Small treasury
Several days had passed since Fan Gang had caused trouble that day, but Su Qinxuan and Jian Yangping were still like frightened birds, not daring to let the matter go.
The two adults couldn't believe it. How could so many things happen just by being away for half a day?
According to Yu Chunlai, one of the audience members that day, his youngest daughter Jian Jianan stole the show.
It was Fan Gang again who came to pick a fight and collect protection money. Good could not prevail over evil, so they started arguing with him. Then the inconspicuous customer Shan Tao suddenly transformed himself into a high-ranking official, shocking everyone.
Su Qinxuan and Jian Yangping were stunned when they heard this.
What is going on?
At the end, Yu Chunlai praised her highly, "Your Nannan is truly remarkable. You didn't hear what she said at the time. She left Fan Gang completely stunned, not knowing how to respond."
"She remained calm in the face of danger. No one can fool her at all. What a remarkable girl! What Shan Tao said at the end was right. You taught her so well!"
Su Qinxuan laughed dryly and said, "Ah, is that so? She still said that?"
Su Qinxuan couldn't speak of her suffering. How could this be the result of her and her lover's teaching? They treated the two children equally, and what Jian Jianan had, Jian Jiabei had to bear as well, but the two children's growth directions were very different, and their personalities were also very different.
I don't see that Jian Jiabei lacked something compared to his sister when he was growing up. Why does he always seem so clueless?!
How strange!
Jian Jianan's suggestion was indeed a good one. Ever since Su Qinxuan started selling Hainan snacks at the train station, her family's business had been the best among all the vendors.
This certainly makes sense. In 1979, Hainan Island was just a city under Guangdong Province. In addition, the two places are across the sea from each other and have similar eating habits. The locals have a good acceptance of Hainan cuisine.
The couple gradually figured out this truth, but their daughter Jian Jianan was able to point it out immediately, which can be said to be a talent.
This made Jian Yangping and his wife even more surprised at their daughter Jian Jianan's talent. They were both happy and sad. This sadness deepened when they looked at Jian Jiabei, who was just munching on the cakes.
Jian Yangping touched his eldest son's head and looked at the whorls on his thick hair. This child eats so much, how come he only grows in height but not in brains? Then he looked at Jian Jianan who was sitting next to Su Qinxuan and sorting documents with her. He felt so disappointed that he wanted to slap Jian Jiabei.
No matter what, praise from outsiders could not make the two adults happy for a second. After all, this is related to the personal safety of the two children. For parents, the safety of their children is the most important thing.
"Going to school must be put on the agenda!" Su Qinxuan said to Jian Yangping very seriously.
Jian Yangping agreed completely, "That's right."
He always felt that it was because of his own uselessness that his son and daughter had gone through what happened before, being threatened and insulted. If he hadn't been lucky enough to have Shan Tao there, they might have been in trouble!
The couple looked at each other and smiled bitterly at the same time. Going to school was not that easy. The most important thing was that the several schools they had visited before either looked down on families without roots or did not want to recruit two children from outside the area. One of the teachers in particular was embarrassed when he heard that they were from other places, and his resistance was obvious in his words.
"Oh!" The couple sighed at the same time.
The next morning, the couple continued to look for a suitable school, and finally entrusted their two children to the care of Yu Chunlai and his wife.
Although they don't want to do this, reality forces them to do so and this is the best solution for now.
Before leaving, Su Qinxuan warned the two children, especially Jian Jianan, "Don't cause any trouble again! If anyone comes to destroy our things, stay away and run with your brother, okay?"
"If you lose something, you can buy it again. If you lose money, you can earn it again. Talent is the most important thing. Do you understand?"
Jian Jiabei immediately made a promise: "Don't worry, Mom, I promise to be a good boy!"
Su Qinxuan and Jian Yangping left feeling uneasy.
Jian Jianan and Jian Jiabei were doing their homework on the small bench behind their cart. They now had multiple responsibilities. When someone came to buy something, they were responsible for serving food and collecting money. When there was no one around, they studied hard. When their parents came back from school, they had to help move the tables and process the food.
Jian Yangping and Su Qinxuan attached great importance to their two children's learning situation. As soon as their financial situation improved, they bought textbooks for them and told them not to waste time and start learning now.
"Hey, Xiao Jian, I want a rice dumpling and a bowl of cold soup." A middle-aged man came to the stall and said.
Jian Jianan immediately stood up and opened the lid of the large barrel beside him, scooped a spoonful of coconut milk into a plastic box, and added raisins, coix seeds, lotus seeds, coconut cubes, tortoise jelly and chopped fresh fruit cubes.
Coconut milk is mixed with seven or eight kinds of small ingredients. The colors are black, white, red and green. It is very beautiful and tastes great. It is a great enjoyment to drink it in hot weather.
The middle-aged man took the snacks that Jian Jiabei had packed, handed the money to Jian Jianan, and praised him, "You two children are so capable at such a young age. Your parents really taught you well."
Yu Chunlai stood in front of his stall and echoed.
It was worrying to see two children who were not even half the height of adults setting up a stall. As someone she knew well, and having been asked by the children's parents, she would look after them from time to time on weekdays.
Jian Jianan and his brother looked at each other and smiled embarrassedly.
Jian Jianan cares a lot about her family's small business. Every morning at dawn, she gets up without even opening her eyes and helps her mother Su Qinxuan work in the kitchen.
She was still a little kid and couldn't do any heavy work. She mainly watched her mother busying herself here and there, saying a few words from time to time to show her presence, and then was pushed back to sleep by the frightened Su Qinxuan.
When her parents were closing up their stall in the evening, bringing the ingredients they had bought from the night market, she was the first one to rush over. However, she didn't ask for a hug from her parents, but instead asked a thousand questions.
First, he asked what the mother had bought, then he asked what she was going to do the next day, how much it would cost, how much it would cost, and whether she was determined to sell all the things.
The two adults had eaten more salt than she had eaten rice. Faced with these questions that were thrown at them like stones, they were unable to answer them for a while and could only stammer and try to get away with it.
At this time, Jian Jianan would sigh deeply, then take out his notebook, muttering something like "Adults are unreliable", and thought it would be better to record it the next day.
The two adults were left in a state of confusion.
Now, the middle-aged man left with the food, and Jian Jianan sat down and opened his small notebook, carefully writing down the types, quantities and prices of the food sold.
Jian Jiabei was curious. His sister had been recording all this since the night they set up their stall, but he didn't know what it was all for. But the little boy's dignity was above all else, and he didn't want to ask why. That would make him look like a complete novice, which would be embarrassing.
Jian Jiabei thought of a way and deliberately said, "These things you remember are useless. You still remember them every day. What a waste of time."
After all, Jian Jianan wasn't the powerful woman who would dominate the business world in the future. She didn't understand the treacherous nature of human nature and immediately retorted, "Who said it's useless? I can remember these things and figure out what to sell to make the most money."
Jian Jianan flipped the notebook over to his blockheaded brother and said, "Look here. The first day's sales were the highest, just over ten yuan. There's a reason for that. We sold from morning to night that day, and we were selling staple foods like pickled vermicelli."
She turned a page and continued, "After setting up the stall for so many days, last Thursday was the day with the highest profit, nearly 10 yuan. We sold Hainanese chicken rice..."
Before he could finish his words, Jian Jiabei interrupted him excitedly, "I understand. Then we'll do this from now on and make Hainanese chicken rice every day!"
Jian Jianan was helpless. Before she could finish her words, she gave her brother a look that said he was a hopeless case. "Listen to me! It's because that day was Qingming Festival, and we have a local custom of eating rice balls. We sold over a hundred rice balls made with chicken oil rice alone. We mainly rely on quantity to win."
Jian Jiabei was confused, but his sister continued, "The scene that day can never be replicated. First, we can't celebrate Qingming Festival every day. Second, it's because Mom and Dad are so tired and it takes a long time. They were not in good spirits for several days after that day."
Jian Jiabei: "So, who makes the most money and is the least miserable?"
Jian Jianan said proudly, "It's rice dumplings and Qingbuliang. Each portion of Qingbuliang is 10 cents. Rice dumplings are more expensive. Sweet rice dumplings are 15 cents, and meat rice dumplings are 20 cents."
"But if you add up a little bit, you can earn more than ten yuan a day, and after deducting the cost, you can make nearly half of the profit."
Jian Jianan didn't know what had gotten into her about money, but she was extremely sensitive to numbers. At the age of eight, she knew that ten cents equaled one dime, and ten dimes equaled one dollar. She could also add and subtract, and could easily calculate how much she had earned.
Jian Jiabei seemed to be lost in thought. "So that's how it is. No wonder you asked Mom to buy rice dumplings and coconut milk the day before yesterday. You've thought of this a long time ago." Then he asked in confusion, "But why didn't you tell Mom and Dad after you knew it?"
Jian Jianan: "What do you know? This still needs to be tested. I plan to record today's data. If it is consistent with my inference, I will tell my parents."
Jian Jiabei admired him in his heart and finally let go: "Sister, you are so awesome!"
Jian Jianan has the demeanor of a great man. He was not excited when he received the praise. He nodded and continued to devote himself to his money-making business.
When Su Qinxuan and Jian Yangping returned home in the evening, they were very surprised when they heard their daughter's solemn report of the discovery.
Su Qinxuan spoke first: "That's great, Nannan, you're only a few years old and you've already discovered these patterns."
She bent down and took out a few coins from the drawer and handed them to Jian Jianan, "Use them to buy snacks tomorrow. Buy whatever you want. We've been working so hard setting up the stall these days and have never enjoyed anything."
Jian Yangping hugged his daughter and kissed her forehead, "That's great, you still care about your parents."
He then grabbed his son and rubbed his forehead. "And Beibei, he helped a lot too, didn't he, Daddy's little man?"
Jian Jianan looked at the change in his hand thoughtfully, then put it in his drawer, deciding to keep working hard and continue to enrich his own piggy bank.
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