Su Yu and Su Lei had just left the house when Su Yan came downstairs.
She was always the last one to get up in the family. Sometimes she would sleep until the third watch of the night and no one would wake her up. The family was used to her chaotic lifestyle.
"Come and eat your brother's wontons, they taste really good, just as good as yours," Li Juan urged.
Upon hearing this, Su Yan, who had been lost in thought, instantly became interested.
Li Juan highly praised her wontons; if someone said they were no worse than hers, the taste must be exceptionally good.
After sitting down, she didn't rush to eat; she first tasted the soup base.
The broth is made from pork bones, with added lard, dried shrimp, seaweed, and tomatoes. It tastes fresh and fragrant, and the tomato flavor helps to cut through the richness.
The wonton filling is made of pure meat, and it's tender yet chewy, not dry at all, with a subtle hint of dried tangerine peel.
Su Yan took a bite, her eyes lit up, and she exclaimed, "Delicious!"
Li Juan laughed and said, "Right? It's just as good as yours."
"I never knew my brother had such culinary skills," Su Yan said while eating.
She finished a bowl of wontons, which contained twenty-five wontons, and still felt a little unsatisfied.
She put down her spoon, and an idea suddenly flashed into her mind. She looked up at Li Juan and said, "Mom, how about we open a branch in Beijing and add some new dishes?"
Li Juan met her intense gaze and somehow understood what she meant. "You mean selling wontons?"
“Yes!” Su Yan said, “I thought about it last night. The best location for the shop is somewhere between the school and the commercial street. Business may not be booming, but it will definitely be good. In addition to the wonton recipe I have, plus my brother’s, we can also sell some noodles. Customers who like to eat staple food will stay in the shop and order noodles, which will increase our income. However, we will need to hire more people to work together.”
Li Juan nervously rubbed her hands together and hesitantly said, "I don't know if customers in Beijing will be interested."
"You don't need to worry about that. I won't set the price of the wontons too low. Don't you have any confidence in the products made by our family?" Su Yan said.
The wontons she makes all have thin wrappers, generous fillings, and large portions.
Unlike the ones you buy outside, which have pitifully little filling and a lot of thick skin.
The magic of the wontons her older brother made lies in the refreshing tomatoes and the tangerine peel flavor of the meat filling.
The tangerine peel flavor is not strong; instead, it tastes refreshingly sweet, which is quite unique.
The downside is that the wonton wrappers weren't very good, and they weren't wrapped very nicely, but these are minor issues.
"What are you all talking about? I heard you from the yard." Su Yu, dressed in military uniform, walked in. "Was my wonton soup not good?"
Su Yan's lips twitched. "Brother, why are you dressed like this today?"
"It's all because of Xiao Lei." After complaining about Su Lei, Li Juan turned to Su Yu and told him about what they had just been discussing.
Su Yan asked curiously, "Big brother, did you figure out how to make this wonton yourself?"
Su Yu never expected that his homemade wontons would spark the business acumen of his sister and mother.
"No, this is a skill I learned from an old lady during the years I was on a mission. However, I didn't have enough time to learn how to wrap the fillings. The fillings and soup base are her family's ancestral recipes. That old lady has no family left, and we hit it off, so she wanted to pass on her skills to me."
I didn't want to refuse her kindness, so I agreed. I had to leave after learning for less than two days. Before I left, she gave me a recipe, but I didn't take it with me; it's still in my wardrobe at the army base. Actually, I didn't really master it.
Su Yan suddenly realized and said, "It's okay, there's still the recipe, but... Big brother, do you mind if I use this recipe? After all, it's an ancestral recipe passed down in my grandmother's family. It wouldn't be appropriate to use it without permission?"
Su Yu smiled upon hearing this, "Perhaps that grandma would prefer everyone to like her wontons, so it's okay."
Su Yan thought about it and agreed.
Grandma Wonton passed her recipe to her older brother because she didn't want it to be lost. She would probably be very happy if she knew that her wontons were loved by more people.
“Okay, I’ll write out the menu for the branch later.” Su Yan said to Li Juan, “Mom, I’ll go with you to the store to talk to Uncle Li about letting him manage the store.”
Li Juan replied, "Okay, let's go."
Before leaving, Su Yan pulled Su Yu aside and whispered, "Brother, I'm leaving the things in the storage room to you."
Su Yu was stunned for a moment, "Wait, the apartments in this complex aren't being renovated anymore?"
"No need to install it, just reinforce the front door of the house," Su Yan said.
Who has time to renovate a house these days?
Either wait until you're done with your work before installing it.
Either wait until Su Lei and Hu Zi grow up and let them worry about it themselves.
Su Yu then realized that his family would be going to Beijing in a few days, and they really wouldn't have time to deal with the renovation.
"Have you decided on your departure date for Beijing? Today is the 17th, and you have less than two weeks until school starts," he asked.
Su Yan scratched her head, feeling a bit of a headache, and frowned, saying, "Then... the day after tomorrow!"
Before she left, she had to go to the food factory to finish up her work.
Uncle Da Hai knows she's busy, so he doesn't bother her much, but she should also have some sense of responsibility and self-awareness.
Su Yu nodded and said calmly, "Then I'll go to the detention center to see him tomorrow."
It's obvious who "he" is without needing an explanation.
Su Yan glanced at him and whispered, "Shall I go with you?"
"good."
At that moment, Li Juan called out from downstairs.
Su Yan responded with a sentence and then went downstairs.
...
Su's Braised Food Shop.
The mother and daughter arrived at the store, which was still packed with people with long queues.
Moreover, there were many cars parked at the entrance, all of which were people from other cities who came specifically to buy their braised food.
Despite the slightly cool weather, Li Yongcheng and Cheng Pao were both working up a sweat.
Su Yan said, "Mother, go and relieve Uncle Li. I'll talk to him. I'll wait for him at that breakfast shop."
She pointed to the breakfast shop not far away.
Li Juan responded with a soft "Ai".
Su Yan went to the breakfast shop, ordered a bowl of beef brisket noodles and dumplings, and then chose a quiet corner to sit down.
A moment later, Li Yongcheng ran over, sat down in front of her, and said breathlessly, "Ayan, why are you looking for me now? The shop is too busy."
Morning and noon are the busiest times of the day.
Su Yan smiled and said, "It's okay, we can talk while we eat."
She pushed the noodles and dumplings in front of him.
Li Yongcheng quickly waved his hand and refused, "No need, no need, I've already eaten breakfast."
He didn't know why, but he always felt unconsciously reserved when facing Su Yan.
Although she was smiling, her aura was quite intimidating.
In any case, to him, Su Yan was a very powerful boss, and he didn't dare to act like an elder at all.
"I ordered this especially for you, it would be a waste if you didn't eat it," Su Yan said helplessly.
Only then did Li Yongcheng pick up his chopsticks.
After taking a couple of bites, he couldn't help but ask, "Ayan, what do you want from me?"
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