Pampered By All In Different Planes

Chapter 99: Chapter 99: After Raising a Child and Getting Rich in That Era, the Delicate Beauty Was Spoiled Rotten 19

Su Zhiruan didn’t stand on ceremony and picked up a piece with her chopsticks to taste.

Li Meihua also picked up her chopsticks.

After seeing that both of them had eaten, Zhishu and Zhixiao couldn’t wait to take a bite.

At the very moment their teeth bit down, they felt as if they had tasted the most delicious thing in the world.

The rich aroma of oil and meat filled their mouths—the chicken was tender, and the marination had made it deliciously salty and umami-packed, bursting with juice. The sauce was perfectly enveloping the fried chicken, crispy on the outside and tender inside.

This was a flavor they had never experienced before, completely different from stewed chicken.

For kids of their age, fried chicken was the tastiest food in their hearts. Su Zhiruan watched the children’s expressions of shock and joy and shook her head with a smile.

“It really is delicious, Ruanruan. It would be a waste of talent not to open a shop with such skills,” Li Meihua praised highly.

“What if I really opened a shop?” Su Zhiruan said with a smile, revealing her true thoughts. She sat down, watching the children eating fried chicken, and looked up at Li Meihua, “Today at the market, chickens and ducks are very cheap, and the fast-food market hasn’t penetrated into small towns yet. If we start a shop now, the profit would definitely be huge, and later we could also make some money by charging franchise fees for opening branch stores.”

Li Meihua didn’t quite understand, but she did grasp one thing—Su Zhiruan wanted to open a shop selling fried chicken. She didn’t have any ideas of her own, but her daughter did, so she fully supported her, “Of course, that’s great. I believe in you.”

The two children, engrossed in gnawing their bones, nodded in agreement, “Big sister, we support you!”

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Su Zhiruan was a doer—she didn’t hesitate. The day after she dropped the kids off at school, she observed storefronts in the busier areas of town. Li Meihua wasn’t idle in Su Family Village either. Su Zhiruan had her inquire about any oversupply of chickens and ducks and to connect on prices—it was okay to buy them all up as long as the prices weren’t outrageous.

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Securing a storefront was simple. This season, there were plenty of people renting out their spaces to go home for the New Year. After Su Zhiruan strolled around and made it known that she was looking to rent and was willing to pay generously, many shop owners eagerly tried to sell her their spaces. Eventually, she chose a storefront with a small window facing the street. The space wasn’t too large, but the location was excellent. She spent seventy yuan to rent it for two months.

After Li Meihua found out the going rates, she came to find her, “Ruanruan, there’s a serious surplus of chickens and ducks this year. I heard that someone’s buying, and the price is around one yuan and fifty cents. What do you think…”

“That’s the right time of the year. We can raise the buying price to one yuan and seventy cents, but skip those that are too old or too young,” Su Zhiruan considered it, then had a sudden realization that she could expand her business further. How could a fast-food menu be complete without small confections like egg tarts? She added, “Mom, if we can get eggs cheaper, let’s also buy a batch of those.”

Li Meihua nodded, “Don’t worry. Although I’m not good at dealing with people, I’ve lived in Su Family Village for most of my life. I’ve got this covered.”

Su Zhiruan trusted her completely.

After the raw materials were ready, her fried chicken shop quietly opened one day.

All the preparations before opening the shop went incredibly smoothly. The villagers had chickens and ducks that they couldn’t sell and were expecting to have to take the loss themselves when Su Zhiruan came along. They were very grateful to Su Zhiruan, especially since the prices she offered were not low and were even higher than the wholesale price so they wouldn’t lose too much.

Everyone was from the same village, and if they were to do business in the long run, this first cooperation was definitely crucial. The villagers all selected their best chickens to deliver to her.

Later, when Li Meihua bought eggs, the villagers also cooperated actively, leading to the purchase of a lot of high-quality and inexpensive eggs.

Su Zhiruan wanted some white sugar, but white sugar was something that had to be exchanged for with coupons, which was not a problem for her. With money, she could get her hands on food coupons and meat coupons.

Now, when the villagers saw Li Meihua’s family, smiles would spread across their faces. If Su Zhiruan could succeed this time, they would have a stable supplier for their chickens and ducks in the future, no need to worry about them being picked over in the market, and they could achieve direct farm-to-market sales.

Of course, this news naturally could not be hidden from the widow’s household at the head of the village.

Although the widow had her late husband’s pension, she wasn’t idle; she had raised a lot of chickens and ducks in her yard. When she heard about the sales stagnation, she was also distressed. Recently, however, she suddenly caught wind that the chickens and ducks from other villagers in Su Family’s village had all been sold, and the buyer was none other than Li Meihua.

Since she had stolen Li Meihua’s man, it was only natural that Li Meihua’s family would not come to purchase her family’s chickens and ducks. The more the widow thought about it, the angrier she became, and just then, her prideful daughter returned.

The widow immediately went to greet her, “Caihua, you’re back!”

“Mom! What’s been happening in the village lately? Didn’t they say that the chickens and ducks weren’t selling? But as soon as I got back, I saw a truck taking away chickens and ducks from other families to town,” the moment Su Caixia entered, she dropped her schoolbag and shared what she had seen and heard. Then, noticing that there seemed to be no change at their own doorstep, she asked in confusion, “Why are ours still here, haven’t they been sold?”

With every word Su Caixia spoke, it was like she was stabbing a knife into the widow’s heart. Clutching her chest, the widow said hatefully, “It’s all that little wretch’s doing! It’s all her doing, she just doesn’t want us to have it good! Their whole family is despicable!!”

At that moment, Su’s second aunt also came out, and the widow’s expression turned awkward as she saw her, but still called out, “Mom.”

“What’s the matter?” The old lady casually made herself at home, lying down on the sofa and asking indifferently, “Speak!”

“That wretched Su Zhaodi and Li Meihua! They purchased the chickens and ducks from other people in Su Family’s village, but deliberately excluded ours. It was all intentional! Such despicable people, I can’t believe they still dare to make a fuss!” The widow spat out insults as she spoke, her hands kneading the cabbage until it was completely mushed and barely recognizable.

“What?” Su Caixia and the old lady exclaimed in unison.

The old lady immediately started cursing, using phrases like shameless, little wretch, bastard, and good-for-nothing right after another.

Su Caixia remained silent, her fists tightly clenching her schoolbag strap.

She had long heard about this Su Zhaodi. She was too pretty, and even Li Jian liked her. If she were allowed to stay and continue doing business, Li Jian would definitely like her in the future.

This couldn’t happen.

Su Caixia thought about how she was a high school student about to enter university and would spend forever with Li Jian. If an obstacle like Su Zhaodi arose, she would have to get rid of it!

“Grandma, Mom, I have an idea!” Su Caixia said coldly, her grip on her schoolbag strap tightening.

She leaned into the ears of the old lady and the widow, whispering her plan—

Upon hearing it, both of them felt it was an excellent idea.

It would surely, completely bring down Su Zhiruan!