Chapter 80 Each with their own special talents
Before long, the honey grapefruit jam was ready.
Wan Qiqi didn't know if wild pomelo could be boiled and what it would taste like, so she asked Chen Yongliang to taste it for her, and Chen Yongxing also rushed to try it.
"Delicious, sweet!" Chen Yongxing couldn't say anything else, he just felt that every bite was money, and he couldn't bear to eat more.
Chen Yongliang took a small bite, his brows furrowing slightly.
"The taste is not right?" Wan Qiqi panicked a little, afraid that she had messed it up. She should have cooked less and tested it first.
Chen Yongliang licked his lips, put down the spoon, and pondered for a while before saying, "It seems to have a slightly sour and astringent taste, unlike last time when it was only sweet. However... I think this time, it shouldn't be as cloying as last time."
Wan Qiqi's expression changed with Chen Yongliang's comments. Finally, with a smile on her lips, she also took a bite and only tasted a slight astringency. "I also think the last one was too sweet. This one should be just right."
"Why can't I taste the difference?" Chen Yongxing was very frustrated. Could it be that he was eating a different kind of food than the others?
Wan Qiqi and Chen Yongliang glanced at him simultaneously, but said nothing.
This time, Wan Qiqi plans to cook more, as the temperature is lower and it will keep longer.
Chen Yongxing stood by, watching like a supervisor. He squatted in the corner, looking at a jar of freshly made honey grapefruit jam, and asked, "Sister-in-law, how much money do you think we can make from one jar like this?"
Wan Qiqi glanced back and said, "Why don't you calculate how many spoonfuls it can scoop out, and then you'll know?"
"This is so difficult!" Chen Yongxing felt a headache coming on just thinking about counting. "Sister-in-law, I heard that the private school has its own canteen. Why don't we sell them a whole jar of sauce and let them make it themselves? That way, we won't have to carry hot water with us every time."
Wan Qiqi paused in her stirring, a look of astonishment flashing in her eyes. She turned back to scrutinize Chen Yongxing, as if she had seen something extraordinary.
Chen Yongxing looked up and met Wan Qiqi's gaze with a blank expression. "Sister-in-law, what's wrong?" He was a little confused. Why was his sister-in-law looking at him like that?
Wan Qiqi discovered that although Chen Yongxing was lazy, he still had a talent for doing business.
Upon hearing this, it was clear that Chen Yongxing was trying to shirk his responsibilities and didn't want to fetch water, but it didn't seem to make any sense.
If she supplies this jam to private schools, teahouses, and dessert shops, she won't need to squat on the street in the cold wind every day and will be able to have a stable income!
Wan Qiqi slapped herself, feeling incredibly stupid. How could she not have thought of a method that even an ancient person could come up with?
She felt that she must have gone sluggish during this time, her brain hadn't been working properly, and she hadn't even thought of this kind of sales plan.
Chen Yongxing felt a little uneasy looking at his sister-in-law's smile. Had his sister-in-law noticed his lazy way of doing things?
Wan Qiqi turned around, patted Chen Yongxing twice, and laughed, "It's a great idea, but you need to set a price for me, and what should we use to package it? We don't have many jars, do you want to sell the jars as well? If you come up with a solution, I'll reward you with 50 coins."
"Sister-in-law, really?" Chen Yongxing jumped up from the ground when he heard there was a reward of fifty coins.
Wan Qiqi nodded, "Really, I'm not lying to you."
"Okay, give me one night, and I'll definitely come up with a solution for you!" Chen Yongxing excitedly ran back to his room, looking like he was going to stay up all night to come up with a solution.
Chen Yongliang stopped what he was doing, looked back, and pouted, "Sister-in-law, why can't I think about it? I can do it too."
Wan Qiqi shook her head helplessly, realizing that money is always incredibly attractive, no matter the time.
She reached out and patted Chen Yongliang on the shoulder, saying, "He's in charge of thinking, you're in charge of negotiating. If you successfully negotiate with one company, I'll reward you with twenty coins, and every time you deliver soy sauce thereafter, I'll reward you with five coins."
Chen Yongliang listened and it seemed like a good deal; the more he talked, the more money he would earn!
This is much easier than doing manual labor outside to earn money; you only need to talk to someone!
Chen Yongliang felt excited just thinking about it.
Wan Qiqi thought this division of labor was excellent, as it made the most of everyone's abilities and gave them opportunities to earn money.
After coaxing Pingping and An'an to sleep, Chen Yongnian came out of the kitchen and saw Wan Qiqi still busy there. He came over to help and told Chen Yongliang to go back and rest first.
Wan Qiqi looked up at him, then continued stirring the grapefruit jam in the pan, and said in a low voice, "You've had a long day, why aren't you resting?"
“My wife has been busy all day and hasn’t had a break either.” Chen Yongnian looked like a rough man, but his hands were extremely meticulous. He cleaned the white part of the pomelo peel, which surprised Wan Qiqi.
I always thought Chen Yongnian was strong but couldn't do delicate work, but in reality he did it quite well, no less than a woman.
She looked at it curiously a couple more times, and even stopped flipping through the pages.
Upon seeing this, Chen Yongnian immediately took the spatula from her hand, started stirring, and asked, "Are you tired? Go and rest first, I'll help you."
Wan Qiqi stood to the side, grinning, and asked, "Do you know how to make honey grapefruit jam?"
“…No…” Chen Yongnian scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed.
But it was late, and he felt that his wife should go and rest. He should be the one to earn money to support the family and to be in the public eye.
However, he only had brute strength and no business acumen, but he wanted to try. "Wife, tomorrow... I'll go with you to set up the stall tomorrow, okay?"
Wan Qiqi was stunned for a moment; she hadn't expected Chen Yongnian to make this request.
She had always thought of taking Chen Yongxing and Chen Yongliang into business, but never thought of taking Chen Yongnian. One reason was that he was the most effective laborer in the family, and the other was that he was not very quick-witted and not suitable for business.
However, since he had already made this request, how could Wan Qiqi bear to refuse? "Alright, I'll take you and Third Brother with me tomorrow, and Second Brother can go pick wild vegetables."
"Hmm." Chen Yongnian nodded.
The night was quiet, the lights flickered, and the two were busy in the kitchen, cooking up the prepared pomelo peels before returning to their room to rest.
The next day, everyone still got up before the sun had risen, with Chen Yongxing being the most enthusiastic.
As soon as he got up, he didn't care about anything else and searched the whole yard for Wan Qiqi.
Seeing her squatting by the fire, he immediately ran over and said, "Sister-in-law, I've made up my mind! Shall I tell you now?"
Wan Qiqi looked up at him and said, "Speak!" She thought to herself, "Can you write it down with pen and ink?"
Even if you asked him to write, he probably wouldn't be able to write more than a few words.
Chen Yongxing then launched into a long explanation of the plan he had been pondering all night: "I think we can buy two kinds of jars, large and small, to sell to the private school's canteen and those dessert shops. A full large jar can make about two hundred cups, so we'll buy it for 500 coins. A full small jar can be sold for 280 coins. We can also ask Uncle Yang to make some bamboo jars..."
After Chen Yongxing finished speaking last night, she also thought about the plan, and it almost coincided with what Chen Yongxing said.
She discovered that Chen Yongxing truly had a talent for business.
If Chen Yongliang is the salesperson, then Chen Yongxing is the behind-the-scenes boss, the one who comes up with the ideas.
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