263: Chapter 262: The Fickleness of a Woman (2nd Update) 263: Chapter 262: The Fickleness of a Woman (2nd Update) After Wu Lan finished crying, she wiped her eyes with a particularly calm deanor.
Then she added, “Mr.
Jin, I heard our son is pretty much recovered.
I’ve thought about it, and I can’t bla you.
It was our son’s own choice after all.
How about we go buy so food that our son likes and grab a bite on the way?
I haven’t even had breakfast yet and I’m really hungry.”
Jin Nandong: “…”
Inner thoughts: So you knew your son has almost recovered, and you knew it was his own choice.
You still have the appetite to think about having breakfast, then what was all that hysterics for?
Of course, Jin Nandong only dared to think these thoughts to himself.
If he actually said them out loud, Wu Lan could perform 360 different crying styles within minutes.
After breakfast, Wu Lan casually bought a pound of apples for her son, just for show, and took them to the hospital.
Xu Niannian was not in the ward; she had already gone back.
Only Jin Yu was there in the ward.
After seeing Jin Yu, Wu Lan started to question him about his relationship with Xu Niannian.
Wu Lan still rembered that Jin Yu told her Xu Niannian’s na was Xu Jiaojiao.
So as soon as she spoke, she asked, “Right, son, how are things between you and Jiaojiao?”
Upon hearing the na Jiaojiao, Jin Yu was at first a bit slow to react.
Looking at Wu Lan’s nosy expression, he rembered the previous misunderstanding and said uneasily, “Her na is not Xu Jiaojiao, it’s Xu Niannian.”
Jiaojiao was his exclusive na for her.
Wu Lan imdiately got confused: “Didn’t you tell her na wasn’t Xu Niannian, but Xu Jiaojiao?”
Jin Yu, without blushing or being out of breath, conned Wu Lan: “I said she is called Xu Niannian, not Xu Jiaojiao.
You rembered it wrong.”
“Ah?
Really?” Wu Lan slapped her forehead in confusion, thinking her mory was getting worse and worse.
Jin Nandong watched his son spin his wife around with his words and shot Jin Yu a displeased look.
Jin Yu kept to himself, pretending not to see.
Wu Lan ca back to her senses and continued to inquire, “So how are things with Niannian?”
Since her own son was a bit of a blockhead, Wu Lan was genuinely worried that Jin Yu wouldn’t know how to get along properly with Xu Niannian.
Especially because he had always been quite indifferent towards matters of the heart.
After asking this question, Wu Lan had already prepared herself for the possibility that Jin Yu might say things were not going well or that he might even want to call off the engagent.
To her surprise, Jin Yu suddenly dropped a bombshell.
“Niannian and I plan to get our marriage certificate first,” Jin Yu announced, as if determined to shock her into the afterlife.
Wu Lan was imdiately startled: “What did you say?
What certificate?”
Jin Yu pursed his lips: “Exactly what you heard.
Niannian and I plan to get the marriage certificate, but we won’t have a wedding ceremony.”
“This this this…” Wu Lan doubted her ears and turned to look at her husband: “Mr.
Jin, is it who’s taken the wrong dicine, or is it our son?”
Jin Nandong: “…”
Jin Yu: “…”
“You didn’t take the wrong dicine.
I am going to marry Niannian.
We’ll get the marriage certificate.
I’ve already had Huzi submit the marriage report, and as soon as I’m discharged, I’m planning to get the certificate with Niannian.”
His fiancée was too popular, and Jin Yu felt like he had to firmly hold on to her, otherwise sooner or later so random Tom, Dick, or Harry would set their sights on her.
After receiving a definitive answer, Wu Lan was in shock, while Jin Nandong appeared quite calm.
He only asked Jin Yu one question: “Are you serious?”
Jin Yu spoke firmly: “I swear on my honor and reputation as a man that I will only treat her well for the rest of my life.”
These touching words made Wu Lan happy, but then sothing felt off.
“What do you an, ‘only treat her well’?
What about your mom?” she said, slapping Jin Yu on the head.
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Xu Niannian was still unaware of what was happening at the hospital, let alone the fact that Wu Lan had returned.
Because Jin Yu ntioned getting the certificate, Wu Lan refused to go back to the organization with Jin Nandong and ran straight to the courtyard instead.
anwhile, Xu Niannian was busy making Liuyue Su.
She planned to produce all 4,300 Liuyue Su that Li Qingshui had requested at once.
Not just the 4,300, Xu Niannian decided to make a whole 10,000 Liuyue Su in one go to have stock ready for supply anyti.
The entire family helped out with this task, with Xu Zhicheng being the only exception.
Even Chen Xiaorou and Zhao Pang were pulled in to lend a hand.
It took them three full days to finish making them.
As usual, he had Zhao Pang make the deliveries.
Previously, when Zhao Pang was tasked with hiring staff for the store, he indeed recruited two decent people.
Both were selected by Yang Cuihua, and they were around the sa age as her.
Xu Niannian felt they were cut from the sa cloth as her mother, but her mother had completely intimidated them, leaving no room for any ill intentions.
The two sisters both had the surna Wang, so Xu Niannian simply called them Aunt Wang and Second Aunt Wang.
Now, the shop was basically run by Yang Cuihua with the help of Qin Feng and the two Aunt Wangs, while Xu Sisi would co to lend a hand on weekends.
Xu Zhiqiang was still in charge of collecting paynts, but Xu Niannian planned to have Xu Dawei take over his duties once her planned business venture began.
With Xu Dawei spending his days at ho, his only activity besides walking the dog was non-existent.
Back in his hotown, he could at least chop firewood, but now, he was hard-pressed to find any work to do.
Fortunately, Xu Dawei had attended elentary school and was capable of basic accounting, even better than Xu Zhiqiang.
Since collecting money at the counter didn’t require any physical exertion, it was perfect for Xu Dawei.
Because Du Wenwen’s family restaurant had moved to another street, Xu Niannian’s shop slowly began to regain its forr prosperity.
Du Wenwen’s family had relocated their shop to another street and renad it Xu’s Beef Tallow Noodles.
Xu Niannian also began to supply her own butter sauce and secret broth to their restaurant.
Xu Niannian knew that with her butter sauce and secret broth, Du Wenwen’s business was bound to do well.
She took a thirty percent profit share from them, treating them as a franchisee of her family’s business.
Xu Niannian required them to keep a record of their daily inco, which she would check when collecting her dividends.
Of course, Xu Niannian wasn’t afraid of them falsifying their earnings; based on the street’s foot traffic and the shop’s size, she set a minimum standard.
In the first month, they had to ensure an average daily revenue of at least 100 yuan, and from the second month onwards, that figure needed to double to 200 yuan per day.
Of course, these figures did not account for the costs.
If they failed to et these targets, she would no longer provide them with the butter sauce and secret broth, and Du Wenwen would also have to pay her compensation for breaching the contract.
In order to et the standards, Du Wenwen’s family would surely make an extra effort in sales.
So even if they were to fabricate data, they wouldn’t dare to fall below the standards she had set.
As for any excess profit, they could take their cut if they really wanted to be greedy, but considering the shop space and foot traffic, they wouldn’t be able to divert much beyond the set standards.
Xu Niannian thought herself quite ruthless in this regard.
After an initial assessnt, she planned to train Du Wenwen and Chen Xiaorou in making butter sauce and the secret broth.
These items would indeed taste different without the stream water as a component; however, Xu Niannian couldn’t possibly reveal the secret of the stream water.
Thus, she ca up with a solution after experinting dozens of tis, and finally succeeded.
She continuously boiled starch with chicken fat and stream water, adding more stream water until it ford a jelly-like soft block, which she then cooled.
Due to the constant addition of stream water, the concentration of the water was high, so she cut the jelly into small cubes the size of a fingernail, one centiter thick.
After preparation, wherever stream water needed to be added, she would just drop the small jelly cubes directly into the pot.
The flavor produced this way was identical to the one obtained through filtering with stream water, except the color wasn’t as vibrant as when using just the stream water.
Xu Niannian, now with over six thousand yuan on hand, decided to go to the departnt store and bought a freezer, specially to store the small jelly blocks made with stream water.
However, because a small amount of starch was added to the water, the starch would beco sweet when it t water.
Fortunately, the sweetness wasn’t overwhelming, and when mixed with the stream water, the mild sweetness carried a hint of freshness.
She had to ensure not to add MSG when making the butter sauce and secret broth.
After buying the freezer, Xu Niannian spent over nine hundred yuan, which made her painfully reluctant to part with the money.
In that era, money was valuable, and a freezer costing over nine hundred yuan was considered exorbitantly priced.
Yet, it was typical for that ti period, as the more advanced the technology, the more outrageous the pricing.
When the freezer arrived, Xu Duoyu and Xu Zhicheng were thrilled, circling around it with curiosity.
Xu Duoyu even asked, “Sister, does this an we can make ice pops to eat?”
Xu Niannian was amused, realizing that her little brother Duoyu was a true food enthusiast.
Everything made him think of food.
“Duoyu, if you want ice pops, I’ll make so for you later,” Xu Niannian said with a laugh.
At this, both Xu Duoyu and Xu Zhicheng were overjoyed.
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