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Xia He ate to her heart's content and discussed it with her mother:

"How about I eat here at Pearl's from now on? The fish slices are so tender and flavorful, and the duck is just as good as the one you cooked, Mom."

Wen Fengqin rolled her eyes at her:

"Even if the food wasn't very good, I still raised you to this age. But these two dishes were indeed well made."

Xia He looked at the menu and decided to come back tomorrow; she had to try everything on the menu.

In the end, they didn't finish the duck, and the portions of the dishes were really generous, so Zhang Minmin packed them into lunchboxes for them to take back.

The restaurant is doing even better business today than yesterday, and everyone is ordering the big plate chicken as soon as they enter.

There's no shortage of rich people in this market.

We were busy until 2 a.m. before we finally had time to prepare dinner.

After the meal, Bai Chenglei and Bai Chengxiang rode their bicycles to take Bai Jingsi and her family of three to the bus station.

With the start of the new school year approaching, Principal Zhang has already hired people to renovate the shop at home, and Zhang Minmin is eager to go back and get the clothing store up and running.

She stocked up on a lot of sportswear and can sell a bunch of it when school starts.

Moreover, they wouldn't be of any help to Bai Zhenzhu if they stayed here; in fact, they would be in the way.

There were quite a lot of things. Besides clothes and lamps, Bai Jingsi also bought a roller shutter door, and Zhang Minmin also bought some hooks and hangers needed for clothing stores at the market. These things are hard to find in town.

Bai Jingsi had to hire another tricycle to load the goods.

After Bai Jingsi and her family of three left, Bai Zhenzhu started getting busy again.

It was almost ten o'clock when the last group of drinkers left that evening.

The restaurant was empty except for the mother and son. Shuo Shuo didn't need his mother to stay with him tonight. At nine o'clock, he washed his face, brushed his teeth, and went upstairs to sleep by himself.

Bai Zhenzhu locked the roller shutter door, took a shower, and then went upstairs.

She wasn't tired at all. She did some calculations before going to sleep. She had earned about fifty yuan more today than yesterday.

So right now, as long as you're down-to-earth and hardworking, it's easy to make money in business.

The restaurant is different from the braised meat shop over there. The braised meat shop has a good location and there is a lot of foot traffic. Everyone buys groceries and cooks there, and people pass by the braised meat shop. It's hard for the business not to be good.

Xiahe's uncle had been reluctant to sell the steamed bun shop because business was so good.

The restaurant is located in a somewhat remote area, and it relies on word of mouth, so it needs to build up its reputation first.

The next day, Bai Zhenzhu woke up late. When she came downstairs, Liu Fang and Bai Chenglei had already arrived and breakfast was ready.

Liu Fang smiled and said, "I was just about to go up and call you."

Bai Zhenzhu glanced at the time and saw it was only seven o'clock, so she said:

"Brother and sister-in-law, you don't need to come so early in the future. Sleep a little longer."

Bai Chenglei chuckled sheepishly:

"At home, I get up at cockcrow, much earlier than this."

Xu Yin brought out a plate of kimchi:

"That's right, we came over after we woke up."

She added, "Pearl, I see there's not much pickled cabbage left in the jar."

Bai Zhenzhu: "I've already asked Sister Mei to deliver it. She said she'd try to find a way."

I saw on the news that greenhouse cultivation technology will soon be promoted nationwide, and I believe that the variety of vegetables in Yuan County will soon increase.

On the third day after opening, business was indeed booming.

Zhang Hongying arrived early and ordered a table of food. Her brother and sister-in-law were taking their niece to school; her train was at 3 p.m.

Another business owner in the market sent his son over to order braised chicken and braised pork, asking that it be delivered promptly at noon.

They probably had guests at home, and since they needed to keep the shop open for business, they couldn't close it and simply ordered food to be delivered.

Bai Chengxiang came over to help after he finished braising the meat at the braised meat shop, while Bai Zhenzhu had been in the kitchen since ten o'clock.

People started coming into the store just after 11 a.m., and we were busy until after 2 p.m.

There are more people eating dinner in the evening.

After a busy day, Bai Zhenzhu was truly exhausted; her arms ached.

Seeing that she could barely hold her chopsticks while eating, Liu Fang didn't let her clean up.

"Pearl, you should rest well tomorrow, I'll take care of you."

Just as Bai Zhenzhu was about to nod, Bai Chenglei scratched his head:

"Pearl, I think... I can do it too."

Bai Zhenzhu was taken aback: "Big brother, you?"

Bai Chenglei grinned, showing his teeth.

“I watched Pearl cook, and it seemed quite simple.”

The main problem is that stir-frying is really tiring. That big iron wok is no light thing, and Pearl's thin arms must have gotten sore from all that back and forth.

Bai Chenglei thought that since he was a man, it would be much easier for Pearl and Liu Fang if he cooked the dishes.

There were still two tables of customers drinking in the restaurant, and none of them had eaten yet.

Bai Zhenzhu then said:

"How about you show us your skills, brother?"

Bai Chenglei was eager to try, so he washed his hands and started cooking as soon as he entered the kitchen.

Without asking Bai Zhenzhu what dishes she wanted to make, he casually stir-fried a bitter melon with twice-cooked pork and a Mapo tofu, and then hastily stir-fried the remaining vegetables and bean sprouts together.

When everyone took a bite, they were all stunned.

Xu Yin tasted a bite of each dish:

"Brother, when did you secretly learn this skill? This craftsmanship is just as good as pearl making."

Liu Fang said somewhat embarrassedly:

"Actually, your brother usually cooks the meals at home, and the two kids say he's a better cook than me."

He was just too embarrassed to let others know about this, afraid that people would laugh at Bai Chenglei, a grown man, for being a henpecked husband in the kitchen.

But Bai Chenglei didn't think it was a big deal. So what if he was henpecked? What a man should care about is making sure his wife and children live a good life.

Bai Chenglei just chuckled.

Bai Zhenzhu smiled and said:

"That's good. My older brother and sister-in-law can both get started. I'll gradually let go of my responsibilities starting tomorrow."

The siblings must have inherited some culinary skills, because Li Xiufen is the village's head chef, whose specialty is steaming ten large bowls. Whenever a family has a wedding or funeral, they will invite her to be the head chef.

Finally, Bai Zhenzhu did the math and realized she had earned about three hundred yuan that day.

The braised meat shop is also quite stable, with even the lowest daily income being over eighty yuan.

Business slowed down on the fourth day after the restaurant opened, with significantly fewer people coming for lunch.

Today, Bai Chenglei was in charge of cooking, and Bai Zhenzhu discovered that her older brother's culinary talent was even higher than hers. He worked in an orderly manner, knew exactly when to use the seasonings, and the big plate chicken he made tasted just as good.

In the afternoon, she was solely responsible for greeting guests and didn't even go into the kitchen.

Xia He arrived again shortly after seven o'clock. She came alone today and excitedly said as she entered:

"Your clothing store is finally showing some promise."

Bai Zhenzhu quickly brought her a cup of tea and some melon seeds:

"Really, where?"

Xia He: "My street is about 500 or 600 meters away from me, but the location isn't as good as my shop."

White Pearl didn't care at all:

"I don't care about the location, I'll buy any house or shop in this market."