Xuehua saw someone approaching from the doorway and quickly went to greet them, smiling as she said, "Brother Sanwang, it's you! What brings you here? Why didn't you bring Sister Ruyan with you?"
Sanwang hadn't expected his affair with Ruyan to become such a hot topic, as if the whole village knew about it. He then became embarrassed and said, "No, Ruyan has her own things to do. How could she wander around with me like that?"
Xuehua led Sanwang into Wang Daikui's house. Since Xuehua took care of him, Wang Daikui had become very energetic. When he saw Sanwang, he was very attentive: "Oh, Sanwang, aren't you the one who delivers cold noodles to the big restaurant in town? What brings you to our house today?"
"Uncle Wang, this is tea made by my mother. Our tea shop is about to open, so my mother asked me to bring this tea over and give it to everyone to try."
Wang Daikui loved brewing tea in a pot. Upon hearing that it was tea leaves, he exclaimed happily, "Oh my, your mother is really capable. She even knew I loved tea leaves and sent me some. Xuehua, quickly brew a pot of the tea your aunt sent and have a taste."
Xuehua had a very fair complexion and a tall, slender figure; anyone would want to take a second look. Sanwang smiled and asked, "Does Xuehua have a boyfriend now?"
Wang Daikui coughed twice and said, "Our Xuehua doesn't have a girlfriend yet, but if you, you rascal, don't have one, I might consider making our Xuehua your wife."
Sanwang's face flushed red instantly, and Xuehua also became much more uncomfortable. She grabbed Wang Daikui and said, "Dad, what are you saying? Don't I, Sanwang, already have Ruyan? Why are you still saying this?"
Wang Daikui didn't say anything. The tea was brewed, and he handed a cup to Sanwang, saying, "You should try some too. I can tell from your mother's tea that it tastes good. But if such good tea could be brewed with spring water, the effect would be even better."
Judging from the way Wang Daikui drank tea and the way he poured it, he knew that Wang Daikui not only knew how to drink alcohol, but also had some skill in drinking tea. If he could learn even a little bit of knowledge from him, it would be a worthwhile trip.
"Hmm, not bad. The tea soup is clear and bright, and it has an earthy flavor. However, if you add some rose petals from the mountains as a garnish, it will definitely be a fine tea!"
Sanwang nodded: "Thank you, Uncle Wang. I will definitely tell my mother about your method, and then I will pick rose petals from the mountain and add them in!"
Liang Shuyan took out the work clothes she had made and handed them to Ruyan.
"Try these on, they're our work clothes. Wear them and we'll go to town!"
Considering the issue of catching the cart, she hesitated for a moment, then said, "If we don't take San Kui with us, there will be no one to drive our donkey cart. Why don't we wait a bit and let San Wang come back, then we can go together!"
Upon hearing this, Ruyan nodded happily: "Yes, Auntie, Sanwang should be back soon!"
Just then, Sanwang returned. Seeing Ruyan and his mother wearing white clothes, he curiously stepped forward to examine them: "Oh my, Mother, is this the work uniform you asked Grandma to make? There's even our Jin's Tea House logo on the sleeves!"
Ruyan said somewhat embarrassedly, "This, this is all because Grandma's cooking is so good, so, so..."
Liang Shuyan burst into laughter: "It's not that your grandma's handiwork is so good, the key is that our Ruyan is beautiful. Not only is her face beautiful, but her body is also one in a hundred."
Ruyan was so flattered she didn't know what to say, and Sanwang, a little embarrassed, said, "Mother!"
"By the way, you asked me to find out their opinions. Two people gave their opinions. One was Aunt Jiao, who said it would be better if some sugar were added to the tea. Uncle Lizheng scolded her for it, saying that sugar was too expensive."
Liang Shuyan thought for a moment and said, "Sugar, sweet, everyone's taste is different. If we separate some and add a little sugar, would it be better? Why don't we try making some first, and then send some to your Aunt Jiao as well? Also, does anyone have any suggestions?"
"Uncle Wang, his opinion is also quite strange. He said that if we pick wild rose petals from the mountain and add them in, wouldn't it create a special flavor?"
Liang Shuyan then burst into laughter: "As expected, you really do love tea. You even know this. Okay, we can pick a lot of these. But there don't seem to be many rose petals. Why don't we send Chunyan and Chunhua to the mountain to check first? If we can pick some, we'll figure something out."
Sanwang hadn't rested yet, and he was going to town with Liang Shuyan again. However, when he saw Ruyan, he smiled with relief.
"Mother, should I wear this work uniform?"
Grandma Jin came out with a work uniform and gently draped it over Sanwang's shoulders: "Oh, it fits perfectly. This rascal, he's grown so tall in less than a year. He's only grown taller, but he hasn't gotten fat!"
"If you gain weight, will Ruyan like it?"
Liang Shuyan's words made Ruyan blush. Sanwang put on his work clothes, sat on the donkey cart, and said with a smile, "Mother, let's go. It's getting late. Let me rest for a while when we get to town."
Liang Shuyan smiled and said, "Okay, I got it. You went to deliver the goods this morning. You haven't told your mother what the market price of cold noodles is like now."
Sanwang then told Liang Shuyan everything that had happened at the restaurant in the past few days. Liang Shuyan raised her eyebrows: "What? Such a big thing happened, why didn't you say so earlier?"
"Mother, what's wrong? The restaurant business is failing. Can we find another restaurant and continue our cooperation?"
Liang Shuyan wasn't worried about losing her cold noodles; if the restaurant business failed, she would talk to Manager Yu and try to raise money to take over the restaurant!
In Sanwang's view, this was an extremely risky matter. Even Manager Yu was losing money every day, with no income. The only income he had was not enough to pay the landlord's rent. What was wrong with his mother? Why did she want to take over Qiongxianlou?
"Mother, didn't we say we'd build a house once the tea workshop made money? Why are we taking over this restaurant? It's losing money every day! We absolutely can't take on this hot potato. If we lose money, we'll wipe out our entire fortune!"
Liang Shuyan closed her eyes and said calmly, "Don't worry about this. Mother will naturally find a way to revive this restaurant. Perhaps, it will become the biggest restaurant in our town!"
Once you arrive in town, the market entrance is the busiest place, making it the perfect spot to promote your message.
Just as the group was about to unload the goods from the donkey cart, a yamen runner walked towards them, shouting, "Go away, go away! Setting up stalls here is not allowed now!"
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