Chapter 34: 033: A little girl who sells noodles i
Translator: 549690339
Ni Yang was setting up the tables and chairs as she said, “Uncle Li, surely you aren’t a fortune teller, your predictions are so accurate.”
The Shop Owner thought Ni Yang was bluffing again, and replied, “Yangyang, there’s no need for a girl to work so hard you know, 1 advise you once again, read more books…”
Before the Shop Owner finished his sentence, a scholarly-looking young man walked out from inside the store, saying, “Dad, have you seen the new pen I just bought?”
Only after he finish speaking, the young man noticed Ni Yang, arranging the chairs and tables.
Ni Yang was facing away from him, and all he could see was her delicate silhouette.
There were many customers coming and going every day and the young man didn’t pay any special attention to Ni Yang. However, after hearing his father’s words, he felt a bit curious about this girl. She didn’t seem very old, had she already dropped out of school?
As his father said, what future could there be without a education?
“Your new pen?” The Shop Owner frowned slightly, “Let me go and find it for you.”
The son was nineteen years old, his name was Li Wei.
He is currently in his senior year of high school, his grades are excellent, he is a leader in his class, handsome, doesn’t give his parents any cause for worry. Therefore, the Shop Owner dotes on his son and caters to his every need.
At this moment, Ni Yang had finished arranging the chairs and tables. She smiled and looked back saying, “Uncle Li, I’ve arranged the tables, I’ll go back now.”
Her pair of clear peach blossom-like eyes collided with the young man’s gaze.
In that instant, ripples stirred his heart.
Li Wei didn’t expect that the ordinary dressed girl in front of him, would in fact, have such an astounding beauty.
She was truly a beauty that could overturn a nation.
He had never seen someone so beautiful.
Beauty is admired no matter what era it exists in.
As Li Wei gazed at her, he was in a stunned silence for a moment before he managed to regain his composure.
By this time, Ni Yang had already ridden away on her bicycle.
“Dad, who was that just now?” The young man walked into the house and asked.
The Shop Owner, Li Dongliang, while busy searching for his beloved son’s pen, responded casually, “Oh, she’s just a little girl who sells noodles, I believe her name is Ni Yang. The little girl is young, but quite vain. Xiaowei, we must be down-to-earth in life, study hard, and secure a good future. Unlike that girl, Ni Yang, who has thrown herself into society at such a young age, can’t even read properly, who knows what will become of her in the future! Her family should have guided her better, it’s a pity to let such a good seedling go to waste…”
Li Dongliang’s voice was full of regret.
Li Wei frowned slightly, a flicker of doubt in his eyes. He thought that Ni Yang seemed to be a person with a story, not as despicable as his father had described.
Ni Yang.
Although he didn’t know which characters made up her name, he instinctively imagined the character ni from the phrase “qingmingtian ni se,” and yan from “fu yan niao niao.”
Li Wei wanted to say more, but just then Li Dongliang found the silver Hero pen in a corner.
“Xiaowei, I found your pen, now go to school quickly.” Li Dongliang handed the pen to Li Wei.
At this time, a Hero pen cost 20 yuan. With 20 yuan, you could buy almost ten pounds of pork. Ordinary families wouldn’t dare to make such a purchase, which showed how much Li Wei was favored at home.
He was truly the pride of his parents.
Upon receiving the pen, Li Wei suppressed his curiosity, put on his schoolbag, glanced at the neatly arranged tables and chairs and said, “Then I’m off to school.”
“Go ahead,” Li Dongliang smiled with satisfaction, “I’ll pick you up after your night classes.”
“Alright, goodbye Dad,” Li Wei nodded.
Just as Li Wei stepped out of the shop, a woman rushed out from behind him, “Xiaowei, wait! You forgot your milk.”
“Thanks, Mom,” Li Wei smiled as he took the bottle of milk.
This heartwarming scene was witnessed by a young girl standing not far away. A look of envy passed in her eyes, then she calmly walked towards Li Wei, “Class president, you seem to have arrived a few minutes late today.”
Li Wei lifted his milk bottle with a sunny smile on his face, “Bad memory, I forgot to grab my milk.”
This bright smile almost stunned the young girl.
Not to mention that Li Wei seemed like a handsome young man who had stepped out of a movie, his academic performance was also excellent. Most importantly, his family was well-off. People couldn’t help but want to get close to such a man, regardless of where he went.
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Ni Yang rode her bike along the busy street. The breeze blew, and her dark hair danced in the air, creating a perfect arc.
Li Wei was crossing the street in the opposite direction, holding his milk. In a fleeting glance, he saw the gorgeous face hidden beneath her flowing hair. He paused involuntarily, halting his steps and staring in her direction.
The girl beside him noticed his behavior and curiously looked in the same direction, her voice full of confusion, “Class president, what are you looking at?”
Li Wei recovered his gaze in an unhurried manner, “Nothing much, we should hurry. It is almost time for school.”
The girl furrowed her brows in bewilderment but did not question further, falling in step with the young man as they headed in the direction of their school.
With her mind set on expanding her business, Ni Yang investigated the rental prices of the shops along her way.
A decent location was roughly 150 yuan a month, while subpar ones ranged from 80 to 100 yuan. Moreover, such rental agreements either required a lump sum payment for three years in advance or buying the property outright.
Now that she had added the money lent by Wang Meifeng last night, she only had a total of 950 yuan.
If she rented a shop for 150 yuan a month, she would need to pay a lump sum of 5400 yuan.
Even if she rented in a less ideal location, it would still cost 2880 yuan.
She fell far short of these amounts.
As Ni Yang once rich in her previous life, she felt the helplessness of poverty for the first time since her rebirth.
Ni Yang pushed her bike, contemplating in her mind, wondering how to make money quickly.
If she wanted to earn more money, she had to sell more Pickled Fish Noodles.
Although her Pickled Vegetable Noodles were tasty and business was good, there would soon be imitators. Their prices could even be lower than 0.30 yuan for a bowl, the market was ruthlessly competitive.
Therefore, she had to come up with her own unique recipe that couldn’t be replicated.
She aimed to achieve what was once said in the future.
Always copied, never surpassed!
Only this way, she could have a continuous stream of customers.
Ni Yang came to the Vegetable Market with her bicycle. First, she bought several pickles, then over 60 pounds of cabbage, ten pounds of onions, garlic and cilantro, along with some Sichuan pepper and other spices…
Since she bought so much, the Shop Owner generously gave her some other vegetables for free.
After buying the vegetables, Ni Yang bought ten fish.
This time, she bought all bighead carp. The ten fish weighed over forty pounds and only cost her three yuan.
Since she had to buy so many things, Ni Yang didn’t return home until the afternoon.
Ni Cuihua was lulling the child to sleep in the house. Seeing Ni Yang return, she didn’t care if Ni Yun was sleeping or not and immediately handed her over, “Yangyang, why did you only come back now? I was really worried.”
Usually, Ni Yang would always return home around 11 o’clock.
Ni Yang took her younger sister from her arms, gently stroking the girl’s cheek with a smile on her face, “I got held up at the market. You shouldn’t worry about me, I’m not a child anymore.”
“Let me hold Yunyun. You should go eat. After eating, go have a good sleep. I’ll wake you up when it gets dark.” Ni Cuihua truly cared for her daughter.
Yangyang always stayed up late for work and woke up so early every day..