Chapter 70 Opening
Gu Yan is not as optimistic as Gu Zhao.
His brows were furrowed at this moment. Facing his sister who looked so pitiful, he keenly realized that there seemed to be a big problem hidden in this. He didn't know what his aunt's family had done to Niu Niu.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Niu Niu couldn't help but started crying again.
After she came to this family, her mother was kind and her father loved her, and her two brothers were also very good to her. She was really afraid that her eldest brother would think she was a bad kid who would say bad things about others behind their backs.
When his sister started crying, Gu Yan was so panicked that he didn't know where to put his hands and feet. He could only swallow his words "don't talk about gossip behind people's backs" and said:
"Niuniu didn't say bad things about people behind their backs. Niuniu was just saying what she really thought. Niuniu is a good kid. If she doesn't like something, she doesn't like it. This kind of thing can't be faked."
Niuniu, with tears still on her face, raised her head and looked at her brother stupidly: "Really?"
Although Gu Yan felt sorry for her, he still wanted her to understand the principles of dealing with people, so he said, "Niuniu, if you don't like what your aunt said, you can tell us, but you can't tell outsiders, understand?"
"Why?" Niu Niu was puzzled.
Gu Yan said: "Because we are your family, we will do our best to protect you, but if outsiders hear these words, they might turn around and tell your aunt, and your aunt will bear a grudge."
Niuniu understood, nodded, and said, "I don't tell bad things to outsiders. I only tell my family."
Gu Yan was just about to breathe a sigh of relief.
Niuniu asked again: "Can you tell all the family members? Big sister, little sister, big cousin, second cousin? Uncle, third uncle? Grandpa and grandma?"
Gu Yan was stunned. He couldn't tell Niuniu that family relationships can be good or bad, and not everyone wants you to be well. He could only find another way and asked Niuniu, "Why do you want to say bad things about your aunt to so many people?"
Niu Niu shook her head.
Gu Zhao took the opportunity to stretch his head over and whispered, "I'll accompany you to say bad things about my aunt!"
His eyes sparkled with excitement of finally finding an ally, and he held Niuniu's hand and talked to her for three days and three nights.
"My aunt always looks at my dad with creepy eyes!"
"My uncle-in-law looks at my mother in a strange way!"
"My second cousin has a pair of sneaky eyes. I always feel like he wants to steal my wooden horse toy!"
The child didn’t understand what “covet” meant, but he instinctively sensed the strange looks in his aunt’s family.
Gu Yan couldn't help but cover his forehead. He felt that all his hard work during the day was in vain. The more he tried to educate them, the more bad things they said.
However, because of Niu Niu's unusual reaction, he still secretly mentioned it to Zhang Yuniang.
Liu Xiaoru and Zhang Yunniang were both action-oriented. They spent only one day renovating the shop. The custom-made doorfront was not even ready yet, but they started doing business the next day.
Although they are anxious, there are people who are more anxious.
When I opened the door early in the morning, someone was already waiting outside.
"It's really killing me. What on earth do you use to make the marinated food at home? It started to smell good yesterday afternoon. My husband couldn't sleep all night after smelling it. He urged me to come buy some early in the morning."
The woman who was speaking was wearing a fine cotton dress without a patch on it, and it was obvious that she came from a well-off family.
After she entered the shop and smelled the stronger aroma of food, an intoxicated look appeared on her face.
"I had already eaten breakfast, and I couldn't help swallowing my saliva as soon as I came in." The woman said generously.
Neither Liu Xiaoru nor Zhang Yunniang had ever done business, but they both understood the principle of opening a door to welcome customers, and they immediately and enthusiastically pulled the woman aside to introduce themselves to the guests.
"Oh, you have quite a lot of this stuff at home. Weigh some braised tofu for me. My husband likes to eat it with wine." The woman said with a smile.
Liu Xiaoru quickly picked up some dried tofu with clean chopsticks and placed it on the oil paper, saying, "Guest, would you like to take a look at my braised chicken? It tastes really good."
The woman hesitated when she heard this. The men and children in her family really liked to eat braised chicken, but she came here just to test the waters.
Dried tofu is not expensive, but a chicken is not cheap. If it doesn’t taste good, you will lose a lot of money.
Just at this moment, Niuniu came running over and hugged Zhang Yunniang's legs: "Mom, let me help you! Do you want me to entertain the guests?"
The little girl looked like she really wanted to help, and the woman couldn't help but laugh. She said, "Little sister, you are so old, and you are so sensible."
Niuniu stretched out a hand and said softly, "Aunt, I'm five years old."
Liu Xiaoru picked up a roast chicken from the side, tore off a chicken leg and handed it to Niu Niu.
Niuniu was almost confused by the aroma of food that fell from the sky, but she managed to stay calm, shook her head and said, "Aunt Liu, this is to be sold for money, I can't eat it."
Liu Xiaoru said, "Eat it. Your two brothers have already eaten it. You worked so hard to clean the shop yesterday. This is what you deserve."
Niuniu turned to look at Zhang Yuniang, who smiled and nodded, saying, "It's okay, eat, and it won't happen again."
Zhang Yunniang didn't want to let the children eat the food sold in the store, but Liu Xiaoru insisted that the children had worked hard yesterday, and the weak-willed Gu Zhao took the chicken leg and ran away. If she didn't let Niuniu eat now, it would be considered partiality.
After getting her mother's approval, Niu Niu stretched out her hands to take the fragrant chicken leg, her big eyes shining brightly at this time.
Her mouth was not big, so even if she took a big bite with all her strength, it would only be a small wound on the big chicken leg.
The little girl's face was full of intoxication and obsession, and the happiness that she showed without any performance could not be faked.
The woman who was still hesitating and struggling swallowed her saliva. She seemed to be inspired by the devil. She threw all her rationality and calmness behind her. She turned around and said to Liu Xiaoru, "I want a roast chicken."
Seeing such a big business suddenly coming, Liu Xiaoru immediately broke into a huge smile on her face.
After the woman left, Liu Xiaoru ran to Niuniu, picked up the child, kissed her hard on the cheek, and praised: "A good start, Niuniu is really our little lucky star!"
Niu Niu looked at Aunt Liu's excited expression and smiled foolishly.
Not to mention that the woman looked confused, in fact Liu Xiaoru was also confused. Niu Niu ate so deliciously that just by looking at her, one could not help but feel that the food this child was eating must be the most delicious food in the world.
After the woman, another guest walked in, just as Niu Niu had not finished eating her chicken leg.
"Braised chicken, I want a braised chicken, the same kind this kid is eating!" the customer said without any hesitation.
On the first day of opening, the portions of various foods prepared were not large, with only five braised chickens in total. While Niu Niu was eating chicken legs, they were all sold out in one go. Even the ones without chicken legs were bought by customers.
But the other braised dishes did not sell out so quickly. By the afternoon, most of the ingredients were still left.
Braised food is only sold for one day. The next day’s braised food not only tastes bad but also easily spoils.
Both Zhang Yunniang and Liu Xiaoru were determined not to sell overnight braised food, and those that could not be sold on the same day would have to be consumed by themselves.
So much leftover braised food naturally becomes a big problem.
Zhang Yunniang thought that business would be good, but she didn't expect that she might have to spend all the food on the first day of opening. Yuanbao Street is a bit remote after all, and it has just started, so it has not attracted enough repeat customers.
Liu Xiaoru also frowned. She looked at Niuniu who was still playing in the mud with Gu Zhao in the yard. Suddenly, she felt lucky and said, "I have an idea!"
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