"Oh, Guoqing was such a good boy, and now he's gone just like that."
"Yulan is also unlucky. She has such a shameless mother-in-law and a man who can't handle anything, and now she has lost her son."
"That old woman Zhao is truly heartless! That was her own grandson! They completely ignored him and let him die of illness. If I were in her shoes, I would have gotten a divorce too!"
...
As Jiang Qiaoqiao got closer, she realized that the people gathered there weren't there to see the commotion at her house, but rather to see the commotion at the Wang family's house next door.
Zheng Yulan, dressed in plain white, was burning paper money and crying her heart out in front of the Wang family's house with an iron basin. She kept saying that her son was gone and that she wanted to divorce Wang Dacheng, cursing Wang Dacheng and Aunt Zhao to die a horrible death!
That day, when Zheng Yulan said she wanted a divorce, she was still thinking that even though Guoqing's illness was cured, it probably wouldn't be so easy to get Aunt Zhao and Wang Dacheng to agree to the divorce.
I never expected Zheng Yulan to be so daring.
"Splash!"
The noise outside finally pushed Aunt Zhao to her breaking point. She opened the door, brought out a basin of water, and poured it directly onto the brazier where Zheng Yulan was burning paper money.
Pointing at Zheng Yulan, he angrily said, "He's just a little brat. If he dies, just wrap him in a straw mat and bury him. Don't you dare wail at my doorstep! You want to divorce my son? Then let's get a divorce right now!"
“My son has plenty of talent and jobs. He can find any woman he wants without you, you unlucky woman! But you, you flat-chested, flat-bottomed secondhand trash, I bet after you divorce my son, no man will want you!”
Aunt Zhao's insults were as nasty as could be.
Zheng Yulan just cried and didn't refute anything.
The neighbors who had been watching the commotion couldn't stand it anymore.
“People are mourning when their son is gone. Do you think everyone is as heartless and ungrateful as you, unwilling to even save their own grandson?”
"Aunt Zhao, you've gone too far with your insults. Yulan has been with your family for so many years; she's done her a lot, if not great. Now you've wronged her, she wants a divorce, and you're still treating her like this. With a mother-in-law like you, what woman would dare marry into your Dacheng family?"
...
"Pah!" Aunt Zhao was already in a bloodthirsty frenzy, spitting at everyone indiscriminately. "My family affairs are none of your business! Don't think I don't know about your family's messy affairs..."
Everyone looked quite displeased after being scolded by Aunt Zhao.
Several people with bad tempers even rolled up their sleeves and started arguing with Aunt Zhao.
Ignoring Zhao Da Niang's argument with others, Zheng Yulan grabbed Wang Dacheng, who was cowering in the shadows, and said, "Come on, let's get a divorce!"
Wang Dacheng looked at Zheng Yulan with a bitter expression; he didn't want a divorce.
He was about to say that he didn't know where the household registration book was.
Aunt Zhao withdrew from the argument, shoved the household registration book into his hand, and said, "Son, go and divorce her. If you divorce her, Mom will find you someone better!"
Seeing this, Jiang Qiaoqiao knew that Zheng Yulan's divorce was a done deal. After entering her own house, she quickly closed the door.
She didn't want to touch that stinking pile of dog shit, Aunt Zhao, at all.
Half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
Lin Xiaohui and Yang Jianguo's skills have been recognized by Xia Yuntao, and the shop decoration is also complete.
We're just waiting to choose an auspicious day, hang up the signboard, and then we can open for business.
But their chosen auspicious day hadn't arrived yet; instead, Xiao Qin's duck stall near the train station opened for business first.
Just from the name of the shop, Jiang Qiaoqiao knew that it was owned by Jiang Yiran.
Because after receiving investment from Xia Yuntao in her previous life, the first store she opened was named this, and even when she turned her duck products store into a national chain, it was still called this.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Yiran opened her own shop and didn't even bother to come up with a new name, so she just stole the name of her shop from her previous life.
"Sister Qiaoqiao, that Jiang Yiran is too awful! She must have known you were going to open a duck products shop, so she deliberately opened one first to steal your business!" Zhou Yang was furious when he heard this news, his cheeks puffed up like a pufferfish.
The boy's face still had some childishness, but the features of a mature man were already beginning to emerge, and he even looked somewhat cute when he was angry.
Jiang Qiaoqiao couldn't help but poke his cheek, "Are you so angry?"
Zhou Yang's face turned bright red, and he stammered, "Sister Qiao Qiao, you...you...don't poke my face, how can...a girl poke a boy's face like that?"
Yang Jianguo also worriedly said, "Qiaoqiao, we used to think that no one else was selling this, so we could sell it out of novelty. Now that she's sold it first, how will our business be when our store opens?"
Jiang Qiaoqiao smiled and said, "Brother, don't worry. When it comes to food, the most important thing is taste, not novelty. The fact that they're opening a shop with us means there's not only competition, but also comparison. This might not be a bad thing for us; it could even be a good thing."
"Qiaoqiao, Mom is still very unsure and panicked!" Lin Xiaohui said nervously, grabbing Jiang Qiaoqiao's hand.
Jiang Qiaoqiao patted Lin Xiaohui's hand and looked at Yang Jianguo with a smile, "Brother, go to Ya Xiaoqin's place and buy some duck products to try. Maybe after you try them, you'll have more confidence."
Soon, Yang Jianguo ran to the train station, bought a bag of duck products, and came back.
As Yang Jianguo carried the duck products into the store, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with even more concern, "Qiaoqiao, they have an opening promotion today. They're offering a 'try before you buy' deal, and you get half a pound free if you buy half a pound. There's a long queue outside the store."
Jiang Qiaoqiao didn't say much, but simply invited everyone to come and eat together.
Huo Beixiao started eating with Jiang Qiaoqiao.
Zhou Yang and his sister Zhou Ling'er each picked up a piece of food with their chopsticks.
Yang Jianguo was only focused on wiping his sweat, it was unclear whether it was from the heat of running around outside or from his anxiety.
Lin Xiaohui was frantic, pacing around the room like a cat on a hot tin roof. "Qiaoqiao, their business is so good. What are we going to do? We've already spent several thousand yuan on renting and decorating the shop. We also bought a huge amount of seasonings. If we can't sell what we make, all that money will be wasted!"
As Lin Xiaohui spoke, she was so anxious that she was almost crying.
Jiang Qiaoqiao picked up a duck heart and fed it to Lin Xiaohui, saying, "Mom, you should try it first."
After chewing subconsciously, Lin Xiaohui frowned. "Why did she make it so salty? She didn't even completely mask the fishy smell?"
Jiang Qiaoqiao smiled and said, "Mom, she can do such a good job in business, now you have confidence, right?"
Jiang Yiran deliberately revealed the recipe to Jiang Yong'an.
She's not stupid, how could she hold nothing back?
She not only failed to mention the proportions of each spice, but also the two most important Chinese medicinal herbs used to remove fishy smells and enhance flavor.
This is similar to the ingredient list decades later. The ingredients are all listed, but I won't tell you the specific proportions, so you can't make it taste the same as mine.
When Jiang Qiaoqiao said those words, everyone in the room instantly felt confident.
Just waiting for the opening tomorrow!
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