Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me-Chapter 263 - 262: The Fickleness of a Woman (2nd Update)

Chapter 263: Chapter 262: The Fickleness of a Woman (2nd Update)

After Wu Lan finished crying, she wiped her eyes with a particularly calm demeanor.

Then she added, "Mr. Jin, I heard our son is pretty much recovered. I’ve thought about it, and I can’t blame you. It was our son’s own choice after all. How about we go buy some 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 remembered that Jin Yu told her Xu Niannian’s name was Xu Jiaojiao.

So as soon as she spoke, she asked, "Right, son, how are things between you and Jiaojiao?"

Upon hearing the name Jiaojiao, Jin Yu was at first a bit slow to react.

Looking at Wu Lan’s nosy expression, he remembered the previous misunderstanding and said uneasily, "Her name is not Xu Jiaojiao, it’s Xu Niannian."

Jiaojiao was his exclusive name for her.

Wu Lan immediately got confused: "Didn’t you tell me her name 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 remembered it wrong."

"Ah? Really?" Wu Lan slapped her forehead in confusion, thinking her memory 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 came 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 engagement.

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 immediately 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 me who’s taken the wrong medicine, or is it our son?"

Jin Nandong: "..."

Jin Yu: "..."

"You didn’t take the wrong medicine. 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 some 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 something felt off. "What do you mean, ’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 mentioned getting the certificate, Wu Lan refused to go back to the organization with Jin Nandong and ran straight to the courtyard instead.

Meanwhile, 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 anytime.

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 same age as her.

Xu Niannian felt they were cut from the same cloth as her mother, but her mother had completely intimidated them, leaving no room for any ill intentions.

The two sisters both had the surname 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 come to lend a hand on weekends.

Xu Zhiqiang was still in charge of collecting payments, 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 home, his only activity besides walking the dog was non-existent.

Back in his hometown, he could at least chop firewood, but now, he was hard-pressed to find any work to do.

Fortunately, Xu Dawei had attended elementary 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 former prosperity.

Du Wenwen’s family had relocated their shop to another street and renamed 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 income, 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 meet 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 meet 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 assessment, 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 came up with a solution after experimenting dozens of times, and finally succeeded.

She continuously boiled starch with chicken fat and stream water, adding more stream water until it formed 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 centimeter 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 department 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 become sweet when it met 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 time 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 mean 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 some for you later," Xu Niannian said with a laugh.

At this, both Xu Duoyu and Xu Zhicheng were overjoyed.

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