"Sister Xiaoguo!"

Ruyi saw Xiaoguo first, and Xiaoguo saw Ruyi and greeted her happily.

"As one wishes!"

The others also greeted her, and Xiaoguo talked to them enthusiastically.

At this moment, Qin Anming was already entangled by Zhuangzhuang. He saw Xiaoguo, but he couldn't say hello to her because Zhuangzhuang kept chattering about his recent situation, what he had eaten and done, how much Dahei and Xiaobai had grown, how much Benben and Feifei had eaten, how many duck eggs and eggs had been accumulated, and that his mother had made an oven to bake moon cakes filled with salted egg yolks...

Qin Anming did not feel impatient and listened to Zhuangzhuang's words patiently. Although they were all trivial matters, Qin Anming still found it very interesting and his eyes were full of doting when he looked at Zhuangzhuang.

Ruyi came over, put her arm around Xiaoguo, took her to the side, and carefully tapped Zhuangzhuang's area.

"What are you doing? Why are you dressing Zhuangzhuang like this?"

As she spoke, Ruyi covered her mouth and giggled. The sturdy outfit was really pleasing to the eye.

After hearing this, Xiaoguo resisted the urge to roll his eyes and turned around to look at Ruyi helplessly, "It's not me at all. He dressed up like this just to see his uncle."

After hearing this, Ruyi burst into laughter. Qin Anming heard the noise and turned back to look at the two of them curiously, asking what was going on. The two of them shook their heads at the same time, indicating that nothing was wrong!

Ruyi and Xiaoguo spoke quietly, so no one else could hear their conversation except the two of them.

Zhuangzhuang saw that his uncle didn't take it seriously, so he raised his hand and turned Qin Anming's head back, letting him continue to look at him.

Only then was she satisfied, and she continued to chatter, "Uncle, have you practiced calligraphy recently? Have you forgotten it? Don't be careless..."

Qin Anming sat down holding Zhuangzhuang and continued to listen carefully to Zhuangzhuang's recent situation. Not to mention, Zhuangzhuang had gained a lot of weight during this period, and it was really hard for Qin Anming to stand and hold him all the time!

Xiaoguo glanced at the two of them, then turned around and chatted with Ruyi.

"How are you? Are you tired lately?"

Xiao Guo carefully observed the expressions of each of them, wondering if they could handle it.

After hearing this, Ruyi's face lit up with joy, and she said happily to Xiaoguo, "It's okay to be tired. If everyone shares a little, it won't feel that tiring!"

Xiaoguo saw that the joy on Ruyi's face was genuine and believed that they should adapt well.

"Sister Xiaoguo, do you know how much our daily turnover is?"

Then Ruyi secretly leaned over to Xiaoguo's ear and asked a question, her tone filled with an irrepressible smile.

Xiaoguo could guess from Ruyi's expression that it was a considerable income, but he still showed a thoughtful look on his face, and finally hesitantly spit out a conservative number.

"Twenty taels?"

Xiaoguo said a medium number, but unexpectedly Ruyi chuckled and said mysteriously that she would let Xiaoguo double it.

Xiaoguo's heart skipped a beat. No way, forty taels?!

Ruyi nodded frantically, "This is net profit after deducting the cost of ingredients, labor, and taxes!"

When Ruyi first learned about this from Uncle Xu, she was so excited that she couldn't sleep well that night. If she continued like this, she would be able to expand soon. Then she could buy the shop next door and connect them into one. With a bigger shop, more people would dine in! Wouldn't she be able to make a fortune?

Thinking of this, Ruyi wanted to grab Xiaoguo and dance with her. She felt more and more grateful to Xiaoguo. If it weren't for her, let alone making money, she might have even pawned the noodle shop left by her father in order to survive!

Xiaoguo didn't know what the other party was thinking. If she knew, she would definitely not admit it. After all, Malatang was not Xiaoguo's original invention, and they were the ones running the store by themselves. She didn't help much. If anyone really wanted to take credit, it wouldn't be hers!

The others were busy, some were restocking the dishes, some were cleaning the table, and Uncle Xu was clacking away on his abacus, calculating the morning's income.

Xiaoguo suddenly remembered the jar in her arms, "Ruyi, have you eaten the popcorn my brother brought back last time?"

"I ate it, it was delicious, fragrant and a little sweet. I grabbed a lot to eat!"

When Ruyi heard Xiaoguo talking about popcorn, she had a lot to say to Xiaoguo, saying how fragrant and sweet it was and how she just wanted to eat it when she was free.

Xiaoguo laughed a few times. Ruyi was so cute. Like Zhuangzhuang, she loved snacks.

Fu'er next to her said, "Sister Xiaoguo, I ate it last time too. The popcorn was really delicious!"

"Yes, that's right!"

Linglong and Xiaocui took over the conversation and agreed. Even Uncle Xu raised his head from his abacus and said, "At my age, I also like to eat."

Uncle Xu didn’t like snacks at first, but after he put a few in his mouth that day, the more he chewed, the more delicious they became, and he became addicted to them.

Xiao Guo nodded, put the pot in her arms on the table, and said with a smile, "I have brought the raw materials for you. Eat as much as you want."

Seeing how much they like eating, Xiaoguo was also very happy. This time she brought a lot, enough for them to eat for a while.

Ruyi asked Fu'er to move the food to the kitchen and stir-fry it when she had time.

Fu'er sighed, then happily carried the altar back to the kitchen. She really loved eating popcorn!

Xiaoguo briefly told her the production method, which was very simple.

Ruyi remembered it as soon as she heard it. She really didn’t expect it to be so simple. She will make a hot pot of it tonight.

Zhuangzhuang on the side finally let Qin Anming go and stopped hugging him. Instead, he held Qin Anming's big hand and came to Xiaoguo.

"My dear, did you tell your uncle that you made a grill?"

The little guy asked his mother for confirmation, his face full of anxiety. He had just told his uncle that his mother had a barbecue stove at home, but his uncle obviously didn't believe it.

So he anxiously dragged Qin Anming over to verify and asked Xiaoguo to tell him whether what he said was true!

Before Xiaoguo could say anything, Ruyi was furious and yelled, "Sister Xiaoguo, did you really make a grill yourself?!"

Xiaoguo was confused. Why did they react so strongly? It's just building a grill, that's not that difficult.

He nodded with a confused look on his face, admitting that he had made the oven thing, but now it was the others who were confused.

Ruyi held her chin and looked at Xiaoguo in horror, "Sister Xiaoguo, is there anything you can't do?"

Qin Anming was also shocked. Xiaoguo's skills were getting better and better. He could even use an oven.

"Yeah, it's not difficult!"

Xiaoguo was surprised once again. She really didn't know why they were so surprised. There were so many barbecue stoves on the street. Just last time she went to a snack shop, almost every shop had at least one. What was so new about this?

"Xiao Guo, how did you do that?"

Hearing Qin Anming's question, Xiaoguo gave an ambiguous answer, saying that he saw someone do it last time and he figured it out after watching for a while.

The others had no doubts either, and after listening to their explanation, they realized that all the barbecue ovens in the county were made by chefs who specialized in making barbecue ovens.

Xiaoguo suddenly realized that this was the case. The ovens were not made by themselves, but there were workers who specialized in making ovens. Perhaps they were worried that the seal would not be good, resulting in uneven coloring of the baked goods.

Xiaoguo was a little worried about the oven she made. She thought, why not go back and bake some bread herself? She might as well wait until the mooncakes are ready and the oven doesn't work!