Jiang Xiaoli dashed to the dining table and sat down, just like a kindergarten child waiting for lunch.
Xiao Jincheng smiled and said to Xu Feng, "Xiao Li is such a clever girl. I waited in line for ages for these hamburgers and chicken nuggets. There were so many people!"
Seeing Xiao Muyu dawdling, Jiang Xiaoli simply went inside and pulled her out, saying, "You're not enthusiastic about eating, there's something wrong with your thinking!"
Her rhyming verses made Xiao Jincheng and his wife laugh heartily, and they kept stuffing food into her hands.
Jiang Xiaoli's mouth was stuffed full. She hadn't tasted this familiar flavor in a long time. She was so touched that she wanted to cry.
She swallowed the last bite of the hamburger with force. "Uncle Xiao, Aunt Xu, I really can't eat anymore. Please persuade Xiaoyu to eat more. Look how thin she is!"
Xiao Muyu was still sulking and ignored Jiang Xiaoli's banter. After finishing her meal, she went back to her room to study.
Watching his daughter's retreating figure, Xiao Jincheng sensed something was wrong with her. He pointed towards his daughter's room and mouthed, "What's wrong with Xiaoyu?"
Jiang Xiaoli touched her head sheepishly, "Uncle Xiao, it's all my fault. I didn't know my limits when joking with Xiaoyu and upset her."
After hearing her recount the whole story, Xiao Jincheng was not angry at all; on the contrary, he was happy for Jiang Xiaoli.
"I didn't expect our little pear to be so capable. Little pear, you must help Xiaoyu more in the future. Don't worry, I'll talk to her tonight. Xiaoyu's mental resilience isn't that bad!"
Jiang Xiaoli was relieved after hearing his words. Her heart had been pounding when Xiao Muyu didn't say anything.
In her past life, because of her own awkwardness, she lost contact with Xiao Muyu after growing up, and didn't really understand her personality later on.
She really wanted to slap herself if she ended up losing a good friend like that.
Jiang Xiaoli left the evening for Xiao Jincheng and his daughter, and went home early today.
After she left, Xiao Jincheng knocked on his daughter's bedroom door. "Xiaoyu, can Daddy come in?"
"Can!"
When Xiao Jincheng entered the room, he saw his daughter looking at the high school textbooks he had bought for her a while ago. He walked over and closed the textbooks.
"Xiaoyu, let's chat for a while. Are you upset with Xiaolizi today?"
Without even thinking, Xiao Muyu replied, "No, if I'm angry, I'm angry at myself..."
Xiao Jincheng patted his daughter's head and asked, "Xiaoyu, would you like to share your thoughts with Daddy?"
"I'm just a little frustrated."
Xiao Muyu lowered her head and said, "I used to have good grades. Compared with my classmates, I think I was quite smart. My teachers also praised me for being smart."
But I recently realized that compared to Xiaoli, my intelligence is nothing. Dad, do you know that Xiaoli can remember any book she's read even once?
Once she started talking, Xiao Muyu gave Xiao Jincheng many examples.
After listening quietly to his daughter finish speaking, Xiao Jincheng finally asked, "Xiaoyu, do you think you've been studying hard?"
Xiao Muyu nodded. She had always been serious and hardworking when it came to her studies.
"Xiaoyu must know the story of Zhong Yong, who was so talented but didn't study hard. He grew up to be just an ordinary person."
However, many ordinary people with average talent have become amazing literary giants. So, Xiaoyu, you are already much smarter than ordinary children. With your hard work, Dad believes that you will definitely become the person you want to be in the future.
As for Xiaoli, you two are good friends, aren't you? Xiaoli will be happy for you and proud of you when you become more outstanding. Xiaoli is now willing to study hard, shouldn't you be happy for her too?
You don't know, after you finished eating and went back to your room, she kept thinking you were angry with her, and she even went out of her way to explain to me.
When Xiao Muyu heard that Jiang Xiaoli felt guilty, she couldn't help but blush a little. "Dad, I'm not angry with Xiaoli. I'll go and explain to her tomorrow."
Xiao Jincheng nodded with satisfaction, "You two are both good kids. If you have any conflicts, just talk them out and explain them clearly as soon as possible, and everything will be fine. Dad supports you."
When Jiang Xiaoli returned home, she was unaware that Xiao Muyu was trying to figure out how to explain things to her. She discovered that Li Guizhi had already arrived home.
"Mom, why are you back so early today?"
Li Guizhi was washing clothes. "Our factory will only have day shifts starting next month, and we'll have three days off at the end of the month to adjust."
"Oh, that's good." Jiang Xiaoli squatted down next to Li Guizhi. "Mom, how much reimbursement do you want for Tian Xiaomeng's mother tomorrow?"
Li Guizhi paused what she was doing. "I'm not very good at pricing, why don't you do it?"
"Hmm...that works! The cost of our finished spicy strips is about 40 cents per pound. For wholesale, we'll price it at 1 yuan per pound, 90 cents for orders over 50 pounds, and 80 cents for orders over 100 pounds. What do you think?"
The price set by Jiang Xiaoli is not too high for wholesalers, and they can earn a lot without having to set up a stall themselves.
Li Guizhi was already dizzy from hearing her various pricing methods, so she simply agreed, "I'll do as you say."
The next morning, Zong Jia came with a boy to pick up the seasoning packet.
“Aunt Li, Little Pear, this is my friend Dafu. We’re here to pick up some goods and also to let Dafu learn how to make them. He’ll be our ‘head chef’ from now on.” Zong Jia introduced the strong young man next to him to the mother and daughter.
Li Guizhi smiled kindly at the two young men, "No problem, Dafulai, you'll definitely get it if you learn it from me today."
Hearing her words, Zong Jiayu touched her nose sheepishly.
Jiang Xiaoli noticed his subtle movements. She glanced at Dafu, then at Zong Jiayu, who was clearly feeling guilty.
She nudged his arm lightly with her elbow. "Hey Zong, you're not some kitchen killer, are you?"
Zong Jia wanted to refute, but all the words of sophistry that were on the tip of his tongue were swallowed back down.
Yesterday, he took a small packet of seasoning that Li Guizhi had packed for him back home, and led his three brothers into the kitchen to cook. As a result, they almost choked and passed out in the kitchen.
His actions directly stripped him of his cooking rights from the other three, which led to Dafu's appointment as "head chef".
Seeing that he didn't refute her, Jiang Xiaoli understood. She couldn't help but complain, "A kitchen killer like him dares to buy his son's business? Does he really have a mine at home and isn't afraid of losing money?"
Zong Jia stubbornly argued, "I'm mainly responsible for overall control; we all have our own roles."
Jiang Xiaoli got excited and wanted to challenge her, "What are you in charge of? Eating?"
Her sharp tongue is both endearing and infuriating; sometimes she analyzes business strategies with great insight, and other times she can be incredibly sarcastic and infuriating.
Zong Jia took a few deep breaths and decided not to argue with Little Pear. In time, she would naturally realize her own abilities.
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