Cai Ming and Cheng Ze exchanged a glance and secretly gave each other a thumbs up.
He Yan has passed this test.
“You’re such a young child, what are you doing getting involved in business? Leave these things to the adults, you should focus on your studies.”
"Oh dear, look how rough these little hands are! And what's with these fingernails?"
He Yan looked at Lu Siqiao's right thumb and saw that even the nail was gone, and felt sorry for her.
Lu Siqiao whispered, "My second aunt took them all."
The ten fingers are connected to the heart, let alone having your fingernails forcibly pulled out.
He Yan, who also has children, was overcome with maternal love and comforted him with tears in her eyes: "It's alright, it's all in the past now. You have good parents now, and godparents to support you. Everything will be alright."
Lu Siqiao touched her nose and said sensibly, "Godmother, my current parents treat me well, and I am very happy."
She divided the dried fish she brought among the two families, saying with a smile, "This is dried fish that Qiao Wa pickled. Some are spicy, and some are not."
She then specifically reminded Cheng Ze, "Grandpa He likes to eat fish, but he won't be able to eat the fish that Qiao Wa caught when he gets to Kyoto. I thought about it and decided to dry the fish into dried fish. If he wants to eat it later, you can have someone steam the dried fish for him."
The little one was so thoughtful, like a little housekeeper.
Cheng Ze said indulgently, "I know, thank you on behalf of Grandpa."
"No need, Grandpa He sent me a lot of books, these dried fish aren't worth much," Lu Siqiao said, her face flushed and her eyes bright.
How could Cheng Ze not dote on such an understanding and compassionate girl?
"Qiaowa, you must study hard. I'll be waiting for you at Beijing University." He made the promise again.
Lu Siqiao gave him a firm high five, her gaze unwavering: "Brother Chengze, you wait and see, Qiaowa will definitely get into Beijing University."
He Yan was dragged by Cai Ming to try various chili sauces, and exclaimed in surprise, "Are all these chili sauces made by Qiao Wa?"
After receiving affirmation, He Yan's eyes reddened: "Such a young child, and she's already planning for her future livelihood. Our two rascals only know how to play video games. It's true that children from poor families mature early. She made such delicious food, I can't lie and say it's not tasty. She really has a talent for this."
"Jova, your godfather and I have discussed it and decided to launch a small batch of several chili sauces first to see how the market reacts."
He Yan approached Lu Siqiao, no longer with the eyes of someone looking at a child, but as a collaborator, and said, "This fermented black bean chili sauce has the most unique flavor; it's probably the biggest dark horse."
Lu Siqiao nodded: "Godmother, I'll have to trouble you to get all the necessary permits and business licenses. Otherwise, this thing will be a counterfeit product with no manufacturer, no quality certificate, and poses a great risk."
"You little rascal, you even know about counterfeit products. Now that you know, leave everything to us." Cai Ming laughed heartily.
A few days later, Cai Ming set up a large shed in town, next to which was a small villa. He transferred Lu Mingfeng to work there, specifically to assist Qiao Wa in making chili sauce.
Health certificates, business licenses, and so on were subsequently obtained.
Seeing Lu Siqiao leaving early and returning late every day, her face becoming noticeably thinner, Luo Xiaoxue felt extremely distressed.
With the start of the new school term fast approaching, Lu Siqiao discussed it with her family and decided to hire a few people to help.
Cai Ming offered a monthly salary of 25 yuan and reminded Lu Siqiao to keep the chili sauce recipe in the hands of her own people.
Lu Siqiao decided to go to the factory every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The workers only needed to prepare the chili peppers and other ingredients, and then she could come over to mix and cook them.
Therefore, the workers recruited are of paramount importance and must be trustworthy and reliable.
Luo Xiaoxue immediately thought of her sister-in-law, Wang Qiushui, who was a reliable and honest person, and quick-witted.
Luo Mingzhi works at the city's agricultural bureau, while Wang Qiushui farms at home and takes care of their two sons.
Now that their son is in boarding middle school, Wang Qiushui has some free time.
“Okay, then I’ll trouble you to come and help, Auntie.” Lu Siqiao had a good impression of Luo Mingzhi and thought he was a good match.
Just as they were busily preparing for the establishment of the chili sauce factory, news of hiring the Luo family members spread like wildfire.
Shao Lihua was so anxious that she called Old Lady Ruan that very night to complain, saying that her sisters-in-law were all idle and that Luo Xiaoxue didn't know how to take care of her husband's family, etc.
When Old Lady Ruan heard that there was a salary of 25 yuan, she was so angry that she rushed back to the village the next day and went to the eldest son's house to confront him.
"Eldest daughter-in-law, are you deliberately trying to disgust the Lu family?" Old Mrs. Ruan's mouth was vicious, like firecrackers popping and crackling as soon as she opened her mouth, completely unreasonable.
Luo Xiaoxue didn't understand for a long time.
Shao Lihua glanced at Lu Siqiao and said coldly, "I heard the sauce factory hired your sister-in-law to work, why didn't they hire us?"
Luo Xiaoxue covered her mouth, exclaiming, "You all did this for this—"
"Grandma, Third Aunt, this was my idea. If you have any problems, come at me." Lu Siqiao stood in front of her and retorted to Old Lady Ruan, "Boss Cai also thinks Wang Qiushui is good. If you have any objections, go talk to him."
Who is Cai Ming? How dare Old Lady Ruan provoke him?
"You brat, always siding with outsiders, I'll beat you to death!" Old Mrs. Ruan was seething with anger, and she picked up a broom from the side to hit Lu Siqiao.
Lu Siqiao stood still and shouted, "Go ahead and kill me if you dare!"
Little Huang pounced over, howling fiercely at Old Lady Ruan.
Grandma Ruan was so frightened that she fell to the ground, covered her face with her hands, and howled, "The dog bit me! Help!"
The pig-like screams attracted the attention of the villagers.
It suddenly became lively.
"What happened? Little Huang never hurts anyone. Auntie, what did you do?" Gossips were buzzing with discussion.
Taking advantage of her superior numbers, Old Lady Ruan poured out her grievances: "It's all because of my eldest son's wife! She bullies this old woman like me and instigated Qiaowa to unleash the dogs to bite people. That kind of woman is extremely vicious!"
"No way, how could the eldest son's wife do such a thing?"
"I can't tell."
The villagers were in an uproar.
Huang Ling stood by the door, watching coldly without saying a word.
Lu Siqiao walked to the middle and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Uncle and Aunt, don't listen to my grandma's nonsense! She wanted my third aunt to work in our factory, but we didn't agree. She's just making excuses and slandering my mom!"
"You brat, how dare you even mention it? You don't even help your own family, but you let outsiders benefit! You ungrateful wretch!" Old Mrs. Ruan said viciously.
Lu Siqiao sneered: "If it were our family's business, it would be understandable for my mother to put my third aunt in there. But this is a factory invested in by Boss Cai. He can decide who to hire."
“Cai Ming is your godfather. If you mention him even once, he will object. I may be old, but I’m not senile!” Old Mrs. Ruan said menacingly. “You clearly look down on your own family!”
"You absolutely must get your third son's wife a job at your factory, or this isn't over!"
She simply gave up and lay sprawled on the ground.
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