sorry, my child is in a hurry to go out and play, please let him go."

Both mother and daughter were stunned. Rourou was the first to react and said in disbelief, "Isn't this your relative's child?"

My mother followed up with, "Are you married?"

Ning Shaobai glanced at Rourou meaningfully and asked, "Why? It looks like no one wants you."

aestivation:……

I almost forgot that this venomous tongue girl's power is 90% and the remaining 10% is given to her.

The girl who was almost forced to sell herself ran away with her mother, her face flushed.

Ning Shaobai turned around and looked at Xia Mian and the other two and asked, "Is it lively and interesting?"

Xia Mian quickly applauded, "It's very exciting, especially the last sentence, which is not very hurtful but very insulting. Excellent!"

Ning Shaoyun said, "Xia Mian summarized it very well."

Mao Huilan carefully observed Ning Shaobai's expression and cautiously followed suit, clapping, "Good?"

Seeing this, Xiao Feng also clapped her hands and said in a baby voice, "Great."

Ning Shaobai raised his head and nudged his belly, saying angrily, "You little heartless bastard."

Xiao Feng giggled while holding her stomach.

"Brother Xiaofeng, hurry up!" Chenchen turned around and called out, "There are stilt walkers here!"

Ning Shaobai rushed over with Xiao Feng.

Unexpectedly, I met an acquaintance on Xia Mian's side.

She looked at Sun Yuexin who was waving at her excitedly and said, "What a coincidence."

Li Lizhen smiled, "Really? Come with us."

"Let's do it another day," Xia Mian pointed at Ning Shaoyun and the others not far away, "I came out with my family."

"Wow, are all the people in your family so beautiful?"

A tall, sunny boy behind them smiled and said, "Are you the legendary academic fairy? I've heard of you for a long time."

Sun Xinyue hurriedly introduced Xia Mian with a smile, "This is our boss, Zhao Cheng."

Xia Mian greeted, "Hello."

Zhao Cheng showed his big white teeth, "Hello, Xia Mian, right? I've been hearing Xinxin and Lizhen talking about you. Their friends are my friends. You can come to me if you need anything in the future."

Li Lizhen suddenly said, "By the way, be careful about Hao Jian. He's been fawning over the bully from another courtyard lately and he's quite arrogant."

Zhao Cheng immediately said, "If he tries to harass you, just tell me my name. If he dares to do anything, I'll break one of his arms."

This cute middle school spirit, Xia Mian suppressed her laughter and said, "Thank you very much in advance."

As they were chatting, a sweet voice came from behind them, "Gu Zhou, it's Li Lizhen and the others."

Sun Yuexin and Li Lizhen's brows furrowed almost immediately.

Xia Mian turned around and saw Tian Xueya and Gu Zhou two steps away. They were standing one in front of the other. They didn't look like a young couple on a date. Maybe they just met by chance.

Tian Xueya smiled sweetly and stepped forward to greet Sun Yuexin, Li Lizhen, and Zhao Cheng. "What a coincidence! You're here at the temple fair too?"

Then he turned around and said to Gu Zhou behind him, "Gu Zhou, do you want to join us?"

Xia Mian tilted her head. Why did she sound so provocative?

Li Lizhen likes Gu Zhou. She could tell after only a few contacts. How could Tian Xueya not know?

No wonder Sun Yuexin and Li Lizhen are so annoyed by this girl.

Xia Mian was thinking about it when Sun Yuexin, who had just looked disgusted, suddenly took Xia Mian's arm and said, "Okay, let me introduce our classmates to you."

She looked at Tian Xueya and said, "Her name is Xia Mian. What do you think? She's pretty, right? I think if she came to our school, she would definitely be the campus belle."

Seeing Gu Zhou's gaze, Li Lizhen smiled proudly, "And she's also a great student."

aestivation:……

This silly girl, what good will it bring to you by showing off me to Gu Zhou?

Xia Mian greeted the two of them out of politeness, "Tian Xueya, Gu Zhou, hello."

Gu Zhou seemed to be chatting with her, "Hello." Then he asked, "Which class are you from?"

Tian Xueya was nervous at this moment, and subconsciously stood next to Gu Zhou and said, "Yes, are you transferring to our class at the beginning of the school year? Which school did you go to before? Why did you quit studying so hard?"

She glanced meaningfully at Sun Yuexin, Li Lizhen and Zhao Cheng, as if Xia Mian had not learned well by hanging out with this group of people and had made some mistake and was expelled.

Sun Yuexin immediately became angry, "Tian Xueya, what do you mean?!"

Tian Xueya was so scared that she shrank to Gu Zhou's side, almost sticking tightly to Gu Zhou. Li Lizhen's expression also changed.

Tian Xueya grabbed Gu Zhou's coat as if seeking protection and said cautiously, "I'm sorry, I'm just a little curious. If it's inconvenient to say, forget it."

It was as if they would suddenly attack people at any time.

Xia Mian was amused by her. "Well, it's really not convenient to say. After all, it involves a criminal case. You will slowly understand it after we become classmates."

"Criminal case?" Tian Xueya's face turned really pale this time, and she looked at Gu Zhou pitifully.

Gu Zhou's attitude instantly turned cold. He looked at his watch and said, "Sorry, we have an appointment. We'll leave first. Bye."

Xia Mian looked at their backs as they left and couldn't help laughing. She wanted to say that this school hunk had a low EQ, but seeing Li Lizhen's sad look, she changed her words and said, "This school hunk Gu is quite simple."

"That's right," Li Lizhen said, "He was deceived by Tian Xueya. He is such a fool."

Sun Yuexin's attention was elsewhere. "What are you talking about? What criminal case? Didn't you move here from your hometown?"

Xia Mian smiled and said, "Well, before I moved in, I did help the police catch one, ah! No, it was two perverts. Isn't it a criminal case?" She said mysteriously, "One of them will be sentenced to death."

Zhao Cheng looked at her with shining eyes, "You are so cool, what's the case?"

Xia Mian looked at Sun Yuexin and Li Lizhen, who were eager to learn, and said with a smile, "This must be kept secret."

Several people nodded in understanding and didn't ask any more questions.

"It's just..." Sun Yuexin said, "Why did you say that to Tian Xueya? She's not a good person. I think she's jealous of your beauty. Who knows what bad things she'll say about you after you go to school."

Li Lizhen said, "Yes, when you come to school, it's one thing for those idiots who obey her orders to nag you, but I'm afraid they'll cause you trouble."

Xia Mian smiled and said, "Don't you still have me protected?"

Zhao Cheng immediately said, "Don't worry, if I really cause you trouble, just tell me my name."

"Don't worry. I was worried that she wouldn't tell me," Xia Mian patted Sun Yuexin's shoulder and said, "How could the school easily accept a student with a criminal record? If she dares to spread rumors, she must be jealous of me."

"Otherwise, why would she want to hurt me like that when I'm just a transfer student and I don't even know her?"

"That's right!" Li Lizhen clapped her hands and said, "Then we'll tear off her mask!"

"Not only that," Xia Mian smiled mysteriously, "I have a trick up my sleeve. I guarantee you'll have a good time!"

"Really?!" Sun Yuexin asked, "What's the back-up plan?"

"This is kept secret for now, and we'll know when the time comes," Xia Mian said with a smile, "But I might have to ask for your help, I don't know if you're willing to do that."

Sun Yuexin said, "What are you talking about?! I promise I will die for you!"

Xia Mian smiled and said, "Okay, that's exactly what I want you to say!"

She turned around and saw Xiaofeng and Chenchen had already walked quite far away. She said goodbye and said, "Let's not talk about it for now. See you when school starts."

The group returned home after shopping until they were exhausted. Even the two little ones, Chenchen and Xiaofeng, could not walk anymore and obediently let the adults hold their hands and walk back.

Xia Wenyue and Mao Huimei came back earlier than them. Aunt Wei had already prepared the meal, and everyone gathered together to eat and chat.

The three little ones were fiddling with the various foods and toys they had harvested today on a small table nearby.

Everyone mainly wanted to hear Xia Wenyue’s plans for the new year.

The reason why Xia Wenyue came back late before the New Year was that she had a new idea after inspecting the Chuan Chuan Xiang market there.

"There is a Wangjia Chuanchuan stall a few blocks away. The taste is exactly the same and the ingredients are the same. I asked around and found out that it is

It's run by a family, with five brothers each occupying a different street. Because the food is delicious, every stall is doing brisk business."

“Isn’t this a chain?”

"Chain?" Xia Wenyue was puzzled.

"Hmm." Xia Mian thought for a moment and gave an example. "Take our Xinsheng Chuanchuan Xiang for example. We make the soup and the ingredients all by ourselves. Anyone in Yan City who wants to make Chuanchuan Xiang can come to us and get the goods."

“By then, Xinsheng Chuanchuanxiang’s stalls will be spread all over Yan City.”

Xia Mian tilted his head and said, "But the timing isn't quite right now. The Chuan Chuan Xiang stall opens at 10 o'clock at the latest. Even if we work overnight, we can't prepare so much."

"If you prepare it a day in advance, without cold storage, it will easily go bad in the summer."

Transportation is also a big problem. There are few cold storages these days, let alone cold chains.

Xia Wenyue understood and couldn't help but say, "You know quite a lot."

Xia Mian chuckled and said quickly, "I heard it from Doctor Ning. Foreign chains are quite interesting."

Ning Shaobai looked up at her but didn't expose her.

Xia Wenyue didn't think much about it and just continued, "I'm not thinking about opening a chain, I'm thinking about selling seasonings and ingredients."

"The Wang family's skewers start selling in the morning. When they run out of soup at noon, they have seasoning packets and broth in their car. When they see the soup running low, they just add in the ingredients and continue cooking. It's very convenient."

"And the ingredients, the ingredients there are really rich."

"Especially the fish tofu and fish balls, they're really delicious, but we don't have them in the north, and we can't even get them in stock. So I was wondering if we could just make them ourselves."

"With these signature dishes, it won't be so easy for other stalls to steal our business."

Xia Wenyue had obviously made a lot of preparations. "I went to the workshop to inquire about the machines and methods. It's not expensive. The total investment is only a few thousand yuan."

"Today, Huimei and I went to the food stalls at the temple fair. We found that fish tofu can be used not only at our skewers stall, but also at hot pot restaurants, barbecue stalls, and teppanyaki stalls."

Mao Huimei said, "We sent dozens of them out today. Let them try it first and see if there are any connections."

At this point, Xia Wenyue said, "Yes, Sister Wei. I left my home address, and I left your phone number. Please remember to pick me up when the time comes."

"Of course that's no problem."

Xia Wenyue had already thought of a plan. "It's just right that the weather is cold, so we can start selling ingredients like fish, tofu, fish balls, and vegetarian sausages while we sell pancakes."

"When I make some money, I'll open a small factory and make soup packets as well."

"After that, just like Xia Mian said, if anyone wants to sell skewers in the future, they can buy from us."

At this point, she gave an example, "In this case, people like Wang Pangma can directly get the seasonings and ingredients from us, and they only need to make some bone soup at home. It not only saves time but also reduces costs."

"We make a lot of money."

Xia Mian couldn't help but give Xia Wenyue a thumbs up, "Second Aunt, you have a great vision. You turned your competitors into your partners."

Xia Wenyue smiled and said, "I learned this on this trip. There was a big boss sitting next to me on the way, and he said it very well."

She sighed, "They say reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling a thousand miles. It's true. Let's make more money in the future and take you out for a walk when we have the chance."

Mao Huilan clapped her hands and said, "Mom, I think your idea of ​​selling seasoning packets is a great idea!"

"There's a classmate from No. 5 Middle School in my cram school who had eaten our skewers before and always wanted to try them, but unfortunately they don't have any at the entrance of No. 5 Middle School."

"If our seasoning packets can be sold, they can buy them and eat them themselves. We don't necessarily have to sell them to business people."

Xia Wenyue suddenly realized, "That's right, Huilan's brain works quickly."

"Mom, I think it's feasible too," Mao Huimei added. "My colleague's sister-in-law hasn't received any salary at the factory where she works for over six months. They say they might lay off employees this year, and they're worried about a lot of people getting laid off."

"She's already thinking about starting a small business and even thinking about spending money to become a disciple. But here, she doesn't even need to spend money to become a disciple. She can just set up a small stall and get seasonings and ingredients from us."

"That's right," Aunt Wei said, "A lot of factories are closed this year, and more and more people are doing business. Your skewers are cheap and easy to make, and most importantly, they make money. In a place as big as Yan City, opening dozens of stalls is quite impressive."

…

Everyone talked at once, and the more they spoke, the more they felt that Xia Wenyue's idea was feasible.

Ning Shaobai said, "There's an instant noodle factory outside the Third Ring Road that's about to close down. If you want to run it, you can buy it and run it."

"Instant noodle factories have ready-made production lines for making ingredient packets. You can just mix them and use them directly, which is quite convenient."

Xia Wenyue hesitated for a moment, "It would cost a lot of money to buy a factory, right?"

Then he laughed again, "I don't think I can afford it. I'd better start with ingredients like fish tofu, fish balls, and vegetarian sausage. Once these are made and sell well, it won't be too late to add other dishes later."

Mao Zhishan said, "It's okay to go and take a look. Even if we can't close it now, you'll have a better idea when you want to do it in the future."

"That's right," Xia Wenyue asked, "Xiaobai, is the instant noodle factory you're talking about the one near the Third Ring Road?"

"Yes." Ning Shaobai said, "In fact, if you are satisfied by then, you can use the factory as a mortgage loan to the bank, which will be enough for you to buy the factory."

Xia Wenyue nodded to indicate that she understood, but she obviously didn't take it to heart. Ordinary people simply didn't have the concept of loans in their minds.

The factory will open after the 15th, but the preparation of fish tofu and fish balls can be started in advance.

The venue is ready, and there are four or five vacant rooms in the back building, so freeing up two of them will be enough.

Just a few days later, Aunt Wei received several calls expressing interest in fish balls and fish tofu and wanting to purchase them.

Before purchasing the machine, Xia Wenyue discussed this matter with Xia Mian alone.

The skewers stall has been running for four months. Although sales have decreased since the weather turned cold, Xia Mian still received nearly four thousand in dividends based on the commission.

"Do you raise the money yourself, or invest in this machine?"

Xia Wenyue explained to her, "We won't lose money if we only make fish tofu and fish balls. They're really delicious, and we don't have them in the north. With some promotion, we'll definitely sell more and more. Even if we don't sell much, we can still make some from our own stall."

"So Second Aunt suggested that you buy shares. What do you think?"

Since Xia Wenyue had the idea of ​​buying the machine, he must have only considered his own money. Now he was just taking care of her.

"Don't think about it," Xia Mian said with a smile, "I will definitely invest. Not only in the fish tofu, but also in the factory you open in the future."

She took Xia Wenyue's arm and said, "Second Aunt, my dream is to be a teacher."

"So, from now on, I'll have to rely on your dividends to support Xiao Feng and me!"

Xia Wenyue laughed and rubbed her head. "Teachers should be careful and not teach the children bad things!"

"That's definitely not the case." Xia Mian said proudly, "I have a way of teaching students."

Sun Yuexin and Li Lizhen, who were studying at home, sneezed at the same time due to the stimulation.

The author has something to say: Summer Sleep: I am definitely a good teacher.

Some girls have promised me that they will study hard no matter what.

Sun Yuexin & Li Lizhen: ??? When?