"Shen Jiaze, thank you."

Facing Li Yutong's big, sparkling eyes full of gratitude.

Shen Jiaze couldn't help but feel his cheeks slightly hot and nodded randomly.

Li Yutong walked him a few steps and waved to him before he turned and left.

When Li Yutong returned to the store, it was already dark. Chen Xiaoying was about to close the stall and couldn't help asking Li Yutong who was helping her: "That boy just now looked so handsome and he stood up for us. What does his family do?"

Even the arrogant landlord's wife was scared. From what he said, it would be easy to deal with someone like her.

Li Yutong shook her head: "I don't know what he does, but his cousin is an official."

In the evening, the grandparents walked back to where they lived.

They have been living here for several days and have become accustomed to this strange place and have a sense of belonging. From now on, this will be their home.

Li Yutong told Chen Xiaoying about her plan to open a store, but she knew that if she hired people, her grandmother Chen Xiaoying would not be able to control them because she could not guarantee that every person she hired would truly care about the store. They were just people who received salaries.

If you are too strict, your employees will be unhappy. If you are too lax, some people will dare to be late, be lazy, and do mischief.

Besides, her grandmother also wanted to help her third aunt Zhao Xueyan.

"Let's open a breakfast shop. We have to get up at around 4 in the morning to make soup and wrap dumplings. At noon, we sell dumplings, wontons, casserole noodles or casserole dishes, and give away steamed buns or rice."

Once the products are ready, just focus on selling them. After mealtime, you can take a break.

It’s not like when I ran a fried skewers shop, where I had to keep an eye on the people outside all day long and never had a moment to relax.

"Xiao Yu, even if I give you half, it's still too much of a loss for you." Chen Xiaoying felt that the secret recipe was all provided by Li Yutong, and she just contributed some effort and took half of it.

She can definitely bring her parents to earn this money.

Li Yutong shook her head: "Grandma, I only hope that my parents are safe and healthy in this life, that we have money to spend at any time, and that we can live a secure life. That will satisfy me."

“Money is not the most important thing.”

Chen Xiaoying's eyes were red. She gave birth to seven children, which broke her heart before she died. After she died, seeing their endings made her feel as if her heart was broken by a knife.

"I owe you something, and I will definitely pay you back in the future."

"Grandma, don't say such things. I understand your heart." Li Yutong said.

The grandparents and grandson discussed it, and the next day, after the fried skewers shop was busy for a while, Shen Jiaze came again.

Li Yutong was very surprised.

"I'll take you to see a few stores and see which one you like," he said.

Just when she was dozing off, someone offered her a pillow. Li Yutong naturally accepted and followed Shen Jiaze away.

The shops are still located around the People's Market, the busiest market in Kaiyuan County. There are three stores, one at the intersection, one inside the People's Market, and one in the middle of Renmin Street.

Li Yutong took a fancy to the intersection because the store was the largest and she was also very satisfied with the layout.

Breakfast shops in small places don’t need to be decorated in a very unique way, with large glass panels, bright and clean, and high-end style, which will scare people. The first impression will be that this shop either sells expensive things or focuses too much on decoration rather than the taste of the food.

The more ordinary it is, the more people will accept it faster.

So soon, they changed their business. Chen Xiaoying called Zhao Xueyan and others. Wang Xiaoqin was shy and didn't like dealing with people. After helping with cleaning, she wanted to go back to farming, and Chen Xiaoying didn't force her.

Zhao Xueyan was really happy to be able to live in the county town. As for Li Yujie's academic status, it was not strictly controlled now and it could be solved by finding someone and paying money.

Li Yuhan was anxious to see that Li Yujie had come to the county town to study. She also wanted to go, but Li Yutong told her: "You are already in the fifth grade, you will be able to pass the exam soon, why waste the money on connections."

With Shen Jiaze's help, Li Yutong quickly completed the registration of the restaurant's name and officially hung up a plaque, calling it Chen Li Restaurant. Chen Li is the artistic brush calligraphy written by Shen Jiaze, which when put together looks like a pair of chopsticks holding a big bun, which is difficult for ordinary people to imitate. Xiaofanzhuang is a proper regular script.

The breakfast shop opened. In order to prevent too many people from paying and not being able to remember who had paid and who had not, she asked someone to make some small round plates with prices on them, with serial numbers engraved on them, to prevent counterfeiting. When someone came to eat, they could estimate how much they could spend and exchange that amount, and use the money as money to spend.

There are some that cost one or two cents, fifty cents, or one dollar.

If you have extra, take the coins to the exchange counter at the door and they will give you cash back.

At first, people not only don't find it troublesome, but also find it quite fresh.

Business was very good in the first few days of opening. It was because when the fried skewers shop was opened, Chen Xiaoying and Li Yutong, the two grandparents and grandchildren, became famous for their delicious buns. Unfortunately, there were only a few in the morning, and they would not sell them after they were sold out. The fried skewers they sold next were only to young people and students. Middle-aged and elderly people generally did not like them.

Now that we are officially selling buns, there are many new varieties. Among them, vegetarian buns such as carrot and black fungus, radish vermicelli, green vegetables and mushrooms are the most popular among the elderly. Most people are old and have problems with the three highs, and vegetarian buns just fit their diet.

The restaurant had just opened, and Li Hongwei, Liu Lanxiang, Zhao Xueyan and others were all here to help. Yang Xiaohui also shamelessly came over with her children, saying that she wanted to stay and wash the dishes.

Chen Xiaoying didn't refuse and let her do it.

Liu Lanxiang was at the small table at the door, exchanging round cards for diners who came to eat. Li Hongwei and his mother Chen Xiaoying helped to make porridge and pack buns. Zhao Xueyan collected the dishes and chopsticks used by the guests and sent them to the back kitchen. Yang Xiaohui cleaned them up. Li Yumeng was five years old, and Yang Xiaohui let her sit down while she ate and played.

"It's already ten o'clock, is anyone eating?"

Yang Xiaohui was so tired that her back and waist ached, and she also had to take care of the children, and her hands were soaked until they turned white.

She felt that the work she had done this morning was more tiring than what she had done in the past year.

Li Yutong discussed with her grandmother Chen Xiaoying and decided to open the store on Sunday, hoping that Li Yutong could come over to help for a day and see if there was anything that needed improvement.

"All the food has been sold out. After the remaining two tables of guests have finished eating, we can clean up," said Li Yutong.

Yang Xiaohui was so tired that she stood up by holding onto the wall. She leaned back and heard a slight cracking sound from her neck bones: "Ouch, my neck, my waist."

She rubbed it for a while, then looked at Li Yutong and asked quietly: "With so many people eating, how much money did we make?"

"We?" Li Yutong looked at her in surprise.

Yang Xiaohui said quickly: "No, I just asked casually, how much did you earn?"

Li Yutong shook her head: "I don't know. Even if I knew, I couldn't tell you. Fourth Aunt, have you ever seen a boss tell his employees how much money he makes? Some employees only see how much the boss makes, but don't know how hard the boss works. The rent, water and electricity, tables and chairs, pots and pans, rice, flour and oil costs, and most importantly, the rent for this shop."

"No matter whether the business is good or bad, you will not lose a penny of your salary. If the boss sees that no one comes to eat today, he will not be able to sleep tonight. He is afraid that he will have to close the store and not even make back the investment cost."

Yang Xiaohui was angry and scared by what she said. She was angry that Li Yutong was on guard against her. Didn't she say so much just to prevent her from knowing? She was afraid that if the business really failed, if her mother-in-law was in debt, wouldn't she still ask her sons to pay it back in the future?

"I was just asking, you said so much in a flash."