Xiao Shi looked at his children.

The original wife Wei was hired by his parents for him. He had no feelings for Wei. The couple respected each other for six or seven years. When Wei died, he felt guilty, pity, gratitude, but he had no love. He was sad in his early years and never cared about his two children. Now that his career is stable, his two children are getting older, he wants to marry again.

"I have been busy with official duties over the years and have never taken good care of you. I am ashamed of your brother and sister."

Rui Ge'er and Wen Jie'er were both stunned.

Xiao Shi was silent for a moment and said, "The Zhou family is from a famous family and has a gentle temperament. They will definitely treat you well, so you don't have to worry. Of course, if you feel wronged, you must tell me that you must make the decision for your father."

He trusted Zhou's character, but his children were still young after all, so he could not leave behind what should be comforted.

These words were very warm to Rui Ge'er and Wen Jie'er.

Wen Jie'er's eyes were a little wet.

She was only nine years old. When her mother passed away, she was still young. Now she can't remember what her biological mother looks like. Now her stepmother is about to pass by, and there are several step-sisters and step-brothers. She is worried that her father will have a new wife and doesn't like her even more.

Brother Rui calmed down and quickly calmed down.

"Dad, don't worry, my sister and I will be filial to our mother."

A few days ago, the queen's aunt summoned them to the palace and told them that the stepmother was a generous person and would not treat them harshly. Don't listen to the slander of villains, so that the family can be harmonious and everything will be prosperous. He knew that the "villain" in his aunt's mouth refers to the third aunt.

He even knew that his aunt told him the deep meaning behind this.

The Xiao family was a royal relative and was once glorious. However, my father had too few descendants in his family in this generation, and his third uncle had no great ambitions, so he only relied on his father to support him. Although his aunt was the queen, she had no sons. Fortunately, her adopted son had been enthroned in the Eastern Palace and had a good relationship with Duke Anguo Lu Sanlang, so there was no need to worry that the position of crown prince would be shaken.

The Zhou family has been noble for generations and loyal ministers, and is one of the most aristocratic families in the capital. The father wanted to marry the Zhou family, but the aunt valued it more. The marriage between the Xiao family and the Zhou family. Therefore, no matter what kind of person the Zhou family was, he could not offend him. Even the Zhou family's children could not be negligent and neglected.

...

After Ji's hot pot opened, it was crowded with customers for three consecutive days, and the business was surprisingly good. In the capital, every inch of land was valuable. Ji Wan spent 5,000 taels of land to go down the restaurant. In addition, other decorations and modifications were used, the cost was quite high. So the price of the dishes was more than five times that of Dengxian. The bottom of the pot and the private rooms would naturally double.

Even so, in fact, if you calculate it this way, it won’t cost much to eat a hot pot. Ordinary people can eat it, so business will naturally continue to flow.

Ji Wan calculated that the daily profits of the first three days exceeded 150 taels. This was because there were activities in the first three days and the discount was given. Even if the traffic in the later period gradually decreased, the profits of vegetable prices should not be much lower. After winter, the soup pot will be more popular.

Three months later...

"What's the point?"

She was holding the account book to knock on the abacus, but suddenly she heard the sound, and she couldn't tell who it was. She subconsciously said: "According to the average daily customer flow and sales, there is a profit of at least 5,000 taels per month, and at least 15,000 taels before the New Year..."

After saying that, he suddenly realized something was wrong, looked up in surprise, and met Lu Feili's smiling eyes.

"Why are you here?"

Then he was about to get up and salute. Lu Feiyan, who followed his brother, held her down, sat down beside her, looked at the account book and the numbers on the abacus, and sighed: "Awan, you are really a genius in business. Our family also has many shops, money house silk and satin house jewelry shops, etc. When the manager came to report the bill, I heard some of them with my mother. The annual income is quite considerable, but they have been operating for many years, with old signs and fixed customers. But your store has just opened and the business is so good. After opening for a year or two, you may not compare all the big restaurants."

“Not that exaggerated.”

Ji Wan smiled, "You forgot again? Hotpot restaurants are actually only suitable for grassroots people. Those powerful and well-known people, at most, try them occasionally. When they go to restaurants, most of them have social engagements. Who talks about things to a bunch of boiling soup pots? Or go to restaurants. Moreover, in the south, it is hot, and most of them eat hotpot. Winter should be the best time for business, and spring and autumn, which is quite acceptable. Also, my hotpot restaurant is the only one in Beijing so far, and most people want to be fresh. After eating, some people like and some don't like it, half to half. Secondly, the introduction of any new things will definitely attract the attention of other competitors. When I was in Dengxian County, the hotpot restaurant was opened for less than a month, and someone imitated it. Unfortunately, the other party was greedy for cheapness and used inferior products as good ones, which caused diners to have diarrhea after eating, and they went to court and were forced to close their business."

She sighed, "The wealthy south, let alone the capital, are all wealthy families. Even ordinary people are better than the people in Deng County. The better the business of my hot pot restaurant, the more jealous it is. You wait, at most a month, someone will imitate it. You can either lower the price, hire a famous chef, or decorate the store to attract the powerful. In short, it will steal some of my business. By then, my daily profit will decrease as a result."

"ah?"

Lu Feiyan was stunned at first, then angry, "This is too despicable."

Ji Wan smiled and said, "The mall is like a battlefield, fair competition, just depends on the means. You don't have to worry. I started out in food business. The chefs in the store are all trained by me personally, and they are definitely not inferior to those so-called famous chefs. And many snacks from other companies cannot make, which is an advantage. There are also the recipes for hot pot bases. After they have studied them, my signature has been played out. Just like the shops in your house, the old signatures, and they have certain customers, even if they imitate them by their peers, they cannot be taken away."

She started to make a calculation again, "Hey, look, as long as I can save one-third of the old customers, they will promote it for me, so that there will be a large number of mobile diners every day, plus other... It should be a profit of 2,000 to 3,000 a month. It will be half of each spring and autumn, and the hot passenger flow in summer will decrease again. In the past year, it is conservatively estimated that there will be an income of 15,000 taels."

"What about your snack shop?" Lu Feiyan asked: "After the Mid-Autumn Festival, are there many people ordering ice-skin mooncakes?"

"Not much." Ji Wan said: "Ice-skin mooncakes are cold and must be kept with ice. The colder the weather is, the less popular it is. So I said in advance, and only the Mid-Autumn Festival days will be the best. But many people like to eat it as a snack, so when the weather warms up, someone will definitely order it, especially in summer. But if it is not given to others, the amount you set will definitely be less. In a year, it should not exceed 3,000 taels."

"What about your workshop?"
Chapter completed!