Chapter 85 Feasibility
Alright, the raw material issue is resolved. Now, it's just a few other trivial matters.
For example, the question of what kind of cup to use to hold it.
"A glass! A glass is pretty, it's transparent, and you can see the color of the malted milk powder and orange powder inside," Xiaotian said first.
When he was in Shanghai, he often drank milk, malted milk powder, and juice made by his family from a glass.
They're so colorful, they look beautiful through the glass.
Xiao Tiantian immediately thought of the set of foreign crystal glasses that her older brother and his friends had sent a few days ago.
It looks so beautiful when it's illuminated by the sun...
But remembering what her older sister had said that day—that she would enshrine such a cup—Xiao Tiantian gave up the idea.
Forget it, let's just use those old glass cups with magpie and double happiness patterns!
Before Xiaotian could even figure out what to say to Yao Shula, Yao Shuli immediately shook her head.
"No, you can't use a glass!"
People won't cherish things that aren't their own.
The glass shattered easily if dropped. Even if one or two broke, my older sister wouldn't scold us, but she'd definitely be upset!
Xiao Tiantian listened and felt that it made some sense.
People don't feel bad about things that aren't their own; those people certainly wouldn't cherish things like they do.
"That's a shame. What else can we use if we don't use a glass?"
"The big blue-rimmed bowl at home?" Xiao Tiantian asked.
Yao Shuli also felt that using the large blue-rimmed bowls used for eating didn't look very nice.
After thinking for a while, Yao Shuli immediately came up with an idea.
"Enamel mugs! Those are great! They're durable; no matter how many times you drop them, at most they'll just get a little chipped."
It may look a bit ugly, but it's absolutely safe.
"Just... be careful when brewing it. Only brew half a cup, not a full cup, otherwise you'll definitely lose money!"
Xiao Tiantian nodded immediately.
Yes, an enamel mug is the best!
It looks quite large. If you feel there's not enough malted milk powder and orange juice inside, you can simply add more water...
As for where the enamel mug came from...
Xiao Tiantian calculated that Shula's house had four enamel mugs that she could use.
In addition, I can take two more from my father's house.
Thinking about this, Xiao Tiantian felt a little regretful.
If only we were in Shanghai, I could go to my grandfather's house and get a few more, and then go to my maternal grandfather's house and get a few more.
I have four homes anyway, so I can take it from any of them...
"Besides the problem with the enamel mug, there's also the problem with the water."
You should use lukewarm water to rinse it! Do you need firewood or coal briquettes to boil water?
All of this should be paid to my older sister.
The older sister is kind to us, she definitely won't ask us for money right away.
"But we must be conscientious! As soon as we earn money, we'll give it to our eldest sister." Yao Shuli continued.
Little Tiantian continued to nod.
That's right, if you think about it carefully, it seems like everything costs money.
Coal briquettes, firewood, and water... all of these cost money.
The two then discussed the pricing issue in private.
The small shop sells soda for two cents, so their prices cannot be higher than the small shop's soda prices.
Setting the price at 15 cents would be more appropriate.
Although they would normally still lose money, the good thing is that they don't have to spend their own money on things like orange powder and malted milk powder...
...
The two discussed until late into the night, finally finishing discussing everything they considered important.
The first thing Xiaotian did after waking up the next day was to tell Yao Shula that she would go to her father's place on Thursday and come back on Friday morning.
"What? You're still worried about your older sister?" Yao Shula smiled and patted Xiao Tiantian's head.
This kid hasn't been going out much lately; he prefers to sit by the door and watch people play ball.
Xiao Tian nodded very seriously.
"Yes, I'll go back to see Dad, and then I'll come back!"
Big sister, don't miss me too much!
Yao Shula tapped Xiao Tiantian's forehead.
He's small in stature but shrewd and full of tricks!
...
When Xiaotian returned home, only Tianlei was there.
Tian Lei is already showing her pregnancy, and she unconsciously supports her lower back when she walks.
She saw Xiaotian return, and although she was not happy, she still had to put on a smile.
"Tian Tian's back! Auntie's made you some milk..."
"You sit there and don't move. If I want to drink it, I'll have someone else make it for me."
Don't blame me if you accidentally fall or bump into something.
Just pretend I didn't come back!
After saying that, Xiaotian rushed into the kitchen.
He remembered that his older brother and his family brought a lot of things when they came from Shanghai, including malted milk powder, orange powder, and cans of tea and coffee.
Those are all for Dad...
Xiao Tiantian collected a whole bunch of things and then put them in a cardboard box.
Even Tian Lei, sitting on the sofa, felt a pang of sympathy upon seeing this.
Every time he comes back, he rummages through the house, taking away all the good things.
But he couldn't say anything, since those things were sent over by an old man from Shanghai.
"Tian Tian, that coffee... you can't drink it!" Tian Lei couldn't help but speak up as she watched Xiao Tian Tian put an unopened can of coffee into the box.
Xiao Tiantian glanced at the coffee, then at Tian Lei, and then used a stool to step on it to take down a box of sugar cubes that was placed on top and put it into the box.
"You can't drink either!" Xiao Tiantian chuckled.
“But your dad drinks it!” Tian Lei immediately said.
Little Tiantian snorted.
"Grandpa doesn't let Dad drink coffee. Grandpa says tea is more suitable for Dad!"
After saying that, Xiaotian pushed the box forcefully into her room and closed the door.
Tian Lei tried her best not to get angry.
I mustn't get angry now, I absolutely mustn't get angry. It's not worth getting angry with this little brat.
When Lao Lei comes back tonight, I'll tell him all this.
It's one thing to bring baby formula and malted milk powder normally, but now they're bringing coffee too...
She didn't believe that Xiao Tiantian drank it on his own; it must have been the family who took money to take care of him who instigated it...
Hmph, they're just country bumpkins from a small town, they can't stand up to anyone, they just try to take advantage of others!
...
That evening, after Secretary Lei returned from get off work, Tian Lei was thinking of taking some time before going to bed to talk to him about this matter.
But what she didn't expect was that Xiao Tiantian had already informed Secretary Lei about the matter at the dinner table.
"Dad, I came back this time because I have something to tell you." Little Tiantian said while eating, looking at Secretary Lei seriously.
Secretary Lei smiled. What big deal could this kid possibly have?
"Come on, tell Daddy what's wrong?"
"I took the milk powder, malted milk powder, orange powder, and coffee from home!" Xiao Tiantian said earnestly.
"Take it if you want... Why are you taking the coffee?" Secretary Lei asked, a little puzzled.
"I want to sell things for money, Dad! I want to sell some things!" Xiao Tiantian continued.
Secretary Lei...
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