Xia Hecai followed his parents back to the old house, carrying large and small bags, muttering complaints: "Mom, this second son is really too much. You and Dad don't do anything about it. How can he just come home like this?"
He was hoping that his parents would help him out after moving into his second brother's house, but his mother's fighting power was so weak that she not only didn't move into his second brother's house, but she didn't get a single penny.
He was resentful. His parents had three sons, so why was he the only one supporting them?
Old Mrs. Xia was already in a bad mood, and her eldest son's constant nagging only made her more annoyed. She angrily shouted at Xia Hecai, "Control? How can I control him? Do you think my second son will listen to me? I've raised this son for nothing."
"Sigh, your mother is right. The second son is completely controlled by his wife and doesn't care about us old folks at all," Old Man Xia sighed. If he had known this would happen, he would never have let Zhang Hongyan into the Xia family.
Old Man Xia felt that his second son had no backbone at all. A grown man being controlled by a woman and not feeling ashamed, but he obviously forgot that he himself was also completely controlled by Old Lady Xia.
Xia Hecai's eyes flashed with resentment, and he said in a sinister tone, "Are we just going to let it go like this? The second brother is such a scoundrel. He only cares about eating and drinking well, and he's not afraid of his intestines rotting."
Grandma Xia rolled her eyes: "What's your rush? Didn't I tell you that your second son would give me and your father 5 yuan a month for our retirement? If he doesn't give us the money, I'll go to his house and make a scene."
She's starting to regret separating the second wife's family. If she hadn't separated the family, no matter how much money the second son's family makes, they would still have to hand it over to her.
It's too late to say anything now. Jia Shun is about to get married, so she needs to find a way to get more money from her uncle. It's not unreasonable for an uncle to help his nephew, is it?
On the other side, Xia Heping had no idea what his mother was planning. If he did know, he would only feel sad and helpless. He could accept that his parents were scheming against him because he wanted to live a better life, since supporting his parents was a matter of course. But he could not accept that his parents were scheming against him for the sake of his eldest nephew.
The older brother is still alive and well, so why should he, as an uncle, take care of his nephew? He has his own children.
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Soon, Xia Qingqing received the recipe written by Zhang Hongyan herself. Looking at the neat handwriting, she smiled. It seemed that her mother hadn't forgotten to study while she was away from home.
You should know that in the past, Zhang Hongyan's letters to her required the use of pinyin for more complex characters, but now she can write them completely without pinyin.
During a break, Xia Qingqing and Song Ze went to the transport team to find Yuan Xin.
Yuan Xin had been waiting anxiously for news from Song Ze, worried about how much money he would lose if he missed even one day.
Although Yuanxin's salary is not low and he can earn some extra money on the side, who can earn more money? A few days ago, he earned a month's salary just from those chili sauces.
If you can start making your own hot sauce, the profits will only be higher.
As Yuan Xin was lost in thought, he heard his colleague's voice: "Xiao Yuan, someone outside is looking for you. They say they are your friend."
Upon hearing from his colleague that a friend was looking for him outside, Yuan Xin's first thought was that Song Ze had arrived, and he hurriedly ran out.
Song Ze looked at Yuan Xin, who was running past in a hurry, and said with a smile, "Xin, I have good news for you. Aunt Zhang has agreed to sell the formula to you."
"That's great!" Yuan Xin was overjoyed and hugged Song Ze tightly.
Song Ze pushed him away in resistance: "What are you doing? My girlfriend is here. Mind your image."
"You stingy guy," Yuan Xin muttered, then felt a little embarrassed when he saw Xia Qingqing smiling at him out of the corner of his eye.
"Hey, Qingqing, I'll go back and get the money for you right away." He didn't know Song Ze would come to see him today, so he didn't bring any money with him.
"No rush, just bring it to us when you have time," Xia Qingqing said, taking a slightly rough notebook out of her bag and handing it to Yuan Xin.
Yuan Xin was taken aback and asked in confusion, "What is this?"
"What else could it be? A chili sauce recipe, written by Aunt Zhang herself," Song Ze said, raising an eyebrow.
Yuan Xin took the workbook with a somewhat complicated expression. He flipped through a few pages at random. The handwriting was a bit childish, with each character written stroke by stroke as if by a child. However, each character was written neatly and carefully, which was enough to show that the writer had put in the effort.
Not only did it contain the recipe for the chili sauce, but every single step was also clearly recorded. Yuan Xin became more and more satisfied as he read on; it was much more detailed than he had imagined. He couldn't wait to try it out.
After Yuan Xin finished his inspection, Xia Qingqing took out a contract from her bag: "If there are no problems, let's sign the contract first. You can give the money to Aze later."
Given Yuan Xin's relationship with Song Ze, she wasn't worried that Yuan Xin would cheat her out of the 500 yuan, but the ownership of the chili sauce recipe still needed to be clarified, and she had written all the details in the contract.
Yuan Xin hadn't expected Xia Qingqing to be so meticulous, but then he thought about how she was a top student from Beijing University and realized it was perfectly normal, so he readily signed the contract.
The contract was made in duplicate, and Xia Qingqing gave one copy to Yuan Xin.
Yuan Xin excitedly clutched the notebook in his hand: "Thanks! I have to go to work now, but I'll treat you to a meal next time."
"Then it's settled. I'm waiting for your meal," Song Ze said, and drove Xia Qingqing away after finishing his business.
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Yuan Xin quickly started his own chili sauce business.
He went to a remote rural area to buy the raw materials needed for chili sauce. Small fish and shrimp cost 20 cents per pound, and chili peppers cost 10 cents per pound.
The people in that village were generally poor, and when they heard that these little things used to feed chickens and ducks could actually be sold for money, they were all happy to sell them to Yuan Xin.
Oil and seasonings can be bought on the black market; he has built up some connections there over the years.
With a stable supply, Yuan Xin secretly rented another house and started making chili sauce.
He dared not let his family know that he was running a chili sauce business. Nowadays, many people avoid doing business like the plague. If his parents knew that he dared to secretly run a business, they would definitely scold him to death.
Yuan Xin was too busy to handle both receiving the goods and making the chili sauce by himself, so he eventually pulled Song Ze along to help.
He knew that Song Ze really wanted to make money, so during the summer vacation, he partnered with Song Ze to resell goods and made a fortune.
Song Ze never refused any job that could earn money, and he would go to the house that Yuan Xin rented whenever he had time.
Zhang Hongyan provided very detailed steps and recipes. At first, the two of them didn't quite get the heat right, and the taste was a little off. But after making it a few more times, the taste was almost identical to Zhang Hongyan's.
Yuan Xin later became a wholesaler, selling the chili sauce directly on the black market. Some of his colleagues from the transportation team also got their goods from him. Since everyone travels all over the country, it's quite easy for them to sell something.
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