The group arrived at Feng Haidong's shop in the provincial capital.
My parents-in-law were visiting for the first time; they stood at the door and looked around.
My father-in-law said, "Not bad, really not bad. Haidong, your shop has a great location. This street leads directly to the pedestrian street, which is a very bustling area."
Then the father-in-law looked at the shop and said, "Haidong, your shop is much bigger than our house. It feels like one of your shops is twice the size of our restaurant."
Feng Haidong said, "Yes, we chose these two shops because they are relatively large and close to the pedestrian street."
My older cousin and her husband had already arrived at the store, and they came out to greet the people at the door.
"Aunt, Uncle, Uncle, Aunt, you've come."
Feng Qifan pulled his younger sister Lu Yue forward, and the two siblings greeted their aunt and uncle together.
"Hello, Auntie. Hello, Uncle."
When the two children greeted them, Liu Fenzhen and Ma Bangcheng smiled happily.
Liu Fenzhen said, "Okay, okay, Fanfan is good, and Yueyue is good too."
Then, everyone went into the store together.
Upon entering the store, Feng Haidong led his parents-in-law to carefully examine the store's layout.
After looking around, my father-in-law nodded and said, "It's really good. This shop in your provincial capital, Haidong, looks really good. It seems you made the right move."
Feng Haidong said with a smile, "Dad, I was quite bold in taking this step. Looking back now, it really was a big step. Fortunately, I had the help of my cousins in the provincial capital. Especially at the beginning, almost all the business was introduced by my cousins and their husbands."
They helped me get through the toughest initial period, and now things are going very smoothly.
Upon hearing Feng Haidong's words, Liu Fenzhen immediately smiled and said, "This is all thanks to your hard work, Haidong. We were just helping to recommend you. The key is that your grilled fish, barbecue, and the recently available crayfish taste so good. If they didn't taste good, how could we keep those customers?"
Ma Bangcheng suddenly said, "By the way, Haidong, I heard that a newspaper is coming to interview us today."
This statement surprised everyone.
My mother-in-law said, "Is Haidong going to be interviewed by the newspaper?"
Ma Bangcheng said with a smile, "Yes, Auntie, someone called this morning, saying they were from a newspaper and wanted to interview our store."
Feng Haidong immediately said, "It's probably not a special interview with me. It's mainly because crayfish are in season and selling quite well in the provincial capital right now, so the newspaper wanted to interview our restaurant to report on the crayfish craze in the provincial capital during this period."
The father-in-law asked, somewhat puzzled, "Oh? So, people in the provincial capital didn't eat crayfish before?"
Liu Fenzhen said, "Uncle, people around here used to eat crayfish, but restaurants didn't sell them, and not many families ate them, so there were very few crayfish sold in the market."
Ma Bangcheng said, "My aunt and uncle know that before we came to Haidong, my wife and I ran a food stall for a while, so we know that before Haidong started selling crayfish, no one in the food stalls and night markets of the provincial capital was selling crayfish, but recently many places in the provincial capital have started selling them."
Hearing that "many stores are selling it" surprised the four elderly people.
Feng Haidong's mother-in-law asked, "If so many stores are selling it, won't it affect your store's business?"
Before Feng Haidong could speak, Lu Wanling said with a smile, "Mom, don't worry, Haidong just wants more families to sell crayfish."
The mother-in-law asked curiously, "Why?"
Lu Wanling said, "Because he has people raising crayfish in his hometown, and crayfish reproduce very quickly, our two stores simply can't handle the demand, so we have to ask other stores to help us sell them."
Feng Haidong also said with a smile, "Mom and Dad, you may not know, but I've had them send some to our home and some seafood markets in the provincial capital these past few days. These things are just growing so well that we really can't use them all."
Hearing what Feng Haidong and Lu Wanling said, the father-in-law and mother-in-law were left speechless, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Feng Haidong's father said, "This matter can be considered as Haidong helping people in the town and village find a new way to make a living."
Liu Guifang said, "By the way, before we came here, Haidong, your Uncle Bao'an and the others came to our house to thank you for giving them such a money-making opportunity."
Feng Haidong said with a smile, "Uncle Bao'an and the others are too kind."
After hearing this, Feng Haidong's parents-in-law gained a better understanding of his business.
The two elderly people suddenly realized that they really didn't know much about Feng Haidong's business before, and they didn't expect that he had built such a big business.
Feng Haidong now not only sells crayfish in his own shop, but also supplies them to other restaurants and night market stalls in the provincial capital.
In this way, Feng Haidong, who controlled the supply of goods, made money from both ends at once.
If Feng Haidong were more ruthless, he could really control the market completely by undercutting prices.
However, Feng Haidong did not want to do that. He wanted his family's livestock farming business to make more money while also maintaining the reputation of his store and avoiding offending many people due to cutthroat competition.
Feng Haidong said with a smile, "In short, crayfish will definitely be all the rage in the provincial capital this summer."
Upon hearing this, everyone laughed, knowing it was the truth.
Judging from the current situation, crayfish has become a favorite of many people in the provincial capital.
At this moment, Feng Shimeng, who was sleeping in her mother's arms, woke up.
When the little girl woke up, she was still a bit dazed. Her big eyes looked around, and she didn't know how to express her feelings in the unfamiliar environment.
It wasn't until the eldest aunt saw that the little girl had woken up that she quickly went over to tease and play with her.
"Hey Youyou, look who this is! It's our little Mengmeng. Does little Mengmeng remember her aunt? Come here, let your aunt give you a hug."
Because she had just woken up and hadn't fully recovered, Feng Shimeng didn't refuse.
Then she was taken from her mother's arms and carried by her aunt.
The little girl stared at her aunt for a long time with wide eyes, clearly not recognizing her at all. Interestingly, she didn't cry.
Then Feng Shimeng and her aunt looked at each other face to face like this.
After looking at him for a while, the little girl still couldn't remember who the person in front of her was.
Finally, the little girl, who seemed to have come to her senses, looked around.
Finally, the little girl saw her most familiar mother.
Feng Shimeng immediately twisted her body and stretched out her little hands to her mother, making "ee-ee-ya-ya" noises. It was clear that she didn't want her aunt to hold her anymore and wanted her mother to hold her.
Liu Fenzhen found it amusing and said with a smile, "What's wrong? Can't your auntie hug you? Why do you insist on being hugged by your mother?"
Feng Shimeng ignored her aunt and just twisted her body and stretched out her little hands, wanting her mother to carry her back.
Finally, at the crucial moment when the little girl was pouting and about to cry, the aunt had no choice but to give the little girl back to her mother.
Back in her mother's arms, the little girl was clearly a bit aggrieved and immediately snuggled into her mother's embrace.
Everyone who saw this couldn't help but laugh.
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