Chapter 147 Hesitation
"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, you always come and spend money to support us. I just happen to need to find workers to harvest potatoes soon." Jiang's mother was also beaming with joy. She had been worried about the restaurant's business. If the restaurant lost money, they would still have the harvest from the fields. Although the restaurant's business was not bad now, it would still take some time to break even, which made her uneasy.
Seeing that Jiang Mi and her daughter were happy, Huo Ran breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they were happy, he was willing to give them any amount of money.
"Well then, whenever you have time, Auntie, I'll bring my people over, just like before. My people will help the workers, so you won't have to supervise for several days, and the restaurant is busy too."
Huo Ran's words were all for Jiang's mother's benefit, hitting the nail on the head. Jiang's mother nodded with great satisfaction: "That's good, then it will be more convenient for me, and you can get your things sooner."
Seeing her mother's expression change so quickly, Jiang Mi couldn't help but shake her head. It seemed that her money-grubbing personality came from her mother.
"Okay, then it's settled for now. I'll head back now and not disturb your business any longer."
Watching Huo Ran's departing figure, Jiang's mother said, "This young man seems like a good person, but we don't know anything about him. He comes and goes mysteriously, and his family doesn't even know who he is. We are just ordinary people, so we naturally have to be more cautious in everything we do."
Jiang Mi didn't say anything, and her mother wasn't sure what she was thinking either. She could only hint at it to this point. If her daughter was determined to be with Huo Ran, she really didn't know what to do.
"Honey, you are also an unmarried young lady. How can you be alone in a room with a man? In the past, I always thought you were too young and didn't care about many things for you. But these things involve your reputation, so we can't be careless anymore. Be good."
Jiang Mi knew that her mother meant well, so she quickly agreed to reassure her: "Mom, don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Right now, all I want to do is make a lot of money. I don't care about anything else."
When Jiang Mi's mother heard her say this, she started to worry again: "You are a young lady, why are you always thinking about making money? Besides, you are already so old, you should get married in a couple of years. Our family is not as poor as before, we can find you a better family. Then you can just enjoy life. Don't do such worrying and tiring things."
In Jiang's mother's eyes, Jiang Mi was just a little girl who needed to be taken care of and protected.
"Mother, do you think there is a man in the entire Shushan County who is worthy of my Jiang Mi?"
After thinking about it, Jiang's mother realized that she had always favored her daughter, and with her family's improved circumstances, her standards for judging people had become increasingly high.
"No, that's not true. My honey is so outstanding, there aren't many men who are good enough for her." Mother Jiang thought of Huo Ran again and felt it was a pity. If Huo Ran were just an ordinary man from Shushan County, then she wouldn't have to worry about him and honey being together.
Although Jiang Mi felt somewhat conflicted, she had come to terms with it and was letting things take their natural course. Since God had given her a second chance at life and even provided her with a system, perhaps He had also arranged her future partner.
"Mother, let's not talk about that. What do you think of the master and apprentice that my elder brother found?"
Upon hearing this, Mother Jiang nodded repeatedly: "That's right, they're all quite diligent. Those two master craftsmen even praised your method. Honey, can't they really learn our secret recipe?"
"No, Mother, don't worry. I'll do the final step after they've finished. But it's best to keep this step a secret from them; only our own people should know."
Jiang's mother nodded. She knew these things, what should be said and what shouldn't be said.
The restaurant's peach blossom wine has increased from one vat to three vats, but many people still miss out if they arrive late. Jiang Mi thinks this is just right, as it whets people's appetites and makes her peach blossom wine rare and precious. If everyone could buy it and afford it, it wouldn't be as precious.
People from wineries came to taste the peach blossom wine after hearing about it. They found it to be so fragrant and mellow that they all wanted to buy it from Jiang's Restaurant. After all, they could sell it to more and farther places. Moreover, Jiang's Restaurant only had three vats of wine a day, which was not enough for the people of Shushan County alone.
Upon hearing this news, Mother Jiang was overjoyed: "Honey, should we hire more chefs? Three vats of wine a day is far too little. We need to produce more so we can earn more money."
Jiang Mi hesitated for a moment. Actually, she wanted to make their restaurant famous, so that their wine would become famous. People could buy peach blossom wine at the winery and wouldn't have to come to the restaurant to eat.
"Although we can make money in the short term, it may not be a good thing in the long run. If we open more restaurants in the future, then this peach blossom wine will undoubtedly be our restaurant's specialty. If customers can buy wine at the winery, they will not necessarily have to come to our restaurant to eat."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Cheng agreed, saying, "You're right. If this happens, our restaurant's business will suffer."
Jiang Yan asked Liu He, "Can you calculate for us whether we earn more by selling the wine to the winery or by keeping it for ourselves?"
Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Liu He became a little nervous: "One is the immediate benefit, and the other is a long-term plan. Moreover, there are unknowns, so I can't really calculate it."
Jiang Mi glared at Jiang Yan: "Brother, you're making things too difficult for us. Sister-in-law isn't a fortune teller, how can she predict this? If we refuse, we might offend the winery. Let's just agree to give them a vat for now. After all, our production is already small. Brother, you can hire more people. If the peach blossom wine sells well, we can supply a small portion to the winery, but their price won't be too low. It's more cost-effective to come to our restaurant."
Jiang Yan nodded: "Do as Honey says."
The winery staff were naturally delighted to hear that Jiang's Restaurant was willing to supply the wine, but they were not satisfied when they heard that there was only one vat: "This is really too little. How can one vat be enough to sell? It will be sold out in less than a quarter of an hour."
Jiang Yan said helplessly, "There's nothing we can do. Our production is already low, and now we're spending money to hire people. But it's really not appropriate for more people to know about this brewing process. As the manager of the winery, you should understand this even better."
The winery manager naturally understood that it was all about making money.
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