Chapter 82 Who Benefits?
The deal with Great Crane House settled, next came the preparation for the snack shop.
Qi Younian had anticipated that Ye Zi’s business negotiations would succeed, but he had not expected them to go so smoothly—it only took two days to finalize everything. Given this rapid progress, what would become of the Rice tofu stall? Could they handle everything?
Just today, after closing the stall and seeing Qi Cheng and his wife off, the old man pulled Ye Xinyan to sit under the tree shade in the courtyard and asked about her plans in detail.
"Ye Zi, we’ve just started the Rice tofu business not long ago, and if we start up the snack shop you mentioned, how can we manage?" he asked her to explain her plan.
Ye Xinyan admired this about Qi Younian. Truly, it was no surprise coming from someone who had rebelled from a young age and struck out on his own. If it were any ordinary elderly person, hearing that she was neglecting the increasingly popular Rice tofu business to fuss over something else, they would at least advise or obstruct her efforts lightly. In serious cases, they would add harsh criticism or forcefully stop her, but here he was, patiently asking.
Ye Xinyan sat next to Qi Younian, glanced at Nanny Jin and Qi Jia bustling in and out of the courtyard like a little tail, and smiling, she said, "I figured, in this period, my cousin and his wife have almost mastered the Rice tofu and sesame buns, and you and Nanny Jin could help them a bit longer. I’ll find a suitable location and rent it as soon as possible, then hire someone to prepare all the necessary items for the snack shop. At the beginning, there won’t be many customers at the snack shop, and you and I can manage on our own for a while. This period will be enough for my cousin to familiarize himself with the Rice tofu stall, and once the snack shop picks up, we can hand over the Rice tofu stall to him, and our family can then focus on the snack shop."
Once the stall was in Qi Cheng’s hands, many things would be easier to manage. With so many hands in the main family, grinding rice milk, making sesame buns, and preparing toppings, the people from the main house could lend a hand. Even if not, the Great Uncle’s family could help, which made it easier than for Ye Xinyan’s Second Branch family.
Hearing Ye Xinyan’s explanation, Qi Younian was quite astonished. He knew his granddaughter was a straightforward person, but she had never mentioned transferring the stall before.