Chapter 100 He Finally Kissed Me

Shi Xiaoai panicked and leaned back subconsciously.

Cheng Yang covered the back of her head with his hand, and her head fell into his palm.

Cheng Yang looked down at her, his eyes falling on her lips. Shi Xiaoai became more and more uncomfortable, her eyelashes trembled, and her eyes began to avoid him.

Cheng Yang's men forced her to raise her head, and then Shi Xiaoai's eyes met his eyes as thick as ink.

He finally kissed her.

At first, he just sucked her lips tentatively, and then slowly held them in his mouth.

At that moment, Xiao Ai felt as if her lips had turned into a piece of candy, being licked by him with such care. Waves of tingling sensations washed over her, disrupting her breathing and making her feel like she was no longer herself.

After a light taste, Cheng Yang's breathing became heavier. He rubbed the back of Shi Xiaoai's head with his big hands, his movements full of anxiety.

He seemed thirsty, filled with longing, with unspeakable evil thoughts slowly growing in his heart...

Shi Xiaoai twisted her body uneasily on him and reached out to push him: "Get up, this is your dormitory."

Her voice was so light and soft, as if it contained a hook, making people even more unable to control themselves.

Cheng Yang's eyes suddenly became darker, and his desire could no longer be suppressed.

He raised his eyes and looked at her deeply, then kissed her lips more deeply.

This time, he lost his initial gentleness and became extremely greedy, his movements becoming frantic...

I don’t know how long it took, but I heard footsteps and someone talking in a low voice in the corridor outside.

The sound came from the window beside the bed and suddenly reached Shi Xiaoai's ears, waking her up instantly.

She pushed Cheng Yang eagerly.

Cheng Yang let her go and let her lie in his arms until she calmed down.

He rubbed her back and whispered soothingly, "It's okay, they're just passing by."

As he spoke, he helped Shi Xiaoai tidy up her clothes.

When Xiao Ai went back, she did not take the bus. Cheng Yang somehow found out that someone from the Academic Affairs Office was going back to the city to do some work, so he took her on a ride.

The other party was very kind and sent her directly back to the entrance of Yunhe Lane.

It was almost four o'clock in the afternoon when Shi Xiaoai got off the bus. Because the power lines had not been connected yet, they could not do business at night, so it was almost time for them to pack up and go home.

Instead of going straight home, she went to the tea stall.

When she went there, Wang Xiaofeng and Cheng Lin were packing up to go home. The three younger ones were not there and probably did not come in the afternoon.

They were both very happy to see her. Cheng Lin even asked directly, "Sister-in-law, did my brother pick you up? I told him on the phone that you were there, but he was so anxious that he ran away as soon as he hung up the phone. I didn't even finish my sentence."

Shi Xiaoai laughed and said, "I got it. Thanks to you for telling me, otherwise I wouldn't have found the place. The school is quite far from the bus station."

Seeing that she was in a good mood, both of them thought that Cheng Yang had come up with a solution for her to solve the problem of Courtyard No. 1, and they also became happy.

Both of them came over and asked questions.

Shi Xiaoai didn't give them any satisfactory answer, but said: "Please wait and see the situation in a few days."

She was also waiting, waiting to see how Yang Hui would act.

Seeing that she didn't want to talk about it, the two stopped asking and began to tell her what happened after she left.

"Sister-in-law, the family across the street is imitating us again! I don't know what they are thinking. They think it's so good to eat other people's leftovers? How can they be so shameless!" Cheng Lin said angrily.

"Are you following my example and setting up the operating table outside?"

When Shi Xiaoai came over just now, she saw several honeycomb coal stoves placed at the door of the shed opposite, and there was a chopping board next to them. She had already thought of this possibility.

But she was confused again.

"Who will come to work for them? It can't be Shi Xiaomei, right? She doesn't work anymore?"

"It was Shi Xiaomei's two aunts, and one who should be her cousin." Wang Xiaofeng said, "The three of them came at noon."

Shi Xiaomei glanced at the opposite side meaningfully - does that mean they hired three more workers?

Cheng Lin continued to complain, "Sister-in-law, you don't know, this group of people is really boring. Not only did they imitate us in making stone steamed buns and baked steamed buns with vegetables, they also imitated our braised pork rice and added a new variety today, saying it was called "topped rice".

I specifically asked someone to help me buy a portion. It was a rice bowl, just like our vegetarian rice! It just had a different name.

They can't make the flavor of our braising liquid, so they can only stir-fry it. It's just a stir-fry, but there's not even a piece of meat in it, it's all vegetarian!"

Wang Xiaofeng saw that he was getting more and more angry, looked at him helplessly, pulled him aside and started to evaluate him herself.

What she said was more objective.

Wang Xiaofeng said, "Sister, I also tried the rice. To be honest, I think it tastes good. It's not like Cheng Lin said, there is still some diced meat in it. But unlike us, those vegetarian dishes are braised together with the meat, so the meat flavor is a little stronger.

But their rice bowl is 10 cents cheaper than ours! They sell a small portion for 25 cents, a large portion for 30 cents, and they give you a small portion of kimchi. I think the kimchi is pretty good, with a lot of sugar in it, so it's sweet and spicy."

Sugar is not cheap nowadays and is limited in supply every month, so basically everyone, young or old, likes sweet food.

Giving sweet and spicy kimchi is a gimmick in itself. It can be said that Shi Xiaomei and the others thought it through very carefully.

After hearing this, Shi Xiaoai continued to ask, "How many varieties of rice do they have? Have you noticed what the dishes are?"

"There's only one type, called mixed rice. It contains various diced vegetables. I think there were diced carrots, diced celery, diced potatoes, dried tofu, and diced meat."

Wang Xiaofeng thought for a moment and added, "Sister, their rice bowl is really good. I can't taste what's in it, but the color of their soup is really good, golden and shiny, oily, and very fragrant.

At noon, Shi Daxi put the pot on the fire and stirred it every once in a while. As a result, the fragrance could be smelled from across the street. It was really fragrant.

Hearing Wang Xiaofeng say this, Cheng Lin had to admit, "Their rice is selling really well. There's been a long line outside the door today, and there are so many people eating there. And unlike our braised meat, it doesn't have to be sold out after it's sold out and then has to be stewed back home. They can just fry it right outside the shed after it's sold out. There are so many people watching when they're frying it."

"Golden and shiny", "Oily and smells very good".

Shi Xiaoai kept pondering these words in her mind, and her first reaction was that curry was added.

Only by adding curry can these conditions be met at the same time.

But she couldn't be sure based on the two people's descriptions alone, so she could only wait until tomorrow to buy a copy and see for herself.

Seeing that the two of them were getting a little dejected as they talked, Shi Xiaoai started to laugh.

"Is it really that serious? You can't handle this little blow? If that were the case, wouldn't Shi Daxi and his family be banging their heads against the wall when our business is so brisk? When you run a business, you're bound to run into anything. You guys are probably lacking practice. If you encounter more things, you won't panic."

Hearing her say this, Cheng Lin became anxious: "Sister-in-law, this is not the case! If it's a serious competition, then we are not afraid. Let's just compete properly.

But what's going on with them? They're playing dirty tricks on us! They cut off our electricity and took our business away. Don't you know, we only made half as much from our braised pork rice today as we did yesterday?

If these people are not taught a lesson, won't they just become arrogant and take over our positions? "

Seeing the eager eyes of the two people looking at her at the same time, Shi Xiaoai knew that they were waiting for her to explain.

But she is also waiting.

Now is really not the time to talk about it.

"No rush." Shi Xiaoai looked across at the other side with an indifferent look in her eyes: "Wait a little longer, they won't be able to jump around for more than two days."

Wang Xiaofeng pulled Cheng Lin, glared at him secretly, and signaled him to shut up.

Seeing that he finally fell silent, she consoled him, "Sister, don't worry. They can't affect our business with just a bowl of rice. Those customers just want something new and fresh. They'll try it once or twice, but if we really talk about regular customers, we still have more returning customers."

After that, she took the initiative to change the subject: "Director Yu came to our stall today and said she wanted to see you. I told her you went to see your brother-in-law, and she asked you to go to the office tomorrow, saying that the district had responded."

This is really good news. Shi Xiaoai was overjoyed when she heard it.

She originally thought she would have to wait a few more days, but she didn't expect the district to respond so quickly.

She nodded in agreement, then looked at Cheng Lin: "Are you going to buy groceries tomorrow?"

Cheng Lin said, "Yes, I have to go buy some meat, and also some vegetables. We don't have much at home."

Shi Xiaoai looked at the sky outside and said, "Let's clean up first and talk while we're cleaning up. It's getting dark early now, and we might not be able to see anything in the shed soon."

After hearing her words, Cheng Lin bit his lip and became obviously more depressed.

Shi Xiaoai didn't look up. As she packed up, she said, "After you sell the stone buns at school tomorrow at noon, you don't have to come over. Just buy something to eat outside, and then ride your bike to go around."

"What are you turning?" Cheng Lin was a little confused.

"I have two things to entrust to you." Shi Xiaoai stood up straight and looked at him.

"First, you should go and see what the situation is like in the nearby villages. I remember that land has been distributed to households here, and many villagers should have started growing vegetables in addition to growing grain.

I saw some villagers carrying baskets of vegetables on their backs on the bus today, taking them to the city. Why don't you go and see what they have? What fresh vegetables are available there, and how much do the prices compare to in the city? Find out all this.

Also, go see if there are many chickens and ducks in the village? What's the price of eggs? Also, ask when the markets are held? If not, go a few times and find out the price of pork. It would be even better if you could find out where to buy pigs."

Hearing this, Cheng Lin hesitated. He asked, "Sister-in-law, we bought all these from Uncle Liu now. What do you mean... we can go around him and buy them from him in the future?"

Shi Xiaoai looked at him and did not deny it.

She said, "It never hurts to ask around and ask about prices. Don't speculate; this has nothing to do with whether or not we go around Uncle Liu. Uncle Liu is helping us out of pure volition and doesn't take any benefits from us. Even if we don't use their stuff, he wouldn't mind, and it saves him a lot of trouble."

We are a small business, so we should save as much as possible. Yunfeng Pavilion is a public institution, and their purchase channels are all public-to-public, so they don’t have a competitive price.”

When she said this, the two of them immediately understood.

Wang Xiaofeng pushed Cheng Lin and said, "Just ask if I tell you to. Why would a kid think so much? I know more than you do. Whatever she says is the truth!"

Cheng Lin felt a little embarrassed by what she said. He dodged to the side, then looked at Shi Xiaoai and said sheepishly, "I didn't mean to not ask. I was just a little curious."

Shi Xiaoai nodded. "It's okay. This business isn't mine. The three of us all have a stake in it. If you have any ideas, just share them and we can discuss them together. Don't keep things to yourself; that's the biggest problem."

She continued, "Xiao Lin, don't be afraid of the hard work. Take a look around these few days to see what the situation is like out there. I really don't have time, so I can only rely on you for this. You're my eyes. Remember, the more we understand the market, the better we can make predictions."

Shi Xiaoai glanced at the opposite side and lowered her voice to say to the two of them, "I'm starting to suspect that the main reason they only sell this kind of rice is probably because they can't get the meat.

We got the meat from the meat processing plant through Uncle Liu, but places like that certainly wouldn't provide meat to private individuals.

I asked you to go around to confirm whether the meat is really not available outside?

Or maybe they just haven't found the channel yet, but they can still buy it if they think of a way.

Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle.

We won’t engage in price wars with them. We will do what we do best, something they can’t imitate or even follow.”

Shi Xiaoai's words instantly cheered up the two of them, and they felt refreshed!

The main thing is that there is someone behind you who learns from you every day and stabs you with a knife while learning. This is really disgusting and it is impossible not to be angry.

You know, at noon today, when they saw the long queue opposite, not only Cheng Lin, but even Wang Xiaofeng started to get annoyed.

Especially after trying the rice bowl opposite and finding it tasted good and was cheap, they both started to worry.

I always feel that although our current varieties taste good, they are indeed not as good as the others in terms of price-performance ratio.

The two of them even secretly discussed that they would talk to Xiao Ai when she came back and see if they should lower the price of the stone buns by a few cents.

And now, they both suddenly understood - why should they compete with them?

As long as you stand high enough, no matter how they act!

Cheng Lin excitedly raised his fist and waved it vigorously, saying, "Sister-in-law, just wait and see. I will definitely check the surrounding area and understand the situation clearly."

Shi Xiaoai smiled and said, "Don't just talk, show me the data."

Then she made her second point.

"Take some time to go see Village Chief Lao. You know Village Chief Lao, right? The one from the fishing village."

Cheng Lin nodded: "I know him. My brother took me there."

"Now that the weather's warm, their village's fishing boats must be able to go out to sea. Go see Village Chief Lao and see if they have any affordable seafood. Fish, shrimp, and shellfish are all fine. It would be even better if they have a long-term supply. By the way, you can also see if there's any good dried fish. If so, buy some."

At this point, Shi Xiaoai sighed: "Actually, it's best for me to choose this matter, but I've been really busy these days."

Cheng Lin quickly said, "Sister-in-law, I'll go first and lead the charge for you. If I find someone suitable, I'll come back and tell you. It will be the same if you go again."

Wang Xiaofeng had been listening quietly at the side, and finally couldn't help but interrupt: "Sister, what new varieties are you going to add?"

Shi Xiaoai smiled and said, "I have this plan, but not now. I have to wait and see."

As the group was talking, they pushed the packed tricycle and started walking back.

As a result, before I even walked into the alley, I heard a commotion inside. The gate of Courtyard No. 1 was crowded with people, and many people were gathered at the gate to watch the excitement.

Shi Xiaoai raised her eyebrows.

Seeing her like this, Wang Xiaofeng came over and said, "Sister, you don't know, our alley has been very lively during the time you were gone."