"Tomorrow it should still be these three dishes, but there will be no soup."
Uncle Dongliang frowned slightly, rubbing his chin as he said, "The weather is so hot now, we still need soup. You can make a simple seaweed and egg drop soup or tomato and egg soup."
Xu An nodded in agreement.
Uncle Dongliang had to go to the construction site in the afternoon, so he didn't stand on ceremony with Xu An. After finishing his meal, he said goodbye and went home for a nap.
After Xu An finished cleaning up the dishes, Grandma Xu called out to him, "I don't know anything about doing business. Since Dongliang said it's possible, why don't you give it a try? How much money do you have on hand right now?"
I earned a total of over 150 yuan from selling vegetables these past few days, but I spent 30 yuan on meat and cigarettes, and just bought a bunch of other things, so now I only have 80 yuan left.
"I still have eighty yuan left, which should be just enough. I'll have some money in my account after I sell all the boxed meals tomorrow."
"Go and get the cloth bag from under my pillow."
Grandma Xu had a cloth bag under her pillow containing some loose change for daily expenses.
"No need, Grandma. I didn't plan to make many on the first day, maybe only twenty or thirty servings. The money left over will be enough."
"If I tell you to bring it, then bring it to me right now." Grandma Xu remained unmoved and continued to insist.
Seeing how determined Grandma Xu was, Xu An had no choice but to go into the room and take out the cloth bag from under his pillow.
The bag is rectangular in shape, with the shorter side being the opening. Near the opening are small change coins of five yuan, one yuan, fifty cents, and one cent.
Grandma Xu took out all the loose change from the top. The middle part was slightly thinner, consisting of a roll of ten, twenty, and fifty yuan coins.
After taking the roll of money out, the cloth bag became shrunken. Grandma Xu continued to rummage inside and pulled out three hundred-yuan bills.
He took out a hundred-yuan bill, counted out two hundred yuan from the remaining change, and handed the three hundred yuan to Xu An.
"Grandma, I don't know how to do business, but I know how to be a good person. The most important thing in the food business is to be true to your conscience. Even if it's more expensive and you make less money, you have to use fresh ingredients."
If you want to set up a business, you'll need to spend money in many ways. Since you've already thought it through, then do your job well. Spend money where necessary and save money where you can.
Grandma can't help you much, so here's three hundred yuan for you. If you fail, consider it a congratulatory gift for getting into university. If you succeed, that would be the best outcome.
Xu An looked at the three hundred yuan note made up of loose change in his hand, tears welling up in his eyes. He clenched the money tightly and nodded vigorously, "I understand, Grandma."
When Xu An went to bed at night, he tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.
In his past life, he was just an office worker who worked nine to five, doing an ordinary job and earning enough to support his family.
The idea of starting a business would occasionally pop into his mind, only to quickly disappear again.
He always thought that doing business was something far removed from his life, but when he returned to the age of eighteen, he only had a little over a hundred yuan to his name, and he was afraid to set up a stall and do business.
When he turned around again, his younger brother and sister, whom he thought were fast asleep, were staring at him with their eyes open and motionless.
"What's wrong? Did your brother wake you up by turning over?"
The two little heads shook their heads in unison, continuing to stare at Xu An without saying a word.
Xu An lay on the bed, looking at the two of them: "It's so late, why aren't you asleep yet? If you don't sleep, you won't grow tall. If you don't sleep, you won't grow as tall as your brother."
"Brother," Xu Le called out crisply.
"Um?"
"Brother, do you and Grandma not want us anymore? Are you planning to give us away to that old hag's family?"
Why would you think that?
“We all heard it, the old hag wants to take us away.”
Xu An reached out and pulled the two into his arms, gently comforting them: "No, as long as your brother is here, the old hag can't take you away. You will always be your brother's younger brother and sister."
"Really?"
"real."
"Brother, you have to keep your word."
"Okay, if you don't keep your word, then you'll become an unwanted puppy."
"Then let's pinky swear."
Three fingers, one big and two small, are hooked together and swaying.
"Pinky promise, for a hundred years, no take-backs. A person who doesn't keep their word will become an unwanted puppy."
After Xu An repeatedly assured them, the two fell into a deep sleep. Xu An kissed their little faces and also drifted off to sleep.
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