Soon, the other families in the capital also learned of Su Lao San's impending arrival, and they were all happy for the Su family.
Su Xiao Tian discussed with Hua Xiu Cheng in advance that they would address Su Lao San's employment issues once he arrived in the capital.
Hua Xiu Cheng had already spoken with his comrades and readily agreed, saying he would bring Su Lao San to meet them and finalize the matter.
It had to be said that Hua Xiu Cheng was quite the comedian. He asked Su Xiao Tian to call him "Big Brother" and then wondered how he should address Su Lao San.
Su Xiao Tian was speechless and didn't want to deal with Hua Xiu Cheng anymore!
Hua's father and Hua's mother had planned to leave, but because Su Lao San was coming, Hua Xiu Cheng had to wait a few days, so the elderly couple could only stay.
Hua Xiu Cheng actually didn't want his parents to return to their hometown. If possible, he hoped they could stay in the capital.
After all, the conditions in the capital were indeed better than in their hometown.
His current financial situation was sufficient to support two elderly people.
However, the elders' desire to return to their roots had never wavered. Since they insisted on leaving, Hua Xiu Cheng could only choose to respect their decision.
While waiting for Su Lao San, the braised delicacies business of Yi Ming Ge officially commenced.
The innermost window of Yi Ming Ge was opened and converted into a sales window.
Fortunately, the weather was not yet cold, so doing business with the window open was acceptable.
Su Xiao Tian mused that in a few more days, it wouldn't be good to do business with the window open like this.
Moreover, with the window open, the noisy surroundings were truly inconvenient.
It was only because people of this era were not particular that it didn't affect Yi Ming Ge's business.
During the trial period, the main force in the business was the Su siblings.
Grandma Su was too busy to manage it.
Under the leadership of Su Xiao Si, the Su brothers were very interested.
After a discussion among the elders, they decided to let the younger generation of the Su family handle it.
Su Xiao Tian had previously agreed with Grandpa Su and Grandma Su that any profits from this small business during the trial period, after deducting costs, would belong to the siblings.
Su Xiao Tian was not short of money, and Su Shou Wen had also earned some money since he started taking on simple French translation work.
However, the other Su brothers had little money, and they were very excited about the prospect of earning money.
This time, Su Xiao Tian had provided an opportunity for her brothers to generate income.
"Xiao Tian, are you going to participate in this business?"
Seeing Su Xiao Tian standing by with enthusiasm, Su Xiao Ba asked in surprise.
Su Xiao Tian covered her mouth and smiled, saying, "Why wouldn't I participate? I came up with the idea."
Actually, she had no intention of competing with her brothers for business.
It was just that the braised delicacies business was just starting, and her presence to oversee it would be more reassuring.
Su Xiao Ba's face visibly fell. One more person sharing meant less income.
He had been thinking of earning money to buy a red hair tie for his little sister.
"Brother Ba doesn't want me to participate?" Su Xiao Tian stopped smiling and put on a sad expression.
Su Xiao Ba immediately panicked and said repeatedly, "No, no, how could I have such thoughts? I just think this work is too hard. Xiao Tian, you just watch from the side!"
Su Xiao Tian gracefully sat down on a stool nearby.
Her main purpose today was truly to watch her brothers do business; she had no intention of doing the work herself.
The braised delicacies had been prepared by Grandma Su the night before, and the brothers were responsible for selling them.
The Su brothers were enthusiastic, but reality was harsh!
The business was worse than expected. After more than half an hour, only one customer came.
It was an old regular who had dined at Yi Ming Ge before and had tasted their braised delicacies.
The brothers were all disappointed.
They had followed Xiao Tian's advice and extensively promoted the business to regulars, so why were there still no customers?
Su Xiao Tian sat quietly nearby, holding a book.
The Su brothers originally wanted to ask Su Xiao Tian what to do, but seeing her engrossed in her book, they ultimately gave up on asking for her help.
As older brothers, they couldn't always rely on their sister for help with everything.
After a discussion among the Su brothers, they made a simple division of labor.
Overall, the brothers divided into three groups: two groups would go out to promote the business, and the remaining group would stay to serve customers.
It wouldn't do for so many brothers to crowd around such a small window.
As for who came up with this idea, it was naturally Su Xiao Si.
Su Xiao Tian had to admit that Su Xiao Si's idea of offering some braised delicacies for customers to sample was excellent.
Su Xiao Tian noticed her brothers were busy with their respective tasks and then fully immersed herself in her reading.
When Su Xiao Tian read, she was always completely focused. When she finally pulled her thoughts away from the book, she saw her brothers packing up pots and jars.
Su Xiao Tian asked in surprise, "Sold out?"
Su Xiao Si said happily, "Sold out! Don't you know who I am? When I, Su Xiao Si, take action, I'm worth two!"
"Brother Si said that if we couldn't sell them by attracting people, we'd push a cart and hawk them on the streets!" added Su Xiao Jiu, who was good at delivering sharp remarks.
Su Xiao Jiu's words were so sudden that Su Xiao Si didn't even have time to stop him, and could only glare at him.
"Brother Si, calculate how much we earned today after deducting costs!" Su Xiao Tian gave Su Xiao Si ample face and changed the topic.
Su Xiao Si quickly replied, "I've already calculated it. In just this morning, after deducting costs, we earned fifty-three yuan and fifty cents."
The ingredients for the braised delicacies were not expensive, but the selling price was not cheap, only slightly less than pork.
"It's a pity it's a bit less. If there were more, we could have earned even more!" said Su Xiao Liu with regret.
"Brothers, how about we continue this business in the future?" Su Xiao Tian tentatively asked.
"Us? When would we have the time?" Su Xiao Qi asked hesitantly.
The grandparents at home were busy and had no time to manage it.
They would like to do this business, but they had to go to school and didn't have time.
However, Su Xiao Qi felt reluctant to give it up.
After all, this business was very profitable.
In just one morning, they had earned over fifty yuan.
Even if divided equally among so many people, each person would get several yuan.
Su Xiao Si, however, understood Su Xiao Tian's intention. His little sister probably planned for them to earn money from this business.
Since his little sister said so, there must be a way.
After some thought, Su Xiao Si spoke.
"Post a notice. From now on, Yi Ming Ge will sell braised delicacies every day from 6 PM to 7 PM, and all day on weekends. This way, the business can continue!"
This way, it would only take an hour each day. They would have to work a bit harder, but they could earn money.
Su Xiao Tian's original idea was to only do the braised delicacies business on weekends. She hadn't expected Su Xiao Si to decide to do business for an hour in the afternoon as well.
She wondered if this would interfere with her brothers' studies.
After all, they were all students now, and their studies should be their priority.