"Mother, even you are making fun of me. I'm going crazy from all the questions from the aunties and grandmas," Lin Fengshou said helplessly.
Song Anxin: "Alright, Mother will stop laughing. To be honest, Fengshou, if you have your eye on any girl, just tell Mother. You're still too young to get married too early, but we can make an engagement first."
When this topic came up, Lin Fengshou became embarrassed again: "I know, Mother, I don't have that idea yet."
It's better not to have that idea yet, otherwise she'll have to go and raise money for the bride price again. Raising a child is not easy. Song Anxin silently wiped away a tear of bitterness in her heart.
"Mom, we only brought a basket of salted duck eggs. Are you worried that no one will buy them when we set up the stall?" Lin Fengnian asked.
Song Anxin shook her head: "Mother doesn't plan to set up a stall to sell."
Selling items one by one at a stall is not only time-consuming, but you also don't necessarily have a chance of selling them all.
In ancient times, this egg was a delicacy, and ordinary families would only eat it during festivals or when a woman was in postpartum confinement.
She put in so much effort and used so much salt, so naturally the price wouldn't be low; ordinary people probably couldn't afford it.
Therefore, he plans to sell his products in restaurants, and partnering with restaurants in the county is the best sales channel.
Lin Fengshou asked, puzzled, "Mother, if we don't set up a stall, how are we going to sell these duck eggs?"
Song Anxin told the two children to follow her. They walked through the bustling street to a fork in the road. Right next to the fork was Tianxuan Restaurant, the largest restaurant in Ningdu County. The restaurant had two floors and looked very grand on this street.
It wasn't lunchtime yet, so the spacious restaurant hall was quite empty, with only a few waiters wiping tables and cleaning.
Song Anxin led the two children inside.
"You guys hurry up, the guests will be here for dinner soon, and we can't afford to lose your wages if we delay them."
The voice sounded so familiar. Song Anxin and the others looked in the direction of the voice and found that it was Lin Gangzi from the same village.
He was wearing a slightly faded robe and was standing there directing the waiters in the shop to work. Two other waiters were standing next to him, helping him direct the people.
He was standing to the side of the door, which blocked Song Anxin and her group from seeing him from the outside.
When Song Anxin saw his handsome eyebrows furrow, she knew he really disliked Lin Gangzi. Not only did he look down on people, but he also always had that lecherous look on his face when looking at women.
Lin Gangzi was also surprised to see Song Anxin and the others come in, as was Lin Fengnian.
Lin Fengshou asked directly, "Brother Gangzi, aren't you in charge in the county? What are you doing here?"
Lin Gangzi put his hands behind his back, raised his head, and said, "I don't like the thing my parents asked me to do before."
My uncle has some connections with the owner of Tianxuan Restaurant. Since the owner saw that I was educated, he asked me to come here and learn how to manage the restaurant from him.
"Aunties, haven't you come to the wrong place? This is the largest restaurant in Ningdu County, not a place for people like you."
Don't think that just because they've changed into new clothes they can't tell they're poor. Country folk are still country folk; their coarse cloth can't compare to his long robe.
The two waiters immediately responded, "Brother Gangzi, do you know these people?"
Lin Gangzi reluctantly replied, "Well, we don't have much of a relationship with people from the same village."
The two waiters immediately looked at them with disdain.
Song Anxin felt that Lin Gangzi's eyes were practically rolling to the sky, and those two waiters were just sycophants everywhere.
However, he had important business to attend to and didn't have time to argue with this scumbag.
Lin Fengnian and Lin Fengshou looked embarrassed after Lin Gangzi's words. This was indeed not a place for them. Just as they were about to tell their mother to leave, they heard their mother speak calmly.
"I've come here to discuss a business deal with your manager. Could you please come out and talk to him?"
Lin Gangzi laughed when he heard this, a hint of sarcasm in his eyes. A rough, uncouth country woman actually wanted to do business with the manager of the No. 1 Restaurant? She was really asking for trouble.
He needs to have a good talk with the girls in the Red Mansion tonight, so they can have some fun too.
He said, "Auntie, this isn't a place for you to boast in the village. The shopkeeper is busy and doesn't have time for you. You should go back to where you came from."
The two waiters standing nearby also sneered, "That's right, you're just a country woman, yet you dare to talk business with our boss? It's laughable."
Lin Fengnian and Fengshou were annoyed when they saw them mocking their mother. Lin Fengshou was about to argue with them when Song Anxin stopped him.
Song Anxin wasn't angry. She had also experienced a lot of cold shoulders and ridicule when she started her own business. If she couldn't even hold her temper, how could she grow and become stronger in the future?
She said calmly, "Are you sure you can stand up for your boss and turn people away? My business is unique in town."
A rather thin waiter wiping the table on the other side said:
"Brother Gangzi, why don't we call the shopkeeper out? It wouldn't be good if we messed up the owner's business."
Lin Gangzi's expression softened slightly, just as another waiter beside him said, "Go away, Brother Gangzi is the second manager of our Tianxuan Restaurant."
The owner will eventually hand over the restaurant to Gangzi to manage. Gangzi is a man of his word; how could this poor woman possibly have any business to discuss with the manager?
Lin Gangzi immediately put on airs after being flattered, saying, "Auntie, did you hear that? Goodbye, don't come back."
As Song Anxin and her two sons emerged from Tianxuan Restaurant, Lin Fenghe said angrily:
"Mom, why didn't you let me say it just now? That Gangzi is really awful. He looked down on us when we were in school, and he still does this now."
We're from the same village, after all. Not only did they not help us, but they even brought that waiter along to bully us.
Lin Fengnian also looked angry. Song Anxin said, "Arguing with them is useless. He is determined not to let us see the manager. Why waste words on such people?"
Lin Fengshou added, "Mother, don't worry, there's more than one restaurant in the county. We can try other ones."
Our "Rich and Delicious Eggs" taste so good, I'm sure someone will appreciate them.
Song Anxin nodded and said, "That's exactly what Mother meant too."
In business, you have to never give up.
In the blink of an eye, the mother and her two children arrived at the second largest restaurant in the county, "Junyue Restaurant".
Without the obstruction of a petty person like Lin Gangzi, Song Anxin met the restaurant manager smoothly.
The manager of Junyue Restaurant was surnamed Meng. Manager Meng then ate one of the salted duck eggs that had been cut in half.
His expression immediately changed as he asked, "May I ask how this lady is addressed? And what kind of food is this? How can duck eggs be made like this?"
Song Anxin smiled businesslike and said, "My husband's surname is Lin, so you can just call me Second Sister-in-law Lin."
These duck eggs were pickled using my secret recipe, and I gave them the nice name "Prosperous and Oily Eggs."
Manager Meng quickly praised, "'Wealthy and Prosperous Eggs,' excellent! The meaning is very auspicious, and the guests will surely like it."
"Sister-in-law Lin, name your price and I'll buy this recipe."
Song Anxin smiled and shook her head, saying, "I don't sell recipes. Since Manager Meng thinks my food is feasible, how about we discuss a business deal?"
This will ensure that Manager Meng makes a fortune.
Manager Meng said with great interest, "Please tell me, Sister-in-law Lin."
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