Li Zhuzi held his wife tightly in his arms and said, "Wife, if it weren't for you, I don't know what my life would have become. Don't worry, when our family's life gets better, I will definitely let you enjoy a good life."
"Living with you, I am already enjoying life. You take good care of me and my father, so what more could I be dissatisfied with?"
Li Zhuzi's wife was almost unable to get married because she had to take care of her disabled father.
Later, she met Li Zhuzi. Although life was a little harder, now that life was better, she was only left with contentment.
After Su Xiaotian and Su Shouwen returned home, Su Shouwen said, "Xiaotian, are you going to give this recipe to the brigade for free?"
"How could that be?" Su Xiaotian shook her head.
Su Shouwen asked, "Then what do you mean?"
"I'm thinking of cooperating with the brigade. I'll use the recipe as my share. Of course, if more funds are needed, I can also provide them, but I want controlling interest."
Su Shouwen didn't understand what Xiaotian meant by controlling interest.
"Xiaotian, can this work? Can the brigade cooperate with us individuals?"
"That depends on Uncle Changjiu."
"Then why didn't you tell Uncle Changjiu today?"
"Being too eager is not a business. It depends on what Uncle Changjiu himself thinks."
Su Shouwen: "..."
The little girl was playing hard to get.
"Will Uncle Changjiu come to find you?"
"I don't know! However, I've thought about this, and we can do it ourselves!"
"How can we do it ourselves?" Su Shouwen was confused.
"Speaking of which, this is like my sixth brother and the others; we can set up stalls. Of course, it would be even better to open a shop."
Qi Liangying happened to overhear their conversation and asked, "Are you two telling the truth?"
"Second Aunt, of course it's true. Opening a shop now is very profitable."
Qi Liangying was tempted and said, "Then, if I open a shop selling eggs, do you think it will work?"
She helped Su Xiaotian boil marinated eggs and felt it wasn't difficult to learn, so she thought it would be good to open her own shop.
Didn't Xiaotian say that anything she did in the capital could make money?
When she went to the capital, she had to have something to do.
"Second Aunt, opening a shop in the provincial capital is better than opening a shop in the capital," Su Shouwen said.
Qi Liangying was confused and asked, "Why?"
"The rent for good locations in the capital is too high, while the rent in the provincial capital is less. Marinated eggs are a small business. The price is about the same whether it's in the capital or the provincial capital. If you spend several hundred more yuan on rent per month, even if the sales volume is slightly larger, the profit won't be much more!"
Su Shouwen was telling the truth, and Qi Liangying believed her nephew's words.
"Xiaotian, can you let me use this recipe?" Qi Liangying asked.
Su Xiaotian hadn't expected Qi Liangying to have such an idea, but if she wanted to start a business herself, Su Xiaotian was very willing to support her.
"Second Aunt, if you are willing, I will give you this recipe directly, and I will also prepare half a year's worth of medicinal ingredients for you."
"Then we'll share the profits. I'll give you thirty percent of the net profit. Do you think that's acceptable?"
Su Xiaotian was very surprised that Qi Liangying would proactively offer to share profits with her.
After all, her second aunt's personality wasn't exactly generous; how could she proactively give her money?
"Second Aunt, you don't need to give me so much. We are family, and this is just a recipe!"
Qi Liangying quickly shook her head, "The recipe is valuable, I can't take it for nothing."
"Second Aunt usually seems calculating, but I only ask for what belongs to me. I am not someone who takes advantage."
Su Xiaotian thought about it and realized it was true. Her second aunt didn't have a broad vision; she only thought about the family's assets and was afraid that the other two families would take advantage. However, regarding other matters, she didn't seem to have calculated anything.
"Okay, Second Aunt, it's settled then. I'll provide you with the medicinal ingredient packages, and you'll give me twenty percent of the profit."
Su Xiaotian proactively offered to reduce the profit by ten percent.
If this business took off, even if she only received twenty percent of the net profit, it would still be a considerable sum.
"That won't do, you'll be at a disadvantage!" Qi Liangying quickly shook her head.
She had also heard earlier that Xiaotian said the recipe was to be used by the brigade and would also have dividends.
"Second Aunt, I'm not at a disadvantage. The medicinal ingredients used are not expensive, and I'm already getting a good deal."
"Then, consider it that Second Aunt is taking advantage of you. When you get married, Second Aunt will prepare a dowry for you!"
Qi Liangying smiled happily. Although she hadn't made any money yet, she felt that as long as Xiaotian said it, it would make money.
If this business took off, their second branch's income at the end of the year wouldn't be less!
Su Shouwen heard Qi Liangying mention preparing a dowry for Su Xiaotian again, and he was speechless.
How old was Xiaotian? Why were people thinking of preparing dowries for her?
It wouldn't be that Uncle Changjiu would come looking for her tomorrow and say the same thing, would it?
"Second Aunt, Xiaotian is still young, there's no rush to prepare a dowry!"
Qi Liangying waited for Su Shouwen to say, "You are young and don't know. In the past, many wealthy families started preparing dowries for their daughters from birth. For Xiaotian's age, it's not too early to start preparing a dowry."
Su Shouwen: "..."
If they started preparing a dowry for Xiaotian from now on, by the time Xiaotian got married, how much dowry would they have saved? And who would benefit from it, some brat?
Thinking of this, Chi Yiyuan's face suddenly appeared in his mind. He hurriedly shook his head.
Don't think about it, he couldn't think about this problem.
If he kept thinking about it, he wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.
Su Xiaotian was talking to Qi Liangying, "Second Aunt, opening a shop that only sells marinated eggs won't work. We need to expand our business scope."
"How do we expand?"
"Marinated eggs can be made not only with chicken eggs but also with duck eggs, quail eggs, and so on. Moreover, we can also marinate meat and vegetables!"
"All using the same recipe?" Qi Liangying asked in surprise.
Marinated eggs were so delicious; if it were meat, wouldn't it have a strange taste?
"No, the recipes are different. In the capital, my brothers set up stalls and sell marinated meat and vegetables on the streets, and their business is also good. If you're not afraid of hard work, Second Aunt, I'll also prepare the seasonings for marinated meat and vegetables for you."
The marinated meat recipe was used by her brothers, so there was no reason why it couldn't be used by Second Aunt.
Su Xiaotian sincerely hoped that everyone in the family could live well, whether it was the elders or her brothers, and have their own careers, which would be the best.
Second Aunt had lived in the city for a while, so returning to farming was definitely not an option.
It would be better to let Second Aunt venture out. It was a small business, so she wouldn't lose too much money.
"That would be wonderful." Qi Liangying clapped her hands and smiled happily, "Xiaotian, this job is just time-consuming. One stove or two stoves, it's all about guarding them. How hard can it be? Is it harder than harvesting wheat in the field in the middle of summer?"
Although Qi Liangying was a bit calculating, she was not a bad person, nor was she someone who shied away from hard work. When working, she was a capable person both inside and outside the house and never complained about hardship or fatigue.