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“Godfather, it’s not the right time yet.” Lu Siqiao thought that she was still too young and would only be devoured by the enemy in the capital, and said coldly.
Facing Cai Ming's questioning gaze, he whispered, "After I graduate from junior high school, I will go to the capital without you even having to tell me. Before that, let's make our business bigger and stronger so that we won't be afraid of the Chen and Cheng families' revenge."
It turns out she was afraid of the Chen family's revenge.
Thinking of how young she was, yet she was about to be drawn into such power struggles, Cai Ming patted her head and said with pity, "Don't be afraid, your godfather will always be your strong support."
Despite his cold demeanor and gangster-like appearance, he actually has a tender side and loves Lu Siqiao like his own daughter.
“Godfather, you want to open a fruit milk tea shop in Beijing? Fine, but you need to prepare everything first.” Lu Siqiao told him to wait a moment and brought out a juicer from the house.
This was something she redeemed from her spatial dimension; it belongs to a relatively new generation.
Juicers were invented abroad in the 1930s.
"This kind of juicer has been produced abroad for a long time, but it is not yet widespread in China. If you can produce it, you can open a self-service store to sell all kinds of small appliances, which would be a good business."
“You need to get someone to develop this. Then, you need to find a piece of land in the capital to plant fruit trees.” Lu Siqiao pointed in the direction of the orchard and explained, “I will prepare the grafted fruit trees and you can send them to the capital. Only after the fruit trees bear fruit can we control the cost to the maximum extent. Otherwise, in the long run, the transportation cost of the fruit alone will not be worthwhile.”
Cai Ming hadn't expected her to be so thoughtful and considerate in everything she did.
“You silly girl, don’t bother going to university. Just graduate from junior high and go into business with your godfather. I guarantee you’ll become the youngest richest man in the world,” he blurted out.
Lu Siqiao said angrily, "No way! Qiaowa wants to take the entrance exam for Peking University. All the knowledge I have comes from books."
"Hey, if my two little rascals had half of your effort and talent, our Cai family would be incredibly lucky." Cai Ming said, taking a sip of lime tea. His eyes widened as he looked at the ingredients in the cup: a few ice cubes, a lemon, and the rest was black tea.
"How much does this cup of tea cost?" he wondered, thinking there wasn't much cost involved.
"Si Mao," Lu Siqiao said with a smile.
"How much?" Cai Ming took another deep drag, clicking his tongue in amazement. "The cost is at most 15 cents. This is definitely a profitable business!"
"Jova, seeing how much money you're making, I reckon someone will soon be copying your fruit shop," he added.
Lu Siqiao then said that someone had already gone to Qiao House to investigate. She dismissively said that she was the source manufacturer, and apart from the packaging materials, everything else was produced and sold by herself. Others could imitate the appearance, but they could not capture the essence.
Seeing that it was getting late, Cai Ming happily left with the juicer, saying he would come back in a few days.
The days passed by at a leisurely pace. When Lu Siqiao came to Qiao House after school, she saw that the shops across the street were under renovation.
"Qiaowa, will that shop also open a milk tea shop?" Mo Yan'er even went to the shop to ask the construction workers what kind of business would be built there in the future.
The workers bluntly stated that they wanted to open a milk tea shop.
Mo Yan'er pouted and gave Lu Siqiao a knowing look.
Lu Siqiao gave a wry smile.
Just as the two were about to leave, they saw a Shanghai-brand sedan parked at the door, which was equivalent to a Mercedes-Benz in the 1920s.
A middle-aged woman with long, wavy hair stepped out of the car, wearing a purple cheongsam, exuding a seductive charm.
As Lu Siqiao brushed past the woman, she smelled a strong scent of face cream.
Mo Yan'er sneezed and stuck out her tongue, saying, "I think it would be more suitable for them to open a hair salon."
When they returned to Qiao's house, Zhang Wei reported to Lu Siqiao that the other party was going to open a milk tea shop, and that their shop's decoration was even more upscale than theirs, making them a formidable force that they had to be wary of.
Lu Siqiao said with unusual calmness: "Tao Zhugong's business philosophy is to monopolize the market, to be proactive in buying and selling, to make three parts profit and eat the profits, and seven parts profit and eat the principal. The same principal can yield different profits, the difference lies in calculation. You just wait and see."
She asked how much the day's sales were.
Zhang Wei opened the ledger and explained, "We sold a total of one hundred cups of fruit milk tea, twenty cups of lemon tea, and thirty catties of lemon chicken feet... It cost four hundred yuan in total."
Lu Siqiao nodded, "It's mainly fruit tea."
She looked at the shops across the street with interest, just in time to see the woman in the purple cheongsam looking at them. The woman had her chin slightly raised, looking extremely aloof and provocative.
"Looks like they're after me." Lu Siqiao quickly guessed who she was.
Who else could it be besides Chen Luoxia?
As a member of the reborn army, Fang Dingding must know that the milk tea shop in her previous life was extremely profitable. Now, by sheer coincidence, she opened her shop right across from Qiao's house, which may well be an attempt to suppress it.
However, Fang Dingding didn't know that besides being a reborn person, she also had a cheat code.
Seeing the smug, confident smile that curled at the corner of her lips, those around her felt inexplicably at ease.
"It's funny, I heard that my aunt's milk tea shop is so popular that she has to hire part-time workers, mostly for delivery. So she hired a vocational school student to do the delivery work." Mo Yan'er smiled as if she had thought of something amusing.
Zhang Wei nodded: "Ever since the food delivery service came out, Xiao Pang has been working non-stop every day. People in the nearby office buildings love to order food delivery."
"Hey, it's them!" Lu Siqiao suddenly exclaimed as if she had seen someone.
She was right; the milk tea shop across the street was definitely connected to the Chen family in Beijing. Otherwise, Lu Mingyuan and his wife wouldn't have been there.
Huang Ling is a truly competent ex-wife.
"Qiaowa, what a coincidence, this shop is yours too?" Lu Mingyuan said, bringing Liu Yan over to greet her.
Liu Yan had just finished her postpartum confinement period; her complexion was rosy, and she looked plump and healthy.
After arriving at Qiao's house, they brazenly looked around with disdain.
"Second Uncle and Second Aunt, what are you doing here?" Lu Siqiao asked back.
Lu Mingyuan scolded, "You child, how can you talk to your own father like that? You're a heartless daughter."
"Qiaowa, why don't you treat us to some of your drinks?" Liu Yan went to the counter as if she knew the place well and ordered several of the most expensive fruit teas.
Lu Siqiao nodded to Zhang Wei, sat down in front of them and said, "This is Boss Cai's shop, but I also own a small share."
“Boss Cai is such a busy man, you can see him in every kind of business.” Lu Mingyuan said jealously, then straightened up and mocked, “Your second aunt and I were also invited to help open a milk tea shop. See that shop?”
There were quite a few customers coming and going at the moment, and when they heard Lu Mingyuan shouting loudly, Zhang Wei and the others couldn't help but frown.
Everyone present had some knowledge of Lu Siqiao's background.
I never imagined a father could be so shameless as to abandon his daughter and then come to swagger around like this every day!
Even our competitors can't do it.
Are you out of your mind?
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