Campus purchasing
Shan Jiqing spent two months of summer vacation in Beijing. When school was about to start in September, Shan Tao was very busy with work and could not take a two-month vacation, so he returned to Shenzhen to take charge of his work.
Xu Jing took care of him for the next month or so. As soon as Shan Jiqing and his mother and son returned to Shenzhen, he'd just put down his belongings and said he wanted to go out for a walk. Xu Jing knew he wanted to go to Jian Jianan's house, so she smiled and said to her son, "Go ahead. Your dad told me they've opened a small restaurant in the farmers' market, so they're very busy this month. But school starts next week, so they should be back early today."
Just as his mother said, Shan Jiqing waited at the intersection for the family of four who had returned with a full load, and even spoke to Jian Jianan alone. This was the first time.
It was the first time Jian Jianan heard Shan Jiqing speak. Although his voice was a little unnatural, it was pleasant to the ear. Jian Jianan didn't dislike it at all and even took the initiative to praise him: "You have a really nice voice. You should speak more often."
Shan Jiqing tried hard to control his expression and forced a smile. The chirping of cicadas filled the air. The two children stood in front of a small garden lush with flowers and plants, laughing together in tacit understanding, happy to have gained a new friend.
The last few nights before school started ended with smiles between the two children.
Two days later, when Jian Jiabei was washing up at night, he was in a playful mood. Seeing that Jian Jianan hadn't washed up for a long time, he deliberately scared his sister, "Sister, you can't do this. How are you going to survive in school? Have you ever thought about this? The teachers in school are always watching you. You can only study hard and can't do anything else!"
Jian Jianan was shocked: "Really? Is it really like this?"
She asked in disbelief, "Then why don't we go home after school to help?"
Jian Jiabei was choked by his sister's question, "...It should be possible!"
Jian Jianan understood and her whole face wrinkled. People who didn't know her would think she was thinking about some difficult people's livelihood issue.
Seeing that the two children hadn't slept for a long time, Su Qinxuan came to chase them away, "Go to bed! You have to get up early tomorrow!"
It’s the first day of school, so you can’t be late. You must make a good impression on your teachers!
When Jian Jianan was lying on the small bed, her brother's words kept appearing in her mind, which made her very worried. She was a girl who was determined to make money as her lifelong career. How could she stagnate because of the difficulties of changing the environment?
With this thought in mind, she fell asleep, but was soon called by her mother to get up and have breakfast.
When the two children were eating breakfast listlessly, Su Qinxuan stuffed lunch boxes into their mouths. Hydrangea School now has a cafeteria to provide meals for students, but the taste is worrying. You can also bring your own food.
Su Qinxuan decided that the children would have breakfast at home and take care of their own lunch instead of going to the cafeteria.
Su Qinxuan and Jian Yangping were very worried, so they tried every possible way to feed the two children all kinds of delicious food to ensure that they would have a comfortable first day of school.
At the gate of Zijinhua School, Jian Jianan and his brother were saying goodbye to their parents. The two adults gave them countless instructions, their faces filled with worry, repeating over and over again the same words that Jian Jianan had heard so many times that his ears were callused.
Jian Yangping and Su Qinxuan heard from customers whose children go to school that the children will definitely make a fuss on the first day of school. No matter how well-behaved the children are, once they enter the school gate and look back to see that their parents are not with them, their first reaction is to cry and make a fuss, without exception.
As soon as these words were spoken, the diners in the restaurant nodded repeatedly and began to chatter about their own troublemakers. Jian Yangping and Su Qinxuan felt bad when they heard this. Hadn't they heard that even the most well-behaved children would make noises?
The couple decided to give their two children good mental preparation, which led to the scene at the school gate today.
Jian Jiabei kept agreeing with his mouth, but he was very disdainful in his heart. In his opinion, it was not him and his sister who had separation anxiety, but his parents.
Dean Liang Kang is also now inspecting these young people, the future pillars of the nation, at the school gate. He's a man who's worked his way up to his current position through family connections. Before the education system was restored, he worked in other departments, which gave him a good knack for judging people and treating them well.
Liang Kang looked at the adults in front of him who kept instructing the children, looked at their clothes and appearance, and his eyes made contact with Su Qinxuan's old-fashioned sleeves stained with grease, and the half-worn bicycle pushed by Jian Yangping. His heart was suddenly filled with disdain. It's really good now, anyone can come to school.
Turning his head again, he saw Shan Jiqing getting out of a car. Judging from the aura of the two adults beside him, he knew they were not simple. Liang Kang was about to go up and talk to him when he saw Shan Jiqing and his group heading straight towards Jian Jiannan. The two families, who seemed to him to be a very mismatched couple, naturally walked together to chat.
Jian Jianan was delighted to see an acquaintance: "Are you in the same class with me?"
Schools now have uniforms, but the regulations are not strict, and schools do not require daily wear. Jian Jianan is wearing a piece of clothing handmade by Jian Yangping today. It's an improvement on the original uniform, covering up some of its flaws and making Jian Jianan look more youthful and lively.
Hearing Jianan's question, he nodded calmly: "Yes."
After the two adults finally finished their greetings, they let the three children go to school.
There were about forty students in the sixth grade class, all around the same age as Jian Jianan and Shan Jiqing. It was the first day of school for all forty little kids, and their reactions varied, but all were equally noisy. The classroom was filled with the clamor and the sounds of little kids crying for their parents.
Jian Jianan found it very interesting and sat in his seat observing with a sullen look on his face. Shan Jiqing just thought it was noisy and that he would be able to go home and see his parents after school, so why were they crying now?
When the head teacher walked in, he saw that among the more than 40 students in the class, only Shan Jiqing and Jian Jianan were not crying or making a fuss, and were staying quietly in their seats.
The crying made the class teacher extremely anxious, and he had to constantly comfort these crying little ones. While the teacher was busy, Jian Jianan invited the only friend he knew to have a conversation.
Jian Jianan: "Dan Jiqing, Dan Jiqing." She called Dan Jiqing's name twice in a low voice, "How did you get to school today?"
Shan Jiqing answered without any fluctuation: "My dad's driver drove me there."
Jian Jianan: "I walk to school with my brother, what are you having for lunch?
Shan Jiqing: "Eat in the cafeteria."
Jian Jianan: "Then come eat with me. Mom and Dad brought me lunch. I brought my own lunch plate, and my brother also has some. You can come and taste my parents' cooking."
Shan Jiqing agreed.
The whole morning in the class was in chaos. Jian Jianan and Jiang Benwen finally made it to noon and quickly ran to the cafeteria. Jian Jiabei was already waiting there.
What Su Qinxuan prepared for the two children today was the flavorful Lingshui sour noodles. The unique aroma immediately attracted the attention of many classmates, but now no one was familiar with it, and they just stared at the one in Jian Jianan's hand eagerly, and no one took the initiative to ask.
Jian Jianan and the other two finished their lunch in this atmosphere of constant swallowing of saliva. She noticed the movement around her and understood what was going on.
At five o'clock in the afternoon at the school gate, Su Qinxuan and Jian Yangping specially entrusted the restaurant business to Yang Tao to take care of, and waited at the gate early to pick up the two children from school.
They were extremely worried. It was the first time for the two children to go to school. When they sent the children to school in the morning, they thought about the scene of going home from school countless times in their minds. Would they cry and make a fuss to go home? This guess caused the couple to be absent-minded at work today. Now they were already waiting at the school gate before school was over.
The bell rang and the students rushed to the door like birds out of a cage. The two parents quickly perked up and looked for their children in the crowd.
Jian Jiabei was carrying his own schoolbag, holding Jian Jianan's hand with his left hand and holding her schoolbag with his right hand. As soon as they walked out of the school gate, they saw their parents and Shan Tao's family standing beside them.
Shan Jiqing was also very happy to see his parents, but he was used to being reserved and did not show it on the surface. He just quickened his pace involuntarily.
Su Qinxuan and Jian Yangping lovingly touched their children's faces. Seeing Jian Jianan's unconcealed smile, they asked, "What happened? Why are you so happy?"
Jian Jianan smiled complacently, glanced at his brother, and smiled without saying anything.
My brother is such a fool, what he said is absolutely wrong.
What does it mean that once you go to school to study you can’t continue to do business?
There are clearly business opportunities everywhere on campus!
From this we can see that the world is not short of business opportunities, what is lacking is the eyes to discover business opportunities!
In a blink of an eye, several weeks have passed in Jian Jianan's elementary school life. This period has been calm and nothing major has happened. Every day is the same as going to school in the morning, going home from school in the afternoon, and then helping out in the restaurant.
At school, Jian Jianan met a lot of people and made friends other than Shan Jiqing, including a foodie named Duan Duan.
At twelve o'clock noon that day, when the get out of class was about to end, the classroom was full of anxiety. All the students in the class were ready to go, preparing for the upcoming meal grabbing action in the cafeteria.
There is only one cafeteria in Hydrangea School, which is shared by elementary and junior high school students. However, whether you are an elementary or junior high school student, you have to fight for food in the cafeteria.
As soon as the teacher said "get out of class dismissed", students rushed out of the classroom door. The one leading the group turned back and said to Jian Jianan, "I'm going to grab some food first. When you find a seat, save one for me!"
Jian Jianan never joined them in their food-grabbing sprees, as she always prepared her own lunch. Every morning, besides tending to the various chores at her restaurant, Su Qinxuan's most important task was to prepare a nutritious lunch for her children, packing it into small lunch boxes for them to take to school.
When Jian Jianan leisurely strolled to the cafeteria, she saw Duan Duan, a young woman who had completely abandoned her ladylike demeanor. Sixth-graders were still a bit short, standing some distance from the food counter. Everyone nearby was standing on tiptoe to see what was available. Only Duan Duan, bracing herself on the countertop with her hands, thrust her entire head inside, feet crossed. It was unclear where she found such strength.
Jian Jianan looked at Duan Duan trying hard to find food and couldn't help but burst out laughing. The more she looked at him, the funnier he became. He looked like a familiar little animal.
Shan Jiqing, who was walking by, spoke in unison: "Like a little monkey hanging on a tree, trying hard to pick bananas to eat." He has always been a man of few words, and would only speak a few words when facing Jian Jianan, an acquaintance.
Jian Jianan felt that he and Shan Jiqing were in perfect sync. His description was very vivid. The hanging paragraph looked like a little monkey, didn't it?
At the beginning of the semester, Shan Jiqing was entrusted to the care of Jian Jianan and his sister by Shan Tao and his wife, who were worried that he wouldn't get along with his classmates. They now spent most of their time together, going to and from school together, eating in the cafeteria together, and had become much more familiar with each other.
Jian Jianan and Shan Jiqing found a place to sit and wait for the performance, when they saw her walking towards them with the momentum of a female general returning from a victorious battle.
As Duan walked, he showed off to a few people: "Look what delicious food I got today, it's the braised pork in the cafeteria." The school cafeteria has its own unique skills. Braised pork is the signature dish of the Hydrangea School Cafeteria. It is not available every day, and sometimes you have to be quick to grab it.
Duan Duan enthusiastically pushed her plate toward Jian Jianan, signaling that she could help herself to the delicious braised pork she had snatched. Duan Duan knew that Jian Jianan and Shan Jiqing both brought their own lunches, and since the start of the school year, she had no idea how many delicious dishes Jian Jianan had prepared. She was amazed at how delicious they were, and now it was finally time to repay him.
Jian Jianan waved his hand, signaling Duan to eat first, and then opened the lunch box. The three-layer stainless steel lunch box was tightly wrapped, and Su Qinxuan also made a homemade insulation bag with high-quality cotton cloth to maximize the flavor of the food.
As the lid was opened, a delicious smell wafted out. The lunch Su Qinxuan prepared for her daughter today was fish fillet and lean meat porridge. White fish meat emerged from the thick rice porridge, and the steaming hot fragrance of the fish fillet porridge immediately filled the room.
You can't start eating right away, so Jian Jianan took out a small plate of chopped green onions, crispy slices, and pepper that he had prepared long ago, sprinkled them into the porridge in turn, and stirred it for a while before it was done.
Duan Duan looked at her three-layer lunch box with envy: "Jian Jianan, what else did your mother prepare for you today?"
Jian Jianan flattened the lunch box so the kids could see what was inside. "It's fish and lean meat congee. I don't know what I ate these past few days, but I've got a lot of blisters on my mouth. My mom said it's caused by internal heat, so I can't eat meat or anything like that these days. I can eat more congee, though."
Duan Duan was eating the braised pork in the cafeteria and smelling the aroma coming from Jian Jianan's lunch box. She suddenly felt that the tempting braised pork in the bowl was not so delicious. She drooled without knowing the taste of the food. She was really greedy and wanted to try the food that Jian Jianan was eating.
In addition to the light fish and lean meat porridge, the sharp-eyed Duan also saw the small green pastries in the lunch box on the second layer.
A classmate sitting next to me saw the green cake and asked curiously, "What is this? I have never seen it before."
Jian Jianan replied, "This is pandan cake. Pandan leaves are a unique kind of leaf found in Southeast Asia. They have a special aroma and taste incredibly fragrant."
Jian Jianan's great-uncle was one of the first to migrate to Southeast Asia. Even after becoming wealthy, he never forgot his roots. Besides building roads for his hometown, he also sent gifts during Chinese New Year and other festivals. Pandan leaves were a specialty he brought to Jian Jianan's family during Chinese New Year, and he also showed Su Qinxuan how to make pandan-related foods.
Su Qinxuan was delighted when she stumbled upon this kind of leaf in a market a little further away in Shenzhen. You know, even on an island, it's hard to find a plant like the colorful tree.
Jian Jianan is not a stingy person. She gives a share to everyone she sees. She shares some of her food with the friends around her every day, but this is far from enough. Each friend can only have a light taste, which makes them even more greedy.
Duan Duan took the pancake, which was different from the local Guangdong morning tea cakes. He had eaten cakes like white sugar cakes, which were very soft.
But the piece of pancake in my mouth had a delicate texture as soon as I put it in my mouth. It was indeed as Jian Jianan said, it had a special fragrance.
The friends sighed and groaned. After all, they had already tasted a little bit of it and felt embarrassed to continue eating. They could only look at Jian Jianan's lunch box while eating the big pot meal in the cafeteria.
Fresh and light fish and lean meat congee, fragrant and sweet pancakes, and a small bowl of refreshing green bean paste. This simple elementary school lunch, full of color, flavor, and aroma, made the surrounding children drool.
The paragraph expresses the author's feelings directly: "If only I could eat your meals every day, I would be willing to spend money every day."
Another friend, Lin Chuan, agreed: "I don't want to eat in the dining hall, I just want to eat at your home."
Jian Jianan's heart moved, and the money-making DNA buried in his genes was immediately triggered, but he still had to think carefully about the specific matters, so he put this matter aside for now.
Jian Jianan quickly promoted his family's restaurant to his friends: "I have a small restaurant at home, right over at the farmers' market. You can come and eat with your family."
Duan Duan rubbed his face and sighed, "I do want to, but my home is far enough from school that my dad has to ride his bike to take me to school every day. Not to mention going to the farmer's market. My parents definitely don't want to go there because it's that far."
Lin Chuan had other worries: "My home is close, so I walk to and from school every day, but my parents are so busy, and even my grandparents are busy too, so they don't have time to take me out to eat."
This is a problem. Although the food in the small restaurant has received unanimous praise from everyone, it has its own difficulties. Friends have admired it for a long time but cannot go to the restaurant to eat in person.
Why not, Jian Jianan's heart moved...
"How come he has it too?" Duan Duan was chatting when he suddenly saw that the dishes in Shan Jiqing's lunch box were similar to Jian Jianan's, also fish porridge with pastries. He knew at a glance that they were made by the same person, so he hurriedly asked, his tone as if he found out that he had been betrayed by his best friend Jian Jianan.
Shan Jiqing didn't expect that a huge pot would fall from the sky while he was just eating in silence.
Jian Jianan explained: "We are neighbors. His parents are busy and don't have time to cook for him. My mother said it's not a big deal to make an extra portion, so she brought him food."
Duan was very unconvinced. He bit the colorful cake and said incoherently: "Why don't I have it? Although I am not your neighbor, I am your deskmate!" He was right. The head teacher of Class 1, Grade 6 rearranged the class this week, and Jian Jianan happened to be a partner with Duan.
Duan Duan was just a little upset, but she didn't make any more trouble. However, even though she stopped talking, Jian Jianan had an idea in his mind.
It's a good thing that my mother's cooking skills are recognized. Everyone who has tasted it becomes a potential customer, but it will not have any effect if the potential customers do not go to the restaurant to dine.
For various reasons, some people are unable to come to the restaurant to eat in person. What if Jian Jianan can bring the prepared food over?
Jian Jianan had come up with this idea while chatting with his friends a while ago, but he wasn't sure if it was feasible. There were several obvious problems to solve in order to implement this idea.
Children don't have much money to spend, so pricing is a major issue. Secondly, everyone has different tastes. If Jian Jianan were to start a food purchasing business, he'd only be able to bring a limited amount of food to school each day. It's difficult to satisfy everyone, so he'd have to ensure he only brought what everyone liked.
He kept thinking about it, and after coming up with several solutions, all of them had loopholes. Jian Jianan had no choice but to give up, and was absent-minded the whole afternoon.
Jian Jianan's inattention was naturally noticed by Shan Jiqing, who had always been concerned about her, and he didn't understand what was going on.
When school was over, Jian Jianan and Shan Jiqing went to the junior high school to wait for Jian Jiabei. Shan Jiqing had been wanting to ask for a long time, so he said, "What are you thinking about today?"
Jian Jianan told him all her thoughts and asked nervously, "Is this okay?" Now that the family business is booming, will this cause trouble for her parents?
Although Shan Jiqing didn't know whether he could succeed, he knew that he would fail if he didn't try.
"You can go home and discuss it with your parents before making a decision." Shan Jiqing encouraged her: "I believe you can do it. If you are too busy, I can help you collect the money."
Jian Jiabei arrived a little late and only heard the word "collect money" at the end of Shan Jiqing's words. He was confused and had no idea what his sister and Shan Jiqing were talking about.
Jian Jianan was encouraged by his friends and told his parents about it when he got home. Jian Yangping and Su Qinxuan also expressed their support after hearing it.
Su Qinxuan gave her an idea: "You can first show your classmates a copy of our restaurant's menu."
Jian Yangping was not surprised at all, but felt a sense of relief that "this day has finally come."
When they were in Hainan Island, he realized that his daughter was a person who liked to make trouble. Now that she is in school, she has come up with the idea of purchasing things on behalf of others. He really doesn't know what to say.
Jian Jiabei went to bed early the night before. There is only one letter difference between a junior high school student and an elementary school student, but the treatment is worlds apart. Jian Jiabei's schoolwork is several times heavier than that of her younger sister Jian Jianan.
Because of this, Jian Jiabei missed the conversation between his sister and his parents last night, and was confused when he saw Jian Jianan carrying several plastic bags of different sizes the next morning.
"What are you doing? Why has your appetite become so big?" Jian Jiabei thought that Jian Jianan was eating all of this by himself and was very surprised.
Su Qinxuan raised her hand and slapped him on the head, cursing, "How can you say that about your sister? You even said she has a big appetite, but don't you look at yourself?"
Jian Jiabei pleaded for mercy: "I'm still growing and developing. How can Nannan, a primary school student who's not even ten years old, eat so much?"
Su Qinxuan then explained to her son why Jian Jianan had to bring so much food to school.
Jian Jiabei was amazed after hearing this: "She hasn't even been paid yet, and you let her take it to school? What if her classmates come here to eat for free? Wouldn't that mean we'll lose everything?"
Su Qinxuan glared at her, "Why don't you think positively about your sister? What do you mean by losing everything? Nan Nan at least thought of a way and did it, all for the sake of taking care of our family's business. What about you? What did you do yesterday?"
When his mother asked him this, Jian Jiabei recalled his activities yesterday: playing basketball at school and sleeping in after school. Now that the restaurant was doing well, his parents had hired someone to run it, so he and his sister no longer needed to help collect bills and wipe tables like they had in the beginning.
Ever since he started school and no longer needed his help, Jian Jiabei has devoted himself to the colorful school life and has been enjoying it very much.
He admitted that he was in the wrong, scratched his head, and said to Jian Jianan: "It's okay, Nannan, even if no one buys it for you when you take it to school, your brother can ask his classmates to help. Don't be sad."
"Ah?" Hearing her brother calling her name, Jian Jianan looked up with a puzzled look on her face. She had just been busy cleaning up the breakfast she brought to school and didn't know what had happened.
Looking at his sister's puzzled face, Jian Jiabei didn't say much. He touched her forehead and decided to come over to see his sister during the break, and also to get some pocket money from his good brothers.
Lin Chuan arrived a little late today. His home was nearby, and he always took advantage of the short five-minute walk to leave home and was a big latecomer.
Lin Chuan waited hesitantly at the classroom door for the teacher to notice him and let him in. As soon as he walked into the classroom, Lin Chuan keenly felt that something was wrong.
Something was wrong with the area around him. Why was the morning reading so loud today? He and his classmates all shared the same interests, and read as quietly as possible.
Lin Chuan was confused. He waited until morning reading was over and there were still a few minutes before the first class before he asked, "What's wrong with you guys today? Why are you all so energetic?"
My deskmate whispered, "Do you have pocket money? Lend me a few cents later. I want to buy the breakfast that Jian Jianan brought over."
Lin Chuan looked towards Jian Jianan's seat and saw several plastic bags hanging on the hooks on both sides of the desk. Only then did he realize that Jian Jianan had brought breakfast with him.
Lin Chuan nodded absentmindedly. He hadn't even had breakfast as he rushed to school. The aroma of breakfast in the plastic bag wafted into his nose, making him extremely greedy.
After waiting for a long time until the break time, several people immediately gathered in front of Jian Jianan's seat, all asking about the price of breakfast.
Jian Jianan showed them the paper menu he had brought and said, "These are the store's prices. I won't raise the prices here, but I'll charge a purchasing fee, which is five cents per person."
While others were still carefully choosing from the price list, Lin Chuan didn't care whether it was a good deal or not. He quickly took a fried dough stick and a pancake, gave Jian Jianan 18 cents for breakfast, and 5 cents for the purchasing fee.
The pancake was broken open, releasing a natural, fragrant herbal aroma that blended with the fresh, sweet flavor of the rice. Lin Chuan took a bite and then moved on to the fried dough sticks. The dough sticks were crispy, and the crackling sound was endless.
The students stopped looking around and rushed to grab the hanging plastic bag and then asked the price. Even so, the students who hadn't grabbed one kept asking Jian Jianan if there was any left for tomorrow, and they also wanted to make a reservation.
Jian Jianan was in a state of panic. Shan Jiqing and Duan Duan came over after breakfast to help, mainly helping with bookkeeping and collecting money. Shan Jiqing sorted the banknotes and coins into two piles, flattening the crumpled banknotes and placing the coins in the other pile.
In contrast, in the previous paragraph, as long as he checked that the amount of money he was given was correct, he would just stuff it into the drawer without caring whether it was messy or not.
After all the breakfast that Jian Jianan brought was eaten up and she could finally sit down to take a break, she was about to count the change she had received when a piece of paper was handed to her.
It turned out that Shan Jiqing had already counted the amount and written it down. Duan, who was standing by, saw it and was about to say there were more in the drawer, but when he reached in, he felt nothing. Looking at the table again, he saw that all the balled-up banknotes had been taken out of the drawer by Shan Jiqing, spread out and flattened, sorted, and handed to Jian Jianan.
Duan was amazed. Everyone was here to help collect the money, so how did you come up with so many tricks? He then looked at Jian Jianan praising Shan Jiqing for being thoughtful upon receiving the account sheet, and Duan secretly decided to do the same next time.
Jian Jianan was just testing the waters this time, and although the breakfast he brought looked a lot, there were actually only about ten servings.
Some students who couldn't buy any stood in front of her desk and asked, "Will there be any tomorrow? If so, what will it be? Is the breakfast the same every day?"
Jian Jianan explained them one by one patiently.
"Tomorrow too."
"The menu is always changing. It depends on what the hotel is doing for breakfast tomorrow."
The noise around Jianan continued until class time. She was so absent-minded that she had no intention of listening to the class properly.
This morning's attempt can be said to be a great success. Although no money was collected in advance and the goods were brought back, all the stock was sold out.
Starting tomorrow, I can no longer do this. I need to ask potential customers what they want to eat the next day beforehand before I start preparing. Otherwise, I might not be able to sell the food, which is a disaster for the purchasing business. I might even lose my original investment.
After the second class was over and the long break came, Jian Jianan announced his next idea to his friends around him.
"You can pay me first and ask me to buy things for you. This is called pre-ordering. I will show you the menu of my small restaurant every day in advance. You can order and tell me what you want to eat. I will bring it to you the next day."
My classmates responded enthusiastically, each contributing their own pocket money. Customers who had been there earlier this morning were especially enthusiastic. Even those who hadn't eaten breakfast were willing to buy some as a snack, not to mention the healthy foods, unlike the junk food their parents were talking about.
Jian Jianan was busy again, this time recording the breakfast orders her customers would like the next day, writing them down one by one. It took a while for the crowd to disperse. Just as she was about to take a break, her brother Jian Jiabei came looking for her, calling up his friends.
"Nannan, is there anything left of what you brought this morning?" He stood at the classroom door, peeking in, wanting to see how many plastic bags were left. He brought a few good friends with him, and he didn't know if he could buy them all.
"They're all gone. Are you hungry, brother? There are still a few pieces of steamed cake left that mom brought me this morning. I'll get them for you." Jian Jianan replied. Her brother had a big appetite and digested food quickly, so she was used to it.
"Ah, they're all gone." Jian Jiabei was a little surprised. He was happy for his sister at first, but then he felt a little worried. What about the friends who followed?
Jian Jiabei: "Then give it to me, I'll give it to them."
Jian Jianan handed it to his brother and said happily, "Brother, please help me promote my small business. Just tell your friend that if you like it, please let me know and I will bring it all over tomorrow. I will charge the original price for whatever you buy, but you have to pay an extra five cents per person for the purchasing fee."
Jian Jiabei was speechless. He knew that his sister was talented in making money, but he didn't expect that she would even target her classmates.
"Okay, brother will go and talk to them later. Just take it easy, okay?" What can five cents do nowadays? It costs twenty cents to buy a pound of rice. Isn't this price a bit low? Doesn't my sister become cheap labor?
With some worry, Jian Jiabei left in a hurry.
Jian Jianan was in high spirits the whole day. After school, she and Shan Jiqingdai waited for Jian Jiabei to come over.
Shan Jiqing actually didn't quite understand why Jian Jianan did this. Uncle Jian and Aunt Su's small restaurant now had no worries about business. People came and went and had to queue up to get a seat. I heard that they were considering renting a shop next door to expand the store.
But Shan Jiqing looked at Jianan's happy face and thought about it before asking.
Jian Jiabei arrived a little late this time, holding a notebook in his hand. As soon as he came over, he handed it to Jian Jianan and said unhappily, "Here, this is the breakfast list my classmate wants to eat tomorrow."
I really don't know how to put it. I don't know if it's because of the publicity from classmates who ate the breakfast made by Su Qinxuan, but as soon as school was over, a bunch of people gathered around Jian Jiabei and told him what they wanted to eat tomorrow.
Poor Jian Jiabei, his heart rushed home early, but his body was still in the classroom recording the menu.
Jian Jianan took it with surprise and thanked his brother. He opened it and saw that the number was okay, not too many. But when he added the ones from his class, it became a lot. It would be difficult for him to take them all to school by himself.
"Brother, please help me get some tomorrow and I will give you your wages." Jian Jianan suggested.
"Hey, that's not necessary." Jian Jiabei waved his hand heroically. There was no point in talking to his sister about whether to charge money or not. It wouldn't take much effort to help.
"Oh, brother, don't you want to buy comic books? One book costs a few cents, and there are several books in a set." Jian Jianan asked him puzzledly.
She had learned a lot from her family's small restaurant: employees must be paid. Siblings should keep their accounts straight; they couldn't cheat their brother into working for nothing.
There is a stationery store right in front of Hydrangea School. In addition to stationery, the store also sells comic books and the like, which Jian Jiabei was fascinated by.
Jian Jiabei was stunned. Although his parents gave him pocket money, he had no sense of accounting. He bought whatever he liked. It could be said that he spent money like water. If he wanted to buy comic books, he would have to save money for a while.
"That's fine, just give it to her as you like." Jian Jiabei agreed. Jian Jianan also liked to read the comic books he bought, so at worst he could just buy them and let her read them first.
Jian Jianan happily followed his brother home and couldn't wait to announce the good news to his parents.
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