Volume 1 Chapter 0044: Helping Others So Much
"Zhao Zilong from Changshan, right? Nan Yi, you are quite good at speaking in plain language." Qu Liuyan giggled.
"Oh, it turns out you've also read Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Well, I'm sorry to show off my skills in front of an expert. Here, take your Supreme Edition Jianbing Guozi, please."
Qu Liuyan and Qi Ying took the pancakes and put them in their mouths. After a while, their eyes lit up and a hint of joy appeared on their brows.
"Nan Yi, this is amazing, this pancake is delicious." Qi Ying exclaimed: "Even in Tiangang, your cooking skills can stand out."
"I've already told you that my great grandfather was an imperial chef, so how can my cooking skills be bad? Jianbing alone is too dry. I have some milk here. You can have it. It's three yuan, no milk coupons required, 18 cents a bottle."
Nan Yi took out two bottles of milk from the dining cart and shook them.
"18 cents, why don't you go grab some and buy some at the milk station? It's only 36 cents per pound. How much is in this bottle?"
"Nonsense, go to the milk station to buy it. Do you have a milk certificate? Do you have a milk ticket? Do you know how much effort I put into getting this milk? And that's it. I only earn two cents a bottle from you. Isn't that too much?"
"Alright, alright, you're such a talker. Bring it here. Let's buy two bottles."
"Okay, take it." Nan Yi handed over the milk and said quickly, "We have monthly tickets, season tickets and annual tickets for New York Breakfast. If you buy a monthly ticket, we will count it as 30 days a month and give you a big discount.
For only fifteen yuan, you can have a supreme edition pancake every morning, plus a bottle of three-yuan milk. The daily payment is seventy-three cents. Doesn’t it sound like a good deal?
If you buy a season ticket, it will be even more amazing..."
Qi Ying said, "Okay, okay, who are you trying to fool? We don't know how long this stall can last, and you're trying to trick us into buying monthly and season tickets. Besides, a breakfast that costs just over 70 cents, can you afford to eat it every day?"
"Hey, Sister Qi Ying, please don't say that. Everyone knows that your husband earns more than a hundred dollars a month. Tsk tsk, if you say you can't afford it, then who can afford it?"
"Tsk, I won't chat with you any more, Liu Yan, let's go."
"Goodbye, take care."
After the two women left, Nan Yi asked Nan Ruoyin to continue to solicit business. With her British accent and pitiful eyes, it would be embarrassing for anyone who didn't come to buy something.
Just like that, as more and more people came, the New York breakfast business became better and better, and the taciturn Wu Renpin's Hu La Tang was also able to open.
There are many people from Central Plains and surrounding provinces in the school, and Hu La Tang is very popular in the market.
It’s 1.2 cents per portion, and it comes with some diced meat, so it’s a good deal.
"After class today, let's go around and buy a few more inferior enamel bowls. My Jianbing Guozi is OK, but your spicy soup can't be eaten without a bowl. Look, not every student has a bowl in their hands. They are all potential customers."
When there were no customers around, Nan Yi talked to Wu Renpin.
"Yes, we have to buy a few. Just now, a few students wanted to buy an extra portion for lunch because they didn't have enough food to hold it."
"I'm telling you, when doing business, you can't be shy, you have to shamelessly solicit business. Some people want to eat but are too embarrassed to come over. If you call them, they might come over. Hey, Lai over there, come over and take care of the business."
Nan Yi saw Lai Biao walking side by side with Qian Yingchan, so he shouted at him, "Don't pretend you can't hear me, hurry up."
Lai Biao originally wanted to pretend that he didn't see Nan Yi walking away, but after Nan Yi shouted like that, he had no choice but to come over.
"I say, you are really full and have nothing better to do. Why are you setting up a stall? Don't you think it's embarrassing?"
"It's an honor to earn a living by working! Three sets of Supreme Edition Jianbing Guozi, and three bottles of milk. I'll give you four cents off and I'll charge you two dollars and ninety cents."
"Feed the pigs. We only need two sets for the two of us."
"Ruoyin, come here." Nan Yi called Nan Ruoyin to his side, "Are you hungry?"
"Hungry, Dad. I'm starving."
"Did you hear that? Your niece is hungry." Nan Yi touched Nan Ruoyin's head and said to Lai Biao.
"Pu Ni Amu, you want me to pay you too?"
"Liu Zhen hasn't come yet, otherwise hers will be yours too, you can just be happy."
"It's my bad luck to know you. I'm going to fight you, take the money." Lai Biao took out his wallet, took out three one-dollar bills and handed them to Nan Yi, "Change."
"Hey, showoff, you got a wallet."
As Nan Yi spoke, he rummaged through the biscuit box, found a ten-cent bill and handed it back.
While making pancakes, he said to Lai Biao, "We're going to open a stall these few days. Ruoyin and I live here. If you want... go to Baihua Shenshen Hutong. No one has lived in the south room. There are beddings."
"Where are the keys?"
"Aunt Yu is here every day, go ask her for it."
"have to."
Nan Yi could see that Qian Yingchan and Lai Biao were already in love, and they were very passionate about each other. Who knew when they would need to use the room, so it would be better to tell him first.
As for going to a guesthouse, that's just a dream. Don't even mention that they won't give you a room for a man and a woman. Even if you are smart and don't mind spending money, you can get two rooms and then go to bed in the middle of the night.
That's just thought . Young people don't know the seriousness of the matter. If they make too much noise and call the police station, they will be charged with hooliganism.
Even if Lai Biao is strong enough and doesn't need to go in, he still has to report it to the school, which would be a huge loss of face.
After making three pancakes, Lai Biao and Qian Yingchan took them and left.
Nan Yi glanced at the flour in the bucket. It was enough to make three or five more. Today, 105 pancakes were sold, 72 of which were pancakes and 28 for an egg. Five of the supreme editions were sold, and they were forced to buy.
The total sales of the pancakes were only 16.30 yuan, with a gross profit of 70% and a net profit of 55%, which is less than 9 yuan in profit.
"Renpin, do you remember how many copies you sold?"
Wu Renpin said with a smile : "203, there is only one pot bottom left, shall we take it? I will keep the rest for myself."
"No hurry, I still have three more servings, the powder won't keep, wait until I sell them all before closing."
Nan Yi and Wu Renpin had been selling pancakes together for more than ten days in a row. He taught Wu Renpin how to make pancakes. Then, he made various excuses to get Wu Renpin to sell pancakes alone more often.
More than 20 days later, Nan Yi found Wu Renpin.
"Renpin, my daughter can't handle getting up so early every day. So, I won't run the stall anymore and I'll leave it to you. And you can just return me half of the money you spent on the equipment."
How could Wu Renpin not understand Nan Yi’s meaning? He had already been to the old villa.
He knew very well that Nan Yi should not be short of money and did not need to set up a stall to sell breakfast. The reason why he set up a stall was to help him and train him as a master.
He was very touched that Nan Yi helped him and took care of his self-esteem.
"Nan Yi, I'm grateful for your kindness." Wu Renpin choked up.
"Okay, don't be silly, work hard, you know how much you can earn every day. Write a letter quickly and ask your sister-in-law to bring the children over. You can rent a room first, a good one, only about ten yuan a month.
If you and your sister-in-law work hard for a few months, you can buy an apartment in Beijing and settle down there.
I have also told you where and how to get the goods. When my sister-in-law comes, you don’t have to worry about the food. Although the goods there are more expensive, you don’t need a ticket.”
"Well, I'll write back right away and ask her to bring the child over."
